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The three games appear in exactly the same form as in their original release. In some locations, it was bundled with the Mega Drive console during its later years. Sonic Compilation was the first collection of multiple Sonic games on one cartridge. In 1997, the Genesis version was released in North America under the name Sonic Classics 3 in 1 (making it the final Sonic game released for the console). It contains three previously released Sonic titles: Sonic Compilation is a video game compilation released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive. Most praise was directed at the quality of the games included, but was criticized for its noticeable slowdown compared to previous releases and how the artwork featured was the only extra included. Sonic Classic Collection was met with mixed to positive reactions from critics, receiving a 70 out of 100 on Metacritic. The collection also includes a gallery of images. The games receive the addition of a save option while players can "save anywhere" as billed, they must restart the act in which they saved - they are, however, allowed to keep their score and Chaos Emeralds from when they saved, as well as any extra lives and continues earned. It features two extra lock-on modes from the originals, which allows the player to play Knuckles in Sonic 2 and to play the complete version of Sonic 3 (titled Knuckles in Sonic 3 as opposed to the original Sonic 3 & Knuckles title).
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This compilation was officially announced on Decemby Sega of America and was released March 2, 2010, although news of this compilation first broke when it was classified by the Australian Government's OFLC. Sonic Classic Collection is a video game compilation for the Nintendo DS developed by The Creative Assembly Australia, under supervision by Sega Australia and Sega of Europe. The Director's Cut version of Sonic Adventure features 12 unlockable Game Gear titles from the Sonic series: