Popular games for franchise Columns
The collection has over 50 retro classics to experience across every genre; arcade action, shooters, beat’em ups, puzzlers, old favourites and hidden gems, with a raft of modern features. These include online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, rewind and save states meaning players old and new should find revisiting these great games an absolute Sonic 3D Blast.
Columns is a match-three puzzle video game created by Jay Geertsen in 1989. Early versions of the game were ported across early computer platforms and Atari ST. In 1990, Jay Geertsen sold the rights to Sega, who ported the game to several Sega consoles.
Sega Genesis Collection features over 30 titles including, Altered Beast, Sonic The Hedgehog, Shinobi III, Phantasy Star, and the original Sega Genesis version of Golden Axe. Sega Genesis Collection also features numerous unlockable items that delve into the soul of the Genesis including interviews with the original developers that created the games featured in the collection, a museum area with interesting facts about the games, a hint area to help gamers complete their favorite Sega Genesis games, and Sega arcade games from the Genesis era.
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another. According to the ancient merchants, by arranging three or more of the same jewels horizontally, vertically or diagonally, you shall perform miracles.
The Blaze Entertainment version of the Arcade Portable handheld, manufactured by AtGames. In this version, Sonic Spinball was added in place of Ristar.
The first Sega Smash Pack was released in 1999 for the PC. It was a compilation of eight emulated Sega classics.
A port of Columns for the Sharp Zaurus PDA.
Six Genesis games collected on one cartridge.
The 80 Games version only includes 40 Mega Drive/Genesis games, however it also has 40 AtGames developed games to bring the total up to the stated 80.
Columns II takes everything fans know and love about the original and dramatically increases the value. Not only is there an online versus mode, a Stage Select feature, and a tabletop mode that rotates Player 2’s screen 180 degrees for face-to-face battles, but the original Genesis version of Columns comes bundled in! There’s even an Infinite Jewels mode that lets you play virtually forever. This version of the game adds: - Stage selection for the 70 single player levels - A stage clear record for the arcade mode with the round girls/boys unlocked based on your progress - Online multiplayer - Some custom options for multiplayer: no skull spawns, flipped screen. - UI option for Columns or Columns II styles - The Sega Genisis/Mega Drive version of Columns that was available as a DLC for Yakuza 0 has also been included with the game.
The Arcade Ultimate is a handheld Sega Mega Drive console on a chip created by AtGames. It can be seen as an enhanced version of the Arcade Portable. Like its predecessors, the name of this product is disputed and varies considerably between regions and distributors. While AtGames call it the Arcade Ultimate on their website, most packaging designs call the system the Gopher, with Sega Mega Drive Arcade Ultimate Portable, Sega Genesis Ultimate Portable Game Player, Sega Genesis Firecore Portable Player, and Sega Mega Drive Firecore Portable Player also in use. In Brazil the system is known as the MD Play.
The Arcade Portable is a handheld Sega Mega Drive console on a chip manufactured by AtGames. It was the second handheld to be produced by AtGames, following the Arcade Gamer Portable, and was bettered by the Arcade Ultimate. Like many of AtGames' products, the true name for this handheld is not known. AtGames' website calls it the Arcade Portable, but the device was renamed by various distributors. Packaging calls it the Mega Drive Portable Video Game Player. The system was manufactured by AtGames who distributed across Asia. Blaze Europe distributed across Europe and Tectoy brought it to Brazil as the Mega Drive Portátil.
10 Genesis classics on one cartridge, released in Brazil by Tec Toy and in Asian territories by Sega themselves.
The 15 games version of the Arcade Gamer Classic.
In 2002, Sega Smash Pack: Twin Pack was released on PC, and it contained both of the above collections combined. However, the game had issues when it was played on the Windows XP operating system. One of the issues is that when a user plays Sega Smash Pack 1 under XP, Games suddenly quit without error after a certain amount of time.
This game is an upgrade of the original 1990 arcade release of Columns. The games were released out of order for some reason — this one was released a few weeks before Volume 6, unless Sega, 3D-Ages, and SCEJ all accidentally switched the dates on both their websites. This game include an "original mode" (which is practically identical to the arcade release) and an updated mode, sporting pre-rendered 2D graphics and various visual and audio upgrades. There is also a versus mode where you can play against the computer, otherwise it is not too dissimilar from the original version.
A compilation of previously Japan-exclusive SEGA AGES 2500 remakes.
Sega Smash Pack is a series of game compilations featuring mostly Sega Genesis games.
The LCD version of Columns is an handheld game developed by Handheld Ltd.. It was distributed by Hashy Top-In in 2009 as part of the Pocket Boy series.
The Brain Games Colour, is an officially licensed handheld console released by AtGames. It contains 17 Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear games, and three "bonus" games.
The second pack titled Sega Puzzle Pack (Sega Archives from USA Vol. 2 in Japan) featured three games.
Sega Ages: Columns Arcade Collection is a compilation of four Columns arcade titles.