AtGames Sega Genesis Classic Game Console
About this item
- Total 80 games built-in, plug & play on your TV
- 40 16-bit SEGA games, featuring: Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe; and 40 bonus games
- Compatible with SEGA Genesis cartridge (Cartridge not included)
- Two wireless controllers included (Batteries not included)
- AC adapter and AV cable included
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Product information
ASIN | B0094H8H7I |
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Release date | November 20, 2012 |
Customer Reviews |
3.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #83,490 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #39 in Sega Genesis Consoles #1,247 in Plug & Play Video Games |
Product Dimensions | 4.25 x 10.75 x 15.25 inches; 1.98 Pounds |
Type of item | Video Game |
Item model number | FB8200R-80 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 1.98 pounds |
Manufacturer | At Games |
Date First Available | August 31, 2012 |
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AtGames Sega Genesis Classic Game Console. If you have trouble starting the machine, simply do a hard reset by unplugging it, waiting thirty seconds, then plugging it back in.
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Customers say the game system is nice for reliving childhood memories and playing old games. They also say it's worth the cost of this little plug-and-play system. However, some customers have reported issues with the graphics, saying the sound is way off and the resolution is poor and grainy. Customers also disagree on the controller, and quality.
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Customers find the game system nice for reliving childhood memories and playing old games. They say it has great old school games and is a fun bit of nostalgia. Customers also say the console adds to entertainment, providing endless fun from chess games to rpg, even action and puzzle wireless games. Customers say it's nice to share classic gaming moments with their children and gives their boys hours of fun.
"The sound is not perfect but very playable, a first time Sega player wouldn't notice the sound but anyone who had a Sega will note the sound is off...." Read more
"Pros:-Awesome nostalgia factor!-Built in classics and the ability to play cartridges you hopefully already own-Easy plug/play..." Read more
"...Comes with 80 games half of which are great retro game play. My 5 and 7 year old love. Worth the $49Cons...." Read more
"Game system is nice for reliving childhood memories and playing old games...." Read more
Customers like the value of the preloaded electronic game. They mention it's worth the cost, happy with the price and the quality, and a great buy.
"...These alone are worth the cost of this little plug-and-play system -- I bought mine here on Amazon for about $40 or so, though as of this writing..." Read more
"...-Easy plug/play-Fair price pointCons:-THE CONTROLLERS!..." Read more
"...it enough to return it, but I will say that the pricepoint doesn't warrant the sacrifices made on the manufacturer's part, and so I have to give..." Read more
"...While some consoles can be very expensive, I was happy with the price and the quality...." Read more
Customers find the setup of the preloaded electronic game to be easy. They mention that the menus are simple and straightforward, and the product is lightweight. Some say that the product comes with all their favorite games and is already hooked up.
"very simple to set up but most of the included games are not their best titles. wireless controllers lack range. .. better to use the old plugins...." Read more
"...Navigating the menus was simple and straightforward. Each game had a brief description, instructions, and a screen shot of their respective games...." Read more
"...school gamer myself I must admit it has all the favorites included, easy setup and extremely lightweight...." Read more
"arrived on time. gift for sibling. already hooked up, attaches well to modern big screen tv without problem. games work great." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the controller of the preloaded electronic game. Some mention that the product works great, while others say that the graphics are bad and the wireless controllers don't work well. The controllers are useless if not pointed directly at the machine, and don''t read the comands.
"...The controls that come with this console suck but, It does come pre-loaded with the best games the console has to offer...." Read more
"...2. Yes, the system can play Genesis carts, but it warns you that not all games may be compatible and/or will work with it...." Read more
"...wireless controllers lack range. .. better to use the old plugins. overall about what was expected for the price." Read more
"...IR works great for TV remotes because reflexive and repetitive button pressing is not required for watching TV...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the preloaded electronic game. Some mention it's a great product, while others say it'd be better off buying another game.
