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SEGA Genesis Is Officially Back in Production
SEGA Genesis Is Officially Back in Production
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Retro video game enthusiasts, rejoice, as the beloved SEGA Genesis is now back in production. It’s not exactly how you might think, though. Sega’s officially licensed manufacturing partner, Brazil’s TecToy has developed a new Genesis console that not only looks almost identical to the original, but also has a traditional cartridge slot and SD card reader.
Why is a Brazilian company bringing back the old school console, you might ask. Well, because in Brazil, around 150,000 units of the SEGA Genesis still sell each year.
In addition to the likeness, TecToy’s Genesis has an integrated circuit which uses similar components to the original console. It also comes with the classic three-button controller and 22 games in the memory.
Look for TecToy’s Genesis console to release in June 2017 for approximately $138 USD. You can, however, go ahead and pre-order now.
That shyt seems weak to me. or at least...off
Pretty sure TecToy manufactured the consoles back in the day in Brazil, too. Or at least imported and published a lot of games. The SD card slot is intriguing. I'll wait to see what comes of it though. You know the NES Classic Mini is going to sell like crazy. Hopefully Sega does something similar with the Genesis for the U.S. market.
Yeah like I want Sega specifically to do this. Not another company to outsource it.
Yep. I hate that they license themselves out to At Games so they can make those shytty plug 'n' play consoles that cost $60. 80 games, but only 25 or 30 of them are actually Sega games.
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I'd be interested if it had HDMI and wireless controllers. I'll pass.
138 though?
fukk that
games are on the scarce side too.
fukk that
games are on the scarce side too.
America just doesn't understand the concept of love
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Xbox Live Arcade version of Guardian Heroes gets Xbox One backwards compatibility - SEGAbits
Classic game right here:
Guardian Heroes was a cult classic SEGA Saturn game by the development studio Treasure, an arcade style beat em’ up in a similar vein to Golden Axe or Streets of Rage, but with RPG elements such as the ability to level up and increases your stats. Later it would receive an Xbox Live Arcade update, fundamentally being the same as the SEGA Saturn original, but including optional enhanced graphics with a stylized pencil sketch look and tweaked gameplay changes using “remix” options, and new features such as online play and an endless survival gauntlet mode.
If you haven’t played the remastered version of Guardian Heroes but have an Xbox One, the game has been recently been announced to be Xbox One backwards today, along with the game Operation Flashpoint: Red River, as confirmed on the Larry Hyrb Twitter account. If you want a solid beat ’em up game on the Xbox One, Guardian Heroes might be up your ally.
Classic game right here:
Guardian Heroes was a cult classic SEGA Saturn game by the development studio Treasure, an arcade style beat em’ up in a similar vein to Golden Axe or Streets of Rage, but with RPG elements such as the ability to level up and increases your stats. Later it would receive an Xbox Live Arcade update, fundamentally being the same as the SEGA Saturn original, but including optional enhanced graphics with a stylized pencil sketch look and tweaked gameplay changes using “remix” options, and new features such as online play and an endless survival gauntlet mode.
If you haven’t played the remastered version of Guardian Heroes but have an Xbox One, the game has been recently been announced to be Xbox One backwards today, along with the game Operation Flashpoint: Red River, as confirmed on the Larry Hyrb Twitter account. If you want a solid beat ’em up game on the Xbox One, Guardian Heroes might be up your ally.
Knicksman20
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Classic SEGA Ads: Xbox One S commercial rips off classic Dreamcast commercials - SEGAbits
Microsoft copying Sega again. The youtube video plays both commercials at the same time to show how they pretty much they "borrowed" from Sega in this commercial.
With the holiday season approaching, Sony and Microsoft are pushing their latest upgraded consoles to the masses meaning a lot of money is being spent on advertising. One ad which caught my attention was a recent Xbox One S commercial dubbed “Portals”. The ad kicks off with the new white console and then has the camera fly inside the machine to pass through several rectangular portals, each portal containing a game’s universe. There are a few moments where they cut away to people playing the Xbox One S before jumping back inside the machine to show some more video game universes before pulling out and showing the console once again. Cool ad right? I swear I’ve seen this before.
