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May count as a [[Revenue Enhancing Devices]] if you're cynical. [[Updated Rerelease]] is similar, but it's usually just one game and more polish rather than a package.
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* ''The Legend Of Zelda: Collector's Edition'' for Gamecube featured slightly updated ports of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: MajorasMajora's Mask (Video Game)|Majora's Mask]],'' the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[Zelda II: theThe Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'', plus a trial version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker]].'' It was packaged with new Gamecubes for a short time, and the only other ways to get it were to register at least two Nintendo-published games and a [[Game Cube]] console on Nintendo's website or subscribe to ''Nintendo Power''.
** With this disk and the Game Boy Player, every Zelda game prior to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass]]'' (other than the CD-i games, which are [[Canon Dis Continuity]]) can be played on one system. ''[[The Legend of Zelda: aA Link Toto T Hethe Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'' was not on the disc due to already getting an [[Updated Rerelease]] on the GBA.
* ''Sega Genesis Collection'' on [[Play Station 2]] and [[Play Station Portable]].
** ''Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection'' (named ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' in America; a case of [[Spotlight-Stealing Title]]) on the Xbox 360 and [[PSPlay Station 3]].
* The ''Midway Arcade Treasures'' trilogy on [[Play Station 2]], [[X Box]], [[Game Cube]] and PC collected many well-known and obscure [[Arcade Game|Arcade Games]] from the [[Midway Games]], [[Atari|Atari Games]] and Williams libraries. This was preceded in the 1990s by the ''Arcade's Greatest Hits'' compilations for various consoles; the ''Atari Collection'' volumes actually included pre-Crash Atari games which Midway otherwise didn't have the rights to.
* ''Sonic Mega Collection'' on Gamecube collects [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s entire Mega Drive (Genesis in America) library (including all three ''Sonic & Knuckles'' lock-ons) as well as ''[[Sonic 3D BlastFlickies Island]]'''s ancestor ''[[Flicky (Video Game)|Flicky]]'' and the unrelated classic ''[[Ristar]]''. It also had an [[Updated Rerelease]] in ''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'' for Playstation 2 and Xbox, which added half of the [[Game Gear]] ''Sonic'' titles, ''[[The Ooze]]'' and ''[[Comix Zone]]'' (the latter two were formerly exclusive to the Japanese release of the original Gamecube collection because Sega of America was originally worried about the ESRB rating).
** Followed by ''Sonic Gems Collection'' on [[Game Cube]] and [[Play Station 2]] (except North America for the latter), which includes three niche ''Sonic'' games (''[[Sonic the Fighters (Video Game)|Sonic the Fighters]]'' in its first console port ever, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Video Game)|Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' and ''[[Sonic R]]'') and the rest of the Game Gear games. The only Mega Drive titles happen to be non-''Sonic'' games: the ''[[Vectorman]]'' duology (which was originally unreleased in Japan), the ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' trilogy and ''[[Bonanza Bros]].'' (Though the latter two were unavailable outside of Japan because they were too violent for ''Sonic''... [[Shadow the Hedgehog|yeah, DAMN right.]])
** In an odd mix of this and [[Embedded Precursor]], ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]] [[Updated Rerelease|DX]]'' included Sonic's entire [[Game Gear]] library as unlockable games.
* Rare same-console examples: ''Sonic Classics: 3-in-1'' for [[Sega Genesis]] (Megadrive across the pond) contained ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' 1 & 2 plus ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'', and the ''Sega Six Pack'', that sported ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''[[Streets of Rage]]'', ''[[Golden Axe]]'', ''Super Hang-On'', ''[[Columns]]'' and ''[[Altered Beast]]''.
** These were used as pack-in games with the system, back when a free game was expected with a console, and three or six free games sounds much better than one. There were several variants, but they tended to use the same pool of early Megadrive games, mostly to keep the cartridge ROM size down. Another version was a ''Streets of Rage'', ''Revenge of Shinobi'' and ''Golden Axe'' 3-in-1 cartridge. There's also a Mega CD 5-in-1 disc (''Sega Classics Arcade Collection'') as well which had the same as the 3-in-1 mentioned, plus ''Columns'' and ''Super Monaco GP'', again a pack-in disc.
