Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Retrospective Extravaganza

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июн 2023
  • CeX Website: webuy.com, YT / cex
    Let's tickle the nostalgia bone with a look back at Sega's most beautiful baby: The Mega Drive! AKA the Genesis if you're in North America, or the Klakhammus if you're in Berbintua.
    I'd forgotten just how many things there are to potentially plug into the Mega Drive. And, perhaps more precisely, that you need 3 plug sockets to play those few Mega 32X games. Must get a 3-in1 adapter or something.
    Anyway, we throw our eyes over the Mega Drive, the Mega CD, the 32X, various accessories, and then ten games of interest that you can't play on any other system. And then an eleventh game because reasons.
    On another note, I'm so pleased that the Activator was never released here so I didn't have to faff about with one. Thanks past Sega.
    Note! All dates mentioned refer to the UK releases of stuff. I'm sure you've worked that out though, mostly as I mention it several times.
    Thanks and more thanks to Matthew Stogdon who played all the games while I cranked up the footage-record-o-tron. (Setup for those interested: Mega Drive to Retrotink 5X via RGB cable, then into an Elgato HD60 S.)
    Also big thanks to the awesome Quang (Asobitech) for giving me photos of some of his amazing console collection, and the mighty @Mentski for fact checking and technical gubbins. Also a further tip 'o' the hat to CeX for trusting me to borrow some of their stuff and not get jam all over it.
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  • @drunkenhobo8020
    @drunkenhobo8020 Год назад +1167

    This CEX sponsorship has been the most significant thing to happen to this channel since Ashens was sent a packet of expired Jelly Babies.

    • @MarcoDotIO
      @MarcoDotIO Год назад +45

      If only Americans could get access to CEX stores 😭

    • @IntegerOfDoom
      @IntegerOfDoom Год назад +63

      Most exciting thing since Stay Fresh Cheese Bags.

    • @TheWesen18
      @TheWesen18 Год назад +5

      I fully agree!

    • @brentw.2574
      @brentw.2574 Год назад +15

      They were sent by a man with a very long scarf.

    • @queazocotal
      @queazocotal Год назад +23

      @@IntegerOfDoom Stay fresh, cheese bag.

  • @MGlBlaze
    @MGlBlaze Год назад +229

    Those cartridges with the yellow bit on them from Electronic Arts were actually when the EA of the time reverse-engineered the Sega console lockout system to get around the unfavorable and restrictive licensing terms and fees Sega mandated at the time. They were unlicensed cartridges, like the baby blue Wisdom Tree cartridges for the SNES. I think they made that visual change so Sega couldn't sue them for trademark infringement for the actual cartridge design.

    • @Rando1975
      @Rando1975 Год назад +8

      The blue cartridges were for the NES not SNES.

    • @SullySideUp
      @SullySideUp Год назад +3

      Came here to say this

    • @simplesimonhadapie
      @simplesimonhadapie Год назад +23

      ​@@yourdrinking
      They did indeed as reverse engineering isn't illegal. Ditto for Sony when they took bleem to court and lost over emulation

    • @shalashaska68
      @shalashaska68 Год назад +14

      The larger EA carts were also a guarantee of quality on the Megadrive. They had some quality titles back in the day. What happened EA?

    • @jc_dogen
      @jc_dogen Год назад +1

      they reverse engineered the whole system, and made their own development tools.

  • @c1v1lwar24
    @c1v1lwar24 Год назад +150

    In the UK this was massive. It brought 16 bit gaming into houses, like mine, that couldn't afford the Amiga.

    • @thethirdrail8397
      @thethirdrail8397 Год назад +3

      I am in the US, but I still have my NES with quite a few games. As well as a nice SNES and now a PS1, Game cube, ps2, Xbox, Xbox 360... I think that is all...N64 Maybe... if It is still around!

    • @valley_robot
      @valley_robot Год назад +5

      The megadrive pissed all over the Amiga mate, I was an Amiga guy , the megadrive had almost perfect arcade ports , the Amiga was a home computer with its own scene , I loved my Amiga but I really wanted a megadrive

    • @SpeccyHorace
      @SpeccyHorace Год назад +1

      ​@@valley_robotYep, if you wanted to do other clever stuff, or games with a mouse then the Amiga was great but for pure games it was all about the Mega Drive.

    • @ozmond
      @ozmond Год назад +3

      @@thethirdrail8397ok?

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@valley_robot
      Oh mate, that's hilarious. The Megadrive was a great little console but the Amiga was lightyears ahead in ability.

  • @BucketOfFail
    @BucketOfFail Год назад +38

    I had a Genesis growing up and it had one of my favorite series of games ever, Toejam and Earl. It was fun and weird and my sister and I used to play it together.

