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🤔 Did your dad return bad sounding Genesis games ...thankfully he never bought Genesis model 2 😂
Your dad would be so proud to no what you've done with the legacy that he has inspired you to create. Pre-grats on the 100k subs and the many millions of people your stories have been able to touch and help us reconnect with our childhoods, and the millions more I am sure you will reach. Your editing and passion is top notch. I wish you all the best.
To the 32X's credit, it did have 3X more CPU speed as the Genesis and nearly double of the Sega CD at 23 MHz. It did have 32K on-screen colors vs. the other two's 64 from a 512 palette.
I never played a 32X game until recently on my modded Vita. It's called Tempo. The sequel, Super Tempo, came out on Saturn and I hear it's rare and expensive to get a physical copy. The colors from Tempo looks amazing and the file is still small unlike from a CD-ROM.
Tempo to 32X is like Rayman to the Jaguar. It really showcases their color palette and amazing 2D capabilities if pushed for it. I think Jag, 3DO, and 32X would've been decent systems if they had third-party support. Any system can be good as long as they have good library of games.
Perhaps 32X and Jaguar are OVERHATED? The 32X was basically Super Nintendo's FX chip games except it happened to be a peripheral. If 32X got the support, I think it could've been decent. But timing was awful since Saturn was coming soon. Didn't make sense getting the 32X or the Sega CD.
@@ThePatman1980 did it really have 32,000 colors on screen, or to chose from? I guess kolobri or tempo has most colors on screen. Doesn't tempo have great voice quality music quality, 🤔 why he didn't mention that in video?
@@user-eh4uf2gz1h he passed away
I think having a dad into gaming back in those days would be a kid's dream!
It was a blessed childhood for sure man
I grew up in a household of adult gamers who owned a computer/electronics repair shop and also knew all the pawn shop owners so we always had pretty much everything. Always had multiple consoles, handhelds, a computer in every room, stacks of games for all of them... Also had a second phone line specifically for 24/7 internet. Even to this day buying used makes so much more sense. You get the same exact things as people who buy new but for MUCH cheaper so you can get 20 times as much....
I was a game nut! , my dad was a car guy unfortunately....
10000%
Why just back in those days? Can't be that way now?
Your dad sounded like a really great guy who just wanted the best for himself and his family and it is a real shame the world lost such a great guy so soon.
It's sad he's gone
Agreed. What a cool dude! 💯
Your dad was such a bastion of enthusiasm and excitement that is genuinely sad to see him disappointed. It is weird that the 32X came after the Sega CD because at the time, you really were not going to get CD quality audio on a cartridge. It was always doomed to be a backward step in that department
Such an oddity that Sega released. It had potential though if they played to its strengths
Why, jaguar had better than CD quality on cart with super bike (48000khz). To get CD sound, pair with Sega cd = 32xCD games. 32x was awesome stop gap. Better than svp. 3d Virtua fighter virtua racing doom star wars arcade metal head plus 2d greats like tempo kolibri so much color and better bitrate 32x sound.
There were a couple of games that were 32X CD games I believe. I wonder if those games used the CD primarily for the music sound quality?
The 32X does have its own sound chip that's above SNES in quality. But it was combined with the Genesis chip, often making the Genesis do the music while the 32X did the sound effects.
Doom being an example. The sound effects are great, way better than SNES but it's music is obviously not up to 32 bit standards.
AfterBurner and Space Harrier sound identical to the arcade which is far beyond what Genesis sound can do, but those games were already oldies.
NBA JAM TE
Has epic in between quarter and half time jams all 32X, but the gameplay again 32X only does sound effects while Genesis does the music.
There's more examples too but I make my point. 32X wasn't helpless with sound but clearly could have used CD for some help.
I wonder 🤔 if his dad returned bad sounding Genesis games ...thankfully he never bought Genesis model 2 😂
Your dad thinking it was defective is so wholesome lmao, he gave sega the benefit of the doubt!!
