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| − | The '''Mega Hit Series''' was a budget label for re-released [[Sega Mega Drive]] games in North America. It was announced at [[E3 1997]] and applied to ten "popular" games, all of which were re-released in September 1997 for $19.99 USD{{ | + | The '''Mega Hit Series''' was a budget label for re-released [[Sega Mega Drive]] games in North America. It was announced at [[E3 1997]] and applied to ten "popular" games, all of which were re-released in September 1997 for $19.99 USD{{intref|Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES}}. |
Games under this label were distributed in cardboard boxes to keep manufacturing costs down. Three games in the series, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]'' and ''[[Vectorman]]'' were known to be released twice under this label. Some versions have the [[Sega Seal of Quality]] in the bottom left hand corner, while presumably later releases do not. No other games in the series carry the seal. | Games under this label were distributed in cardboard boxes to keep manufacturing costs down. Three games in the series, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]'' and ''[[Vectorman]]'' were known to be released twice under this label. Some versions have the [[Sega Seal of Quality]] in the bottom left hand corner, while presumably later releases do not. No other games in the series carry the seal. | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 31 December 2015
The Mega Hit Series was a budget label for re-released Sega Mega Drive games in North America. It was announced at E3 1997 and applied to ten "popular" games, all of which were re-released in September 1997 for $19.99 USD[1].
Games under this label were distributed in cardboard boxes to keep manufacturing costs down. Three games in the series, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Taz in Escape from Mars and Vectorman were known to be released twice under this label. Some versions have the Sega Seal of Quality in the bottom left hand corner, while presumably later releases do not. No other games in the series carry the seal.
North America also had the Sega Classic label for older games which were re-released, and the Mega Hit Series is thought to have replaced this. The specific requirements for what constituted a "popular" game is not known, and curiously Super Monaco GP was released under both labels.
List of games
- Desert Demolition
- Ecco: The Tides of Time
- Eternal Champions
- Mega Bomberman
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Super Monaco GP
- Taz in Escape from Mars
- Vectorman
- X-Men 2: Clone Wars