The New SEGA Genesis Mini Surprised Me 

Make sure you go out and BUY IT people, i want my dreamcast mini out of them at some point.

Title: “The new sega genesis surprised me” Thumbnail: *spawn actually surprised* We’ve come a long way

They must be really proud of this thing to give it to reviewers a month early. Makes me even more excited

Not to be picky, but the packaging is based on the original packaging from 1989 and the grid layout used on the box is totally an 80s style. Now I will say when I got my original on Christmas Eve 1989 that it looked very futuristic, the packaging with the bold large graphics, and the sleek black look, and the rounded off controller, it was very impressive. Also when I hooked it up to my TV and saw the graphics I was stunned, I literally didn't think my TV could do graphics that well. Keep in mind in 1989 there were no in store displays for the Genesis and I don't recall very much advertising at all - I only knew about it from going to the video rental store and they had a new magazine there called Electronic Gaming Monthly, and it had the Ghouls N Ghosts cover - and those tiny screen shots were all you had to go on. Toys R Us had a very small area where you could buy the system once it was released - but also keep in mind back then there were amazingly no release dates for systems - you'd literally just go to the store and see if it was there. Anyways seeing the box reminded me of that, but mainly the reference to it looking very 90s - and thus the legend of the Genesis, it's a pure 1980s system that was ahead of it's time.

IMHO, the top advantages of mini consoles are: 1. Great for affordably playing retro games for a system one may no longer own. Super stoked for the TurboGrafx Mini. I never owned one, and it is a treasure trove of lesser known platformers, shooters, and RPGs. 2. Mini consoles are excellent for gaming while traveling. 3. They are fantastic for playing games which originally had a battery back-up in the cartridge - being that most of those internal batteries have long since died. Sooo great to play retro RPGs such as Link to the Past, Final Fantasy III (aka VI), and Phantasy Star IV with the ability to save at any moment to system memory. BUT, mini consoles NEED to evolve and include features such as a functional cartridge slot (would be a phenomenal capability for those of us with big game collections) and/or the ability to officially download MORE games from an online eshop, Virtual Console-style.

An official SEGA release will ALWAYS get my money. Always the greatest!

changing the language doesn't just change the look of the box art. it changes some of the games too. one example is contra: hard corps. the japanese version gives you a 3 hit life bar and unlimited continues instead of the one hit kills and limited continues. great attention to detail. pretty cool.

Sony: "I bet we can kill off the retro plug n play market." Sega: "Oh, no you don't."

The very idea of any company sending hardware to you, and not expecting you to immediately open it up is ludicrous.

that sound is from Street of Rage 2 select button.

The new chip is actually derived from the large hadron collider to give it extra blast processing. TMYK.

Here’s Eternal Champions, here’s a 3 button controller. Good luck.

Wait, isn't that selection sound effect from Streets of Rage?

Man, computer tech advances so damn fast... You say 256 MB gddr3 and I immediately glance over at my old PS3...

Never owned a Genesis only a Game Gear growing up. I was a Nintendo guy, my best friend was all Sega. But will definitely be picking this up.

If Sega Genesis mini Sells like Madness it will mark Sega Redemption Arc

Nice intro. XD My older brother and I started off as Sega kids with the Genesis and despite the Mini not having Rocket Knight Adventures, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, or some of the more obscure licensed games we loved, it has Castle of Illusion, Streets of Rage 2, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Contra: Hard Corps, and Mega Man. So, I'm already planning to surprise my family with this console when it arrives from UPS in Sept.

Wish had the Batman Returns, Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles, Hard Drivin, Terminator 1- 2, and T2 Arcade game, Robocop vs Terminator, TMNT Hyperstone Heist, TMNT Tournament Fighters, VR Troopers, MMPR, MMPR the movie, Ms Pac Man, NBA Jam, Terrican, Universal Soldier, Two Crude Dudes. To name few of my other favorite genesis games. Hoping it can be expanded or hacked easily eventually!

*LOVED* That comedy montage at the beggining HAHAHAHA

Damn. Loving that intro. Can't wait to get my hands on the teeny tiny Genesis!!

Cant wait to see the Digital Foundry analysis on this!

The cd & cartridge slot do serve a slight purpose, in Japan they released a "tower of power" add-on that uses them.

Sega Genesis was my first console and then GameCube so this is a must pickup for me personally.

I really hope SEGA made a good amount of these cause I really want one, but I won't be able to get it at launch.

I never had a Genesis growing up and never played much Sega. Having said that I pre-ordered mine today.

September 19th Genesis Mini. September 20th Switch Lite and Links Awakening. Oof

out of the 3 videos i've seen on this mini genesis, yours is the one i gave thumbs up to, i like that you took it apart and showed the chipset

The menu selection sound was done by Yu Suzuki. In the Japanese show that revealed the last 12 games (they had announcements before that for 30 games prior), Yu Suzuki was one of the featured guests. He explained that he couldn't fit all the music he wanted into the game selection screen due to memory constraints so he added 16 bit sound effects into the menu. The "bong" sound which bothers you has the Yu Suzuki touch! :-)

saturn mini with panzer dragoon saga next.i can dream.

Sega should give some love for Master System Mini Please

I picked one up yesterday and it is fantastic! It's so much fun to play these games again.

It should be noted that not only do you get the different box art with each language selection, the games are also from that region. So with Japanese selected, you get games like the Japanese version of Contra Hard Corps. Pretty cool.

You have such a neatly trimmed beard, I'm jealous.

After all these years, I just realized the master system looks like a Cylon....

Dude vector man got me reminiscing of my childhood might have to get this one. I grew up with an atari 2600, NES and i was the only kid in my neighborhood with a Sega Genesis. Also had a local rental store that had console set up so you could play games for an hour for 5 bucks..

if only there was sonic 3 & knuckles😢

Now you know I wouldn't Cheat 😜 on you SpawnWave Baby! Yours is the only Sega Genesis mini review video I'm going to watch! What's that RU-vid? Dreamcast guy is in My recommended.......

Hopefully if this is successful we can see saturn and dreamcast classics and maybe if those all sell great a entirely new Sega system

Seems there's only room for one Genesis mini box for the wall man, wonder how you'd manage to fit that in there lol. Looks like we're going to need the claw end this time for the job :D Awesome video more humpday tech!

Hey there! The GS Channel mentioned that while the audio quality is good, there is a delay in the sound. Can you confirm this?

What a beautiful thing!!! It brings me so many good memories I'm fucking in love with that mini console!!!

The menu selection sound is from Streets of Rage II when you start the game.

14:22 That made me laugh. We thank you SpawWave for giving us a different look (the inside) on this system and all others you have tore into.

I definitely want one now, especially to check out that Vectorman game

It's really weird hearing basically everyone on the gaming side of RU-vid say my screen name repeatedly today.

Sony : we're making mini hardware too Sega : we making bettervmini hardware Sony : you came back in 2019 =0

Thanks for reviewing this. I m gonna buy one. I played almost all these games back in the day

Best preview so far - thanks! Did you manage to see how much storage this thing has built in?

Power Supply.... Sega does what Nintendon’t

I wish they made it so you could plug in your old original cartridge games into it to play, that way I could play Sonic 3.

Mine is on its way i played this quite a bit when i was a teenager cant wait to get my hands on it so excited

This is the first mini console I'm genuinely excited for. Definitely gonna pick this up.

Genesis does! What Sony don’t! 😁

Now if the jp version comes with the US/UK versions of the gaems as well... it seems like a imported one with 6 buttons would be better option.

That intro was great, I loved it :D

I am glad that they chose to release the three button controllers. We have so many usb 6 buttons variants , but now we can finally play games on this mini console and on our computers with the nostalgic original three-button. I feel like I am the only person who thinks this...

M2 don't mess around with emulation. This might be the best emulation of all classic consoles.