"very simple to set up but most of the included games are not their best titles. wireless controllers lack range. .. better to use the old plugins...." Read more
"...controls that come with this console suck but, It does come pre-loaded with the best games the console has to offer...." Read more
"...It's not going to be perfect, nor should you expect it to be. This is 20-25 year old technology, folks...." Read more
"...infrared limits their usefulness - or more accurately, renders them useless - because IR requires a clear line of sight and is not exactly known for..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the graphics of the preloaded electronic game. They mention that the sound is way off, the resolution is poor, and the grainy graphics are fuzzy. Some customers also mention that built-in games have lower end graphics than the actual games.
"...3. Yes, the graphics are a little grainy and the sound is a little tinny, especially if you're hooking this little thing up to an HDTV (as I do)...." Read more
"...Paying $35 for wrong-sounding games, even with the packed-in games as a bonus, just isn't worth it when you can buy Sonic's Ultimate Sega Genesis..." Read more
"...I liked it. I would recommend it for the sonic games they looked the best and played the best." Read more
"The sound is not perfect but very playable, a first time Sega player wouldn't notice the sound but anyone who had a Sega will note the sound is off...." Read more
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It was easy to find on Amazon because there are lots of new and refurbished systems from the dark ages of game playing.
When I received the unit I was a bit confused because it was not in a box like the one shown. There is a console, 2 game controllers, an a/c adapter and stocked with 80 games. Everything was there just no original box.
My son was happy with it and said everything worked fine. So this is just a heads up where you receive it is just in an Amazon brown box.
1. 40 of the 80 games are, yes, well-known and beloved Genesis titles, including all of the Sonic games (except for Sonic 3, which is quite noticeably absent), Vectorman 1 and 2, Altered Beast, Eternal Champions, all three Streets of Rage games, Columns and Columns III, all three Golden Axe games, etc. These alone are worth the cost of this little plug-and-play system -- I bought mine here on Amazon for about $40 or so, though as of this writing the price has gone up. Still worth it. The other 40 games, in case you are wondering, are sort of "homebrew" style games, mostly clones of more well-known titles, but some of which are interesting in their own right (the Bomberman clone, for example, is pretty cool).
2. Yes, the system can play Genesis carts, but it warns you that not all games may be compatible and/or will work with it. I can't say I have experience with this myself, as I sold all of my original Genesis cartridges long, long ago. You'll have to test out your old games yourself, and it may be hit or miss.
3. Yes, the graphics are a little grainy and the sound is a little tinny, especially if you're hooking this little thing up to an HDTV (as I do). That's to be expected -- what this is, really, is a Genesis emulator that you plug into your television. It's not going to be perfect, nor should you expect it to be. This is 20-25 year old technology, folks. The 16-bit era was a long time ago.
4. It comes with two infrared wireless controllers -- my advice to you is to put them in storage as backups, because to get them to work flawlessly you do have to aim them directly at the unit itself (like a remote control for a television). What I suggest is to get a couple of wired, third-party Genesis controllers or to plug in your old original Genesis controllers to the front of the unit. Believe me, that'll work much better. The wireless controllers included also require two AAA batteries each, while wired ones won't.
5. Some reviewers have claimed there's an SD card slot on the machine so that you can play your downloaded ROMS on it if they're .bin files and in a folder called "Games." If there is one, I've not found it and/or it's not included on the model I have, so take that advice with a grain of salt. You can purchase extra peripherals from AtGames, the manufacturer, that will allow you to plug an adapter and SD card into the cartridge slot, though (they show pictures in the manual). No, I do not know how much those said peripherals are.
6. I've not had any problems with blurring or scaling on the TV with my games, as others have said. I play this system on a Philips 22" widescreen LED HDTV, 720p, and the picture and sound is fine for what it is.
7. No, as others have said, there is NOT any sort of save-game feature. This is the one big problem with this little system and its games-on-chip technology, and my only true gripe thus far with the product.
Overall, if you're looking for a good replacement for your original Genesis at a decent price, this may be your best option. Again, I've not tried any actual cartridges with it, but with the included games, most of the games all of us grew up on are on there anyway. There are those notable absences (I, for one, would've loved to have seen a few more Sega-developed but licensed titles), but many of the games included on the chip are hard to find in cartridge form anyway -- try finding a copy of Golden Axe III or Streets of Rage 3 for under $30-40 used). It's definitely worth your money if you want to relive some old memories or introduce the games you played to your children. Go for it.