    • @richardjames3356
      @richardjames3356 Год назад +7

      With no ability to save, you were comitted to the game for hours on end!

    • @BanditBen13
      @BanditBen13 Год назад +2

      1 and 2 were the greatest games of my childhood! I still love to escape to their colorful, funky lands

    • @squidracerX
      @squidracerX 7 месяцев назад +2

      Ah yes, I forgot Toe Jam and Earl for a moment, it was one of the 5 carts i bought after I got rid of Sega Channel and still had the Genesis!

  • @KurosakiYukigo
    @KurosakiYukigo Год назад +405

    CEX has ushered in a new era of Ashens videos and demonitisation.

    • @Okurka.
      @Okurka. Год назад +11

      He's a shill.

    • @Dingbat42069
      @Dingbat42069 Год назад +1

      @@Okurka.he’s one of the best and most consistent content creators on the whole damn site. I’m glad he can make a living.

    • @Bebopopotamus
      @Bebopopotamus Год назад

      ​@@Okurka.getting paid to do what you like is selling out

    • @MoleUK1
      @MoleUK1 Год назад

      @@Okurka. He's OUR shill.

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 Год назад +100

      He was never the same after he had CEX

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Год назад +79

    4:55 "you can play Streets of Rage 2, what more do you want, absolutely nothing" wise words from a wise man

    • @ItzSneakyMinecraft
      @ItzSneakyMinecraft Год назад

      oh my god you are pushing me to the brink of insanity

    • @charlesswansonii9319
      @charlesswansonii9319 Год назад +2

      Sonic 3 and Knuckles.

    • @SteveBrandon
      @SteveBrandon Год назад +2

      I know it's an improvement in terms of larger character sprites and gameplay but I always preferred the original Streets of Rage. Something about the first game just felt more "atmospheric" to me, particularly the level with the waves lapping on the beach. Obviously, the sequel is still great, I just wish the whole Streets of Rage trilogy had been included on the original Genesis Mini instead of just the sequel.

    • @gyrz19
      @gyrz19 Год назад +3

      @@SteveBrandon yeah both the first 2 are great. Sor 3, at least the US version isnt great. The JP version Bare Knuckle 3 is much better,.

    • @pigmentpeddler5811
      @pigmentpeddler5811 Год назад

      ​@@ItzSneakyMinecraftsilence Minecraft account

  • @hypethekomodo6495
    @hypethekomodo6495 Год назад +33

    Man. This brings me way back. I remember my parents asking me to wish upon a star and I said, "I want a Sega Genesis" because I seen one in a store and was real impressed with it.
    Then next morning I got one, right in my room with Sonic the Hedgehog. Still a memory I cherish to this day. Owe a lot of my childhood to that there Genesis.

    • @ElderSnake90
      @ElderSnake90 9 месяцев назад +4

      Your parents sound awesome haha

    • @Beauweir
      @Beauweir 8 месяцев назад +2

      Did you say thanks? 😂

    • @squidracerX
      @squidracerX 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Beauweir No - a star brought it to him, it was magic.

    • @squidlover7615
      @squidlover7615 7 месяцев назад +1

      That's awesome

  • @tripdefect87
    @tripdefect87 Год назад +47

    I honestly can't describe how much I love the Genesis/Mega-Drive. I might not have had a lot of games growing up, but man, all you needed was a 6-Pak cart and you were good for the rest of your life

  • @jamesb.6177
    @jamesb.6177 Год назад +177

    Ashens does what other channels don’t.

  • @HoZKiNZ
    @HoZKiNZ Год назад +88

    Don't forget, you could actually have up to 8 players in Micro Machines 2, if you were willing to share half the controller between each 2 people, because it only needs 3 buttons to play. Absolutely stellar release, good times.

    • @lowhangingreviews
      @lowhangingreviews 9 месяцев назад

      Dude I thought that everyone forgot about that capability 🤯 You’re the ONE!!!

    • @enchantededition6879
      @enchantededition6879 9 месяцев назад

      Worked better on the SNES due to the controller layout. Great days sharing a pad indeed.

    • @HoZKiNZ
      @HoZKiNZ 9 месяцев назад

      Did the SNES carts have 2 extra controller slots too?@@enchantededition6879

  • @tamaramacadam8650
    @tamaramacadam8650 Год назад +32

    Goddamn, the animation on _Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter_ is absolutely stunning. It's so fluid and quick, I love it.

    • @washurbrik2848
      @washurbrik2848 2 месяца назад

      I love the proper title formatting lmao

  • @sniperjoe58
    @sniperjoe58 Год назад +7

    I remember opening up my first Klakhammus on my fourth Squansday party. Thanks for remembering to include Berbintua in your description - not many talk about us after the second major war.