He seemed pretty smart as that was a plausible explanation. I have an A/V receiver that works fine but this one time the clock fell out of sync with the digital audio sample rate and made everyone sound like jarbled robots. The audio was still intelligible but it just sounded like trash. A good ol' turn off and on again fixed it.
hahaha so good
I'm 62 and have been a launch day gamer since 1978 so yes purchased the 32X day one and had similar feelings to your dad also like your dad I was disappointed at the short life and small library of the 32X.
32x should've never existed at all then the saturn wouldn't have done so bad. There was absolutely no reason for the 32x, the games even costed $20 more than saturn games.....
Hey! Here's to 45 years of gaming. It's so wonderful how you've been in this community for so long. Here's to many more, my dear friend.
I’m about to turn 61 in October, so I have a similar history. Got the original Pong console for Christmas 1976 I believe, and got my Atari 2600 two years later I believe. My grades definitely suffered due to video games lol. There were two eras where I stopped playing video games, after the video game crash of 1983, I was 21 and other things became a priority.
And then in my early 50’s, I kinda stopped playing video games for a few years. Then I got a Nintendo Switch in 2017 (I was 55), and now also have a Steam Deck.
But I truly miss Sega making consoles, warts and all. The Genesis and the Dreamcast are 2 of my top 5 favorite consoles ever.
This channel is such a blessing, this family was/ is such a great video gaming family, and I treasure these videos.
@@paranormalskeptic3893 "I believe" I can fly.....
Releasing the 32X was probably the dumbest decision ever considering that the Saturn was on the way. I grew up with Mega Drive, as it's called in Europe, and remember seeing 32X in stores as a kid. My family completely ignored its existence. It's always been good to know that was the right decision.
I feel like the 32X would be recieved a much more better reputation if it got released in early 1992
It was the criminally underused Sega CD that started the slow burn that destroyed SEGA's credibility... all due to SoJ not developing games, tools, and proper documentation for their $300 albatross.
Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this one - it was super fun recalling this time Dad got so mad at Sega. As a major Sega consumer, he was slightly wounded by the 32X, but we carried on and still bought a Sega Saturn. Did Sega hurt their brand irrevocably with the 32X? Let me know your thoughts below. Thanks guys!
Your dad was right to be mad at Sega. The 32X should have been axed during pre-production.
The beginning of the end for the company, sadly.
Hi Tyler, in 1994 I was 12 years old and I liked Sega more than Nintendo because I felt more adult/older when playing Genesis Games! I also loved sports games a lot and the Genesis was THE best system for sports games. My dad bought me Fifa Soccer, PGA Tour Golf, Italia 90s World Cup, NHL'94 and many other games. He bought me everything, but never played with me, only 1 night a year on occasion. Your dad was the man, he was the dream dad of any kid back then. I mean which kid do NOT love video games? I know not a single one!
@@stpworld horrible sound quality, meme his dad face returns and phone calls 📞 if he ever bought crappy Genesis 2
can Sega release that recorded call to you one day ?
@@leeartlee915they only released 40 games they milked their brand and let customers down.
Your Dad was truly old school. Would love to have a recording of that call. 😄
Somewhere Sega Did have a recording of that call. Maybe a dusty old HDD somewhere
@@rubyjones7151 Are you sure? I don't think too many companies recorded phone calls back then. Heck, even Squaresoft, the developers of some of the highest selling games in the world didn't even back up their game files. People used to just live in the moment and didn't overly rely on technology until the 2000's or so.
@@rubyjones7151HDD? In 94-95'? I'd think a loop play machine would be where it was recorded, as they kept tape, literal tape, at that time for that. Digital phone storage was not really a thing yet.
My dad loves video games and I asked for a 32X for Christmas in 1994. He was a PC gamer and I had been a Sega kid for about 3 years, having had both a Genesis and Sega CD. He was fairly experienced with computers and technology, but he became so frustrated while trying to connect the 32X to the Genesis that he was convinced it was missing some parts. He said "Look, I think this thing is missing a cable and we can't connect it. Screw Sega. What else do you want?" and I sheepishly said "Uh, a 3DO would be cool." And to my surprise, he said "OK sure." So we returned the 32X and he paid the difference for a 3DO, which was $399 at the time. So my experience with the 32X was so bad that I never even got to play mine. And you have to imagine there were plenty of other kids out there with similar stories of frustrated parents on Christmas morning. In retrospect, I'm glad I got a 3DO instead because I have so many great memories with nearly a dozen classic games for that console, which in late 1994 and early 1995 truly felt next gen. And after the 3DO, like many people, we got a Playstation.
