Admittedly, the original Mega Drive was no finely crafted machine, but the Arcade Classic barely even takes the form of the console on which it’s based, opting instead for a rounded, two-button frontage with far less nostalgia value than the NES Classic Mini. BowserTux Well this doesn't come with a mini console and two controllers. It's not really a fair comparison. Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p.405. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

The Genesis produces sound using a Texas Instruments SN76489 programmable sound generator, integrated with the Video Display Processor (VDP), and a Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer chip. The Z80 processor is primarily used to control both sound chips to produce stereo music and sound effects. Most revisions of the original Genesis contain a discrete YM2612 and a separate YM7101 VDP; in a later revision, the chips were integrated into a single custom ASIC (FC1004). [122] Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. pp.433, 449. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4. a b c d e Horowitz, Ken (March 17, 2006). "Sega's SVP Chip: The Road Not Taken?". Sega-16. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015 . Retrieved July 9, 2010. Main articles: Videogame Rating Council and 1993 congressional hearings on video games VRC MA-13 rating, as applied to Mortal Kombat for the Genesis Reeder, Sara (November 1992). "Why Edutainment Doesn't Make It in a Videogame World". Computer Gaming World. p.128. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014 . Retrieved July 5, 2014.Unlike the NES Classic Mini there’s no HDMI to play with here. That said, most TVs will have an A/V input, so it shouldn’t be too problematic. Keremes, David (December 6, 2018). "Sega Genesis Classics Review". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved December 6, 2018. The console was announced in the June 1988 issue of the Japanese gaming magazine Beep! as the Mark V, but Sega management wanted a stronger name. After reviewing more than 300 proposals, the company settled on "Mega Drive". In North America, the name was changed to "Genesis". [23] Rosen said he insisted on the name as he disliked "Mega Drive" and wanted to represent "a new beginning" for Sega. [25] Sato said some design elements changed, such as the gold-colored "16-bit" wording, because it was believed that the color would be mistaken for yellow. He believes that the changes in design are representative of the differences in values between Japanese and American culture. [12] Launch The European PAL version of the Mega Drive launched in 1990, later becoming the highest-selling fourth-gen console in Europe. News: See Sega". Computer and Video Games. No.108. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. November 1990. p.9. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.

It's a shame that the Wonder Boy games are not featured in the Switch version. It is a nice collection indeed although Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection seemed more generous ten years ago. I wonder how good emulation is.Sega delisting standalone versions of Sonic 1, 2, 3, and CD ahead of Sonic Origins' arrival". Eurogamer.net. 2022-04-26 . Retrieved 2022-05-31. a b Beuscher, David. "Sega Genesis – Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. AG_Awesome I am also missing some games that were featured in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection and license issues are not to blame. This could have been the ultimate Ultimate collection. Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. pp. 303, 360. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.