The Genesis definitely looks like an interesting system. Unfortunately, I only ever owned 1 spaceship shooter (Xevious The Avenger for GBA) and I hated it. Couldn't stand it so I gave it to a friend who gave it to his grandpa. So if the Genesis's main claim to fame is spaceship shooters, I don''t think it woulda been my cup of tea. But it's a moot point since I turned 10 in 2001, and by then Sega hardware was finished.
Uh the top text argument pissed me off quite a bit when AVGN was nagging about it, please don't join him with this... those things have their very own awesome boxes! What kinda collector throws them on the shelf naked...
haha, my dog knows the word 'walk' too :-) She got so excited about it when she wasn't so old.
@AMYuntold The kind who is only able to find just the cartridges when they buy the games. Seriously a lot of people threw away their boxes and about roughly half of my fairly small Genesis collection do not have boxes. I mean yeah it would be awesome to always have the box, but it's simply not always possible.
@WhyBeAre Yeah, My genesis collection is fairly competent, and almost none of them have boxes. In the 90's, nobody knew they were going to be collector's items, and everyone just threw them away and stacked their cartridges on the shelf.
Hi, how to tell if my mega drive carts original or pirate? I am pretty sure they are all pirate, but how to know for sure? My carts don't have genesis logo on cover art, but some have sega logo on the back side of the cart, and some have GoldStar chips inside
I had the japanese version of Fire Shark, and it said "TORA! TORA! TORA!" on the cartridge, with an airplane on the background. I miss my genesis so much T_T
I just bought a copy of sonic 2 for the genesis but for some reason the back says made in taiwan and watching this video all of mark's games say made in japan. Is mine fake or is it just a cheap reprint?
@alfalfalaffa Not better, just different. I have both and prefer my Genesis. Mainly because the good games are easier to come by cheap. Got revenge of shinobi, streets of rage and golden axe together for <$5. Try finding Chrono Trigger or Contra 3 for that
The labels are facing downward because you're supposed to stack the cartridges back facing up so when you wanna play a game you easily take the cartridge off by placing your hands in the groove on the back of the game and it simply slides off the other cartridge below it.
While 99% of my game cartridge collection work fine (after a little effort in most cases), you still have to watch out when buying for certain systems.
For instance, certain Tengen Genesis carts like Grindstormer had manufacturing defects that significantly reduced their lifespan. If you buy one, you have a 50/50 chance you will get a flat-out *dead* cartridge. That's happened to me twice already.
Shame too, because it's a really cool game... one that Mark would appreciate I'm sure. :)
@thekid20x6 Sounds like a Sega Mega Drive cart, there are ways to tell if it's fake, not too certain about it though. Sounds like a real cart to me, and a lucky find for you.
i have an american megadrive cartridge somehow....of jeopardy. it has that genesis logo at the top of the design. but all my other megadrive ones tend to have it at the bottom and like a few of the genesis ones, the logo varies in design from game to game
@NA3LKER I understand that it's due to a clash of names - a US company had already trademarked the name in the US, so Mega Drive couldn't be used. Besides, Genesis means beginning, and given how it started the era of true 16-bit generation consoles, it seems quite apt.
@MarkTheMorose mega drive also sounds good...at it means the console is being called mega....and it drives you to play it...or something....i actually dont know i just had to think of that >_>
I found a box of 12 games or so in my dad's backyard, where they must've been for at least two years. They live in San Antonio, where it hits 100 degrees on a regular basis. Plus, some of my cases were the cheap paper kind, while other games had no boxes at all. Every single game worked perfectly, save batteries included.
@allanbrito123 Cartridge games that have a save option (RPGs, sports season simulations, Sonic 3, etc) save your progress to batteries that supposedly die over time. Genesis cartridges' save batteries must last forever since I don't think I've ever had a game's save function go out on me.
Is this for real???? Don't get me wrong I'm a huge game fan, but reviewing a cartridge design for 'the way it fits into the console', jesus, you really need to get out, go to a park, walk down the street, anything. Just be outside. Christ. I'm appalled that in an age where video games are beginning to be apprecaietd for their artistic merit, and their contribution to modern culture, some chump is doing a 'journalistic' review of the bit of plastic they used to be housed in. Shame on you.
Is this for real???? Don't get me wrong I'm a huge game fan, but reviewing a cartridge design for 'the way it fits into the console', jesus, you really need to get out, go to a park, walk down the street, anything. Just be outside. Christ. I'm appalled that in an age where video games are beginning to be apprecaietd for their artistic merit, and their contribution to modern culture, some chump is doing a 'journalistic' review of the bit of plastic they used to be housed in. Shame on you.
i know. i used to like cgr, but over time have come to despise them. nostalgia gets in the way of their real opinions on old games and this guy reviews everything. first party controllers, cartridge design, game package art, different models of the same console.....etc.... for fuck's sake, learn when to stop. it's like
"oh hey, i found a coffee thermos, not let me review and compare it to a ps2"
@highwaysonyfan87 Some people want to know detail for something simple, and as far as their "real opinions" go, I'm sure its the real deal. Just because nostalgia plays a factor it doesen't mean the game actully sucks. Besides he's pretty honost with his reviews he gives credit where credit is due, and also discusses the negitive qualities.
