TNL: You may remember that the last time I talked about a Sonic the Hedgehog game I dropped this little nugget: "Now the thing to keep in mind is that my two favorite entries in the franchise are the first game and Sonic CD." Well here we are. This is a review of Sonic CD, or more specifically the excellent port that was just released on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network (in Europe), and smart phones. It's necessary that I explain my reasons for absolutely loving this game, because it's considered a "black sheep" of the series.
The Sega CD (aka Mega CD) had some classics that still live on today. Here's the 7 best Sega CD games & how to play them on modern consoles.
Series X/S + Dev Mode. It's a shame the retail mode emulators got removed, dev mode looks like a pain in the ass.
Final Fight was a great game on the CD, not only on the system but as a fighting game of the time as well. Up there in some ways with Streets of Rage 2 IMO. It's too bad they didn't continue putting the rest of them on there, the music is top notch too.
There is some wrong information in this article. I just checked for Sonic CD and Shining Force CD on Nintendo Switch eShop (as stated in the article) across 4 different regions, and they are not available.
Even if the Sega franchise strikes you as dabbling in old school gaming, it is well worth a look at the systems. Some of the original Sega CD (or Mega-CD in Europe) games have an astounding amount of appeal that lovers of all things gaming should consider giving a try.
Silpheed, Android Assault, Lords of thunder, Solfeace, flying squadron. That's why I own Mega cd.
Maybe one day Konami won’t be lame and they can release a Sega CD collection with Snatcher.
the only problem with owning a Sega CD is the hardware is less than reliable nowadays. I have an Analogue Mega SG which is an updated version of a genesis along with a Mega SD cartridge which allows me to play Sega CD games off of it. I have the entire Genesis / Sega CD library on the cart and it's great. Although many of these games do not hold up well, lol.
Neil writes: "As the end of 2019 draws closer, and the big gaming releases for the year dry up once more, it’s time to start looking to the smaller titles that may have been missed previously; those which would more than sort a gamer out for a cold wet evening. Thank god then for the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale, delivering cut price gaming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers across the globe. Fancy taking a look at the discounts available in the sale for 12th-18th November 2019?"