/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8589538]

What's your favorite Genesis model and why? Wondermega for me.

[Anonymous No.8589541]

The one featured in Kega Fusion

[Anonymous No.8589547]

>>8589538
The engineering work in the x'eye is complete shit; they have thin metal lines with a tape thin backing that snaps into the board in order to connecet the CD to the main board. The whole thing is a meme just because it looks cool. Even the BIOS music is special olympics

[Anonymous No.8589567]

HD graphics Model 1. Had one when I was a kid and it still looks mean.

[Anonymous No.8589582]

Whatever the fuck is going on with the bottom right

[Anonymous No.8589627]

>>8589582
Literally a $15 retroclone system.

[Anonymous No.8589636]

Model 1

[Anonymous No.8589637]

>>8589538
The one with the most and best features. I do like the look of the cdx. I almost bought one incredibly cheap buy it was snapped up by another swindler like myself.

[Anonymous No.8589638]

Yup. Sega was letting AtGames make officially licensed Genesis clones but they kept fucking up the sound quality so eventually Sega pulled the plug on the partnership.

[Anonymous No.8589804]

>>8589538
Model 1. Superior quality all around. Cheap and easy to repair/replace on the off chance that's required. Works with the widest range of addons. Imagine overpaying for a meme version, then overpaying when it breaks, and doing that a few more times until placement parts no longer exist.

[Anonymous No.8589890]

>>8589538
Japanese early rev. Mega Drive because it's iconic and it has that big round bass

CDX because it's compact, solid, multifunction, and has crystal clear sound without sounding thin

And both of these models look really good

[Anonymous No.8589961]

>>8589627
>>8589638
Theres a few models of them with slightly different games. I have one that has all the streets of rage games , golden axe and sonic 1 2 and knuckles. Its not even really that bad on a crt and a actual genesis remote plugged into it.

[Anonymous No.8589982]

>>8589538
I grew up with a Model 2, always thought the Model 1 looked “old” when I saw it. But I also had a Nomad when I got a bit older and that thing was so fucking dope, awful screen and absolutely no portability but so cool. I wish I still had it, could probably drop in an LCD panel or something.

[Anonymous No.8590064]

Mk1 (audio quality) followed by CDX (compact size vs features)

[Anonymous No.8590602]

This picture here is a great example of why Sega failed. Too man systems. They lost customer's confidence with all the bullshit they put out.

Not to mention the endless supply of bad shitty games. How many times can one company put trash out and people lap it up like a dog? Well Sega found out.

Then look at the evolution of Sega's controller. They get worse with each iteration that came out. The Master System's controller was okay. D-pad sucked. Then the Genesis's controller was awkwardly shaped and lacked enough buttons where they had to redo the controller. Then the Saturn's controller was even fucking wise believe it or not. The shoulder buttons didn't feel right and was hard to use. Other then that it was a.shitry Genesis controller. Then the analog Saturn controller was a look into the future. A look into the future of the worlds worst controller. The Dreamcast. What a piece of shit that was.

[Anonymous No.8590610]

>>8589538
1 or Wondermega. Never seen Wondermega before, where is it from?

[Anonymous No.8590978]

>>8590610
https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Wondermega

Its a nice machine. Lots of bells and whistles like karaoke functions, native S-video and a very fun quirk that the top loading disc tray is motorized so you can make it open and close from the menu. It might have the best sound of all the revisions. The Victor model came first but I think the Sega one looks better. They cheapified it a bit for the Wondermega 2 and then cheapified it even more for the American release as the JVC X'Eye.

[Anonymous No.8590992]

>>8589627
I’m totally braindead, I meant the cd player looking thing

[Anonymous No.8591220]

>>8590992
The CDX? It was released as a combined Genesis+Sega CD unit and was designed to be used as a standalone portable CD player. The CD player function could run off battery power, but Genesis/Sega CD functionality required a power supply.

[Anonymous No.8591306]

>>8590992
Their names are right there in the pic. You don't have to be so general and make everyone guess what you mean.

