Correction** You actually can turn on scanlines via a CRT Filter within the Screen Settings. I somehow completely missed that feature! Thanks to Julian Saruin Blackstar for pointing this out!
You can also change the way the menu looks by changing the language. You can have Genesis, Mega Drive JP and Mega Drive EU. This also changes the region of the roms you play and with some game it's actually changes the game you play like Mean Bean Machine to Puyo Puyo.
I’m impressed with the game library. Given there’s been so many Genesis Collections, Sega could’ve slapped one of those in a shell and called it a day but they got some really unique stuff. Now make a Dreamcast mini.
Nintendo Life, you also missed that you can change the way the menu looks by changing the language. You can have Genesis, Mega Drive Japan and Mega Drive Europe. This also changes the region of the roms you play and with some game it's actually changes the game you play like Mean Bean Machine to Puyo Puyo. And the menu select sound is the selct sound from Streets of Rage 2.
Nintendo Life made a slight mistake thinking the Europe game list was different to North America. Also yes the MD did have as many if not more groundbreaking titles than the Snes.
P Ferreira Thank you, dude sneakily took some jabs at the Genny, but that’s expected and my fault for clicking on a video with the subscribe name as Nintendo life which says it all
@@chrisfern4699 Revisionist history (mostly by US gamers) will always say Nintendo has the better games which is always far from the truth. The real truth is that with some research Sega's consoles had as many good games as Nintendo, they just don't get held up in the same light due to bias.
There's actually quite a few games here that I've wanted to own for a long time, and the standout for me personally is actually Road Rash II. So rarely ported and not entirely easy to find. Not to mention the best of the series /and/ a super-charming and enjoyable motorcycle racing game. That'll probably be the first one I boot up.
I actually just picked up the Sega Genesis Classics collection for Switch but I still plan to pick up one of these because there's a good chunk of games on it that weren't on the Classics collection. I think I'm most excited for Castlevania Bloodlines.
@@Mari_Izu Ah that's unfortunate. Tbh I'd rather have had slightly different music than have them missing entirely though -- the Megadrive/Genesis collection for consoles also doesn't have them and it feels like a big thing to have missing.
I bought two: one for myself and one as a surprise for my grade school, Genesis-obsessed buddy. As for favorite games, Castle of Illusion is in my top 5 of all time.
While the SNES Classic controller cords are still a bit short, they are longer than the NES Classic; 4.5 feet vs. 3 feet. Also, did they address the sound lag present in the previews that hit last month?
Bought it last week my favorite title if I had to choose one would probably be Golden Axe its just as hard just as clunky as I remember and I love every second of it.
My favourite games on the console are Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2, Super Fantasy Zone, Phantasy Star 4, Shining Force and Comix Zone... And Ecco, it's bloody hard tho.
Finally a mini console I can actually use The ps1 mini was terrible I actually bought the nes and SNES mini and now Nintendo online has made the obsolete
Yeet. I like having all my SNES games on one system that I don't have to worry about an online threshold to play. You gotta think about the future, what happens when the Switch Online servers go offline in a decade or so? SNES Classic
I've heard from multiple sources that the Genesis Mini has a double input issue. Basically, every so often after you press and release a direction on the D-pad, the system will act as if you pressed that direction again. It seems most easily observable in the menus, but apparently happens during gameplay as well. Rerez said it made playing puzzle games nearly impossible to play on harder difficulty levels, and trying out a different controller didn't solve the issue. So, I'm curious if you guys encountered anything similar. I'm hoping it's just a random factory defect, but considering that more than one reviewer has encountered the problem, it could be a flaw in the hardware's design, which would be quite unfortunate, considering that Sega seems to have finally gotten the emulation right for the most part.
Are you talking about the Atgames one released back in April? The design of that model and this mini are completely different. If it has Atgames on it, it's not this one. If it doesn't have Megaman, Road Rash, Strider, Street Fighter, Ghouls and Ghosts, Castlevania, or Contra, it's not this one.
@@shockz1715 No. I'm talking about this new one. Like I said, Rerez described the problem in detail in a review posted about two days ago, but he seems to have deleted it. I'd say I might have imagined it, but I did find a webpage with the video embedded in it when I did a general search for it. The video doesn't play, but the title clearly says "SEGA Genesis Mini Full Review - Rerez" and is likewise dated two days ago. It makes me wonder if someone at Sega asked Rerez to take the video down, perhaps because they are aware of the issue and have fixed it in the units headed to stores. Rerez was one of the few video reviews I've seen that had noticeably negative things to say about the system. Regardless of Rerez's mysterious disappearing review, I was able to find the following quote from a Hollywood Reporter review that says the following: "My only complaint is the D pad is a bit sensitive and will register two inputs for all but the briefest of taps." (www.msn.com/en-us/movies/reviews/sega-genesis-mini-console-review/ar-AAHbYvh) He says this after saying that he ENJOYS playing Street Fighter 2 with only 3 buttons, because he likes being annoyed. Strange fellow. This is not the only article I've seen that had a similar complaint, but most kind of gloss over it. I have to say though, I think it's strange that these people still recommends the system, despite what seems like a pretty big issue. From the quote, it sounds like he's saying that basically every tap of the D-pad registers two presses, unless you only touch it for a split second. From that description, it sounds like what's actually happening is that the system seems to think you stopped pressing a direction for a moment right after you first pressed it, but then it realizes you're still holding the direction and registers the second press. That sounds, at best, very annoying. But this thing will be out in the wild soon, so I'm sure we'll hear more about it if the issue hasn't been fixed before the system gets to stores.
