Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection

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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection
System(s): PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Licensor: The Tetris Company
Original system(s): Sega Mega Drive, System 16, System 18, System C, System E
Developer(s) of original games: Sega
Game total: 4 (9)
Genre: Compilation, Puzzle

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥2,500 (2,625)2,500 (2,625)[1] SLPM-62746
CERO: A

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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (SEGA AGES 2500シリーズ Vol.28 テトリスコレクション) is an entry in the Sega Ages 2500 collection, released in Japan by Sega in 2006.

Games included

Gameplay

As the name suggests, Tetris Collection contains a number of Sega-published versions of Tetris, Flash Point and Bloxeed. Not only can the original arcade games be played, but you can also view arcade fliers and listen to the game's sounds from a special menu selected with  SELECT .

Unique to this collection is the Sega Mega Drive port of Tetris, including full box and manual scans, and a prototype ROM of a cancelled Mega Drive port of Flash Point, both of which were prevented from being sold due to presumed licensing problems. It also appears to include a Sega System 16 version of Bloxeed; the situation behind this is unknown and needs to be investigated (TODO).

Tetris New Century

Brand new and exclusive to Tetris Collection is "Tetris New Century", which builds upon the 1988 System 16 version of Tetris. New Century implements many of the standards set by The Tetris Company, including the standardised colour scheme, wall kicks, being able to "hold" a piece and the "T-Spin" move (allowing you spin a T-tetromino to fill in gaps shortly before the piece locks into place).

Aesthetically, however, New Century is similar to the System 16 game, though is no longer bound by hardware limitations, meaning the monkey guide previously only seen in the attact mode appears throughout. The style of the blocks also changes as time goes on, in addition to backgrounds being swapped out.

Manual commentary

The manual contains commentary about the original games' development and legacy. The list of authors is as follows:

  • Zenji Ishii — Former Gamest editor-in-chief
  • GOD Suzuki — Former Gamest Tetris articles writer
  • Yuri Yamakawa — Former Gamest high score manager
  • Koji UmedaGemaga editor-in-chief
  • Yoshiaki HasegawaTetris (Arcade) promotion creator
  • T.J!++ — Winner of the first Tetris (Arcade) tournament (recorded in the game)

Production credits

  • Dedicated to the player and developer of the original game
TETRIS COLLECTION STAFF
Tetris New Century
  • Director: Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Programmers:
    • Game System: Masami Imamura
    • System Support: Tetsuya Abe
  • Designer: Takuya Watanabe, Naoki Horii
  • Sound Director/Music Composer: Manabu Namiki
  • Russian songs Arranger: Kimihiro Abe
  • Sound Effect: Masaaki Kaneko
  • Sound Design: Basiscape Co.,Ltd
  • Planner/Coordinator: Takaaki Hashimoto, Takuya Watanabe, Takahiro Kawachi, Kenichiro Kikuchi, Naoki Horii
Classic Tetris Games
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PlayStation 2, JP
SegaAges2500 V28 JP Box.jpg
Cover
SegaAges2500 V28 JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sony PlayStation 2
CRC32 484309f1
MD5 e586c56db1287771627d111d9779aee6
SHA-1 27144c041954b3fc2c1607be74fcd888e44da07c
650,048,112 CD-ROM (JP) SLPM-62746 (V1.00)

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
  • Official website (Japanese)
  • Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection on PlayStation.com: JP

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62746.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-11-06 04:59)



Tetris and Tetris-like games for Sega systems/developed by Sega
Sega: Tetris (1989) | Flash Point (1989) | Bloxeed (1989) | Sega Tetris (1999) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (2006) | Tetris Giant (2010) | Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)
Third-Party: Blockout (1991) | Tetris Plus (1996) | Tetris S (1996) | Tetris 4D (1998) | The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition (2000) | Tetris Kiwamemichi (2004) | Tetris The Grand Master 4: The Masters of Round (unreleased)
Unlicensed: Super Columns (1990) | Super Tetris (19xx) | Flashpoint (19xx)
Tetris related media
Music
Tetremix (1989) | Flash Point/Bloxeed (1990) | New Century (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 Original Soundtrack (2020)



Games in the Sega Ages Series
Sega Saturn
Syukudai ga Tant-R (1996) | Space Harrier (1996) | OutRun (1996) | After Burner II (1996) | Rouka ni Ichidant-R (1996) | Fantasy Zone (1997) | Memorial Selection Vol. 1 (1997) | Columns Arcade Collection (1997) | Memorial Selection Vol. 2 (1997) | Power Drift (1998) | Phantasy Star Collection (1998) | Galaxy Force II (1998) | I Love Mickey Mouse/I Love Donald Duck (1998)
Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1997)
Sony PlayStation 2
Vol. 1 (2003) | Vol. 2 (2003) | Vol. 3 (2003) | Vol. 4 (2003) | Vol. 5 (2003) | Vol. 6 (2003) | Vol. 7 (2003) | Vol. 8 (2004) | Vol. 9 (2004) | Vol. 10 (2004) | Vol. 11 (2004) | Vol. 12 (2004) | Vol. 13 (2004) | Vol. 14 (2004) | Vol. 15 (2004) | Vol. 16 (2004) | Sega Classics Collection (2005) | Vol. 17 (2005) | Vol. 18 (2005) | Vol. 19 (2005) | Vol. 20 (2005) | Vol. 21 (2005) | Vol. 22 (2005) | Vol. 23 (2005) | Vol. 24 (2006) | Vol. 25 (2006) | Vol. 26 (2006) | Vol. 27 (2006) | Vol. 28 (2006) | Vol. 29 (2007) | Vol. 30 (2007) | Vol. 31 (2007) | Vol. 32 (2008) | Vol. 33 (2008)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Monster World Collection (2012) | Sega Classics Collection (2012) | Golden Axe Collection (2012) | Bare Knuckle Collection (2012) | ToeJam & Earl Collection (2012)
Nintendo Switch
Sonic the Hedgehog (2018) | Thunder Force IV (2018) | Phantasy Star (2018) | OutRun (2018) | Gain Ground (2018) | Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) | Puyo Puyo (2019) | Virtua Racing (2019) | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (2019) | Space Harrier (2019) | Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (2019) | Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (2019) | Shinobi (2019) | Fantasy Zone (2019) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2020) | G-LOC: Air Battle (2020) | Thunder Force AC (2020) | Herzog Zwei (2020)
Sega Ages related media
Music
Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus (2004) | Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005) | Sega Classics Collection (2006) | New Century (2006) | Bare Knuckle Original Soundtrack (2012) | Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019) | Sega Archives - M2 Music Memorial - (2023)