Ok, so when I saw the title, I was thinking maybe it's just a collaboration of Sonic games or something.  Except it's a collaboration full of WIN.  This game, set for release on February 10th on PS3 and XBOX 360, has some 40+ Sega Genesis games on it.  And the list is amazing, check it out;

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Beyond Oasis, Bonanza Bros, Columns, Comix Zone, Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Dynamite Headdy, Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco II: The Tides of Time, E-SWAT, Fatal Labyrinth, Flicky, Gain Ground, Golden Axe I, Golden Axe II, Golden Axe III, Kid Chameleon, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Ristar, Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, Shining Force 2, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 3, Super Thunder Blade, Vectorman, Vectorman 2

All of this for, according to IGN, $29.99.  I would have paid $29.99 for the Phantasy Star games alone, let alone throwing in the classic Sonics, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe's, Altered Beast, Beyond Oasis and all the rest.  Maybe I'm just old school, but this screams INCREDIBLE value to me - hell, I'd pay $59.99 for this compilation.  This is definately a must-buy for me on Feb. 10th.  I can't wait!

Your thoughts?

wow, thats a ton of games. o.O
a good buy indeed

My thoughts 'why does it take so long to release'?

I agree with that..maybe because that's a slow period of release, so more people would be able to buy it?  Sort of like (What I assume is) the KZ2 strategy.

Oh wait it release now begin 09?  I thought it was sheduled for End 09.

what console?

PS3 and XBOX 360, I'll add that in the OP

A must buy for me.

This was announced a while back. While the initial collection is good, it was discussed that it has way to many games already released on previous collections.

However, the announcement of possible hidden games has given the collection some credibility.

For 29.99 its a definite purchase for me...but if it was more id just go back and play those games on my genesis as I own most of them :)

Good point Disolitude..I'll post a little more here:

General Features

THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC SEGA TITLES - All the favorites are here including Sonic The Hedgehog, four titles from the Phantasy Star™ series, as well as three titles from the Streets of Rage™ series, to name a few.

UNLOCKABLE CONTENT - Unlock arcade games and interviews with the original game developers as you earn Achievements on the Xbox 360 and Trophies on the PlayStation 3.

ALL TITLES UPGRADED TO HI-DEF - The classic 2D style never looked so good! Each of the titles has been converted to hi-def (720p)

MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS - Play these classics together with a friend from the same console at home.

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I thought the 'MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS' was halarious..play with 'a friend from the same console'. That's some massive options for multiplayer.