I'm looking forward to the Sega Megadrive/Genesis Mini to relive the nostalgia all over again since I grew up with most of them games including my favourites Streets of Rage 2 and Sonic 2. I know it's missing a few gems like Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Revenge of Shinobi which is included in the Japanese Megadrive mini. I own the original PAL Sonic 3 and Knuckles on my Japanese Megadrive though I have no way of playing it on my 4K TV. However I do have the Ultimate Megadrive Collection on PS3 which has all the Sonic games including Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Anyways I can't wait till October 4th for the UK release.
@@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate My only concern is M2's work. They tend to only optimize emulators to work with specific games, and not a one-size-fits-all-emulator.
Yes, but no sports games??? I grew up playing super Mônaco gp, Lakers vs celtics and NHL. Best time ever. They put road rash from EA, they could easily put Lakers vs celtics
I hope SEGA will make a second Genesis /Mega Drive Mini based off the Model 2 to include games that are not in this release like Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for example.
The only real negative here is that westerner's get gimped with the 3-button pad while Japan gets to choose between 1 (cheaper) or 2 of the 6-button versions. The official Japanese 6-button pads have a dedicated mode button so you can access the menus instantly and are also compatible with the new Sega Astro City mini arcade cabinet.
Scanlines for what, that's why this is in HD to make it look better not to make it look ugly, and also so many great Sega games and most people complaining about sonic games not being added, forget sonic they should of added holyfield boxing and legends of the ring to name a few not more sonic games
Kind of wish this came with *Mega Bomberman* (AKA, Bomberman '94) I played that most on my Mega Drive back in the day. Especially if it's possible to play 4 player. I always wanted to do that as a Kid but never had the adaptor.
The Genesis did not have the same amount of ground breaking titles as the Snes...hold your tongue. The Genesis has games on par and many times better than Nintendo's censorship box with goofy purple sliding switches. Sonic, Shinobi, Road Rash, Strider, Ecco, Desert Strike (better version), Thunder Force series were all genre defining titles. Virtua Racing (should have been on here) showed the gaming world that Sega truly knew how to get a fully realized 3d polygonal game running on 16-bit hardware at more than 10 frames a second. If Sega had kept the Genesis on the market for the same amount of time the Snes was on sale....Sega would have won the 16-bit war. They were ahead when they discontinued the Sega Genesis. Nintendo won a battle they fought alone....telling me about genre defining titles while asking for Ristar, yuck. That game was so well loved it did not warrant a sequel. I bet you want Sega to stuff a bunch of licensed Disney titles on here as well. Give me Lion King...not interested. The games that would make this package better are- Golden Axe 2 Desert Strike Virtua Racing Zero Tolerance Shadow Dancer Virtua Fighter SVP unreleased Streets of Rage Super Hang On Outrun Afterburner 2 Pulse Man Phantasy Star 2 Phantasy Star 3 Shadowrun Herzog Zwei Dune: Battle for Arrakis TMNT: Hyperstone Hiest Rocket Knight Adventures Sunset Riders Zombies Ate My Neighbors Splatter House 2 Splatter House 3 Shining Force 2 Shining in the Darkness Aladdin (I will concede this) I could go on for quite a while; However, I will stop here. Thankfully, the Genesis Mini has a great catalog of games and why I am picking up two this Thursday. I actually wish they would have included a few must own Sega CD games. Popful Mail, Lunar Eternal Blue, Lunar Silver Star, Eternal Champions, Mortal Kombat, Robo Aleste, Dark Wizard, Road Avenger, Vay, The Terminator, Soul Star, Soul Feace, Cobra Command, AH3 Thunderstrike, Android Assault, and Lords of Thunder. I would buy a Sega CD add-on or stand alone if it included even half of these titles.
