From Sonic the Hedgehog to Golden Axe, this classic console will have some classics coming with it!
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]ith Nintendo coming out with the mini NES, what companies would want to recreate old consoles and put them out for sale. Tectoy, a company located in Brazil, is creating an officially-licensed, special edition SEGA Genesis console, known as the Mega Drive.
The Mega Drive will have all of the features that the original SEGA Genesis includes. The game cartridge slot is able to play “most original games.” It also comes with a SD card that has 22 pre-downloaded games on it. Check them out down below!
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Alien Storm
- Altered Beast
- Arrow Flash
- Bonanza Brothers
- Columns
- Decap Attack
- E-SWAT
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Flicky
- Gain Ground
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe 3
- Jewel Master
- Kid Chameleon
- Last Battle
- Out Runners
- Sega Soccer
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi 3
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Turbo Outrun
According to a FAQ post, The Mega Drive will have composite video and RCA-type cables. The consoles output image will have a 320×240 pixel image at a 4:3 ratio aspect and includes stereo sound. The difference with this compared to the original SEGA Genesis is this will also include an integrated power supply and a headphone jack. The system will come in a replica box and includes one controller. You can pre-order additional controllers here.
Any devices that were compatible with SEGA Genesis should also be compatible with The Mega Drive. The only accessories from Sega that won’t be compatible are the Sega CD and Game Genie.
The one missing part that would make this a no-brainer to buy is an HDMI port. Polygon did a preview on the At-Games version of the Sega Genesis and that didn’t have an HDMI port either.
Tectoy added that the TV market in Brazil is to blame for the HDMI port being left out.
“The vast majority of TVs on sale in the Brazilian market have composite video input (RCA), compatible with the output of Mega Drive,” Tectoy writes. “Adding the HDMI output to the console would raise the final price of the product to the consumer without increasing the original resolution.”
The total price for this system is 399 Brazilian real or $123 in USA currency. There will not be international shipping for this product at this time.
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