Yeah, and it's been that way for almost 20 years since the plug n play craze of the 00's, the Atari Flashback consoles, and then the crappy AT@Games SEGA Genesis mini consoles with piss poor sound that also took original Genesis carts with barely working IR controllers. So this is nothing new here, just the quality of the products have improved along with a slight price increase. However I feel using OG hardware with flash cart solutions if you can afford it, or emulation will always be better.
I was kinda under the impression that the whole mini console thing flopped hard. I remember like 3 years ago Gamestop was clearing out the PS Classic for 20€, which considering the 100€ MSRP is insane. Even Nintendo who are not exactly the type to give any huge discounts cut the NES Mini price in half. Maybe in Japan and the US they sell like hotcakes, who knows.
@@KiinaSu I think if I remember right the PlayStation mini flopped mostly because they picked a crappy lineup of games but I don't feel like going back to check.
I have no problem with these as long as the emulation is good and the controllers are decent. It's simple to use, doesn't require owning a games collection to be legal, and if built well has a decent chance to still work fifteen years from now assuming we still have HDMI.
agreed. I honestly don't really have as much of an interest in retro game stuff but I'm always looking forward to seeing him review these devices. Maybe one day I'll buy one :p
I love it when the TH-cam comment section unites to celebrate Anthony being great. He's just an all round loveable guy. I hope he sees these comments often :)
I misread "Anthony in not very knowledgable" and I flipped the table and burned my own house down, but now that I re-read your comment... You're right!
Callum Leigh Montgomery Why nerdy people cry about that, why you need other connectors, went mad? You think it's faster on USB C plugs ? Nerdy people are the weird people here, we should only support gamers!
On the one hand, I get it. I even appreciate it. I burned through countless batteries (and pissed off a few airlines) rocking my Genesis Nomad back in the day. Some games, I miss. On the other hand, I have to wonder, who doesn't want free money? I mean how hard could it possibly be to set up a cloud-based store where you can download additional titles for a dollar each? It's not like anyone is making sales on such old titles anymore. And ... err ... some people just might, you know, be playing them for free. So to offer a legit way to buy something that no one is paying for anymore, how is that not a business model for something like this?
I was so glad to hear the nod to Phantasy Star 4 - while I grew up on both sides of the gaming rivalry ( I always got Sega before Nintendo products on each generation ) - Phantasy Star 4 and Shining Force 2 were my killer apps that sold me on sega back in the day. One thing I think all these minis are missing - is expansion packs - they could release the base system with X number of games, then all they'd have to do is introduce cartridges with more games, which would make the profit margins much larger, and reduce having to have a whole slew of these floating around needing full on hookups.
Same. I remember playing the Sega CD Jurassic Park game and Ecco the Dolphin. Both frustrated the hell out of me back then, and watching playthroughs of them now on YT makes me be like "d'oh!"
1) Anthony's making me want this despite my mini 1 currently sitting unused 2) "you can setup an emulator box for less than this with a raspberry pi" awful big assumption that we can get a raspberry pi
The lack of games is the big issue; I don't want two genesis minis to get all of the games. I barely want one genesis mini to get games that I could otherwise emulate.
The Sega Channel was NUTS. I remember using it when I was young to play games like Streets of Rage or Sonic Spinball with my mom. Both games I haven't played in probably 20+ years.
I gifted the first Mini to my sister when she celebrated her 30th birthday. I noticed when we played together that there were significant lag in, like, Sonic 2. Read later online that you had to overclock it to make it run properly.
After seeing the Atari 50 collection I really hope Sega puts out a product like that. We need more stuff like that. It's not just a collection of games, it's an archive with interviews.
I know right, i feel like they toss around collections but all of them just have one or two more games than the previous one, without a respectful emulation or any extras, this is one of the most added value product but still feels kind of short to me.
So I haven't bought one in years(No need imo) but didn't the Genesis Mega Collection stuff used to include extras like interviews and things of the sort? I remember getting it on the Xbox360 or the Gamecube or something at the time and seeing all kinds of extra video interviews and stuff like that. Granted it wasn't for everything, but it should be some extra stuff with it?
I cannot believe some of the comments I'm seeing. There's some seriously miserable people on TH-cam. Besides that, thank you for the awesome video! You're awesome at what you do (obviously) don't let idiots try to bring you down. They're literally jealous that you're loving life and they can't even love themselves.
It's funny that here in Brazil you could buy, for the longest time ever, "Sega Megadrive" consoles built by Tec Toy that could even load games from SD Cards. They looked exactly like the original Genesis and I remember seeing them available to buy on stores till around the late 2000s early 2010s. They were a steal (price-wise) and actually licensed hardware. I bet I can search MercadoLivre or OLX and find one of those to buy. The controllers were also *really* good compared to the current mini. If you're a Sega boy, Brazil is probably *the place* to buy new old stock and such, the console was an absurd success around here.
