SEGA 3D Classics Collection was a recent announcement for the 3DS, a retail compilation of nine of the portable remasters that's coming to North America on 26th April; there's no European release date as yet.
The collection itself is already tempting, and SEGA has now announced that "pre-orders and a limited number of launch copies" will come with a set of nine silver stickers, or 'decals', that you can apply to your 3DS or anything you want. They represent retro systems and game characters, with some good 'uns included. An image and press release excerpt are below.
- Master System logo -- Originally released in 1985 as the Sega Mark-III in Japan, the Master System was redesigned and renamed when it launched in North America in 1986 with an added FM Sound Unit.
- Master System console -- An authentic line-art likeness of the North American/European version of the console!
- Mega Drive logo -- Originally released in Japan in 1988, the Mega Drive was the 16-bit successor to the Master System. Widely considered one of the greatest video game consoles of all time, the system was home to many classic games such as Altered Beast,Sonic the Hedgehog, and many more.
- Genesis logo -- Please choose a "Blast Processing" joke to your liking. Are we good here?
- Genesis console -- An authentic line-art likeness of the Model 1 SEGA Genesis console!
- 16-Bit -- Emblazoned on the front of the Genesis, the 16-Bit logo let everyone know you were working with POWER. Affix this decal to give a blast processing boost to whatever needs it most.*
- Professor Asobin -- Before Sonic, Alex Kidd, and Opa Opa, this dapper white rabbit appeared in most SG-1000 game manuals and gave helpful advice to players. Although he was briefly replaced by Dr. Games, he soon returned and appeared in game manuals up until the Mega Drive/Genesis era.
- SEGA logo - A SEGA decal collection wouldn't be complete without the company logo!
- GigaDrive logo - This last logo represents something different than the other ones we've covered because it's a "virtual console." In order for the SEGA 3D Classics Collection to run perfectly on the Nintendo 3DS, developer M2 created the GigaDrive which is how these games take full advantage of the 3DS's capabilities (such as stereoscopic 3D). Read more about the GigaDrive here.
It's a neat extra, so let us know whether you're going to try and get hold of an early edition.
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They need to announce this for Europe and I'm sold...
I need those stickers
Looks good.
I think my NEW Nintendo 3DS just found its skin I'm buying this on day 1. Can't wait to play power drift
Oh look, Professor Asobin.
Cute, although the exclusive games already made this a must buy. I'll probably download it, however. I don't care about stickers.
Ha, I'm getting this then. I have all of them already, but I'll give the cart to my kid and keep the decals.
Hm, same day as Uncharted 4. Those decals look really cool.
Great article, especially for the Prof. Asobin and Dr. Games bit! Though only the Japanese Master System and none other had FM Sound support. Perhaps you stated this ambiguously, but I can't tell.
Now, if Puyo Puyo Tsu gets translated for this release, it will imperatively be a must-buy! And hopefully, bonuses like this will lead to the other 3D Classics Collection being released overseas, at the very least.
Just not into it when previous sega collections had 30-40 games, 3D is cool but it doesn't sell the game to me.
@sinalefa Because Uncharted 4 is the only game allowed to be released on that particular day, amiright?
@kamifox1
Nope, it just means I will need to spend an extra $40 that day
@sinalefa Hah, fair enough.
Sega: /adds stickers
Everyone: SOLD!!! OMG THATS THE SELLING POINT. WISHES CAN COME TRUE
This is a Sega fanboy dream.
Nice idea. Surprised this isn't something which is done more often, especially on Nintendo releases.
@Dankykong When you grow up with a Master system and/or Mega Drive, your brain naturally explodes when Sega releases something like this, it reminds you of the old golden days when everything was perfect and nothing could go wrong.
@FRANKLIN_BADGE I can relate to the feeling, I wouldn't diarrhea myself over N64 stickers. Just personal opinion.
Please come to Australia!
The fact that there's a Megadrive decal as well as a Genesis one suggests to me that it will also be coming to Europe.
Although I own all of the current 3D Classics I'd still pick up this, M2 did such an incredible job with this series. I hope all of the games get a physical release.
Oh, and nice stickers! I doubt I could bring myself to use them though haha!
@ChristopherM Good point, the Master System was also more of a EU thing too.
Meh. I'm still hoping that Sega will surprise us by localising Yakuza 1+2 for Wii U, but they seem to hate money and would rather damage their reputation further by financing crap like Sonic Boom.
Not going to lie, When this was announced I really want(ed) this digital so I can play these games on the go without switching carts but I cannot possibly pass up the decals and the cover art. Can't do it, sorry. Preordered.
Forget stickers. How about putting some more games on there.
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...I feel like this is the first time I've heard of this collection being a thing. Unless my brain blocked it out.
I hope Power Drift gets a separate eShop release
Great! Really hoping for the untouched EU release as well!
The only game from this collection I have is Sonic, so I'm definitely interested in getting this. The stickers are neat but I doubt I'll preorder.
@ThomasBW84 You made a small mistake there. The FM sound was added to the Japanese version "Master System" (and an add-on to the Mark III), unfortunately (though some would argue the MS really could've benefited from the upgrade being made standard). Not officially available in the west (though there's a fan-made version of the upgrade for western consoles), though it was supported on Wii VC.
I love that this and the Mega Man Collection are both releasing with stickers, like there's some sort of stickers arms race among retro games.
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