i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know of a method to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me.
John, I came into this going to complain about these clone systems and people wanting to abandon the retro consoles. Well, I can’t do that. This does look like a quality system and can do so much. Another great video!
Yeah i get one from my wife for my 40iest birthday. It's a huge pain in the a** to get over here to Germany but it will be awesome. Very nice review with the important things worked out very well. Greetings from good old Europe!
This console plays genesis games with AWESOME detail! The games look so good! The price is a bit steep but... if you’re a retro gamer/collector I would highly think about getting this one! The sound quality is awesome too
Mine should be here tomorrow. I was concerned over the controller but after hearing it works well from a few trusted sources makes me happy I sprung for it. Thanks for your review John, always fun stuff!
@@Stumpfs it is IMO one of the best controllers 8bitdo made. The SN30 was pretty good but there was something slightly off, the M30 2.4 is near perfect after updating firmware. 5 stars.
Great video! Amazing, I live in Finland and I got the Mega Sg exactly on it’s release date that is today. I got to hand it to Analogue, they really made sure to send the console in time, pretty awesome. I’ve tested it couple of hours or so already and I’m in love with it. It does pretty much everything right.
I got the Mega Sg today and I’m very impressed. The games look and sound better than ever! This really motivates me to build up my Mega Drive/Genesis collection. The games are still mostly reasonably priced compared to SNES for example.
Great review. I just got mine yesterday & ultra core was not on the system. I upgraded it to the latest firmware 4.2 (i was on 4.1) & Ultra Core is now on the system. I hope this helps someone.
My first console and experience with videogames ever was the Sega Genesis model 2 bundled with columns, I still remember going to buy it with my dad in 93 at nobody beats the wiz, my mom paid for it. I loved playing mortal Kombat 2 on my Genesis.
I got the Super NT but was on the fence on the Mega SG, if John thinks it’s phenomenal it’s gotta be great. Plus it’s a great way to relive the games my childhood friends played since I never had a Sega.
Great video John I'm actually really impressed that virtual racing actually did run on there and also cool to see that my Sega CD model 1 would work on this
Why not the Hyperkin Mega Retron HD!? It plays everything perfect, including Virtua Racing. Good video output and good sound effects! For 1/4 of the price! This is a good machine but 200 dollars is overpriced!
Hi John, I agree the system is great and made very well. However, I have found Walter Peyton Football for the Sega Master System will not work. It's interesting because if I try to play this games though an emulator on a PC or play it on Retron 5 the screen just blinks. Well, that's exactly what it does on the Mega sg. This makes me wonder about the hardware. The only thing Walter Peyton Football will play on is orginal hardware, OR, oddly enough, the Super Retro Trio with a power base mini. Just passing this info along.
Is there any lag in the wireless controller for the Mega Sg? We could use your thought's on that John. I played an NES Classic mini and used a wireless controller to play Double Dragon II, there was "noticeable" lag in the wireless controller. It wasn't as crisp and responsive as the original NES controllers.
@@johnhancockretro It was a friend's console and wireless controller. He more than likely got the wireless controller at Wal-Mart or Gamestop, I can find out. The lag wasn't terrible but it was noticeable in my opinion having played a ton of Double Dragon 2 for the NES on original hardware back in the day.
does this have an enhanced fm sound option for when you use the master system adapter, because the japanese master systems had better sound than their american console counterparts.
John, have you had any issues jailbreaking the Mega SG? I've done a Firmware update but couldn't play my SD card with downloaded Roms. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Quick question. How does this compare to the Mega Retron HD? I am mostly interested in playing just original Genesis cartridges, and it seems that the Mega Retron will do that well, at a much lower pricepoint. Plus convert to a HDMI.
Apparently you can play sms games on everdrive was watching another review on this console. If i recall correctly you have to use a master system everdrive and the converter.
@@johnhancockretro Nice ^^ I bought the genesis collection for the ps4, and i love it, as a kid who was borne in 91' i missed alot of the 8-16bit classics. And funny the master system tickels my gaming heart so hard, i just starrded to collect for it, Shinobi and The Smurfs, and wonderboy in monsterworld are my first true master system games i own now. But no system to play it, till i just lookt at your vid. Hahaha so take my money analouge! Thnx for your time to make the videos. I always enjoy your channel ❤ All the love from The Netherlands.
im using the original genesis everdrive md flash cart and the sega master system roms do load! after I selected a master system game in the everdrive menu I got a black I screen, however I selected the built in game ultracore then selected run cartdridge and the master system game was then running! try that.