** The Japanese Mega CD had the two-volume ''Game no Kanzume'' compilation of games that were originally released in Japan through Sega's Meganet download service, including all the ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' text adventures.
* ''Super Mario All-Stars'' is a [[Video Game Remake]] compilation of these for the Super NES. It has ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' 1, 2 and 3 (And both the completely different [[Dolled-Up Installment|American]] and [[Mission Pack Sequel|Japanese]] SMB2s, even!) but with updated graphics and sound as well as a save feature to allow players to play the games in smaller sittings (''The Lost Levels'' saves each level of the worlds to make it easier to progress through the ([[Nintendo Hard|very hard]]) game, while the other, less difficult games in the compilation only save the world and not each individual level). It, too, was often packed with the system, and a later edition even included ''Super Mario World'' to boot. Years later, it was ported to the [[Wii]] for the 25th anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' This edition lacks ''[[Super Mario World (Videovideo Gamegame)|Super Mario World]]'' due to it already being on the [[Virtual Console]], but it has [[Feelies]] instead, consisting of an artwork book and a soundtrack CD.
* [[Nintendo]] pulled the [[Updated Rerelease]] variant of this trope again with the ''[[Metroid Prime (Video Game)|Metroid Prime]] Trilogy'' for the [[Wii]].
** Which ''inverts'' [[No Export for You]], as the West got a ''better'' deal with this. While Japan is getting separate [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]] in the form of New Play Control ''Prime'' & ''Prime 2'' at $30 (equivalent) a pop, the compilation is $10 less, and includes ''Prime 3'', so you actually save $60 if you didn't already have them.
*** That is, if you bought the game while it was still being printed. Now that it's out of print, it's effectively a [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]] [http://www.ebay.com/ctg/99386649?_trksid=p4340.l2644 almost entirely in the hands of eBay scalpers.] [[Crack is Cheaper]].
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** Pedant's note: ''First Decade'' is missing one game, ''Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor'', which was an [[Tech Demo Game|experimental, multiplayer-only, deathmatch style game with no plot]]. It's considered [[Canon Dis Continuity]].
** The series also had the smaller ''Command & Conquer Collection'', which only had ''Tiberian Sun'', ''Red Alert 2'', and ''Renegade'', plus the ''Firestorm'' and ''Yuri's Revenge'' expansions and a demo for ''Generals''.
* ''The Orange Box'', which has ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'', the two pseudo-expansion episodes, ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'', and ''[[Portal (Video Gameseries)|Portal]]''.
** Interesting due to the fact that this ''started'' as a compilation, and is now sold as separate titles.
** Also interesting because it was originally announced as "The Black Box," which just had the new stuff, and "The Orange Box." When the Black Box was cancelled, [[Internet Backlash|angry nerds]] accused Valve of [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|making them buy the games twice]], though they went quiet when it turned out any games you already own from the Orange Box can be sent to friends who don't have them as gifts.
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'', the first [[Lucas Arts]] [[Adventure Game]] to lose money but which still achieved cult status, was eventually repackaged with three other cult adventure games of theirs: ''[[Full Throttle]]'', ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road]]'' and ''[[The Dig]]''.
** In the late '90s, the company also had "the [[Lucas Arts]] collections", five or more games along with a demo disc for another half a dozen more, arranged in rough genre. For example, volume II was dedicated to ''[[Star Wars]]'' games (and included ''[[TIE Fighter]]'' and the ''[[Star Wars Rebel Assault|Rebel Assault]]'' games), while volume III was for adventure games (including the first two ''[[Monkey Island]]'' games and the aforementioned ''The Dig'' and ''Full Throttle'').
* The ''[[Lucas Arts]] Archives'' series of PC/MAC releases (from the 90's) included most of the company's early titles (including ''Full Throttle'', ''[[Maniac Mansion]]'', ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road]]'' and others) and most of their ''[[Star Wars]]'' offerings (including ''X-Wing'', ''TIE Fighter'' and ''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces Saga (Video Game)|Dark Forces]]''), not to mention several games which haven't been released since then (including the ''[[Star Wars Rebel Assault|Rebel Assault]]'' series and the ''Star Wars Screen Entertainment'' desktop utility). The games are incompatible with modern operating systems, but can still run on the Scumm virtual console.
