Does anyone know anything about the old Sega Genesis'?

Question

Hello. I owned a Sega when I was younger and I was thinking of buying one (somehow). Anyways, I did some research and found that there was two Genesis models: both can be seen on this Wikipedia page.
The one at the top of the page is a little more broader than the one farther down the page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive

So, I was wondering whether I was better off getting one over the other.
Also, if you have any game recommendations besides Mortal Kombat 1, 2, and 3, Street Fighter 2, Paperboy, Toejam and Earl, or Road Rash, please let me know! It has been such a long time since I've played!

Thank you in advance

Answer 1

There are numerous hardware variations of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive available today. Any of the officially licensed hardware should be good.

That's the advantage of cart-based consoles with all solid-state electronics - they tend to be more hearty than modern consoles with optical media drives and hard disks.

Even some of the pirated hardware is pretty good, though you run the risk of getting the occasional incompatible system. Considering how inexpensive an official Sega Genesis / Mega Drive is, it doesn't make sense to get a pirate console.

There's also portable version called the Sega Nomad. They can be a little hard to find, but are nice consoles. They play all Sega Genesis games (though not 32X), can be hooked up to most any NTSC television, and has a port for a second controller. The screen is very good, though it eats batteries quickly. While it's not a suitable replacement for a regular Sega Genesis consoles, It's fun portable novelty, if you can find it.

There are also some officially licensed Sega Genesis / Mega Drive consoles with the Sega CD built in. They're cheap, and let you play some of the really cool Sega CD games that are out there including the Lunar games, Snatcher and Policenauts.

Answer 2

I have every model of genesis that was ever released, so I might be able to help you here.

My favourite is the larger one, as it had the headphone jack at the front. And the games were more secured in the top of the machine. They probably enter the machine about 50% than they did on the genesis 2. The original is slightly cheaper as it's older.

Road Rash 2 was my favourite as well as Road rash 3. If you liked those you may like Skitchin =)

If you can find it, Ultimate mortal kombat 3 was the best of them.

Virtua Racing was my favourite racing game. Followed closely by F1 Championship edition.

Lemmings was brilliant on the Genesis for a bit of puzzle fun =)

Answer 3

Recommend emulators or emulation you can find it in www.freeroms.com all kinds of emulator like sega, SNES, and atari are there.

Recommend Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Cyborg Justice, Road Rash 2 and 3 they're good. Arcus Oddysey, Skitchin (like road rash but you race with rollerblades) Shining Force, Shinobi series, Warsong, Buck Rodgers, Toe Jam and Earl Panic in Funkotron, and many more.

Answer 4

I had the original Sega Genesis, so I prefer it

Try: Earth Worm Jim, The Golden Axe series, The Shinobi series, Comix Zone, and Contra

No idea how your going to find them though, but Good Luck

Answer 5

Both models do the exact same thing, so I'd suggest you get the cheaper one ;-) , I had the original bulkier one, I was an avid genesis player with a very extensive list of played and finished games, i even had the short-lived 32x add on!

I few tittle tha come to mind:

streets of rage , streets of rage 2, streets of rage 3 (aweseome series)
shadow dancer the secret of shinobi, the revenge of shinobi, shinobi 3 (awesome series too)
ecco the dolphin, ecco the dolphin 2 tides of time(very hard but very nice games)
chakan the forever man (TOUGH AS HELL!!) ,in order to beat it you have to play an entire morning or an entire afternoon!
dune the battle for arrakis (GREAT strategy games)
general chaos (fun 2 player game)
pit fighter (first digitized game for the genesis)
fatal fury, fatal fury 2, fatal fury special. (good fighting series)
captain america and the averngers
eternal champions
super street fighter 2 the new challengers (only 40 mb genesis game ever!!)
spider man vs kingpin
deset strike, jungle strike (nice shooter type)
growl (love the ending of this game) :-)
sonic, sonic 2 sonic 3 (sonic series is very cool), I haven't played the other titles
vectorman, vectorman 2 (awesome graphics!!!)
x-men, x-men 2 clone wars (i like marvel comics)
aladdin (good graphics)
earthworm jim, earthworm jim 2 (cool graphics)
flashback quest for identity (game that used rotoscoped graphics) it's just awesome!
out of this world (same company that made flashback, some people think it's a prequel but it's not, also awesome game)
comix zone (original game, good graphics)
terminator 2 arcade (i remember shooting with this one)
teenage mutant ninja turtles hyperstone heist
evander holyfield boxing (i like the you can make your own boxer)
virtua racing (this game had such graphics it had a chip with made the game like $70) awesome graphics
art of fighting (close to arcade) but without the zooming
buck rogers:countdown to doomsday (fun rpg game!!)
light crusader (cool rpg game, some hard puzzles)
rambo 3
technocop (you drive a car and also a side scrolling game)
zero tolerance (doom type game)
judge dredd
jurassic park (cool graphics at the time)
alien storm (close to the arcade)
boxing legends of the ring.
predator 2
quad challenge
robocop vs terminator
rolling thunder
weaponlord (cool barbarian fighting!!)

Answer 6

Game recommendations- Earth Worm Jim 2. Fun. Fun. Fun!!! While you're at it- see if you can find a NOMAD; its the thing that lets you take your genesis games anywhere- sort of like a gameboy or psp. It's amazing.

Answer 7

The one at the top of the page is definitely the best.

Answer 8

I would reccomend emulation. Its quicker and easier. Also theres legals ways as well. Look up sega genesis emulation.

Answer 9

Hmm... Sonic, Mario, Pitfall, Zelda... In that order. I miss my Sega. Can't find a decent one anywhere. I'll have to search ebay.

Answer 10

the top one is the american model and the bottom is the japanese model. the genesis competed with the SNES and lost badly. i suggest a SNES.