I wasn't a Sega kid because my parents thought a SNES was enough, and you know it was in fairness, but now as an adult going back and playing these games and even new ones like Sonic Frontiers, I'd say I've become a Sega kid. This little mini-console looks great!
On Brazil the official Sega vendor on the 90's made a new edition on 2016, but it was based on the original hardware, not emulation, you could even engrave your name on the console, i got one on the time :D
I love seeing thing from my childhood brought back and being able to enjoy them again. I own a Sega Genesis model 2 and a handful of game, its nice seeing they put some of the hard to find and expensive one on the mini like crusader of centy. I wonder if they will bring back tube tv and CRT monitors next for a more authentic feel LOL.
Here in Brazil, de Sega Genesis is called Mega Drive. And the Genesis 2 was actually the Mega Drive 3 here. The Mega Drive 2 was exactly like the first one, just minor change on the reset buton color and the 16-bit label. I think it was just a marketing strategy, to promote Sonic 2 (that came with the console). But some people say that the Mega Drive 1 didn't had the TMSS chip on it, while the Mega Drive 2 had, while other people say there are versions of both with and without it. So idk, tho.
Alien Soldier Alien 3 Another World Battletoads Double Dragon Boogerman Comix Zone ( beat it so many times ) Disneys Aladin ( SO GOOD ) Dr.Robotnic Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 Fatal Furry Golden Axe I, II, III Gunstar Heroes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Mortal Kombat 3 Shining Force II Sonic 1 and 2 Theme Park Toxic Crusaders ( such a fun game ) Vectorman 2 All games I owned and played as a child.
I can't recommend the SNES mini enough. Fully hackable WITH retained interface (yes all the systems with any games that fit on the disk) so all the saves, box art etc work exactly like out of the box. Also, the SNES controller works great with Genesis games, just the different ergonomics. Oh, and the hack is super easy to install and all the box art downloads automatically...
Not putting in a store where you can buy other games is a thing that should get people fired at Sega. Just like with Nintendo's mini NES and mini SNES. They're sitting on the games doing nothing with it except suing everyone. Then comes the opportunity to sell them aaaaaaand they don't. They could have made tens of millions of dollars with it AND satisfy the customers.
I was a Sega kid. Most of the games I had are not on the list but there are a few that I put a good amount of hours on. Nice to see some Sega CD games on there too. I had the genesis 2 along with Sega CD and 32x. Maybe ill have to try and pick one of these up.
This is cash grab on nostalgia. Just get a steam deck and emulate everything, more choices, more portable, more enjoyable. If I had to spend money on nostalgia I'd at least spend it sensibly.
@@zxbc1 because a steam deck is a sensible way to spend money... sensible would be using my unused pi 3 to emulate Sega games, but I don't want to mess with it, just want to sit back with my fam and play some classics.
Man it was so good to see Thunderforce IV. It has been a while, but it is still ingrained: Up, right, A, down, right, A, C, left, up, B, up, right. You're welcome.
Mine showed up about a month ago. Go to the settings and select Staff Credits. When the credits are running, you'll also see the Sega CD boot up screen. It's even got the music and Sega CD logo doing all that wacky stuff.
Yeah they didn't care to make a push button one for us yanks.. lol. Maybe a modder out there will figure out how to wire a 3d printed push button for the rest of the world.
In my part of the world we called it the Mega Drive, which OBJECTIVELY sounds cooler! Altered Beast is amazing. Mortal Kombat too. And we can’t forget Street Fighter II!
I picked up a pair of wireless 6 button controllers for my original genesis mini. They even have a home button built in. Add in project lunar, and you can't go wrong.
I don't know if you guys are aware, but Tectoy, the official representative of Sega in Brazil, relaunched the Sega Genesis for the brazilian market in 2017. And it's the real deal, not a Pi-like mini computer running games through an emulator. It comes with over 20 games pre-installed and accepts Genesis cartridges and everything. Also, since the console comes with a micro SD slot, you can load ROMs in a micro SD card and play them on the console. Yes, it's an official product with an SD card to play games from ROMs. With that said, the hardware is not 100% the same, given the sound chip is not made anymore, so Tectoy had to replace it, meaning the sound is not the same as the original Genesis. The console price was 500 BRL at launch if I'm not mistaken, which is less than 100 USD. Unfortunately, it's not listed on Tectoy's site anymore and I don't know if they are gonna sell it again.
It would make me happy if it actually could play original games like those AtGames systems you would see at Dollar General that came preloaded with games and your could play your OG ones with a built in cart slot. I knew the emulation was crappy on those systems, but I can't see why that can't do that but better....Which only cost "$30" when I last saw them and came with 80 games.... ...Vs these tiny unmodifiable systems with a select set of games that are clearly a quick nostalgia cash grab vs something that could be really special and make people want to buy a crap ton of them.
