Sega Smash Pack (Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Sonic Spinball)

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Product Features

• Includes Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe and Sonic Spinball
• Use Ecco’s sonar and instincts to save the world in Ecco the Dolphin
• Defeat Death Adder in Golden Axe
• Help Sonic defeat Dr. Robotnik in Sonic Spinball

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000631W9
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5 x 1.1 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,430 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com E3 Report

Honorable Mention (Best Retro Game): Play a little Golden Axe--one of three games in this compilation--and you'll be surprised at how fast the gameplay comes rushing back to you (that is, if you ever owned a Sega Genesis). The two other games in this compilation are Sonic Spinball, a hedgehog-themed pinball game, and the original Ecco the Dolphin.

See other titles in our 2002 Game Boy Advance E3 Report.

Product Description

The Sega Smash Pack includes three of the greatest Sega games on one cartridge: Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, and Sonic Spinball.

Ecco the Dolphin: There's trouble in paradise! Cast alone in a beautiful but dangerous undersea world, players must use Ecco's speed, sonar, and mammalian instincts to rescue the other dolphins and save the world!

• Deep story and content that provides hours of gameplay
• Beautiful environments, including coral reefs, sunken pirate ships, hostile prehistoric seas, and the lost city of Atlantis
• Amazing undersea creatures, including killer whales, great white sharks, octopi, poisonous jellyfish, dolphins, and other sea life

Golden Axe: Defeat the evil Death Adder and his hordes of minions in one of Sega's most popular action-adventure games of all time. Jump, slash, charge, roll, and cast magical spells to save the kingdom from evil.

• Play as one of three selectable characters, each with unique magic spells, character attributes, and attacks
• Three game modes from which to choose, including arcade, easy, and duel
• Player rankings allow users to gauge their performances

Sonic Spinball: Bust loose your attitude in Sonic the Hedgehog's pinball pandemonium! Help Sonic defeat the evil Dr. Robotnik in this addictive combination of Sonic style and pinball action.

• Starring everyone's favorite Sega character, Sonic the Hedgehog
• Easy to learn, fun to play, and difficult to master
• Four challenging levels to complete and conquer

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldies, but still goodies, September 26, 2002

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sega Smash Pack (Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Sonic Spinball) (Video Game)

Just seeing these three previously exclusive Sega licenses on a Nintendo system can be a testament to either two things: how far the video game industry has come, or how far Sega fell. Either way though, this portable version of the Smash Pack is a great way to pass the time. We get the exact conversions of the Genesis classics. Golden Axe still plays as great as it always has and the control has never been tighter, Ecco the Dolphin still gives the psuedo 3-D awe inspiring graphics (well, they were when the game was first released) and challenging puzzles and intricate gameplay we've come to expect from the series, and Sonic Spinball is still the ultra fast paced pinball game featuring everyone's favorite blue hedgehog. All three games play great, look as good as they always did, and sound pretty decent (although the sound is choppy at times), the only complaint here is that more games weren't included. Hopefully Sega will put out more Smash Pack volumes in the future, I for one would like to play Streets of Rage, Eternal Champions, Shining Force, Virtua Cop 2 (it was included in the Dreamcast Smash Pack along with Sega Swirl), and maybe even the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS (that would be so great). All in all, younger gamers might not dig these 16-bit classics, but older gamers missing the days of the Genesis will have a blast playing the Smash Pack on the go.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic plays for that long trip, March 26, 2003

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sega Smash Pack (Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Sonic Spinball) (Video Game)

These games look great on the new Game Boy with frontlighting! The old-fashioned gameplay gives you hours of fun, especially on a long flight. Just smash and score!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Awesome games, doubtfull quality..., September 26, 2002

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"dylanjacobs21" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sega Smash Pack (Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Sonic Spinball) (Video Game)

I am a big SEGA fan, and when I heard this 3-in-one was coming out, I couldn't wait. So I grabbed it on the 26th (the day it came out), but when I actually played it, it was a little disappointed. I figured they would at least enhance the games a little bit, given that the Game Boy Advance is more powerful than the Genesis console. The music seems to be a little worse than the original games, and the title song is VERY annoying.
I am giving it 3 stars because it is still fun to play. These are timeless games, and they will entertain you for hours. With the sound off, of course.