An eagle-eyed Redditor has discovered a 25th Anniversary Special Sonic Edition of the Sega Mega Drive Classic Plug and Play Console listing on UK retailer Smyths Toys. Listed for £49.99 it appears Sega are set to follow Nintendo’s recent announcement of the Nintendo Classic: Mini NES with their own console in-part to celebrate 25 years of Sonic the Hedgehog and according to the listing the Sega Mega Drive Classic Console will be available this October.
The Listing for the console reveals that the console will launch with 80 games pre-loaded onto the console including the “beloved Sonic the Hedgehog games” and all 3 original Mortal Kombat games. Not only that, the Sega Mega Drive Classic Console will also be fully compatible with Sega Mega Drive cartridges from all regions although small print does warn that some original specifications and hardware differences may prevent the cartridge from working. The bundle includes two “user-friendly” wireless Sega Mega Drive controllers.
According to the listing the full list of games are as follows:
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Arrow Flash
Bonanza Bros.
Chakan: The Forever Man
Columns
Columns III
ComixZone
Crack Down
DecapAttack
Dr. Robotnik’sMean Bean Machine
Ecco
EccoJr
ESWAT: City Under Seige
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Golden Axe 2
Golden Axe 3
Jewel Master
Kid Chameleon
Motal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat 3
Ristar
Shadow Dancer
Shinobi 3
Streets Of Rage 1
Streets Of Rage 2
Streets Of Rage 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
The Ooze
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Games List – bonus cartridge games
Cross the road
Jack’s Pea
Jewel Magic
Curling 2010
Fish Story
Mahjong Solitaire
Warehouse Keeper
Chess
Memory
Snake
Air Hockey
Spider
Naval Power
Mr. Balls
Cannon
Fight or Lose
Bottle Taps Race
Bomber
Checker
Hexagonos
Reaction Match
Whack-A-Wolf
Mirror Mirror
Memory Match
Treasure Hunt
Fire Fly Glow
Panic Lift
Black Sheep
Space Hunter
Flash Memory
Table Magic
Color Puzzle
Brain Switch
Mega Brain Switch
Bulls and Cows
Logic Dial
Match Eleven
Formula Challenge
Sudoku Quiz
Dominant Color
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