Well, if they're doing a Sega CD mini as mentioned in here, I imagine the Saturn/Dreamcast could both be up as well. Though neither of those consoles did that well, so a retro version might not be worth it. Especially as the Dreamcast was Segas last hurrah in terms of consoles.
@@Resimaster That's not surprising in the slightest honestly. Anything beyond the genesis just didn't sell that well. So I don't think they've get a good amount of sales for any of the later systems.
As a young kid I grew up with a Sega Megadrive (Genesis 2) that had a region mod. The absolute most fun games I used to play on it were Gunstar Heroes and Blades of Vengeance
I would absolutely love a Dreamcast iteration of this. Although the problem is I don't think there would be that many games that would be considered classics. Shenmue for certain, maybe Power stone, a few others. Then again, a lot of the previous mini consoles seem to have just shoveled entire franchises on to their systems for the sake of filling out space on the box. I can still vividly remember the Christmas morning when I got my Dreamcast. I had been obsessed because the ads for the original shenmue have been running Non-Stop. I never told anybody I even wanted it because money was tight so I figured there wasn't any point. When I unwrapped it I wanted to know how they knew I even wanted it because one of the games they got me to go with it turned out to be Shenmue. Everyone insisted that they had no idea I wanted it, the console or the game, they just got it because they thought I would enjoy it.
@@Greshgore Oh there's plenty of classics for the Dreamcast. Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi 1 and 2(will probably require to change the OST tho), Virtua Tennis 1 and 2, Rez, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Soul Calibur, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, Metropolis Street Racer, TrickStyle, Shenmue 1 and 2, Rayman 2, Chu Chu Rocket, Puyo Pop Fever (released only in Japan but localizing it wouldn't be very hard), Marvel Vs Capcom 2, RE:Code Veronica, Ikaruga, DOA2, Sega Rally 2, King of Fighters 99, Toy Commander, maybe you could throw some of the the NBA2K, NHL2K and NFL2K /2K1 /2K2 in there too. You could probably also emulate some Naomi games such as Monkey Ball. And some Atomiswave games such KOF XI or Metal Slug 6, if SNK Playmore wants this of course. You could easily fit a DC mini with 30-40 games absolutely worth playing including 20 classics. The problems are twofolds : 1) it requires much more power to be emulated correctly, not to mention that to this day DC emulation is far from perfect. 2) it'll need some beefed up flash storage, as Dreamcast games tend to occupy 1GB each, not to mention Shenmue occupying 3GB and Shenmue 2 occupying 4GB. A 64GB chip would probably be necessary, further increasing the costs of the DC Mini.
@@Liam3072 you're right I stand corrected I forgot how many of those were actually Dreamcast titles. I even was going to include Sonic Adventure 2 in there but I literally forgot for a Split Second that it was a Sega system so I thought there's no way to get the rights to Sonic LOL
I'd love to try one of these out. Now, I hope at least someone else can relate to me here, but I never really grew up with any of these old consoles and games, and that's exactly why I find them fascinating. I like to try old games not because of nostalgia, but to see if there's anything good I missed out on.
They have Night Trap but they don't have Phantasy Star IV? Who did this list of games? And, yeah, Lightening Force is AMAZING. Loved that game back in the day!
One thing that would have made this an UNMISSABLE system to get... Would be if it had Snatcher in it. Gem of a game and the ONLY version of it that ever got localized. PS: It is very disappointing that both Lunar games are absent from the collection. At least Shining Force CD is there.
"I was a Sega kid" we can no longer be friends I still don't know. Is cool and all, but yes, a raspberry pi can do this job easier, and you can 3d print a Genesis shell for it. I'd consider buying the controllers though!
Back then I loved the challenge of beating Sonic games with an Atari Joystick since the controller ports were near identical (had to whittle the joystick cable end to fit). No pause button but you only needed one button for jumping.
Holy crap, this actually has some banger games. Clayfighter, Desert Strike, Gain Ground, Ristar. My Sega Channel days are flashing back hard right now. Only thing it's missing is Battletoads, Worms, Road Rash, Skitchin, and General Chaos.
I had the Gen 2 from my earliest childhood all the way up to my teen years. everyone else i knew had n64 or ps1-2 and i was still on my sega. they never just stopped working like nes or ps . i would later own most of the other consoles but i will say sega was by far gave me the best memories. i still remember seeing sega games in large cases that would swing left or right (kinda like how some poster displays in walmart are) . its actually kinda wierrd to think my dad was the one buyin the games so he could play. i would see him come in with a bag full and i would just look through the books in them while he was playin. he would be up late at night as i am now lol. odd to think back in those days my dad and sometimes my stepmom would play video games and my dad does still to this day and im 35 this year.