You need a way to run a patched or alternate-region Sega CD BIOS. The good news is that you can do this with a Mega Everdrive and a Mega Sg (works on an original Genesis/Megadrive too). Presumably, a jailbreak will let you do that with just the Mega Sg.
Hey John, how you been? I'm getting a Mega SG soon, seems great in HDMI lol. Please I need an advice... Which would be a great handheld for Sega games only? Everybody says Switch however its library is way too short for Sega games. Thanks man Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
You should do a review using J-Carts, probably with Micro Machines 2 with 8 players at the same time. I do not think that Polymega will be able to handle the additional ports and will be great to fire up The Clone Wars.
Great job! Like I said to MJR , would like to see this up against the Mega Retron HD, I plan to do that but like to see and give that opinion to those who can’t afford this option.
I wanted to buy this console for my 40th birthday as I'd played MD & MS games on a poor clone console for nearly 10 years after my Megadrive failed. Unfortunately, with the price of shipping and duty, getting it to the UK just wasn't justifiable for me. Instead I bought an original Megadrive and an old CRT TV with a Scart/RGB cable for optimum display, which I'm having lots of fun with and also plays my Genesis carts just fine too. The Mega SG looks cool and (as usual) I enjoyed your video. Your passion and knowledge for the retro games I also love keeps me coming back here for your opinion.....But is the SG better or on par with having the real set up? (for much less cash and much more space)......As great as the thing looks, I don't regret my choice and probably won't ship one over when I obtain more disposable income.
John Hancock, MetalJesusRocks, Modern Vintage Gamer, Game Sack, This Does Not Compute, Rerez, all of them have given their opinion on this product in the last few hours, maybe I'm crazy but this smells like conspiracy theory (In the background, music from " Twilight Zone " is heard) !?!?!?
Looks great. Wish I had more Genesis games though, otherwise this would actually be worth a try. I just bought a Retron 5 yesterday for $79. I'm sure this plays Genesis games better though.
Hey John as a fellow sega collector I was curious if you could do a comparison test of the 8bitdo m30 vs the krikzz joyzz controller. I know that 8bitdo makes good stuff I just have seen reviews that the krikzz has better response time as far as input lag. I personally don't care that the krikzz is more expensive I just want the best responding controller. Either way keep up the sega content. Love me some sega.
For the PAL versions of the master systems games that I have tried you have to crop the left hand side of the game by about 15% so you end up playing an off centre screen, sure you can crop the other side to balance it up but then you have lost 30% of your playing area ! And are playing in tall thin mode. Not great. Better off with an emulator.
Can't wait to get mine tomorrow
Glad you did a video on this John!
Can you inform gamers if there is any lag in the wireless controller for the Mega Sg? That's the million dollar question.
Blitzkrieg realizing you're asking John, officially, 8BitDo claims they're lag-free. I too am curious to know if this is true.
Blitzkrieg not from the 2.4 wireless
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know of a method to get back into an instagram account?
I was stupid forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Kevin Forest Instablaster =)
7th review I've seen in the last hour.
Lol same, My Life In Gaming & MetalJesusRocks reviews of Mega SG were very well put together reviews
John, I came into this going to complain about these clone systems and people wanting to abandon the retro consoles. Well, I can’t do that. This does look like a quality system and can do so much. Another great video!
you think they sent Polymega a unit to review? 😂🤣
@Chris Taber if this is actually the "real" chris taber can I just say "crush 'em" .. Long live analouge
Here’s a copy of their review.”This is trash compared to our console. I took a dump on it. 1 star! 🤬🤬🤬”
Yeah i get one from my wife for my 40iest birthday. It's a huge pain in the a** to get over here to Germany but it will be awesome. Very nice review with the important things worked out very well. Greetings from good old Europe!
