Sega Classics Collection - PlayStation 2 Review

In 2005, Sega brought some of the Sega Ages 2500 games to the US and Europe in a compilation called Sega Classics Collection. Here I take a look at each of the 9 games it contained.
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Opening 3D Logo By:
Jan Neves
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Opening 2D Animation By:
Kevin Bhall
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Episode Notes:
1. Captured on real hardware.
2. Here is a complete list of the Japanese Sega Ages 2500 games:
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 2: Monaco GP (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 3: Fantasy Zone (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 6: Ichini no Tant-R to Bonanza Bros. (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 7: Columns (2003)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 8: Virtua Racing FlatOut (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 9: Gain Ground (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 10: After Burner II (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 12: Puyo Puyo Tsuu Perfect Set (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 13: OutRun (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 14: Alien Syndrome (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star generation:2 (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier Complete Collection (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 22: Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 23: Sega Memorial Selection (2005)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi (2006)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (2006)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (2006)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon (2006)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (2006)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (2007)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (2007)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (2007)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008)
3. Some of the Sega Ages 2500 games were reissued in Japan for the Playstation 3. Dragon Force among them.
4. 3D Ages was a play on partnership between Sega and D3Publsiher. 3D Ages backwards is Sega D3.
5. Similar to the Japanese releases, the US and European game here was a budget title.
6. After Volume 15 in Japan, Sega shutdown 3D Ages and took control of the series themselves. Rumor has it that Sega was furious over the quality of many of the games and wanted to right the ship.
7. I wish Sega would reissue the Virtua Racing you see here. It was actually a damn good remaster.
8. The Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan is the closest thing we've ever had to a Model 2 arcade compilation at home. Games like Virtua Fighter 2, Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers, and Virtual On appeared.

[@SegaLordX]

On my old channel I reviewed the Japanese Sega Ages 2500 games. Keep in mind this was some of my earliest content, but if you want to see more, here they are. Part 1 was lost in a HDD crash. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGGXlGN5irGIrpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV60nJpjaJV9a8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJKUXmedp7CYmbc

[@MrMegaManFan]

Mr. X, what microphone do you use for voiceover? I appreciate the sound quality and I'm looking to improve my own set up.

[@stephaneeternelle-vie4664]

Sega are dumb they don't listen to fans they are no more the company they used to be , yeah they should leave alone sonic and the other game of the 80 and bring us a compilation of games of the 90,2000 !!! WAKE UP SEGA YOU ARE SLEEPING ! Enough of your old games of the eighty !!!

[@AliceJ.]

Would love to see you do an episode on the R360 gyroscope arcade cabinet. Read an article that was published two days ago about one being unearth in cornfield and it seems like good material for an SLX video.

[@93SuperSonic]

Good review Sega Lord X 😉👍! Do you take requests BTW?

[@darrancoyle1352]

This was a lovely strole down memory lane. Nice vid, my Lord.

[@Fattydeposit]

"They shat the bed, the floor, the kitchen, the yard and everywhere else with this mess" - Sega Lord X, 2021

[@AltimaNEO]

It was a very visceral description.

[@JohnnyTong215]

Golden Axe: Beast Rider was also a disaster!!! Golden Axe will probably never be resurrected!!!!

[@CSGraves]

Might have been more time-efficient to have listed the things that hadn't been shat, but sometimes ya need to fill out the runtime of a video.

[@Justin-xs6tn]

Game sucks so badly

[@thehumancomedy3891]

Truly the Sega Lord. Period.

[@unclegoose3864]

Honestly, Sega just needs to release their full catalog on steam. ALL OF IT.

[@HOWLWOLF]

It technically mostly is, the sega genesis collection offers rooms in the workshop

[@shiningphantasy1393]

@@HOWLWOLF You just provided me with a valuable bit of information that I was previously unaware of; I purchased the majority of the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive collection with an amazon code on sale quite a while back for less than five dollars and then bought the final set of ten for like 7.50. I've always wanted to be able to add the top and even middle-tier shoot em ups that I value so much as part of the "gameography" and now I was able to acquire those and then some sleeper hits out of the other genres. Kind of fun to page through all of that and see what comes up since I'm greatly familiar with all of the games from that era. Thank You Sir!

[@unclegoose3864]

@Aunchient Pistol lol whatever you say clown

[@MichaelMirs]

The "Golden Axe" franchise needs the same treatment that "Streets of Rage 4" has had. It seriously needs a comeback, the franchise deserves it.