Of course the one actual gripe he has with them he dismisses, because he's a fanboy of the genesis. That's actually a major complaint for me. Also, the EA ones are fucking horrible. That can actually damage your genesis if you leave them in there because the open space will let dust in. Basically, these are okay cartridges (Except for the EA ones, those are bad). The end labels are the main problem, but at least they have them. Also Megaman 1's artwork is WAY worse than Strider, tbh.
One thing that most consoles didnt have was a release switch for the cartridge. SNES is the only system I know of that had such a thing, though the orig. NES unlatched the game to smoothly pull it out. I use to get nervous pulling carts out thinking I was pulling too hard, having to keep my hand on the console for leverage.
I got a weird mega drive/genesis game cartridge design called micro machines millatary (i'm a bad speller) it got curved up edges and 2 extra controller ports on the front
@MultiClassicgamer Yeah you being 14 really explains why you've never seen or played one, my baby brother broke mine when i was 4 in 1994 but i was lucky to get 2 a replacement one from cousins
@MultiClassicgamer im 14 too and im the only one my age i know who appreciates the classics. i have ALL the sega systems beside the master an game gear. check out his review of afterburner 2 and the genesis system and you will be convinced to buy one. :)
(jaw drops) where is everyone finding these model 1 genesis'? i looked on ebay, amazon, craigs list, all my local game stores, and never found ONE, (besides broken ones or insanely high priced ones) does anyone know where to find a reasonably priced model 1?
@ynohtna1996 yay i'm 13 and i'm also collecting classic game consoles.... i have an atari 7800 and i'll get an SNES and a Mega Drive soon!(sorry if my english is bad)
just got sega magadrive foe free with 22 games games and one of the carts has 6 games on it and also i have 4 controllers and it wass all 4 free im very happy :)
7 minutes describing the basics of Genesis cartridges??? Seriously? I loved my Genesis back in the day, but this is really scraping the bottom of the nostalgia bucket.
i love my genesis. im looking forward to getting the Sega-CD add-on system and the Sega 32X add-on system for it. favorite game, linking Sonic the Hedgehog 3 onto Sonic & Knuckles.
I like cartridges a lot more than CDs/DVDs/GD-roms because they are so much less fragile. With CDs, if it just gets a scratch or to, it's permanantly damaged, however, I could scratch my name into a cartridge with a knife and it would work perfectly. Also, cartridges don't need boxes/cases to keep them safe (it is cool to keep them though because of the awesome box art).
It adds an element of collecting, especially with genesis games, I love the cases for genesis games. My mind was blown when I got Shinobi and Sparkster for genesis with the cases, hot damn
@highwaysonyfan87 it isnt just nostalgia, nostalgia actually plays very, very little in his reviews and opinions as he evidently has NEVEr stopped playing these old games....and neither have i...how can one be nostalgic about something they havent been away from?
the fact that he still plays them, means he truely likes the games and what he says about them, is his honest opinion as the nostalgia isnt there to cloud over the bad qualities of the game and make him forget about them
@Amaranthus616 as he does say what he doesnt like about a game, as well as what he does like about it. if there is any nostalgia involved, its pretty small as the games he played in their release days....he obviously hasnt stopped playing when you watch the reviews you come to notice this
and you dont need to despise him, thats way too extreme...if you dont like, fair enough...but to despise? guy just likes to have fun
i gotta agree. amazing craftmanship all around for sega. mines actually hooked up and just waiting for me to play xmen 2 clone wars. not one problem with it in about 20 years
The Sonic & Knuckles cart was indeed great, but the box was crappy cardboard and the cartridge itself is impossible to stack... having said that it probably deserves a bit of space to itself anyway because it's such a great game :)
Yep,forgot mentioning that too.Somehow when I was little I used to mistake the SVP cartridge with the European SNES cartridge(I had one of those too,I used to mistake VR with it by its design-light grey,curved lines- :P)
The NES cartridge is scary!!! The japanese Famicom carts were similar size to the megadrive, perhaps a bit smaller. Russian/Chinese/Brazilian Dendy carts were the same as Famicom. Review them someday?
Don't forget that there was even another design for the SEGA Genesis Cartridge,you can see for example the LOTUS racing games or ROAD RASH II,it has another design.
The cases were far superior to todays consolegame-cases. The Megadrive-cases actually protected the game. This while the CD's/DVD's are more likely to damage, but when you drop the cd-cases, they are likely to break.
In Japan they called it the Sega MegaDrive but the name MegaDrive was already trademarked in the 'States so they had to use a different name. They used Genesis. It's still called MegaDrive in Europe and I think in Oz. Only in the US is it called the Genesis. Perhaps in Canada too
The Strider art-work also has Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines in the background, literally identical to some the models they used to have in the early 90's. I only noticed that a few weeks ago; the artist involved must have been pretty lazy - I bet he never thought he'd get found out!