  • @ThunderTHR
    @ThunderTHR Год назад +82

    I've been really enjoying these retrospective videos.
    Hoping you've got more planned. :)

    • @puisnode
      @puisnode Год назад

      probaly planned as an unplanned as an hysterical pregnancy

  • @freddiejohnson6137
    @freddiejohnson6137 Год назад +17

    Now when I think of Ashens I think of CEX too I think I have finally hit that age those thoughts just come into my mind.

  • @painreliever83
    @painreliever83 Год назад +15

    I had Skitchin' on my Mega Drive back in the day, absolutely loved it. I think I'd seen it played on Gamesmaster or Bad Influence or something and fell in love with it.

    • @shadowharu
      @shadowharu Год назад +5

      Wish I'd played it. I just remembered the ads for it. "Skitchin'. It's Bitchin'." I missed out, seems like.

    • @DaRealKing303
      @DaRealKing303 Год назад

      Had a ton of fun with that game at my older cousins house.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +1

      @@shadowharu Damn it ! You just had to say it.
      I was going to come in here saying "Skitchin'. Was it Bitchin' ?"

  • @K4RN4GE911
    @K4RN4GE911 Год назад +8

    The Genesis was a core memory for me as a six and seven year old, because my uncle owned it with SO MANY GAMES. Sonic 1 and 2, X-Men 1 and 2, Vectorman, Mortal Kombat, Golden Axe II, Aladdin and many freaking others. I wouldn't eat my dinner while visiting my grandparents unless I was promised that we could play Sonic 2 afterwards.

  • @Jamie-vj4wd
    @Jamie-vj4wd Год назад +118

    1 hour Ashens retro gaming video... This is as good as it gets

    • @Tillyard86
      @Tillyard86 Год назад +5

      Two years from now we will get: PS2 review 1 hour, SEGA Saturn review 1 hour 15 minutes, Dreamcast review 10 minutes.

  • @NoirAngel921
    @NoirAngel921 Год назад +22

    Ive been watching old videos, and I mean 2006-08 videos of Ashens until the next upload. Still never disappoints. The proof that never changing a thing is a good thing.

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 Год назад +2

      he changed, and changed a lot, for the better fortunately

    • @jonnystrange3617
      @jonnystrange3617 Год назад +1

      ​​​​@@Zontar82definitely, he has bloomed from something extraordinary to something exceptional, he's so unproblematic and an excellent chap. I think the man is the tits.

    • @MisterCasket
      @MisterCasket Год назад

      @@Zontar82 Maybe he meant the concept? Reviewing stuff from the sofa instead of some fancy studio.

  • @caretakergaming21A
    @caretakergaming21A Год назад +6

    Ashens is the ONLY youtuber where ill be like "i dont think im gonna watch this whole thing" then immediately after go "holy shit only 20 minutes left!?"

  • @nunchuk28
    @nunchuk28 Год назад +11

    Boy, that Ranger X unlocked some childhood memories that I thought were long lost. Don't think I ever got too far but I always found how you could fuse with your sort of bird shaped bike really cool.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +1

      That game is definitely underrated.

    • @bdel80
      @bdel80 9 месяцев назад

      Have it on my shelf. No manual :-(

  • @OneOfTheStorms
    @OneOfTheStorms Год назад +9

    Ooh, proper, manual subtitles on this one! I don't strictly need them but they're always nice to have and a very pleasant surprise on this channel.

  • @DeadxReckon
    @DeadxReckon Год назад +4

    I have seen the cover of General Chaos many times over the years. When seeing the gameplay though, I suddenly remembered playing it at the neighbors house a lifetime ago. Yea, That is a fun game.

  • @prplzbr
    @prplzbr Год назад +10

    It never got any better than this. The Mega Drive was peak of gaming.

    • @scottneil1187
      @scottneil1187 Год назад +2

      SNES was far superior my dude, had a far better joypad too.

    • @SonofSethoitae
      @SonofSethoitae Год назад +1

      ​@@scottneil1187"Far superior" is a gross overstatement, to put it lightly

    • @fictionalmediabully9830
      @fictionalmediabully9830 4 месяца назад

      ​@@scottneil1187
      The joypad is better than the Mega Drive's 3-button one. Better than the 6-button joypad? Nope.

  • @PPGIRL420
    @PPGIRL420 Год назад +8

    Loving these videos! Perfect chill videos for when I'm feeling low energy.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +1

      I know... Too bad I'm feeling low on energy all the time now though :(

  • @Farimere
    @Farimere Год назад +4

    Ah yes the good old days. Had many hours playing Shining Force, Shadowrun, Eternal Champions, Phantasy Star IV, and General Chaos. Truly a console worth the hype.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +1

      General Chaos was definitely underrated. One of the characters in the game looked like the dad of a hillbilly kid in our school. My friend and I played it pretending that character was Kinney's dad, laughing about him being blown up. Morbid, I know, but both Kinney and his dad were real jerks.

