30 EGA Genesis games come to Sony consoles

SEGA Genesis has announced that it is putting more than 30 of its ancient but popular games on a single collection for Sony's Playstation 2 and PSP.

Although some of the games we have never heard of, there are a fair few classics on the list which will appeal to those who have not invested in a games emulator.

The fact that SEGA thinks that the games will do well does indicate that the games market is probably less graphics orientated than many would have you believe. The Genesis was the first 16-bit gaming system and was released in 1989, just in time for what many consider the Golden Age of video gaming, although some of us old farts consider that Pacman and Joust was the real Golden Age.

The SEGA Genesis Collection will hit the shops in the Autumn. Here is a list of the titles: Alex Kidd — The Enchanted Castle, Altered Beast, Bonanza Bros, Columns, Comix Zone, Decap Attack, Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco: The Tides of Time, Ecco Jr., Eternal Champions, Flicky, Gain Ground, Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Golden Axe III, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III, Phantasy Star IV, Ristar, Shadow Dancer: Secret of Shinobi, Shinobi III, Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Super Thunderblade Sword of Vermillion, Vectorman, Vectorman 2 and Virtua Fighter 2.

The PS2 version will also have Zaxxon, Tac/Scan, and Zektor.

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