Damn, how did I miss out on 16 bit walk?! I knew something felt off when I was playing my Sega Genesis the other day, but I just kinda brushed it off. Now I know why I felt so strange, cuz I don't own 16 bit walk!
Anyhow Fantastic Dizzy had a unique cartridge shape as well. It was more rounded than your standard Genesis cart and was a little smaller too.
Yeah that was the only one I had, actually and it wasn't mentioned in the review (Codemasters games).
I thought of another one that could be considered. It was called Mike Dikta's Power Football by Accolade. I can't post a link to the cartridge here, but it looks like a slightly larger EA cart and it had some ridges at the top.
"I thought of another one that could be considered. It was called Mike Dikta's Power Football by Accolade. I can't post a link to the cartridge here, but it looks like a slightly larger EA cart and it had some ridges at the top.
That game came out in 1991 I think."
Damn yes i forgot about that, i got Pele by Accolade but i forgot about its weird cart design. Exactly how you describe it :P. The Accolade ones look like the Codemasters design except kinda ridged. I'm gonna record these designs
I saw a game at my local hobby shop that reminded me of another oddly shaped game. Virtua Racing! The cartridge is freaking huge!!! Such a big cart for such a bad game though. I haven't played it since it came out but I thought it was just horrible then.
"I saw a game at my local hobby shop that reminded me of another oddly shaped game. Virtua Racing! The cartridge is freaking huge!!! Such a big cart for such a bad game though. I haven't played it since it came out but I thought it was just horrible then."
Oh i have that one :P, but the size was to fit the virtua processor thing in, i think, not another company's crazy cartridge design. Game sucks like you said, but nice music :P
I luved the Sega Genesis, but I with stupidity sold it in a garage sale, when I get a bank account, I am finally getting it back, and also getting the attachments!
Awesome review. Genesis was my first console and I love it better than my PS2. The cases are really durable, but then they switch to cardboard cases and wasn't very good to protect cases
I like what was done at the end of video with the game cartridge...
MegaSonicdude10 1 week ago
DAMN ADVERTS, WASTED 15 SECS OF MY LIFE!! ADVERTS MUST DIE IN THE TAR PIT SO I CAN SEE CLASSIC GAME ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Netscape128 2 weeks ago
They used a similar design for the SEGA Saturn backup cartridge. Those things are solid, love 'em.
Lupucillo 1 month ago
The Genesis definitely looks like an interesting system. Unfortunately, I only ever owned 1 spaceship shooter (Xevious The Avenger for GBA) and I hated it. Couldn't stand it so I gave it to a friend who gave it to his grandpa. So if the Genesis's main claim to fame is spaceship shooters, I don''t think it woulda been my cup of tea. But it's a moot point since I turned 10 in 2001, and by then Sega hardware was finished.
sfs2040 3 months ago
You cant spell GENESIS without NES
razdrift 5 months ago 2
omfg cyborg justice was ossom :)
maiROFLCOPTERgoasSOI 7 months ago
i stack my sega genesis cartrages sideways so i can pull them out easily and i can read them
epicgumball 7 months ago
Uh the top text argument pissed me off quite a bit when AVGN was nagging about it, please don't join him with this... those things have their very own awesome boxes! What kinda collector throws them on the shelf naked...
haha, my dog knows the word 'walk' too :-) She got so excited about it when she wasn't so old.
AMYuntold 7 months ago
@AMYuntold The kind who is only able to find just the cartridges when they buy the games. Seriously a lot of people threw away their boxes and about roughly half of my fairly small Genesis collection do not have boxes. I mean yeah it would be awesome to always have the box, but it's simply not always possible.
WhyBeAre 7 months ago
@WhyBeAre Yeah, My genesis collection is fairly competent, and almost none of them have boxes. In the 90's, nobody knew they were going to be collector's items, and everyone just threw them away and stacked their cartridges on the shelf.
WeirdoTheater 3 months ago
Quelle coincidence! That's my dog's favorite Genesis game, too!
MikeBra99 8 months ago
You can use it for a drink coaster, but why would you want to?
falsehero2001 8 months ago
7 minutes of cartridge design? Only CGR can make this actually interesting!
FerraroFinn 8 months ago 6
Hi, how to tell if my mega drive carts original or pirate? I am pretty sure they are all pirate, but how to know for sure? My carts don't have genesis logo on cover art, but some have sega logo on the back side of the cart, and some have GoldStar chips inside
cobyblack 8 months ago
I had the japanese version of Fire Shark, and it said "TORA! TORA! TORA!" on the cartridge, with an airplane on the background. I miss my genesis so much T_T
FrancescoTEscobar 8 months ago
Are you kidding , fire shark was a very good game.
I still play it till now
mohabiraq1 10 months ago
I just bought a copy of sonic 2 for the genesis but for some reason the back says made in taiwan and watching this video all of mark's games say made in japan. Is mine fake or is it just a cheap reprint?
