Should I bug a Sega Genesis? I am a small time collector, but money is very tight. Honestly I cant afford it, but every year the prices get higher. I really want to play Ecco the Dolphin and Desert Strike but I only have 1000 dollars to my name :( I own a CRT, a NES, N64, PS1 and a PS2
>>12237596If you have money problems don't buy crap you can emulate
>>12237596Get a Wii desu.
>>12237596You could probably buy a used Xbox 360 or PS3 and this game and play a lot of the good games on the system for under $100. That or just emulateIf you insist on owning actual hardware at least buy a flashcard or multicart. 16-bit games are just stupid expensive anymore and you'll waste a lot of money trying to collect them
>>12237602This, stop doing impulse buying. If I see people going bankrupt because they can't control themselves from buying overpriced video games you will still be really fucking stubborn and you will still be asking yourself 'How did I end up in this situation??'For the love of fuck DO NOT buy it
>>12237821OR ANYTHING that is not essentialsI bought almost nothing except groceries this year and some clothes because mine were torn to hellDO NOT buy anything you don't need
>>12237596>Should I bug a Sega Genesis?don't bug my genesis glowie
>>12237596$50-$150 on ebay. prices for consoles really haven't got that high. just don't buy from losers trying to charge $200+ for old stuff.>>12237826>>12237821SHUT THE FUCK UP, RETARD
>>12237596By the way if your parents give you money for christmas don't get any fucking ideas. Dad gave me 1000 last week and even though he told me to have fun I am putting it in the bank
>>12237843Yeah 50-150 plus controllers, plus the lifeline shit 32x and cd extensions, plus games, plus plusFuck off your disgusting shitty enabler
>>12237854>schizo gets destroyed>again>never heard of a flashcartmaybe we should all buy a snes and become registered sex offenders like that austerspammer lolcow?
>>12237872If you're using a flashcart what is even the point of buying it? It's going to be emulated anyway
>>12237596Save your money, genesis emulation is excellent at this point.
Sell the N64 and buy the Mega Drive with the money.
>>12237876Not in software, every enthusiast knows that hardware emulation is where it's at
>>12237876>a flashcart is emulationno, you retard dumbfuck. that isn't how it works. they're still roms but served using a microcontroller instead of being in a fucking chip. my fucking god you losers on this board have no idea how anything works. fucking idiot.
>>12237905the roms are served from a chip that is programmed by a microcontroller, in other words a flashcart is emulating the functionality of a standard game cartridge. his argument is still retarded and comes from a failure to appreciate console gaming as a format though
>>12237905>>12237902What is the difference. You're still downloading the roms onto the cart. It doesn't play any different between emulator or real hardware at this point. No one in the right mind thinks this looks better on crt. Now gtfo you enabler pos, you fucking cockroach excuse of a human, go back into whatever slimy shithole you crawled out of
>>12237928>his argument is still retarded and comes from a failure to appreciate console gaming as a format though
>>12237932same guy?
>>12237609i forgot to say i have a wii >>12237625>>12237821>>12237826>>12237848>>12237854>>12237886Gotcha, thanks anon. I'll hold out for now. Maybe in a year or two I'll have more money.>>12237905>>12237902I played burned PS1 and PS2 games on their original consoles on my CRT because its fun I'll emulate for now and sleep on it for a few months. thanks anons i need new tires for my car and other grown up shit. :( I just wanna play video games...
>>12237905Yeah a Flashcart is basically just a convenient way of combining the multiple game programs into a single source instead of having to swap out for every game. It's not emulation you're just condensing the library into a more efficient form
>>12237928OP here, I think CRT's look better in an autistic way. I like knowing its what the devs were testing on, and what the graphics were built around also i like watching 4:3 dvd's on it :)
>>12237923> flashcart is emulating the functionality of a standard game cartridgenot how it works, you fucking idiot. microcontroller acts exactly like a rom chip>it gets file from card/usb/whatever>copies it into its memory>memory is connected to cart bus with exactly same electrical connections and read access timesfunctionally identical. it's not emulating anything. you spastics should have never dropped out of school at yr.5 to work as child prostitutes>>12237928>What is the differenceyeah, you're a fucking idiot.
>>12237928>>12237942Clinging to the opinion of some geriatric dad is evidence of bias against appreciating the classic console gaming format
>>12237602This.It's an expensive hobby, do it with spare money. If you're struggling now, you should take any money that's left at the end of the month and invest safely, do it for a couple of years and then you'll be financially safe enough to spoil youself a bit more.If you want to emulate, but feel a sense of accuracy, I'd recommend investing in a cheap Genesis styled controller, but nothing more.
There's always an angry retard on these threads, what a pathetic fool.
>>12237974I think its a part of my ongoing rejection of reality. I dont like today. The games suck, the TV's suck, the programs suck. I want to to back.unhealthy and retarded but its all been pre-2006 media all for me lately
>>12237989I'm not too different from you, OP. I love the Genesis and wanted to collect it a while back, but then when I realized how much it'd cost to get it, in a decent condition, and a few titles I liked, nothing rare or anything, it'd still be an investment that, while I could afford, it's be money I'd probably miss eventually, money is difficult and, while emulation may seem a lame option, in the long run it's what made me love the hobby again, I've been playing so many libraries and it all rocks.