[Anonymous No.8591375]

HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS

[Anonymous No.8591384]

I love Sega, I really do, but this is just retarded.
What the fuck is the Mega Jet?

[Anonymous No.8591394]

>>8589538
Nomad, though I do wish the headphone audio was the more balanced output of the better model 1s or the CD units. The nomad, the CDX, and a few other models I had over the years pump out ridiculously high bass that just sounds absurd (and ruins some soundtracks).

That said, nothing is cooler than a portable mega drive.

[Anonymous No.8591408]

>>8591384
A handheld MD that was distributed for use on Japanese airlines, some of the jets would have television screens for the passengers and you could use the mega jet in flight as a courtesy of the airline. I don't know a lot of concrete details though as I haven't tried digging into Japanese articles about it.

It was also part of development that led to the nomad, as a mega jet is basically a nomad without screen.

[Anonymous No.8591417]

>>8590602
Please just leave.

[Anonymous No.8591515]

>>8591417
Fuck you and fuck Sega. It's a terrible company with shitty games. Just like you trash pile.

[Anonymous No.8591553]

Surprised nobody said LaserActive yet. It's the only one of the bunch that has it's own library of games. You can't play Mega LDs anywhere else. They're not even emulated.

[Anonymous No.8591570]

>>8589538
Is there an ending where she actually kills herself?

[Anonymous No.8591596]

>>8589538
The wondermega is an obvious answer for me, but the Aiwa Mega CD looks so retarded I actually want one.

[Anonymous No.8591605]

>>8591553
Laseractive is the choice I would make as well due of it being a Laserdisc player that plays MD, Mega-CD games alongside with PC Engine and PC Engine CD games with use of game paks.

Would love to own one, but the shipping cost would be a bitch and its already one of most expensive systems there is.

[Anonymous No.8591648]

[Anonymous No.8591675]

>>8591553
>>8591605
I want a LaserActive just to play Blue Chicago Blues with the original English dialogue. The PS1 and Saturn ports are easier to get, but they're dubbed in Japanese.

[Anonymous No.8591815]

>>8589538
model 1 with a model 2 mega CD

[Anonymous No.8591860]

>>8589547
>Even the BIOS music is special olympics
The X'Eye's bios music is the same as the original Mega CD's.

https://youtu.be/YN5a3rPrnEc
https://youtu.be/XGPKfccgsx8

[Anonymous No.8591981]

Definitely the CDX, especially because the Power Base Converter can fit on it without modication.

[Anonymous No.8592020]

How's the sound quality of the CDX? I keep hearing mixed reports that it's OG Genesis quality and others say it's no better than a Model 2.

[Anonymous No.8592024]

>>8591306
Uh, i mean the one somewhere on the right or left.

[Anonymous No.8592185]

>>8589538
It's amazing that there are nearly a dozen ways to play Sega CD yet they're all expensive.

[Anonymous No.8593575]

>>8591384
A relic of more prosperous times

[Anonymous No.8593580]

>>8593575
based Hit-Japan

[Anonymous No.8593595]

>>8589538
Wondermega

[Anonymous No.8593602]

[Anonymous No.8593627]

>>8592020
>How's the sound quality of the CDX?
Perfect if you have one in good condition. The aux out is as clean as it gets, but the headphone jack sounds good too. It actually has 3 methods of sound output, so that also might be why you've heard mixed reports

[Anonymous No.8593638]

>>8593602
I don't like how this looks. The model 1 Jap MD + model 1 Mega CD and the CDX look a lot better

[Anonymous No.8593705]

>>8589890
>CDX because it's compact, solid, multifunction, and has crystal clear sound without sounding thin

I remember seeing a Sega CDX in a department store on display, back in the day. I remember it being priced at about $400.00 Canadian. The machine has a compartment for two AA batteries, if I remember correctly. Like Sega thought you could use it as a portable CD device. Which made it one of the most expensive portable CD players of its day. I'd just imagine someone taking it to the beach to listen to music, and just getting it filled with sand or stepped on by accident.

