Sega Genesis Classic Edition announced

[The Deadman]

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/begu...a-mini-genesis

Shipping in October (at least in the U.K.) and containing a whopping 80 games, the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Classic Game Console looks exactly like a shot fired over Nintendo's bow, a reminder of the classic console wars during which the companies found themselves in a constant state of one-upmanship. Yet SEGA's upcoming creation will more likely serve as a contrast to better underscore the value and merit of Nintendo's retro device.

Based on the descriptive text at U.K. retailer Smyths Toys' website, this "new" device is little more than the latest iteration of the Genesis clone consoles a Chinese manufacturer called At Games has been issuing in different formats for the past few years. Unfortunately, they're anything but a nostalgic home run.

In principle, these SEGA reissues should be much better than Nintendo's upcoming offering, including more built-on games and a functioning cartridge slot to allow players to use their original Genesis games. In practice, they're shoddy: Rather than incorporating original Genesis hardware — despite the cartridge slot — they run on mediocre emulators that don't offer full compatibility with cartridges. Inexplicably, they don't even offer save support for carts that include battery backup (so please enjoy completing Phantasy Star II in a single sitting). They also provide standard-definition video out via composite cables, the worst possible way to view games on modern TVs — assuming, that is, your TV isn't so modern that it no longer supports a composite signal. And the systems' sound quality calls into question the word "quality," with familiar tunes like Sonic's "Green Hill Zone" sounding more like the flatulent final expulsion of a dying robot. Meanwhile, Nintendo's Classic Mini: NES offers high-definition visuals over HDMI and is almost certain to support full game saves. While it doesn't offer any way to play games beyond the 30 announced titles, one questions the value of playing a vast library of badly rendered, ear-shattering, incompletely supported games. Is that really a superior experience to playing a handful of well-curated and nicely presented classics? (Spoilers: No.)

Oh, and it's probably worth mentioning that only half of the 80 included games are legitimate Genesis classics; the other 40 titles are cheap-looking shovelware with enticing names like "Cross the Road," "Snake," "Sudoku Quiz," and "Jack's Pea."

According to the article, half of the games arent well known so...I probably wont get it.

[turtlefanforever]

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Alien Storm Altered Beast
Arrow Flash Bonanza Bros. Chakan: The Forever Man
Columns Columns III Comix Zone
Crack Down Decap Attack Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Mya Master Mind Skeleton Scale ESWAT: City Under Seige
Eternal Champions Fatal Labyrinth Flicky
Gain Ground Golden Axe Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III Jewel Master Kid Chameleon
Phantasy Star 2 Phantasy Star 3 Ristar
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball T-Rex Memory Match Yawning Triceratops
Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog II
Sonic 3D Blast Sword of Varmilion The Ooze
Vectorman Vectorman II Mortal Kombat I
Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat III Adventure in the Park
Cross the road Jack's Pea Jewel Magic
Curling 2010 Plumbing Contest Wall-Breaking
Bubble Master Break a Fireline Mahjong Solitaire
Warehouse Keeper Chess Memory
Snake Air Hockey Spider
Naval Power Mr. Balls Cannon
Fight or Lose Bottle Taps Race Bomber
Checker Hexagonos Whack-A-Wolf
Mirror Mirror Panic Lift Black Sheep
Flash Memory Brain Switch Mega Brain Switch
Hidden Agenda Dominant Amber Hide and Seek
Jura Formula Lost World Sudoku Meatloaf Rotation

[Zak The Neutrino]

I have the same issue with this one as I do with the Nintendo one. It is missing some key games from that era.

[snake]

What a sh*tshow

[Mew]

No thanks.

[Allio]

Originally Posted by Zak The Neutrino

I have the same issue with this one as I do with the Nintendo one. It is missing some key games from that era.

I don't know, I think it has all the iconic first party games

[Etsyturtle2]

They literally already did this for cheaper before. Plus the ability to play original game carts.

This is just a Nintendo hype cash in.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

They literally already did this for cheaper before. Plus the ability to play original game carts.

This is just a Nintendo hype cash in.

Your words speak truth.

[Zak The Neutrino]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

They literally already did this for cheaper before. Plus the ability to play original game carts.

This is just a Nintendo hype cash in.

Yep and those systems sat until everyone put them on super sale.

The only way I would buy either one of the systems is if they had enough games so that I could sell all my cartridges.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by Zak The Neutrino

Yep and those systems sat until everyone put them on super sale.

The only way I would buy either one of the systems is if they had enough games so that I could sell all my cartridges.

I got a Genesis plug n' play for $5 at Walmart. Not bad for cheap.

[oldmanwinters]

I have one of the older AT Games Genesis plug n' plays, and the sound emulation and wireless controllers have their problems. Not worth $50 or anything like that, but it's about 30 good games for your TV if you don't have any other means to play them. Better options are Steam Genesis Classics Packs, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on Xbox 360, and the original hardware, of course.

I also picked up an AT Games Firecore handheld a while back at a yard sale. Has similar problems as their console version but having a usb-powered handheld with a flash memory card slot is much more convenient.... makes me kinda want to get an official Sega Nomad one day.

I guess it's nice that the newest AT Games console includes tje Mortal Kombat roms as a bonus.

[Ecto Jedi]

Yeah. An NES with an HDMI port (albeit one with only thirty included games and no cartridge support) sounds rather nice.

This? Not so much. Who doesn't already own an X-Box 360 or PS3? Why not just pick up Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, which features all the greats (and none of the shovelware) and plays in beautiful HD, for $5 from a bargain bin?

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Yeah. An NES with an HDMI port (albeit one with only thirty included games and no cartridge support) sounds rather nice.

This? Not so much. Who doesn't already own an X-Box 360 or PS3? Why not just pick up Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, which features all the greats (and none of the shovelware) and plays in beautiful HD, for $5 from a bargain bin?

That's what I did.

[Andrew NDB]

"Sega Genesis Classic Edition" like that NES thing before it... AKA "sh*t for nostalgics or hipsters unable or unwilling to just download the free ROMs and get a comparable gamepad for their PC."

i.e., people living in a cave for, I dunno, the last 18 years.

[Wildcat]

Well these type of Clone consoles have been around for a long time. Including the AT Games Genesis ones. I dont really think they purposely did another one over the NES Classic being announced. Just gave them a reason to release more.

I have a portable one. Doesn't have the game slot but the roms play nicely.

I really wish the NES one came with a slot. That would just be perfect. As well if Sega made an official Genesis with a slot. I would definitely get both.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

They literally already did this for cheaper before. Plus the ability to play original game carts.

This is just a Nintendo hype cash in.

It's not a cash in because they release like 6 of these a year. "Journalists" are just playing it up to be Sega's answer to the NES mini. It's not. It's the same damn thing they keep releasing.

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

Well these type of Clone consoles have been around for a long time. Including the AT Games Genesis ones. I dont really think they purposely did another one over the NES Classic being announced. Just gave them a reason to release more.

I have a portable one. Doesn't have the game slot but the roms play nicely.

I really wish the NES one came with a slot. That would just be perfect. As well if Sega made an official Genesis with a slot. I would definitely get both.

They did release one with a slot about a year ago.

[TheCanadiandrome]

funny how Nintendo can make there's look like the NES, i don't even know wtf Sega is trying here! at least make it look like the Genesis

[Mew]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

funny how Nintendo can make there's look like the NES, i don't even know wtf Sega is trying here! at least make it look like the Genesis

It looks like the Genesis Model 2.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

funny how Nintendo can make there's look like the NES, i don't even know wtf Sega is trying here! at least make it look like the Genesis

Please re-read the topic. Sega didn't make these.