Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection

The good old Sega Mega Drive. Gaming doesn't get much simpler, 4 directional buttons, A, B and C. If you had (or have) the privilege of owning a Mega Drive, you'll know how fun it was. Games didn't have to rely on near-perfect graphics, actual game design was used. Obviously I'm not saying that modern games do not have a good design (take a look at the likes of the recently released Dragon Age: Origins, a favourite of mine), but Mega drive games did it without the aid of scarily real graphics. The fact that the games haven't been remade makes it seem odd to me that they went to the effort of making them in HD, but, hey, I'm not complaining.

So the game itself, the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, attempts to capture some of that classic charm from the original games. It contains Phantasy Star (I, II, III and IV), Golden Axe (I, II and III), Ristar and, of course, a whole assortment of Sonic games. Along with the classics, it comes with a bunch of games I personally have never heard of, Bonanza Bros. being one of them.

If you ever got frustrated by not being able to save on the Mega Drive, the Ultimate Collection allows you to actually reach the end of the whichever game you're playing. This really is a game worth buying. A truly amazing collection.