* The ''[[Diablo (Video Gameseries)|Diablo]] Battle Chest'', which includes both the first two ''Diablo'' games and the second game's expansion pack ''Lord of Destruction''.
** Blizzard is a fan of this; they've also released Battle Chests for [[Starcraft (Video Game)|Starcraft]] and at least some of the games in the [[Warcraft (Video Game)|Warcraft]] series.
** The [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition|Collector's Edition]] of ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|Starcraft II]]'' is also a bit of a [[Compilation Rerelease]]: It includes [[Starcraft]] and Broodwar on a USB stick.
* Interplay released the Bhaalspawn Saga; or as it's known, ''[[BaldursBaldur's Gate]]'', ''Tales of the Sword Coast'', ''Shadows of Amn'', and ''Throne of Bhaal''.
* The ''[[Hitman]]'' series has as compilation release of the second (Hidden Assassin), third (Contracts), and fourth (Blood Money) games. The reasons for the first game (Codename 47) not being included are that it was a PC-only game (while the rest are PC and Console titles) and also that the third game is essentially a remake of the first in the form of an [[Whole-Episode Flashback|extended flashback]] with better graphics and gameplay.
* The various ''Namco Museum'' collections. The most complete version, on the [[Play Station]], besides including many classic 1980s arcade games, gave such titles as ''The Return of Ishtar'', ''The Legend of Valkyrie'' and ''The Genji and the Heike Clans'' their first-ever Western releases.
* SNK Playmore compilations include:
** ''[[Metal Slug]] Anthology'' (Wii, PSP and Playstation 2)
** ''[[Samurai Shodown]] Anthology''. (Wii, PSP, [[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''[[Art of Fighting]] Anthology''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''[[Fatal Fury]] Battle Archives Volumes 1 & 2''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1'' (Wii, [[PSPlay Station 2]], PSP), a compilation 16 [[Neo Geo]] titles that left fans waiting for a Vol. 2.
** ''SNK Arcade Classics 0'' (PSP), including 20 pre-Neo Geo games from the 1980s.
** ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]] Collection: The Orochi Saga'' (Wii, PSP, [[PSPlay Station 2]]) a compilation made specifically for the overseases market (developed by Terminal Reality, who also made ''Metal Slug Anthology'') that bundles all of the KOF games from '94 to '98.
*** A separately developed compilation was released exclusively in Japan titled ''The King of Fighters: Orochi Hen'' for the [[PSPlay Station 2]] (developed by G1M2, the same company that did the ''Fatal Fury'', ''Art of Fighting'', and ''World Heroes'' compilations), which only includes '95 to '97 (since '94 and '98 were given [[Updated Rerelease|stand-alone remakes]] in Japan). However, some fans actually prefer the Japanese compilation despite having two games less due to the lack of loading times and extra features missing in the overseas version such as a character palette editor, an online versus mode, and the choice to play each game with the remixed music from the Neo-Geo CD versions (the overseas version only allows players to use the cartridge soundtrack).
*** There was also ''The King of Fighters: NESTS Hen'', which includes the Neo-Geo and Dreamcast versions of '99, 2000, and 2001. [[No Export for You|So far, its Japan only]].
** ''[[World Heroes (Video Game)|World Heroes]] Anthology''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''SunSoft Collection'', a Japan-only compilation that contains ''[[Waku Waku 7]]'' and ''Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''ADK Tamashii'', another Japan-only compilation that includes ''Aggressors of Dark Combat'', ''Ninja Combat'', ''Ninja Commando'', ''Ninja Master's Haoh-Ninpo-Cho'', and ''[[Twinkle Star Sprites]]''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''[[Fuun Series|Fu'un]] Super Combo'', yet another Japan-only compilation that contains ''Savage Reign'' and ''Kizuna Encounter''. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''Bakumatsu Roman Gekka No Kenshi 1 + 2'', another Japan-only compilation that has both games in the [[Last Blade]] series. ([[PSPlay Station 2]])
** ''Sengoku Anthology'' (PS2 and PC)
*** Not only that, SNK Playmore released two boxsets that contained most of these compilations. Again, only in Japan.
* [[Capcom]] had release quite a few compilations since the PlayStation/Saturn days.