1 Attention to detail I think is missing that would have been the cherry on top is to enable a pure 4.3 display mode, for those of us who connect the device to a 4.3 aspect ratio monitor or tv.
Honestly I feel like for the addons, sega could have maybe just used usb connectors in the cartridge port and the CD slot so that Addons where at least "Functional" by basically being fancy flash drives for the Mini system. If I where to do my own mini-console, I'd definatly go that route (and also maybe include a micro-SD to USB adapter cartridge just to give people a little extra fun thing to play with, but they could always shove a flash drive into the cartridge slot)
OMG...I remember Testing for them in the Sonic and Night Trap days. It's a real eye opener as to how Games were made. All the crazy R&D gadgets I saw was awesome.
When we developed these titles, it was not any crazy, just very nerdy ! The real excitement was getting the most out of these systems, support as many colors as you can, using more space for textures
I'm not gonna lie, this popped up on my feed and after some internal debate, I watched it. And I really enjoyed it. You really were indepth in reviewing everything. The only thing that appealed to me in the genesis 2 mini was the sega cd games, I was unfamiliar with the other games so I may have to check them out. I'm going to watch more of your vids though, im always on the lookout for more stuff to watch.
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the mini console industry is really capitalizing on the fact that their fanbase is overly nostalgic and is now old enough to have money themselves 😂
Yeah, and it's been that way for almost 20 years since the plug n play craze of the 00's, the Atari Flashback consoles, and then the crappy AT@Games SEGA Genesis mini consoles with piss poor sound that also took original Genesis carts with barely working IR controllers. So this is nothing new here, just the quality of the products have improved along with a slight price increase.
However I feel using OG hardware with flash cart solutions if you can afford it, or emulation will always be better.
I was kinda under the impression that the whole mini console thing flopped hard. I remember like 3 years ago Gamestop was clearing out the PS Classic for 20€, which considering the 100€ MSRP is insane. Even Nintendo who are not exactly the type to give any huge discounts cut the NES Mini price in half. Maybe in Japan and the US they sell like hotcakes, who knows.
@@KiinaSu I think if I remember right the PlayStation mini flopped mostly because they picked a crappy lineup of games but I don't feel like going back to check.
I have no problem with these as long as the emulation is good and the controllers are decent. It's simple to use, doesn't require owning a games collection to be legal, and if built well has a decent chance to still work fifteen years from now assuming we still have HDMI.
Yes that's the point
I'm not even a SEGA kid but enjoyed this a lot. Anthony's excitement about it is contagious.
Seeing him happy was a treat by itself.
agreed. I honestly don't really have as much of an interest in retro game stuff but I'm always looking forward to seeing him review these devices. Maybe one day I'll buy one :p
I've played the Genesis Collection on the PS3 and recognize some of the titles.
Always happy to see anthony happy.
He is a treasure to our community.
I miss her :/ they haven't been seen in LTT videos since she came out…
I love it when the TH-cam comment section unites to celebrate Anthony being great. He's just an all round loveable guy. I hope he sees these comments often :)
I enjoy hearing Anthony talk about literally anything to the point where I don't even skip over the sponsors he reads.
Right? He's the best
Haha yeah, he announces a sponsor spot and I'm just like "OK, good buddy, let's hear it"
It’s the acoustics of his multiple chins that baffle the spoken tones.
Anthony is not only very knowledgeable he also seems like a nice guy, he's got an honesty to him. Up there with one of my favorite tech guys 👍
I misread "Anthony in not very knowledgable" and I flipped the table and burned my own house down, but now that I re-read your comment... You're right!
@@mackado it's a thing, it did the same to me
A Tech Quicky and now a ShortCircuit? It's officially Anthony day at LTT
And iFixit day.
Anthony is the true tech master in dojo LTT
Sega does what Nintendon't
“I really like this - that’s why I’m gonna take it apart!” is such a relatable line
jeffrey dahmer Related for sure
@@Tampsey dude. No.
@@Tampsey I just commented the same thing lol
Haha yeah I lol'd at that line.
I want my mini *DREAMCAST!!!*
Micro USB in 2022, I sense Anthony's disappointment
Even the USB-A on the front is somewhat disappointing. Nowhere the level of micro on the back of course.
I like micro USB. A simple connector to send some data and some power.
@@pinkpiano1794 USB-C all the things
Micro USB is flimsy, has a higher failure rate and the ports get damaged easier. Probably doesn't help that people try to connect them the wrong way.
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Why nerdy people cry about that, why you need other connectors, went mad?
You think it's faster on USB C plugs ? Nerdy people are the weird people here, we should only support gamers!
Oh, this looks cute *clicks on amazon link in description > $600... yeh, nope.
I just clicked the link (and then the Amazon link at that page) and it shows $99 and change for the price.