TheElderscrollsgamer 11 months ago
@CaptainPoovabladoo its fakeal
123doomdoom 11 months ago
I've only come across one dead Genesis cartridge but it was because the insides were damaged.
Obviously 11 months ago
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sorry, SNES is better. You can't beat mario and especially metroid
alfalfalaffa 1 year ago
@alfalfalaffa Not better, just different. I have both and prefer my Genesis. Mainly because the good games are easier to come by cheap. Got revenge of shinobi, streets of rage and golden axe together for <$5. Try finding Chrono Trigger or Contra 3 for that
dreftsnoop 11 months ago
where did you get these games?
angelpichu1 1 year ago
The labels are facing downward because you're supposed to stack the cartridges back facing up so when you wanna play a game you easily take the cartridge off by placing your hands in the groove on the back of the game and it simply slides off the other cartridge below it.
MegaKoopaBro64 1 year ago
6:33 His favorite genesis game is Sonic the hedgehog
iplikator 1 year ago
While 99% of my game cartridge collection work fine (after a little effort in most cases), you still have to watch out when buying for certain systems.
For instance, certain Tengen Genesis carts like Grindstormer had manufacturing defects that significantly reduced their lifespan. If you buy one, you have a 50/50 chance you will get a flat-out *dead* cartridge. That's happened to me twice already.
Shame too, because it's a really cool game... one that Mark would appreciate I'm sure. :)
Zycyzyx 1 year ago
i found a sonic the hedgehog 3 cartridge with round corners, is it fake?
it just says mega drive on the front and it doesnt fit in the system
but it works with sonic and kncukles oddly enough
thekid20x6 1 year ago
@thekid20x6 Sounds like a Sega Mega Drive cart, there are ways to tell if it's fake, not too certain about it though. Sounds like a real cart to me, and a lucky find for you.
Bloodreign1 11 months ago
My Sonic The Hedgehog cartridge doesn't work, even after cleaning it out :(
DarkKonohaCorps 1 year ago
Strider's artwork is awesome the same way Megaman's artwork is awesome.
mentalrectangle 1 year ago
i have about 3 broken nes carts (like the corners are chipped), but ive NEVER seen a broken genesis cart
StickPeopleAndPuff 1 year ago
view that here avatz,net change , to .
theodoreolesiagra 1 year ago
lol, Heavy Nova is the WORST. Me and a friend played it and I recorded it and put it on my channel.
KingDavid73 1 year ago
i love the ending "how about a walk"
omgwtfbbQ12546 1 year ago
One thing you forgot to say is that the cartridge on the Japanese version of the Mega Drive is differrent design than the Western versions.
KDN2197 1 year ago
also the design for cosmic spacehead was weird as hell too
Amaranthus616 1 year ago
i have an american megadrive cartridge somehow....of jeopardy. it has that genesis logo at the top of the design. but all my other megadrive ones tend to have it at the bottom and like a few of the genesis ones, the logo varies in design from game to game
Amaranthus616 1 year ago
why is it called the megadrive in england and the genesis in america?
NA3LKER 1 year ago
@NA3LKER I understand that it's due to a clash of names - a US company had already trademarked the name in the US, so Mega Drive couldn't be used. Besides, Genesis means beginning, and given how it started the era of true 16-bit generation consoles, it seems quite apt.
MarkTheMorose 1 year ago
@MarkTheMorose mega drive also sounds good...at it means the console is being called mega....and it drives you to play it...or something....i actually dont know i just had to think of that >_>
Amaranthus616 1 year ago
omg back then they had a plastic hanger on the case to hang it on one of those metal racks
dominicdcskating 1 year ago
I found a box of 12 games or so in my dad's backyard, where they must've been for at least two years. They live in San Antonio, where it hits 100 degrees on a regular basis. Plus, some of my cases were the cheap paper kind, while other games had no boxes at all. Every single game worked perfectly, save batteries included.
Hernia901 1 year ago
@Hernia901 what do you mean "save batteries"?
allanbrito123 1 year ago
@allanbrito123 Cartridge games that have a save option (RPGs, sports season simulations, Sonic 3, etc) save your progress to batteries that supposedly die over time. Genesis cartridges' save batteries must last forever since I don't think I've ever had a game's save function go out on me.
Hernia901 1 year ago
Yay no seek times, they probably will switch from cartridges and make new games come on flash media... would be very niice.
RenegadeFury 1 year ago
I have that game cart at 6:20 I cleaned It a few time's got a lot of dirt out of It, what's name of that game?.
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Is this for real???? Don't get me wrong I'm a huge game fan, but reviewing a cartridge design for 'the way it fits into the console', jesus, you really need to get out, go to a park, walk down the street, anything. Just be outside. Christ. I'm appalled that in an age where video games are beginning to be apprecaietd for their artistic merit, and their contribution to modern culture, some chump is doing a 'journalistic' review of the bit of plastic they used to be housed in. Shame on you.