** ''[[Street Fighter]] Collection'' for the PS and Saturn, a two disc compilation containing ''Super Street Fighter II'' and ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' on one disc and ''Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold'' on the second. It was followed by ''Street Fighter Collection 2'', which includes the original ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'', ''Street Fighter II′ (Dash): Champion Edition'', and ''Street Fighter II′ (Dash) Turbo: Hyper Fighting''.
** Five volumes of the ''Capcom Generation'' series for the PS and Saturn, which covers series such as ''[[Ghosts N'n Goblins (Video Gameseries)|Ghosts N Goblins]]'', ''[[Nineteen Forty Two|1942]]'', and ''Commando''. The first four volumes were released as a bundle in Europe titled ''Capcom Generations'', but only Vol. 5 (aka ''Street Fighter Collection 2'') got a stand-alone release in America and Europe.
** The 16 games in the ''Capcom Generation'' series were later rereleased again in a new compilation titled ''Capcom Classics Collection'' for the PS2 and Xbox, which also included other games such as ''[[Final Fight]]'' and ''Forgotten Worlds''. This was followed by ''Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2'', which included ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (skipping the original ''Super Street Fighter II'') and ''[[Strider (Video Game)Hiryu|Strider]]'', plus a ton of other games.
** There was also ''Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed'' and ''Reloaded'', which more or less contain the same lineup of games as its console counterpart (missing only ''Trojan'' and ''Super Turbo''), as well as ''Capcom Classics Mini-Mix'' for the GBA, which includes the NES versions of ''Strider'', ''Final Fight'', and ''[[Bionic Commando (Video Game)|Bionic Commando]]''.
** The ''Mega Man'' series has had quite a few compilations as well. The earliest one was ''Mega Man: The Wily Wars'' (aka ''Rockman Mega World'') for the [[Sega Genesis]], a ''Super Mario All-Stars''-style compilation of the first three NES games that was released in Japan and Europe only. The six Famicom games were given individual rereleases for the PlayStation as part of the ''Rockman Complete Works'' series, along with a two-in-one compilation for the PS2 of the arcade games ''Power Battle'' and ''Power Fighters'', although westerners got a better deal in the end by receiving the ''Mega Man Anniversary Collection'', a compilation of ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]] 1-8'', with the arcade games as hidden extras. There was also the ''Mega Man X Collection'', a compilation of ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]] 1-6'' as well as the Japan and Europe-only ''Battle & Chase''. Recently ''[[Mega Man Zero (Video Game)|Mega Man Zero]] Collection'' for the [[Nintendo DS]] was released, compiling the four GBA games and bringing the previously [[No Export for You|Japan-exclusive Zero 3 features]] outside of Japan.
** ''Street Fighter'' also had the ''Street Fighter Anniversary Collection'' for the PS2 and Xbox, which was a two-in-one compilation of ''Hyper Street Fighter II'' (a pseudo compilation of the ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' series) and ''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]] 3rd Strike'', both of which were originally given individual releases for the PlayStation 2 in Japan and Europe.<ref>(Yes, that's right -- an anniversary collection that omits the original ''Street Fighter''.)</ref> There was an actually ''Street Fighter'' compilation later released titled ''Street Fighter Alpha Anthology'', which included most of the ''Alpha'' games (including ''Alpha 2 Gold'' and ''Alpha 3 Upper''), as well as ''Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix''.
** There was also ''Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection'' for the PS2 in [[No Export for You|Japan only]].
* ''[[Xbox Live Arcade]] Unplugged'' is [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|a collection of games from the Xbox 360's Arcade library]].
* ''Taito Legends'' 1 and 2 compile a bunch of Taito arcade games.
** There was also a [[No Export for You|Japan-only]] series called ''Taito Memories'', four releases in total that contained all but five of the games that ''Legends'' did, plus about 30 or so more. There is a discussion of the differences and a complete list of games [http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156427 here].
* ''[[Space Invaders]] Anniversary'' had various incarnations of the first game, upright and tabletop versions of ''Space Invaders Part II'', and a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDEP2KgFT0 new 3D version of the first game].
