Sega Plans To Delist Over 60 Classic Games – Full List

Shinobi (Image: SEGA)

Shinobi (Image: SEGA)

Ah, yes. The inevitable game cycle of life has started in Sega. The gaming monolith plans to delist over 60 of its classic titles like Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, Monster World, NiGHTS and Shinobi. Sega has not released any information as to why these games are being delisted come Dec. 6, but if you currently own any of the 60 + titles you should still have access to them.

Hopeful gamers wishing to obtain these Sega titles before they vanish should grab them now. Removal of the games impact Switch, Steam, Xbox and PlayStation users. In the past, Sega has repackaged these classics for resale or classic ports.

Nintendo Switch users can rejoice in the fact that if they own a Nintendo Switch Online Subscription, they’ll have access to “select individual classic titles” as written on Sega’s support site.

The removal of Shinobi is perhaps due to turn the game into a movie. The Golden Axe series removal has to do with the game becoming a TV show, and there is speculation that the game will be repackaged with its newest addition. So far, there’s no release date placed on the new Golden Axe game, leaving fans of the franchise without new information.

But none of this explains why the other titles are being removed.

Sega players on social sites like Reddit have speculated that there will be a re-release of games like Konami’s Castlevania re-release this year. Konami pulled the Castlevania series for resale approximately three months ago, allowing it to be ported over to multiple gaming devices while limiting it to others.

Others guess Sega is done selling their old games and would rather focus on new ones or that Sega is planning a surprise for their followers by releasing new content or a new gaming system similar to Dreamcast, a Sega gaming system released in 1998 that failed to gain traction.

Sega has not released any information as to why the classics are being pulled from stores, but it’s safe to say that more players will opt for emulators in the meantime if they miss the deadlines on these games. Regardless to say, the ball is in Sega’s court and gamers are watching for the next move.

Full List of Sega’s Delisted Games

STEAM

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Soldier
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bio-Hazard Battle
Bonanza Bros
Columns
Columns III
Comix Zone
Crack Down
Crazy Taxi
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Dreamcast Collection Bundle
Dynamite Headdy
Ecco Jr.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Eternal Champions
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Galaxy Force II
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Gunstar Heroes
Jet Set Radio
Kid Chameleon
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Light Crusader
Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle
NiGHTS into Dreams
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
SEGA Bass Fishing
Shadow Dancer
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Spinball
Space Channel 5: Part 2
Space Harrier II
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade
Sword of Vermilion
The Revenge of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton
VectorMan
VectorMan 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

XBOX

Altered Beast 
Crazy Taxi 
SEGA® Genesis Classics™ 
Golden Axe 
Monster World 
NiGHTS into Dreams 
SEGA Bass Fishing 
Shinobi 
Sonic the Fighters 
Streets of Rage 
SVC: ToeJam & Earl 
Virtua Fighter 2 

SWITCH

SEGA® Genesis Classics™

PLAYSTATION

SEGA® Genesis Classics™

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