Comments on: Sega Genesis Classic Game Console

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:57:13 +0000

In reply to Zaibatsu. PAL isn't that bad.. only Sonic 1 is any different.

By: psyonikx

psyonikx — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:58:35 +0000

I just got the portable version of this on sale at Rite-Aid for $30. No cart slot though. My daughter is gonna be stoked to play some portable Sonic!

By: Spottedfeather

Spottedfeather — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:04:37 +0000

Fat waste of time. You can’t save ANY game progress.

By: darxide

darxide — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:17:39 +0000

Genesis was always better than SNES, but that thing there is not really any good. It’s a system-on-chip or in otherwords, it’s an emulator in a box. I believe the NES Classic is as well, although I’m not actually sure about that. I haven’t looked into it.

Anyway, since you can already get a working Genesis for $20-30 I would go with that personally. Sure, you would have to buy those pack-in games separately, but it will be a better quality experience.

By: Pete Zza Hut

Pete Zza Hut — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 19:02:58 +0000

I definetely agree with bootsy, I got mine for less than 30$ and it was brand new, it has many great games and way cheaper than that tiny NES, I totally recomend it

By: Justin Townsend

Justin Townsend — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:28:06 +0000

Long time fan of the site, been enjoying everything (almost, not really a fan of TaG to be honest) that you guys put out over the years. Figured I would chime in here though, as retro gaming is something I really enjoy as well. I recently cleaned out my collection as we were moving, so I ended up finally parting ways with my several consoles and game collection…kind of a bummer but I was able to work out something that, for me anyways, works much better. I’ve had a Raspberry Pi since they were released and just recently got a Pi3, which is a newer, more robust version of the original. I use it primarily to run RetroPie/Emulation Station – https://retropie.org.uk/ Quite simply, I realize this is emulation so some collectors might not be as enthused about it as I am, but realistically you can purchase the hardware for under $100 (for a pi, micro sd card, USB stick, and wired xbox 360 controller…everything you need) and you have a machine with HDMI out that can emulate and run everything from old Macintosh games up to at least PS1 (I haven’t tried PS2 yet, but I think it can probably do it). But yeah, NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, N64, and PS1 all flawlessly. I think the re-release of these old systems is neat and all, but for a budget conscious retrogamer I really don’t think there is a better deal. Thought I would mention it, might be something you guys would find interesting.

By: Roger Gregory Cors

Roger Gregory Cors — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:49:43 +0000

Oh, common, this is just everyday chinese garbage. Of course there are a lot of shitty games. $30 for it, really?

By: calmLIKEaBOB-OMB

calmLIKEaBOB-OMB — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:49:43 +0000

In reply to Zaibatsu. Agreed! PAL sucks with it's shitty 50hz. I'm glad I was born in a NTSC region.

By: Robert Norton

Robert Norton — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:08:41 +0000

There’s a version out with an SD card slot now. I love it when Bootsy talks about Genesis having some better cross platform titles. You can see SNES fanboy Mike burning up!!

By: bud

bud — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:01:08 +0000

In reply to bud.

By the way, is anyone else contributing to this?
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1963196
Yeah, you could easily just download emulators for your PC and play every single game, but it seems more convenient this way.