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Is this for real???? Don't get me wrong I'm a huge game fan, but reviewing a cartridge design for 'the way it fits into the console', jesus, you really need to get out, go to a park, walk down the street, anything. Just be outside. Christ. I'm appalled that in an age where video games are beginning to be apprecaietd for their artistic merit, and their contribution to modern culture, some chump is doing a 'journalistic' review of the bit of plastic they used to be housed in. Shame on you.
matttaylordigital 1 year ago
@matttaylordigital
i know. i used to like cgr, but over time have come to despise them. nostalgia gets in the way of their real opinions on old games and this guy reviews everything. first party controllers, cartridge design, game package art, different models of the same console.....etc.... for fuck's sake, learn when to stop. it's like
"oh hey, i found a coffee thermos, not let me review and compare it to a ps2"
he's ridiculous
highwaysonyfan87 1 year ago
@highwaysonyfan87 Some people want to know detail for something simple, and as far as their "real opinions" go, I'm sure its the real deal. Just because nostalgia plays a factor it doesen't mean the game actully sucks. Besides he's pretty honost with his reviews he gives credit where credit is due, and also discusses the negitive qualities.
TheGenesisfan93 1 year ago
3:37 Flamethrower with super-powered legs for awesome attack spins, you don't get that to often any more. :(
RetroGamer1000 1 year ago
that look interesting!
michellefitts1 1 year ago
i like cartrages cus there old school. screw play station 3 and xbox 360. GO 90's
iTzOvR9OOO 1 year ago
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Nintendo eats SEGA and shits it on the Genesis
ClassicGamer88 1 year ago
Of course the one actual gripe he has with them he dismisses, because he's a fanboy of the genesis. That's actually a major complaint for me. Also, the EA ones are fucking horrible. That can actually damage your genesis if you leave them in there because the open space will let dust in. Basically, these are okay cartridges (Except for the EA ones, those are bad). The end labels are the main problem, but at least they have them. Also Megaman 1's artwork is WAY worse than Strider, tbh.
DisasterPiece0302 1 year ago
Haha, cute dog!
Playan1982 1 year ago
i painted my street fighter 2 sce cartridge and box gold.. BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE!
PaulHark9 1 year ago
One thing that most consoles didnt have was a release switch for the cartridge. SNES is the only system I know of that had such a thing, though the orig. NES unlatched the game to smoothly pull it out. I use to get nervous pulling carts out thinking I was pulling too hard, having to keep my hand on the console for leverage.
Mastermind8908 1 year ago
How much was 16-Bit Walk? I might try it out.
PrivatePrinny117 1 year ago
Mega man 1 by far had the worst cover art ever.
My god it was hideous.
frickfrock999 1 year ago
I got a weird mega drive/genesis game cartridge design called micro machines millatary (i'm a bad speller) it got curved up edges and 2 extra controller ports on the front
Alexdude99887 1 year ago
That 16 bit walk must be awesome.
MrColuber 2 years ago 9
Out of all the Genesis games, My favorite game on that console would be Sonic 3 & Knuckles :)
SonicFans468 2 years ago
@SonicFans468 i'll second that dude
bash26589 1 year ago
I'v never seen a sega genesis cartridge, nor have I seen the system itself. It looks pretty cool!
MultiClassicgamer 2 years ago
Oh yeah...definitely is, man. I am fortunate to have one of my own =D it's a model 2!
Mayetala 2 years ago
Someday, I'll get my own Sega genesis! :D
MultiClassicgamer 2 years ago
@MultiClassicgamer WOAAAAAAAA, ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS?1, how old are you exactly?
borninthe90sdecade 2 years ago
@borninthe90sdecade I'm 14. Nobody's ever told me about one. And everbody I know doesn't have one.
MultiClassicgamer 2 years ago
@MultiClassicgamer Yeah you being 14 really explains why you've never seen or played one, my baby brother broke mine when i was 4 in 1994 but i was lucky to get 2 a replacement one from cousins
borninthe90sdecade 2 years ago
@MultiClassicgamer im 14 too and im the only one my age i know who appreciates the classics. i have ALL the sega systems beside the master an game gear. check out his review of afterburner 2 and the genesis system and you will be convinced to buy one. :)
hazzardwantcookies 2 years ago
@hazzardwantcookies I'm 14 but I only have a model one genesis I want a master system..mainly for the awesome light gun
ynohtna1996 2 years ago 2
(jaw drops) where is everyone finding these model 1 genesis'? i looked on ebay, amazon, craigs list, all my local game stores, and never found ONE, (besides broken ones or insanely high priced ones) does anyone know where to find a reasonably priced model 1?
hazzardwantcookies 2 years ago
Go to disc replay.
I got my Model 1 Sega Genesis with a power cord, an RF adapter, and a controller for just 15 dollars.
