Video game compilation
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A video game compilation is a type of product bundling in which different video games are available for purchase as a special collection.[1] They are often stored on the same physical media or digital package, making use of menu interfaces that allow players to select the game they want to play.[2] They are a form of video game preservation.
History
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The Nintendo Entertainment System received official multicart compilations that re-released earlier games, such as Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet.[3] In the early 1990s, Codemasters, an unlicensed publisher, used multicarts to release brand new games in their Quattro compilations.[4] Action 52, released by Active Enterprises, is infamous for its low quality.[5] Pirate Nintendo compilations often included ROM hacks that replaced character sprites.[6]
In the 1990s, video game consoles saw compilations of older arcade games, such as Arcade's Greatest Hits and Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits, while Windows computers received compilations of console games, such as the Sonic & Knuckles Collection.[7] Three Wonders is unusual for a 1991 arcade machine for being a compilation of three games. [8]
Renewed interest in retrogaming has motivated the release of multiple compilations in the 2010s and 2020s,[9][10] such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection[11] and the Irem Collection series.[12][13][14]
List of video game compilations
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Multiple companies
[edit]Activision
[edit]Atari
[edit]Bandai Namco
[edit]Capcom
[edit]- Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
- Buster Bros. Collection
- Capcom Arcade Cabinet
- Capcom Arcade Stadium
- Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
- Capcom Classics Collection
- Capcom Digital Collection
- Capcom Fighting Collection
- Capcom Generations
- Capcom Puzzle World
- Darkstalkers Resurrection
- The Disney Afternoon Collection
- Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
- Final Fight: Double Impact
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
- Marvel vs. Capcom Origins
- Mega Man Anniversary Collection
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
- Mega Man Legacy Collection
- Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
- Mega Man X Collection
- Mega Man X Legacy Collection
- Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
- Mega Man Zero Collection
- Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
- Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
- Street Fighter Collection
- Three Wonders
- Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection
Codemasters
[edit]Electronic Arts
[edit]Irem
[edit]Konami
[edit]- Castlevania Advance Collection
- Castlevania Anniversary Collection
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
- Contra Anniversary Collection
- Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack
- Gradius Deluxe Pack
- Gradius III and IV
- Konami 80's Arcade Gallery
- Konami Antiques MSX Collection
- Konami Classics
- Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
- Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced
- Konami GB Collection
- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection
- Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
- Silent Hill HD Collection
- Silent Scope Complete
- Suikoden I & II
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Midway
[edit]- Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2
- Midway Arcade Origins
- Midway Arcade Treasures
- Midway Arcade Treasures 2
- Midway Arcade Treasures 3
- Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition
- Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
- Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits
- Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
- Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits
Nintendo
[edit]- Game & Watch Gallery
- Game & Watch Gallery 2
- Game & Watch Gallery 3
- Game & Watch Gallery 4
- Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
- Kirby's Dream Collection
- Metroid Prime: Trilogy
- NES Remix
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection
- Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
- Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars
- Super Spike V'Ball/Nintendo World Cup
- Tetris & Dr. Mario
- The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
Sega
[edit]- Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars
- Dreamcast Collection
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
- Phantasy Star Collection
- Puyo Puyo Box
- Sega 3D Reprint Archives
- Sega Ages
- Sega Arcade Gallery
- Sega Classics Arcade Collection
- Sega Forever
- Sega Game Pack 4 in 1
- Sega Genesis Classics
- Sega Genesis Collection
- Sega Smash Pack
- Sonic & Knuckles Collection
- Sonic Classic Collection
- Sonic Compilation
- Sonic Gems Collection
- Sonic Jam
- Sonic Mega Collection
- Sonic Origins
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
- Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
SNK
[edit]Square Enix
[edit]- Chocobo Collection
- Collection of Mana
- Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend
- Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
- Dragon Quest I & II
- Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2
- Final Fantasy Anthology
- Final Fantasy Chronicles
- Final Fantasy Collection
- Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
- Final Fantasy I・II
- Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
- Final Fantasy Origins
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- Scott Adams Scoops
Sony Interactive Entertainment
[edit]Taito
[edit]Tecmo
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stuart, Keith (12 July 2022). "Classics and cash-ins: the unsung brilliance of video game compilations". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Marcus (11 November 2022). "Preservation Through Play – How Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series Brings Video Game History To Life". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Video game:Nintendo Compilation: Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, World Class Track Meet - Nintendo". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Wynne, Rhys (1 June 2022). "The Codemasters 4 Quattro Compilation with SIX Games On It". Retro Garden. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Smith, Ernie (13 December 2016). "The Video Game That Promised to Contain 52 Video Games And Failed Miserably". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Dream and Friends» Blog Archive » Happy Weird-Ass Pirate Multicart Day 2011". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "1997-03-18: Sega Entertainment brings three enhanced Sonic classics to the PC for the price of one". Sega Retro. 1997. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Three Wonders". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Life, Nintendo (1 July 2024). "Best Nintendo Switch Collections And Compilation Games". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Atari digs up 39 more retro classics for 50th anniversary game compilation". TechSpot. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Salkowitz, Rob. "Cowabunga! New Collection Celebrates 40 Years Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Forbes. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "irem Collection Volume 1 launches November 21". Gematsu. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Extension, Time (25 April 2023). "Irem Collection Vol.1 Brings Image Fight II To The West For The First Time In Physical Form". Time Extension. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Life, Nintendo (22 November 2023). "Review: Irem Collection Volume 1 (Switch) - Three Great Games, But One Slim Package". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 30 July 2024.