Great video! All the old camcorder footage really made the story come to life. Your dad seems like a cool guy.
Damn, you were that friend's friend that owned a 3DO 😂
@@NintenDan.2005 Somehow I was! I say that because we were NOT a wealthy family. One of my best friends growing up laughed because we "have sheets for closet doors but always have the coolest electronics." I was fortunate to have parents who prioritized their children's Christmas wish lists over home repairs.
Everybody is an amateur until they pass the 32x hook up test!
@@ultimateman55 My dad usually cheaped out on stuff too but surprisingly our first computer in 1998 was a top of the line Sony VAIO. I remember telling some kids at school about it and they thought I was lying as the Sony's were supposedly quite a bit more costly than regular computers due to having DVD drives, various multimedia inputs/outputs, and the best graphics and sound chips.
I had 3D0 as well, and it was because the guy at the Video Game store was cool, so he suckered my parents in. Personally, because ai had it then when it was truly impressive hardware and software, I am fond of my time as that kid who had the thing nobody had. In retrospect, the NEOGEO still would have been a better system, but who could tell in the video game heydays of the 90's?
I remember having the same experience with Sega CD and 32x. With the CD I was blown away when I first tried it and with the 32x I thought "that's it?"
There are no words to describe what a fantastic treasure of videos your father has created. Absolutely everyone who grew up in "the time" will be pining for those good old days. Your dad will live on forever in the collective memory!
Lovely comment. Thanks man
As a kid, I never got the 32X because I could tell it was a gimmick for the most part. But when the Dreamcast came out, I wasn't at all disappointed. It's a shame Sony destroyed it with better titles, but I'll forever love Sega for the happiness it brought me. And I still play Shenmue to this day!!
dreamcast was top tier in 1999-2001. the 4 player Powerstone and Worms Armageddon wasn't available on PS2!
Like AVGN said it looks like it was on life support with all those wires plugged in.
It was
I hope these series never end man. I love the feeling the 90's gave this channel is priceless
I loved my 32X back in ‘94. I owned Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe, and MKII. All 3 got a lot of gameplay from me.
Man your Dad seems like the coolest guy. I loved this video with all the home footage.
Great video, hun! The footage of your dad “upset” had me rolling! 😆
Thanks for watching babe! Such a fun memory of Dad 😂
Like a meme of Sega of USA vs Sega USA vs Sega of Japan
9:00 too lol
@@kyleAGB 😂
I absolutely love that your Dad called sega. What an amazing guy. May God rest his soul.
I thought we were the only family that rode the SEGA high 😅
My dad and oldest sister were hooked… we even had the game gear!
I remember one of my neighborhood friends got the console during Christmas of 94. We loved the NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat 2 ports. However, we were just as confused as others knowing the Saturn was close to release. Most of the kids in our neighborhood were Genesis owners, but after the 32X disaster we lost faith in Sega, and moved on to the PlayStation
I really can't get enough of your channel. It mixes nostalgia with amazing commentary / storytelling, but also your current personality shines through in ways i feel like we know each other. Thank you for your amazing videos and sharing these memories with us. Some of us didnt have them. ❤
Wow, thank you!
@@MyRetroLife it's like a 📼 vhs home time machine and hd Netflix documentary
Subscribed! The 90's/Early 2000's were a bittersweet time for me. As much as I enjoyed the pop culture and the SNES, Sony PlayStation, even Sega; it was somewhat of an explosive household. I would practically hold my breath when my dad would enter the room. My dad and I weren't incredibly close. For that reason I was always closer to my mom. I'm thirty now, and I have forgiven him after all these years. I also have two children of my own, and seeing how on any given day they cling to either me or their mom, I definitely feel like I'm going the right direction.
