NES Mini - Specs are OUT

Here's another Sega Genesis top-down action/RPG. I'd say Beyond Oasis looks like the better game of the two. But it might be worth a look after you've had a chance to play through Beyond Oasis.

Capacitor replacement kits for the N64 and N64 power supply.

console5.com/store/n64-nintendo-64-smd-cap-kit.html

www.game-tech.us/product/n64-power-supply-cap-kit/

I remember when I was a kid I lusted over the SegaCD then one day I went to my older siblings friends house and he had a SegaCD and like 20 games. Was like a kid in a candy store.

Too bad most of the games were pure shit. lol

They will be releasing an Everdrive flashcart capable of playing SegaCD games on the Genesis/Megadrive (without a SegaCD system). It can play 32X games as well, but requires the 32X hardware/adapter.

stoneagegamer.com/blog/say-hello-to-the-megasd/


The Everdrive flashcarts only work on true hardware tho, and do not work with the emulator based systems (Retron5, Retro Freak, etc.).

One of the MetalJesusRocks videos I watched, he says that the Everdrive flashcarts do work with appropriate Analogue systems (since those systems replicate the original hardware and aren't emulators).

www.analogue.co/store/

The SegaCD actually had more decent games than I realized..

What a difference a couple years makes. I remember thinking the SegaCD was so cool as a kid but the 32x I was like eh. I did play one but was bored and underwhelmed.

The dumbest console by far was the 3DO. It was $700 in early 90s money, well over $1,000 today. Even in elementary school I knew that thing would crash and burn.

3DO was expensive because the manufacturing of 3DO consoles was outsourced to 3rd parties. That's not a great way to produce a console, since they couldn't subsidize the cost of the hardware (sell the hardware for less than cost) through software sales the way 1st party companies did.

3DO consoles dropped in price later in the console's life, with a manual load CD tray version made by Panasonic. I picked one up then and bought a few games for it. I would have to agree it's the dumbest console though and admit that it was my worst console purchase overall.

The best games on it were Star Control 2, Road Rash, Samurai Showdown, and Return Fire.

"Need for Speed" was fun at the time (in 1st person driver mode), but like many old racing games, it hasn't aged well.

"Killing Time" (a horror FPS) was a very ambitious game and the 3DO could barely handle it (abysmally low fps). It could've been a great game tho, if it were made on later & more powerful consoles (or PC).

Most of the "good" games on 3DO (at least, the ones mentioned above) were later ported to other platforms (Playstation 1 and PC) and are mostly superior on those platforms.

Star Control 2 was ported to PC by fans and retitled as "The Ur-Quan Masters". It's 100% legal to download and play the fan remake, as the original creators still own the story & characters assets and gave fans their explicit permission to remake the game. The 3DO version of Star Control 2 has a better intro and ending (with better art rendering and it's narrated). But the PC version ("The Ur-Quan Master") is remastered in HD and a better all-around version. My only major gripe about this game is the excessive resource grinding required to upgrade your ship and buy a small fleet of ships, so it's similar to Mass Effect 1 in that respect.

In the case of Samurai Showdown, obviously, you could download the MAME emulator and play the superior (higher fps and no frame-skip) arcade version.

The NeoGeo version of Samurai Showdown was ported to the PS4.

Comparing YT videos, the 3DO version looks closer to the arcade version, with more detail & color particularly in the backgrounds. It's not a huge difference to choose one version over the other, but it's there. However, the gameplay of the NeoGeo to PS4 port looks more responsive than the 3DO version. So I think the PS4 port wins over the 3DO version.
store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0571-CUSA06804_00-HAMPRDC000000001

Either way, I'd wager that the best way to play it, other than on an original arcade machine, would be the arcade version with MAME emulator on PC.

"Super Star Wars" is one the most unusual ports I've seen on the PS4 because it was originally an SNES game. I remember renting and playing this on the SNES back in the day.

store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1082-CUSA03292_00-SUPERSTARWARS001

The Sega Genesis/Megadrive mini releases in the U.S. and Europe include the 3 button controller. That's a lame controller for playing games like Street Fighter 2.

The Megadrive minis for Asia and Japan include 6 button controllers (and different/varying games list).
www.play-asia.com/sega-mega-drive-mini/13/70cnyj

www.play-asia.com/mega-drive-mini/13/70cmp9


I expect Sega will release the 6 button controller in the U.S. and Europe sometime later as an accessory that must be purchased separately. i.e. this was an intentional cash grab.

Even if Sega doesn't release the 6 button controller here for some unknown reason, there are 6 button Genesis controllers available from 3rd parties Retro-bit and 8bitDo.
www.amazon.com/Retro-Bit-Official-Controller-8-Button-Raspberry/dp/B07P37ZGTF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1DIDG7GLWCKD6&keywords=genesis+mini&qid=1565291955&s=videogames&sprefix=genesis%2Cvideogames%2C173&sr=1-2

GameCube (region free) mod install.







GameCube internal HDMI mod.

I watched a few more early reviews on YT of Genesis mini. They are positive and they said the sound quality is fine. I'm not convinced. But if the positive reviews keep coming, at least it might be a success and spur Sega to release a better console down the road.

To my ears, the music (comparisons) sound different enough that it'd be a tough case (for the people trying to sue Sega).

If you're a Genesis/Megadrive fan, you probably remember that Sega already had a previous business relationship with MJ regarding the "Moonwalker" game. That game predates the Sonic games if I recall correctly. Maybe that deal didn't go smoothly and there's some lingering animosity between Jackson's family/estate and Sega (pure speculation tho).

www.thebalance.com/what-does-the-michael-jackson-family-trust-say-3505325