Dreamcast Collection puts four whole games on PC and Xbox this Feb.

by JC Fletcher on Jan 14th 2011 10:55AM

The "Dreamcast Collection," first spotted on GameStop in November, is official. Sega announced the disc-based collection today, and we're a bit disheartened to see that it's exactly what we expected, because what we expected was pretty sad.

The collection contains Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure, Sega Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2 (all with "enhanced graphics"). In other words, the Dreamcast Collection is composed of just the four totally random games that have already been released (or announced for release) on PSN and XBLA, burned onto a disc for Xbox 360 and released digitally on PC. We suppose it could be good news for PC gamers who weren't going to have access to the games otherwise.

The Dreamcast Collection will be available on February 22 in North America and February 25 in Europe. Pricing has yet to be confirmed by Sega, but GameStop's original listing showed $30, which would at least be cheaper than purchasing all four downloadable versions of the games separately. Yay?

Source: Sega

Tags: crazy-taxi, dreamcast, dreamcast-collection, microsoft, pc, release-date, sega, sega-bass-fishing, sonic-adventure, space-channel-5-part-2, xbox

Reader Comments (71)

Decisions like these got Sega where they are today!

@TheBatman4141

Well, Sega is still dabbling in the whole "repacking" idea. It's stretch, but expect Sega to re-release even more classics. I suspect Sonic 1 and Altered Beast to lead the pack.

@TheBatman4141

my favs were

hyrdro thunder obviously
and
the wave runner game obviously

@TheBatman4141 ya really where the hell is shenmue?

@TheBatman4141 no kidding. what i want are skies of arcadia, tony hawk, and jet grind radioooooooooo! which, i bet, will never happen.

@TheBatman4141

What are they *thinking*?! This is counter productive..and hardly a *collection*.

Try again :(

@TheBatman4141 How much disc space does this actually use? 2GBs even? This is why I think a game's size should be printed on the box. I want to know how much disc space is being used on a game I purchase. Yes, I know it doesn't indicate quality, but it is useful information just like the running time of a movie. It would at least keep them more honest with cash-grabs like this one!

@airtoast
Sonic Adventure alone was 1.49GB

@Relkin109

Jet Set Radio

Not sure how much fun Bass Fishing is going to be with out the actual fishing controller that it originally came with on the dreamcast.

@shimrra74 I would pony up for it if bundled with a 360 VMU.

No yay. No Shenume, no SF 2049, no Grandia II. :(

Its not that the games announced are bad, just was expecting something different.

@R Planteer

2049 is what I've been waiting for too

@R Planteer - When they announced this, I said "No Jet Grind Radio, no Sale". I stand by that. Why do you do this kind of crap to us Sega? Do you hate money?

Oh, cool! I'm actually kind of psyched about this - I'm a PC gamer at heart, so being able to play these on there will be nice! :-)

just buy an old dreamcast on ebay if you want to play these games, a little bit more money but you won't support this stupid collection with your monies

@shabby329

exactly what i did.

I think this was pretty much assumed as soon as the existence of this collection was leaked. I wonder if it'll have the DX DLC for Sonic Adventure.

@sonofman

Sega's reply:

No.
No.
Hmmm...no.

Have a nice day!

Crazy Taxi & Space Channel 5 Part 2 are fine but the other two should be Shenmue & Chu Chu Rocket. I would buy that.

Dear Sega:
WHAT THE HELL YOU DOIN'?
Let me get you back on track with five words.
Jet Grind Radio in HD.
I know you can make this happen. Do it.
Love,
The internet.

Does Sega really think they'll make money off this? I mean, sure they'll sell a few copies to PC gamers and people who don't have Xbox Live but no where near enough to actually profit off of this. Right?

they should make a dreamcast in the same fashion they made Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

@phatman516 You mean poorly and lacking important features?

You know, with the exception of Space Channel Part 2, I can walk 5 feet, and put my hands on all of those games.

The only way it would be worth if, is if it was $10 cheaper, and you could install them to your hard drive.

Wow - lame. This was an opportunity for Sega to offer a disc that worked like a virtual Dreamcast.

