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SEGA's 60th Anniversary CelebrationOct 9, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsCome Celebrate SEGA's 60th Anniversary with us on Steam! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953458/c6d1b3675161634246b44f484277b6922f4fa430.png 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 ArtworkJun 1, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsTo 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… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953458/1d3d66824e0ccd49359e695d962814c908936fdc.png In the game files folder you’ll notice a new folder called EXTRAS. Inside you’ll find your new animated goodies. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953458/a25292b8c3599dbf0336d19068ab498356e97500.png 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. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953458/81f46b604bd4566de5b6208f920056c33ec93014.png 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, choose your banner, and you’re ready to go! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953458/df1e3b90b10500bc14bb9e09896e17bc15af2dca.png We have also added in the Mega Drive and Genesis logos, just in case you have a preference. Enjoy! ~SEGASega and Retro-Bit Gaming to release exclusive controllers in aid of Breast Cancer AwarenessOct 18, 2019 - EurogamerRetro-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 imperfectDec 2, 2018 - EurogamerI 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 PCSep 11, 2018 - PC GamerBeat-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 of Rage and Golden Axe trilogies. Each entry in the Streets of Rage series is worth owning (they can be purchased separately as well), beginning with the dour original, into the brightly saturated sequel, and the oddball third game. In terms of the Genesis, these three represent the best of the genre on that hardware, and then by default, some of the best on PC too. Don’t rule out Golden Axe either. The mystical, swords & sorcery aesthetic presents a morbid clash of weapons. The first two games follow similar paths, hacking away at the minions of Death Adder. The third game—a Japanese exclusive for decades—is worth a look, refining the mechanics, plus adding new characters and tighter action. Streets of Fury EX Link: Steam Before taking the Streets of Rage 4 gig, developer Guard Crush Games worked on this kooky and irreverent brawler. In an alternate timeline where Mortal Kombat’s digitized sprites never went out of style, Streets of Fury EX is the standard. With technological progress, the dev team uses expanded animation possibilities, goofing around with the sprites. Characters acknowledge the screen, perform nunchuck skits, and slowly roll over and die. It’s nonsense. Comedy aside, there’s a competent game underneath. Combos lift enemies up, up, up into the air and the range of attacks (oddball as they often look) keeps repetition at bay. Plus, there’s a bevy of characters to unlock and choose from, including YouTubers like Nostalgia Critic. They all set off to clear London of gang activity—even if not a single one of these people make a convincing street thug. Fight'N Rage Link: Steam The best at capturing the true spirit of the arcade era, this beat-em-up is a furious and sprite-based game that just came out in 2017. It’s full of sleaze, and done in the form of an animal world. The foes? Rats, pigs, wolves, and others, reminscent of some of the enemies in the arcade Battletoads or TMNT brawlers. That set-up is done with a gorgeous, glossy glaze that emphasizes shadows and highlights. And ...PATCH 3 - 09 JULY 2018Jul 9, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsHi 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 2018Jul 4, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsHi 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 supportMay 29, 2018 - PC GamerSEGA 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 to check out both. And if a game proves too familiar for you, you can trigger Mirror mode and play it backwards. Check out the full notes for the (free) update here. There's a new trailer below: Free update with new features!May 29, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsHi 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 any SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classic title on Steam. We’ve also given the complete collection a new low price of $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99. There’s never been a better time to jump in! If you’ve already purchased some but not all of the titles on Steam, we’ve dropped the price of the individual games, too, so snap up the rest and complete your collection. Check out our launch trailer from Eclectic Method! Get Into the Classics! - SEGA Sega Mega Drive Collection headed to PC, PS4, Xbox OneMar 14, 2018 - EurogamerSega 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… BlueFeb 5, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3953458/933457841a575920cbda0d80edea47fcb8f73e56.pngSega & Chill: Meet the modder who makes arcade classics easier using his feetOct 26, 2016 - PC Gamer 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 way. Tucked away among the mods in the Steam Workshop, behind the ones that inserted Knuckles into the original Sonic the Hedgehog or played the weird noise Tim Allen makes whenever someone dies , I found the Chill Editions . These personalised tweaksets alter arcade classics, some of them adding infinite lives or unlimited time, level selection, or protection from death when you fall off the edge of the screen. Games from Altered Beast to Vectorman 2 had been given the Chill Edition treatment. They took the rage out of Streets of Rage 2, and made even frantic games like Gunstar Heroes into relaxing experiences you can zone out to while listening to a podcast. At first I thought that was all there was to it, and then I looked into the