Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
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Key points
- Esc is used to instantly close the game.
- An updated re-release of Sonic Mega Collection previously available on Nintendo GameCube, featuring an emulated collection of 14 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and 6 Sega Game Gear games. Some games must be unlocked through gameplay, however they can also be unlocked immediately via editing the game's configuration file.
- No option to disable the bilinear filtering used across this collection.
- The ROMs used are the inferior 50 Hz conversions. Use Region Mod as a workaround.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. |
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Retail |
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Available in the "Sonic PC Collection" bundle. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This collection is not available digitally, however some of the games featured in this collection have been released digitally elsewhere.
Essential improvements
Region Mod by Zmiize94
- Back up the game's original executable before using this mod.
- Allows the option to play between the North America, Japanese, and a fixed European version of this collection, as well as improving the sound quality of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive emulation in this collection. Details on how to use this mod's features can also be found in this video and the included readme file.
Installing Region Mod[4]
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- Download the mod here and extract the contents of the zipped archive to
<path-to-game> .
- Replace the default executable with the appropriate ones from
<path-to-game>\Modded EXE (U for North America, J for Japan, and E for Europe) and rename it to MegaCollectionPlus .
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Ghost Left Input Fix
- Fixes Gamepad permanent left input bug
- Read-Only has to be turned off to change controls thus Instructions have to be repeated.
Apply gamepad fix[citation needed]
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- After setting the desired controls go to
appdata\SEGA\MegaCollectionPlus\ .
- Open
SETTING.INI file with a text editor and delete all entries that contain BTN_AL_ .
- Save and right click go into
SETTING.INI properties and set it to Read-Only .
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Bypass configuration launcher
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\SEGA\MegaCollectionPlus\SETTING.INI |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\SEGA\MegaCollectionPlus\SAVEDATA |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Only an option to mute all audio from the configuration launcher. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Voice-overs are only heard in Comix Zone with speech bubbles unrelated to spoken dialogue are used throughout the game. |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Use the Region Mod. |
Spanish |
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Unlock all games instantly
Adding the following to the game's configuration file[7]
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- Go to the configuration file location.
- Open
SETTINGS.INI .
- Scroll down to the section under
[ETC] and add the following underneath the line DELETE_TEX_LINE : SELECT_ALL_GAMES=1 .
- Save the changes. You should now be able to play all games featured in this collection.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000 SP4 |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
320 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
References