Following the console release of Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Classics, SEGA has quietly released the collection to Linux and Mac. The game is also available for Windows. The collection features the same features as the console releases, meaning the new multiplayer and challenge modes have been added. Interestingly, this version features more games than the console release. Most notable is the inclusion of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, though it is unknown if the games are available without lock-on. Also included are the three Ecco games, Eternal Champions and Sonic CD. The inclusion of these games are one major drawback to the console release, and it’s nice to see them included here though it does call into question what legal stipulations are holding back these games on home console.
UPDATE: I installed the hub on my Mac and it runs smoothly however it looks like Sonic CD is Windows only and launches separately as it has in the past. It does not appear within the collection.
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It is weird that Sonic 3 & Knuckles, the Ecco series, and Eternal Champions are still available on Steam. I had no doubts that they would still be available to anyone who bought them before, but it is strange that Sega doesn’t just keep them in the console versions of this collection if they are still allowed to sell them. Maybe they haven’t updated their copyrights for each of these games for console sales or something.
I know that Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles aren’t available seperately, but someone has put them both in the game as mods for anyone interested. It is weird that Sonic CD is still part of the pack when it isn’t part of the classics hub, especially if they still haven’t updated it with Mac or Linux support.