I paid $140.00 for mine. But I also pre-ordered since July.. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@graphicsgod Me too.
ECCO the dolphin 🐬 is honestly my favourite and most memorable game from my childhood. It is beautiful and terrifying at the same time!
The genesis was the first console that I played way back in 95. Playing the mini classics were a nostalgia trip.
The European Mega Drive 2 also had a power switch like that, and not the push button :)
This also depends on the model. My European ones all have a push button.
I never thought I would see Snorlax reviewing the Sega Genesis Mini 2
He's MJR 2 not Snorlax.
We need a mini show called ask Anthony. The people NEED THIS
On the one hand, I get it. I even appreciate it. I burned through countless batteries (and pissed off a few airlines) rocking my Genesis Nomad back in the day. Some games, I miss.
On the other hand, I have to wonder, who doesn't want free money? I mean how hard could it possibly be to set up a cloud-based store where you can download additional titles for a dollar each? It's not like anyone is making sales on such old titles anymore. And ... err ... some people just might, you know, be playing them for free. So to offer a legit way to buy something that no one is paying for anymore, how is that not a business model for something like this?
I was so glad to hear the nod to Phantasy Star 4 - while I grew up on both sides of the gaming rivalry ( I always got Sega before Nintendo products on each generation ) - Phantasy Star 4 and Shining Force 2 were my killer apps that sold me on sega back in the day.
One thing I think all these minis are missing - is expansion packs - they could release the base system with X number of games, then all they'd have to do is introduce cartridges with more games, which would make the profit margins much larger, and reduce having to have a whole slew of these floating around needing full on hookups.
Still play PS4 at least once a year, hoping to finish school before Christmas and spend a few days with Chaz and the gang!
It was a model 2 with a Sega CD that took up most of my teenage years. Sega CD was my jam with Working Designs at the helm.
Same here God I love my genesis model 2 and my SEGA CD!!!
Same. I remember playing the Sega CD Jurassic Park game and Ecco the Dolphin. Both frustrated the hell out of me back then, and watching playthroughs of them now on YT makes me be like "d'oh!"
1) Anthony's making me want this despite my mini 1 currently sitting unused
2) "you can setup an emulator box for less than this with a raspberry pi" awful big assumption that we can get a raspberry pi
The lack of games is the big issue; I don't want two genesis minis to get all of the games. I barely want one genesis mini to get games that I could otherwise emulate.
Anthony's passion is infectious. I'm not even a SEGA Kid but I want one of these.
Glad to see Anthony dominate the channels today :)
Sega kid here as well! Sega Channel was THE BEST thing ever. I can't believe how ahead of it's time it was.
The Sega Channel was NUTS. I remember using it when I was young to play games like Streets of Rage or Sonic Spinball with my mom. Both games I haven't played in probably 20+ years.
I love seeing things like this. Thanks, Anthony!!! Your videos are ALWAYS time well spent.
I gifted the first Mini to my sister when she celebrated her 30th birthday.
I noticed when we played together that there were significant lag in, like, Sonic 2.
Read later online that you had to overclock it to make it run properly.
After seeing the Atari 50 collection I really hope Sega puts out a product like that. We need more stuff like that. It's not just a collection of games, it's an archive with interviews.
I know right, i feel like they toss around collections but all of them just have one or two more games than the previous one, without a respectful emulation or any extras, this is one of the most added value product but still feels kind of short to me.
So I haven't bought one in years(No need imo) but didn't the Genesis Mega Collection stuff used to include extras like interviews and things of the sort? I remember getting it on the Xbox360 or the Gamecube or something at the time and seeing all kinds of extra video interviews and stuff like that. Granted it wasn't for everything, but it should be some extra stuff with it?
I cannot believe some of the comments I'm seeing.
There's some seriously miserable people on TH-cam.
Besides that, thank you for the awesome video! You're awesome at what you do (obviously) don't let idiots try to bring you down. They're literally jealous that you're loving life and they can't even love themselves.
I would get one. I was not a Sega kid and that has always haunted me. This being so clean looking really hits the retro kid in me.
If you don't have any history with them, it's just old crap !
It's funny that here in Brazil you could buy, for the longest time ever, "Sega Megadrive" consoles built by Tec Toy that could even load games from SD Cards. They looked exactly like the original Genesis and I remember seeing them available to buy on stores till around the late 2000s early 2010s. They were a steal (price-wise) and actually licensed hardware. I bet I can search MercadoLivre or OLX and find one of those to buy. The controllers were also *really* good compared to the current mini. If you're a Sega boy, Brazil is probably *the place* to buy new old stock and such, the console was an absurd success around here.
I wasn't a Sega kid because my parents thought a SNES was enough, and you know it was in fairness, but now as an adult going back and playing these games and even new ones like Sonic Frontiers, I'd say I've become a Sega kid. This little mini-console looks great!
