Best Videogame Compilations

The Press the Buttons blog has a rundown on some of the finest game compliations currently on offer. From the post: "After more than two decades of cranking out hit titles, the game industry has come to love compilation cartridges and discs. Publishers can crank out collections for relatively nothing in terms of cost, and fans can pick up a slew of their old favorites in a single box for a low price. However, as compilations have matured over the years some companies have become lazy about the process."

Comments

DIY Compilations

[biocute]

Since the cost of these games to the game industry is very low, wouldn't it be nice if gamers can pick the games they want from one source (i.e. all available games are sold via a middleman), instead of buying a 101-collection with only 2 desired games?

If iTunes can do that for songs, can a similar company do that for games?

Dos games

[ShadowsHawk]

I wish they'd rerelease some of the old Dos games like Stonekeep, Crusader 1&2, Acendancy, ect. I do have a 486 box that I still use for games like that, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to find old hardware at a reasonable price. I've also looked into dosbox, but it's never quite the same.

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

[May Kasahara]

Hmm... funny how they didn't mention that the Sonic Mega Collection has the biggest saving and save file loading times of any PS2 disk I've ever played. Sure I'm enjoying all the Sonic games I never got around to beating (or playing at all), but the save file lag is my one major gripe about that disk.

Then again, maybe the author of the article got the GameCube or XBox version, and saving isn't so much of a headache in either one of those. Also, don't know about the other consoles, but the PS2 version should only be around $20... that's how much I paid for mine.

I do agree with the #1 pick, though-- even after all this time, Super Mario All-Stars is still a wonderfully put-together compilation.