Sega Mega-Drive Mini: Remember when you promised to buy Sega's next console if they made one? - The Bear and Badger

optimark_prime

EvilRedEye wrote:

I mean the Mega Drive scale model was £35 and didn't even do anything so technically the playing games bit on this only really costs £30...

Plus, you’d need a Tower of Power Mini too, to really capture the lunacy of mid-nineties Sega.

EvilRedEye

I'm 100% buying the Tower of Power accessory if they release it over here.

retroking1981

I'd love the Mega CD part, especially for when the hackers get at it and we can play Mega CD games.

I'd rather forget about the 32X though, even in miniature form.

Yossarian

Tower of slower loading times?

retroking1981

... fuck, now I'm dreaming of a mini Power Base Converter.

retroking1981

It has arrived:

On show with it's peers, hopefully awaiting an N64 mini to round out my top 5 ever consoles - the PC Engine will be a nice addition regardless.

Setup with the stealth micro USB and HDMI cable under the TV stand:

EvilRedEye

Oh right, so are those plugged in and ready to go right now? That's quite an aesthetically pleasing set up if so.

Kara_Jane_Adams

Just got to wait for my tower to arrive from Japan and then I’m all set.

cockbeard

Nice bunch of little buggers

Shame the rug is upside down though

retroking1981

EvilRedEye wrote:

Oh right, so are those plugged in and ready to go right now? That's quite an aesthetically pleasing set up if so.

No, but they're on the chest of drawers right next to the TV and the micro USB that's coiled up fits them all so they're all quite and easy to plug in :-)

retroking1981

cockbeard wrote:

Nice bunch of little buggers

Shame the rug is upside down though

Don't get me started on the rug. Serve lack of respect for Scotland going on there, was probably made in the EU ;-)

Eric

That is a lovely set Retro. I've not been tempted by the NES or PS but they do all look lovely together.

I've gone for the PAL Asian MD to match it's big brother, I'll probably get the tower of power for Xmas but may purchase now just incase they start to get harder to come by.

ChopperByrne

Had £75 pound amazon voucher that I need to spend before the pound crashes tonight, so I went and bought the Asia edition with the two six button pads.

Pretty sure the hack is either live now, or close to being live too, so can throw on whatever games I want.

retroking1981

Yeah there's two up, the hakchi one that's on the Nintendo mini's and another one that I can't remember the name of.

Haven't got around to doing it yet but will do soon.

kneecap

Thunderforce III is sick. Enjoy chopper

ChopperByrne

Arrived today.

Unfortunately for my kids, it's not one of their video-game days today.

davyK

kneecap wrote:

Thunderforce III is sick. Enjoy chopper

This.

III > IV in my book.

ChopperByrne

During a play through of SoR2, my telly decided to develop a nice pink vertical line. Think I have another old telly lying around, but this one was handy for the USB port on the side.

First impressions, the six button controllers are either smaller than I remember, or they have been reduced in size for this.

Mega Drive Tetris is unresponsive shite.

The Darius port is gorgeous.

I was using headphones, and there's so much little bits of audio I've just never heard through TV speakers. When Mega Drive audio was done well it really was fantastic.

Moot_Geeza

Headphones connected to the TV?

davyK

ChopperByrne wrote:

Mega Drive Tetris is unresponsive shite.

Interesting to hear that. I have Sega ages Tetris for the JP-PS2 which has that as an option - I've never tried it so will do so and compare.

The compilation I have was coded by M2 so it will be an accurate job. Older Tetris games tend to feel pretty ropey re controls anyhow - but that's a pity as being a Tetris head that would have been a plus point for me.

I do fancy the Darius port though.

Does the JP version of this have Slap Fight? That's a damn expensive game to get now.

ChopperByrne

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Headphones connected to the TV?

Yes.

davyK wrote:

ChopperByrne wrote:

Mega Drive Tetris is unresponsive shite.

Interesting to hear that. I have Sega ages Tetris for the JP-PS2 which has that as an option - I've never tried it so will do so and compare. The compilation I have was coded by M2 so it will be an accurate job. Older Tetris games tend to feel pretty ropey re controls anyhow - but that's a pity as being a Tetris head that would have been a plus point for me. I do fancy the Darius port though. Does the JP version of this have Slap Fight? That's a damn expensive game to get now.

M2 worked on the coding of the MD Mini, but I don't think they worked on MD Tetris itself.

I have the Asian version, so not sure what's on the JP one, but the hack is out now, so you can put anything on.

davyK

ChopperByrne wrote:

M2 worked on the coding of the MD Mini, but I don't think they worked on MD Tetris itself.

So if it was crap on the MD it will also be on the mini and on the Sega Ages compilation. Heh. Will check it out at any rate.

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