This console plays genesis games with AWESOME detail! The games look so good! The price is a bit steep but... if you’re a retro gamer/collector I would highly think about getting this one! The sound quality is awesome too
Mine should be here tomorrow. I was concerned over the controller but after hearing it works well from a few trusted sources makes me happy I sprung for it. Thanks for your review John, always fun stuff!
Eric Nolen what do you think about it?
@@Stumpfs it is IMO one of the best controllers 8bitdo made. The SN30 was pretty good but there was something slightly off, the M30 2.4 is near perfect after updating firmware. 5 stars.
Oh I didn’t know you already made your vid on this , I’m very excited this and anxious for your review thought of you right away
Wowzers, that's a happy John, awesome review, thanks man. Sorry I missed your last chat, hopefully catch the next one, take care.
Great video! Amazing, I live in Finland and I got the Mega Sg exactly on it’s release date that is today. I got to hand it to Analogue, they really made sure to send the console in time, pretty awesome. I’ve tested it couple of hours or so already and I’m in love with it. It does pretty much everything right.
I got the Mega Sg today and I’m very impressed. The games look and sound better than ever! This really motivates me to build up my Mega Drive/Genesis collection. The games are still mostly reasonably priced compared to SNES for example.
Nice review. As an aside, its shocking to me that you don’t have half a million subs at this point
Great review. I just got mine yesterday & ultra core was not on the system. I upgraded it to the latest firmware 4.2 (i was on 4.1) & Ultra Core is now on the system. I hope this helps someone.
My first console and experience with videogames ever was the Sega Genesis model 2 bundled with columns, I still remember going to buy it with my dad in 93 at nobody beats the wiz, my mom paid for it. I loved playing mortal Kombat 2 on my Genesis.
I have to get one of these. Awesome review.
Finally got mine a few days ago. I love it!
You are the second UA-cam in my list who made review about this product :D
I got the Super NT but was on the fence on the Mega SG, if John thinks it’s phenomenal it’s gotta be great. Plus it’s a great way to relive the games my childhood friends played since I never had a Sega.
Great video John I'm actually really impressed that virtual racing actually did run on there and also cool to see that my Sega CD model 1 would work on this
I wonder how many people are confused about the name The Immortal John Hancock.
This the second review I've seen of this, but yours is also the best one. It allowed me to decide whether I should buy this or wait it out. Thank you.
You looked like a little boy in a Christmas morning!! That's so nice!
Awesome review the immortal one
Great review John! I am planning to get one.
I really wanna get this and the SNES NT. AND the EverDrives for these. I only have a EverDrive for my Turbografx-16
Why not the Hyperkin Mega Retron HD!? It plays everything perfect, including Virtua Racing. Good video output and good sound effects! For 1/4 of the price! This is a good machine but 200 dollars is overpriced!
@@wild-child839 $200 is perfect for the quality of what your getting. Not to mention the chips. Hyperkin is a ok alternative though
Great video John! Your enthusiasm is always so infectious. Can't what to get one of these eventually.
Cannot wait Analogue make PS1 clone, that will be epic and PS1 classic we deserve.
Why no save state
I got the NES an SNES version so I suppose I have to get this one as well.
Hi John, I agree the system is great and made very well. However, I have found Walter Peyton Football for the Sega Master System will not work. It's interesting because if I try to play this games though an emulator on a PC or play it on Retron 5 the screen just blinks. Well, that's exactly what it does on the Mega sg. This makes me wonder about the hardware. The only thing Walter Peyton Football will play on is orginal hardware, OR, oddly enough, the Super Retro Trio with a power base mini. Just passing this info along.
Yea I’m definitely preordering mines love your reviews you and metal Jesus rocks are my favorite I’m a big Sega fan
This thing is freaking awesome!!
Very cool! Especially that it can play the Master System FM sound! It looks great!
Damn, intro ost such a banger 💯
That Sega collect is beautiful behind you
Got the Super NT last year this is a no brainier. Got some Mutant League Football and B.O.B to catch up on.
Thanks John, your videos are Always immort...intersting!
32X compatibility would make this a must-buy...
