SEGA has confirmed in this tweet that the Sega 3D classics collection will be coming to North America in the 3DS on April 26th 2016. The package will be distributed digitally and physically. There will be nine classic games,and Sonic the Hedgehog 1 is included in this list! Here's the other games coming with it-
Power Drift – A high octane sprite-based circuit racer. Puyo Puyo 2 – A head-to-head competitive puzzle game. Maze Walker – A 3D mystery adventure. Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – A classic psychedelic scrolling shooter. Fantasy Zone II W – Fantasy Zone II W is basically an updated version of the game above. Sonic The Hedgehog – Control the iconic character in the classic fast-paced platformer. Thunder Blade – Helicopters, guns, missiles and explosions. What more do you need? Galaxy Force II – Save the galaxy in this space themed3D shoot ’em up. Altered Beast – A beat ’em up set in ancient Greece.
However, it's not yet confirmed that in the NA version, whether it will also show the master system version of Fantasy Zone 1 will be there (The Japanese version had this game as an unlockable). It's also the first time that the West is getting Puyo Puyo 2, Power Drift, and the two Master System games.
Fun fact: The artist who drew the boxart is Ken Sugimori, the artist who draws Pokemon characters!
The site for the Classics Collection is here!
Stay tuned for February, March and April as we would probably get more news about Sonic!