GorfromPlanetArous 2 years ago
there isnt a single one anywhere near me. sorry to sound rude but like i said. i already tried all the game stores anywhere near me. thanks anyway
hazzardwantcookies 2 years ago
@ynohtna1996 yay i'm 13 and i'm also collecting classic game consoles.... i have an atari 7800 and i'll get an SNES and a Mega Drive soon!(sorry if my english is bad)
hoques1432 2 years ago
@hoques1432 im 13 and i collect classic game consoles aswell i play my nes all the time which i got a few days ago
360NoScOpEr 2 years ago
just got sega magadrive foe free with 22 games games and one of the carts has 6 games on it and also i have 4 controllers and it wass all 4 free im very happy :)
360NoScOpEr 1 year ago
@360NoScOpEr Oh god you lil' lucky guy :D
is it the "six pack" cart with columns,alien storm, super hang on and such?
hoques1432 1 year ago
no it has sega soccer, columns, super monaco gp, revenge of shinobi, sonic 1, streets of rage
360NoScOpEr 1 year ago
"Is your favorite Sega Genesis game going for a walk?" LMAO!
Mayetala 2 years ago
Yeah the size difference between PAL and NTSC Gen/MD carts is minute.
But the difference in size between PAL and NTSC Snes carts is massive.
ExtremeBogom 2 years ago
And the difference between Famicom and NES carts in even bigger.
Holothurion 2 years ago
how could u u feind why did u put tape on the label why not put it on the back of the game i bet u tore up the label trying to get the tape off huh
mrdtmaurice 2 years ago
it was just Heavy Nova. calm down
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7 minutes describing the basics of Genesis cartridges??? Seriously? I loved my Genesis back in the day, but this is really scraping the bottom of the nostalgia bucket.
goldenheartOh 2 years ago
i love my genesis. im looking forward to getting the Sega-CD add-on system and the Sega 32X add-on system for it. favorite game, linking Sonic the Hedgehog 3 onto Sonic & Knuckles.
hellsmaw84 2 years ago
Man you have great reviews...i love how to dog game companies and other systems
KhalidsnesBeard 2 years ago
Walter Strider :P
DeaderNBetter 2 years ago
They're very similiar to PAL SNES/Super Famicom carts
mushroomanchilli 2 years ago
i don't know....i like nintendo cartridges more
cacatua2021 2 years ago 3
AHHH WHAT CGR VIDEO DOESEN'T END WITH DUCK TAPE (i know there are videos that dont end with ducktape)
millymoo6000 2 years ago 12
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the newer ones suck
blackmagetricky 2 years ago
I'm so familiar with Sega's packaging that there is absolutely no reason for me watching this video either than pure entertainment.
dougd1015 2 years ago 2
Was fireshark made by THE Dreamworks?
Rimsa 2 years ago
Stella! Say Strider!!!
gojira12345678910 2 years ago 3
i fucking cracked up when you made that joke about the strider artwork. Man, mark, your show beats out any shit you see on g4 any day.
gojira12345678910 2 years ago 5
stella is so awesome
MrR00P 2 years ago
review zero wing.
JURPO90 2 years ago
"How about a WALK?"
Tryzon 2 years ago
16-bit Walk= Greatest video game ever made.
NavesRegg 2 years ago 3
you have a very cute Dog ^_^
DRABAHAMUTGON5 2 years ago 3
I like cartridges a lot more than CDs/DVDs/GD-roms because they are so much less fragile. With CDs, if it just gets a scratch or to, it's permanantly damaged, however, I could scratch my name into a cartridge with a knife and it would work perfectly. Also, cartridges don't need boxes/cases to keep them safe (it is cool to keep them though because of the awesome box art).
crazyzach5 2 years ago 33
It adds an element of collecting, especially with genesis games, I love the cases for genesis games. My mind was blown when I got Shinobi and Sparkster for genesis with the cases, hot damn
Snotnarok 2 years ago
@crazyzach5 I know, they should have kept the cartridge concept today, but CDs hold alot of space on them. But on a cd, scratch it, and its dead.
OSDolphin 1 year ago
@crazyzach5 yeah, but that's also less space and in this day and age, cartridges are unacceptable for new systems.
also, blu-ray is currently the format with the most space and is almost as durable as cartridges
highwaysonyfan87 1 year ago
@highwaysonyfan87 it isnt just nostalgia, nostalgia actually plays very, very little in his reviews and opinions as he evidently has NEVEr stopped playing these old games....and neither have i...how can one be nostalgic about something they havent been away from?
the fact that he still plays them, means he truely likes the games and what he says about them, is his honest opinion as the nostalgia isnt there to cloud over the bad qualities of the game and make him forget about them
Amaranthus616 1 year ago
@Amaranthus616 as he does say what he doesnt like about a game, as well as what he does like about it. if there is any nostalgia involved, its pretty small as the games he played in their release days....he obviously hasnt stopped playing when you watch the reviews you come to notice this
and you dont need to despise him, thats way too extreme...if you dont like, fair enough...but to despise? guy just likes to have fun
Amaranthus616 1 year ago
@crazyzach5 that is so true. cartridges ftw
darkraitrainer590 1 year ago
@crazyzach5 love them because they are so bulky! The n64 ones are just as heavy as a rock, it's amazing.
