75
Worth for those that want to remember the classics or for those that don't know them.
70
Sonic Classic Collection is a good, but flawed compilation for the Nintendo DS that just screams "small budget, short development cycle!" It is what it is: four great Sonic games accurately ported to a half-assed compilation.
83
It's not a great port and we'd have liked more content, but the quality gameplay shines through.
0
Chronic Farces: Pay 2 Win Battle belongs in a ditch with every other mobile scam game.
7
honestly, from what i've heard, this game is kind of mediocre in terms of frame rate and input lag, but from my experience on my DS Lite, this seems to play perfectly. the controls are at least responsive on my end, although removing some of the features from the original games should not have been necessary. but overall, if you want to experience Sonic 3 this current decade, since the Steam version is delisted and the prices on eBay are high (i think), this would be your only choice. but overall, i can recommend this to some extent as long as you have fun with it
8
It's not bad. It just doesn't have much new content, the game is fully playable on a DSi, without any slowdowns, but it still has sound effects of questionable quality, but nothing that gets in the way. In short, it's just an inferior version of Sonic Jam.
Sonic Classic Collection
DS
Released On:
Mar 2, 2010
Metascore
Mixed or Average
70
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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83
It's not a great port and we'd have liked more content, but the quality gameplay shines through.
78
For NDS owners who don't know the blue hedgehog and for fans of Sonic, the collection offers everything the successful series offers – fast gameplay, classical platformer elements and hidden places all over the levels.
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Mar 20, 2023
10
The game that introduced me to an amazing series Sonic Classic Collection is a collection of the original 4 SEGA Mega Drive Sonic titles, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles with Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles included. The game also includes an art gallery with artwork for the older games in the franchise. The game runs really well in Sonic 1 and 2 but Sonic 3 is a little buggy at times. The devs even went above and beyond to keep the original stage select screens, sound test codes and debug modes! All in all, Sonic Classic Collection is a near perfect game
Sep 2, 2019
10
Knuckles in Sonic 3 alone makes this collection great, but when you add both versions of Sonic 2, Sonic and Knuckles and regular Sonic 3, this is a compilation that you must pick up!
73
It is a pity Sega hasn't added any new feature, like extras or additional modes to encourage the player.
70
Sonic Classic Collection brings to life six original Megadrive games on the Nintendo DS. The new features include a new save game system and some extras with collectible pictures. The game has same issues with the framerate and with the visuals, but preserves the same original playability.
70
Still, if you want some old-fashioned Sonic speed on the DS, this collection will do you: it comprises Sonics 1, 2, and 3, Sonic & Knuckles, plus the Knuckles-ized versions of Sonic 2 and 3(without any Lock-On Technology). [Apr 2010, p.87]
60
The original Sonic games have aged brilliantly. Unfortunately this collection has been made with little-to-no effort resulting in framerate issues that bring them down.
50
This really is nothing more than lazy emulation of a much loved series.
Jul 27, 2016
10
What are these mixed and bad reviews about this game is a great collection and way better than that GBA game and this game you can play on the go so yea!
Apr 3, 2025
7
honestly, from what i've heard, this game is kind of mediocre in terms of frame rate and input lag, but from my experience on my DS Lite, this seems to play perfectly. the controls are at least responsive on my end, although removing some of the features from the original games should not have been necessary. but overall, if you want to experience Sonic 3 this current decade, since the Steam version is delisted and the prices on eBay are high (i think), this would be your only choice. but overall, i can recommend this to some extent as long as you have fun with it
Jun 4, 2023
7
Retro games collection formed of the classic Genesis games Sonic 1,2 & 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. As such it is not as comprehensive as some of the versions (the PS2 collection includes the Game Gear and Master System Sonic games as well as Sonic Spinball) but it's still classic retro gaming that works perfectly on a handheld system thanks to the handy inclusion of an in-game save.
Oct 25, 2018
3
The original games were already bad, but this game makes it worse with the technical issues.
Sep 9, 2011
3
Sega made a grown man cry with this one. I was a fanboy back during the bit-wars and these were my favorite games for a long time. I don't care that there isn't any new content, and frankly, it doesn't need it. What I care about is that an effort to actually convert the games is absent. A script here, touch screen controls there, a menu or two, a copy of the rom files for each and an emulator. You can't even really call it a port because they didn't actually bother to convert the game data to the new system at all. They just slapped an interface over an emulator. An emulator simply unequipped to do these great old games any justice whatsoever. An emulator that could not be configured to actually let the start button be the pause button. An emulator that can't keep up with Sonic to the point of killing him in some of the fastest parts. An emulator that somehow lost all the nuances of control that the games had in their original form, turning them from slick and fun to clunky and awkward. They didn't even bother to go through the game data and attempt to convert it to the NDS's different vertical resolution, giving the game-play a squashed, distorted look that is always. If they'd just set the emulator to crop things a bit from the top and bottom, that might have been excused. It's painfully clear Sega just shoved them into a box that doesn't quite fit them, so there's little wonder why they came out wrinkled, though mangled feels closer to being the right word for me. I love the games, but they're not what I'm rating here. Do it right, Sega, or just don't do it.
SummarySonic Classic Collection allows fans both old and new to speed through the much loved zones of the four original Mega Drive adventures, in a bid to collect the chaos emeralds and save the world. Optimized to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS system, Sonic Classic Collection will feature a new save anywhere feature, a first in this o... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