Wil they ever re-release this console? It is insane how much they are asking for it on ebay
For that price it should come with a control and sage cd
Is there any lag in the wireless controller for the Mega Sg? We could use your thought's on that John. I played an NES Classic mini and used a wireless controller to play Double Dragon II, there was "noticeable" lag in the wireless controller. It wasn't as crisp and responsive as the original NES controllers.
Blitzkrieg what controller did you use?
@@johnhancockretro It was a friend's console and wireless controller. He more than likely got the wireless controller at Wal-Mart or Gamestop, I can find out. The lag wasn't terrible but it was noticeable in my opinion having played a ton of Double Dragon 2 for the NES on original hardware back in the day.
@@johnhancockretro It was a Yok wireless controller for the NES Classic, purchased at Gamestop.
does this have an enhanced fm sound option for when you use the master system adapter, because the japanese master systems had better sound than their american console counterparts.
matt myers it does and state/show this in the video.
@@johnhancockretro Thanks John. That''s great news!
Aaaaaahhhh!! There are so many video's on this system!!! (But yours is the best ;p)
John, have you had any issues jailbreaking the Mega SG? I've done a Firmware update but couldn't play my SD card with downloaded Roms. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Be patient... the firmware you’re after should be available in a few weeks (as it was for the previous Analogue consoles).
@@happyspaceinvader508 Awesome, thank you!!!
Love your vids man! Always a great way to unwind after a day's work. Keep it up!
Quick question. How does this compare to the Mega Retron HD? I am mostly interested in playing just original Genesis cartridges, and it seems that the Mega Retron will do that well, at a much lower pricepoint. Plus convert to a HDMI.
I want one of these so bad.
So do I get it right? It plays Sega CD and Mega CD Games alike? Do Action Replay Modules work with this?
And i’m sold!
Apparently you can play sms games on everdrive was watching another review on this console. If i recall correctly you have to use a master system everdrive and the converter.
“Well hello!” 😂 Cracked me right up. 👍
So it doesnt matter for master system games from what region the games come from ?
Tom N nope
@@johnhancockretro Nice ^^
I bought the genesis collection for the ps4, and i love it, as a kid who was borne in 91' i missed alot of the 8-16bit classics.
And funny the master system tickels my gaming heart so hard, i just starrded to collect for it, Shinobi and The Smurfs, and wonderboy in monsterworld are my first true master system games i own now.
But no system to play it, till i just lookt at your vid.
Hahaha so take my money analouge!
Thnx for your time to make the videos.
I always enjoy your channel ❤
All the love from The Netherlands.
im using the original genesis everdrive md flash cart and the sega master system roms do load! after I selected a master system game in the everdrive menu I got a black I screen, however I selected the built in game ultracore then selected run cartdridge and the master system game was then running! try that.
Could you play NTSC Sega CD games on a PAL Mega CD using this device?
You need a way to run a patched or alternate-region Sega CD BIOS. The good news is that you can do this with a Mega Everdrive and a Mega Sg (works on an original Genesis/Megadrive too). Presumably, a jailbreak will let you do that with just the Mega Sg.
Hey John, how you been?
I'm getting a Mega SG soon, seems great in HDMI lol.
Please I need an advice...
Which would be a great handheld for Sega games only?
Everybody says Switch however its library is way too short for Sega games.
Thanks man
Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
You can go with a android handheld and go the emulation route. I don’t have one in mind but there are a ton to choose from.
@@johnhancockretro thanks John!!! Happy Friday
If you own/like the Mega Sg I highly recommend the Analogue owners/fans community: facebook.com/groups/analoguefans
who is the manufacturer and what is the current real price?
Best opening line ever
Dude I had no idea this thing played sega 💿!!!
so im wondering , why you would you need this over an original sega mega drive ? I'm not trolling im just asking . Thanks
merlinios to play on modern TV sets. It looks a lot better. Original setup on a crt, this is not an option.
@@johnhancockretro thanks for the answer
Why is this video cropped? Which weird format you shoot that its not 16:9?
When does this go on sale?
What version of the Everdrive did you test? I was thinking of getting the X3 for this system
Does it work with Everdrive?
Beautiful cap!!!! Were can I buy me one???
Tramonte try eBay. I got this at PAX a few years back.
The loss of game gear compatibility really blows
@rockman fan hahah
No GG or 32x?
