Sega has launched the Mega Drive Classics Hub on Steam. The hub is a 3D environment designed to mimic the bedroom of a '90s gamer, with a Mega Drive (Genesis) connected to a CRT TV, shelf full of games for the console, as well as Sega posters on the (virtual) walls and dynamic time-of-day conditions.
If you own any of the Mega Drive games on Steam, you will be able to access the hub for free. Here's a list of all the games that you can pick up:
- Golden Axe
- Altered Beast
- Comix Zone
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Gain Ground
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Vectorman
- Crack Down
- Space Harrier II
- Ecco Jr.
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Bonanza Bros.
- Super Thunder Blade
- Kid Chameleon
- Ristar
- Galaxy Force II
- Columns
- Eternal Champions
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Bio-Hazard Battle
- Columns III
- Sword of Vermilion
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Ecco: The Tides of Time
- Alien Storm
- Decap Attack
- Flicky
- ESWAT: City Under Siege
- Golden Axe II
- Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
- Shadow Dancer
- Shining Force
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
- Streets of Rage 2
- Alien Soldier
- Light Crusader
- Gunstar Heroes
- Streets of Rage
- Shining Force II
- Shining in the Darkness
- Beyond Oasis
- Dynamite Headdy
- Golden Axe III
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic 3 and Knuckles
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic Spinball
- Toejam and Earl
- Toejam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Streets of Rage 3
- Revenge of the Shinobi
- Vectorman 2
- Wonder Boy in Monster World
If you're not seeing the Mega Drive Classics Hub just yet, we suggest waiting a while. The update is just starting to roll out.
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