[@adultmoshifan87]

If I were made Sega's new boss, one of my first courses of action would be a Golden Axe Collection: the arcade and Mega Drive versions of the first game, the arcade only sequel, both Mega Drive sequels, the Master System and Game Gear spinoffs and... was The Duel originally an arcade title or a Saturn exclusive? Either way, that'd be on there too! In the late 2000s, I had my own idea for a 4th Streets of Rage game: Streets of Rage: The Big Riot! Gameplay largely being the same as before but with tweaks and in 3D! It'd also have had the Master System versions of Streets of Rage 1 & 2 as unlockables, as consoles of that generation had the Mega Drive versions downloadable to the Wii and in a compilation for the PS3 and 360!

[@Estorium]

@@adultmoshifan87 If I remember correctly, The Duel was also arcade title first, based on the ST-V board hence the quick port to the Saturn. I loved that game on my Saturn, I wish they would bring it back.

[@victortwo466]

Sadly though, we might never gonna have a remake/ sequel to Golden Axe because as of now the Sega higher ups couldn't care about it anymore.

[@adultmoshifan87]

@@victortwo466 a change of management is way overdue

[@MHKeenani]

They already tried on Xbox 360 and it was horrible.

[@hjalmarjohnson5846]

Personally I think its worth it for the version of outrun alone. I grabbed a disc only copy of it for about 8 bucks, and have already gotten my money's worth out of outrun, fantasy zone, and alien syndrome. I think if something like the 2500 series came out these days the reception would be a lot more favorable, as evidenced by the slough of retro cash-ins on something like the switch e-shop.

[@wyterabitt2149]

It's not terrible, but if I wanted a modern Outrun I'd play the much superior Xbox Outrun game. And if I want nostalgia, and a great Outrun version, I'd play the Saturn port. This version is just weirdly pointless.

[@hjalmarjohnson5846]

@@wyterabitt2149 Fair, but Outrun 2 on Xbox is going for around 30 bucks, and the saturn version is definitely more expensive than that. Hell, even 2006 coast 2 coast is more expensive than this collection usually goes for, and you get all the other games as well, for what it's worth. I wouldn't say that's pointless.

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

In PAL, Outrun 2006 is about the same price as SEGA CLASSICS. So really not worth gstting this one.

[@b.o.353]

Just got a copy off eBay the other day and haven’t pulled out my pS2 to check this out yet. Very timely. Thank you!

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

I still want a Sega Saturn Classic Collection for modern consoles. Because there are some Sega Saturn games i´ve missed back in the days.

[@forrestredd2706]

Wow, that remix of the Space Harrier theme is awesome.

[@wilkiedriver]

I remember renting this from GameFly when it was new, and also remember being thoroughly disappointed.

[@dvforever]

It's good to see a review of a PS2 game for a change. Would be great to see more Sega content from the 2000s era and beyond, even though I love the 90s era by far. Back when Sega was glorious!

[@jayhouston7054]

Ah the same old sad story for Sega post Genesis times, mistakes after mistakes, mismanagement, and poor choices. It's almost like they had a monkey with a blind fold on throw darts at a wall to make choices sometimes especially with game releases(especially in the US)

[@Canadian_Gamer]

I have this collection, it's awesome. Outrun is very unique and Virtua Racing has night mode. Highly recommended!

[@tobykassulke2385]

I really enjoy the bright colors of the enemies on the environment in alien syndrome.

[@JohnnyThousand605]

That Gain Ground remix tune for the opening rocks >=)

[@joeyj6463]

Check out Saitama Saisyu Heiki, he did the album for this game. He's done a lot of official OSTs and also a lot of covers and remixes that are really impressive (granted he also has a lot of demo work that's unpolished, but there's some amazing stuff among that too)

[@xylsky1300]

There's something about Sega Lord X's content that can catch my attention, keep it, and leave me feeling like I was there to experience the topic. I was barely playing NES and as a child when the ps2 was new 😂.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

You're the first person I've seen give a fair shake to the Alien Syndrome remake. I love that one. It's a blast co-op, and as you said, adding twin stick control really elevates the experience. My friends and I had a blast with that one. I was all in on the 2500 releases, and really played the heck out of a few of them like Alien Syndrome, Bonanza Bros, Gain Ground, the Monster World Collection, and especially the SDI/Quartet release. So many people don't realize you can do 4 players on Quartet if you have a multi-tap plugged in, and it is an absolute riot. Even these early releases had a few winners. Heck, I played this version of Bonanza Bros with my mom when it came out in my 20s more than I ever played the Genesis version. Thanks for always being objective on this stuff!

