Kmart to sell the Sega Mega Drive once more

PALGN News | Bringing Sega consoles back to store shelves.

In a bit of unexpected news, the latest catalogue from retailer Kmart has revealed their plans to sell new versions of the Sega Mega Drive.

Made by AtGames, the console is officially licensed by Sega and shall contain two controllers and 15 built-in games, with the option to use cartridges as well. On top of this, the console can change from PAL to NTSC with a flick of a switch, making it effectively region-free.

Retro aficionados can pick up the Mega Drive from today, at a cost of $49.

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blackwolf

1 year ago

Just got one though there does'nt seem to be a switch in the back to convert it from pal to ntsc even though it's shown in the instructions, does anyone else have that same problem?

Goosta

1 year ago

blackwolf wrote

Just got one though there does'nt seem to be a switch in the back to convert it from pal to ntsc even though it's shown in the instructions, does anyone else have that same problem?

Ooh, you bought one? That sounds pretty dodgy that there's no switch. But how is the emulation? I'm considering getting it; can you give us some impressions on it?

EDIT: Apparently it automatically detects the region, so there's no need for a switch.

Source: http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23081&page=3

blackwolf

1 year ago

Ooh, you bought one? That sounds pretty dodgy that there's no switch. But how is the emulation? I'm considering getting it; can you give us some impressions on it?

Well Goosta, the system looks cheap and nasty along with the 2 controllers and I don't think that it will last long but it all seems to work pretty well at the moment and although there is'nt a converter switch in the back, I was able play some of the imported cartridges I put in it though I did have to play around with some of the cartridges in the cartridge slot to get it to work (not a good sign). If your going to get one you'll really have to look around as most kmart stores have sold out, I was lucky to get the last one at the store I went to.

Reepa

1 year ago

you gotta remember the old days with the carts.... you gotta blow the crap out of them before inserting them!.... if that doesnt work tap the top of the cart whilst its in there.... that always worked back in the day....lmao... im getting one of these... cause i got a shagload of games sitting here begging to be played agin... i've also got the master system adapter bit too... so i'll try playing master system games with it too!..

ah the memories!......lol

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