Offering streamlined access to more than 50 retro relics, Sega Mega Drive Classics doesn't provide many surprises or bonus features but it does get Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage and other 16-bit gems to your current-generation console of choice.

At this point Sega has settled on a comfortable list of Mega Drive games that it thinks sums up the era, and has reproduced them an astounding number of times, in myriad ways and on numerous systems. This latest collection, designed for Xbox One and PS4 (sorry Switch, you'll be getting each game piecemeal at a later date), is a brilliant way to revisit some of the absolute greatest 90s games, assuming you don't already own your favourites on your console, PC or phone.

I really enjoy the framing of the main menu in Mega Drive Classics. Rather than just give you a list of titles to choose from, the game boots into a 3D simulation of a Sega-obsessed kid's bedroom in the 90s, full of cute little details. You go to the shelf to choose a game, check the amplifier for audio settings, pick up the phone to organise online multiplayer, and so on.

If you've played a Sega classic on PC in the last few years you'll recognise this setup, as it's identical to the virtual hub you use to play them on Steam. Except there you pay $US3 or $US4 per game in order to fill up your virtual shelf, making the 53 games for $50 in this collection a pretty good deal by comparison.

Selecting the Mega Drive below the TV lets you apply bilinear blurring, antialiasing and other pixel scaling methods designed to give a less blocky-looking image, but you're probably better off leaving them alone. There's also a simple scanlines option and the ability to curve the screen to evoke a CRT look. I wish you could customise the look of the room, or at least switch out the original Mega Drive for the Mega Drive II (which was near-ubiquitous in Australia), but overall the interactive setting's a nice touch.