The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Thread

[onthinice]

Good review and glad to see the Sega Master System still being supported with such an adaptor.

[TrekMD]

Good review and glad to see the Sega Master System still being supported with such an adaptor.

I have that one and it is a cool thing to have. 

[zapiy]

Yeah, never really purchased many adapters like that as i have the real hardware.. might be an idea for me to pick them up anyway.

[TrekMD]

Yeah, never really purchased many adapters like that as i have the real hardware.. might be an idea for me to pick them up anyway.

I picked up one of these because it was much easier to find than the original system changer.  I guess they are not as common in the US.  Never mind the prices on ebay were absurd when I checked. 

[onthinice]

The only drawback is the card slot but still a must have item if you do not have an SMS or the SMS adaptor.

[Ben]

The book "The Secret History of the Sega Genesis" can now be purchased, it was originally Kickstarter only.  I'm not big on Kickstarter myself, but now I just may have to pick this up.  http://kotaku.com/you-can-buy-the-secret-history-of-the-sega-genesis-1619144836

[JoeMusashi]

I backed this and I'm really looking forward to getting hold of it.
Had an email update last week to say it will be shipping out to us in a few weeks.

[Shadowrunner]

I backed the Genesis book too, really looking forward to it.

[TrekMD]

Just saw this.  Pretty cool:  Krikzz Releases Reprogrammable Mega Drive Cartridge Kit.

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[zapiy]

Yeah its pretty damn awesome bit of kit that is...

[TrekMD]

Yes it is.  It is similar to what was created for the Vectrex.  It's a cool way to play games that are only available in ROM.

[TrekMD]

Well, there are so many lists of top games but here is another one to check out for the Genesis/MD.  This one has 50 games!

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[TrekMD]

Just saw this, which I thought was interesting.  I've seen several of these games in Ebay and they are all expensive indeed!

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[Ben]

I have a few of those, I always joke that if I go bankrupt I'll just sell off my old Saturn games.

EDIT:  I'm just wondering, are the Shining Force games that rare, or are they just high in demand as classics (like Earthbound)?  I remember them being pretty common at used game shops/flea markets in the 90's, either way I'm glad I loved RPGs from a young age and snagged them back then.

[zapiy]

Great video, i wish i had a few of them lol..