@@JCO78 First and foremost, I had/have both of these consoles and I received them the year they launched. I have played every single Squaresoft game ever produced and released here in the States. Further, we have both a room dedicated to retro gaming and a full sized arcade in our living room complete with stand up coin-op machines. So what I'm about to say too you is from real world experience and not because some CZcamsr told me what to think... You mentioned the Squaresoft games, while they have expansive well written stories they typically did not push the hardware at all. Yes, they are competent and the intro to Final Fantasy 3 is nice; However, most Squaresoft titles are methodical in nature playing quite a bit slower than most Genesis games. Time based attacks do not make a game impressive graphically. When you look at a game like Thunder Force IV for the Genesis you will see what I mean. That game typically has 6-7 scrolling backgrounds at once, hundreds of enemies on screen, shots, and massive foreground ships shooting at you at all times. This is also coupled with some of the best sound you will ever hear in a 16-bit game. I'm talking a full on hardware pusher not 8 sprites attacking each other in a time based matter. Hell, the third Thunder Force game was so loved it was actually ported to the arcade and Snes. The Snes could not handle the game and slows to a literal crawl repeatedly. The Genesis version as always was buttery smooth and outdone by the fourth entry which was a Genesis exclusive. I can say as a huge SNK fan for life, that Thunder Force IV would not look out of place on a Neo Geo AES/MVS/CDZ (own these as well). Ask yourself this...why was every single Neo Geo port better on the Genesis? Could it be that they share similar hardware setups? Speaking of fighting games, why does Street Fighter run faster and smoother on the Genesis? How can an indy dev fix the sound codec for Street Fighter 2 on the Genesis making it faster, better looking, and with arcade perfect sound? Could it be that you never really experienced any of this and likely started with some type of PlayStation? So many questions... In summation, the Snes might look better on paper as it has many specialized chips that the Genesis does not. The Genesis not only has a much faster and more complex 16-bit CPU it has a co-processor as well giving it the ability to do every single effect the Snes can do through sheer brute force (the Motorola 68K can run in both 16-bit and 32-bit). This is why fans have been able to port games like Wolfenstein to the Genesis without any specialized chips and have it walk circles around the broken pixilated mess that is the FX powerd Snes version. Not satisfied, look up the SVP powered Virtua Racing. It beats every single Snes game in the graphics department so soundly it's not up for debate. Thanks for playing. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DrNHxmrJPqWE&ved=2ahUKEwiu2aao_tXlAhVshq0KHYi-BRsQwqsBMAV6BAgIEAc&usg=AOvVaw1nmMSd_HCXbxkPMvFxVgsJ Watch this and then tell me it could be done on an Snes with a single 3.58 mhz processor, I dare you. Go to 9:53 if you want to see him change levels...man is he bad at this game. Further, this is the PAL version that runs slower than the NTSC version. It's much faster here in the States.
@@Sinn0100 Who even cares about superior performance over having a larger library of perfectly playable classic games? The SNES trumped the Genesis both in popularity seeing how the SNES outsold it by far and had almost twice as many games therefore contributing to the industry growth much more. You talk like some butthurt SEGA fanboy who actually believes the Saturn had a shot against the PS1 yet at the same time sound like some 20 year old who cares so much about graphics and performance who likely started with a PS1 cuz anything prior to that was "for kiddiez". Maybe you're just an anti Nintendo loser who comes to the comment section of a NINTENDO FOCUSED channel to champion your system and talk back to anyone who disagrees. The numbers don't lie, but revisionist history is one hell of a drug I guess. And without having to brag about "my video game and arcade collectionzz", the NES was my first system so I probably know my stuff.
We've had it at work since last wensday but I cant sell it never had a genesis as a kid but would go over to friends houses to play sonic and streets of rage happy to hear this thing is getting good reviews
The only thing AtGames did right was a slot to play their own Sega games. That, along with the possibility to getting Working 32X and CD mini add ons would make this the perfect retro system.
Mine is already preorder from weeks ago. I never had a sega console only nintendont hehehe so now will be that time i always dreamed of having both consoles
My favorite titles on the sega genesis mini are Ecco The Dolphin Eternal Champions Kid Chameleon Shinobi III strider Mega Man The Wily Wars Ghouls and ghosts Street fighter II: Special Championship Edition Road Rash II Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck Super Fantasy Zone Contra Hard Corps Castlevania Bloodlines Monster World IV Phantasy Star IV Gunstar Heroes Columns Earthworm Jim Tetris Darius Beyond Oasis Streets Of Rage 2 Toejam And Earl Vectorman Wonderboy In Monster World Thunder Force III Light Crusader
you ok Zion ?? that cough sounds horrible !! :D i always loved sonic spinball, dont know how many times i played through that game. this looks like a good pick-up :D
i think they don't add certain games on these like sonic 3 and knuckles or ristar because they might make a second sega mini later on i still haven't played mine yet my girl got it for my birthday i might crack it open tonight after work
Can it play Genesis cartridges, and more importantly can it play them well (unlike the AtGames crap)? If so, I might consider picking one up. If not, I'll prob skip it. Also, any idea how easy or difficult it is to mod? One other thing, you didn't mention compatibility with other controllers. I know it comes with 2 but it would be nice to be able to use ones people already own as well.
www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/mega_drive_mini_games_list_all_42_titles_revealed Considering this guy didn't read this article from his own website, that mistake was pretty bad. Europe/American versions are same lineup, just the Pal vs NTSC type.
