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    Odin: In these days of cheap emulators all you need is any sort of modern electronic portable. A PSP is capable of doing all three easily. This sort of thin... more »
    met2art: "I hope you have a big trunk... because I'm puttin' Paperboy in it." #mods more »
    thechansen: Nice Matt&Kim reference hipster. #segalighters more »
    GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Holy crap, these are awesome. If they weren't so much, I would add them to my Zippo collection in a heartbeat. #segalighters more »
    strider_mt2k: Nice one, Wilson! more »
    Identity (Metric): I still miss my Genesis. My brothers and I fought over it so my Mom and Dad sold it... And yeah, I was a late adopter also. I think we got ours in '95. more »
    OrbitalGun: God do I ever miss Mutant League Football. more »
    CaseyG: When I joined Sega in 1990, the Genesis was just getting its legs. We were still making Master System titles, and Game Gear prototypes were just star... more »
    Nick: i hated the hollow, empty feeling of a genesis controller. i was a nintendo kid growing up and never found love for the genesis. but hey, happy birt... more »
    deliciousburglar: i bought a genesis on ebay to relive my childhood. i was no longer expert in the games i played but while playing them, i remembered why i was once e... more »
  • #hacks

    SNEGENES P Combo Mod Comes with Plenty of Junk in the Trunk

    From the front this threesome looks pretty hot. Clear case with bright LEDs, original SNES buttons, and the ability to play three great systems on to go. All great. But what's going on in the back? More »
  • #sega

    Sega Genesis and Saturn Lighters, Or Why Sonic No Longer Runs 5Ks

    It's easy to think, hey, America and Japan aren't so different! Then Sega licenses fantastic, official Genesis/Saturn lighters ($114). And I can't even begin to imagine the Truth campaign that would stem from the controversy here. [Net-you via Kotaku]
  • #sega

    Happy 20th Birthday, Sega Genesis

    Almost 20 years later, the Genesis still represents my favorite childhood Christmas. More »
  • #classicgaming

    Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges and Digital ROMs

    We've seen reimagined Genesises (Geneses?) before, but this might be the best one yet. It's portable, it plays both original cartridges and ROMS off an SD card, it's got TV-out and it only costs $50. Sign us up. More »
  • #emulator

    I Will Force My Kids to Play Chinavasion's Emulator-Filled Handheld

    No DS Lite for my kids—they're getting this Chinavasion emulator handheld console so that they can experience the NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Advance and Neo Geo just like their father did. More »
  • #pmp

    The GAME-800: A Fatty Pocket Emulator

    The GAME-800 is just another one of those direct from manufacturer PMP all-in-one pocket devices. And maybe it's just because I was a corpulent kid, but I find the design quite charming. More »
  • #consoles

    After the Console Wars, Award Yourself the Distunguished Flying SNES/Genesis Cross

    Supermandolini has the ultimate badge of honor for gamers of a certain generation (mine): these sweet SNES or Genesis military-style pins. Now the question is whose pin to sport—the victor's or the vanquished's? More »
  • #videogames

    The Evolution of the Console Controller

    It's not just some unfounded stereotype that video game controllers have gotten more complex over time, just look at this fantastic chronological illustration.
  • #consoles

    Yobo FC3 Plus Plays NES, SNES and Genesis Cartridges

    We may take the system for granted now, but your inner 10-year-old is simply amazed by the Yobo FC3 Plus. A console that's fully compatible with NES, SNES and Sega Genesis titles, you can finally put those old cartridges to use without filling your home theater setup with unsustainable levels of boxes and wires. Including an NES-compatible light gun and two controllers, the FC3 Plus is a smart eBay purchase for the time being, going for about $50 from various independent retailers. Read on for a full unboxing. More »
  • #retromodo

    Old Sega Genesis Ads Remind Us of the First Real Console War

    Oh man, are these ads awesome. No ads really become outdated faster than ads for video game systems, with their quickly-antiquated technology, ridiculous music and hilarious editing. And boy, was Sega aggressive: "If you're not playing these games, you're a giant loser!" That may have been so, but unfortunately for Sega, there were way more Giant Losers than Cool Kids. As corny as it looks now, it's the same in-your-face style used today, where the marketplace is strangely similar to the early '90s, with warm fuzzy Nintendo in the dominant position, and more edgy aggressors trying to steal market share. Will we laugh as hard at today's commercials as we do to the following Sega ads of yesteryear? More »
  • #theblaze

    Revive Those Repressed Sega Genesis Memories With 16-bit Blaze Portable Game Player

    If you weren't lucky enough to have an SNES back in the '90s, and were instead stuck with a Sega Megadrive (Genesis), the Blaze 16-bit handheld will bring a flood of those memories back to the surface and them some. The controller setup is even the same, complete with the Start button switching that made fighters like Street Fighter 2 impossible to play. Blaze is a fraction of the size of the original Genesis, and comes preloaded with 20 games. Some of them are actually pretty good. More »
  • #consoles

    Multi-Platform Universal Console Mod Plays Everything Modularly

    This game console mod does things slightly different from older mods we've seen. Instead of taking an old console and shoving it into a smaller body, this guy made a universal body and modularizes consoles—in effect, turning consoles like the N64, NES, Megadrive, Jaguar, GBA, and PlayStation into insertable "cartridges" that can be played on this main unit. He's only got the N64 working (he says it's the hardest one), but will keep working on other systems until he can pretty much play everything made before 1998 on this thing. [Modded By Bacteria]
  • #gaming

    Super Genintari 4-in-1 Console Jams Nintendo, SEGA, and Atari

    Super Genintari is the latest mega-console mod by Richard DaLuz, a perfect cocktail of Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis and Super NES enclosed in a retro-'80s bronze acrylic case, "formed and shaped on a homemade stript heater." It connects to a TV using a single cable, running four games simultaneously, and probably cooks bread with the generated heat—like the video shows after the jump. We talked with Richard about his superconsole mod: More »
  • #segagenesis

    Tec Toy Puts a Sega Genesis in Your Pocket, Cheer in Your Soul

    The Sega Genesis may well be the greatest gaming platform, ever. Who cares about online gaming, does anything beat a session of Sonic 2? Tec Toy knows the Genesis console rocked, so they are shrinking it and making it kinda pocket-sized. More »
  • #rpg

    Self-Contained RPG Game Solely in a Mint Tin

    If you thought putting your iPod nano in an Altoids tin was impressive, check out what Greg Sanders got inside a Penguin mints tin. It's a self-contained RPG game whose parts all fit inside the tin. All you have to do is plug in a Sega Genesis controller and a TV and you're set. Yes, but does it tell you how old your brain is? [MAKE via Play Gadgets]
  • #portablemedia

    Ainol V100 MP3 Player Emulates NES, SNES and Sega Genesis

    The Ainol V100 isn't just an MP3 and video player with a gorgeous 2.5-inch QVGA screen, it emulates old school NES and Sega games as well. Inside its brushed metal body, there's a ADI Blackfin processor running at 400MHz which plays back NES ROMS, SNES ROMS and Sega Genesis ROMS along with MP3s, WMAs, FLAC and AVIs. Of course getting those ROMS through backdoor channels isn't too hard, but they're of questionable legality. More »
  • #homeentertainment

    QDOS Genesis for Portable Surround Sound

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