RDV333 1 year ago
strider at 2:28 looks like he is constipated
scir91 2 years ago 2
damn, how could I forget to buy 16-bit walk for sega genesis. I KNEW I was missing a game when I still had the genesis.
IAMMILITRON 2 years ago
Never seen a dead Sega Genesis cart?
I, for one, have 2.
Decapattack (Replaced) and Ms. Pac-Man
Sonictwo 2 years ago
I miss this old consoles
these were great .
teulettenpapier 2 years ago
I got Spider-Man for Genesis. Didn't work. Cleaned it. Stil didn't work. Swapped it for NFL Quarterback Club and Battletoads for Game Boy.
EdElricBoy 2 years ago
I can put up a fight in NHL Hockey. Great game.
HaloMetalHead 2 years ago
"16-Bit Walk"
I'VE GOT TO BUY THAT GAME! LOL :D
Steelix100 2 years ago 4
I'd buy a game called CYBORG JUSTICE.
Tryzon 2 years ago
Strider: according to the art on the cartidge, you play as a purple-spandex ponce who enjoys fencing and sipping ginger tea. High adventure away!
Tryzon 2 years ago
But when you play it, instead you get one of the best Genesis games in existence! I need a copy.
EdElricBoy 2 years ago
I'm aware of that. I was just pointing out how horrible the cartridge art is.
Tryzon 2 years ago
"is your FAVORITE GENESIS GAME GOING FOR A WALK", The Dog is like "NO WAY"
de132 2 years ago 2
i gotta agree. amazing craftmanship all around for sega. mines actually hooked up and just waiting for me to play xmen 2 clone wars. not one problem with it in about 20 years
DrWindo 2 years ago
loved the dog part :)
Ecwfanrulz 2 years ago 2
This console, the cartridges and the packaging are quite robust. That's quality!
Rockerbeck 2 years ago
COOL DOG, 16-bit walk LOL
thadaran 2 years ago
"You might think were a bunch of idiots, but were about to sink to an all knew low".
That was really funny.
kyuss015 2 years ago
I love the fact that you used Heavy Nova as the WALK cartridge! That game was horrible...
SaxyDawg89 2 years ago
Accolade and EA made unlicensed games at first, hence the different carts
menono58 2 years ago
Yeah. I have The Original John Madden Football! (Not NFL.)
iLikeRetroGames 2 years ago
yeah, u should mention the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge (actually i own one of theese) :D
papasnejk87 2 years ago
You compared Genesis Cartridges to Odyssey 2 and Atari but not Intellivision. or Colecovision.
Also what about SNES carts, 32X and N64 carts?
dallase1 2 years ago
heh were i live its called the mega drive... crazy americans and your wierd vidio game names
gotswat1 2 years ago
Well it's not like we named the console....Sega couldn't secure the right to the name Mega Drive in America, so they had to name it Genesis.
TenguGuy 2 years ago
there was something already called the mega drive so we had to call it somthing, genesis sounds cool too
desertman123 2 years ago
"Going for a walk?" the look on the dogs face is priceless
punkomatt 2 years ago 2
why are the ea company carts different i dont beleve shaq fu deserves a different cart
genesisrocks101 2 years ago
Unlike Nintendo, SEGA allowed game publishers to use there own cartridges. Only EA and Codemasters did, as it was generally more expensive to do so.
CCowell125 2 years ago
The Sonic & Knuckles cart was awesome.
pummisher 2 years ago
The Sonic & Knuckles cart was indeed great, but the box was crappy cardboard and the cartridge itself is impossible to stack... having said that it probably deserves a bit of space to itself anyway because it's such a great game :)
mathowlett 2 years ago
The Sonic & Knuckles cartridge reminds me a little of the 32x cartridges. =S
CCowell125 2 years ago
Yep,forgot mentioning that too.Somehow when I was little I used to mistake the SVP cartridge with the European SNES cartridge(I had one of those too,I used to mistake VR with it by its design-light grey,curved lines- :P)
UltraJackhammer 2 years ago
from what i've seen mega drive cartridges from PAL and japan are different from genesis cartridges
mikexlong 2 years ago
Nope, there exactly the same. You may be getting confused with the SNES, which did have a different cartridge and console design between regions.
CCowell125 2 years ago
The NES cartridge is scary!!! The japanese Famicom carts were similar size to the megadrive, perhaps a bit smaller. Russian/Chinese/Brazilian Dendy carts were the same as Famicom. Review them someday?
3yE 3 years ago
i had a large library idk wat happened to it = (
nippletease 3 years ago
By the way, Sega used a different design for Virtua Racing which supposely had a SVP-chip in there...
kenjuma 3 years ago
A huge cart indeed.
Snotnarok 3 years ago 3
Don't forget that there was even another design for the SEGA Genesis Cartridge,you can see for example the LOTUS racing games or ROAD RASH II,it has another design.