The music on Sonic 3 is very poor because it had to be redone to avoid Michael Jackson's estate lawsuit. If you really want Sonic 3, go uy the Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube, Ps2 or Xbox.
Shockz I have two versions of Sonic 3 & Knuckles already, the Vintage Collection that’s backwards compatible on Xbox One and Sonic 3 Complete on my Raspberry Pie. I wanted it to be included on the Genesis Mini. Sega has been neglecting rereleases of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for so long that they’ll damn near be forgotten.
Unless you put a concrete block or something inside how exactly are you going to make it heavier? Using thicker plastic really is not going to make much difference! Any grips on the bottom of the unit will likely be rendered useless as a result - especially if you'd be pulling upwards. Also the SNES mini cord is 4ft. Still not long enough but it is longer than the NES one at least.
Correction** You actually can turn on scanlines via a CRT Filter within the Screen Settings. I somehow completely missed that feature! Thanks to
Julian Saruin Blackstar for pointing this out!
Hard miss, Nintendo Life u say..."Sega does, what nintendon't"
You can also change the way the menu looks by changing the language. You can have Genesis, Mega Drive JP and Mega Drive EU. This also changes the region of the roms you play and with some game it's actually changes the game you play like Mean Bean Machine to Puyo Puyo.
@@benjaminbarker6226 sNintendo mini don't do that...Genesis mini does!!
Hi
Fuck you
I’m impressed with the game library. Given there’s been so many Genesis Collections, Sega could’ve slapped one of those in a shell and called it a day but they got some really unique stuff.
Now make a Dreamcast mini.
Welcome to Nintendo Life.
Now let's talk about the *SEGA Genesis Mini*
The only reason to come to Nintendo Life (wink).
@@JCO78 Why? Nintendo fanboy are we?
BLASPHEMY
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Hahahaha 😂 🤣😂 🤣 you trashed the SNES mini & your Nintendo Life Wow ✌️
Nintendo Life, you also missed that you can change the way the menu looks by changing the language. You can have Genesis, Mega Drive Japan and Mega Drive Europe. This also changes the region of the roms you play and with some game it's actually changes the game you play like Mean Bean Machine to Puyo Puyo. And the menu select sound is the selct sound from Streets of Rage 2.
Just FYI, "Corps" should be pronounced "core", not "corpse".
What
I was JUST about to type that!
He also said at some point: with the "added addition."
I laughed when he said Contra Hard Corpse, lol.
This. Have heard so many people call it "Hard Corpse" lately...
Yes, it's worth every penny. Hail Sega Genesis Mini!
Beautiful name and I totally agree
Nintendo Life made a slight mistake thinking the Europe game list was different to North America. Also yes the MD did have as many if not more groundbreaking titles than the Snes.
P Ferreira Thank you, dude sneakily took some jabs at the Genny, but that’s expected and my fault for clicking on a video with the subscribe name as Nintendo life which says it all
@@chrisfern4699 Revisionist history (mostly by US gamers) will always say Nintendo has the better games which is always far from the truth. The real truth is that with some research Sega's consoles had as many good games as Nintendo, they just don't get held up in the same light due to bias.
@@pferreira1983 You still haven't explained how people are biased against the Genesis you dumbf*ck
@@JCO78 Do some historical research and stop asking stupid questions you 'dumbf*ck'.
There's actually quite a few games here that I've wanted to own for a long time, and the standout for me personally is actually Road Rash II. So rarely ported and not entirely easy to find. Not to mention the best of the series /and/ a super-charming and enjoyable motorcycle racing game. That'll probably be the first one I boot up.
I actually just picked up the Sega Genesis Classics collection for Switch but I still plan to pick up one of these because there's a good chunk of games on it that weren't on the Classics collection. I think I'm most excited for Castlevania Bloodlines.
What's up with Sega not putting Sonic 3/& Knuckles in collections lately? I heard somewhere it might be a music copyright issue?
Yes.
The old PC versions even had different music.
Because Michael Jackson made some of the music
@@Mari_Izu
Ah that's unfortunate. Tbh I'd rather have had slightly different music than have them missing entirely though -- the Megadrive/Genesis collection for consoles also doesn't have them and it feels like a big thing to have missing.
Licensing Issues with the Soundtrack. Done by MJJ Productions.
@@segaunited3855 But he wasn't credited, therefore he doesn't own it?
Castlevania:Bloodlines and Streets Of Rage 2 are the ones i can't wait to play again.
At 6:22 you can see where it says C button activates a CRT Filter....
I bought two: one for myself and one as a surprise for my grade school, Genesis-obsessed buddy.