[@samfrito]

Wow, good to see this collection again. I bought this on release and my only gripe was we would never get Phantasy Star and Phantasy Star 2 2500 editions. I must say if you have ever enjoyed the small Monaco GT cabinet game the one on this collection is pretty cool, but it's charm is lost to time. Too many crashes. I got this collection from Blockbuster for $19, traded in a few old games and walked away with it for $10. Definitely worth that just for Outrun and Alien Syndrome. Wish SEGA had published the series worldwide. There were so many great games I would love to try. The 3ds Sega Ages are all excellent. More please! It's about time for a new compilation!

[@Larry]

Alien Syndrome is missing from the PAL version anoyingly so they could release the game with a lower age rating >.>

[@alainsoucysergerie9879]

He says this quite literally in the video...but HELLO YOUUU!

[@thefroyukenfiles3641]

Was it replaced with another game at all?

[@datamanmachine]

No

[@amerigocosta7452]

One of many European nonsenses. As if kids in 2006 were intested in 20 years old SEGA classics.

[@Salty_dog132]

Would somebody PLEASE think of the children!?

[@magicjohnson3121]

Wow I never knew the compilation was poorly received. It was my favourite game on the PS2 lol. Had so many fun co op experiences with Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and the Bonanza Bros.. Also space harrier was fun too

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

This definitely makes up for no Game Sack episode tonight. Thanks man.

[@ACanuckNamedTex]

I had no idea these were remakes, very cool.

[@cloudstrife1983]

Virtua Racing is the reason I bought this compilation

[@8thLife]

That updated look of Fantasy Zone was looking great!

[@KaganeInugami]

I honestly liked this one, Alien Syndrome was so much fun, and Bonanza Bros is my jam

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

I agree with you wholeheartedly about this collection. As for Columns, I'll stick with the Genesis version. YES! I agree that Golden Axe was a broken mess.

[@LouisTheSEGANerd]

VR Flatout is just tyre screech simulator...

[@GreatHealer.]

SLX The amount of new content constantly released is commendable. You deserve way more subscribers. Keep up the good work.

[@ArthurKannibal]

These were made by a company called D3 Publisher. The very same guys who worked on the Simple 2000 series which Earth Defense Force originated from. In Japan, they were intentionally budget games which is why the series is called Sega Ages 2500 which meant the games cost 2500 Yen; or $25. Taking that into consideration, you can see why they had to restrict how much time and effort went into each of these games. With that said, I think this is the best Alien Syndrome iteration to date.

[@Tybis]

I think they forgot they were on a smaller budget when they tried making Golden Axe. The other games looked fine when they went after cheaper, more stylized graphics.

[@JasonMontell2501]

I'm currently playing the genesis collection on ps4. Its nostalgia overload

[@mutalix]

Hell yes!! I just picked it up off PSN for $10 playing via BC on PS5, absolutely love it!!

[@itadapeeza8559]

Compared to the ps3/360 genesis ultimate collection the ps4 one sucks lots of ass

[@alex.starostin]

@@itadapeeza8559 why exactly? haven't bought either of them but tempted

[@shinjiblack9460]

I still kinda think for the most part, especially when it comes to Space Harrier, that I definitely prefer the 32X version

[@wyterabitt2149]

Over the Saturn version?!?!

[@xavieroriongames5195]

I remember buying this back when it came out and it barely ever left my PS2 for the longest time. I remember playing Golden Axe, Alien Syndrome, Space Harrier, and Outrun constantly

[@SieffrePlays]

The incessant tire squealing in Virtua Racing was really distracting in that version.

[@SpaceAce114]

And the fact that the car seems to turn on its centre axis making it very awkward to turn and take corners

[@patrickmartin7692]

Loving my Genesis Mega Collection on the PS3 to this day. Phantasy Star 4 for basically .89¢? Yeah, I'll take that. (Bought the collection used for $11.99)

[@darylmoffat8057]

Would love to see a new Golden Axe game. Something like SOR4 would be great

[@celebrity292]

Alien syndrome was the best. I loved that collection actually.