UltraJackhammer 2 years ago
The cases were far superior to todays consolegame-cases. The Megadrive-cases actually protected the game. This while the CD's/DVD's are more likely to damage, but when you drop the cd-cases, they are likely to break.
kenjuma 3 years ago
Does anybody know why Sega choose to use different names for the system for Europe and the US/Japan (resp. Megadrive/Genesis)?
kenjuma 3 years ago
In Japan they called it the Sega MegaDrive but the name MegaDrive was already trademarked in the 'States so they had to use a different name. They used Genesis. It's still called MegaDrive in Europe and I think in Oz. Only in the US is it called the Genesis. Perhaps in Canada too
OtakuBozu 3 years ago
Ok, thanx 4 the info...
kenjuma 3 years ago
I wish I was old enough to have owned a 16-bit console.
MegaFan1994 3 years ago
haha whenever i accidently say walk, my dog get sso exited i feel guilty if i don't give him one.
FalconTalon22 3 years ago
alright a 16-bit walk!
eviljoebob 3 years ago
Sega had the best case at that time, they actually were protective and covered the entire game. Till..they went to cardboard.
Snotnarok 3 years ago
I hated when that happened. The cardboard boxes were weak and did last that long, even if you took care of them
Kingnothing8585 3 years ago
I still have Sonic and Knuckles, Phantasy Star IV, and Beyond Oasis. They still LOOK good but unfortunately they don't hold the game too well.
Snotnarok 3 years ago
CGRHD reviews frosted flakes.
arklad 3 years ago 2
The only Reason it's call the Sega genesis in the U.S it's Because the Name Mega Drive was already copyrighted by another company.
HamtaroSonicHedgehog 3 years ago
16bit era was the best video gaming era.
alak58 3 years ago 15
The Strider art-work also has Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines in the background, literally identical to some the models they used to have in the early 90's. I only noticed that a few weeks ago; the artist involved must have been pretty lazy - I bet he never thought he'd get found out!
andy7666 3 years ago
Damn, how did I miss out on 16 bit walk?! I knew something felt off when I was playing my Sega Genesis the other day, but I just kinda brushed it off. Now I know why I felt so strange, cuz I don't own 16 bit walk!
Anyhow Fantastic Dizzy had a unique cartridge shape as well. It was more rounded than your standard Genesis cart and was a little smaller too.
notyoursavior78 3 years ago
"Anyhow Fantastic Dizzy had a unique cartridge shape as well. It was more rounded than your standard Genesis cart and was a little smaller too."
Yea. But all megadrive games made by Codemasters looked like that. I've only seen Codemasters and EA with weird designs, none else.
CenturyGamer 3 years ago
Yeah that was the only one I had, actually and it wasn't mentioned in the review (Codemasters games).
I thought of another one that could be considered. It was called Mike Dikta's Power Football by Accolade. I can't post a link to the cartridge here, but it looks like a slightly larger EA cart and it had some ridges at the top.
That game came out in 1991 I think.
notyoursavior78 3 years ago
"I thought of another one that could be considered. It was called Mike Dikta's Power Football by Accolade. I can't post a link to the cartridge here, but it looks like a slightly larger EA cart and it had some ridges at the top.
That game came out in 1991 I think."
Damn yes i forgot about that, i got Pele by Accolade but i forgot about its weird cart design. Exactly how you describe it :P. The Accolade ones look like the Codemasters design except kinda ridged. I'm gonna record these designs
CenturyGamer 3 years ago
I saw a game at my local hobby shop that reminded me of another oddly shaped game. Virtua Racing! The cartridge is freaking huge!!! Such a big cart for such a bad game though. I haven't played it since it came out but I thought it was just horrible then.
notyoursavior78 3 years ago
"I saw a game at my local hobby shop that reminded me of another oddly shaped game. Virtua Racing! The cartridge is freaking huge!!! Such a big cart for such a bad game though. I haven't played it since it came out but I thought it was just horrible then."
Oh i have that one :P, but the size was to fit the virtua processor thing in, i think, not another company's crazy cartridge design. Game sucks like you said, but nice music :P
CenturyGamer 3 years ago
i hope they remake walk for the ps3 and 360 :D good video
IhaveTubes 3 years ago
i had fire shark on my genesis and i hated the cart it was soo white that i colored it m self...lol
Rio356 3 years ago
i liked n64 games a lot better
misterpink95 3 years ago
ya estas bien viejo y sigues jugando consolas, eso dejanolos a nosotros los jovenes
towys007 3 years ago
I allways thought that the longer carts with the yellow thingy were games that had a memory chip inside?
paulspydar 3 years ago
I luved the Sega Genesis, but I with stupidity sold it in a garage sale, when I get a bank account, I am finally getting it back, and also getting the attachments!
SUPERFOX5 3 years ago
MUSHA!
guyvf 3 years ago
Awesome review. Genesis was my first console and I love it better than my PS2. The cases are really durable, but then they switch to cardboard cases and wasn't very good to protect cases
dbzhardcore 3 years ago
i love these new reviews, a refreshing take on things most people take for granted in the retro gaming community. oddly interesting.
kudos
PilGrimmm 3 years ago