I can't put into words how much it meant to me to find your video. Thank you for doing what you do.
Man. Your Dad was a God among all your fans. I wish he was around for a AMA. Such a legend dude. And it's so incredible you have all these amazing memories and footage. I love this channel. And I his legacy is incredible. 🙏
I think why the audio on the 32X sounds so last gen is because the system doesn't really have a dedicated sound chip. It had what was called PWM, only adding 2 extra voice channels. So every 32X game was basically using the mega drives (or genesis) YM2612 chip to produce the sounds and music. Which is likely why the star wars theme sounded so bad
It's not talked about or was even used much (if at all). The 32x did have what was called Q sound. It took audio from the Gen and created a "haas effect" resulting in a wider sound. There was added Dac players (sampling) Very close to an arcade machine at the time. Was also not used much because it was too complicated for developers to deal with. Edit= Still not saying it would have sounded better then Cd quality sounds that the Sega CD used (half the time). Multiple Dac samples playing at the same time is not a good sound lol
I got mine for $30 when they liquidated them, was quite happy with it for that price! :). Mine had the video noise issue that I could never get rid of.
Just now in 2023, I’m discovering 32x through emulation. I know emulators can be frowned upon but it’s honestly the easiest way to explore all these great games i was always curious about as a kid. As always, great stuff Tyler!
I was like your Dad a massive Sega fan boy. I was working at Electronics Boutique here in the UK when the 32x released. I set it up and knew Sega had messed up. It was terrible but it did grow on me.
SEGA needs to be brought back.
I agree that the Sega CD felt like a huge leap forward when it came out. It didn't have a ton of games but it had some really great ones. I spent countless hours as a kid playing Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side with my brother and our friends. It was so much fun!
Never had the 32X nor the Sega CD, but I do believe that the 32X should have never been a thing in the first place. The Sega Saturn was just around the corner and that was already a 32 bit console. I know it has a lot to do with Sega of America and Sega of Japan not getting along with each other, but had they put their differences aside, Sega would still be making consoles today. Great video as always Tyler.
All those failed Sega consoles after the Genesis is what Sega gets for trying to rip-off Nintendo's success.
@@GardevoirBoy1991 ??? When Nintendo released the Famicom, Sega was already a giant in the arcade industry, they were making videogames way before Nintendo.
@@Lilbroda No, I'm talking about in the console race. Sega wanted to be as successful as Nintendo.
@@GardevoirBoy1991 So, do you think it would be a better world without competition between companies? Don't you think you have more innovation and better quality in the end, when companies have to compete to deliver a product?
@@GardevoirBoy1991And what's wrong trying to be successful as Nintendo? 😂
Man, I love your stories. I can’t watch them all them all the time because I’ll fuckin start crying….what an amazing relationship you two had.
Always a good day when Tyler post a video! Also, I sent you some pictures in your email of us and some old pictures of me gaming! Videos coming soon for the new series! Thanks Tyler!!
Received! Thanks man. Appreciate you!
Love seeing these old videos. Really takes me back to a simpler time...we really didn't know how good we had it.
I remember having no high expectations. Me and my friend who used to own one, saw it as an add on. Not the same feeling when he got the Saturn. As soon he got the Saturn we forgot about the 32X. That was a mistake by Sega. The best thing about it were the few arcade ports it got…
Just met Tyler at LI Retro and man it was a pleasure! Thank you for having the last 3x shirt in my size lol!! It was an honor sir and I thank you again for sharing these stories. Such treasures.
Sega really shot themselves in the foot with the 32x. I never had one back then in 94 or 95, but I did get my hands on a complete in box one maybe 10-12 years ago. I think I've hooked it up like 2 or 3 times period, it's just such a pain in the ass. Though I also have this rare Sega power strip that worked perfectly for the three ac adapters. Anyway I think I just have SW Arcade, Doom, and some motocross game for it, 32x games never come up in the wild.
My Cousin got in when it launched November 1994. And it didn’t even work. 32X/MARS was a complete misfire. SEGA of Japan should have vetoed its Greenlight.
I skipped over the 32x and went with the Saturn then Dreamcast. God I miss those days. Thanks for the great content and your dads my Sega hero!
My Stepfather was a SEGA guy. So, by proxy, so was I. We had every Sega Product(Including the Master System Converter and some games) but we stayed away from the 32X. If they didn't announce the Saturn so close we might have gotten duped into a 32x lol. I actually don't regret missing out on it.
Wow - I legit had nearly this same experience with the 32X and my Dad. From the frustration of those stupid little electromagnetic shields to the quality of the Star Wars game. I remember getting both Star Wars and Virtua Racing at the jump. I thought they were fun, but the quality jump wasn’t what I expected. Doom did blow my mind, though. I thought it was crazy that I could play that on a console. But at the end of the day, I only ever had those 3 games and ditched it very quickly once the Saturn came out. I’m pretty sure I traded in all of my Genesis and 32X stuff to Funcoland, haha. Wish I still had it!
This channel is so great. Best part is when you eventually run out of old footage to share, you can start using user submitting retro vids and stories.
*submitted
Fun video! Those few shots of your dad outside grabbing his elbow was used perfectly to show his pain for the console. But I am curious to what happened to his elbow? Heh
Looked like...maybe a scene from a homemade movie? Comedy skit, perhaps?
"you should just wait and get the playstation when it comes out" still haunts me to this day 😂
I had a very similar experience at least with hooking up the 32X and Sega CD. I was maybe 7 or 8 at the time so I had no idea how to hook up any of the consoles and stuff. My dad had lost interest in games around the NES but he was always great in buying and helping my brother and I set up our game consoles. My dad was baffled trying to figure out how to get everything working with the Sega CD early on as well as the 32X later.
My dad didn't really care as much about the quality after it was hooked up like your dad, though 😂 I think he was just happy it was working and we weren't bothering him about it anymore. 😆
I never had the privilege to get any cool systems as my parents were not very supportive of me playing games as a child. But I've always been a Super Nintendo fan versus a Sega.
your channel is in fact the most important when it comes to retro gaming channels!! Its great for those who arent into collecting but hold memories. Its good for resellers just to better understand the connection between games and their buyers.. The list goes on and on! Great job on the video! my friend had a 32 x but we never did
Hell hath no fury like an angry, Sega-loving dad done wrong!🤣 It's cool that you have old footage of your father & his gaming passion. It must really take you back to fun, innocent times.
I did buy the console originally when the price dropped to around $20. I did end up returning it due to a high pitched sound that the console produced. I was able to repurchase a few units years later before the crazy price hike. I do enjoy playing Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racer Deluxe, Knuckles Chaotix, and Mortal Kombat II on my 32X from time to time.
The editing in this video with the trippy music and your dad's disgruntled face is really funny.
“Im going to call Sega” 😆😆 your dad was so great 👏
I got a 32x in Christmas 94. I was 12, and I returned it after I couldn't hook it up properly. Unfortunately there was not a father figure around to get it sorted out for me. I returned the 32x, Virtua Racing, and Knuckles Chaotix and got some Genesis and Super Nintendo games instead.
lmao, u dodged a bullet for sure.
You were better off for it
@@MyRetroLife I did get one a couple years later at 17 years old. Some guy was selling one with 18 games, which was most if not all of the cartridge library. I was smart enough to hook it up by this point and there were a few titles I really enjoyed. My favorite was Space Harrier. OpenLara on the 32x really makes me wonder what this this was really capable of...
@@MyRetroLifeMy cousin got 32X with MKII in November 1994. He couldn’t get the unit to work. It was a complete bust. 32X was a huge misfire by SEGA. It should have never been created.
Always love seeing the videos. It was great finally meeting you at SEGE 2023.
I got one back in 2016 and I love it. I think had it been given more time we would have seen some amazing games. I feel like a lot of SEGA’s stuff was ahead of it’s time so it couldn’t find the right audience. I think Virtua Racing Deluxe is my favorite game for the system.
