club2k Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 ...it has a MMC port!! Thats what i was dreaming of as a child...all genesis games on a portable The design of the handheld is a bit shitty tough. the specs: Key Specifications/Special Features: * Two-player mode * Eight genesis/Mega drive 16-bit games built-in * Supports to play on TV/LCD function * MomiTM cartridge port built-in * Emulated battery back up RAM (EEPROM) * Slim and portable * Built-in sound speaker * 2.4-inch TFT LCD * C.P.U: Sega Genesis compatible with 16-bit processor running at 7.67MHz * Sound C.P.U: Z80 compatible running at 3.58MHz * Memory: 20KB ROM * Display: palette 512 * Main sound chip: o Sega genesis compatible 6-channel FM o Additional sound chip: 4-channel PSG o Output: Composite Video, CCIR 565/601, RGB LCD o Peripherals: MMC/NAND flash, 12C, SPl ROM, SDRAM and UART interface Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wester Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Wasn't the Nomad the portable Genesis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Someone must love that "Sonic silhouette" design so much to use it repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club2k Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 yes,the nomad was the first genesis portable. but it was expensive and had a bad tft display which consumed lots of battery. but the real highlight on that new genesis handheld is the mmc port....home bewn games on real hardware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technosis Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Cool! Any word on where/when it will be sold and the expected price? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Is this thing even legit, or is it some Hong Kong pirate device? Ironically, it would probably be BETTER if it were an HK pirate, because otherwise there's no way Sega would let us just load ROMs off an MMC. Anyways, I'm not sure I like the design... the button layout looks awkward, and you have Sonic's hair spikes jabbing into your hand. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club2k Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 Is this thing even legit, or is it some Hong Kong pirate device? Ironically, it would probably be BETTER if it were an HK pirate, because otherwise there's no way Sega would let us just load ROMs off an MMC. Anyways, I'm not sure I like the design... the button layout looks awkward, and you have Sonic's hair spikes jabbing into your hand. --Zero it is fully legit.sega sold the rights for the master system and genesis to various companys.it seems like they dont care what they do with the rights...it just counts that the units sell...and an mmc port is a killer feature.everyone who played genesis wants this device i believe.i think it will be around 40 or 50 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Do we know which eight games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Cool idea, ugly design. I guess it's just for the "kiddies" now, huh? Anyway, if there's a way to play most all Genesis games on it, I'll bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscott27 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I hope its sturdier than it looks, thats just the type of thing I'd enjoy sharing with kids on long trips and such. I have and love a nomad but something with a flash mem would be great. Thats one of the consoles where I could honestly say I own most of the ROMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 That would be nice, especially at the price point. Atari is going to let this ooportunity get away from them. Sega seems to be paying attention. Collect on the damn royalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 (edited) UH.... that looks like the Game Gear/Master System Handheld Curt developed. Coleco and Playpal released it but in a different casing. Sonic Blast is a Game Gear game not Sonic 3D Blast for the Genesis which is an entirely different game. http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...94760&st=60 Edited February 3, 2007 by EmOneGarand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 What this needs is three extra buttons. How's a guy supposed to play Street Fighter II without them? Still though, this is a great idea. I wish other game companies would follow suit, offering revisions of their own handhelds with smaller form factors, cleaner screens, and longer battery life. Could you imagine an Atari Lynx that could fit in your shirt pocket? JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Doesn't make sense why Sega would be licensing this kind of product based on the genesis.. their clearly gonna make alot more money selling the games on the Wii VC for 8 bucks a game... The Master System/Game Gear did because the VC wasn't gonna have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 yes,the nomad was the first genesis portable. but it was expensive and had a bad tft display which consumed lots of battery. but the real highlight on that new genesis handheld is the mmc port....home bewn games on real hardware! It wasn't bad at the time it came out, I have one. The screen is just proned to screen burn and blurring, but yeah.. it ate batteries like crazy so I just used car adapters, I don't think I used batteries ONCE when I used it hah hah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragnerok X Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Cool, but why does the power switch appear to be in the "off" position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 (edited) Cool, but why does the power switch appear to be in the "off" position? It's obviously a fake screen because Sonic Blast is a Game Gear game Edited February 3, 2007 by EmOneGarand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragnerok X Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 It's obviously a fake screen because Sonic Blast is a Game Gear game Definetly. If the genesis could do that, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Still though, this is a great idea. I wish other game companies would follow suit, offering revisions of their own handhelds with smaller form factors, cleaner screens, and longer battery life. Could you imagine an Atari Lynx that could fit in your shirt pocket? The MMC is the important idea. They're not going to make money selling hardware like this at a loss to sell software. They need to sell the hardware at a profit with the "free downloadable unsupported software" as the incentive. Doesn't make sense why Sega would be licensing this kind of product based on the genesis.. their clearly gonna make alot more money selling the games on the Wii VC for 8 bucks a game... The Master System/Game Gear did because the VC wasn't gonna have them. People who will *not* buy a Wii at $250 *will* buy a $50 portable that they can load up with ROM images. They'll never see the Wii VC $8 a pop from those consumers, but they *can* get $50 a pop for hardware from those consumers. If they want to truly maximize profits (and they can reconcile themselves with all those "lost" $8 Wii VC sales that they would have never seen anyhow), this is the way to do it. It wasn't bad at the time it came out, I have one. The screen is just proned to screen burn and blurring, but yeah.. it ate batteries like crazy so I just used car adapters, I don't think I used batteries ONCE when I used it hah hah I thought LCDs were immune to burn in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Trust me, Sega's at a point where they'll sell their licenses to any interested party. They've made their own classic collections as well as licensing their software to GameTap and Nintendo... why wouldn't they let hardware manufacturers in on the action? They desperately need the money. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I thought LCDs were immune to burn in. Maybe not today but back then it was all too common. I think almost any display can suffer from burn in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I'd like confirmation on either opinon above by a credible source. FWIW, I've *never* seen a burnt-in LCD, but I've seen plenty of burtn in CRTs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Ive seen a lot of LCDs with what looks like burn in, but... *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I am still confused as to what this is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I am still confused as to what this is... ...click the link, it's pretty clear on what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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