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    News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    The classic 16-bit game console is making a comeback, and with 15 built-in games it'll still cost less than a 12-month Xbox Live subscription.
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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Actually, that's not a bad deal. I'd be tempted if I didn't have an original anyway.

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Oh. My. God.

    I want! I've got the original, and I still play it every now and then.


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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Apparently the audio isn't true to the original console.

    Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZfvVoRd-Jg

    Booo!

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    they could of made the controllers wireless too!
    throw new ArgumentException (String, String, Exception)

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    cool idea but il stick to using ROMs on my PC i think

    +1 on the streets of rage apsolute win game. Do they make any scrolling beat em up similar to it now?

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    That is totally composed of Epic and W1n!

    Have to dig out all the old games and have a bash - although no idea what state my original console (or controllers for that matter) will be in!

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Streets of Rage 2 was awesome. Scrolling beat-em-ups were sweet. Anyone remember Target Renegade on the Spectrum. That game was just full of Win.

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Streets of Rage, used to spend hours playing that game. You can still pick up megadrive cartridges in games exchange and 2nd hand shops for a few pounds each... If this version of the console is really small and compact, can't really tell from the photo, it might be worth buying.
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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    What next, the SNES?

    I still have my original Mega Drive (next to my PS3). The switch isn't as good, and you have to keep taking the cartridges out and inserting them again but it works. Great piece of retro action.

    Be interesting to see how these do though.

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Its quite obvious why they did not include SOR2 since on youtube it highlights the units very poor sound. Not really on in this day and age.

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg

    Altered Beast!

    I think I still have mine somewhere tucked away, really should dig it out for some retro gameage.

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Quote Originally Posted by NightshadowUK View Post
    Apparently the audio isn't true to the original console.

    Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZfvVoRd-Jg

    Booo!
    Which suggests it's an emulator instead of anything like the original hardware.
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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Quote Originally Posted by NightshadowUK View Post
    Apparently the audio isn't true to the original console.

    Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZfvVoRd-Jg

    Booo!
    Could be many things. The MegaDrive was pretty much built from off-the-shelf parts (the XBox of its day) so I'd be surprised if it wasn't using a System-on-a-Chip copy of the hardware, rather than anyone tracking down original Zilog Z80 chips for audio use or Motorola M68K chips for the CPU

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    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    cool idea but il stick to using ROMs on my PC i think

    +1 on the streets of rage apsolute win game. Do they make any scrolling beat em up similar to it now?
    The new Watchmen game

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    Re: News - Sega Mega Drive returns to UK stores

    Quote Originally Posted by rastamanblues View Post
    zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg

    altered beast! :d

    i think i still have mine somewhere tucked away, really should dig it out for some retro gameage.
    wise fwom your gwave!

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