![]() ![]() Sega created two network services to support the Genesis: Sega Meganet and Sega Channel. It was released in several different versions, some created by third parties. ![]() Several add-ons were released, including a Power Base Converter to play Master System games. ![]() It plays a library of more than 900 games created by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers delivered on ROM-based cartridges. The Sega Forever collection will be available for download worldwide, starting with Asia, from June 22nd.The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Driveĭesigned by an R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered on a Motorola 68000 processor as the CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware sprites, tiles, and scrolling. ![]() The company has already launched the fan favorite Crazy Taxi last month and plans to add more classic games to the Forever collection. The iPhone and iPad versions even come with iMessage stickers for that retro feel. The titles are free to download and are ad-supported but the ads can be removed via in-app purchases for $2 per title. The initial launch includes classics such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star II, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon, and Altered Beast. The Sega Forever collection comes with five free titles that have imprinted fond memories for gamers of the bygone era. It looks like Sega wants to give gamers a blast from the past, because they have just announced the availability of Sega Genesis classics on iOS and Android. Remember a pixelated Mario jumping around Mushroom Kingdom to save a kidnapped princess? Or the (awful) sounds from your motherboard speaker when the Prince of Persia gets killed by the evil Wazir? Modern AAA titles with 4K visuals, 4x FSAA, Anisotropic filtering and ambient occlusion have changed the way we perceive games, but retro games sure had great gameplay and mechanics. ![]()
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