* ''[[Final Fantasy (Franchise)|Final Fantasy]]'' has had several compilations depending on whether you're in North America, Europe or Japan. In North America, there's ''Final Fantasy Anthology'' (''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]''), ''Final Fantasy Origins'' (''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]''), and ''Final Fantasy Chronicles'' (''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'', which, strictly speaking, is ''not'' a ''Final Fantasy'' game), all for [[Play Station]]. Of these, Europe received ''Final Fantasy Origins'' and an edition of ''Final Fantasy Anthology'' which contained ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' instead of ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]'', whose [[Play Station]] version was released individually in Europe. There was also a Japan-only two-in-one Famicom cartridge containing ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'' together, and there was the Final Fantasy Collection (IV, V and VI) for PS. Most of the games were updated slightly, mainly with [[Full Motion Video|FMV scenes]] and a bestiary and/or art gallery. There's also a GBA compilation of ''FF I'' and ''FF II'' called Dawn of Souls, and a PSP remake of ''FF IV'' compiled with ''[[Final Fantasy IV the After Years (Video Game)|The After Years]]''.
* ''Activision Anthology'' on the [[PSPlay Station 2]] and PC gathers nearly all of [[Activision]]'s [[Atari 2600]] library. It also goes the extra mile in putting you in [[The Eighties]] with its 80's gamer's room interface and licensed songs from the era playing in the background during gameplay if you want to. The PC version even includes some homebrew games in the list.
* ''[[Guitar Hero (Video Game)|Guitar Hero]]: Smash Hits'' can be considered a variant of sorts, as its setlist consists entirely of fan favorites from the first three ''Guitar Hero'' games
* After the smash success of ''[[Fallout 3 (Video Game)|Fallout 3]]'' in 2008, Interplay re-released ''[[Fallout 1 (Video Game)|Fallout 1]]'', ''[[Fallout 2 (Video Game)|Fallout 2]]'', and ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'', optimized for modern operating systems and fully patched. What did they call this bundle? The Fallout Trilogy. Never mind that each of these games have totally independent plots. And that there was another game in the series not included<ref>To be fair, fans would rather forget that game, and it wrecked Interplay altogether; see [[They Just Didn't Care]] for more details</ref>. And that one of the games in the "Trilogy" is a [[Gaiden Game]]....
** Not only that, but the games had already been released as the ''[[Fallout (Video Game)|Fallout]] Collection'', with the same 3 games.
** [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10351695-17.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0 Bethesda Softworks agrees that it's stupid.] And illegal, apparently.
* To tithe players over until the release of ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|God of War]] III'', an [[Updated Rerelease]] of the first two games were rereleased in a Blu-Ray compilation disc, with full Trophy support and anti-aliased 720p visuals running at a constant 60 frames per second. There's also a [[PSPlay Station 3]] rerelease of the two PSP titles (Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta), titled God of War Origins Collection.
* ''Raiden Fighters Aces'' for the [[Xbox 360]] is a compilation of all three ''Raiden Fighters'' games, released in 2008 in Japan and 2009 in North America, 10 and 11 years, respectively, after the newest game in the compilation, ''Raiden Fighters Jet''. This is after two failed attempts to port the series--once for the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1997, and once for the original Xbox and PC in 2003.
* [[Humongous Entertainment]] did a LOT of these. Let's see, there's the Humongous Classics Collection, Super Duper Arcades 1 and 2, the Junior Field Trips Collection, the Triple Treat Packs, [[Backyard Sports]] Three pack, the three double packs for [[Putt -Putt]], [[Freddi Fish]], and [[Pajama Sam]]...do we need to go on any further?
* ''[[R-Type|R-Types]]'' for the original [[Play Station]], and more recently, ''R-Type Dimensions'' on XBLA.
* The DS and PSP remakes of the first two ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]]'' games were combined into one package for the North American release, despite being released separately in Japan. The Windows versions they were based on had been bundled together in Japan as ''Ys Complete''.
* Famicom and NES pirated carts did it very often, having 2 to 50 games per cartridge. ''[[Action 52]]'' wasn't one of these, though it was inspired by them.
* [[Sierra]] released compilations for many of their popular [[Adventure Game|adventure games]] such as [[King's Quest (Video Game)|King's Quest]], [[Space Quest (Video Game)|Space Quest]], and [[Quest for Glory (Video Game)|Quest for Glory]].
* ''[[Raiden]] Project'' for the original [[Play Station]], which regroups the first two games of the ''Raiden'' series.
* Subverted with ''[[Retro Game Challenge]]'', where none of the games you play actually exist [[Show Within a Show|outside of the game itself]].
* The ''Gundemonium Collection'' consists of three [[Bullet Hell]] [[Shoot Em Ups]] (''Gundemonium Recollection'', ''GundeadliGne'' and ''Hitogata Happa'') originally independently developed by Platine Dispositif, and then published by Rockin' Android for PC (its original platform) and the [[Playstation Network]].
* ''Sega Ages 2500: [[Phantasy Star]] Collection'' for the [[Play Station 2]], [[No Export for You|but not in America,]] which brings together the Master System original and Genesis sequels. Similarly, the [[Sega Saturn]] received a ''Phantasy Star Collection'' with the same four games, and ''another'' was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] that omitted ''Phantasy Star IV'' due to cartridge space.
** The ''Sega Ages 2500'' line, though originally focused around [[Video Game Remake|Video Game Remakes]], ended up with a lot of compilations, including (but not limited to) ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]] Collection'', ''[[Gunstar Heroes]] [[Treasure]] Box'' (with ''[[Alien Soldier]]'' and ''[[Dynamite Headdy]]''), ''[[Wonder Boy (Franchise)|Monster World]] Collection'', and ''[[Fantasy Zone (Video Game)|Fantasy Zone]] Complete Collection''. These include lots of alternate versions, such as the rare Brazilian [[Sega Master System]] port of ''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' and a completely original 16-bit remake of ''Fantasy Zone II''.
* ''[[Video Game]]/MOTHER 1+2'', a [[Game Boy Advance]] port/compilation of ''[[MOTHER 1 (Video Game)|MOTHER 1]]'' and ''[[Earthbound (Video Game)|Earthbound]]''. Considering what franchise we're talking about, [[No Export for You]] ensued.
* Both ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]'' I and II were compiled for the Super Famicom (Japanese SNES), and later again for the [[Game Boy Color]], based on the Super Famicom version. The GBC version got an American release.
* ''[[You Don't Know Jack (Video Game)|You Don't Know Jack]]'' has had a ton of Compilation Rereleases over the years.
* In addition to a number of collections that EA and Origin put out combining unrelated games that they had release together on Compact Disc, there was also the ''[[Wing Commander (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wing Commander]] Kilrathi Saga'' collection: The first three games, re-released for Windows 95, with remastered audio and music. For the first two games, it was pretty much the only way to play the games on modern computers (aside from the MS-DOS issue, the original games played ''ridiculously'' fast on a Pentium computer). After the game went out of print, copies were known to sell on [[EBay (Website)|E Bay]] for $100 or more. At least one copy sold for $300. Despite this, [[Electronic Arts]] declined to do a rerelease because they were unsure of there being enough demand for it.
** They may be learning from their mistakes. In the summer of 2011, EA made several older games of theirs available on [http://www.gog.com GoodOldGames]; whether these are among them is yet to be seen.
** ''Prophecy'' and ''Secret Ops'' were released in the compilation ''Prophecy Gold'', with an expanded, combined manual for both instead of just putting the two manuals (one of them originally electronic). However, they did ''not'' include the fiction from the ''Secret Ops'' site, due to copyright concerns from EA's German branch.
** The Amiga CD32 had a pack-in CD that bundled ''Dangerous Streets'' with an enhanced version of ''[[Wing Commander (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wing Commander]]''.
* Since Infogrames bought (and then became) [[Atari]], they've released many compilations of arcade and [[Atari 2600]] games, largely featuring the same games. The first were two PC collections of six arcade games called ''Atari Greatest Hits'' released when Atari was still the intellectual property of Hasbro. When Infogrames bought the company, they packaged the 12 games into one compilation called ''Atari Anniversary Edition'' for the PC, [[PSPlay Station 2]], Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance. Then, several years later, Infogrames/Atari released a compilation for the PC, [[PSPlay Station 2]] and XBox called ''Atari Anthology'' which featured 18 arcade games and 62 Atari 2600 games. Finally, in 2010, Atari released the two-part ''Atari Greatest Hits'' series for the DS, which splits the contents of ''Atari Anthology'' into [[One Game for Thethe Price of Two|two different DS compilations]] (one came out in 2010, the other in 2011) with 9 arcade and 30-something 2600 games on each (some of the 2600 games are exclusive to the DS games, but the 18 arcade games are the same ones that are on ''Atari Anthology'').
