Sega puts entire XBLA catalog on sale

@DeadRabbits

While this is a good deal for a few games. If your looking to get a nice round about Sega collection you mine as well get Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. That's on sale at amazons for just 15 bucks

http://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Ultimate-Genesis-CO-Xbox-360/dp/B001G3AZS2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1303262158&sr=8-2

That has any Genesis fans collection of wanted games.

* Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
* Alien Storm
* Altered Beast
* Beyond Oasis
* Bonanza Bros.
* Columns
* Comix Zone
* Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head
* Dr. Robotnik's MBM
* Dynamite Headdy
* Ecco the Dolphin
* Ecco II: The Tides of Time
* E-SWAT
* Fatal Labyrinth
* Flicky
* Gain Ground
* Golden Axe I
* Golden Axe II
* Golden Axe III
* Kid Chameleon
* Phantasy Star II
* Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
* Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
* Ristar
* Shining in the Darkness
* Shining Force
* Shining Force 2
* Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
* Sonic 3D Blast
* Sonic and Knuckles
* Sonic Spinball
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
* Sonic the Hedgehog 3
* Streets of Rage
* Streets of Rage 2
* Streets of Rage 3
* Super Thunder Blade
* Vectorman
* Vectorman 2

A fine pick to say the least

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery

My understanding is that the Genesis games offering online co-op in the Collection are incompatible with their Arcade equivalents - can someone confirm this?

E.g. Adam has Golden Axe 1 arcade, Mark has the Genesis Collection - but they CANNOT play together online

@willooi
Actually, the SUGC doesn't have any online play at all. It's strictly local multiplayer.

@(Unverified)

I'd say just 1 and 2 (never played 3). Sonic and Knuckles was pretty poor in terms of boss fights, level design and bonus stages. Although for 120 points, you might still find it worthwhile.

@Bekefel

Totally disagree about S&K, except for the bonus stages, which couldn't measure up to Sonic 2's but I definitely prefer them to Sonic 1.

@willooi

i never owned a saturn (was always a nintendo kid growing up), but panzer dragoon saga is one game i would love to play some day. have heard only good things about it, and since i loved orta on the xbox i would probably love it as well.

speaking of last gen xbox exclusives, where the hell is our arcade versions of jsrf and otogi 1 + 2?

@Liquidfingers

Saga is definitely worth it, absolutely amazing game back in the day and arguably a precursor to the design philosophies of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.

Strangely enough, I never owned a Nintendo console and was always Sega =)

@willooi
The Saturn, like the Sega CD, is notoriously difficult to emulate properly. That's why you'll see plenty of Genesis and DC games, but none of them.

@dukefett You can and its a very awesome game especially at that price.

After the end of the year, you won't be able to buy it. It did get yanked from PS3 and PC though, or at least from what I gather. How exactly this works, I am unsure.

@dukefett Yeah I thought the same. Bought it myself last year when Joystiq reported on this.

@dukefett You CAN'T anymore on PSN... you CAN on XBLA until end of 2011.... Get it now!!!!! (Joystiq mistakenly reported until "end of the year" last year (2010) but meant until end of 2011)

@daniamrichv1

Getting the three Dreamcast arcade releases separately during this sale ought to be cheaper than getting the Dreamcast collection, so I say go for it.

@oOWallaceOo
Definately not a blue one :P

@Mrguy you know that guy

Yeah, I can't believe they are charging $15 normally for that POS game. I will buy it when it is 5 bucks or less, just because I want to own every Sonic game they put on XBLA. I wonder why Sonic Spinball isn't on XBLA? Hmmmmm.

I really hope Sonic Generations is finally the game to bring Sonic back to his roots, but I'm not holding my breath. The Sonic Cycle never fails.