    • @bearcubd3900
      @bearcubd3900 10 месяцев назад

      That’s some funny shit !!

  • @frank97865
    @frank97865 Год назад +10

    3 console retrospectives back to back? such a treat! love these vids, have rewatched the gameboy ones many times over!

  • @wyndblayde6103
    @wyndblayde6103 Год назад +11

    One thing I liked about Megadrive carts was they were about the same size as audio cassette cases so they could be stored in one of those storage things with drawers.
    Also, the Megadrive version of Speedball 2 was fantastic.
    Turns out I was much better at playing the game with a controller rather than a joystick.

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 Год назад +1

      Speedball 2 🧡 I couldn't possibly recall how many hours I put into that game. Played it on and off for about 15 years lmao, and the latter part of that was playing only as manager because after you master the game it's the only challenge left. It is SUPER hard to win, for anyone who never tried manager, you missed out on a great challenge. Give it a go if you can 👍

  • @IStoleYourSandwich
    @IStoleYourSandwich Год назад +2

    You literally still record on the same couch, with the same style and the same intro. I love that!

  • @pancookieplays
    @pancookieplays Год назад +28

    man I am really loving these videos of old game systems, perfect for listening to while doing stuff

  • @ObsessiveGeek
    @ObsessiveGeek Год назад +9

    This is the video I have been waiting for once I realised you were covering retro consoles.
    I was a die-hard Sega fan back in the day.
    The Mega Drive era was Sega in their prime
    Sonic was and still is my go-to game!

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +2

      Yeah, it's sad what happened to SEGA. I mean the Saturn wasn't a bad console but it was much harder to work with. SEGA (of America and Japan) just made a lot of awful choices and were both incredibly petty with each other. Really led to their downfall.

    • @ObsessiveGeek
      @ObsessiveGeek Год назад +2

      @Gatorade69 Yeah, the Saturn was a great concept, same as the Dremcast, though Sega didn't market their machines well.
      I always wonder what a Sega console would look like nowadays if the two divisions managed to work together properly.

  • @seamusmac777
    @seamusmac777 Год назад +1

    These videos on retro consoles that you do are so cool, they bring me right back to my childhood!!! I had no clue that even half of these accessories existed for these consoles!

  • @IanFlavin
    @IanFlavin Год назад +4

    The memories. Here in Ireland, we could rent a Megadrive and games from our local video shop. Cue a shopping trip to stock up on crisps, choccy, sweets and TK Cola, 5 or 6 of us landing at one of our homes, and Sonic until the sun came up. Good times. I'll never forget my dad's face at handing over the deposit, and declaring that if he didn't get it back, I'd be his slave for the rest of his life. He's still alive. I mean, you spill 1 glass of coke in the wrong place.....................

  • @Irene-qk6qm
    @Irene-qk6qm Год назад +37

    Every time Ashen makes the unavoidable jokes about CeX, I remember that the bad guys in the Rune Factory series are the Sechs Empire, which makes me giggle every time a character mentions them.

    • @romeocharliegolf
      @romeocharliegolf Год назад +3

      ....how did I miss that? My younger self is very innocent, it seems.

    • @kevinm5940
      @kevinm5940 Год назад

      The magical ancient civilization from the Myst games is called D'ni, which is pronounced "Dah-Nee" by most characters. This seems to change in the last game, presumably because someone realized it sounded like "dunny", which is slang for a toilet.

  • @andrewsmith1204
    @andrewsmith1204 Год назад +5

    32:53 oh man Revolution X was at the local bowling alley. When you think of Rockin' Rollercoaster queue story line as part of the same universe, it all makes sense.

    • @MisterCasket
      @MisterCasket Год назад

      I had that game on pc. I played it with the mouse but forced my friend to play with the keyboard. We talk sometimes about it to this day how much he hated me for it :)

  • @EstaticYT
    @EstaticYT Год назад +1

    i used to watch this guy around 5 years ago and he just came back up ion my recommended nice to see hes still going

  • @UnforgivenGambler
    @UnforgivenGambler 10 месяцев назад +1

    I look forward to every upload and this one brought me a wave of nostalgia ❤ cheers mate

  • @earthwormsally5211
    @earthwormsally5211 Год назад +4

    Wow the rarely seen tower of power and a bonus top of the sofa reveal, thanks stu , made my bloody day 😊

  • @oscodains
    @oscodains Год назад +3

    This is like those hour long scam videos that are aimed at old people that go on and on without getting to the point to get you to buy into it.
    I have now spent all of my money at CEX. I have a large retro collection but stuffed in my trunk as I had to sell the house. Thanks, Ashen’s.

