SEGA MEGA DISK

Looks like a Starwars stuff or a battle ship to me, this SEGA MEGA DISK. I am pretty much sure that this thing is not a licensed SEGA Peripheral. The manufacturer is Sane Ting Co. as its indicated at the bottom part.

Basically this stuff is used to,in a good word "copy" ROM Games to floppy disks or floppy disk write games to empty floppy disks, and of course you can use it to play those copied games via floppy disk.In short, produces repro's , copies or whatever you may call it. ER , I don't even want to talk about PIRACY =/

I Have seen stuff like it before but this particular model seems to fit MODEL 1 units because of its circular hole shape at the bottom.

The thing is huge and bulky so it covers almost 80% of the Megadrive when you place it for use.

BEFORE

AFTER

The cartridge port is located at the right top part of the unit.

The machine is working when i plugged it. The screen showed that it is indeed booting but, i don't have floppy disks with me yet to try and write some games.

I don't really think floppy disks are that reliable though specially when it comes to durability. Of course , unlike your game cartridges that can last really long and withstand impact, heat and etc, i think floppy drives are very sensitive. "FLOP"? but, definitely way way cheaper than the original cartridges.

An addition to my SEGA GAME GEAR collection

Game gear games and the Unit itself are unarguably collectible,that's at least for me.I don't have this "too much passion" thing for handhelds compared to consoles but, i like game gear.

Although, i think they are the kind of stuff that should be handed that extra TLC. I don't know if anyone would agree with that but,in fact, I have encountered so many broken Sega game gear units over time.LCD failure, power supply power trip, sound problems and so many other problems. Allot of them are lying around but broken.I think i can attest to that,

Yes, i own three Sega Game gears and two of them are broken.

Despite all that Sega game gear is the thing for me still, because i think it is very playable and enjoyable. Its not the type of handheld that you just want to turn off immediately after few minutes because of the game discomfort.The games are quite amusing i can say, just like a small version of your Sega Master system.

But what i like about it the most is that, it has this TV like lcd that emits light ,this then lets you play it even without a sunlight unlike your 1st gen Nintendo Gameboy(unless you have the gameboy light on it)ironically,that feature probably also gave the game gear its main fall backs such as the battery and LCD failure issues.

Back to the games, I have now a total of 20 nice games without the doubles.Pretty decent number i guess, can enjoy several games now.Plus that 1 pirate cartridge that says 73 in 1!

Among the new purchases, i immediately liked this NBA JAM game. Aside from the fact that its my favorite game when i was a kid, the graphics is neat too.(excuse me for the "not so presentable" cosmetic condition) ha ha

This wonder boy is a version of Famicom's adventure island if I am not mistaken. Game play is pretty much like it. The main character looks a bit different though .

As i also mentioned in my previous post regarding my current sega game gear collection that i really like the art work within its cartridges. I'm very appreciative of old shiz's such as this.

One of the great games among the set so far is this PSYCHIC WORLD. Very nice adventure game.Not to mention about a guys passion about the opposite (we don't see a girl as the lead character right?) =D

I purchased the set for quite a good price. Bulk,that is. So, again with that type of purchase doubles are a thing to watch out. Well, when we talk about SEGA, that double most likely will be the infamous SONIC the hedgehog, mainly because of its virtual battle with Nintendo's MARIO. LOL

Turning back the hands of TIME . A Japanese retro gaming GIZMO : Sega MEGA DRIVE 16 bit goodness

Hello gamers. Its not a bad thing that at least once in a while we take time to visit and enjoy the roots of video gaming. This video game system that i am going to show may not be really the oldest of the systems but it definitely has that time of age in it, for sure.

Its a JapaneseSega Mega Drive model 1 .

Anyone who plans to get one, i guarantee you, you will not regret it. This machine is really mean and one of the best during the time. Its popularity may not match those of Nintedo systems but, this thing is a beauty. I can specifically amen to the sound quality.

The Sega megadrive 16 bit was an answer of Sega to the Rising popularity of 16 bit gaming. They succeded at that point, Sega megadrive was actually the first 16 bit game console released on 1988 (was named MK-1601 initially). Although, it still did not reach that popularity that Sega was hoping for because of the arising Superfamicom and NEC Pc engine CD raging demand.

This retro thing is complete in box. With the manuals and other paper works on it. All in japanese. Its also weird that it has one game manual on it. (the green one)Its a super masters game manual.

The unit, controller and hook ups are in a mint condition. The styro has bits of chips and scratches though.But the protection it serves is still there.

The unit is scratch-less. Mint condition.

The original and stock controller. I have yet to find the same stock controller so i can play 2 player games with a buddy.

talking about hook ups, its not different from your usual game console, so, it wont give you any hassle and fuss. The usual power supply with the common voltage requirements of 10v 850ma. The AV out is easy, uses that 5 pin AV cable that you can directly plug into your TV. Plug and play! easy but classy gaming.

This definitely is one of the sought after old gaming goodies. Why? because it is really entertaining and the game play is cool. The game library for this retro game console is huge also.If you get a chance to grab one of this, please do so.