Sega confirms that the Sega Genesis Classics compilation is coming to Nintendo Switch sometime this winter, both at retail and digital. The umpteenth collection of 50 16-bit Genesis (Mega Drive outside of North America) games previously launched on PS4, Xbox One, and PC earlier this year with no pretense of a Switch edition.
The Switch edition uniquely has same-screen co-op for two Joy-Con controllers, in addition to the previous release’s online play, achievements, mirror mode, and rewindable save states. In case you missed the earlier release in May, the collection’s 50 games include:
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Alien Soldier
- Alien Storm
- Altered Beast
- Beyond Oasis
- Bio-Hazard Battle
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Columns III: Revenge of Columns
- Comix Zone
- Crack Down
- Decap Attack
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Dynamite Headdy
- ESWAT: City Under Siege
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Flicky
- Gain Ground
- Galaxy Force II
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe II
- Golden Axe III
- Gunstar Heroes
- Kid Chameleon
- Landstalker
- Light Crusader
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
- Ristar
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Shining Force
- Shining Force II
- Shining in the Darkness
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic Spinball
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Space Harrier II
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Streets of Rage 3
- Super Thunder Blade
- Sword of Vermilion
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- ToeJam& Earl
- Vectorman
- VectorMan 2
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
- Wonder Boy in Monster World
Sega Genesis Classics is not the only way Switch owners can return to Sega’s 16-bit golden age. The Sega Ages line-up launches this week with Sonic the Hedgehog and Thunder Force IV, with visual enhancements, modes, and control abilities not seen in their original releases.