[@BIGGIEDEVIL]

So much content lately love it bro thanks for all you do

[@derekbuckler3859]

I have this collection x, as i started collecting for the ps2 again last year when my girlfriend gave me her slim. I personally love it, granted its not perfect, but i think the 3d remakes are very well done. I was disappointed by golden axe, and columns, but the rest i like

[@bigdumbjosh]

Love late night Sega lord 🙌

[@fabienzaca]

I remember buying this game from gamestop like 2007, the games and UI looked great ! I beat several genesis classics like sonic 1 and 2, vectorman, and shinobi 3. 😍

[@thomaselers7416]

Virtua Racing on PS2 = WOW 😍 (that's one I missed playing on that system) I wonder what joypads people use on the PlayStations? I always hated the original pads that came with the consoles.

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

They released sega saturn controller for PlayStation 2 in Japan.

[@skins4thewin]

You should also do a review/video of the Sega Classics Collection for PS3. Now THAT was probably the best Sega compilation game they've ever done. Or was it Sonic Classics? Was something like that. It had a TON of old Sega games on it.

[@alainsoucysergerie9879]

Man oh man! Your content is sooo good. At the heart of the pendemic maybe six months ago, I felt like I was in need for a new hobby in order to have mindless worryless fun and preserve my mental stability by the same occasion. I thought about those classic NES & SNES Nintendo brought out, not aware at the time of those production issues and their overall rarity. It's around those times I discovered your channel. I remember one particular bit of yours about console fandom in relation to our personal background and it really struck me; growing up in a little village in the Q like 8 hours away from Montreal, Sega products were nowhere to be found. I guess it made sense for the very few retailers and rental centers we had to focus on the main brand. Heck, of all my hockey teammates, ONE had a Genesis. We all had Nintendos. Now, see, I played video games as a kid, but not much more than the average. I loved a good Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers beat 'em up with friends, but was mostly a sports guy. Getting older, all I player between the WWF No Mercy rage in 2000 and 2020 was NHL, FIFA and an occasional Guitar Hero gig. So, useless to say, you taught me a whole lot! I went back and did my homework. After considering the actual Mini Gen, I wanted to buy a machine that would open up options if I ever wanted to, so I bought a super slim PS3 with NHL Legacy but more important, with Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. For 11 Canadian bocks...what! A. Deal! I've already spent well over a hundred hours and counting on this awesome bouquet of classics I had no idea they even exister before finding tour channel. So yeah, thanks man! So far, I've beaten the entire Sonic quadrilogy as well as the Streets of Rage trilogy, Shinobi 3, Golden Axe 2, Decap Attack (people often talk about Ristar and Dynamite Headdy, which are great, but Decap Attack, guys!), Altered Beast and Space Harrier Arcade and a few others. Those compilations may have their flaws, but they are a super way for a gaming ignorant like I was to get a good grasp on either a company or, one might say, a certain era of the medium. I'm done, now.

[@segagamerguy]

This is a great review! I liked some of the game choices here and others not so much. I think sega was just unsure of what their audience wanted so they just grabbed what sold decent and went with the wind smh

[@Akiga_games]

Awesome video! Great job SegaLX!

[@DanielSanchez-us5tc]

the games in this PS2 compilation are still good to me

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Many of these remakes are rough!

[@MaidenHell1977]

Another kick ass episode. I actually picked this up back in the day for about 20-30 bones.

[@markrodin1982]

Lol, bones I like that one!

[@perryanderson4971]

The Lord of Sega. Killin it as usual.

[@kevinstrade2752]

Some of my favorite games and reason why I love the ps2. All the Sega games. Lol

[@andrewortiz5797]

the space harrier remix from sega that you played on this video gave me goosbumps and a nostalgia rush.. for reelz!!

[@maddire2585]

Never knew about this. This is why i subscribe. You learn something every day. Thanks Sega Lord X. Keep up the amazing work and content

[@imperatorcaesar754]

I have the collection and have always loved it. Quite surprising seeing that reviewers back in the day hated it so much.

[@ashleydortch2445]

If only the dreamcast had a DVD player, maybe they could had a chance. Yet they couldn't afford to put one in

[@magicjohnson3121]

They could but they chose internet instead

[@drunkensailor112]

@@magicjohnson3121 no they couldn't. The modem was like 50€ dvd player alone was 500 € in 1998

[@rcLdrcH]

What a coincidence! I spent all of thisThursday grabbing all of the ps2 Sega Ages 2500 games to put on my PS3(Rebug) collection (dynamite deka and Fist of the North Star but knew I should grab all of them as I love Sega games) PS: Phantasy Star Generations One and Two exist out there in EnglishTranslation by fans*

[@thedandygun7924]

I'd like to imagine all of the budget went into the killer soundtrack

[@007ginjaninja]

This actually has my favorite version of Monaco GP - something satisfyingly simple about it.

