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Toejam & Earl achievements pop up, Sega Vintage Collection 4 imminent

Sinan Kubba — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:40:00 EST

Achievements for the Genesis Rogue-like ToeJam & Earl have popped up over at Xbox360Achievements under the tag of Sega Vintage Collection. That suggests that not only is Toejam and Earl imminent on XBLM, but that it's part of the next bundle of Sega classics for both XBLA and PSN.

The last Sega Vintage Collection (Numero 3) came in May, bringing old-timers like Super-Hang On, The Revenge of Shinobi, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World to 360s and PS3s. What the next collection may offer is anyone's guess - beyond ToeJam and Earl, that is.

There remains no official Sega announcement on an XBLA or PSN release of ToeJam and Earl. However, back in July the creators of the game confirmed to XBLAFans that the publisher is planning to release it on XBLM and PSN. We've reached out to Sega for confirmation.

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PSA: Sega Vintage Collection now available on XBLA

JC Fletcher — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:30:00 EST

XBLA's Sega Vintage Collections are available today on XBLA, meaning Monster World IV has officially been released in North America, in English, on all three current platforms. Incredible! You can also buy Alex Kidd, in a set with Revenge of Shinobi and Super Hang-On.

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Sega Vintage Collections dumping lots of old games on PSN and XBLA next week

JC Fletcher — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:59:00 EST

Way, way more Master System and Genesis games are on the way to PS3 and Xbox, including the long-awaited release of Monster World IV. Sega announced the next few "Vintage Collections," which will be sold individually on PSN and in bundles on XBLA.

For XBLA, the Monster World Collection brings together Wonder Boy in Monster Land (arcade) and Wonder Boy in Monster World and MWIV for Genesis on May 23. On May 30, Golden Axe's arcade original joins Golden Axe 2 & 3 on Genesis, concurrent with a three-volume Streets of Rage Collection. The collections sell for 800 MSP each.

Meanwhile, PSN will see all of those Wonder Boys, Super Hang-On (arcade), Revenge of Shinobi, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World on May 22, for $5 each.

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Localized Monster World IV bundled into downloadable collection

JC Fletcher — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:30:00 EST

More good news about old Sega games! The downloadable release of the never-before-localized Monster World IV has resurfaced on an Xbox Live Marketplace listing, and it's not alone! It's now part of a bundle called Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World, which packs Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and Monster World IV together in a single XBLA release.

According to the Marketplace page it's due on April 25, but we're not putting too much stock into that. We're just happy to see more evidence of the release, and added value along with it.

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Localized Monster World IV leads newest PSN/Virtual Console 'Sega Vintage Collection'

JC Fletcher — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:30:00 EST

This is slightly confusing, but also awesome. We recently found an ESRB rating for the previously unlocalized Mega Drive/Genesis game Monster World IV, for release on XBLA and PSN. Today, Sega of Europe confirmed that it's bringing the game over -- but on PSN and Wii Virtual Console, as part of a new "Vintage Collection" being released late this year and early next year.

The collection also includes Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Revenge of Shinobi, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, and Wonder Boy in Monster World, all of which have already been released on Virtual Console in North America. Super Hang-On is in there too, and has not been released on Nintendo's download service. None of these were already on PSN.

Monster World IV is arguably the star of the collection, because it's never had an official console release outside of Japan -- and Sega is actually localizing it.

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XBLA in Brief: Sega Vintage Collection

David Hinkle — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:15:00 EST

This week, Sega has dropped six new games onto Xbox Live Arcade as part of its Sega Vintage Collection. These six titles are timeless classics and definitely need no introduction for Sega fans. For the rest of you, expect a crash course in Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Sonic 3, Shinobi, Phantasy Star II, and Gunstar Heroes (400/$5 each).

XBLA in Brief: Sega Vintage Collection originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gunstar Heroes kicks off Sega Vintage Collection 2 on June 10

Alexander Sliwinski — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:00:00 EST

Sega is set to begin the second round of downloadable "vintage" games, starting with XBLA's Gunstar Heroes on June 10; the PSN version hits the following day. Gunstar Heroes appears to be the only title planned for the PSN from the seven announced titles.

Although the seven games have been "re-worked" for high-definition, with online leaderboards and network play, it's worth mentioning that many of the titles are also available on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Gallery: Sega Vintage Collection 2

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Second batch of Sega Vintage Collection titles confirmed

Xav de Matos — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:00 EST

Sega has announced plans to release seven more of its classic titles under the Sega Vintage Collection banner later this year, thus confirming one of Xbox Live Arcade's worst-kept secrets. Included in Sega Vintage Collection 2 are Shinobi (arcade port), Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Phantasy Star II, Sonic & Knuckles and Gunstar Heroes. Interestingly, Gunstar Heroes is the only title also announced for the PSN.

According to Sega, each title will include online leaderboards, re-worked graphics (using smoothing filters, not HD upgrades) and most will feature network play (Comix Zone, Phantasy Star II and Shinobi excluded). No word on pricing or release dates but Sega plans to release the titles separately this summer, with Sonic & Knuckles appearing last. Why the delay? With Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 2 XBLA and Sonic 3 XBLA owners will be able to use the classic lock-on feature from the Genesis-era to import Knuckles into each classic adventure. Of course, if patience isn't your best quality, you could just buy Sonic's Genesis Collection now (which doesn't support lock-on).

Gallery: Sega Vintage Collection 2

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Gunstar Heroes Achievements hint at XBLA release

Jason Dobson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:15:00 EST

That didn't take long. While Sega's Gunstar Heroes was noticeably absent from Achievements uncovered earlier this month, Xbox360Achievements has again given us reason to live. Or at least reason enough to believe that the Treasure classic will be running and gunning for Xbox Live Arcade sometime down the line.

The site highlights twelve Achievements for the fan favorite side-scroller, worth 200 points in all. While we're disappointed at the lack of creativity in the list, which mostly focuses overcoming the game's top baddies, we continue to hope for online co-op play once Gunstar Heroes' XBLA debut is made official. Come on Sega, make it happen!

[Via 1UP]

Gunstar Heroes Achievements hint at XBLA release originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Achievements confirm XBLA release of Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone

Griffin McElroy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EST

If a few questionable screengrabs and a handful of ESRB ratings weren't evidence enough for you to believe in the XBLA-bound "Sega Vintage Collection Vol. 2," we now present you with exhibit C -- MyGamerCard recently dug up achievements for Altered Beast, Comix Zone and Shinobi, three of the titles belonging to the heretofore unannounced collection. Sadly, the other three titles which are rumored to accompany them, Sonic 3, GunStar Heroes and Phantasy Star II, are still unspoken for in the Cheevo department. We'll let you know when we hear more!

See: Altered Beast achievements
See: Comix Zone achievements
See: Shinobi achievements

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Rumor: Sega Vintage Collection coming to XBLA

David Hinkle — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:32:00 EST

An anonymous source apparently tipped off Dutch gaming site Segaonline.nl to some top secret images of Sega Vintage Collection, a series of retro titles making their way to Xbox Live. The games are what you'd expect; it's classic Sega fare with Gunstar Heroes, Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Shinobi III, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

The images and information seem sound enough to us, but you know how it is with these things. "My uncle totally works at Nintendo," and "My mom is in Bill Gates' book club" are just a few of the lies we've heard when dealing with these types of rumors in the past. So keep that tucked under your cap when you head over to check out the pictures.

If you would like a machine to totally butcher the translation for you, then click here.

Rumor: Sega Vintage Collection coming to XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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