identity of the blessed saint of a Steam user called xONLYUSEmeFEET responsible for these mods. Turns out he's AJ Ryan, who has a condition called Arthrogryposis that restricts the use of his hands. Ryan steers his wheelchair, types, and plays games using his feet hence the username. You can check him out on YouTube playing arcade games and playing them well , and he s able to type at 50 words-per-minute and use a mouse with his feet as well. Though he can play with controllers the triggers can be hard to depress with his toes and he s switched to PC gaming for his favorite first-person shooters. I'm glad I did because I can hold my own against my friends now! he says. But Ryan's keenly aware that not everybody is capable of doing what he can. "Many Sega games are difficult to beat even for the most seasoned gamer and more people should be able to see these games through," Ryan says, explaining the impetus behind his project. "I began work on a few games before Workshop support released so I could have my mods on the store as soon as possible. I started making one of my favorite games, Streets of Rage 2, more accessible by adding in Infinite Lives and enabling additional features in the options menu. Upon completion of the mod, I decided I needed a name for my work. I didn t want to call direct attention to the fact my audienc...Sega working with Valve to reinstate mods pulled from Steam without explanation [Updated]Oct 26, 2016 - PC Gamer 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 removed from Steam Workshop. SEGA and Valve are working together with the affected modders to reinstate their work as soon as possible and have already reversed a number of removals. "SEGA and Valve are not actively removing mods that do not violate the terms of service, only those that do. We appreciate the help of the community's self-moderation in removing illegal or offensive content to maintain the high standard of legal mods on the platform. If you feel your mod does not breach the Steam terms of service but was removed, please contact [email protected] and SEGA will investigate." Original story: Earlier this year Sega opened a Steam Workshop section for their Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Hub , allowing modders to tinker with emulated versions of games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage. On Tuesday, dozens of those mods were removed without explanation. Modders asking why their creations were taken down have received a stock reply from Steam Support: Due to reporting of content that violates the Steam Terms of Service, the content in question has been removed from the Steam Community. Among the mods removed are some that violate copyright by uploading entire games including NBA Jam and Mutant League Football, but also many that are entirely within the Terms of Service. These include 'Sonic 1 Megamix' and 'Knuckles in Sonic 1' by modder Stealth, who was hired by Sega to create Sonic Mania on the strength of ROM hacks like these, as well as over 20 'Chill Edition' mods created by xONLYUSEmeFEET to make games more accessible for players with disabilities. After lodging a support ticket, modder Tiddles managed to get 'Sonic 3 Complete' reinstated, a collection of tweaks that include bugfixes and the option to hear the original PC version's music. Other modders are still waiting and have received nothing beyond Valve's standard response: It is our policy not to provide specific feedback on removed content. As of press time, some of the mods have been restored, but not all. Sega has not replied to a request for comment. Steam Trading Cards Now Available!Jul 27, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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!Jul 27, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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!Jul 27, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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!Jul 27, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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 NotesMay 18, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsNew 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 setting stretches the fullscreen video output to 16:9 Capped FPS at 120 when vsync is disabled -Prevents excessive framerates in fullscreen play mode -Some users with powerful machines were running in excess of 600 FPS, causing overheating Added "fastest" graphics setting for even lower graphics -This disables the time of day sun/moon lights and realtime shadows, and sets all textures to lowest LOD Latest Patch NotesMay 18, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsNew 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 setting stretches the fullscreen video output to 16:9 Capped FPS at 120 when vsync is disabled -Prevents excessive framerates in fullscreen play mode -Some users with powerful machines were running in excess of 600 FPS, causing overheating Added "fastest" graphics setting for even lower graphics -This disables the time of day sun/moon lights and realtime shadows, and sets all textures to lowest LOD New Release - SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Classics Collection 3Oct 26, 2010 - Product ReleaseIt's that time again...sit back, close your eyes for a moment, and take a trip back to the memory lane as 11 more console favorites from Sega's classic collection has been added to Steam! Check out Alien Storm, Bio-Hazard Battle™, Columns™ III, Decap Attack™, Ecco™: the Tides of Time, ESWAT™: City Under Siege, Flicky™, Golden Axe™ II, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sword of Vermilion™, Virtua Fighter™ 2, or the bundle version containing select titles at a whopping discount! To commemorate launch of the 3rd Collection in this series, both Collection 1 and Collection 2 have also been price-reduced to an outrageous, new low price!

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