Virtua Racing not working from the Everdrive X7. And I traded it in for the 32X version back in the day. Now need to hunt down the cartridge on eBay.
This is just awesome a must buy for Sega fans
How does it go with 32x?
Hey John I am trying to decide between this and the hyperkin clone HD genesis. Is it worth 4x the price?
Also you need to get NHL 93. They took out fighting in 94!
Great video, mines in the mail. I love spending my money on a quality product.
How do you save your game progress on this? I just ordered mine and can’t wait to get it!
we really need a catagory of consoles that DONT dump rom to Emu it
It does play game gear games with adapter. Just waiting on 32x!
Want to see someon get it running on a CRT...good to hear the SMS has all the wonderful audio, another plus.
Does sonic 3&k cartridges work?
Yes that works on this system!
The music in Ultracore reminds me of Mega Turrican.
When are they going to make more of the NES ones? this one goes all the way back to master system..
You’re awesome bro:)
Nice review. The price point is a bit high for me but it seems like an above average product so it's probably worth it.
You should do a review using J-Carts, probably with Micro Machines 2 with 8 players at the same time. I do not think that Polymega will be able to handle the additional ports and will be great to fire up The Clone Wars.
Great job! Like I said to MJR , would like to see this up against the Mega Retron HD, I plan to do that but like to see and give that opinion to those who can’t afford this option.
I wanted to buy this console for my 40th birthday as I'd played MD & MS games on a poor clone console for nearly 10 years after my Megadrive failed. Unfortunately, with the price of shipping and duty, getting it to the UK just wasn't justifiable for me.
Instead I bought an original Megadrive and an old CRT TV with a Scart/RGB cable for optimum display, which I'm having lots of fun with and also plays my Genesis carts just fine too.
The Mega SG looks cool and (as usual) I enjoyed your video. Your passion and knowledge for the retro games I also love keeps me coming back here for your opinion.....But is the SG better or on par with having the real set up? (for much less cash and much more space)......As great as the thing looks, I don't regret my choice and probably won't ship one over when I obtain more disposable income.
Just watched the rest of your video and saw the part were you said the master system fm sound can be enabled.
Nice
Only wish it had save states and rewind and fast forward...
I love this, but what's the point if Sega won't publish original cartridges! There's only a limited number of cartridges on the second hand market.
Was going to get this but decided to sell off my Sega collection to upgrade the rig for Halo MCC for PC... Looks cool tho
You don't need a collection to play it when the Jailbreak firmware comes out.
John Hancock, MetalJesusRocks, Modern Vintage Gamer, Game Sack, This Does Not Compute, Rerez, all of them have given their opinion on this product in the last few hours, maybe I'm crazy but this smells like conspiracy theory (In the background, music from " Twilight Zone " is heard) !?!?!?
Great review! Do Japanese Mega CD games work? There were some great Mega CD games that never made it over here.
If you have a Japanese mega CD than it will work. Check out Gamesack for an more in depth review.
Still hoping for Analogue to make a follow up that plays 32X games, and get it licensed by Sega as the official release of the Sega Neptune.
Will a 32x system plug into this system? That's my question!
Y isnt your madden 93 with all the other madden games, just curious
Looks great. Wish I had more Genesis games though, otherwise this would actually be worth a try. I just bought a Retron 5 yesterday for $79. I'm sure this plays Genesis games better though.
Buying!!!!!!
Your a trip sir.. Cheers
I can tell you are in heaven!
Hey John as a fellow sega collector I was curious if you could do a comparison test of the 8bitdo m30 vs the krikzz joyzz controller. I know that 8bitdo makes good stuff I just have seen reviews that the krikzz has better response time as far as input lag. I personally don't care that the krikzz is more expensive I just want the best responding controller. Either way keep up the sega content. Love me some sega.
John, Are you a philadelphia eagles fan?
For the PAL versions of the master systems games that I have tried you have to crop the left hand side of the game by about 15% so you end up playing an off centre screen, sure you can crop the other side to balance it up but then you have lost 30% of your playing area ! And are playing in tall thin mode. Not great. Better off with an emulator.
Hooded Claw did you update the firmware? The Ninja Gaiden I show in this video is pal and I did none of that.