Description:Sonic the Hedgehog is a character familiar to just about everyone who knows anything about video games. Sonic Mega Collection is a compendium of seven of the hog's 16-bit outings--including the landmark original--converted for play on Nintendo's GameCube. As with all retro collections of this sort, Sonic Mega Collection caters not Sonic the Hedgehog is a character familiar to just about everyone who knows anything about video games. Sonic Mega Collection is a compendium of seven of the hog's 16-bit outings--including the landmark original--converted for play on Nintendo's GameCube.
As with all retro collections of this sort, Sonic Mega Collection caters not only for new and curious gamers but also for hardcore fans. Features such as artwork folders and commercials, for example, will appease the latter group, while the games included here will satisfy the retro longings of all. To be precise, full versions of the following are immediately playable: Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, and 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, Sonic 3D and Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Collection. And that's just for starters; continued play unlocks other Sonic-related games, such as Flicky and Ristar.
Value for money, then, isn't in question. All that remains to be debated is whether or not these titles continue to entertain in the 21st century. Generally, they do. The few duds in this collection (the overbaked Sonic 3, for instance) are far outweighed by the ever-enjoyable likes of the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. While Sonic's importance today is far less significant than it was, Sonic Mega Collection is a timely reminder of the excellent qualities of the series. --Johnny Cornelius
"Release Date: November 10, 2002 (NA)
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: Compilation
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine alone was enough to make me want to purchase this title. Toss in the first three Sonic games and a few other goodies and you've got a compilation that for its time couldn't be matched. This compilation was an upgrade from the Saturn's Sonic Jam, which was in itself a great compilation. The oddest part was that it was a Sonic compilation on a Nintendo system...I still re"
"Release Date: November 10, 2002 (NA)
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: Compilation
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine alone was enough to make me want to purchase this title. Toss in the first three Sonic games and a few other goodies and you've got a compilation that for its time couldn't be matched. This compilation was an upgrade from the Saturn's Sonic Jam, which was in itself a great compilation. The oddest part was that it was a Sonic compilation on a Nintendo system...I still re"
DuckNation added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
"This is the game that got me back into Sonic!! I'm ashamed to admit that I had kinda forgot in a way how good Sonic's Genesis games were that I played as a kid. With this game my mom randomly picked up I remembered how awesome those games really were and this time I'll never forget."
Cherokee added this to a list 2 years, 10 months ago
Explore
Join Listal
Movies
TV Shows
DVDs
Music
Books
Games
Lists
Reviews
Images
6 comments
Compilations - ranked by preference
Gamecube Games - ranked by preference
Christmas Past...
Compilation of compilations
Best selling GameCube Games
