It's been barely been two years since the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection launched on digital platforms, and it's already on the verge of going extinct. Publisher Limited Run Games announced today that the collection is going the way of the dinosaur this March.
"We wanted to give you an early heads-up that the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection will no longer be available for purchase on digital storefronts after March 31, 2026," the publisher says in a Steam post. "If you already purchased the game, don't worry – you'll still be able to redownload and play it anytime."
As the name suggests, Limited Run Games is primarily known for small physical print runs of indie and retro-style games that would otherwise only be available digitally. The company also publishes new, digital releases like this Jurassic Park collection, though both it and the older Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection have been subject to sudden delistings.
"In the past, we learned how important it is to provide plenty of notice for changes like this, so we're committed to being as open and transparent as possible," LRG says in its announcement. "Our goal is to give fans every opportunity to grab the game before it’s too late. Thanks for understanding!"
For now, you've got a month-and-a-half notice to buy the collection, which is still a full $30 USD on most platforms. After the delisting, the only way to pick up the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection will be hunting for the physical Limited Run Games release on eBay. Or, of course, you could just track down original games for your 8- and 16-bit consoles of choices.
This collection isn't exactly an essential one – the games range from "somewhat better than you'd expect" to "exactly as bad as you'd expect" – but I do have fond memories of the surprisingly ambitious SNES game, and the banger soundtrack tied to the otherwise mediocre NES title. Regardless, it's a shame to see a publisher like Limited Run Games, which has always been at the forefront of the preservation-minded retro community, fail to secure the future for a game like this.
Look, it won't make our list of the best SNES games, but those Doom-style first-person sequences are still burned in my memory.