Dad was ahead of his time in gaming pretty dope story
I love how much time you and your dad spent together, my dad was at the pub my whole childhood
Hello Man, it's so nice you share this with us!! so nice
all the best
My dad and I played games a lot together growing up. Thank u for sharing these moments
This format of video is awesome! We really need more nostalgic videos like this. I went through situations like this as a child but sadly I don't have the documentation on video anymore
I'm from Sugar Land, TX and the mention of Electronics Boutique in West Oaks Mall brought back a lot of good childhood memories.
Hi Tyler! Your dad expected quality, and I admire that. He WANTED the console to be great because he loved video games. Disappointment is much worse than anger in this case.
This is a Great Video. A perfect analogy of how many of us felt about the 32x way back then. The Star Wars audio segment is absolutely the perfect way to describe it. Good Work.
These memories are so nice. A big hug from Brazil.
Our first 32X game was also Star Wars Arcade, BUT we didn't buy an adapter cable that you needed if you were plugging it into a Genesis model 1. So, when you played, there were no polygonal enemy ships to shoot at. In me and my brother's innocence, we fired at the targeting squares that appeared and thought that was just how you played the game. Then we rented Knuckles Chaotix from Blockbuster, and there were no characters on the screen; only the background. I thought the 32X was busted and wanted to cry. My dad took me to KMart where we asked someone at the electronics register about it, and he immediately grabbed a cable that was hanging nearby, and said this is what you'll need. I went home, plugged it in, and was amazed by what I was previously missing with Star Wars Arcade and it's cool 3D polygon graphics. My dad reminded me that I had to play Knuckles Chaotix instead because it was a rental, and then could go back to Star Wars afterwards. I loved my 32X, and this video was a fun blast from the past. Thanks.
Another excellent vid, Tyler. I was a Nintendo fanboy throughout my childhood but my older brother bought a Genesis in '93 so playing Sonic 2 helped break down the walls of my bias a fair bit. In late '94 I was hopelessly in love with Killer Instinct and super-hyped for the "Ultra 64" 's eventual launch so I foolishly looked past all of its competitors, even the PS.
I used to get Electronic Gaming Monthly and Gamepro almost every month so I read about just about everything going on with it as it happened, pre-launch and post. Even though I remember EGM barely going past lukewarm about Cosmic Carnage, I still wanted to play it but $150+tax to a 13 year old with a $5 allowance was never gonna happen. I'd have to use a Christmas present on it or hope my brother would buy it (before even factoring in the cost of a game).
Then, thanks to its microscopic lifespan, the decision was made for me since before I could even get excited enough to consider buying it, it was gone. Huge bullet dodged since my life was fighting games and Mario style platformers at that time.
This channel/ video was a crazy find. How awesome to have your childhood saved up. I'd be lucky to find a picture
I never bought a 32X but I remember thinking it improved the graphics when I saw games playing in the store. Thing is I thought the Super Nintendo was already an improvement over the Megadrive, so I never bothered to get it and waited for the PlayStation and the Nintendo 64.
Every video you have made generally warms my ❤️! I was born 1982 in uk and you bring back so many memories for me! Never stop your vids dude ! All my best to you and your family❤❤❤ 😎🤘
lol that the console was so bad he assumed it was broken. I love it. True story, the one I bought at Target actually WAS defective (black screen) so I returned it and bought a working used unit instead. The games were on carts, and no doubt game sizes were limited for cost reasons, so memory for digitized audio was limited.
Had no idea you got your games at West Oaks! I used to work at the Natual Wonders store there and have so many good memories of that place
im fine with my 32x and i wish i owned it in 94....or 95 with that fantastic VF1 port (i dreamed of a way to play that arcade game on my newly bought sega mega drive, lol)...but i understand what ur father meant...the 32x was effectively a step back from the sega cd audio wise and it added just a little pcm additional stuff (2 more audio channels of higher quality) to the stock md/genesis audio processor (mixing audio through the gen cart slot) :P
Good on your dad for recognizing sound quality. I didn't really think about sound until I was an adult.
I got crazy with Sega Dreamcast. I accumulated a lot of games up until I read it was being discontinued. Pretty bummed out after that.
