The Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) was based around the fairly common Motorola 68000 processor, but this wasn’t the only processor in the console. There were a number of coprocessors including a ...

From time to time, we at Hackaday like to publish a few engineering war stories – the tales of bravery and intrigue in getting a product to market, getting a product cancelled, and why one ...

Mega states that both the console and controller have working lights, although there's no word on if the console can also show the infamous "red ring of death" light. The console's "hard drive ...

The post My Arcade Reintroduces the Super RetroChamp, a Portable Console with HDMI Output and Support for Super Famicom (SNES) and Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) Cartridges appeared first on The FPS ...

Altered Beast may be fondly remembered by a whole subset of gamers, but that's almost certainly because the arcadey beat 'em up was a free pack-in game with the Mega Drive upon launch.

The great console wars of the early- to mid-90's was waged between two titans of the industry: Sega and Nintendo. In Nintendo's corner was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, while Sega hit back ...

a handheld games console that's capable of playing original Sega Mega Drive (AKA Genesis in the States) games. Designed to look and feel like a Mega Drive controller, the device comes with a 5 ...

Sega had already made a name for itself in Japan by making arcade games, but its home console, the Sega Mega Drive, was struggling. That's when Michael Katz, the president of Sega of America ...

you're in luck - the SEGA Genesis Mini (or Mega Drive if you're in the UK) is the best retro game console for you. From an adorably dinky console with a cartridge slot you can actually open for ...

The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold ...