SEGA Mega Drive Classics Hub Coming To Steam April 28th

[PickleBrows]

I think this was found out about some time ago but was quickly covered up and forgotten about.

Until now!

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The new-look system is based on a bedroom of an early nineties SEGA fan with dynamic time-of-day conditions, retro SEGA paraphernalia, a shelf full of MEGA Drive games (including the ones you own) and of course a CRT TV! That’s not all, every single MEGA Drive game will now feature Steam Workshop support allowing you share modified versions of your favourite retro SEGA titles!

In addition to these new features, the new SEGA Mega Drive hub also includes;

• spot-on emulation
• local co-op for games that support it
• optional graphic enhancement filters
• the ability to save at any point in the gameplay
• full controller / keyboard support

The following games are currently available to purchase & will be available on release through the updated hub:

Golden Axe™
Altered Beast™
Comix Zone™
Ecco the Dolphin™
Gain Ground™
Shinobi™ III: Return of the Ninja Master
Vectorman™
Crack Down™
Shadow Dancer™
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
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
Streets of Rage 3
Revenge of the Shinob
Vectorman 2
Wonder Boy in Monster World

http://www.sega.co.uk/news/sega-mega-drive-classics-hub?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=segacentral

Releasing on Steam on April 28th.

If you've already been playing these games on Steam then the biggest new features are the new virtual room and the workshop support for modded games.

I actually really like this. The mod support is an unexpected treat and I've always liked things like the virtual room that make the whole experience that much more immersive instead of just picking a game from a regular list.

It's not explicitly said but I would assume this'll be replacing the 'Mega Drive Classics' menu that you currently select games through. 

[Badnik Mechanic]

7 minutes ago, Joy said:

I think this was found out about some time ago but was quickly covered up and forgotten about. 

Think it was me who originally posted it, might have been a month or two back, it was a random steam listing. Don't think it got it's own topic though, might be wrong but think it was somewhere in the madness that was the 25th topic.

Quite interested in this so far.

[PickleBrows]

Just now, Detective Hogfather said:

Think it was me who originally posted it, might have been a month or two back, it was a random steam listing. Don't think it got it's own topic though, might be wrong but think it was somewhere in the madness that was the 25th topic.

Quite interested in this so far.

I definitely remember the Steam listing. Your name did crop up when I was trying to think back so that's all probably spot on.

[Sean]

Wondering what this means for the current ROM hacking community and if Sega's gonna start putting their foot down on it or leave it alone. This kinda seems like their way of trying to cash in on it.

[TheOcelot]

Here's the SEGA Central video where Daniel talks about it pretty much word for word as detailed on the site.

Apparently SEGA have been quizzing fans about their favorite mega-drive games and characters in recent weeks, but based on the list of games these are all ones which have been released via emulation before. So, you know, whatever.

I don't need Steam to play Sonic game emulations.

 

Still waiting for Taxman's remasters not emulations to come to Steam and everywhere else.

[Kaze no Klonoa]

Seems like something I'll try for a bit (maybe), but there's one thing here that could actually be pretty groundbreaking.

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That’s not all, every single MEGA Drive game will now feature Steam Workshop support allowing you to share modified versions of your favourite retro SEGA titles!

Oh boy, if they're referring to ROM Hacks/modifications, we could potentially have something amazing here. It's a bit vague so we can't really say that for sure, but that could really give the modding communities for these games a larger platform for people to check out their projects. SEGA (in a tweet I think) has mentioned they'll reveal more details on the Steam Workshop functionality next week, but this sounds pretty cool.

[Cobalt_Bolt]

Cautiously optimistic about the new hub though I'll wait until it's been in the wild for a few days before trying it out before forming a solid opinion on it.

[molul]

Co-op, graphic filters and mod support? Count me in, Sega. It would be great that this would lead to online co-op eventually. Also, it would be great if this led to Sonic remasters being published in Steam and made part of the hub (like say, you go to play Sonic the hedgehog and there's a original and remastered mode).

 

Also, it would be great if this application was ported to Android.

[sonicDX]

This sounds really interesting, I always liked remastered or re-released games, and it is a good idea to scatter them on Steam, because it is pretty hard to get old games these days. Also, giving them graphical enhancements and all these features is a great idea as well, it hands the original game to us, but also makes it enjoyable in this age of gaming.

Oh, and I've also heard that they will release many Sonic console ports on Steam! I can't wait to get them, after such a long wait!

[Failinhearts]

Wow, that's really neat. This would be great to see on mobile. Especially for me considering my computer has a hard time running games.

But if it DID run properly, I would probably give this thing a shot. It looks really cool!

[Guest]

SEGA has confirmed that the Steam Workshop support is for ROM hacks:

Holy fucking shit.

[SSF1991]

SEGA wanted to regain fans' trust again...Well that's a VERY good way to start. WOW!

[Adamabba]

Not bad Sega... My trust levels have just gone up by 10%!

[azoo]

Well, that's one way to spread customer goodwill. Holy shit.

So far so good with the new management decisions, Mr. Satomi! Keep up the great work, Sega. As for the hacking community, I can't wait to see what this means. Things are gonna get very interesting.

[Radiant Hero Ike]

Super excited for Shadow in Golden Axe hacks.

In all seriousness that's awesome. I kinda wanna buy all the Mega Drive games now!

[FriendBot]

Just a small update that SEGA won't provide any modding tools but they're ok with any fanmade stuff.

[Badnik Mechanic]

Erm... does this mean we can get Streets of Rage Remake on this service?

[NoirSuede]

50 minutes ago, Detective Hogfather said:

Erm... does this mean we can get Streets of Rage Remake on this service?

No since SoR Remake was made from the ground-up on a different engine and not a ROM hack.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Detective Hogfather said:

Erm... does this mean we can get Streets of Rage Remake on this service?

That's not a ROM hack, so nope.

[PickleBrows]

The HUB is now available! I've just had a little look around the interface and it's all looking pretty slick. This is definitely my favourite 'compilation' since Sonic Mega Collection Plus now.

Of interest, it looks like at least some of the games have had new spine artworks made for the shelf. Sonic Spinball is using the modernised logo and 3K of course didn't have one in the first place.

[FriendBot]

http://d3tltd.com/

Apparently, this company is behind the Mega Drive Classics Hub thing. So that's pretty sweet!

[Guest]

This should go without saying, but please don't upload rom hacks that aren't made by you to Steam Workshop. Let the creators upload their own work.

Anyway, only tried it out for a little bit but this is pretty neat.

[Jango]

Quick, everybody upload Sonic 3 Complete! Show SEGA what we want it lol

[FriendBot]

11 minutes ago, Jango said:

Quick, everybody upload Sonic 3 Complete! Show SEGA what we want it lol

Please don't, let the creator himself upload it.

[Badnik Mechanic]

 

Be cool everybody.