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 Arcade Gamer Classic is a Mega Drive "console on a chip" originally produced by AtGames for the Asian market with 10-20 built-in games and distributed in the UK by Blaze Europe and France by H&B. It is similar to the Mega Drive Twin Pads, except it consists of a single pad. The number of built-in games varies between releases.
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.
A compilation of previously Japan-exclusive SEGA AGES 2500 remakes.
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 15 games version of the Arcade Gamer Classic.
The Blaze version changes Ristar for Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball.
The second pack titled Sega Puzzle Pack (Sega Archives from USA Vol. 2 in Japan) featured three games.
Sega Smash Pack is a series of game compilations featuring mostly Sega Genesis games.
10 Genesis classics on one cartridge, released in Brazil by Tec Toy and in Asian territories by Sega themselves.
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 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.
A PC CD-ROM released in Japan, with eight Genesis games.
This game is a spin-off of Sakura Taisen and Columns. This was developed by Sega and was released in 1997 for the ST-V arcade board and the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game follows the Sakura Taisen story line and uses Columns gameplay.
Six Genesis games collected on one cartridge.
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.
Columns GB: Tezuka Osamu Characters is a japanese only Game Boy Color puzzle game.
Sega Ages: Columns Arcade Collection is a compilation of four Columns arcade titles.
The LCD version of Columns is an handheld game published by Bandai in 1997 as part of the Mame Game series.