Cheap enough to grab & have some retro fun with, I've ordered one to show my kids what gaming was like in the "old days", I'm hoping that I will be able to beat my 6yr old in something at last!
Great reviews & seems to be plenty of stock around
Play some Sega classics with this portable console with 30 built-in games. With a 2.4 LCD player play 30 of Sega's 8-bit favourites including all of the Sonic games. Controller battery operated, console mains operated.
Games according to the Q&A on site are;
Alex Kidd in High Tech World, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Assault City, Astro Warrior, Aztec Adventure, Baku Baku Animal, Bomber Raid , Columns, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, Dragon Crystal, Ecco: The Tides of Time, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Gain Ground, Global Defense, Golden Axe, Kung Fu Kid, Penguin Land, Putt And Putter, Quartet, Ristar the Shooting Star, Snail Maze, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Triple Trouble, Super Columns, Tails Adventure, The Ninja.
Top comments
daanuk
12 Oct 1615#8
If it wasn't obvious by the 2 buttons on the front it's worth pointing out to anyone that might not know, that this is a master system/game gear emulator not a mega drive emulator. Argames make various versions and they look very similar but are vastly different - and it explains the slightly odd game collection it is shipped with.
Personally I would spend the extra 15 and get the megadrive / genesis version which also comes with some cracking titles and an SD card slot so you can run roms assuming that you own the game already...
BuzzDuraband
12 Oct 1610#12
It's a good price, but there are better options out there. For example, this one on Amazon at £17.89 is the mutts nuts with it's increased screen size (+.4") and comes with an SD slot to import your own games to the device.
It comes pre-loaded with '20 built-in SEGA games including Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage' and has 6 buttons as opposed to the two on the Argos listing. More games in-build include 'Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle & Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi' (sold).
Personally speaking, I think the Amazon one would be the better choice, but I don't know if the Argos one includes a SD card slot, which would be the selling point of a device like this for me.
MEDICGUY
12 Oct 167#7
Or were you both thinking Road Rash? :stuck_out_tongue:
fireman1
12 Oct 164#20
These old games are much better remembered as being great without returning to them. It's like the old saying 'never meet your heroes'
People remember how great their first cars were. You sit back in it now for a 300 mile holiday journey and your great mark one fiesta will soon give you new memories.
All comments (71)
lilbadaman
12 Oct 162#1
This looks awesome! would of loved it to include road rage or street fighter mind. :smiley:
5haks to lilbadaman
12 Oct 162#5
exactly my thought!
camaj to lilbadaman
12 Oct 161#47
Sadly those are Megadrive games and this is a Game Gear. Also RR was an EA game and Street Fighter was Capcom so it's a bit harder to license. The Mini NES does have quite a few third party games though, which is pretty impressive.
pigyed
12 Oct 161#2
looks fantastic....shame it doesn't have streets of rage....I loved that game :laughing:
Rhinoceros
12 Oct 16#3
Ah, the memories. Altered Beast, Streets of Rage 2 and Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing were my favourites, back in the day.
alexijordan
12 Oct 16#4
I am pretty sure I had this one before (there have been a few) and I would steer clear. The emulation can be a bit shoddy and the dpad is pretty weak. It is the SMS and not the mega drive meaning the game collection isn't going to be as good. You can't save either. You could go on alibaba im sure and get a portable emulation machine that would do everything 16 bit and below for cheaper.
noisyassassin to alexijordan
12 Oct 16#18
agreed!
stevennoad
12 Oct 161#6
I've got one of these but with different games on it and they're extremely poor quality with low res screen.
davidjmansfield to stevennoad
12 Oct 16#30
Megadrive resolution was 256x240, I doubt this is worse
MEDICGUY
12 Oct 167#7
Or were you both thinking Road Rash? :stuck_out_tongue:
daanuk
12 Oct 1615#8
If it wasn't obvious by the 2 buttons on the front it's worth pointing out to anyone that might not know, that this is a master system/game gear emulator not a mega drive emulator. Argames make various versions and they look very similar but are vastly different - and it explains the slightly odd game collection it is shipped with.
Personally I would spend the extra 15 and get the megadrive / genesis version which also comes with some cracking titles and an SD card slot so you can run roms assuming that you own the game already...
alexijordan to daanuk
12 Oct 161#9
I wouldn't recommend that either. The mega drive one could have been great but they stuffed up the emulation even more. The sound quality is almost nails on a chalkboard. I wanted to get one for travel and read reviews about the sound quality beforehand and thought they may have been exaggerated a bit, but no, the sound emulation is disgusting. Sonic tunes sound nothing like you remember them. You can't even save in games even when the original games allowed it.
elmo-1 to daanuk
13 Oct 16#63
best option would be a second hand psp 1000 series, its one of the best portable emulators out there and just as cheap as this if not more so
Walgeon
12 Oct 161#10
Get a Raspberry Pi.
gken74 to Walgeon
12 Oct 161#11
Not exactly portable thought
Tequila to Walgeon
12 Oct 16#50
Screw that.
Not portable and just too much hassle.
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Great reviews & seems to be plenty of stock around
Play some Sega classics with this portable console with 30 built-in games. With a 2.4 LCD player play 30 of Sega's 8-bit favourites including all of the Sonic games. Controller battery operated, console mains operated.
Games according to the Q&A on site are;
Alex Kidd in High Tech World, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Assault City, Astro Warrior, Aztec Adventure, Baku Baku Animal, Bomber Raid , Columns, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, Dragon Crystal, Ecco: The Tides of Time, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Gain Ground, Global Defense, Golden Axe, Kung Fu Kid, Penguin Land, Putt And Putter, Quartet, Ristar the Shooting Star, Snail Maze, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Triple Trouble, Super Columns, Tails Adventure, The Ninja.
Top comments
Personally I would spend the extra 15 and get the megadrive / genesis version which also comes with some cracking titles and an SD card slot so you can run roms assuming that you own the game already...
It comes pre-loaded with '20 built-in SEGA games including Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage' and has 6 buttons as opposed to the two on the Argos listing. More games in-build include 'Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle & Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi' (sold).
Personally speaking, I think the Amazon one would be the better choice, but I don't know if the Argos one includes a SD card slot, which would be the selling point of a device like this for me.
People remember how great their first cars were. You sit back in it now for a 300 mile holiday journey and your great mark one fiesta will soon give you new memories.
All comments (71)
Personally I would spend the extra 15 and get the megadrive / genesis version which also comes with some cracking titles and an SD card slot so you can run roms assuming that you own the game already...
Not portable and just too much hassle.