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Sega/Mega CD


Along years I've emulated(/pirated...) tens of systems. But few have fascinated me as much the Mega-CD add-on of MegaDrive - aka Sega CD for Genesis in US.

Firstly, as my still only console is Sega Master System, I am somewhat a Sega fanboy. And I don't often call myself a fan, much less a fanboy.

Secondly, Mega-CD was one of the first CD systems and I just love the early CD games, computer or console. There are such unique inventions from that era when game makers suddenly had 100 times more space than before and tried to think what to do with it.

FMV is hugely underrated. In the 90's - when it was used - resolutions were grainy and games were made with the kind of budget that programmers not only wrote but acted themselves (or their cousin and neighbor did) the film bits of games. This gave FMV bad reputation, which wasn't helped by the next step being that the first real actors appearing in games were mostly B/C-class Hollywood rejects (thought there's actually number of great actors who did game roles: Walken, Hopper, McDowell...).
And OK, there are many horrible rail shooters and lightgun games. But nevertheless that era, including FMV based games, is full of special stuff - especially from Japan, like in so many other things.


Now that my connection has improved...
I don't want promote (or admit) any illegal activities, but let us say my attention has lately been on Mega-CD.

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I actually own a genesis model 2 and megacd model 2.

my genesis is modded for improved audio but beyond that it's stock and uses a SCART cable connected to a SCART/HDMI converter for my modern HDTV (60fps of course :P)

I love the combination and the model 2 genesis was my first console.

these days though I use an everdrive to play games and either burn discs or buy copies of games I'm really interested in.

I'm hoping in the future something similar to the SD card reader Disc drive emulator comes out for the sega CD as well, like the one for the saturn and the dreamcast.
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It's been a while since I've really gotten into Mega CD games again - Mainly because 2014 and 2015 I got "new" computers and lot of other games - other emulators... - became available for me.

I think only notable Mega CD playing I've done in last five years was the time I finally grinded the Shining Force CD final bonus battle (Book 4) to victory - I did it for 10th anniversary of having finished rest of the game (Book 3).

I should sometime play Fahrenheit to max 10/10 points, I finished it once to 8/10 and have always wondered if there's anything extra if you make full score.

And what's that one strategy game, Dark Wizard? Never did get into that.

And it's been over 10 years since I played most Mega CD games that I have, should replay some of my favorites. Maybe Mansion of Hidden Souls.

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