Sega Genesis Classic Edition announced

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

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

Who Sega? Ive only ever seen the AT machines and the other clone consoles like RetroGen.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

Who Sega? Ive only ever seen the AT machines and the other clone consoles like RetroGen.

ATGames has released one or two with cartridge slots.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

ATGames has released one or two with cartridge slots.

Ya. I don't know what the other person was talking about. My previous post was about the AT Games machines.

I said it would be perfect if both Nintendo and Sega made official consoles with slots. As in first-party by them. Not AT or any clone. They must have confused what I meant.

I know there's some other reproduction Genesis that uses actual hardware that was released back in the day but Sega got it banned at the time.

I still have my Sega Genesis it would just be awesome if both companies released, well basically official slim versions with updated video and slots is what I was saying.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

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.

Problem is, then it wouldn't come with HDMI compatibility, which is the big selling point -- for me, and for a lot of other people, too. Emulating the games, which this thing does, is one thing.

But upscaling old cartridge games, on to fly, to HD -- that's something else entirely. And if they're not going to be in HD, then why not just buy an old Nintendo?

[Mew]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Problem is, then it wouldn't come with HDMI compatibility, which is the big selling point -- for me, and for a lot of other people, too. Emulating the games, which this thing does, is one thing.

But upscaling old cartridge games, on to fly, to HD -- that's something else entirely. And if they're not going to be in HD, then why not just buy an old Nintendo?

If you want upscaled games you could get the Retron 5. The controller sucks but otherwise it's fine.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Mew

It looks like the Genesis Model 2.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-Mod2-Bare.jpg

lol how u figure

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

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

oh my mistake

[sdp]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

But upscaling old cartridge games, on to fly, to HD -- that's something else entirely. And if they're not going to be in HD, then why not just buy an old Nintendo?

How does the NES mini upscale the games? What does it actually do? They're just pixels. Genuinely curious.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by sdp

How does the NES mini upscale the games? What does it actually do? They're just pixels. Genuinely curious.

I’m not sure if they have published the technical specs at this point, but I would guess it will uses some kind of algorithmic scaler to blow up the image frame by frame, rather than remastering the games themselves. When you play an NES game on an HD TV, the images is scaled up about 750% and that will potentially look like ass if it’s not done in a controlled way. You can buy external hardware to upscale your NES, or buy a console like the Retron5 which has this type of scaling built in, but they’re not cheap.

Another advantage that the Classic should have over an OG NES is that there should be less noticeable input lag on your flat panel TV.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by 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.

And if they desperately need to play on a TV, the Wii has great emulator capabilities as well.