As for favorite games, Castle of Illusion is in my top 5 of all time.
While the SNES Classic controller cords are still a bit short, they are longer than the NES Classic; 4.5 feet vs. 3 feet.
Also, did they address the sound lag present in the previews that hit last month?
Bought it last week my favorite title if I had to choose one would probably be Golden Axe its just as hard just as clunky as I remember and I love every second of it.
>Genesis
This is a British channel partner. We don't say those dirty words round these parts.
You can put a more retro filter you need to press one of the button in the screen menu
My favourite games on the console are Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2, Super Fantasy Zone, Phantasy Star 4, Shining Force and Comix Zone... And Ecco, it's bloody hard tho.
Finally a mini console I can actually use
The ps1 mini was terrible
I actually bought the nes and SNES mini and now Nintendo online has made the obsolete
Yeet. I like having all my SNES games on one system that I don't have to worry about an online threshold to play. You gotta think about the future, what happens when the Switch Online servers go offline in a decade or so? SNES Classic
@@Meegle64 The Nintendo minis are good for hacking as the online service won't have all the games.
@@Meegle64 Let's hope they don't go offline. Hopefully instead they'll transfer the services to their new console.
I've heard from multiple sources that the Genesis Mini has a double input issue. Basically, every so often after you press and release a direction on the D-pad, the system will act as if you pressed that direction again. It seems most easily observable in the menus, but apparently happens during gameplay as well. Rerez said it made playing puzzle games nearly impossible to play on harder difficulty levels, and trying out a different controller didn't solve the issue. So, I'm curious if you guys encountered anything similar. I'm hoping it's just a random factory defect, but considering that more than one reviewer has encountered the problem, it could be a flaw in the hardware's design, which would be quite unfortunate, considering that Sega seems to have finally gotten the emulation right for the most part.
Are you talking about the Atgames one released back in April? The design of that model and this mini are completely different. If it has Atgames on it, it's not this one. If it doesn't have Megaman, Road Rash, Strider, Street Fighter, Ghouls and Ghosts, Castlevania, or Contra, it's not this one.
@@shockz1715 No. I'm talking about this new one. Like I said, Rerez described the problem in detail in a review posted about two days ago, but he seems to have deleted it. I'd say I might have imagined it, but I did find a webpage with the video embedded in it when I did a general search for it. The video doesn't play, but the title clearly says "SEGA Genesis Mini Full Review - Rerez" and is likewise dated two days ago. It makes me wonder if someone at Sega asked Rerez to take the video down, perhaps because they are aware of the issue and have fixed it in the units headed to stores. Rerez was one of the few video reviews I've seen that had noticeably negative things to say about the system.
Regardless of Rerez's mysterious disappearing review, I was able to find the following quote from a Hollywood Reporter review that says the following: "My only complaint is the D pad is a bit sensitive and will register two inputs for all but the briefest of taps." (www.msn.com/en-us/movies/reviews/sega-genesis-mini-console-review/ar-AAHbYvh) He says this after saying that he ENJOYS playing Street Fighter 2 with only 3 buttons, because he likes being annoyed. Strange fellow. This is not the only article I've seen that had a similar complaint, but most kind of gloss over it. I have to say though, I think it's strange that these people still recommends the system, despite what seems like a pretty big issue. From the quote, it sounds like he's saying that basically every tap of the D-pad registers two presses, unless you only touch it for a split second. From that description, it sounds like what's actually happening is that the system seems to think you stopped pressing a direction for a moment right after you first pressed it, but then it realizes you're still holding the direction and registers the second press. That sounds, at best, very annoying. But this thing will be out in the wild soon, so I'm sure we'll hear more about it if the issue hasn't been fixed before the system gets to stores.
@@kevinr417 My understanding is that preview units were given out to CZcamsrs to review.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think Sega has rereleased Sonic 3 since Michael Jackson's death.
Oh they have, they just stopped at some point
It was released on Steam (back in 2010[?]), but not on the consoles for some reason...
Question is, will this be sold out or oversold? I want this, just unsure if to drop $79.99+tax right now
I'm looking forward to the Sega Megadrive/Genesis Mini to relive the nostalgia all over again since I grew up with most of them games including my favourites Streets of Rage 2 and Sonic 2.
I know it's missing a few gems like Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Revenge of Shinobi which is included in the Japanese Megadrive mini.
I own the original PAL Sonic 3 and Knuckles on my Japanese Megadrive though I have no way of playing it on my 4K TV. However I do have the Ultimate Megadrive Collection on PS3 which has all the Sonic games including Sonic 3 and Knuckles.
Anyways I can't wait till October 4th for the UK release.
Yeah, Rocket Knight Adventures would have been great on here.
It'll be hacked
@@nintendo1889x oh, no doubt. It's only a matter of time.
I was hoping for Rocket Knight.