  • @2tailedfox711
    @2tailedfox711 Год назад +12

    Genesis Shadowrun is definitely one of my favorites. I haven't played the new ones yet, but I've not really seen another game handle cyberspace hacking in such an fun and interesting way. I usually play as a decker.

    • @LordChesalot
      @LordChesalot 9 месяцев назад +1

      The new ones are great

    • @squidracerX
      @squidracerX 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@LordChesalot SNES one is great too - I had them both and preferred that one. Genesis had some great atmosphere though. it was one of the 5 games I ended up buying. Glad the new ones exist!!!!

  • @davidlofton9820
    @davidlofton9820 Год назад

    I forgot about your channel. I used to watch it a long time ago. I’m glad you’re still here!

  • @theflipflapchannelcreatedb8160
    @theflipflapchannelcreatedb8160 Год назад +6

    Sega's
    Old
    Nostalgia
    Is
    Consistent

  • @HeinousinAppearance
    @HeinousinAppearance Год назад +5

    I loved my Genesis, my first console and still my favorite.

  • @JamboP26
    @JamboP26 Год назад +2

    1997 on my 7th birthday, I got a Sega Mega Drive as my first ever games console. The PS5 that I'm watching this video on has the Mega Drive to thank for kicking off my love of games all those years ago

  • @Domarius64
    @Domarius64 Год назад +2

    15:30 "The Terradrive, sounds like something Krang would be trying to kill the TMNT with" I audibly chuckled :)
    Been watching this hour long masterpiece bit by bit, I love it.

  • @lucasm20
    @lucasm20 Год назад +10

    I had a Brazilian Mega Drive 1 with a Sega CD 2, it was the coolest thing ever to me as a kid.
    And then mom got rid of it one day, sad.

  • @SproutyPottedPlant
    @SproutyPottedPlant Год назад +2

    There is so much to love about the Mega Drive and you showed it off perfectly! 👍

  • @kronos6948
    @kronos6948 Год назад +5

    My SegaCD had a pop open lid and was a side by side thingy. I didn't know they made one with a mechanical CD insert. I remember one night staying up all night with a few friends, one of them was determined to beat Sewer Shark, and he finally did it just as the sun was coming up.

    • @AdamIsUrqed
      @AdamIsUrqed Год назад +1

      Aye. The first run Sega CD with the mechanical drive came with 2-3 games and a video music CD with Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, and a few other groups on it. It was also bloody $299.99.

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Год назад +1

      I don't think I ever played Sewer Shark for more than three minutes.

    • @Esauofisaac
      @Esauofisaac Год назад +1

      I remember playing Sewer Shark when I was like 6 and thinking it was the future of games lmao

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Год назад +1

      @@Esauofisaac I saw it on TV with a kid showing a reporter all about how Sewer Shark worked, and it looked really awesome there. Later I got the game myself and holy shit was it a waste of time.

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Год назад

      @@AdamIsUrqed It had a CD+G disc, which is the Jimi Hendrix thing you're remembering. They also had a plain audio CD.
      Games were the Sega Classics collection of Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Columns and Revenge of Shinobi.
      On another disc you had Sol-Feace.
      On another disc (or is it two discs?) Was Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective vol. 1.
      Sherlock Holmes was a very good inclusion since it shows off the multimedia capabilities.
      Sol-Feace is a game I wouldn't have bought otherwise so it's really cool it was in there because it's fun. It has some cool stuff in the intro. Animations and voices, but the actual game is absolutely nothing you need a Sega CD for.
      Sega classics was awesome because I didn't have any of those games for my Genesis, and they're all good, but it obviously doesn't show off what the Sega CD can do.
      The audio and CD+g discs are clearly to demonstrate those features of the machine.
      You got the "CD" gaming demo from Sherlock Holmes, then you had a side scroller, two beat-em ups, a puzzle game and a shmup. None of which really showed off the CD stuff but that's a pretty decent variety of stuff to get right out of the box.
      I'm always disappointed when consoles don't have cool pack-ins like this.

  • @SlasherMiniFilms
    @SlasherMiniFilms Год назад +3

    Oh man, these retrospectives have been totally classic Ashens. Never gets old:)

  • @hughmc1133
    @hughmc1133 Год назад +6

    As someone who's played sword of sodan and owns mazin wars, this video made me smile.

  • @TheVaultIsMine
    @TheVaultIsMine Год назад +19

    That de-paged science book was one of the best visual jokes ever 😂

  • @313aak
    @313aak Год назад

    Been watching these since I was around 5 ( yes not the most practical age to watch Ashens) and now I’m 15 turning 16 in August and about to go to college, glad to see you still uploading as you were a part of me growing up. I specifically remember one of your videos with a terminator that you would make out of some mold haha

  • @-NateTheGreat
    @-NateTheGreat Год назад +6

    I loved my Sega Genesis. So many good games. Loved Golden Axe.