[Anonymous No.8593709]

>>8593638
You think? The Wondermega is one of the nicest looking consoles of all time to me. That said, the full tower of power with karaoke add-on is crazy awesome in a cyberpunk kind of way.

[Anonymous No.8593718]

>>8593705
That's exactly why it flopped. If it were priced competitively it could have worked but it came out relatively late and anyone interested would have been able to buy a Genesis and Sega CD combined for less money. So really you'd be paying a premium just for the small form factor. It was way too expensive to use as a portable CD player and was actually too big for that anyway even at the time. A typical discman was a fraction of the size and weight.

[Anonymous No.8593747]

>>8593718
>That's exactly why it flopped. If it were priced competitively it could have worked but it came out relatively late and anyone interested would have been able to buy a Genesis and Sega CD combined for less money. So really you'd be paying a premium just for the small form factor. It was way too expensive to use as a portable CD player and was actually too big for that anyway even at the time. A typical discman was a fraction of the size and weight.

I think it may have launched at about $500.00 canadian, but I think I saw it "on sale" for about $100 dollars cheaper. But it did launch at 399.99 in 1994. At that point Genesis Model 2's were getting to be under $100 dollars, but the Sega CD attachment was still about $250.99 - $299.99 (US), so I think a Model 2 Genesis and Sega CD Model 2 would have been a little cheaper? It's a cool design, and some nice engineering, though. It was a ridiculous selling point to sell it as a 'portable CD player" in 1994. A Sony Discman was a whole lot cheaper, and so were the other portable Cd players. A small 'boom box' with a CD player and a tape deck could go for less than $100.00 in 1994.

[Anonymous No.8593757]

>>8593747
>But it did launch at 399.99 in 1994

US price, I meant to say.

[Anonymous No.8593774]

>>8593747
It's funny. Back then there was a corner of the electronics market that appealed to yuppies. All the high end electronics like Laserdisc players and stereo systems had this...I guess you could say "weight" to it, both literal and figurative. Big heavy knobs and shit that screamed "this is expensive." Fucking Mr. Dink from Doug. Sega pretty much never said no to shoving a Genesis in anything that could appeal to this market. Like who was going to buy a Wondermega or CDX except someone with $$$? In some ways I'm a bit jealous that we don't really have that today. I was too young back then to take advantage of all these nifty fringe versions of the consoles but now that I have a real job and some disposable income there's really no equivalent. Nowadays every game just gets a $150 premium box filled with useless garbage. Nothing cool like a LaserActive.

[Anonymous No.8593790]

>>8593709
>You think?
Yeah, but I also love the original Famicom, and it seems most people think it's ugly

[Anonymous No.8593867]

>>8592185
Not amazing at all. The number of ways to do something is irrelevant. What matters is their availability and the demand for them. There weren't a lot of these made, in total. There are a lot less around today because they break easily so were often thrown away. Because of that or because they were old, and taking up a lot of space in some cases, or just because the games were shit.
Now they're memes and highly sought after by bandwagoners, of which there are more in existence than available units. That's why they're expensive.

[Anonymous No.8593946]

>>8591515
Hi Miyamoto

[Anonymous No.8594223]

>>8593946
Miyamoto actually had a collection of Mega Drive games when he was making Mario 3

[Anonymous No.8595123]

Its really retarded Sega made all these Genesis/CD combo units but never made a Genesis/CD/32X trio.

[Anonymous No.8595158]

>>8594223
Glad to know he stole only from the best

[Anonymous No.8595163]

>>8595123
>but never made a Genesis/CD/32X trio.

It probably would have been too late in the Sega CD's life for a 32x combo unit. The 32x was released in December 1994 here in North America, and the Saturn was released in May 1995. The early launch of the Sega Saturn killed the 32x in the western market, as retailers were selling the add-on at a heavily discounted price to move inventory out. The Sega CD was officially discontinued in 1996.

[Anonymous No.8595780]

>>8594223
So you are saying he stole all of segas ideas to make Mario 3?

[Anonymous No.8595981]

>>8595163
Weirdly they were working on the Sega Neptune which was a Genesis/32X combo unit but they didn't add CD compatibility.