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Finally got a Gensis (Megadrive) after years of wanting one! (sh.itjust.works)
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Im very excited. I actually won a bid on 6 games first, then went looking for a console. Snagged a 1601 "graphics text" model.

I've always wanted a genesis, its one of the few systems I've never owned. What are some of your favorite games?

Also, mine is coming with a phaser gun, which ill probably sell. Or should I keep it?

Can't wait to hook this bad boy up to my Sharp CRT ;)

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

I wish I had a CRT for the one I got back in 2020. Genesis/mega drive, in my opinion, is such a cool system... at least the first model design. Love the ability to plug in a pair of headphones and play games without bothering anybody in the middle of the night.

As for games, I'm pretty basic because absolutely I love 4 out of the 5 Sonic games I got on here: Sonic 1-3 and 3D Blast/3D: Flickies Island. Spinball is the frustrating one ( mostly due to me sucking at it and the controls not being as fluid as the original trio, IMO ). Though, not including those, my next favorite would be the only other title I have but haven't played much of: ToeJam & Earl.

As for phaser gun, no idea because I have no idea what games even use it, let alone how many. Could be cool to keep as a collectors thing, kind of like how I have some official controllers that don't really work and I can't use. Or it could bring in a little money if you don't want to go overboard on spending more just to get any other things you might need/want for the console. No idea how much that phaser could bring in, but even a percentage of what you bid being brought back into your pocket is money saved, as I see it.