  • @ginjaico_6132
    @ginjaico_6132 Год назад +12

    You could have 8 players on Micro Machines 2. Two people can share a pad. One on buttons, one on the pad

  • @totallytidmouth
    @totallytidmouth Год назад +11

    Man, how badly I want the Sega CD and 32x despite having very little in terms of games, just way too expensive though

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Год назад +2

      Not so much at the time(at least once they weren't selling), I can remember a major chain store(which itself went bankrupt years later) clearing out the MegaCD at something like nz$50(about u$30) How I wish I bought a bunch of them and put them in storage...

    • @Captain_Eyeball
      @Captain_Eyeball Год назад

      ​@@DoubleMonoLRThere's warehouses abroad that are sticked with Sega and Nintendo accessories

  • @saruki0132
    @saruki0132 Год назад +2

    Man, has had breakfast, done some chores and more chores and still going, quality content here, thanks Ashens, Thanks CEX.

  • @craigdavidson5613
    @craigdavidson5613 Год назад +1

    I, myself, am a major fan of the Sega Mega Drive. I once found one in good condition in a Charity shop here in Australia. It came in a Nuby carry case with two controllers. And it only cost $5AU! I checked it out, and it still works perfectly. Now that’s good technology! I also got a Sega Mega CD and a 32X to attach to it, and they all work great. I still play it from time to time, and it’s a worthwhile investment. Lucky!

  • @maxmattt
    @maxmattt Год назад +3

    The reason it was called Genesis in America was because an American computer company already had the copyright to the name Mega Drive.
    To this day I still remember the cheat code for Sktichin, because the button combination spells the word "badass" B,A,Down,A,Start,Start

  • @Yuzoboy
    @Yuzoboy Год назад +2

    The Genesis was groundbreaking and came out at the perfect time where the 90s was starting to introduce the world too cool tech. Will always prefer it over the SNES!

    • @thebesto7787
      @thebesto7787 Год назад +1

      Good to see you here mate, love your Mega Drive remixes!

  • @No1harris_98
    @No1harris_98 Год назад

    Oooooohwweee, a new upload, and it’s been ages since I last visited this channel (I forgot about it) but as of recent I’ve been looking it revisiting the vids over the last few years.

  • @kokocostanza2036
    @kokocostanza2036 Год назад +8

    Sega's biggest problems in the mid 90's were that the U.S. and Japanese offices were both trying to make the decisions and didn't get along very well.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 9 месяцев назад +3

      oh, that issue persisted quite a bit after the 90s as well. Like when they decided that Sega of America and Sega of Japan take care of Sonic games for their respective markets separately, only for then SoJ to show up and tell SoA that their sonic game needs to be changed
      But on the 90s Sega's biggest competitor was Sega.

  • @biglol4ever
    @biglol4ever 11 месяцев назад +8

    its been almost two months where has ashens gone has he finally been swallowed up by a giant mountain of tat and retro electronics?????

    • @TheRivieraKid
      @TheRivieraKid 11 месяцев назад +1

      Twitch

    • @LoisGriffin8
      @LoisGriffin8 10 месяцев назад

      He doesn't care about his RUclips fans, never did

  • @joelegue182
    @joelegue182 Год назад

    Thank you for taking the time to explain the CEX Trade.

  • @XrisD147
    @XrisD147 Год назад +4

    I use a scart to hdmi powered adapter with a high quality srgb md scart cable.
    It gets pretty nice results, nice color not washed out, great stereo.
    I love streets of rage series, toe jam & Earl and Gauntlet IV.
    I have a mega drive II that has been refurbished with new capacitors. Works great, I got it for 120 quid with 4 games included.

  • @ceejayszee
    @ceejayszee Год назад +8

    Hoyl crap I just want to say, hope Stuart sees this: I ADORE these retrospective videos, Ashens is so smart and informative, not to mention funny! Thank you mate!

  • @ffnbbq
    @ffnbbq Год назад +8

    For people pining for a Streets of Rage sequel by Sega themselves - the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series has been staring at you this whole time! Created by veteran Sega dev Toshihiro Nagoshi, thee director of Daytona USA and creator of Super Monkey Ball and F-Zero GX!

    • @hydro_storm4527
      @hydro_storm4527 Год назад +2

      I mean Streets of Rage 4 is a thing and it's very good.

    • @ffnbbq
      @ffnbbq Год назад +2

      @@hydro_storm4527 Yeah, bit apparently some people won't accept Sega property sequels and spin-offs that weren't made by Sega themselves. There's another subset of Sega fans who bitterly complain because Sega won't make older property games or Shenmue sequels (despite the latter being a financial disaster for Sega).