On Brazil the official Sega vendor on the 90's made a new edition on 2016, but it was based on the original hardware, not emulation, you could even engrave your name on the console, i got one on the time :D
I love seeing thing from my childhood brought back and being able to enjoy them again. I own a Sega Genesis model 2 and a handful of game, its nice seeing they put some of the hard to find and expensive one on the mini like crusader of centy.
I wonder if they will bring back tube tv and CRT monitors next for a more authentic feel LOL.
Here in Brazil, de Sega Genesis is called Mega Drive. And the Genesis 2 was actually the Mega Drive 3 here. The Mega Drive 2 was exactly like the first one, just minor change on the reset buton color and the 16-bit label. I think it was just a marketing strategy, to promote Sonic 2 (that came with the console). But some people say that the Mega Drive 1 didn't had the TMSS chip on it, while the Mega Drive 2 had, while other people say there are versions of both with and without it. So idk, tho.
As if I needed more reasons to love Anthony. Sega was my childhood too man
Alien Soldier
Alien 3
Another World
Battletoads Double Dragon
Boogerman
Comix Zone ( beat it so many times )
Disneys Aladin ( SO GOOD )
Dr.Robotnic
Earthworm Jim 1 and 2
Fatal Furry
Golden Axe I, II, III
Gunstar Heroes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mortal Kombat 3
Shining Force II
Sonic 1 and 2
Theme Park
Toxic Crusaders ( such a fun game )
Vectorman 2
All games I owned and played as a child.
I can't recommend the SNES mini enough. Fully hackable WITH retained interface (yes all the systems with any games that fit on the disk) so all the saves, box art etc work exactly like out of the box. Also, the SNES controller works great with Genesis games, just the different ergonomics. Oh, and the hack is super easy to install and all the box art downloads automatically...
I’m not even old enough to have been born when SEGA was in the console market, but this looks really cool.
Not putting in a store where you can buy other games is a thing that should get people fired at Sega.
Just like with Nintendo's mini NES and mini SNES. They're sitting on the games doing nothing with it except suing everyone. Then comes the opportunity to sell them aaaaaaand they don't. They could have made tens of millions of dollars with it AND satisfy the customers.
I bought this as the preorder came available. I love mine and it reminds me of one of my favorite systems growing up.
The 32x hasn’t been hard to emulate for decades now.
But I’ll forgive you because you called me cute.
I was a Sega kid. Most of the games I had are not on the list but there are a few that I put a good amount of hours on. Nice to see some Sega CD games on there too. I had the genesis 2 along with Sega CD and 32x. Maybe ill have to try and pick one of these up.
The controls will be awful save your $$$
@@Edwardsjm too late 😬
@@Edwardsjm The controls are just fine.
This is cash grab on nostalgia. Just get a steam deck and emulate everything, more choices, more portable, more enjoyable. If I had to spend money on nostalgia I'd at least spend it sensibly.
@@zxbc1 because a steam deck is a sensible way to spend money... sensible would be using my unused pi 3 to emulate Sega games, but I don't want to mess with it, just want to sit back with my fam and play some classics.
Man it was so good to see Thunderforce IV. It has been a while, but it is still ingrained: Up, right, A, down, right, A, C, left, up, B, up, right. You're welcome.
Ah that brings back memories, I had the same model of Mega Drive as a hand-me-down (though it had red power and reset buttons being the EU version).
i have a dream that one day sega comes back and makes a new console 😢
I wish Anthony would stream him playing all these.
Mine showed up about a month ago. Go to the settings and select Staff Credits. When the credits are running, you'll also see the Sega CD boot up screen. It's even got the music and Sega CD logo doing all that wacky stuff.
why you need that boot screen?
Retro Time is back! Anyway, it’s unfortunate that they can’t include Sonic 3 without having to change the OST.
The power button being wrong is because this is a reskin of what was released in Japan and they had that kind of switch on theirs.
Yeah they didn't care to make a push button one for us yanks.. lol. Maybe a modder out there will figure out how to wire a 3d printed push button for the rest of the world.
Power of Gaming in palm of his hand.
I still have the OG Sega Genisis model 2. With the Sega CD addon and a 32X. I have many fond memories playing games on that system.
When I was a kid, megadrive was the shit.
In my part of the world we called it the Mega Drive, which OBJECTIVELY sounds cooler! Altered Beast is amazing. Mortal Kombat too. And we can’t forget Street Fighter II!
Never had the Sega Genesis but damn the games look so good!
This guy needs to make more videos, he is a plethora of useful nerd information and I love it! I'm so buying this 🤣
I love this guy; consistently great videos -- Genesis was so great in its day
It's still great now. Timeless
Worth mentioning the 8Bitdo M30 2.4G Wireless gamepad and Retro-Bit Sega Genesis 2.4 GHz Wireless Controller do work on the Sega Genesis Mini 2.
