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Sega Mega-CD

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Review of the Sega CD consoleRead more
I’m dating myself here, but playing Sonic CD again really took me back. It took me back to a time...Read more
Classic Game Room HD reviews the SEGA CD add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console! Or the Mega CD for those of you with Megadrives. Same thing, different colors and name. The Sega CD was originally released by Sega in 1992, updated with the model 2 in 1994/1995. It plays.. you guessed it, SEGA CD games! The MegaCD is a pretty cool device that attached to your Mega Drive (which is Mega rad) and plays compact discs with awesome video games on them like Android Assault, Silpheed, Robo Aleste and Sewer Shark. CD media is different than cartridges and back in the day this was pretty high technology. Should you buy a Sega CD? Will your MD collection be better off if kept company by a stack of Sega CD games? Well... yes. Classic Game Room goes into great detail to look over the Mega CD and review how it works, functions and operates. CGRHD is the money bomb when it comes to retro gaming reviews. Word up!Read more
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Pros

  • simple
  • clean menu system
  • the emulation and the end results are mostly excellent

Cons

  • just feels wildly out of place
  • Mega Man - The Wily Wars
  • original PAL letterboxing is completely eliminated

Key specs

  • None
  • 4MB
  • no
  • no
  • no
  • no

Sega Mega-CD - Pros & Cons

Sega Mega-CD

Pros

  • simple
  • clean menu system
  • the emulation and the end results are mostly excellent
  • Great price point considering its content
  • DB9 controller ports feel good
  • video was pretty good
  • beautifully animated sprites and incredibly well-drawn backgrounds
  • good high score and a perfect run
  • boasts more levels
  • more moves
  • and faster gameplay

Cons

  • just feels wildly out of place
  • Mega Man - The Wily Wars
  • original PAL letterboxing is completely eliminated
  • highlighted Lost Sector for unique Exotic loot
  • and exclusives burned a lot less fiercely in the nineties
  • nowhere near as much as they are in modern day gaming
  • the sheer detail in the graphics department
  • the no longer available NES Classic
  • slow
  • plagued by low frame rate
  • Audio and video quality often falls short of the original

Sega Mega-CD - Full Specifications

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Hardware
StorageNone
CPU speed12.5 GHz
RAM memory4MB
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Features
Backward compatibilityno
Type of media supportedCD-ROM
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Connectivity
Ethernetno
WiFino
USBno
HDMIno
Component outputno
Composite outputno
SCART outno
S-video outputno
VGA outputsno
Digital optical input no
Digital optical outputno
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Screen
HDRno
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Dimensions
Depth4.43 in
Width11.85 in
Height8.37 in
Weight49.38 oz
Colour of productBlack

Sega Mega-CD - Q&A (1)

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    davis
    about 2 years ago
    Is Sega Mega-CD region free?
    chelsey
    about 2 years ago
    No, the Mega-CD games are region-locked.
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Sega Mega-CD Sega - Editorial Reviews (8)

Sega Mega-CD The Video Game Critic's Sega CD Console Review
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The Video Game Critic's Sega CD Console Review

Review of the Sega CD console

Sega Mega-CD Review: Sonic CD
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Destructoid
Review: Sonic CD

I’m dating myself here, but playing Sonic CD again really took me back. It took me back to a time...

Sega Mega-CD Classic Game Room - SEGA CD console review, Mega CD! - video Dailymotion
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Classic Game Room - SEGA CD console review, Mega CD! - video Dailymotion

Classic Game Room HD reviews the SEGA CD add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console! Or the Mega CD for those of you with Megadrives. Same thing, different colors and name. The Sega CD was originally released by Sega in 1992, updated with the model 2 in 1994/1995. It plays.. you guessed it, SEGA CD games! The MegaCD is a pretty cool device that attached to your Mega Drive (which is Mega rad) and plays compact discs with awesome video games on them like Android Assault, Silpheed, Robo Aleste and Sewer Shark. CD media is different than cartridges and back in the day this was pretty high technology. Should you buy a Sega CD? Will your MD collection be better off if kept company by a stack of Sega CD games? Well... yes. Classic Game Room goes into great detail to look over the Mega CD and review how it works, functions and operates. CGRHD is the money bomb when it comes to retro gaming reviews. Word up!

Sega Mega-CD Sega CD Silpheed Was Largely Just Spectacle, But That’s Okay
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Kotaku
Published: 17.11.2020
Sega CD Silpheed Was Largely Just Spectacle, But That’s Okay

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. I was hoping to write a quickie today, but Silpheed is so interesting that wouldn’t have done it justice. Ready to blast off? (Spaceship metaphor.)

Sega Mega-CD Sega Mega Drive Mini review: the best retro console yet?
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 15.09.2019
Sega Mega Drive Mini review: the best retro console yet?

Editor's note: As you may have noticed from the photography, our Mega Drive Mini review unit is actually the Genesis Mi…

Sega Mega-CD Mega SG review
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Polygon
Published: 25.03.2019
Mega SG review

Finally, the respect the Sega Genesis deserves

Sega Mega-CD Sega Genesis Flashback made me appreciate the NES Classic even more
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CNET
Published: 28.07.2017
Sega Genesis Flashback made me appreciate the NES Classic even more

This is no SNES Classic. It isn't even a great Sega Genesis.

Sega Mega-CD The Sega Mega Drive for connoisseurs: Analogue Mega Sg review
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the Guardian
Published: 03.04.2019
The Sega Mega Drive for connoisseurs: Analogue Mega Sg review

Sega’s retro reboot is no mere gimmick. It’s a joyous gift to make you a child again – but with all of 2019’s HD trimmings

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