MegaDrive Genesis Mini available on Sep.19 worldwide (NTSC + PAL; $70, $90 with 2 controllers) - M2

Sargatanas2511 · 1 Apr 2019 at 13:24

Psycho Sonny said:
the problem with a lot of these new retro consoles is they don't scale well on new tv's. playing them on a modern tv is like having cateracts in your eyes. i'd much rather have a proper upscaled version with all the fancy stuff you can do on pc to make them playable. graphics are a huge part of it.

i couldn't play any of these old games. i'm not interested in them in the slightest. i went to a gaming convention a few years back and they had all the games there including new games and old. goldeneye was there as were most classics and honestly i couldn't play it after 30 seconds it just gave me awful thoughts about a game i loved. i was literally confused at how i played it for so long and so often. the controls felt awful, the graphics were so bad i cannot remember them being that bad. same goes for all old gen consoles. as soon as a new console comes out i can't play the old ones again. so i usually give them away to nearby childrens hospital including all the games, etc.

i know some people love them but i think they are cashing in on retro being in fashion. i bet most people play them for a week then they sit there gathering dust.

There are limiting factors for sure but I am still sure people would buy it. even a multi console that they could sell master system/mega drive/saturn games on. Potentially Dreamcast too.

Psycho Sonny · 1 Apr 2019 at 13:50

Sargatanas2511 said:
There are limiting factors for sure but I am still sure people would buy it. even a multi console that they could sell master system/mega drive/saturn games on. Potentially Dreamcast too.

multi consoles already exist. they were what were also being used in conjuction with original consoles at the convention.

there were consoles that could take any controller and any cartridge from any console. i thought those were extremely impressive.

Sargatanas2511 · 1 Apr 2019 at 13:50

Psycho Sonny said:
multi consoles already exist. they were what were also being used in conjuction with original consoles at the convention.

there were consoles that could take any controller and any cartridge from any console. i thought those were extremely impressive.

That would be really good, with an expansive library I would almost certainly pick one up myself.

kurosagi01 · 1 Apr 2019 at 14:00

I'll leave this here...

Raymond Lin · 1 Apr 2019 at 14:24

robfosters said:
Where’s Double Dragon and Goldenaxe?

Double Dragon is free on Nintendo Online...may be they got the exclusive licence.

McBain · 1 Apr 2019 at 14:30

Pretty gash game selection tbh, needs the other 30 to be decent to bail it out.

I'm assuming the non JP version will have a completely different lineup?

Raymond Lin · 1 Apr 2019 at 14:42

McBain said:
Pretty gash game selection tbh, needs the other 30 to be decent to bail it out.

I'm assuming the non JP version will have a completely different lineup?

Where is Shinobi?! Sonic 1, missing tons of games.

glenimp617 · 1 Apr 2019 at 17:28

Don't know why they don't just sell a little box and let you download the games online. Say I dunno £2 each?

Meh, I'll carry on using roms

kurosagi01 · 1 Apr 2019 at 22:14

I would rather see them make it just big enough and multi-region support to be able to use original game cartridges on top of the pre-installed games. That would set it apart from all the other "classic mini" consoles.

Magic_x_uk · 3 Apr 2019 at 06:10

Used to love the Urban, Desert strike series on this and the original micro machines.

steve5424 · 3 Apr 2019 at 14:45

Raymond Lin said:
Where is Shinobi?! Sonic 1, missing tons of games.

That was the Jap list posted.

The US and EU has a slightly different list of 10 games announced so far.

Ecco the Dolphin
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Space Harrier 2
Shining Force
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Machine
ToeJam & Earl
Comix Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog
Altered Beast
Gunstar Heroes.

Double07 · 10 Apr 2019 at 06:05

Ill probably pick one up so it can sit with my NES and SNES classics that I still havent opened but the nostalgia is real!

DIABLO · 18 Apr 2019 at 17:26

10 more games announced:

Earthworm Jim
Sonic 2
Shinobi 3
Streets of Rage 2
Super Fantasy Zone
Landstalker
Thunder Force 3
Contra Hard Corps
Castle of Illusion
World of Illusion

steve5424 · 18 Apr 2019 at 17:58

Not a bad choice .some good games there .

d_brennen · 18 Apr 2019 at 18:07

DIABLO said:
10 more games announced:

Earthworm Jim

Sonic 2

Shinobi 3

Streets of Rage 2

Super Fantasy Zone

Landstalker

Thunder Force 3

Contra Hard Corps

Castle of Illusion

World of Illusion

Not bad but missing some must haves for me. The Mega SG is seriously tempting, will wait to see if the official mini can be hacked and play as faithfully as the SG though

steve5424 · 19 Apr 2019 at 20:05

d_brennen said:
Not bad but missing some must haves for me. The Mega SG is seriously tempting, will wait to see if the official mini can be hacked and play as faithfully as the SG though

Still plenty of time as the other games have yet to be announced .

DIABLO · 19 Apr 2019 at 23:43

Yep, another 20 yet

Double07 · 20 Apr 2019 at 16:52

40 games so should probably cater to most people, never had a mega drive growing up so dunno if itll have the same nostalgia feeling as my SNES classic does but I did play it a fair bit at friends houses, etc. Might be worth a buy anyway to add to the collection.

KraniX · 24 Apr 2019 at 13:25

I want Sega to release the full size original Mega Drive again (but with wireless pads) and start selling cartridges, they could add WiFi and an online store so you could buy digital but I bet there would be a lot of people who would buy physical carts (as long as they are priced right).

Analog and other firms have shown there is a market for devices which play the carts, my issue is getting hold of the games, I don't want to be buying knockoffs from eBay or paying £100 for what is considered a rare game and which also makes no money for Sega - just the scalper... sorry seller.

snow patrol · 22 May 2019 at 01:11

moderately tempted as i was a megadrive kid as a boy and there's quite a few games on the list that i once loved. The main one i loved was street fighter 2 SCE and it's great to see that on the list. BUT ...you kind of needed the six button pads for that, and the mini is only shipping with 3 button pads

also, it's just a pain that the pads have to be wired.