Sega Genesis Collection in the works

I understand what you're saying, guys, but you can't blame Sega for not including Streets of Rage... blame the censors. The reason SoR wasn't included in the US/PAL version of Sonic Gems Collection is because it would've upped the rating from a G to an M. A lot of parents wouldn't allow their kids to play M rated games, so by including those games, Sega could potentially be reducing potential sales in the order of thousands.

I think it's funny how none of us thought anything bad of the game when it was released, yet now it's a huge issue, simply because it has knives in it. I guess it's just a good example of how oversensitive society is becoming.

That said, I'm totally stoked for this collection, as there are some real top notch games on there. Being able to play Mega Drive games (though far from perfect) has been my prime reason for not updating my PSP's firmware, but with the benefits of recent firmware (movie playback, etc), and a few gems coming out next year that I might not otherwise be able to play, I think I've finally been pushed over the edge.

There are plenty of great titles that are missing from this list, but I'd imagine Sega wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket, in case they want to produce a sequel. And some of the best games (Shining Force, Flashback, Jungle Strike) were either developed or codeveloped with other companies, which leads us into a steaming spaghetti pile of legality and copyright issues.

Personally, I'll be interested to see how the Wii Virtual Console fares... If only first party Nintendo and Sega games are on offer, a lot of people are going to be disappointed (No Chrono Trigger?? Yaaaah!!!)

EDIT: "Compilation releases like these make me glad i bought a gp2x, so i can spend my money on other games for the ds lite and psp that arent just old skool console ports. "

Damn right. Just like I'm glad I stole my car, so I don't get conned into paying $5,000 more for the next model of Holden which isn't that much of an improvement on last year's. It's the same reason I always do a runner at the Caltex, so I don't get ripped off having to pay for petrol like the rest of you suckers.

Miggz: Look at it this way. Nintendo fans were perfectly happy paying $70 to play Super Mario World on their GBA, so how could Sega fans be less happy paying around the same price for (give or take) 30 classic Sega titles?

As for playing Mega Drive games on my PSP, that would only make me "dishonest" if I were playing the roms INSTEAD of the retail version. If the only way to play a game is to use an emulator, then it's fair game in my book. If the game is UNABLE to be purchased, then the company isn't missing out on any revenue, which is the reason the practice is illegal in the first place. Should that game become available for purchase, however, you should pay for it like everyone else.

Take the Sonic 2 Beta, for example, which includes the Hidden Palace Zone, which was removed from Sonic 2. Were Sega to release a Director's Cut of Sonic 2 which featured that zone, I'd buy it in an instant. But as there's no other way to play it, I don't see why I should miss out on a piece of gaming history. Sega obviously doesn't deem it of any value, otherwise they'd include it in a retail version - thus if they consider it to be of no marketable value, it's hardly theft on my part, is it.

The way I see it, it's fine for me to have the roms for Sega games, because I'd pick them up in a snap if they ever became available for sale. Sega's certainly not losing any money off me. What YOU are saying, however, is that BECAUSE you got these games for free, you don't feel you should have to pay for them.

If everyone thought the way you did, then no one would buy these compilations, and thus the companies would no longer release them.

Miggz: So what you're actually saying is that you like Capcom games, so you're going to buy the Capcom Classic Collection Reloaded, but you don't like Sega games enough to buy the Sega Genesis Collection.

So you owning a GP2X has nothing to do with it. If you don't enjoy the games, why would you bother downloading them?

Each game on the Genesis Collection probably works out to be a few dollars each. If a game isn't worth a few measley bucks, it isn't worth playing to begin with.