>>12237962The microcontroller acts as a CPU, not a ROM chip. Controller inputs pass through the game console and addresses the flashcart's CPU using the BIOS data you are required to load onto the SD cart, that BIOS data allows the flashcart's CPU to load games onto the flashcart's internal ROM chip. The CPU isn't the ROM chip.The problem you have is thinking the word "emulation" is shorthand for "software emulation", that's not what was being said. The actual dictionary definition of emulation means "imitate", which in your own words is "functionally identical". Like I said earlier, hardware emulation is superior to software emulation and everyone who appreciates the classic console gaming format knows it.
>>12238006No matter how nice you reply to him, he's already unhinged and won't like it. Good info by the way.
>>12237998I'll get into Genesis emulation tonight anon, thanks for hyping me up.I can always snag one in ten years and just pop a flashcart in it. But right now I'm a broke 25 year old lol
Why has nobody recommended this yet? Great entry point for Genesis, OP could burn a copy and be able to play on his PS2 in no time.
>>12238257I forgot about that one. The >>12237625followup had a better selection of games but I suppose that could work for OP since it does have Ecco at least
>>12238902>buy a 360 instead of a genesis!
>>12237949there's a good emulator for the genny on wii, dunno how easy it is install there but i used it on retroarch and had no issues personally.https://segaretro.org/Genesis_Plus_GX
>>12237596If you already own all those systems, you might as well go for an SNES and Genesis as well.
>>12239972Installing Wii emus is extremely easy, and that one is very good.
>>12237596Just buy a mister bro
>>12241027genesis + a good flash cart costs less still
>>12241158Does it play Saturn? SNES? Neo-Geo?
>>12241328no, but op's pc does
I plan on getting a Mega Drive and a Famicom Disc System early next year. Those are the last two retro home consoles I'd like to pick up.
>>12237596Posts absolutely reeks of zoomer.To be very honest here: No, you should not buy it. Emulate it because you are broke and also stop driving up retro prices, you didn't even grow up with this or have it as a child. Stop ruining it for those who did and may have long since parted with their consoles.
what are some good genesis games anyways
>>12243125>stop driving up retro pricesthey're never coming down, anon. you had like 25 years to get a genesis for dirt cheap.>Stop ruining it for those who did and may have long since parted with their consoleseveryone who grew up with a genesis already owns one or simply emulates. it's only zoomers who didn't grow up with this shit and coomlectors buying crap at top dollar
>>12243375>Revenge of Shinobi >Streets of Rage>Golden Axe>Sonic>Ghouls N Ghosts>Shining Force>Gain Ground>Gunstar Heroes>Phantasy Star 4
>>12243125>Stop ruining it for those who did and may have long since parted with their consoles.Unfathomable degrees of entitlement.
>>12243389That's you, zoom zoom. You never owned one, You weren't even alive when it was around. You can go emulate it, seriously. No bother pretending you are in le 90's because the 90's was so much more than just video game, which were honestly much more limited part of it than you think, but you wouldn't know that, because you are a zoomer. Now save up your money because you probably have enough consoles but no savings.
>>12243402>You never owned oneYou're not allowed to own things that you haven't owned before.>You weren't even alive when it was around.You're not allowed to own things that predate you.>You can go emulate itYou're not allowed to own things if a cheaper alternative to them exists.Real bright, you are.
>>12243125>>12243402Way to tell everyone you play old games to reminisce about your dead childhood rather than to engage with superior game design, casual
>>12243549Then emulate if you want to *play* the game.
>>12243591Read the thread next time bud.
>>12243125>Stop ruining it for those who did and may have long since parted with their consoles.All the junkies who sold their consoles to buy drugs are dead. No one is runing anything for you, my poor underage bandwagoner.
>>12237596>money is very tightemulate it, don't spend money you don't have even if it'd cost you like 200 usd MAX to get what you want
>>12244249>If you don't own retro consoles, you're poorNot judging by this thread.
>>12243593>jump through muh hoops budlol. no. asqgsa>>12244548>i readingcomprehension at a 3 month old level.Your mommies must be so proud.
>>12237596genesis stuff is pretty cheap rn all things considered but like everyone else said just save your money till you're in a better position financially>>12243125>also stop driving up retro pricesanon they were fucked ever since the big bang theory became popular. you have zero idea what you're talking about you larping retard. keep the reddit spacing for your fake office job
>>12245435not a question, you're projecting poor reading comprehension
>>12245704>i tapped random words i saw18+
It’s a good system to collect for if you intend to play it.
If you can’t afford a Sega in 2025 then you are too poor to be gaming. The system was $125 new.
>>12237596>Should I bug a Sega Genesis?>money is very tight>Honestly I cant afford itThis is why you're broke, retard
>>12245805>illiterate
>>12237596it's the best home console of all time baby
>>12245823>The system was $125 new.This is a Genesis thread.
>>12245837>i tapped another oneGood job. Your mommies must be so proud.
>>12237596hardly play mine except a bit of Gunstar Heroes once in a while, boring system with few games that have depth in terms of gameplay or story compared to SNES or PC Engine.
>>12247069>PC enginefucking kekgood one, anon