@@dynamicsketch it'll have a way to be hacked in the future. But I will admit there were alot of missed opportunities.
@@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate My only concern is M2's work. They tend to only optimize emulators to work with specific games, and not a one-size-fits-all-emulator.
Really wish it had Zombies Ate My Neighbors or TMNT Hyperstone Heist, but my favorite game on the Mini is probably Landstalker, so good.
Just ordered mine my favorite games were sonic 1 and 2 played them all the time on my step brother’s sega genesis console when i was a teenager
Nice job on the video Z.
Writing, editing, and on the video....someone has a level up
No Genesis version of Mortal Kombat with the blood code snuck in?
Now we gotta get a dreamcast mini
Hell yes!
BlitzWolfer What about the Sega Saturn Mini or the Sega Master System Mini?
Matthew Kelly it would be better for them to just be collections
Yes, but no sports games??? I grew up playing super Mônaco gp, Lakers vs celtics and NHL. Best time ever. They put road rash from EA, they could easily put Lakers vs celtics
And BestBuy just sent the e-mail to me that the pre-order will be ready to pick up within a week ! *excited*
I hope SEGA will make a second Genesis /Mega Drive Mini based off the Model 2 to include games that are not in this release like Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for example.
Your prayers have been answered sir!
Just HAD to bring up Zombies Ate My Neighbors?! I may have to mod this and add it.
Great review! Keep up the great work.
The only real negative here is that westerner's get gimped with the 3-button pad while Japan gets to choose between 1 (cheaper) or 2 of the 6-button versions. The official Japanese 6-button pads have a dedicated mode button so you can access the menus instantly and are also compatible with the new Sega Astro City mini arcade cabinet.
That aquatic ruin Zone music was repetitive as all hell other than that great review. SEEGAAAA !
I used to like that song a lot back when I was a kid.
Hyper Star I don't have a problem with it as much
Hey, you better take that back, puffball!
>Talks about Street Fighter II
>Shows Virtua Fighter 2
This is going to take me back down memory lane
All those titles listed on the second list that said all regions was missing Sonic Spinball but everything else is one the Genesis Mini.
So if you change the language in the settings, you get a different version of the game from what i heard??
Looking forward to the Mega Drive Mini next month.
Pour some liquor out for that delay in Europe
Scanlines for what, that's why this is in HD to make it look better not to make it look ugly, and also so many great Sega games and most people complaining about sonic games not being added, forget sonic they should of added holyfield boxing and legends of the ring to name a few not more sonic games
Kind of wish this came with *Mega Bomberman* (AKA, Bomberman '94)
I played that most on my Mega Drive back in the day.
Especially if it's possible to play 4 player.
I always wanted to do that as a Kid but never had the adaptor.
The Genesis did not have the same amount of ground breaking titles as the Snes...hold your tongue. The Genesis has games on par and many times better than Nintendo's censorship box with goofy purple sliding switches. Sonic, Shinobi, Road Rash, Strider, Ecco, Desert Strike (better version), Thunder Force series were all genre defining titles. Virtua Racing (should have been on here) showed the gaming world that Sega truly knew how to get a fully realized 3d polygonal game running on 16-bit hardware at more than 10 frames a second.
If Sega had kept the Genesis on the market for the same amount of time the Snes was on sale....Sega would have won the 16-bit war. They were ahead when they discontinued the Sega Genesis. Nintendo won a battle they fought alone....telling me about genre defining titles while asking for Ristar, yuck. That game was so well loved it did not warrant a sequel. I bet you want Sega to stuff a bunch of licensed Disney titles on here as well. Give me Lion King...not interested.
The games that would make this package better are-
Golden Axe 2
Desert Strike
Virtua Racing
Zero Tolerance
Shadow Dancer
Virtua Fighter SVP unreleased
Streets of Rage
Super Hang On
Outrun
Afterburner 2
Pulse Man
Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 3
Shadowrun
Herzog Zwei
Dune: Battle for Arrakis
TMNT: Hyperstone Hiest
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sunset Riders
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Splatter House 2
Splatter House 3
Shining Force 2
Shining in the Darkness
Aladdin (I will concede this)
I could go on for quite a while; However, I will stop here. Thankfully, the Genesis Mini has a great catalog of games and why I am picking up two this Thursday. I actually wish they would have included a few must own Sega CD games. Popful Mail, Lunar Eternal Blue, Lunar Silver Star, Eternal Champions, Mortal Kombat, Robo Aleste, Dark Wizard, Road Avenger, Vay, The Terminator, Soul Star, Soul Feace, Cobra Command, AH3 Thunderstrike, Android Assault, and Lords of Thunder. I would buy a Sega CD add-on or stand alone if it included even half of these titles.