* ''[[Gears of War]]'' has the Triple Pack, which bundles the first and second games, as well as all their DLC.
* ''[[Bit .Trip]] SAGA'' is a compilation of all six ''BIT.TRIP'' games for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. ''BIT.TRIP COMPLETE'', likewise, is a compilation for [[Wii]] that takes the original WiiWare games and gives them [[Difficulty Levels]], online leaderboards, challenge modes, and [[Unlockable Content]]. Notable that this will be the first time the games have gone retail.
* ''[[Gradius]] Collection'' on PSP in 2006. This is particularly significant for North American players, because it is the first official NA release of ''Gradius Gaiden'' (first released in 1997 in [[No Export for You|Japan only]]) and ''Gradius II'' (first released in 1988 in Japan AND in Europe, yet no NA release for ''eighteen years!'').
** ''Salamander Portable'', which had ''Salamander'', ''Life Force'', ''Salamander 2'' and ''XEXEX'', was also released for the PSP, but in Japan only. The same goes for the ''Parodius Portable'' collection.
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** There were several collections of their [[MSX]] games on MSX2 disks and later on the [[Play Station]] and [[Sega Saturn]].
** Collections of their classic 1980s [[Arcade Game|Arcade Games]] have appeared on the [[Play Station]], [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Nintendo DS]].
** The first three ''[[Metal Gear Solid (Video Game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' games were rereleased in one package. When ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]: Subsistance'' was released, it was compiled with the first two ''Metal Gear'' games that was on the MSX2.
** There is also a PC collection of the NES ''[[Castlevania]]'' and ''[[Contra]]'' games.
** Then there is a 2-in-1 [[Game Boy Advance]] cartridge compiling ''[[Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance (Video Game)|Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'' and ''[[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow (Video Game)|Aria of Sorrow]]''. However, it doesn't include ''[[Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Video Game)|Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', or provide a [[Old Save Bonus|second-slot bonus]] with ''Dawn of Sorrow'' as the original ''Aria of Sorrow'' cart did.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure Anode Cathode Tamer (Video Game)|Digimon Anode/Cathode Tamer: Veedramon Version]]'', a [[Wonder Swan]] Color title compiling [[One Game for Thethe Price of Two|two near-identical]] ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' games (''[[Digimon Adventure]] Anode Tamer'' and ''[[Digimon Adventure]] Cathode Tamer''), giving them a colour facelift in the process.
* ''[[Toaplan]] Shooting Battle Volume 1'' for the [[Play Station]] included ''[[Tiger Heli]]'' and both the Japanese and international versions of ''[[Twin Cobra (Video Game)|Twin Cobra]]''. No second volume was released.
* ''Data East Arcade Classics'' on the Wii.
* The [[Xbox 360]] has a compliation of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Video Game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'', ''Peggle'', and ''Zuma''.
* The recent trend of [[Play Station 3]] (and sometimes [[Xbox 360]]) high-definition compilations, which shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Franchises which have been given this treatment include, but are by no means limited to, ''[[Sly Cooper (Video Game)|Sly Cooper]]'', ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', ''[[Splinter Cell]]'', ''[[Silent Hill]]'', and ''[[Metal Gear Solid (Video Game)|Metal Gear Solid]]''.
* ''Microsoft Arcade'', released for the IBM PC and [[Apple Macintosh]] in 1993, was the first compilation of golden age [[Atari]] games. Microsoft later released ''Return of Arcade'' and ''Revenge of Arcade'' for Windows 95; both were compilations of old Namco games.
* [[Hudson Soft]] released a fair number of these, but only in Japan:
** ''Star Force'', ''[[Star Soldier (Video Game)|Star Soldier]]'' and ''Hector '87'' were collected on the Super Famicom as ''Caravan Shooting Collection'', later rereleased as ''Hudson Best Collection Vol.5''.
