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Genesis Remote Arcade System

Posted by Sega Dude on February 20, 2012
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It’s not often that I find something out in the wild for the collection but every now and again it does happen. And when it does it’s usually a great deal. I picked up this boxed wireless joystick and receiver for $20. I was so pleased that I ran off without even inspecting it. When I got around to it I found that the two batteries in it had leaked and it was a real mess. I was concerned that it might not work anymore. Google instructed me to wipe it down with a water and vinegar solution. This really worked and it cleaned up very well. Both the receiver and joystick are like new and in perfect working condition. This was the second set I’ve picked up so I now have two wireless controller for my Genesis.

Sega Genesis Remote Arcade System

Puyo Puyo RPG Madoh Monogatari I, Dino Land – New Additions

Posted by Sega Dude on February 16, 2012
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Received two new additions. Dino Land is in very good shape and it’s one that I use to have a long time ago but traded away. I don’t remember it being a pinball game. But it is and it’s pretty good. This is a fun game that needs no translation.
Puyo Puyo RPG Madoh Monogatari I is in Excellent condition and really does need translation! It’s looks like a full on RPG that I really wish I could play. I’m a big fan of Puyo Puyo. It was one of my favorite Mega Drive tittles back in the day and it’s still a great puzzle game. When I first discovered it the competitive nature of the game really set it apart from other puzzle games like Tetris and Columns. And the wacky characters were really so bizarre that I couldn’t help but laugh at their battle expressions 🙂
Madoh Monogatari I looks like it might be all dungeon crawl but I still wish I could really try it out. But I really like the case and artwork. Great for the collection!

Dino Land $8 and Madoh Monogatari I $24. All in $43 with shipping. When I buy a bunch of games at once I like it when the average price doesn’t exceed $20 (including shipping) per game. But at the same time I really like collecting these damn games… So clearly my philosophy on game prices is more of a guild line than hard and fast rule.

2080 – My Megadrive

Posted by Sega Dude on February 11, 2012
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Each day I’m starting to feel less and less rare. Each day I’m becoming less of an oddity 🙂 I really am amazed at the love Sega and retro gaming are getting.
I found this homage to the Mega Drive/Genesis at sega-16.com and it really made my day. This song and video really rock. Part Retro Gaming, Part Scott Pilgrim and all awesome.

Battle Golfer, Lord Monarch and filler – New Additions

Posted by Sega Dude on February 11, 2012
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I’ve seen Battle Golfer on ebay quite often but was never at all interested because I saw the golf club and I knew it was a golf game. I’m really not interested in collecting sports games so I always dismissed this one. By chance I found out that Battle Golfer, while still a golf game, is also an RPG. It sounded insane but… it is Japanese.
Your character is one of two school girl friends. Both are abducted  but you mange to escape before the brain washing and now must enter the golf tournament in order to save your friend and I think the world too. Got it?
Now I was interested in Battle Golfer. It’s bizarre, an RPG , in excellent condition… and I won it for 99 cents (well, not really but more on that below)!

Battle Golfer RPG!

Next up is Lord Monarch and Mickey Mania. I’ve always liked the artwork on Lord Monarch and passively wanted to add it to the collection for a long while. It’s a strategy game that can take advantage of the Mega Drive mouse. Not that I have the mouse, know Japanese or will ever play this game but I’m still enjoying this addition.
Mickey Mania on the other hand is a game I could play and I hear it’s very good. And for the other two?… they were cheap and in great shape, perfect filler for the collection. Actually what I like most is that Ichidantoaru (the one with the tittle that starts ‘Puzzle & Action’) has the newer packaging style with the blue Mega Drive bar along the left side. Aside from the posterity edition of Pier Solar this is the only Mega Drive era game I have with this styling.

New Additions

Battle Golfer – 99 cents
Hyokkori Hyoutan Island  – 10 cents
Puzzle & Action Tanto-R- $5.50
*All in about $20 with shipping.

Lord Monarch – $30 with shipping (don’t feel awesome about this one but it’s not the end of the world)

Mickey Mania – $15 with shipping

GEN Mobile

Posted by Sega Dude on January 28, 2012
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I already have the Atgames’ Sega Gopher handheld and it’s excellent except for one huge flaw. You cannot save games. So forget playing any RPGs or games like Wonder Boy in Monster World. If it wasn’t for this the Gopher would be the ultimate Sega Hand Held device.

More recently I discovered the GEN Mobile and I thought it was the answer. The GEN Mobile has 20 built in games just like the Gopher but it also allows you to play actual Genesis carts! Meaning you can save your games that have a save feature. And even though the GEN Mobile doesn’t have the same quality in it’s build as the Gopher I would have been fine with it except for one thing. The directional pad on the GEN Mobile is terrible. Each direction, up, down, left and right is an individual button which makes it really hard to slide your thumb over to other directions. Playing an action game feels impossible!
If the directional pad was Plus shaped like the NES or better still like the pad for Genesis I can only believe that it would have been far better. The latter would also allow for 8 directional control instead of it’s existing and a very weak 4 directional layout.

Another negatives is the sound is very poor. It’s a bit better when you use ear phones but even still it’s not great.
The screen is small and it feels pretty cheap. But I would have been very happy with it if the direction pad wasn’t such a problem.

GEN Mobile

Arrow Flash, Mercs II and filler (New Additions)

Posted by Sega Dude on January 28, 2012
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For me the highlight of this ebay purchase is Arrow Flash. I enjoyed this back in the day and I feel it’s still an o.k. shooter.
Mercs 2 is a game I knew about but never played. It looked all right and the price was good enough. When I tested it just today I was pleased that is seems like it could be a really good game. You have a generous health meter so no instant deaths. Very nice!
As for OutRun this game it not timeless. This game use to shine when its graphics were cutting edge. Now… they are not and there isn’t much left. But it’s colorful and in good shape so it will make for some good filler for the collection. There are all in very good shape but Mercs II does have a little bit of sun fade on the spine. At least I think it does because what I think should be red is pink.

Arrow Flash $17
Merc II $20
OutRun $13

It was €10.00 for shipping for all three together.

New Additions