


Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Columns - yes, it's nice. Want more good news? These games work with two Joy-Cons, so the many multiplayer-enabled games can be played on the go. Some long-dormant rarities are back, including both Toejam & Earl and its sequel, Panic on Funkotron. Many of the games on the list are really, really good. For the normal $30 price, you get 51 games (on sale, the value's even better). The value proposition is off the charts here, though. Yes, you choose games in a virtual living room. But the sheer value and quality of the Genesis Classics compilation makes it the clear go-to for any Sega-nostalgic Switch owner. Sega also has a separate line of Sega Ages arcade and console ports on the Switch, too, with some excellent options there ( Virtua Racing, Thunder Force III and IV, and Herzog Zwei). In comparison, Nintendo's premium upgrade to its Switch Online service costs an extra $30 for one year of access to its own library of Genesis and N64 games. But it lacks a few from Nintendo's online service added in the fall, while gaining others. This Switch version of the Sega Genesis Classics compilation is pretty perfect, and there are tons of games. I've been rebuying Sega games for years - the 3DS had a fantastic bunch of Sega arcade and Genesis games, and I loved the plug-and-play Genesis Mini. The Sega Genesis Classics collection is available for $15 on Nintendo's eShop, half off, and it's worth jumping on the deal. While the Nintendo Switch has a premium online subscription offering N64 and Genesis games, the far better budget pick if you don't care about N64 games is buying a separately sold game compilation that's currently on sale. I've been a Sega Genesis fan for decades.