Imagine a virtual room as the main menu screen, with a Dreamcast hooked up to a "tv". You scroll through a list of Dreamcast games and once you find one, you get access to it's cover, instructions and of course the full game.

The game would include as-of-yet un-re-released games (so not Crazy Taxi), but if you download them (on XBLA), they're added to your "collection" in the Dreamcast Collection game.

There would also be a lot more then just 4 to start with.

Obvious dilemma is that the collection might only be limited to Sega published/developed games, but if it's successful, other devs could offer their Dreamcast offerings.

@Axcalibur

So Game Room for Dreamcast Games ?

A PC version of Space Channel 5 Part 2? You have my attention...

W A S D CHU CHU CHU!

@CaptainProtonX

You must be a ret.ard. Powerstone isn't my thing since I never played it before these newer games, but it was like Super Smash Bros of its time. And Chu Chu Rocket is an amazing puzzle game. Never played Seaman.

Eh, this will be sub-$20 in weeks after release. So, kinda lame - especially with the musically neutered version of Crazy Taxi, but it will eventually be a good bit cheaper than the download counterparts.

Is there a PS3 version?

Like someone else on here, I'm wondering if Sonic will be the DX version.

Yeah, this looks lame, but as much as I hate to admit it I'll probably grab it when it's $15 or less if there is a PS3 version.

@JIAGPOS
Sorry, meant to say Powerstone was never my thing. I have played it before, both 1 and 2.

4 titles, cheaper than on the marketplace, and they give you more achievements (1000 vs 800)

If you don't have any of them, it's not a bad deal.

@ShingoEX
These collections of XBLA games almost always use the original achievements setup. So instead of one game with 1000 points, there will be 4 with 200, or however much Sonic Adventure will have.

What I like about this (and other) collections is that I can rent them on Gamefly instead of wasting MS points on them.

Are you kidding me?

Crazy Taxi....AGAIN!?

Unbelievable.

Sonic Adventure has also been ported out the ass, and it hasn't aged well at all.

Sega Bass Fishing, really? I'm sure that game aged well and especially without the fishing controller.

Space Channel 5 Part 2 without Part 1 is just brilliant!

It's time to put Sega down for good. If they can't get publishing rights for the good old games they have nothing. They're complete idiots over there.

Power to ya if you like this collection but you have to admit that they could have done a lot better and no Space Channel 5 Part 2 does not make this worth it.

How lazy.

@baby sea tuna

My sentiments precisely. Did they just dip their hand in a hat of lazy and pull these names out?! Bass fishing?!?!*

*And that's coming from someone who actually enjoys bass fishing...IRL.

Phantasy Star Online on XBLA.
Do it!

@Calatia there's already a PSO game out for XBLA. It seemed okay to me, and I liked the DC version, too

I'm OK with this but I think the price is a little steep for just four Dreamcast games. If the collection had more of the Sega Dreamcast games (like Zombie Revenge or Metropolis Street Racer or Ferrari F355 among others), it would be worth it. The Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection is a value at $29 (or $19).

Eh, still seems like a good deal to me. Wait 6 months and pick this up for $15-$20 and get all the games cheaper than it would cost on XBLA.

No physichal media love for the PS3? Oh well. I'd rather buy a Dreamcast and play these games instead, which is exactly what I intend to do. Eventually.

I just wanna know when I'm getting some Hydro Thunder love from PSN.

Isn't Hydro Thunder Hurricane available on PSN?

@That Darned

No, it isn't. And you'll never play it on PSN, as the franchise is now owned by Microsoft.

Well, that's just kinda sad, really. And weird that PS3 doesn't get it, too.

This is not the collection I was "dreaming" of, but exactly what I expected from SEGA.

At least I can sell or trade in the disc when I'm done with it, which is something I can't do with the downloadable versions.

@JIAGPOS

Quick, duck! There's a joke flying over your head!

@JIAGPOS
I would pay 1200 MS points to have a Power Stone collection on XBLA with on-line multiplayer support. That game could get so intense when you had players who knew how to fight. We used to have some EPIC battles on DC. Love it.

I was kinda hoping for Shenmue...

Sonic Adventure 2, Jet Grind Radio, and Shenmue. Or no money for you, Sega.

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