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад

      @@ffnbbq There's some really stupid SEGA fans. I owned a Genesis when I was a kid and later on had partial access to a Dreamcast so I have a lot of love/nostalgia for SEGA but some fans are simply rabid and stupid. They have never progressed past the early 90s console wars.
      Like there's a decent retro gaming youtuber named SegaLord X who has a lot of love for SEGA but has said he also had a NES and loved it as a kid. When he made any NES themed videos there was literally a handful of people having a fit in the comments. Then there's those people that still think SEGA is just going to somehow come back and make a new console. Lol.
      Those people really seem like they drank leaded gasoline.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад

      @@hydro_storm4527 I'm glad to see more beat em ups recently. Streets of Rage and River City girls were both very good.

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 7 месяцев назад

      Wouldn't someone _that_ inclined to split hairs discount the Yakuza/LAD titles? I mean, they're developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku rather than Sega themselves.
      Or are they an in-house development team/studio? I'm not a Yakuzahead yet, so I wouldn't know their precise relationship to Sega.

  • @Expt629
    @Expt629 Год назад +2

    That intro has not changed at all in the past decade or so! And it’s still fresh

    • @MathewHaswell
      @MathewHaswell Год назад +1

      Hello! Cheapo! Celery! I can see perfectly! *honk-honk!* *boing!* Bloody hell, are we still doing these?

  • @pcb123lol
    @pcb123lol Год назад +1

    Really great genesis recommendations, some stuff I never heard of!

  • @raven_of_zoso455
    @raven_of_zoso455 Год назад +4

    I am so frustrated right now it's bringing forth my depression and pissed-offness. But this is a light in dark times. And there's a nod to LOTR too. Yaay. In a bit I'm gonna take a couple of wicked bong hits and zone out while watching this. Thank you Ashens.

  • @ZonicMirage
    @ZonicMirage Год назад +3

    The side lock thing on the Mega CD 1 is meant to keep the flat-cabled stereo mixing AUX out of the way of the drive tray. Feed the cable through the indentation and push lock into place. Now, you really don't have to do that. The MD1 does the audio mixing internally, so you just need a 3.5mm phones-phono adapter.

  • @scottanderson6131
    @scottanderson6131 Год назад +1

    Love a hour long plus video can listen to Ashens for days 😍

  • @gigteevee6118
    @gigteevee6118 Год назад +1

    Ridiculously good overview ❤ What a journey!

  • @exodous02
    @exodous02 Год назад +3

    I had the turbo touch 360 for the SNES and loved it. I was kinda shocked when RUclips came about and everyone had long rants on how much they hated it.

  • @КГБКолДжорджКостанца

    Ahh the beautiful look into retro gaming and its accessories

  • @eduardojean1993
    @eduardojean1993 10 месяцев назад +1

    I just can't stop thinking about the pretty neat looking science book that was sacrified for the sake of that one Streets of Rage 2 joke.

  • @keyholes
    @keyholes Год назад

    Oh my god Micro Machines! I had completely forgotten that was part of my childhood, you just unlocked a part of my brain untouched for 25 years!

  • @Caz_2087
    @Caz_2087 11 месяцев назад +4

    Arent we overdue a food special Ashens? 😩 withdrawal symptoms

    • @Joeharden92
      @Joeharden92 11 месяцев назад +2

      I keep rewatching them. Hoping for some more soon

    • @Caz_2087
      @Caz_2087 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@Joeharden92 I rewatch them too haha. A new foodie review fix would be great though, especially an expired food one

  • @SteTechGaming
    @SteTechGaming Год назад +3

    My understanding of the Genesis name in North America is that there was already a company called Mega Drive and they'd trademarked the name in USA and Canada
    Anyway, I've had my MD2 since 1996, so obviously was very late to it, and only had a handful of games which i still have to this day

    • @SonofSethoitae
      @SonofSethoitae Год назад +2

      David Rosen denies this version of the story, saying he asked for the name change because he didn't think "Mega Drive" would sell well in North America

  • @barovelli
    @barovelli Год назад +1

    I worked at a USA cable company that offered Sega Channel. It was a one way download thing that stored the games in memory. A catalog of games to choose from with a new hit game every month and demos of new games. There was a kiosk in the customer lobby running a demo. Yah, no one subscribed.

  • @i_hate_stupid_username_rules
    @i_hate_stupid_username_rules Год назад +2

    please do more of these 🙏 these are my fav videos of yours ♥😭

  • @Tragically_Tony
    @Tragically_Tony Год назад +8

    When I was a kid I had a Mega Drive II and got my hands on a Japanese Arcus Odyssey cartridge somehow (I think it was in a box of assorted guff my parents bought at an auction?). My Dad's solution was to just literally cut/file away at the plastic casing of the cartridge until it fit in the Mega Drive, at which point the game worked perfectly.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад

      That seems like a cool game from what little I saw of it.

