The Sega Genesis CDX | The Uncommon Valley
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- čas přidán 22. 04. 2021
- On this edition of The Uncommon Valley, we take a closer look at the all in one console that attempted to bring more people into the house that Sonic The Hedgehog built with the Sega Genesis and the Sega CD: The Genesis CDX. It is among one of the hardest to find console variants that never sold well in stores, and is one of the rarest Sega consoles of all time.
Around the 90's, Nintendo was working on CD-based add-on for the current console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. While initially partnering with Sony, they later tried it out with Philips. Even after both deals went south for Nintendo, Sega decided to try out the same kind of peripheral for their own system, the Sega Genesis (also known as the Sega Mega Drive). The first few years of the Sega CD seemed hopeful, with games that featured famous film actors and full-motion video. Initially, some people saw it as an evolution for video games, due to the games' advanced graphics and high production values. It wasn't long after the Sega CD was released, however, that people started realizing how unnecessary the add-on really was. Because the device was so unusual, it was hard to develop more "natural" video games, which is resulted in a slew of games known as "interactive movies." I know that this is an exact copy and paste from the Angry Video Game Nerd's description over view, but putting it here because of CZcams.
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Absolutely love the Genesis and it's add ons, and have too many memories with the games in the 90's. What were some of your favorite games that on the blue hedgehog console? Post bellow!
Still got my cdx... Great system
Couldn't agree more. Still have mine after this video! :D
When I was a kid, I wanted the Sega CD X. That price tag, however was ridiculous. Even back then, and I never ended up getting one. As an adult with a huge income, I still can’t bring myself to buy it because it feels like a waste of money at this point.
I paid £350 for mine about 3 years ago....maybe more. It's a great console and I have no regrets
Kind of wish companies like Analogue would make a CDX like console to use disk and cartridges into one unit. They've done it already for Turbo Grafix/PC Engine, so why not other systems?
What a great video. I’m absolutely shocked you don’t have more views on it. You’ll get there, I have no doubt about that.
Yo thank you for the kind words, and for checking out the video! :)
@@TheUncommonValley keep going man. The classic game stuff is over saturated but you’re making top tier shit that I’m glad to see. I rarely subscribe and usually rely on the algorithm. I subscribed because I think your stuff should be near the top.
It’s gotta happen. Your work is too good to be unsuccessful.
Thank you for the work.
I can understand how tough the algorithm is, but you are more then welcome to share this channel with anyone who enjoys video gaming related content. And I am working on more stuff for the channel, so thank you for continuing to support my work!
Got mine for like 70 bucks when they were getting rid of them at the Wharehouse
Awesome video! I still have mine from when I was a kid. I used to put it inside my back pocket in my HUGE JNCO jeans and roll around on my skateboard skipping around my town hahaha miss those days. Dont miss those skips LOL
Late response back, but thank you for checking out the video!
@@TheUncommonValley yeah no worries!
My dad had one. It amazed my tiny little brain lol.
I had a cdx with a 32x stacked . I had a rad mom. R.i.p.mom.
Your mother seemed like the awesome person, sorry for your loss.
I actually have 2 cdx's but I currently have my model 1 Genesis, model 2 cd unit combo hooked to my crt tv. Biggest reason being is the cdx audio chip is the same one used in the model 2 Genesis and that being said the first run model 1's like the one I use has the best sound.
Sega shouldve released the SegaCD addon at 49.99 and take a loss on it, but move entirely over to SegaCD software. Of course they could still release Genesis carts, but they shouldve focused mostly on SegaCD.
The should have made a CDi system, that played VideoCDs, and had a car adapter.
SEGA made a mistake by not adding colors.
Of course.
I was an SMS enthusiast who was stunned--then absolutely elated that SEGA had announced the powerful Genesis, a slightly downsized System 16 arcade board.
The Sega CD failed because SoJ brought very few games in that made good use of their powerful 68000 processors and even more powerful ASIC for arcade scaling, rotation, warping, and 3D graphics. SoA failed to advertise their best games: Sonic CD, Snatcher, Battlecorp, Final Fight, Shining Force CD, Soul Star, Batman Returns, Keio Flying Squadron, NHL 94, and the Lunar Series.
Some of the best games of the 1990s were on the criminally underused Sega CD, yet most potential buyers thought it only capable of janky ports and s****y FMV games that were hard to watch even when put up against VHS.
The big thing was it offered marginal improvement. If they had a CDi/Video CD, a car adapter, and a redesigned game gear tuner that allowed the Game Gear to be a controller and a receiver, then it would of had a possible place. The 32x caused more confussion than anything, and the Saturn was more complicated than necessary.
@@brettknoss486 It offered a massive improvement with the ASIC DSP, but that was criminally underused.
@MaxAbramson3 one big problem would be a lack of save, maybe if it had a microcassette recorder/player? Yeah it doesn't seem like it was used as a regular storage device.
@@brettknoss486 How did you manage to fill up that gargantuan 8 whole KB of Internal Backup RAM?
Loads of bad info here. This mans voice does not seem to match his mouth.
I do apologize if you didn’t like the video, it’s one of my more earlier videos. But it is my actual voice ^^;
@@TheUncommonValley Is there an ai filter to sound more candid and real?
@@TheUncommonValley do you want me to correct all the mistakes?