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Post by Nick1984 on Mar 26, 2009 17:11:08 GMT
 The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. It was sold under the name Sega Genesis in North America as Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in that region. The Mega Drive was Sega's fifth home console and the successor to the Sega Master System.  The Mega Drive is part of the fourth generation era of consoles, and the first of its generation to achieve notable market share in Europe and North America. It was a direct competitor of the TurboGrafx-16 (which was released one year earlier) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (which was released two years later). The Sega Mega Drive began production in Japan in 1988 and ended with the last new game being released in 2002 in Brazil. With a lifespan of fourteen years and 29 million units sold, it became Sega's most successful console. The console has a legacy with certain games available on the console being offered as downloads to be played on newer consoles, fan translations and indie game development. Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles Street of Rage Golden Axe Shinobi Dynamite Headdy Gunstar Heroes Kid Chameleon Comix Zone Shining Force Outrun |
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Post by Nick1984 on Mar 26, 2009 17:23:51 GMT
World Cup Italia '90 (SEGA)
Sensible Soccer
FIFA 95 (EA Sports)
ISS Deluxe (Konami)
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Mar 26, 2009 17:25:29 GMT
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Mar 26, 2009 17:27:49 GMT
World Cup Italia '90
can remember being brazil once playing peru and won about 23-0 or somet,,,, happy days ;D
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Mar 26, 2009 17:30:32 GMT
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Post by Nick1984 on Mar 26, 2009 17:31:57 GMT
Only sold 29 million worldwide, compared to...
PlayStation - 150 million
PlayStation 2 - 100 million and counting
Wii - 50 million and counting
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Mar 26, 2009 17:38:08 GMT
it was a pisser the mega drive, used to go my dads at the weekend and me and his birds son would be all serious when it came to who was the best, sometimes ended up fighting. ;D might see if i can get one off e-bay for a bit of old skool gaming  |
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Mar 26, 2009 17:49:00 GMT
Could just get either of these...   whats that? all the games? do they still sell them? |
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Post by Nick1984 on Mar 26, 2009 20:38:10 GMT
Yeah, it's on PS3 and 360, and you get all these games on one disc...
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome (arcade)
Altered Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bonanza Bros.
Columns
Comix Zone
Congo Bongo (arcade)
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dynamite Headdy
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Fantasy Zone (arcade)
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Golden Axe Warrior (Sega Master System)
Kid Chameleon
Phantasy Star (Sega Master System)
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
Shining in the Darkness
Shining Force
Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing
Shinobi (arcade)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Space Harrier (arcade)
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Zaxxon (arcade)
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Post by salopstick on Mar 26, 2009 20:40:00 GMT
those retro discs always look good but when you buy them you quickly get bored
was great at the time though
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Post by angescfc on Mar 27, 2009 21:44:36 GMT
World Cup Italia '90 can remember being brazil once playing peru and won about 23-0 or somet,,,, happy days ;D I'm selling this as well as some other games on the megadrive soon if anybody's interested... |
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Mar 27, 2009 22:31:56 GMT
I might buy a Mega Drive again.. fuck it |
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Post by SegaMegaDave on Mar 28, 2009 0:15:47 GMT
i'd rather have snes
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Mar 28, 2009 0:30:14 GMT
I think I've still got my SNES somewhere. I know I've definitely still got my N64 Fuck it.. I'll buy both if need be |
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Post by salopstick on Mar 28, 2009 0:36:26 GMT
just get the pc emulator plus roms
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Mar 28, 2009 1:10:27 GMT
I've got them Al but it just doesn't feel the same  |
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Post by 606Stokie on Mar 28, 2009 9:43:14 GMT
Just wish that they would bring all the dizzy games out on the 360 on one disk again..
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Post by lew86 on Apr 2, 2009 12:13:03 GMT
anyone have these little gems?
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Post by santy on Apr 4, 2009 3:09:16 GMT
Had a megadrive in about 1991/92 when I was 3 or 4, moving on from what I vaguely remember as before having a commodore 64. Some of the games on it back then were truly great, in many ways it was better for me because it was always the same about 5:30am me n my dad got up and played for about half an hour or so before he went work. Then I carried on til I went school lol. As for quoting the sales figures, you have to remember that when it comes down to it, gaming wasn't that big during the late 80's and early 90's and has only become the huge role it has assumed in todays society really only from the latter 90's when reaching the ps2 era.
Also, during the time when the PS2 came out, more countries like China, and other such countries would more readily have things like this available. The Wii console itself really does seem to already be on its way out to most people, just about everyone I know who has one has it gathering dust in the corner, being cheap and all the hype around it means many people pick one up and after a short amount of time get bored of it.
Anyway, streets of rage, sonic and golden axe were the games I remember mostly, never able to get past about the 5th level on golden axe and never beyond about the 10th level on streets of rage, the one where you had to get up the blocks of flats if anyone remembers that lol.
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Post by angescfc on Apr 6, 2009 19:19:36 GMT
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Post by Ghostface on Apr 6, 2009 19:38:01 GMT
I kept mine and about 12 months ago had a real big kid moment and bought a scart to play it through me HD TV and about 50 games all in all. Simply sublime machine!
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Post by Nick1984 on Apr 13, 2009 15:46:07 GMT
Anyway, streets of rage, sonic and golden axe were the games I remember mostly, never able to get past about the 5th level on golden axe and never beyond about the 10th level on streets of rage, the one where you had to get up the blocks of flats if anyone remembers that lol. Used to love playing Streets of Rage with my mates, used to take a whole day to complete. Loved the original, especially the music  |
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Post by santy on Apr 19, 2009 5:05:25 GMT
I was only 3 or 4 at this time lol so I think I did well to get as far as I did. When I was about 6 I got a playstation and that was unfortunately the end of the megadrive for me, before it was put in the attic about 18 months ago it still worked, dunno if it still does lol.
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