** The ''Hudson Best Collection'' series on the [[Game Boy Advance]] repackaged much of their Famicom releases in portable form. ''[[Bomberman (Video Game)|Bomberman]]'', ''[[Lode Runner]]'' and ''[[Adventure Island]]'' each get a volume of their own; besides the aforementioned shooting collection, the remaining volumes are filled out with ''Challenger'', ''[[MilonsMilon's Secret Castle (Video Game)|Milons Secret Castle]]'', ''Nuts & Milk'', ''Binary Land'' and ''[[Princess Tomato in Thethe Salad Kingdom]]''.
** The ''[[PCTurbo EngineGrafx 16]] Best Collection'' series for the PSP compiled games from the ''Tengai Makyou'', ''[[Galaxy Fraulein Yuna]]'', and ''[[Star Soldier (Video Game)|Star Soldier]]'' series, plus the rare Arcade Card games ''Kabuki Ittou Ryoudan'' and ''Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire''.
* ''Irem Arcade Hits'' for the PC compiled together many [[Irem]] games excluding ''[[R-Type]]'' (though it did include ''R-Type Leo'').
** Earlier, two single-disc collections were released in Japan for the [[Play Station]] and [[Sega Saturn]]: ''Irem Arcade Classics'' (''10-Yard Fight'', ''Zippy Race'' and ''[[Kung Fu Master|Spartan X]]'') and ''Image Fight & X-Multiply''.
* ''Arcade Smash Hits'' for the [[Sega Master System]] had ''[[Missile Command]]'', ''[[Breakout]]'' and ''[[Centipede (Video Game)|Centipede]]''.
* ''[[Rare|Ultimate Play the Game]]: The Collected Works'' for the [[ZX Spectrum]].
** The bizarrely titled ''Cosmic Battlezones'' for the [[BBC Micro]] was a compilation of ''Jetpac'', ''Lunar Jetman'' and ''Alien 8''.
* The [[Turbo Grafx 16|Turbo Duo]] was released with a pack-in compilation of ''Gates of Thunder'', ''[[Bonk]]'s Adventure'', and ''Bonk's Revenge'' on a single Super CD, with ''[[Bomberman (Video Game)|Bomberman]]'' as a hidden extra.
* ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'', a Japan-only [[Game Cube]] compilation of ''[[Dr. Mario (Video Game)|Dr. Mario]]'', ''Yoshi's Cookie'' and ''[[Panel De Pon]]''.
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden]] Trilogy'' for the SNES collected all three NES games with relatively few enhancements other than the addition of a [[Password Save]].
* ''[[Thunder Force]] Gold Pack 1'' and ''Pack 2'' for the [[Sega Saturn]] had the three [[Mega Drive]] ''Thunder Force'' games and ''Thunder Force AC''.
* The ''Intellivision Lives!'' compilations for the PC, Macintosh, [[Play Station]], [[X Box]], [[Play Station 2]], [[Game Cube]] and [[Nintendo DS]] have emulated versions of most of the [[Intellivision]]'s first-party releases, plus a few bonus games that were never released for the actual system. There was also the ''Intellivision Rocks!'' compilation, mostly featuring games developed for the system by Activision and Imagic, and again including a few previously unreleased games.
* Namco collected most of their [[Play Station]] [[Light Gun Game|Light Gun Games]] on the Japan-only [[Play Station 2]] release ''Gunvari Collection + [[Time Crisis]]'', "Gunvari" being the Japanese series title for ''[[Point Blank (Videovideo Gamegame)|Point Blank]]''.
* ''Sega Ages Volume 1'', a US-only release for the [[Sega Saturn]], crammed onto one disc [[Arcade Perfect Port|Arcade Perfect Ports]] of ''[[Out Run]]'', ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]]'' and ''[[After Burner]] II'' which had been released separately in Japan. A similar collection (including ''Super Hang-On'') was later released for the [[Game Boy Advance]].
* ''[[Tecmo]] Classic Arcade'' for the [[X Box]] featured 11 of their old arcade games.
* ''[[Kunio Kun]] Nekketsu Collection'', another Japan-only compilation of Famicom games for the [[Game Boy Advance]], with two on each of three volumes.
* [[Alice Soft]] released the first three [[Rance (Franchise)|Rance]] series and other old games in Alice no Yakata 456. That's so you could play those games on Windows.
 
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