Anthony being a sega kid feels unsurprising but still surpriss
I picked up a pair of wireless 6 button controllers for my original genesis mini. They even have a home button built in. Add in project lunar, and you can't go wrong.
The sega mega drive was really cool, surely brings nostalgia to my face 😂
I don't know if you guys are aware, but Tectoy, the official representative of Sega in Brazil, relaunched the Sega Genesis for the brazilian market in 2017. And it's the real deal, not a Pi-like mini computer running games through an emulator. It comes with over 20 games pre-installed and accepts Genesis cartridges and everything. Also, since the console comes with a micro SD slot, you can load ROMs in a micro SD card and play them on the console. Yes, it's an official product with an SD card to play games from ROMs.
With that said, the hardware is not 100% the same, given the sound chip is not made anymore, so Tectoy had to replace it, meaning the sound is not the same as the original Genesis. The console price was 500 BRL at launch if I'm not mistaken, which is less than 100 USD. Unfortunately, it's not listed on Tectoy's site anymore and I don't know if they are gonna sell it again.
It's so frikin' CUUUUTTTEEE💕💕💕💕I'm so buying this, thanks Anthony!!
It would make me happy if it actually could play original games like those AtGames systems you would see at Dollar General that came preloaded with games and your could play your OG ones with a built in cart slot. I knew the emulation was crappy on those systems, but I can't see why that can't do that but better....Which only cost "$30" when I last saw them and came with 80 games....
...Vs these tiny unmodifiable systems with a select set of games that are clearly a quick nostalgia cash grab vs something that could be really special and make people want to buy a crap ton of them.
Hope someday they will release one for the Dreamcast 😋
Well, if they're doing a Sega CD mini as mentioned in here, I imagine the Saturn/Dreamcast could both be up as well. Though neither of those consoles did that well, so a retro version might not be worth it. Especially as the Dreamcast was Segas last hurrah in terms of consoles.
@@entryofemotion12 Sega looked into doing a Saturn mini but said the R&D and manufacturing costs would not make it feasible.
@@Resimaster That's not surprising in the slightest honestly. Anything beyond the genesis just didn't sell that well. So I don't think they've get a good amount of sales for any of the later systems.
As a young kid I grew up with a Sega Megadrive (Genesis 2) that had a region mod. The absolute most fun games I used to play on it were Gunstar Heroes and Blades of Vengeance
Really hope they make a Dreamcast one. Saturn has no chance but that would be cool also.
I would absolutely love a Dreamcast iteration of this. Although the problem is I don't think there would be that many games that would be considered classics. Shenmue for certain, maybe Power stone, a few others. Then again, a lot of the previous mini consoles seem to have just shoveled entire franchises on to their systems for the sake of filling out space on the box. I can still vividly remember the Christmas morning when I got my Dreamcast. I had been obsessed because the ads for the original shenmue have been running Non-Stop. I never told anybody I even wanted it because money was tight so I figured there wasn't any point. When I unwrapped it I wanted to know how they knew I even wanted it because one of the games they got me to go with it turned out to be Shenmue. Everyone insisted that they had no idea I wanted it, the console or the game, they just got it because they thought I would enjoy it.
@@Greshgore Oh there's plenty of classics for the Dreamcast. Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi 1 and 2(will probably require to change the OST tho), Virtua Tennis 1 and 2, Rez, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Soul Calibur, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, Metropolis Street Racer, TrickStyle, Shenmue 1 and 2, Rayman 2, Chu Chu Rocket, Puyo Pop Fever (released only in Japan but localizing it wouldn't be very hard), Marvel Vs Capcom 2, RE:Code Veronica, Ikaruga, DOA2, Sega Rally 2, King of Fighters 99, Toy Commander, maybe you could throw some of the the NBA2K, NHL2K and NFL2K /2K1 /2K2 in there too.
You could probably also emulate some Naomi games such as Monkey Ball. And some Atomiswave games such KOF XI or Metal Slug 6, if SNK Playmore wants this of course. You could easily fit a DC mini with 30-40 games absolutely worth playing including 20 classics.
The problems are twofolds : 1) it requires much more power to be emulated correctly, not to mention that to this day DC emulation is far from perfect. 2) it'll need some beefed up flash storage, as Dreamcast games tend to occupy 1GB each, not to mention Shenmue occupying 3GB and Shenmue 2 occupying 4GB. A 64GB chip would probably be necessary, further increasing the costs of the DC Mini.
@@Liam3072 you're right I stand corrected I forgot how many of those were actually Dreamcast titles. I even was going to include Sonic Adventure 2 in there but I literally forgot for a Split Second that it was a Sega system so I thought there's no way to get the rights to Sonic LOL
Anthony for Prime Minister!!
