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Sega Portable Console With 30 Built-In Games was £29.99 now £19.99 C&C @ Argos

£19.99 £29.99 Argos12 Oct 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Entertainment

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wishihadadonkey

12 Oct 16

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 16 15 #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 16 10 #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 16 7 #7

Or were you both thinking Road Rash? :stuck_out_tongue:

fireman1

12 Oct 16 4 #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.

Latest comments (71)

Chiptivo

17 Oct 16 #71

Link please

nascent

17 Oct 16 #70

Just received my MegaDrive/6 button model (was £30 on amazon, but got it for £17 on ebay.
Cracking device. Been playing Streets Of Rage, Sonic and even Mario games. 100 games preinstalled, surprised how well made it seems to be. Lithium battery, lasts all day so far. Volume control and headphone jack. SD card slot to put other ROMS.

Well chuffed with this, never expected it to be so well made. Got another as a stocking filler for christmas too.

Bargain_Buster

16 Oct 16 #69

I collected mine and returned the next day without even playing. ...looked so cheap and tacky. My kids would have struggled seeing the screen after they're used to technology now. Not for me

furiousjammin

14 Oct 16 #68

i never played that game growing up. No idea what it even is! lol

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13 Oct 16 #67

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daanuk

13 Oct 16 1 #66

Somehow my original post became well liked so it's a bit out of context. Where my original post sits in the thread is another post advocating exactly that - a rooted PSP is probably the ultimate way to emulate on the go (unless you have a GPD XD which a lot of people won't have or have access to)

nut14

13 Oct 16 #65

just get emulators on a android phone and a cheap controller, currently have about 1400 retro games on my phone

ebeneeza

13 Oct 16 #64

I'm sure the game mentioned above is 'snail trail' not snail maze.... used to love that game built into my ms1

hours of fun... bet it looks awful now tho lol

daanuk

12 Oct 16 15 #8

alexijordan to daanuk

12 Oct 16 1 #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

stevenfeeney

13 Oct 16 #61

No Desert Strike? No Altered Beast? Cold :smile:

camaj to stevenfeeney

13 Oct 16 #62

Desert Strike was EA too.

ZeroAbbadon2

12 Oct 16 #59

Buy this, it's officially licenced bit it costs a bit more.

http://m.zavvi.com/games/sega-ultimate-portable-game-player-sonic-25th-anniversary/11324685.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_games&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&thg_ppc_campaign=0&gclid=Cj0KEQjwvve_BRDmg9Kt9ufO15EBEiQAKoc6qpEdzuEqjiq6ZbtjDph2lQgtRtEA950Ng24XmceLzPEaAq1g8P8HAQ

SClub to ZeroAbbadon2

13 Oct 16 #60

That's cool but it's not out yet, and I want to play Alex Kidd :disappointed:

ZeroAbbadon2

12 Oct 16 #58

Except I wouldn't buy that either, the picture has a piece of sonic generations advertising art on the screen, it's also a piece of garbage and I hate it.

nascent

12 Oct 16 #57

Just buy this

It's the megadrive version and it's the same price.

Pricy147

12 Oct 16 #56

The Ninja. Hell of a game....spent endless hours playing this when i was young. Had the highest score in 'S - The Sega Magazine'.

maltikism

12 Oct 16 #55

shame it's from Argos. they're always sold out of everything. I could swear they only ever have 1 of every item in stock.

maltikism

12 Oct 16 #54

I enquired with Amazon about them price matching this. They responded.

SClub

12 Oct 16 #53

Ok grabbed the last one of these in my local store (as a gift for someone), only for my wife to nick it and refuse to give it back! Managed to reserve the last one at another store nearby thankfully #coolstory

fireman1

12 Oct 16 4 #20

Zatos to fireman1

12 Oct 16 #52

Exactly. These games will look crap now. I don't even play ps2 games any more let alone master system. I don't want to spoil my Alex the kidd in miracle world built in memories...

maltikism

12 Oct 16 #51

is Alex kidd in high tech world the one where you have to find some bits of paper and travel around a house or something?

Walgeon

12 Oct 16 1 #10

Get a Raspberry Pi.

gken74 to Walgeon

12 Oct 16 1 #11

Not exactly portable thought

Tequila to Walgeon

12 Oct 16 #50

Screw that.
Not portable and just too much hassle.

ezzer72

12 Oct 16 #49

Tat, save your £20.

deafleopard

12 Oct 16 #48

I still have a magic drive somewhere in the house with 200+ games on floppy disk, think I'll dig it out.

lilbadaman

12 Oct 16 2 #1

This looks awesome! would of loved it to include road rage or street fighter mind. :smiley:

5haks to lilbadaman

12 Oct 16 2 #5

exactly my thought!

camaj to lilbadaman

12 Oct 16 1 #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.

dealerxxx

12 Oct 16 #46

Wicked

Dj CUE

12 Oct 16 #45

The quality of these are generally poor so buying from Argos or Amazon might be a good idea, I paid £15 for one from an eBay shop and it broke in about 2 weeks. The video quality is not great and the sound is better switched off. Just remember you get what you pay for.

