Sega delisting many old games

[Ezekiel]

https://support.sega.com/hc/en-us/a...EGA-Classics-FAQ#h_01JBWBDWT9PXWHVDPMSZB9EB90

What's happening to the SEGA Classics games?
Select games and bundles will be delisted from virtual stores, becoming unavailable for new purchases.

Your owned games will still be available in your library.

When will the SEGA Classics games be delisted?
Select games and bundles will be delisted and unavailable for new purchases starting December 6th at 11:59pm PST.

Will I still be able to play the SEGA Classics games?
Absolutely! All SEGA Classics games and bundles you own will remain in your library, ready to be downloaded and played at any time.

Will I still be able to play some of these games if I have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription?
Yes, select individual classic titles will still be playable for those who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Which SEGA Classics games will be delisted on which platforms?
Check out the complete list of games and platforms below:

SteamXboxNintendo SwitchPlayStation

Titles to be delisted on Steam

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alien Soldier

Alien Storm

Altered Beast

Beyond Oasis

Bio-Hazard Battle

Bonanza Bros

Columns

Columns III

Comix Zone

Crack Down

Crazy Taxi

Decap Attack

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Dreamcast Collection Bundle

Dynamite Headdy

Ecco Jr.

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco: The Tides of Time

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Eternal Champions

Fatal Labyrinth

Flicky

Galaxy Force II

Gain Ground

Golden Axe

Golden Axe II

Golden Axe III

Gunstar Heroes

Jet Set Radio

Kid Chameleon

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

Light Crusader

Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle

NiGHTS into Dreams

Phantasy Star II

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

Ristar

SEGA Bass Fishing

Shadow Dancer

Shining Force

Shining Force II

Shining in the Darkness

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic Spinball

Space Channel 5: Part 2

Space Harrier II

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 3

Super Thunder Blade

Sword of Vermilion

The Revenge of Shinobi

ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton

VectorMan

VectorMan 2

Virtua Fighter 2

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

 

[Ezekiel]

Even as recent as Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. The older ones can be emulated well, but Dreamcast emulation is crappy.

 

[deuxhero]

For what purpose? Crazy Taxi may have licensed music, but I can't think of any reason to delist all the Sega Classics short of trying sell those games in a different manner.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Weird, SEGA is normally a bastion of straight-forward good-sense thinking.

I am shocked. Shocked I say.

 

[Lucumo]

For what purpose? Crazy Taxi may have licensed music, but I can't think of any reason to delist all the Sega Classics short of trying sell those games in a different manner.

For their very own DRM-free website/store, clearly.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

For what purpose? Crazy Taxi may have licensed music, but I can't think of any reason to delist all the Sega Classics short of trying sell those games in a different manner.

For their very own DRM-free website/store, clearly.

They should make their own proprietary hardware to launch it on exclusively. That’ll make them all the monies, what could go wrong?

 

[KafkaBot]

Even as recent as Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. The older ones can be emulated well, but Dreamcast emulation is crappy.

Thankfully, the sea still gives.

 

[The Decline]

You should be emulating them anyway instead of giving Sega money.

 

[Tehdagah]

How do I emulate Nights? PS2 version? Saturn emulator sucks.

 

[KafkaBot]

How do I emulate Nights? PS2 version? Saturn emulator sucks.

Just pirate the Steam version.

 

[Ezekiel]

Redream is useless now. Had sound issues with Crazy Taxi before and the newer versions lock high resolution behind a six dollar paywall.

Except for one micro-stutter, the game ran like a dream when I tried it in RetroArch minutes ago. Took me a good while to find where to change the internal render resolution. Hate the RetroArch UI. This is how I will play it the next time. On PC, the artwork on the character select screen is stretched, the score art is stretched and the end credits are not sepia but clear. Will also be nice to see all the licensed stores and hear the associated passenger requests again. I tried the widescreen hack, but it squished everything. It's fine. Have no problem playing in 4:3.

Too late in my day to check if the quality is consistent through a whole game of Crazy Taxi.

 

[Odoryuk]

Another demonstration of why PC is the best gaming platform

 

[Necrensha]

inb4 400 new remakes/remasters

 

[tommy heavenly6]

Redream is useless now. Had sound issues with Crazy Taxi before and the newer versions lock high resolution behind a six dollar paywall.

Except for one micro-stutter, the game ran like a dream when I tried it in RetroArch minutes ago. Took me a good while to find where to change the internal render resolution. Hate the RetroArch UI. This is how I will play it the next time. On PC, the artwork on the character select screen is stretched, the score art is stretched and the end credits are not sepia but clear. Will also be nice to see all the licensed stores and hear the associated passenger requests again. I tried the widescreen hack, but it squished everything. It's fine. Have no problem playing in 4:3.

