That’s the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Classics collection. I have it myself (bought several years ago). It’s just an official emulator/GUI wrapper (styled like a bedroom with a CRT) that comes with the games. If you have the collection you can find all the ROMs in the collection’s folder and play them with whatever emulator you want. If Steam ever threatens to take them away I strongly recommend backing that folder up somewhere.
Comment on Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them
TheFrogThatFlies@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think I have a single Steam game from within which I can then run those games. How would I backup the delisted games?
Grangle1@lemm.ee 1 month ago
TheFrogThatFlies@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Never bothered to look into what it contained, but using the ROM outside steam is a very interesting proposal, thanks!
aubertlone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think if you own that you’re still able to download them afterwards
brsrklf@jlai.lu 1 month ago
You’re right, this is what they’ve been announcing. The games you’ve bought will still be available for download.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, you need to install them as well.
I know I have at least one game “grid: race driver” that was delisted from steam, I can no longer download it, it doesn’t even show up in my library. I’ve been trying like hell to find a way to play it, but even pirated versions are being difficult.
brsrklf@jlai.lu 1 month ago
This is not the case with the sega games we’re talking about. The announcement specifically mentions the games will still be available to download if you bought them before the delisting.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well that’s certainly good news! And I admit I wasn’t aware of that announcement.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s extremely rare for a delisted game to be removed from your library, and they only do it in cases where, for instance, the game would literally be unplayable because the server isn’t there anymore. Often times they won’t remove the game from your library in that situation either. Having the game in your library is, in fact, enough.
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Removing games from player inventory is very rare; I’ve only seen it happen when malware is uploaded to Steam as a game.
I have a few games that can’t be played anymore, like Super Bomberman R Online and The Crew. I still can download their files from Steam; but I can’t play them.
But now I’m curious too, what could’ve happened that got that game removed from the people who bought the game
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m a bit curious too. My theory is that it may have come down to licensing and trademark issue. Since the game used actual car brands and their logos and such, they may have had some agreement over their usage and perhaps the period of that agreement ended. It’s worth noting that the game was available from several different stores, and it became unavailable everywhere as far as I know.