[@secretsofthemeatsack]

I loved the Sega Ages 2500 line. Some wins, some losses, only wish they had been released worldwide at the time. Virtua Racing definitely one of the highlights 👍

[@Jabjabs]

"The car looks like ass" - And this is how I know it is a good review. :D

[@alexbrookner5331]

love your videos buddy. your voice is like butter

[@ScottWozniak]

I play an MSU hack of Genesis Golden Axe on my MiSTer with the PS2 soundtrack. It is indeed epic! 👍🏻

[@cbarger2327]

One of the only games I ever bought, sold, and then bought again. I bought it used, was disgusted by several of these games (especially Golden Axe), so I sold it. Then I started getting really into Virtua Racing, going back and forth between the 32x and Saturn versions, realized that I no longer had the best (at the time) version of that game, so I bought it used. BTW, not sure if anyone noticed, but the Switch version got an update last week which allows the severely over-ramped gamma to be turned down. During the attract, hold down on the L button and press down on the d-pad until your car changes from that weird neon-pink color to the classic cherry red we all know and love from the arcade game and you're good to go.

[@End_Zionism]

I’m still salty North America didn’t receive the SEGA AGES 2500 series of releases on PS2.

[@ronsilk6212]

Me too

[@cuer9949]

"Til this DAY! ...... Til dis DAYE!"

[@krazycharlie]

Rumor also has it that after volume 15, later games in the Sega Ages 2500 series on PS2 saw an increase in quality because they were handled by M2. That would have been the right movement should Sega had decided it from the get go, IMHO. Have a good one, Sega Lord X!

[@felman87]

Monaco is a weird addition, not sure why Sega included that, which needed to be made in 3D, over something like Daytona which, while already in 3D, was also far more popular. I think what this should have been were arcade-perfect ports. Considering most of these games hadn't been seen in ages, a lot of the home ports we got at the time weren't arcade perfect (though they were certainly still fun). That way you don't need to do a 3D remake of art assets.

[@jamesbuc6116]

Im still frustrated that I had the PAL version which removed Alien Syndrome because SEGA wanted to avoid a higher age rating.

[@guysafari]

Alien syndrome looks killer! I want a copy

[@Cafeman_2D]

I almost forgot I owned this. I prefer 32X VR over PS2 VR Flatout. I had fun with the Outrun game and Alien Syndrome. The bargain 3D visuals and so-so playability kills almost all of the entries for me. Thanks for the show!

[@Nintendo85]

Love my Sega Classic Collection! That Alien Syndrome is my favor way to play the game. So love to pop it in once in awhile

[@DnekarAtkinsonVeriusz]

Wow, I have never seen this. I kind of want to play it.

[@G-spotGeorge]

can't believe I didn't know about this game until now do more videos on Sega PS2 games pls

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

So four games were worth playing.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Never heard about this one but it sure looks like it belongs on the ps1.

[@philmason9653]

I was always so sour we never got the Phantasy Star remakes. At the time the only available versions on a contemporary console were the Sega Smash Pack Phantasy Star II with its mangled sound emulation and the somewhat compromised GBA collection. Meanwhile the Ages line included all sorts of stuff including the Japan-only Seganet text adventures.

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

I would love to see more of the Sega Ages line-up for the Switch, but with more capable 90s arcade games! It would also be nice if they could branch these ports out beyond the Switch and onto other platforms, if they can.

[@mangaloveranix8412]

(11:00) That theme in OutRun is in Sonia and Silver: The S Factor, a hack based on Sonic 1 for the Sega Genesis. I absolutely love it because of the torquise feel of rhythm! I love the collection, no matter what happened with the changes as long as they were for the greater good, even though Sony got major troubles with party members during the PS2 times, especially the Capcom 5.