Gen X representing here, a little bit older, I was a teen in the 90s. I had the Master System, Genesis, SegaCD (which I adored) and the 32x (which ended up being my LAST Sega console). My folks never had an interest in videogames so I always assembled everything on my own, Gen-X latchkey kid style -- must've been cool to have a dad who enjoyed gaming.
Funny how so many of us had camcorders to record home movies back in the day -- decades before the internet gave us a common platform to share content. Now you've got all this wonderful raw footage to help augment new content.
Wow, West Oaks Mall. I remember what it used to be. Love your videos my guy, really brings me back.
I got my 32x with virtua fighter, star wars arcade, and afterburner.. so for me I didn't know the system was "bad" until years later. The audio quality didn't bother me as I was too young to think about it.
I think you’re right, the 32X is the specific point at which Sega really began to lose consumer confidence. Actually we (my kids and I) just made a video about what happened to Sega of America in the 90s and how Tom Kalinske may have actually been fired from Sega by Sega of Japan. We talk a bit about the 32X. I think you might like our channel because it’s dedicated largely to Sega history and its kind of our family art project. It might surprise you.
We’re also from the Houston area and I have long admired your channel and the amazing legacy your father left you. He was like the original RUclipsr! I love it! 😎
I liked the handful of 32x games that I have...but we all felt that disappointment that your dad experienced. I think it's awesome that he actually called Sega to voice his concerns!
This was an interesting video, sharing memories from a family perspective from thoses days. I saw a lot of retro consoles and games reviews but never real “drama” of fan games. I would love to watch more videos like this. I hope your father is dowing well.
Surprised you're not in the hundreds of thousands of subs yet. Such a unique channel with interesting home video footage.
Love your videos Tyler takes me back to my childhood.
I'm that outlier that loved the Sega CD and by extension, the 32x.
The first time I saw Night Trap and Corpse Killer with proper color and decent resolution, I was hooked.
FMV is the pariah of gaming but it really did enjoy a golden era for a bit.
I had the 32X back in the day and got it with the racing game and Doom... It was sick back then. Never had any complaints with it personally. Also had the Sega CD (first edition) as well. Keep up the great work on the channel.
Hearing this story could not help but to wonder if they could have streamed the audio from the cd, for those who owned it. Maybe shipping an ultimate version with a cartridge and cd. For the ultimate fans like your dad.
Great video, Tyler 👍🏽, by the way, I was always curious about the Sega 32X add-on, it looks cool but it has a small library of game titles. But I would still purchase it even now in 2023 to add it to my Sega Genesis console.
What a well done video, I love learning about periods of gaming I was too young to remember😊
Fun fact:
Without those metal clips that came with the 32x for the genesis model one, if you do not use those there will be no picture to the 32X at all-
You have to have them in place and then press the 32x down in between them!
Back in the early 2000s one of my good buddies got a Sega 32X with the lunch tray Sega cd add-on just like you feature in this video and he called me up to come over because he could not figure out how to hook it all up and get it running..
Low and behold, I never had the CD add on, nor did I ever have the 32X add-on but I did have a friend in the third grade that had explained to me what he and his father went through trying to hook all of this up and I remembered that over 20 years later and I told him “I’ll be right over..”
Once I got there it only took me about 15 minutes and when I got to the part where I needed the metal clips, I asked him “do you remember seeing these oddly shaped metal clips inside the box that came with all the stuff from the person you bought it from?“ And he came back and said “what these?“
And for the first time we both got to experience doom 32x which left a lot to be desired..
I realized right then why very few people bought this turd!!
Edit:
Hey Apple, I’m tired of having to correct your “smart“ phones ignorant ass “auto corrected“ to something that is incorrect mistakes that it makes every other word that comes out of my mouth!!!!!
I’m certain this has caused many conflicts with people trying to communicate with each other online…. Almost like they did it on purpose right?
I love this channel. Your life mirrors mine I was a 86 baby an I have t seen one video that couldn’t have been my life I had my parties at McDonald’s e wry thing I had the same toys I had the same games u prob had more games an systems than I did but I had quite a few. Anyway I love watching these it’s a trip down memory lane for sure.