To break it down simply, let's start with pros and cons:
Pros:
1) Composite video output is crisp and clean
2) My Sega Genesis controllers work
3) My Genesis cartridges work
4) Packed-in genesis games play as good as their physical counterparts
Cons:
1) Infrared controllers
2) Sound is poor quality and wrong pitch
The cons greatly outweigh the pros, even though there are more "pros" than "cons."
The fact that they made these controllers infrared limits their usefulness - or more accurately, renders them useless - because IR requires a clear line of sight and is not exactly known for responsiveness. IR works great for TV remotes because reflexive and repetitive button pressing is not required for watching TV. They simply made the controllers IR to cut costs and say they have wireless controllers. It would have been just as cheap (and more reliable) if they'd packed in wired controllers. After reading the reviews, I didn't even bother with putting the batteries in...I simply know better.
The sound chip is tuned to the wrong frequency. For those less technically inclined, it means that everything (music and sound effects) play at a lower pitch than normal, like a cassette walkman when the batteries are low. It might play at the right tempo, but the pitch is distinctly lower. For folks that used to own a Genesis, or played the Genesis collections that have come out over the past 10 years, this is very distracting.
That said, I put in my Ghouls & Ghosts cartridge and my Sega Genesis controller, and gave the system a system a legitimate go. The lower-pitch music made the game more haunting and creepy, but some of the higher-pitched sound effects (or sounds that were SUPPOSED to be higher-pitch) were crackly as the poor sound chip tried to crunch them out. The buttons were sometimes non-responsive, but that is likely because my controller is from 1990.
After playing a couple stages in Ghouls & Ghosts, I played Sonic & Knuckles on the system itself. Navigating the menus was simple and straightforward. Each game had a brief description, instructions, and a screen shot of their respective games. Given the general cheap quality of this system, I feel like some kind of effort did go into making it a reality.
I don't dislike the system, but I can't in good conscience recommend it. Paying $35 for wrong-sounding games, even with the packed-in games as a bonus, just isn't worth it when you can buy Sonic's Ultimate Sega Genesis Collection on PS3/360 for $10 and an old Sega Genesis off of ebay for $10.
This console would be perfect if they had:
A) Done quality testing to recognize the sound chip was wrong
B) Included 2.4 GHz wireless controllers or wired controllers.
I don't dislike it enough to return it, but I will say that the pricepoint doesn't warrant the sacrifices made on the manufacturer's part, and so I have to give this console a 2-star rating for the two "cons" of this console, and take a third star off for the cut corners.
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Sony nous propose tout simplement de retourner en enfance pour moins de 100 euros !
À ce prix là, on se doute évidemment qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une console de très haute qualité avec un son et une image fantastique. C'est ce point qui a le plus déçu. Certes, si vous êtes pointilleux, achetez plutôt une vieille console et les jeux avec.
Ici, il y a 80 jeux inclus et vous pouvez en plus insérer d'autres jeux dans la console !
Dans les 80 jeux, vous avez des classiques comme bomberman par exemple. On retrouve bien sûr les jeux de Sonic. Bien sûr, dans la liste, il y a des jeux sans grande importance mais avec un tel choix, vous pouvez être sûr de satisfaire tout le monde.
Pour les manettes, elles fonctionnent très bien. Installez-vous bien en face de la console et tout ira bien.
Bref, cette console me plaît beaucoup. Je pense que pour les puristes, elle n'est pas suffisante. Pour les autres, n'hésitez pas et amusez-vous !
ただし、音は原曲とかなりかわってしまいますし、完全にメガドライブの代替え機として考えるとつらいです。
あくまで”ああ、こんな感じだったなあ”くらいの気持ちで遊ぶものだと思います。
自分の買ったのは箱のサイズも写真の半分のサイズ(2期ロット?)だったので場所も取らないです。
出来れば後継機がでてメガドライブ完全互換になってくれればいいという思いも込めて。