omegadot Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/11/07/sega-genesis-production/ Edit: Hit post too quick. Looks interesting, I know nothing about TecToy, though. Edited November 8, 2016 by omegadot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/11/07/sega-genesis-production/ Edit: Hit post too quick. Looks interesting, I know nothing about TecToy, though. Tectoy is HUGE. Basically making sega win in some countries. They are more sega than sega sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegadot Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Oh hey, that sounds super cool then. Good to know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Oh hey, that sounds super cool then. Good to know. Sorry for not explaining myself without actual background info http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/brazil-is-a-video-game-alternate-universe-where-sega-beat-nintendo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 That's neat. Totally for Brazil, analog PAL video only and pretty expensive, but cool that it's still so popular there. I still love the Megadrive and wish the cheap AtGames handheld's sound were better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I keep seeing people say it "looks exactly like the original", but all the pics I'm seeing *are* the original. Is there a real pic of this thing anywhere yet? I'm not convinced yet that it's going to look anything like the original. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 It seems to me that anything can happen when it comes to Brazil and Sega (and TecToy). It would be neat if they made a scaled down Genesis like the little NES coming here later this week. I liked this article about their games market. Weird things happen when you don't have free trade. http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/brazil-is-a-video-game-alternate-universe-where-sega-beat-nintendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Here's another article. It certainly does seem to use the original design. I wonder if they have the old console molds? The Portuguese video is awesome.http://www.avclub.com/article/brazils-getting-new-sega-genesis-looks-just-old-on-245541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepdreamin Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 This thing sounds like junk to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) I see that the video says "Design Original", but the photo they use still looks like an original MD. For example, where is the SD slot that they're touting? Is it on the *back*? It's not visible in any photo I've seen released. The photo also looks really shiny, which looks either used or cheaply made. I'm still voting used, although cheaply made is definitely possible. That wouldn't explain why they don't show the SD slot, though. At least the photo in the video is of a MegaDrive, not the Genesis most other sites are using. Edited November 8, 2016 by spacecadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Composite output? C'mon guys, get with the 21st century and get some HDMI happening.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 It's weird that this Brazil only TecToy product for 2017 is being fronted by the media as Segas answer to the NES Mini now. Hype hypehypehype hyyype.. groan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 It's weird that this Brazil only TecToy product for 2017 is being fronted by the media as Segas answer to the NES Mini now. Hype hypehypehype hyyype.. groan. Yep HYPE and clickbait as usual because they know full well a large percentage of SEGA fans need only see headlines like "The Sega Genesis is officially back in production" (Yes actual headline) in order to get clicks and have people share it without a second thought. They eat that stuff up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 This translated FAQ from the Portuguese announcement has lots of details. http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=36118 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegadot Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 (edited) This translated FAQ from the Portuguese announcement has lots of details. http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=36118 I like how incredibly honest that FAQ is. (trusting the translation) Edited November 10, 2016 by omegadot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 So this only supports Pal TV's? Wonder if it's going to be available in the USA and where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 So this only supports Pal TV's? Wonder if it's going to be available in the USA and where? PAL only, this will not be available in the USA. Composite output? C'mon guys, get with the 21st century and get some HDMI happening.... This is not intended for North America. I'm not really one to pass judgement on the A/V format used as the gaming landscape is vastly different in South America than it is up here in North America. The Master System for instance is still being sold down there in one form or another. These aren't little knock-offs and novelties like what we have with the Flashback units or the NES Classic either, these are treated as primary systems for some people down there. Totally different from North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 So, a Genesis clone like have been on the market for years now, just in a casing like the original Genesis and with an SD card? It shows how much the US videogame industry has fallen in my perception that news like that is vastly more interesting than anything I've heard about the current crop of mainstream consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 This is not intended for North America. TVs in Brazil aren't moving to HDMI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 From the FAQ this thing sounds like it will function only slightly better than the shit atgames puts out. Heck, they may be using the same GOAC (Genesis on a clone) chips. Forget compatibility with anything unusual like Sonic and Knuckles or Virtua Racing or any of the add-ons like the Power Base Converter, Sega CD, Sega 32X or any peripherals like the Justifier light gun or the Sega mouse. The FAQ also implies that the sound won't be identical to the original, in other words horrible. The only functional benefit over atgames' paperweight is stereo audio. This console is outputting PAL-M composite video (60Hz, 480i/240p, 4.33MHz color carrier). That means that for the US area, it will likely display on most TVs in B&W because it does not understand the PAL color carrier. Europe may be able to handle the TV better, but it may be possible that TVs will show color rolling screens. TecToy misses the boat entirely when it says that HDMI has no benefit because the resolution is low. Many people would enjoy the video quality improvement from an RGB to HDMI conversion, composite looks like crap on modern displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I forgot about the SD card slot, but good luck with saving games with that. With an SD card, why bother with a cartridge slot at all? The only functional reason would be for the games that save, and whether they work could be dicey as shown by atgames' compatibility issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Retronauts on the Brazilian Sega MegaDrive http://www.retronauts.com/?p=2610 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTIGuy Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 TVs in Brazil aren't moving to HDMI? Not NEARLY as much as here! For example, it was common in china to have a B/W CRT TV until the early 2000s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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