The original Sonic comes with a translucent blue cartridge shell, and the sequel ships on an orange cartridge. According to Iam8bit, one in eight cartridges sold will come in special \u201cChaos Emerald\u201d versions.<\/p>\n
Each copy comes packaged with a full-color instruction booklet featuring restored artwork and a new foreword, housed in a custom packaging design. The games are up for pre-order now<\/a> and will ship in waves later this year.<\/p>\n Iam8bit previously launched similar \u2018legacy\u2019 cartridges for classic games such as\u00a0Street Fighter<\/a> II, Mega Man X, Mega Man 2, Earthworm Jim, Xcavator, Battletoads, Disney\u2019s Aladdin\u00a0and\u00a0Disney\u2019s The Lion King.<\/p>\n The retro re-releases were announced during a special 35th anniversary live stream on Tuesday. Ahead of the stream, VGC spoke to Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka about Sega\u2019s plans<\/a> for the anniversary year and its collaboration with Pico Park.<\/p>\n During the stream, Sega also announced Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, which is out now, featuring improved graphics and all post-release content added to the 2022 version.<\/p>\n Sega also announced a pair of Sonic game collections for Nintendo Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Classic Sonic Collection will include Sonic Origins, Sonic Mania, and Sonic Superstars<\/a>. The Modern Sonic Collection will bundle Sonic Frontiers<\/a>, Sonic Colors: Ultimate, and Sonic Forces. Both collections will be released physically in October for $49.99 USD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n