Love splatterhouse
Crappy list.I prefer the ones in the mini
The Squaresoft games alone trash anything on the Genesis. Don't fool yourself kid
@@JCO78
First and foremost, I had/have both of these consoles and I received them the year they launched. I have played every single Squaresoft game ever produced and released here in the States. Further, we have both a room dedicated to retro gaming and a full sized arcade in our living room complete with stand up coin-op machines. So what I'm about to say too you is from real world experience and not because some CZcamsr told me what to think...
You mentioned the Squaresoft games, while they have expansive well written stories they typically did not push the hardware at all. Yes, they are competent and the intro to Final Fantasy 3 is nice; However, most Squaresoft titles are methodical in nature playing quite a bit slower than most Genesis games. Time based attacks do not make a game impressive graphically. When you look at a game like Thunder Force IV for the Genesis you will see what I mean. That game typically has 6-7 scrolling backgrounds at once, hundreds of enemies on screen, shots, and massive foreground ships shooting at you at all times. This is also coupled with some of the best sound you will ever hear in a 16-bit game. I'm talking a full on hardware pusher not 8 sprites attacking each other in a time based matter. Hell, the third Thunder Force game was so loved it was actually ported to the arcade and Snes. The Snes could not handle the game and slows to a literal crawl repeatedly. The Genesis version as always was buttery smooth and outdone by the fourth entry which was a Genesis exclusive. I can say as a huge SNK fan for life, that Thunder Force IV would not look out of place on a Neo Geo AES/MVS/CDZ (own these as well). Ask yourself this...why was every single Neo Geo port better on the Genesis? Could it be that they share similar hardware setups? Speaking of fighting games, why does Street Fighter run faster and smoother on the Genesis? How can an indy dev fix the sound codec for Street Fighter 2 on the Genesis making it faster, better looking, and with arcade perfect sound? Could it be that you never really experienced any of this and likely started with some type of PlayStation? So many questions...
In summation, the Snes might look better on paper as it has many specialized chips that the Genesis does not. The Genesis not only has a much faster and more complex 16-bit CPU it has a co-processor as well giving it the ability to do every single effect the Snes can do through sheer brute force (the Motorola 68K can run in both 16-bit and 32-bit). This is why fans have been able to port games like Wolfenstein to the Genesis without any specialized chips and have it walk circles around the broken pixilated mess that is the FX powerd Snes version. Not satisfied, look up the SVP powered Virtua Racing. It beats every single Snes game in the graphics department so soundly it's not up for debate. Thanks for playing.
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Watch this and then tell me it could be done on an Snes with a single 3.58 mhz processor, I dare you. Go to 9:53 if you want to see him change levels...man is he bad at this game. Further, this is the PAL version that runs slower than the NTSC version. It's much faster here in the States.
@@Sinn0100 Who even cares about superior performance over having a larger library of perfectly playable classic games? The SNES trumped the Genesis both in popularity seeing how the SNES outsold it by far and had almost twice as many games therefore contributing to the industry growth much more. You talk like some butthurt SEGA fanboy who actually believes the Saturn had a shot against the PS1 yet at the same time sound like some 20 year old who cares so much about graphics and performance who likely started with a PS1 cuz anything prior to that was "for kiddiez". Maybe you're just an anti Nintendo loser who comes to the comment section of a NINTENDO FOCUSED channel to champion your system and talk back to anyone who disagrees. The numbers don't lie, but revisionist history is one hell of a drug I guess.
And without having to brag about "my video game and arcade collectionzz", the NES was my first system so I probably know my stuff.
When a nintendo life review is anyone other then Alex 😫
Already have most of these games on my switch
We've had it at work since last wensday but I cant sell it never had a genesis as a kid but would go over to friends houses to play sonic and streets of rage happy to hear this thing is getting good reviews
Forgot to mention the option of browsing titles by the spine on the clamshell by pressing B on the Title Menu
The only thing AtGames did right was a slot to play their own Sega games. That, along with the possibility to getting Working 32X and CD mini add ons would make this the perfect retro system.
My question is why does the website that is on the tag not work anymore?
I've always been a fan of Castle and World of Illusion.
Mine is already preorder from weeks ago. I never had a sega console only nintendont hehehe so now will be that time i always dreamed of having both consoles
Man, Im very excited for this thing! but uh... why echo one and not echo 2? Im not a huge echo the dolphin fan but echo 2 was waaaaay better imo.
This thing is the real deal. Too bad I missed out on it when it launched. Excellent review BTW 👍
R.I.P. AtGames
Rest in Piss more like, good riddance
@@nintendo1889x for real
Castle of Illusion, Wonder Boy in Monster World and the 1st Sonic are not in the Japanese variants.
So when is this being released in the UK?
I have this preordered and i cant wait. Oh and the Snes classic actually had a 5 ft cable for its controllers.
