I have one and I've enjoyed it, but it's not worth that price tag. Maybe $25. For $40 you could just get an original Genesis/MegaDrive with some games alongside.
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I have been seeing these things all over the place in fact I saw one in Target today. The biggest problem I have read is the sound is off and that the 80 games is only about 20 Sega Genesis games and then the rest are homebrew games. You are just better off getting a real Genesis and getting the games.
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I have been seeing these things all over the place in fact I saw one in Target today. The biggest problem I have read is the sound is off and that the 80 games is only about 20 Sega Genesis games and then the rest are homebrew games. You are just better off getting a real Genesis and getting the games.
If only it was legitimate, it probably would bring Sega back to the console business.
I have been seeing these things all over the place in fact I saw one in Target today. The biggest problem I have read is the sound is off and that the 80 games is only about 20 Sega Genesis games and then the rest are homebrew games. You are just better off getting a real Genesis and getting the games.
If only it was legitimate, it probably would bring Sega back to the console business.
Yeah. I honestly don't know if Sega has a part in this or not although I am suspecting they do cause of the fact that they are using the Sega/Genesis Name and Sonic character on the box. However, this reminds me more of a clone system more then anything else.
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Yeah, Sega licenses these. Last I checked, things like this were fairly big in South America. But I'd imagine it has a bunch of Homebrew games because those wouldn't need to be licensed, because having 80 legit games would cost a fortune for a licensed product.
And yeah, it's basically a clone system, at least that one is.
@CanisWolfred: I figured as much especially since everywhere I look it says 40 Sega Classics and 40 other games or Arcade like games. I guess they are hoping that this will be big with Sega fans.
Sega has been licensing these types of things for a few years now, including a number of handheld systems (I myself have a GenMobile, which actually has a cartridge slot so it can play actual Genesis carts).
They're not clone systems though — they're emulation-based, which is what accounts for the occasional sound and/or graphical issues.
Well, I guess that depends on how one uses the terms. I'm more of a stickler. For me, a "clone system" refers to the systems that are reverse-engineered to re-create the original hardware functionality, while emulation-based systems are built around the old "NES-on-a-chip" concept (emulating the original hardware functionality through software).
But you're right, many (most?) "clone" systems are emulation-based.
No, a NOAC is an emulator. I have one dead NOAC. Pretty much at all it is is a very small PCB with a chip and a cart slot. The rest of the case is empty space. If it was actual hardware, it would something like a real console.
If it was real hardware or good recreation, it wouldn't have compatibility issues like Castlevania III not running (it would support the MMC5 chip inside). It would run Megami Tensei II with proper sound balance. (if my memory from before I fried the console trying to use a Genesis controller is right, the sound effects were louder than the music, though it could've been the other way around. MT2 creates sound effects using the standard NES audio and creates music using its own audio. I didn't own any other games prior to that with expanded audio, so I couldn't check.) Though, I'm surprised the NOAC supported an extension audio chip at all.
Yeah, Sega licenses these. Last I checked, things like this were fairly big in South America. But I'd imagine it has a bunch of Homebrew games because those wouldn't need to be licensed, because having 80 legit games would cost a fortune for a licensed product.
And yeah, it's basically a clone system, at least that one is.
Well if they would just have it non-emulation based and the 20 or 40 Sega Games, Games from indie developers games like the ones that people actually made an effort to release for a classic console in this era too. They'd actually have something.
The only Genesis on a chip I have is some Wii knockoff with a handful of Genesis games and some motion-control games I got at a Walgreens, a couple years ago, and don't think I ever played it.
The only Genesis on a chip I have is some Wii knockoff with a handful of Genesis games and some motion-control games I got at a Walgreens, a couple years ago, and don't think I ever played it.
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