Sega Smash Pack

"Sega Smash Pack" is a series of game compilations featuring mostly Sega Genesis games. "Sega Smash Pack" games have been released for the PC, Sega Dreamcast, and the Game Boy Advance.

PC

Infobox VG| title = Sega Smash Pack


developer = Sega
publisher = Atari, Activision
designer =
engine =
released = February 1, 1999 (Volume 1)
January 1, 2000 (Volume 2)
genre = Compilation
modes = Single player, multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (E)
platforms = Windows
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requirements =
input =The first "Sega Smash Pack" was released in 1999 for the PC. It featured eight games:
*"Altered Beast"
*"Columns"
*"Golden Axe"
*"Out Run"
*"Phantasy Star II"
*"Sonic Spinball"
*"The Revenge of Shinobi"
*"Vectorman"

The second "Sega Smash Pack", known as "Sega Smash Pack 2", was another PC game and was released in 2000. It featured eight games:
*"Comix Zone"
*"Flicky"
*"Kid Chameleon"
*"Sega Swirl"
*"Shining Force"
*"Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
*"Super Hang-On"
*"Vectorman 2"

In 2002, "Sega Smash Pack: Twin Pack" was released on PC, and it contained both of the above collections. However there are incompatibility issues as a result of playing the game on Windows XP. When a user plays Sega Smash Pack 1 under XP, Games suddenly quit without error after a certain amount of time.

ega Dreamcast

Infobox VG| title = Sega Smash Pack Volume 1


developer = Sega
publisher = Sega
designer =
engine =
released = January 31, 2001
genre = Compilation
modes = Single player, multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (E), Teen (T)
platforms = Dreamcast
media =
requirements =
input =The third "Sega Smash Pack" was released for the Dreamcast in 2001 in North America only. It was called "Sega Smash Pack Volume 1" and featured twelve games, although eight of them had been included in previous "Smash Packs". These games were:
*"Altered Beast"
*"Columns"
*"Golden Axe"
*"Phantasy Star II"
*"Revenge of Shinobi"
*"Sega Swirl"
*"Shining Force"
*"Vectorman"The four games new to the "Smash Pack" compilations were:
*"Sonic the Hedgehog"
*"Streets of Rage 2"
*"Virtua Cop 2"
*"Wrestle War""Virtua Cop 2" is based on the PC port (which in turn is based on the Saturn port of the arcade original) and supports the light gun. The collection was criticized for its poor emulation and poorly remixed music. [http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/puzzle/segasmashpackvolume1/review.html] An interesting notepad document is included on the game's GD-ROM, written by a Sega employee and elaborating on the emulator used in the Dreamcast version, however, at the end it states "Pay your respects to Uncle Sonic, Sony just doesn't get it," alluding to Sega's dropping out of the hardware business after the debut of the PlayStation 2.

Game Boy Advance

Infobox VG| title = Sega Smash Pack


developer = Sega
publisher = Sega
designer =
engine =
released = September 9, 2002
genre = Compilation
modes = Single player, multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (E)
platforms = GBA
media =
requirements =
input =The fourth and most recent "Sega Smash Pack", simply called "Sega Smash Pack", was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance. It featured three games, two of which had been in previous Smash Packs. These two games were "Golden Axe" and "Sonic Spinball", and the third game was "Ecco the Dolphin". This collection was criticized for several technical issues and lack of cooperative multiplayer in "Golden Axe". [http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/374/374155p1.html]

The three games are:

*"Ecco the Dolphin"
*"Golden Axe"
*"Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball"