Sega Genesis Mini - September 19, 2019

Would be even better if they really made them functional add-ons that gave you 32X and Sega CD games, but I'd assume hollow plastic parts wouldn't be too expensive.
 
Right, too bad they didn't make them real functional add-ons with games.

I'm thinking they decided it wasn't worth the effort, as I don't believe a big enough market has much nostalgia for Sega CD and 32X.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
Right, too bad they didn't make them real functional add-ons with games.

I'm thinking they decided it wasn't worth the effort, as I don't believe a big enough market has much nostalgia for Sega CD and 32X.
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Yeah, I wonder if anyone is going to make them functional, just make them an external USB drive or something.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
Right, too bad they didn't make them real functional add-ons with games.

I'm thinking they decided it wasn't worth the effort, as I don't believe a big enough market has much nostalgia for Sega CD and 32X.
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I wonder how 32x runs on a raspberry pi?
 
Got mine today, pretty happy with it! I did notice some audio lag in Road Rash II, maybe it'll be hacked and fixed :lol:

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I was in the Walmart near my house Saturday night picking up some diapers (lol) after a company BBQ and several beers and figured if they have it in stock I'll just grab one. When I noticed it was nowhere to be found I asked and they were clueless as to what it was. Guy thought I was talking about the old AtGames versions and he said "oh we stopped selling those months ago."

I check the Walmart website and they have it on there and some stores show it in stock, so the guy was just an idiot. But they lost a sale because I would have made the impulse purchase. That night when I got home I played some Beyond Oasis and Streets of Rage 2 on my actual Genesis and the morning after I changed my mind on the mini. I don't really need/want to get it at this time. Kind of glad they didn't have it.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
That night when I got home I played some Beyond Oasis and Streets of Rage 2 on my actual Genesis and the morning after I changed my mind on the mini. I don't really need/want to get it at this time. Kind of glad they didn't have it.
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Yup. Since I already own actual hardware, and most of the games, I don't see much point in the mini consoles, except to have something cute. I did buy a PS Classic, but only because it was $20 and I intend to mod it... still haven't opened the box though.

I'll prolly pick up the TurboGrafx mini next year, as I don't own the real console and don't intend to start collecting for it.
 
SubCog said:
Yup. Since I already own actual hardware, and most of the games, I don't see much point in the mini consoles, except to have something cute. I did buy a PS Classic, but only because it was $20 and I intend to mod it... still haven't opened the box though.

I'll prolly pick up the TurboGrafx mini next year, as I don't own the real console and don't intend to start collecting for it.
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I'm in the same boat as you then. The only allure of these official mini consoles is the novelty and collectibility. I will eventually get this, just not in a rush at the moment.

The TG16 mini however I will definitely be getting, as I never owned one and still don't. I should get my pre-order in on that but I'm kind of wanting to wait until closer to release to make sure there's not too much technically wrong about it.
 
I was a dummy when I was in my 20s and sold or gave away my Genesis to a friend since I doubted I would use it again since I was mostly a PC gamer by then. I regret that immensely and am happy to have a little version of it here, though I miss my 6-botton controllers and my copy of Mortal Kombat II.
 
Jet Black said:
I was a dummy when I was in my 20s and sold or gave away my Genesis to a friend since I doubted I would use it again since I was mostly a PC gamer by then. I regret that immensely and am happy to have a little version of it here, though I miss my 6-botton controllers and my copy of Mortal Kombat II.
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You can always rebuy the old Genesis, and a 6 button controller and MKII to go with it. Probably could get them all for less than the Genesis mini too.
 
Seems like Nintendo knows when to jump in and jump out...after the initial rush of NES and SNES mini's the mini console fad looks to have died out fairly quickly.
 
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