[@Simon0]

You literally cannot help but be happy when you hear that space harrier music. So i have had this lying around for ages and i thought id played it. I booted it up today and (after a play of outrun) chose golden axe expecting the arcade version. I got this version and i thought.. what on earth is this! I definitely haven't played this before so i must have just bought this and added it to my collection without ever playing it. Anyway i went online saw some terrible reviews then came here. Thanks for the review cause it lets me know not to bother with golden axe or Monaco gp! I have to say i really like outrun. I never got used to the original game so there is no issue of it looking different. I think it looks and plays great! I think im gonna play it more and try and finish it 😎 Looking forward to also trying fantasy zone. Looks like my game doesn't have alien syndrome unfortunately 👽

[@Monhamd1000]

I actually liked Columns on this collection, but yeah, it needed a story mode.

[@GameplayCrush]

There were actually 21 titles localized for the Western market, released by the Playstation magazine UK i have the disc. It also had 4 ports on it from the Sega Saturn, There's a rom of it floating around on the web as well.

[@danielfotheringhamproducti7368]

If you could link us to it, that would be awesome!

[@likeayoshgames1746]

I had no idea these games existed in this format. That Golden Axe makeover was absolutely hideous.

[@belmont_gr]

I played the hell out of Outrun and Virtua Racing on this back in the day.

[@j.goggels9115]

Even the Gain Ground theme has been revamped on PS2 ! 😂

[@AltimaNEO]

To be those good takes AGES, said Sega...

[@shiningphantasy1393]

I have this one; it's a decent mix of remakes, some better than others but for the ten dollars that I bought it for a good value, and I don't mind the different takes on some of the games since the originals were well worn territory. Would have loved to see a volume 2 with the Panzer Dragoon installment included as well as several others.

[@bgp001]

I love this collection. I know it got some negative reviews but I had a lot of fun with it.

[@SubieandFriends]

I just bought Sega Virtual Racing on my switch for only $7....it looks and runs pretty darn good I would say....

[@JaggedMercenary]

Actually, this collection is freaking AWESOME. A must-have for every SEGA fan. Yeah, some of them are horrible, but many remakes/remasters are incredible. Edit: lol nevermind. I meant the SEGA AGES 2500 series (which is legendary), not the Sega Classic Collection.

[@GMdieselman]

Ok here's my take and I already know I'm gonna get some flak for it.... 1. Alien Syndrome- I agree with everything you said, but why did you forget to mention the 2 player ability? It's a great part of it. 2. Columns- It's Columns...... 3. Fantasy Zone- It's a great version I must say. 4. Golden Axe- I've never understood the hate for this version. I really enjoy this version a lot and the 2 player makes it a ton of fun. 5. Monaco GP- Definitely agree that this one is unnecessary in this compilation. 6. Outrun- I like this one a lot. It's a great way to play Outrun with a different look to it. 7. Space Harrier- I've never been good at Space Harrier, but this one I feel is decent. 8. Tant R/Bonanza Bros.- I don't mind these two, but do wonder why they made it on this game. 9. Virtua Racing- I love this version, it's a wonderful way to play V.R. Keep the Videos coming SLX!

[@afieldingaf]

Great version of outrun

[@nicolemonrue]

I actually want to play these lol...I like the updated look

[@ugzz]

Just hearing that music from the remaster of Space Harrier made me think of Game Sack. Joe must have used that track at some point!

[@edge6441]

Another great video/topic brought to light by SegaLord-X! It rly blows my mind that they had such collections in Japan and they never released them in EU/NA or they released the shitty ones and they kept the good ones to themselves rly makes me wonder how much more we could have taken out of the consoles we own and how greater the overall experience we had with them would ve been..sad rly!

[@xTRANSAx]

Haha I stumbled onto this compilation a couple of days ago while searching for some cave arcade games

[@PottsAdam]

Great work

[@masterofreality1687]

That Alien Syndrome hideous boss looked like my sausage link breakfast with cherry pancakes from Dennis. 🍡

[@amerigocosta7452]

I own a PAL copy and I still like it despite the omission of Alien Syndrome, the refresh rate of all games being stuck at 50Hz (but they seem more or less speed adjusted), and the dreaded black bars (except V.R. where they somehow adapted the resolution). it's an uneven cheap job, but the disc is cheap as well these days so I'm not complaining too much. But it would be of course better to import a NTSC copy or some of the Japanese originals.

[@mxggo9046]

If Sega hasn't brought back the right decade of games up to this point, they're not gonna.

[@mangaloveranix8412]

It was about the fight between Sony and Sega that hammered it all from the start.

[@Fry09294]

"Watching the once mighty Gilius Thunderhead waddle around the screen slow as molasses is depressing." I have to admit I burst out laughing at this.