- Forgotten classic strategy RPG Shining Force is about to be delisted from Steam - 7 November 2024
Long before Final Fantasy Tactics and Triangle Strategy and away from the bright spotlight of Fire Emblem, there was Shining Force . Released on the Sega Genesis in 1992, it was like nothing ever seen before on the system. A prequel to dungeon crawler Shining in the Darkness, it combined strategic combat with RPG mechanics to make something that was a breath of fresh air for those on the Sega side of the '90s console wars. Re-released on Steam as part of the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics collection, it's been announced that it'll be delisted soon, meaning this underappreciated classic RPG will no longer be buyable on PC. Read the rest of the story...
- SEGA Classics Delisting December 6th - 6 November 2024
Greetings, SEGA fans! We've got some news to share regarding our Classics bundles. As of December 6th, 2024 we'll be saying farewell to new purchases of the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics & Dreamcast Classics. Both of these great bundles and select individual games will be delisted on Steam December 6th. No worries if you already own a game or bundle. These gems will still live in your Steam library. You can download and play SEGA Classics games whenever you want, as long as you own them before December 6th. Read more in our FAQ: (https://support.sega.com/hc/articles/29776767664145) So, if you've been thinking about picking up a SEGA Classics game or bundle, there's no time like the present!
- SEGA's 60th Anniversary Celebration - 9 October 2020
Come Celebrate SEGA's 60th Anniversary with us on Steam! If you don't already have it in your collection, grab Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for FREE to keep forever. While you're around, check out some of our new HIGHEST DISCOUNTS. Grab our EXCLUSIVE FREE MINI-GAMES that we’re giving away every day from October 15th – 18th. These brand new games were created just for SEGA’s 60th and are available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to come back every day to claim the daily mini-game! We look forward to seeing you there and hope you enjoy celebrating 60 years of SEGA with us!
- Retro Sale and Animated Artwork - 1 June 2020
To celebrate the SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Collection on sale, we have added some animated library artwork for all of our retro fans out there! To find your alternative library tiles and hero banners, right click on SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics in your game library and go to Manage > BROWSE LOCAL FILES… In the game files folder you’ll notice a new folder called EXTRAS. Inside you’ll find your new animated goodies. To set a new cover tile, right click on the SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics game tile in your Steam library, then go to Manage > Set Custom Artwork. Point to the tile of your choice in the EXTRAS folder and you can enjoy your new animated covers. To set a new hero banner, left click on the SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Collection in your Steam Library to navigate to its library page. Simply right click the header banner, click Set Custom Background, choo…
- Sega and Retro-Bit Gaming to release exclusive controllers in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness - 18 October 2019
Retro-Bit Gaming will partner with Sega and the National Breast Cancer Foundation to create exclusive Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn controllers for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Four variations of the pink controllers will be sold through Limited Run Games starting at 3pm BST. Though the charity is US based, Retro-Bit has confirmed the controllers will ship internationally if you want to support the cause from across the pond. Only 2000 of these controllers will be made, and they're available for purchase between today and the end of October, with shipping starting in November. Read more
- Treasure's most fascinating game is also its most imperfect - 2 December 2018
I don't know of many perfect video games, but Gunstar Heroes is surely one of them. 25 years on from its initial release, it's every bit as intoxicating now as it was back then. Maybe even more so, in fact; it's rare to come across something so utterly pure. The work of seven former Konami employees who'd just started on their own with the all-new company Treasure, Gunstar Heroes is also rare in being a game made with absolutely no compromises; where every idea the team had made the cut, and where pretty much every idea landed. And so you've a run and gun shooter with some profoundly brilliant concepts: weapons that can be blended together through some strange alchemy; bosses that shake the screen and undergo outrageous transformations mid-fight; enemies that can be picked and thrown into crowds, scattering the mobs like big fat bowling pins. Read more…
- The best beat-em-ups on PC - 11 September 2018
Beat-em-ups didn't die with the arcade, but they did enter a recession after the heyday of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Final Fight. After the rush in arcades, with classics pouring in from Konami and Capcom, they slowed to a trickle as interest in walking right and punching faded. But they didn't die. On Steam, the beat-em-up lives on. There are still gang-laden streets that need to be cleared by the fists of heroes. With Streets of Rage 4 coming, we decided to dig into the surprisingly vibrant selection of indie beat-em-ups on PC that have kept the genre’s stylistic violence going. The best of them manage to channel the pure bliss of the arcade days, or add something novel to a genre famous for its 90s simplicity. Sega Genesis Classics Link: Steam It’s a small cheat to open this list, but among the 59 games included in this compilation sit both the Streets…
- PATCH 3 - 09 JULY 2018 - 9 July 2018
Hi SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis fans, We've released a small patch today that fixes an issue where some players were not able to play alternative region ROMs. Enjoy! Thanks, SEGA Dev
- PATCH 2 - 04 JULY 2018 - 4 July 2018
Hi Sega Mega Drive & Genesis fans, We’ve pushed out another small patch today. • Restored ability to customise controller configuration in-game. • Fixed an issue where subscribed mods for certain games would fail to appear in the Mods menu. • Fixed issues with counter for the ‘All the Magics’ achievement. • Fixed an issue where input options would be reverted on launch. Please enjoy! - SEGA Dev
- Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics now has VR and multiplayer support - 30 May 2018
SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics has received a new update, ushering in a bunch of new features well worth checking out. The first of these is VR support: you can now play Phantasy Star in VR, though the experience is about inhabiting a retro-themed bedroom where a ye olde CRT monitor displays the game, rather than inhabiting the game itself. Still, it's pretty cool. Two-player online multiplayer is now supported across all titles that have previously supported local multiplayer, so you'll be able to team up for the likes of Streets of Rage and Virtua Fighter 2.  Elsewhere, there are new leaderboards, challenge modes, new graphics filters and border options, and a fast-forward and rewind feature. My favourite addition is the ability to play ROMs from other regions. If there were notable differences between the PAL and NTSC versions of any given game, you'll be able…
- Free update with new features! - 29 May 2018
Hi SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis fans, SEGA is thrilled to announce that we’ve updated the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics on Steam. This update brings a raft of new features, including online multiplayer, so you can slug your way through Streets of Rage with a friend online. We’ve also added VR support. You can now immerse yourself in your early 90’s retro-themed bedroom and play on a virtual CRTV or go big with full screen. The full list of upgrades includes the following: • Two-player online multiplayer • Leaderboards • Challenge Modes – short challenges give old favourites a new twist • Additional graphics filters & border options • ROMs from other regions for games with significant differences • Fast-forward and rewind • Sprite limit disable • Mirror mode – reverse the screen for a fresh challenge • VR support • Mac and Linux support This update comes free to current owners of a…
- Sega Mega Drive Collection headed to PC, PS4, Xbox One - 14 March 2018
Sega is launching a compilation of classic Mega Drive Games on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the publisher announced last night. Its release date? 29th May. The announce appeared via a quickly-deleted Twitter post - which was nonetheless spotted by fans. (Presumably the announcement was simply posted a little early.) Here's the trailer: Read more…
- Blue - 5 February 2018
- Sega & Chill: Meet the modder who makes arcade classics easier using his feet - 26 October 2016
Golden Axe was already an old game when I found it at the back of an arcade in the 1990s. The dusty cabinet only cost 20 cents per credit while shiny new games demanded a whole dollar. It was good value: only 20 cents to become a dwarf who could ride dragons or weird chicken-leg creatures, bash up tiny gnomes for their magic potions, and sometimes summon lightning from the sky. Even at that price I could never finish it, and playing it years later on Steam as part of the Sega Mega Drive & Classics Collection it's obvious why. The boss fights are cheap, enemies burst out of doorways to hammer you on the head, the difficulty spikes are entirely random, and ledges are precarious. It has all the hallmarks of arcade games designed first and foremost to vacuum coins straight out of childrens' pockets with maximum efficiency. But thanks to a Steam Workshop modder, it no longer has to be that w…
- Sega working with Valve to reinstate mods pulled from Steam without explanation [Updated] - 26 October 2016
Update: Earlier this week, dozens of Steam Workshop mods vanished from the Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Hub without explanation. Sega has now responded, suggesting neither it nor Valve have removed mods that do not fall foul of Steam's terms of service. According to Sega, this process has occurred automatically and both it and Steam are actively working to resolve those affected. The statement in full reads as follows: "SEGA would like to reiterate how delighted it is with how the Mega Drive/Genesis Collection community has self-moderated content on Steam Workshop. We've seen some fantastic mods created and released on the platform and want to encourage the community's continued creativity by helping to curate a library of outstanding mods. "However, due to some erratic user behaviour over the last few days, many mods which didn't breach Steam's terms of service were automatically…
- Steam Trading Cards Now Available! - 27 July 2016
We are pleased to let you know that you can now earn Steam trading cards, featuring classic artwork from some of the titles available within the hub, as you play!
- Steam Trading Cards Now Available! - 27 July 2016
We are pleased to let you know that you can now earn Steam trading cards, featuring classic artwork from some of the titles available within the hub, as you play!
- Steam Trading Cards Now Available! - 27 July 2016
We are pleased to let you know that you can now earn Steam trading cards, featuring classic artwork from some of the titles available within the hub, as you play!
- Steam Trading Cards Now Available! - 27 July 2016
We are pleased to let you know that you can now earn Steam trading cards, featuring classic artwork from some of the titles available within the hub, as you play!
- Latest Patch Notes - 18 May 2016
New input system: -Supports all modern console controllers and possibly some less modern ones such as PC remakes of megadrive pads (untested) -Xbox One -Steam Controller -PS4 (Using the custom DS4Windows drivers available online) -Allows for simultaneous controller, mouse and keyboard assignment and control -New input manager, far more customizable than the original allowing two mappings for the same function for both keyboards and controllers. Performance: -Mod data is now cached correctly, giving major performance increase for users subscribed to a large number of mods -Small misc performance fixes to do with UI animation -Vsync now defaults to off, we recommend leaving it that way if you're having trouble with emulator performance -Mods now appear in menus correctly when the user is subscribed to > 50 workshop files "Stretched fullscreen" option implemented -Off by default -This sett…
