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Wait, is that stretched to 16:9? I may have to rescind my upvote.
But also… cool.
I saw that too and started dry heaving
I found an old TV on Craigslist for $10 for my Genesis.
Damn, here I am sitting in front of a gaming PC with 4k monitors and I am legitimately jealous of your setup right now. Emulated 8 bit and 16 bit games look like crap on modern screens thanks to the upscaling and what not. TIL I need to check the Craigslist more often.
Or get an upscaler for retro consoles.
Not those cheap HDMI adapters, but like a retrotink or a GBS-Control. They can still look good on LCD.
Man, that’s a museum piece at this point. It’s what, mid-80s? If it looks bright, stable and clean without any maintenance that’s… increasingly rare.
You had a flatscreen HDTV in 1991? Damn, found the time traveler! 😉
I can hear the music
S E G AAAAAAA
Your sega will probably just keep doin this forever. I don’t think systems of this generation will ever not work (as long are you aren’t a neanderthal… But even then, maybe it will)
I bought a mega drive a couple of years ago and it definitely takes a few attempts to load some of the games!
Clean or replace your pin slot in the console and clean the contacts on your game. That should fix that.
What’s the best way to clean them? I assume something more than the old blow-into-the-cartridge trick?
Good ole rubbing alcohol and a q-tip! That’s all you need.
Edit: I don’t know if you have “q-tips” - it’s a cotton swab or cotton stick, would be the generic name. The things you aren’t supposed to stick in your ear but that’s what everyone does anyway.
I was going to ask if a qtip is just a cotton bud! Also is rubbing alcohol the same as an alcohol-based hand sanitiser, or do I need some specific alcohol-based cleaner?
Don’t use hand sanitizer, at least not the gel type, it will leave a residue. You just need like 91% isopropyl alcohol - stuff you would use to clean a wound.
Edit - I looked it up, it’s called surgical spirit in the UK.
I’ve not got any to hand but the cotton bud did help!
Classic.
Still got my Mega Drive too. It’s sat in the loft though.
I always wanted a Genesis as a kid, but then when I made a friend who had one, I ended up not really liking most of the games iconic to the platform. I really only remember 2 games fondly:
Ecco the Dolphin and Eternal Champions. And yeah, I played Sonic and Mortal Kombat and a lot of other hits.
I never heard of anyone having fond memories of ecco the dolphin.
It was so different. Especially once the aliens get involved.
I have fond memories of it too. Granted, those memories involved being utterly confused as to how to proceed, but also being utterly astonished by the graphics. I distinctly remember it being basically photorealistic to my 9 year old self— going back to play it with an emulator was a bit of a shock (and letdown) compared to my memories of it.
I did beat it as an adult. As a kid I may lot have been able to get anywhere, but it was magical all the same.
Same lol
Sonic 2 was my first game ever. It blew my 6 yr old brain…
Now you just need a model one Sega genesis SCART cable with inline audio to plug into the headphone jack and an OSSC to perfectly multiply the scan lines up to HD resolutions! Oh and also to set your HDTV into its gaming mode to reduce input lag.
this reminds me of when i was staying at my uncles house and it was the first time i got to use a game gear :)
I can hear this picture
🎶 segaaaaa green hill zone music intensifies 🎶
The soundchip on that thing was awesome <3
Nice! That’s an older system. Fun times.
It’s an older system sir, but it checks out