  • @shawkorror
    @shawkorror Год назад

    Spent the first 20 minutes saying "Ah, but did you know about the....oh, you did...". What a happy trip down memory lane.

  • @Justadonkey
    @Justadonkey 9 месяцев назад +1

    1.6 million subscribers and he's still filming kneeling on the floor in front of his old couch I love it haha

  • @RHD
    @RHD Год назад +3

    You had to be careful ordering Genesis surround sound because some people would get Phil Collins

  • @RichardDzien
    @RichardDzien Год назад +3

    Wasn't the yellow tabby thing to indicate that EA, who were underdogs at this time had found a way to make unlicensed carts for the Mega drive by reverse engineering the whole console.

  • @dww6
    @dww6 Год назад

    Awesome cex advert.
    Substandard video on the mega drive.
    Both provide value.

  • @kobalt_ren01
    @kobalt_ren01 Год назад +1

    46:12 Whoa, I love the wobbly deformation segmented thing with the sprites that game does! Reminds me of the Swords and Sandals flash games.

  • @beanoit
    @beanoit Год назад +3

    You may /or may not have forgot to mention that there are some games that require both the Mega CD and the 32X. Though goin by the gradual decline in games available for each add on, there may not be many at all

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Год назад +1

      I think it's just a few FMV games. Night Trap is on it. The FMV is better, though still not great.

  • @Stuffies2022
    @Stuffies2022 Год назад +7

    Playing Sonic on this thing is my life.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Год назад +1

      How are you able to play Sonic 06 on the Mega Drive/Genesis ?

    • @Stuffies2022
      @Stuffies2022 Год назад +1

      @@Gatorade69 What? I never said that.

  • @SanTM
    @SanTM Год назад

    A cousin had the Mega Drive 1 with NBA Jam which you knew I smashed. Another mate also had the Mega Drive 1 and cousin's had the Mega Drive 2. Played so many cool games between the 3, NHL 95, Streets, Mortal Kombat 2, Pete Sampras was actually pretty good and of course Sonic 3 and Knuckles. If you put other games into Sonic and Kuckles that weren't Sonic you'd get bonus levels to catch blue spheres but on new levels.
    Micro Machines was genuinely excellent. So much fun with more players. Great video

  • @cookieface80
    @cookieface80 Год назад

    I love these retrospective videos. Hope there's at least a few more on the horizon.

  • @anon7661
    @anon7661 10 месяцев назад +4

    are you okay?

  • @Neo7_
    @Neo7_ Год назад +4

    Sega was cool and embraced the Game Genie in stark contrast to Nintendo's attitude towards it.
    Those yellow tabbed carts, I always thought was just Electronic Arts plastering their logo on everything as an aesthetic choice. Only their games had them to my knowledge. Road Rash 2 has it and it uses a password system over saving to battery backed up memory.

  • @sirshmiggins2786
    @sirshmiggins2786 Год назад

    General Caos is such great Gme!!!!! ❤ It's pvp mode was very unique and so much fun. I had forgotten all about this game so thank you!

  • @aggred
    @aggred Год назад +2

    This was the 2nd console we had, after the commodore console that took carts? SOOOOO many memories

    • @scottneil1187
      @scottneil1187 Год назад

      I remember that console, the computers took the carts too, I had one for my Amiga.

  • @icedbun101
    @icedbun101 10 месяцев назад +3

    Where are you?

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland Год назад +2

    Hay Stuart I see Mr Pegg has joined the writers strike so if your clever and get in their quick you could take over his film rolls at a fraction of the cost now you have the acting experience

  • @samuraijaydee
    @samuraijaydee Год назад

    Fun fact, the lock on the side isn't to lock the mega cd to the megadrive, it's to tidy the audio cable from the megadrive headphone port going to the back of the mwga cd for mixing. When you 'lock' the wire away it wont get caught in the cd tray. I only learnt this when i read the mega cd manual years after i got one haha. Love your channel and this video.

  • @DaveMcGarry
    @DaveMcGarry Год назад +1

    Just love the Megadrive, loved it then love it now.
    I wish I had bought my friend's Multi-Mega off him when he'd gotten bored of it!

  • @Twintania
    @Twintania Год назад +4

    since ashens seems to be in love with doing retrospectives lately he should do one about his own channel

  • @jagger198
    @jagger198 Год назад +3

    Very disappointed that CEX are now sponsors. The way they handled the release of the PS5 was borderline criminal. Buying them for more than the RRP and then selling them at just short of a grand was absolutely abhorrent!