I never had a 32X. I never even heard of it until years later when people talked about it online.
This was a hilarious video! 🤣
You know what's weird? I was a huge Sega kid growing up and have no actual personal recollection of the 32x from the 90s.
Like I had a Genesis and was vibing everything Sega and especially Sonic in the early 90s. I had a SEGA Nomad before it fell 6 feet from the top of my closet and cracked the screen in 2003. I remember bothering my parents, who were already disappointed in my obsession with video games and didn't want to fuel it any further, for a Sega CD but I never heard of the Sega 32x until RUclips was a thing.
Love your videos becuase I grew up during this great time of classic videogames as well and still have my original Model 1 Genesis and also got the 32X for Christmas the year it released. I actually still have my original 32X and the few games I acquired for it then and over the years with Star Wars Arcade and Doom being the two I got for Christmas that year. I still have great memories playing it and even still play it to this day when I want to feel nostaltic. Great video and definitely brought back some great memories from childhood for me.
I loved my 32X when I was a kid in the 90's. Used to come home from school and play Virtua Fighter and Star Wars on it. I was thoroughly impressed.
Your little girl is an absolute doll!! My brother :) Great video! Hope all is well my friend 🙏
Man; I can feel the disappointment you guys must have felt when you first fired up the 32X. I passed on the 32x, because my dad refused to buy another "add on" and had a feeling it was a "scam product". If we had actually gotten the 32X; he most DEFINITELY would have done the exact same things your dad did (returning it to the store, brining another one home and then calling them up on the phone). He waited until the Saturn and helped me paid for half of that (after trading in my Genesis and Sega CD sadly) and we were not disappointed. I think the experience you guys had; was the same as many; which definitely hurt Sega immensely in customer trust moving forward. On a side note; they way your dad felt; will be the same way I feel if Nintendo doesn't deliver backwards compatibility to the next gen Switch.
I love how you give context for new viewers and how you develop the story. And yes 32x was Sega's almost last disappointment to fans. Then the Saturn and then Dreamcast. Love them both but the 32x....that's something else. I just had virtual racing, it was hard and I liked it back then but today I cannot bear it
We got the 32X when it came out. I was 12 or 13 maybe. My stepmother had never played a video game before but somehow became addicted to the sega genesis. So she had my dad buy all sorts of games, mostly ones based on Hollywood movies oddly enough.
I remember getting this on release. A friend of mine physically hacked into the cartridge and removed the ROM circuit board, allowing us to still play the game. Brought the game back to the store and said it didn't work, so got a new different game as a replacement.
I think we had Doom, Virtua Racing and one more in the first week for the price of one game. Ahhh those were the days.
"Pitfall CD" *shoulders droop*
yup, felt that
@4:44 ah exactly one day before my actual birthday. Weird. Your dad unknowingly gave me a shout out!
yeah I got a 32x when it was marked down from kmart and games were in the clearance bin, it was a bit of a let down but I still enjoyed it. We had difficulties hooking it up cause it only came with composite AV cable and we needed RF so we had to go out to the store and buy a model 2 RF switch to output from the 32x. My dad got furious with the metal clips too in the slot.
But enjoyed the system and got a few games for it cheap. We couldnt just buy another launch title or get the "latest" brand new system that came out next, we had to enjoy what we were given whenever we got it, usually later on in the systems life cycle.
I remember my mom got me the 32x as like a random gift while it was on clearance. I mostly just played the Mortal Kombat 2 port on it with my cousin since it had superior graphics and sound.
I still feel that the 32X port of MKII was the best home port. It had the fast and responsive gameplay of the Genesis version, but with way better visuals and sound. Most will say the SNES port was the best, and it WAS a great port, don’t get me wrong… but one of the biggest gripes I had about the SNES version was the sluggish controls and over-compressed audio - where as the 32X version had (as I mentioned already) much better input response, and crisper sound.
I worked at Toys R Us back in 96-97 and i remember the 32X being on clearance for 29.99. I wish i had bought one but i had moved on to the Saturn and PSX at that time.