1:12 Don't feel bad about opening up the Sega Genesis Mini, Joe from Game Sack did it too

cant wait. Sega was my first system I ever played when I was a kid. Sonic brings back so much memories

I can't wait to get one, Genesis is the system I had growing up. A lot of memories here.

I want a Model 2 Version for the nostalgia.

I'm checking my original Genesis for USB ports. I don't know how I missed that!

Can’t wait! Have had mine pre-ordered since it was available to pre order 😜

That sound when you select things is from streets of rage when you pick a character or menu

The Darius port actually looks really good

You and RGT need to get a live stream dual review! Couch co-op style! That would be awesome!!

HDMI - Check! Good library of games - Check! Supports 8 Bit Duo - Check! In game saves - Check! Cartridges supported - whoops, whoopsie! Oh well four out of five ain't bad! Looks amazing!

A great video, it made me laugh when you said "Sega havn't said if I can open it up or not. SO I'll do it" Can't wait for reviews for the system to come though. I am quite surprised that Sega are releasing the units this early to youtubers. Our release in the U.K has been put back for two weeks! :-(

Does anybody know how long the controllers' cables are at all? Another excellent video, BTW!

I’m very impressed SEGA listened so hard to make this a good system. They’ll get a sale from me.

Hey SpawnWave, thought you might be interested in this: I took a bit of research on that UniIC chip right beside the Z7213, and it's apparently not 512 MB, but *_2 GB_* of RAM. On UniIC's actual product listing, they have two 512MB chips, both have model numbers of SCB15H512xxxxx. But the chip on the Genesis Mini actually says SCB15H2G160AF (the "AF" portion is continued on the next line of text). That indicates that this console actually has more RAM than we all initially thought, which is a pleasant surprise.

That's streets of rage menu should effects, i need that. All of that energy.

it sounds so weird hearing Metal Man music through a sega console.

My heart stopped when you said the cartridge slot is not functional. Is there a way to load roms onto it?

Cool beginning of the episode!

I love how we can always depend on you to open it up yeah buddy.

Sega does what Atgamesdon't

Master System Mini? Everyone mention that? M2 gonna port 40 + 2 titles over the Nintendo latest gaming system.

The beginning of this cracked me up man hahaha

Wow just prepurchased mine today! Good timing haha!

I think I'm better of playing my original games. That's why I owned a CRT n a genesis

It would be cool if they made a nomad version of this.

That looks awesome. Can't wait to get it

Awesome Preview video Jon(SW). The Sega Mega Drive Genesis Mini is looking fantastic and Sega fans are gonna love it, I will definitely try and get one I am on the Mini Consoles bandwagon lol cuz they so cool and nostalgic :-).

They're also making fake Sega CD + 32X attachments to complete the look. =)

I'm buying this

Practicing with the 8 button genesis controller on hollow knight in preparation for when this thing comes out. I cant wait to play it since it was the one console I never played as a kid.. and I regret it because I love the controller!

I wasn't sure, but so far I've seen wonderful reviews. 3.5 audio phone jack would be a killer.

But does it have blast processing?!

Genesis does what Ninte....ATGames and Sony don't

Thanks for the video, helped make my decision to pre order!

Hey Spawn Wave, if you play the games when using a different language you also get that version of the game too (US, Japan, Europe), which is really cool. There are some stark differences between versions.

No AtGames, no buy. /s

AtGames more like NoGames Haha Get Rekt!

I finally found one yesterday. And I love it. Haven’t had much luck finding the NES Mini or the SNES mini.

I want to import the peripherals for this piece of awesomeness. They're purely cosmetic, but look awesome. There's a 32X and a Sega CD add on

segaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

A Sega Genesis Mini without Sonic 3 and Knuckles (the best game on the Genesis)? Yeah not worth

Small nitpicks that don't really affect me purchasing it but glad you mentioned the Japanese versions as well GameSack Reviews also mentioned this pretty cool. Also great review! The BenHeck show will eventually open and test each of the guts looking forward to that.

That tone is from Streets of Rage and is fine. I love the first run red lettering on the 3-button controllers. They switched it to white after the first run...I had the red!