Entries were published for the PlayStation 2 as Sega Ages 2500, a reference to its ¥2500 price point.
The Sega Saturn and PlayStation 2 releases usually feature a singular game alongside extras such as remakes or developer info, and sold at a low price point.
Several games in the PlayStation 2 series were released in Europe and North America as part of the Sega Classics Collection compilation in 2005.
Although the majority of the titles in this series remained exclusive to Japan, three games from the line - Out Run, Space Harrier and After Burner II,[2] would be compiled into the video game compilation Sega Ages Volume 1,[1] released in Europe in 1996 by Sega itself and Sega Ages released in North America in 1997 by Working Designs under their Spaz imprint.
Due to development technicalities at Working Designs, they had to make a sacrifice to Out Run by removing the original arcade music from the disc so that all three games could fit.
[6] The main focus of the series was to remake older Sega video games with 3D visuals, alongside improved sound and gameplay.
[6] Due to complications with Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sega was disallowed from releasing the games individually outside Japan.
[7] Ten releases were made in total, making it the shortest of the Sega Ages series.
[33] Sega Saturn Magazine gave it a 91%, likewise praising the three included games and the quality of the conversions.