Sega Collection Coming

Sega have just announced the development of SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The compilation will feature the best first-party games from SEGA’s respected 16-bit Mega Drive years, as well as bonus content from its 8-bit Master System and 1980’s arcade era games library.

“SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection is a must-have for any SEGA enthusiast,” commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director for SEGA Europe. “Fans will get a chance to relive fond memories from these classic games in HD format.”

Developed by Backbone Entertainment, SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection contains over 40 celebrated SEGA classics in one package, making it the largest collection of SEGA first party games ever offered. Featured games include; Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3, Columns, Alien Storm, Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier, and cult classic, Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3. The games in the collection have been reproduced with the utmost detail and accuracy to commend their originals.

In addition, we’re told that the SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection can output the games in 720p with higher resolution graphics for HD televisions, althougth we presume this is just upscaling them rather than them being re-done from scratch. The compiliation is due out early 2009.