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Dreamcast Collection

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This article is about the video game compilation. For the Japanese budget range also known as Dorikore, see Sega All Stars.
Dreamcast Collection
Cover art for the 2015 Steam release
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseXbox 360
  • NA: February 22, 2011
  • AU: February 24, 2011
  • EU: February 25, 2011
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: February 22, 2011
  • EU: February 25, 2011
  • AU: March 3, 2011
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer (Space Channel 5: Part 2 only)

Dreamcast Collection is a video game compilation developed and published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. When first released in 2011, it included four of the bestselling Dreamcast games: Space Channel 5: Part 2, Sonic Adventure, Sega Bass Fishing, and Crazy Taxi. The Windows version was updated to include Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS into Dreams in 2016, and Sonic Adventure 2 in 2020.

Each game included is a remastered version of its original release. The original compilation received mostly mixed to negative reviews and was criticized for its game selection. The 2016 release was met with a larger positive reception, particularly for the inclusion and remaster of Jet Set Radio.

Games and content

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The original collection includes four games from the Dreamcast: three which were also part of the Sega All Stars budget range, plus Space Channel 5: Part 2, released simultaneously for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 in Japan, then later released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 outside of Japan. All games released in the bundle are available for purchase separately on the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam.[1] A retail release for PlayStation 3 was seemingly planned but never released.[2]

Dreamcast Collection was later reissued on July 22, 2016 for Steam, adding two games (NiGHTS into Dreams and Jet Set Radio, despite the former being originally a Sega Saturn game), which are a part of the Sega Heritage Collection.[3] It was updated once again on April 7, 2020 to include Sonic Adventure 2, which completes the collection.[4] The games could be purchased either collectively or individually on Steam until their removal on December 6, 2024.[5] The extended cuts of Sonic Adventure and its sequel (released as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, respectively) are included as DLC content for Microsoft Windows. DX is also available for the Xbox 360, and replaces the original game upon download.

List of games

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Games included in original release
Title Original platform Original release
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast port of the arcade game) Arcade 1999
Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast port of the arcade game) Arcade 1997
Sonic Adventure Dreamcast 1998
Space Channel 5: Part 2 Dreamcast 2002
Games additionally included in the Steam reissue (Sega Heritage Collection)
Jet Set Radio Dreamcast 2000
Nights into Dreams Saturn 1996
Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle content available as DLC) Dreamcast/GameCube 2001

Reception

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Dreamcast Collection has received mostly "mixed to negative" reviews from critics, until the 2016 release for PC.[6] Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version an average score of 53 out of 100, while IGN gave the game a 5 out of 10, writing, "SEGA's history deserves better. And so do you."[6][7] Eurogamer gave the game a positive review, scoring it a three out of five stars.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "SEGA". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gaming articles on Engadget". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Dreamcast Collection · SubID: 116763". Steam Database. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dreamcast Collection · SubID: 116763". SteamDB. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ "Jet Set Radio - SEGA Classics Delisting December 6th - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  6. ^ a b c "Dreamcast Collection for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Sega. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Buchanan, Levi (March 9, 2011). "Dreamcast Collection (Xbox 360)". IGN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  8. ^ a b MacDonald, Keza (March 31, 2011). "Dreamcast Collection Cast - iron classics?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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