- For other games of the same name, see Sega Smash Pack.
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 is a video game compilation of twelve Sega titles, ten of which were originally released for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released for the Dreamcast by Sega in 2001. Originally, Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 was only released to certain bundled Dreamcast systems as a Smash Pack bundle that combining the Dreamcast console and this title into one purchase for $179.95 USD.[3] As such, the game was not available on its own at first.[1] However, it was later released separately on 24 April 2001.[2]
List of games[]
- Altered Beast
- Columns
- Golden Axe
- Phantasy Star II
- Revenge of Shinobi
- Sega Swirl
- Shining Force
- Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
- Streets of Rage 2
- Vectorman
- Virtua Cop 2
- Wrestle War
Gameplay[]
Controls[]
Sega Smash Pack features the same controls as the original games had, and has just mapped the Sega Mega Drive button on to the Dreamcast controller.[4] The player is able to adjust these settings, but the defaults are as follows:
Mega Drive | Dreamcast |
---|---|
X | |
Y | R |
Z | L |
Start |
Reception[]
Reception | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | 76%[5] |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 2.6/10[6] |
GamePro | 3.5/5[7] |
GameSpot | 4.5/10[8] |
IGN | 8.0/10[9] |
Dreamcast Magazine | 47%[10] |
Planet Dreamcast | 8.5/10[11] |
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 has garnered "generally favourable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic, who scores the title at 76% based on eight reviews.[5]
Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot gave Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 a 4.5/10, criticizing it for its patchy performance and poorly emulated music.[8] IGN's Jeremy Dunham though otherwise, giving the game an 8.0 out of 10, stating that "the appropriately named Sega Smash Pack Volume 1, is a lesson in how to make a collection of our favorite games from yesterday."[9]
Trivia[]
- This is the third compilation to be released that was titled Sega Smash Pack; the first two were released for the PC.
- The song that plays on the menus is accessible in MP3 format when inserted into a CD-ROM drive, presumably for listening purposes.
- There is a text document within the game disc that is intended for a pirating group called "Echelon". Apparently, it gives instructions on being able to play any Mega Drive ROM on the Dreamcast. The document was signed by "Gary", who is presumably Gary Lake, the lead American programmer for the collection.
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
Box artwork[]
Magazines[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cork, Jeff . Previews: Sega Smash Pack. Sega Web. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coming Soon. EB Games. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. "Lists the ship date for new games instead of the release date... ...Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 Ship Date: 4/24/2001"
- ↑ Sega's Smash Pack Delivers Value Plus Hours of Fun to Dreamcast Gamers. Business Wire (30 January 2001).
- ↑ Sega Smash Pack (Dreamcast) United States instruction booklet, pg. 4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Smash Pack Volume 1. Metacritic. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved on 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Sewart, Greg; MacDonald, Mark; Mielke, James (May 2001). "Review Crew - Sega Smash Pack Volume 1". Electronic Gaming Monthly (142): 104. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Major Mike (20 February 2001). Sega Smash Pack Volume 1. GamePro. Archived from the original on 16 March 2004. Retrieved on 28 June 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gerstmann, Jeff (6 April 2001). Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 Review. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved on 31 July 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dunham, Jeremy (9 February 2001). Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1. IGN. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved on 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Johnston, Will (19 April 2001). "Import Review: Sega Smash Pack Volume 1". Dreamcast Magazine (Paragon Publishing) (21): 58-61. Archived from the original.
- ↑ digitaltaco . Sega Smash Pack: Volume 1. Planet Dreamcast. GameSpy. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved on 28 June 2022.