brendinho

12 Oct 16 #44

excellent!! cheers!!

waynester21

12 Oct 16 #43

I'd just like to point out that I've got the Mega Drive version by AtGames and I had the version from Amazon. They look just about identical but the AtGames one from Argos is much better. The frame rate and sound lags on the Amazon version and it gets worse when you plug it into a TV. The AtGames version has a high frame rate and sound which is the correct speed but of course not the correct pitch (like most emulators for Mega Drive). My advice is to go with Argos.

aibon

12 Oct 16 #42

I purchased one of these when they came out. @T games make cheap and cheerful licensed plug and play game devices and this is no different. The mono only sound is off key and distorted, the LCD screen has much too low resolution to clearly display the Mega Drive's 320x224 native resolution and the device intermittently crashes in the middle of a game. If you are a serious gamer who cares anything about games then I would avoid, even at this low price

kristoff1875

12 Oct 16 #41

These are rubbish, laggy and not a genuine Sega product. It comes with a crappy Mario port on it.

praevalens

12 Oct 16 #40

Ah just saw the point

praevalens

12 Oct 16 1 #39

It says 2.8" screen, not 4?

Spasho

12 Oct 16 3 #38

Nintendo DS Lite is going for £25.00 on CeX and with a flashcart you can play whatever you want on it. Much better deal than this.

jeffjack

12 Oct 16 #37

how smooth is the gameplay on these? it decent? sonic speed?

eternald

12 Oct 16 #36

Pretty much my opinion too

AnonAnonAgain

12 Oct 16 #35

Been looking for a deal for weeks on this thanks!! Shame it's OOS everywhere even close to me :disappointed:

Bargain_Buster

12 Oct 16 #34

Got 2 reserved local to me...mixed reviews but gotta be ok for a stocking filler for a 7 yrs old x

Evbama

12 Oct 16 #33

Not in stock anywhere near me in Edinburgh

lilbadaman

12 Oct 16 #32

I meant road rash! haha literally couldn't get enough of that game in its hayday.

PerezVST

12 Oct 16 #31

Think I just picked up the last one in East London. All stores are sold out. Cheers!

stevennoad

12 Oct 16 1 #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

calvin624

12 Oct 16 #29

No Streets of Rage? :disappointed:

sofad1970

12 Oct 16 #28

Sega = ****

CoolDude0123

12 Oct 16 #27

That sucks. I got excited when I seen the green clock with Portadown, Craigavon, Omagh and Liburn. Turns out they really don't have any. :disappointed:

Robthedude

12 Oct 16 #23

I bought an arcade table from a company last week with the raspberry pi and thousands of games,... Its absolutely amazing..

gken74 to Robthedude

12 Oct 16 #26

Can you post a link please, I'm thinking about getting one for my kids for Xmas

hewittinspain

12 Oct 16 #25

cold. Buy a PXP handheld console on ebay for about 12 quid which has hundreds of megadrive and NES games. same style of console but loads more games and half the price

Walgeon

12 Oct 16 #24

yes. Many people make portable devices with it. Just google it and you will see many

Shax1

12 Oct 16 #22

would be lovely if it could be moded for other titles as half is amazing games and other half not so much...heat added none the less :smiley:

sgibbons

12 Oct 16 #21

Tried ordering in Northern Ireland. Out of Stock in all stores and wouldn't let me place an order :disappointed:

Voted Hot though, seems like a great wee stocking filler

Chiptivo

12 Oct 16 #19

Many thanks for the link for this.

Do you know where the games can be downloaded for an SD Card for this?

Thanks

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!

furiousjammin

12 Oct 16 #16

If it had more games, I'd have been all over this. Has to have: altered beast, road rash, Robocop vs Terminator, alien 3, streets of rage, Mercs, outrun. Could have been a winner with more games

BuzzDuraband to furiousjammin

12 Oct 16 1 #17

Toejam and Earl? :smirk:

aims36

12 Oct 16 #15

Oh my God road rash!!! Might have to go in the loft today....

alexijordan

12 Oct 16 #14

Good point. For kids in the back seat of the car or on the train/plane it would do the job. I just hate how at games had the opportunity to make a great portable machine and they completely stuffed it up.

daanuk

12 Oct 16 2 #13

I try not to be outwardly critical of stuff like this as I'm a retrogaming snob and my standards are needlessly high. It'll do the job for some people as a blast of nostalgia or a bit of fun to keep kids quiet.

I suspect most on here won't be overly bothered about the colour reproduction, sound issues or refresh rate issues that you or I might.

Obviously the official correct answer is a modded PSP :smiley:

BuzzDuraband

12 Oct 16 10 #12

MEDICGUY

12 Oct 16 7 #7

Or were you both thinking Road Rash? :stuck_out_tongue:

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.

pigyed

12 Oct 16 1 #2

looks fantastic....shame it doesn't have streets of rage....I loved that game :laughing:

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