I'd love to try one of these out. Now, I hope at least someone else can relate to me here, but I never really grew up with any of these old consoles and games, and that's exactly why I find them fascinating. I like to try old games not because of nostalgia, but to see if there's anything good I missed out on.
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I can play friggin Missile Defense 3D on my MS right now on a CRT I bought a while back.
i'm early for once
Me too
Me three
Me four
Choplifter, Kid Niki Radical Ninja, Altered Beast, Toejam & Earl, Golden Axe, Earthworm Jim, Shinobi. Talk about childhood flashbacks
We lost him guys 😔
They have Night Trap but they don't have Phantasy Star IV? Who did this list of games?
And, yeah, Lightening Force is AMAZING. Loved that game back in the day!
One thing that would have made this an UNMISSABLE system to get... Would be if it had Snatcher in it.
Gem of a game and the ONLY version of it that ever got localized.
PS: It is very disappointing that both Lunar games are absent from the collection. At least Shining Force CD is there.
I really hope we get more mini consoles like this in the future. There's lots of potential to do other systems like this.
"I was a Sega kid" we can no longer be friends
I still don't know. Is cool and all, but yes, a raspberry pi can do this job easier, and you can 3d print a Genesis shell for it. I'd consider buying the controllers though!
This would be cool for 25 minutes and then I’m done with it forever until the next 20 years
I had a Vectrex, a Master System, a 7800, and then a Genesis. It was weird having a popular system. Actually renting games...
I loved playing Aerobiz, a turn base game.
I played this with my friends all the time!
Back then I loved the challenge of beating Sonic games with an Atari Joystick since the controller ports were near identical (had to whittle the joystick cable end to fit). No pause button but you only needed one button for jumping.
Holy crap, this actually has some banger games. Clayfighter, Desert Strike, Gain Ground, Ristar. My Sega Channel days are flashing back hard right now. Only thing it's missing is Battletoads, Worms, Road Rash, Skitchin, and General Chaos.
sure brings back memories, i still have the original Genesis and Master System in my closet with some games.
Luke yesterday and double Anthony today? nice
I was definitely a sega model 2 kid. Playing vector man with my mother was a major core memory.
Man this threw me back. I loved playing Vectorman 1 and 2 on my Genesis
0:03 Something my ex told me somehow makes it into the script *ding*
I had the Gen 2 from my earliest childhood all the way up to my teen years. everyone else i knew had n64 or ps1-2 and i was still on my sega. they never just stopped working like nes or ps . i would later own most of the other consoles but i will say sega was by far gave me the best memories. i still remember seeing sega games in large cases that would swing left or right (kinda like how some poster displays in walmart are) . its actually kinda wierrd to think my dad was the one buyin the games so he could play. i would see him come in with a bag full and i would just look through the books in them while he was playin. he would be up late at night as i am now lol. odd to think back in those days my dad and sometimes my stepmom would play video games and my dad does still to this day and im 35 this year.
I bought this because I heard it was one run only. I can't play it until christmas, but it looks so awesome.
Project Luna is dead. Use Hakchi. It has way more built-in functionalities, like a file sorting system and more, ready to go.
Genesis kid! Me too. I knew I liked this guy.
1 Attention to detail I think is missing that would have been the cherry on top is to enable a pure 4.3 display mode, for those of us who connect the device to a 4.3 aspect ratio monitor or tv.
I've still got my original Genesis model 1. Had so much fun with it growing up and managed to build up a decent library for it over the years.
This is worth getting just for Herzog Zwei...
Honestly I feel like for the addons, sega could have maybe just used usb connectors in the cartridge port and the CD slot so that Addons where at least "Functional" by basically being fancy flash drives for the Mini system.
If I where to do my own mini-console, I'd definatly go that route (and also maybe include a micro-SD to USB adapter cartridge just to give people a little extra fun thing to play with, but they could always shove a flash drive into the cartridge slot)
OMG...I remember Testing for them in the Sonic and Night Trap days. It's a real eye opener as to how Games were made. All the crazy R&D gadgets I saw was awesome.
When we developed these titles, it was not any crazy, just very nerdy !
The real excitement was getting the most out of these systems, support as many colors as you can, using more space for textures
Anthony makes ME happy.
MINI DREAMCAST PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏
If you’re liking this, wait until the Dreamcast mini comes out. It’s going to be insane
I'm not gonna lie, this popped up on my feed and after some internal debate, I watched it. And I really enjoyed it. You really were indepth in reviewing everything. The only thing that appealed to me in the genesis 2 mini was the sega cd games, I was unfamiliar with the other games so I may have to check them out. I'm going to watch more of your vids though, im always on the lookout for more stuff to watch.
So...what aren't you going to lie about?