No primal rage ? Sad about it
My favorite titles on the sega genesis mini are
Ecco The Dolphin
Eternal Champions
Kid Chameleon
Shinobi III
strider
Mega Man The Wily Wars
Ghouls and ghosts
Street fighter II: Special Championship Edition
Road Rash II
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck
Super Fantasy Zone
Contra Hard Corps
Castlevania Bloodlines
Monster World IV
Phantasy Star IV
Gunstar Heroes
Columns
Earthworm Jim
Tetris
Darius
Beyond Oasis
Streets Of Rage 2
Toejam And Earl
Vectorman
Wonderboy In Monster World
Thunder Force III
Light Crusader
Does it play carts? I assume not but gotta make sure 😅
Getting one! SFII is my favorite game!
you ok Zion ?? that cough sounds horrible !! :D i always loved sonic spinball, dont know how many times i played through that game. this looks like a good pick-up :D
i think they don't add certain games on these like sonic 3 and knuckles or ristar because they might make a second sega mini later on i still haven't played mine yet my girl got it for my birthday i might crack it open tonight after work
What are the ratings for the games?
This list isn't North American exclusive. The UK MegaDrive also has most of those titles. Like Virtua Fighter 2, Shinobi 3, Sonic Spinball at glance.
Definitely getting one and playing streets of rage 2 and golden axe first.😎
Can it play Genesis cartridges, and more importantly can it play them well (unlike the AtGames crap)? If so, I might consider picking one up. If not, I'll prob skip it. Also, any idea how easy or difficult it is to mod? One other thing, you didn't mention compatibility with other controllers. I know it comes with 2 but it would be nice to be able to use ones people already own as well.
Picking it up via of the living god Amazon. My favorite game on the system will be Castllevsnia Bloodlines.
When do we get the Playstation Mini Review.
A dreamcast mini should be next
Lol guess which ad popped up before the review! xD
🎶GENESIS DOES!🎶
*EDIT:* Aaaand I got a much shorter ad for the Genesis mini after the review!
Contra Hard Corps, pronounced CORE not CORPSE
Why is there no Battletoads?
sega needs to make a dreamcast mini
this is NINTEDNO life not SEGA life what the heck is going on around here
yeah kinda strange what next?
Turbo-grafx 16, Atari, Sony PlayStation, who knows what else.
Go on their website it's even weirder
The only reason I came here was for the Sega review.
@@pferreira1983 Well now they got your view so f*ck off
It's a shame that some games were cut from the Mega Drive mini. I'll probably just order a Genesis mini if I was ever going to buy one.
www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/mega_drive_mini_games_list_all_42_titles_revealed Considering this guy didn't read this article from his own website, that mistake was pretty bad. Europe/American versions are same lineup, just the Pal vs NTSC type.
It does have scanlines
My system won't come on. Can anyone help me on what to because I'm getting pissed off that it's not working.
In the hood we call you “tendo life” 😂
I have one and my favorite games on there is light crusader and legend of thor
Can it be played in the laptop
The "added addition of save states?"
They have already pulled the Sega mini from store shelves. You can thank CZcams and the Hackers for it being not available anymore .
Don't have money for this but its stellar looking.
Where’s streets of rage, streets of rage 3, sonic 3
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Sega Life. Wait...uhh...let's rewind. Hold on. Can't we all get along? We can. Peace.
The games play flawless? I played Sonic 2 on it in multiplayer mode and the lagg makes it nearly unplayable!
I am so excited for this!
I’m getting it and the six button controller
If you change the language to Japanese or some European language, you will get that version of the game...
What have you done with Alex?
You miss out the Asia version
I JUST want Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
You can get it in Steam for less than $3.00
B bumbs I want it on the Mini foo
Ye I know I was just saying that too make you feel a better. If I didn't Im sorry
The music on Sonic 3 is very poor because it had to be redone to avoid Michael Jackson's estate lawsuit. If you really want Sonic 3, go uy the Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube, Ps2 or Xbox.
Shockz I have two versions of Sonic 3 & Knuckles already, the Vintage Collection that’s backwards compatible on Xbox One and Sonic 3 Complete on my Raspberry Pie. I wanted it to be included on the Genesis Mini. Sega has been neglecting rereleases of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for so long that they’ll damn near be forgotten.
I bought the european Megadrive mini and it has the same games as the Genesis....
No NBA jam, no rocket knight, no tecmo superbowl, no ristar, teenage mutant ninja turtles, what were they thinking
WTH does the Ben Drowned creepypasta have to do with Sonic 2?
Unless you put a concrete block or something inside how exactly are you going to make it heavier? Using thicker plastic really is not going to make much difference! Any grips on the bottom of the unit will likely be rendered useless as a result - especially if you'd be pulling upwards. Also the SNES mini cord is 4ft. Still not long enough but it is longer than the NES one at least.
A review of a Genesis, on a NINTENDO FOCUS CHANNEL?!;
I remember when Nintendo Power wouldn't dare review anything not from Nintendo.