Too late in my day to check if the quality is consistent through a whole game of Crazy Taxi.

Use standalone Flycast.

 

[Maxie]

For what purpose? Crazy Taxi may have licensed music, but I can't think of any reason to delist all the Sega Classics short of trying sell those games in a different manner.

For their very own DRM-free website/store, clearly.

They should make their own proprietary hardware to launch it on exclusively. That’ll make them all the monies, what could go wrong?

HEY
Genesis is still big in Brazil

 

[NecroLord]

https://support.sega.com/hc/en-us/a...EGA-Classics-FAQ#h_01JBWBDWT9PXWHVDPMSZB9EB90

What's happening to the SEGA Classics games?
Select games and bundles will be delisted from virtual stores, becoming unavailable for new purchases.

Your owned games will still be available in your library.

When will the SEGA Classics games be delisted?
Select games and bundles will be delisted and unavailable for new purchases starting December 6th at 11:59pm PST.

Will I still be able to play the SEGA Classics games?
Absolutely! All SEGA Classics games and bundles you own will remain in your library, ready to be downloaded and played at any time.

Will I still be able to play some of these games if I have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription?
Yes, select individual classic titles will still be playable for those who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Which SEGA Classics games will be delisted on which platforms?
Check out the complete list of games and platforms below:

SteamXboxNintendo SwitchPlayStation

Titles to be delisted on Steam

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alien Soldier

Alien Storm

Altered Beast

Beyond Oasis

Bio-Hazard Battle

Bonanza Bros

Columns

Columns III

Comix Zone

Crack Down

Crazy Taxi

Decap Attack

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Dreamcast Collection Bundle

Dynamite Headdy

Ecco Jr.

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco: The Tides of Time

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Eternal Champions

Fatal Labyrinth

Flicky

Galaxy Force II

Gain Ground

Golden Axe

Golden Axe II

Golden Axe III

Gunstar Heroes

Jet Set Radio

Kid Chameleon

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

Light Crusader

Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle

NiGHTS into Dreams

Phantasy Star II

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

Ristar

SEGA Bass Fishing

Shadow Dancer

Shining Force

Shining Force II

Shining in the Darkness

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic Spinball

Space Channel 5: Part 2

Space Harrier II

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 3

Super Thunder Blade

Sword of Vermilion

The Revenge of Shinobi

ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton

VectorMan

VectorMan 2

Virtua Fighter 2

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

What's with all the delistings happening lately?

 

[Grauken]

What's with all the delistings happening lately?

Reminder that piracy is forever

 

[tommy heavenly6]

What's with all the delistings happening lately?

They don't want people to find out that the past was better. Consume the new slop.

 

[NecroLord]

What's with all the delistings happening lately?

They don't want people to find out that the past was better. Consume the new slop.

Business wise, this is a decision that is incredibly idiotic.

 

[Grauken]

Same as delisting old versions of games in favor of remakes, pisses off people for no good reason

 

[Necrensha]

*pissing off people for the chance at selling old games at a higher price to people that only buy things that were released in the current year.

 

[Grauken]

*pissing off people for the chance at selling old games at a higher price to people that only buy things that were released in the current year.

Most people (normies) will tend to buy the newest version anyway thinking it is better, game company managers are just turds with no brains, like most managers

 

[NecroLord]

I guess it explains the remake/remaster craze.

 

[Ezekiel]

I guess it explains the remake/remaster craze.

Jet Set Radio sequel wouldn't have the high cost of AAA. No photorealistic graphics needed, no extensive voice acting, no giant open world, no complex combat. Improve the mechanics so that it's not just grinding in unbroken circle until just enough time left for final graffiti and make new maps. Still they opt for the remake. Says so much about the sickness of remake culture, of the publishers' idiotic spending and fear of failure that bores the players.

 

[Dark Souls II]

You can literally play these games in a browser after 0.1 second DuckDuckGo search. Here's Golden Axe:

https://www.retrogames.cz/play_037-Genesis.php

It's always the cucks who insist on paying for video games who whine when something gets "delisted". If someone actually wanted to legally purchase a digital version of a 1989 game my diagnosis would be severe retardation and my recommendation - euthanasia.

I never paid for a PC game in my life, don't have a "steam", don't have a "gog", I even pirate games that are free on steam. Try delisting my 422 active torrents, kikes.