Back in 1999 in the lead up to the SEGA Dreamcast’s American release, several mysterious ads played teasing the 9-9-99 date and repeating the slogan “It’s Thinking”. These ads culminated in a minute long launch ad, seen below, which played out like a mini-movie. A woman is seen stealing the SEGA Dreamcast, only to be caught by the police. How was she thwarted? Well, the Dreamcast is not only a game console, “it’s thinking”! It turns out the many video game characters reside inside the machine in a “Wreck-It Ralph” style universe, and thanks to them the Dreamcast was saved.
Subsequent ads continued this world inside the Dreamcast, showing multiple levels of video game worlds with a massive circle in the middle containing a ground floor lobby of sorts where the characters would intermingle. Some ads took a more general approach, promoting the console, while others promoted specific games. What was unique was that even if an ad was promoting, say, Sonic Adventure, you would still see characters from other games in the ad. It was a clever way of advertising other games within a single game’s ad. In some cases, characters from games planned up to a year later would cameo (for example, the Floigan Bros. appeared in ads long before their game released).
Like the Xbox One S ad, the Dreamcast ad has its own portals by way of the layered universes. While the Xbox One S ad does not have the characters mingling, it does cross universes through the portal transitions jumping from racing to soccer to Minecraft. Both ads entering and exiting the console are almost identical. If the similarities are a coincidence, I would be shocked. Given how many times the Xbox took a page from the Dreamcast’s playbook, it would not surprise me if the Xbox One S ad makers were inspired by the Dreamcast. You can see both ads above and below this paragraph, or check out a picture-in-picture at the top of the page. What are your thoughts? Think this is a coincidence? Sound off in the comments below.
Microsoft copying Sega again. The youtube video plays both commercials at the same time to show how they pretty much they "borrowed" from Sega in this commercial.
With the holiday season approaching, Sony and Microsoft are pushing their latest upgraded consoles to the masses meaning a lot of money is being spent on advertising. One ad which caught my attention was a recent Xbox One S commercial dubbed “Portals”. The ad kicks off with the new white console and then has the camera fly inside the machine to pass through several rectangular portals, each portal containing a game’s universe. There are a few moments where they cut away to people playing the Xbox One S before jumping back inside the machine to show some more video game universes before pulling out and showing the console once again. Cool ad right? I swear I’ve seen this before.
Back in 1999 in the lead up to the SEGA Dreamcast’s American release, several mysterious ads played teasing the 9-9-99 date and repeating the slogan “It’s Thinking”. These ads culminated in a minute long launch ad, seen below, which played out like a mini-movie. A woman is seen stealing the SEGA Dreamcast, only to be caught by the police. How was she thwarted? Well, the Dreamcast is not only a game console, “it’s thinking”! It turns out the many video game characters reside inside the machine in a “Wreck-It Ralph” style universe, and thanks to them the Dreamcast was saved.
Subsequent ads continued this world inside the Dreamcast, showing multiple levels of video game worlds with a massive circle in the middle containing a ground floor lobby of sorts where the characters would intermingle. Some ads took a more general approach, promoting the console, while others promoted specific games. What was unique was that even if an ad was promoting, say, Sonic Adventure, you would still see characters from other games in the ad. It was a clever way of advertising other games within a single game’s ad. In some cases, characters from games planned up to a year later would cameo (for example, the Floigan Bros. appeared in ads long before their game released).
Like the Xbox One S ad, the Dreamcast ad has its own portals by way of the layered universes. While the Xbox One S ad does not have the characters mingling, it does cross universes through the portal transitions jumping from racing to soccer to Minecraft. Both ads entering and exiting the console are almost identical. If the similarities are a coincidence, I would be shocked. Given how many times the Xbox took a page from the Dreamcast’s playbook, it would not surprise me if the Xbox One S ad makers were inspired by the Dreamcast. You can see both ads above and below this paragraph, or check out a picture-in-picture at the top of the page. What are your thoughts? Think this is a coincidence? Sound off in the comments below.
Lanny Piffo
Pro
2 new Genesis games on Kickstarter.
Knicksman20
Superstar
Daytonaaaaaaa
