Classic Game Room - SEGA CD console review, Mega CD!
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Classic Game Room HD reviews the SEGA CD add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console! Or the Mega CD for those of you with Megadrives. Same thing, different colors and name. The Sega CD was originally released by Sega in 1992, updated with the model 2 in 1994/1995. It plays.. you guessed it, SEGA CD games! The MegaCD is a pretty cool device that attached to your Mega Drive (which is Mega rad) and plays compact discs with awesome video games on them like Android Assault, Silpheed, Robo Aleste and Sewer Shark. CD media is different than cartridges and back in the day this was pretty high technology. Should you buy a Sega CD? Will your MD collection be better off if kept company by a stack of Sega CD games? Well... yes. Classic Game Room goes into great detail to look over the Mega CD and review how it works, functions and operates. CGRHD is the money bomb when it comes to retro gaming reviews. Word up!
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"Back in the early 90s not everybody had a CD player. Sounds strange today."
And now it's strange to have a CD player.
So True.
Everyone thinks I'm weird becaus eI stil have a CRT Scan TV.
Trainman 675
CRTs rock!
Kzar Antila Someone who agrees with me!
I found one of them on the side of the road, out for trash.
Trainman 675 Well you are lucky because you can use the NES Zapper!
AVGN is a Nintendo guy, Lord Karnage is a Sega guy.
what kind of guy are you bro
Eduardo Garduño sonic 2 made him also a sega and commodore guy and Nintendo guy
Just shows that Nintendo guys get pissed way easier than SEGA guys. Jk, I love both Nintendo and SEGA and AVGN and Lord Karnage are both great too
And they both like Sega and Nintendo stuff.
Yeah Nintendo and sega are awesome
The sega cd deserved way way more attentionfrom game developers then it actualy dit,because it could do sprite scaling aswell aswell as background scaling, it also could do 100% cd quality, and uses cd's for higher storage capacity, taking that into account it was much much cheaper to make games for it then on snes.
I love the music that plays in the beginning, when the text "SEGA CD" is shown.
I prefer the look of the model 1 Sega CD. It saves Horizontal space
I would get the Sega Genesis CDX because it is a standalone Sega CD console. Add-ons for the Genesis cause a lot of clutter. There is also a Sega CD memory cartridge that saves your game data. The Sega CD memory cartridge can fit into your model 1 and model 2 Genesis consoles and it can also fit into your CDX. I have an idea: get a Sega power strip where the sockets are rotated and spaced out and plug in your model 1/model 2 Genesis, plug your Sega 32X add-on into either the model 1 or model 2 Genesis, plug in your CDX and last but not least, plug in your Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast and you're all set.
Yeah, but the CDX is super expensive these days.
IT'S LIKE YA GET TO PLAY THE GAMES....ON A CD!!!!!!!!!
When I eventually own a Genesis, I’m gonna try to get a Sega CD along with it.
instead of making the 32x Sega should have just kept making games on the Sega CD. Because when the 32x came out it was like 6, 7 months before the Saturn so they didn't get to make a lot of games for it which was a shame cuz both add ons are awesome but just don't have a lot of games, sadly.
Matthew Brotherton The Mega-CD has quite a large library with a lot of awesome titles in every genres : Lunar I & II; Dark Wizard; Dennin-Aleste; Silpheed; Sonic CD; etc... But the 32X, yeah, deserved so much more attention from the dev' coz, indeed, it's also an a-ma-zing piece of hardware!!! But it still has 34 games which, in fact, is quite impressive considering how shortly it lasted (Just compare with the SuperGrafx library : 5 games, lol, & it's not even an add-on but a full console) & some of them are fantastic like Virtua Racing Deluxe; Stellar Assault or After Burner Complete! Just imagine if it has lasted for what, 1 or 2 more years? Oh man SEGA were crazy.
Sega had a bad rap over the years but it's specs were ahead of its time and trumped its competition by a lot I grew up on Sega so sorry if I'm being biased lol
***** yes in terms of sales when comparing the two consoles. But the Saturn was a beast in terms of its technology. The n64 couldn't compete
***** but what killed the Saturn was its pricing. Which I find hysterical considering that today's consoles are still 300 plus dollars even now
***** yeah a real shame
+S.O.V. The Dark King hardware wise the saturn is no match for the n64 whatsoever.
in terms of other technologies like compact discs and online play?
n64, get outta here. saturn takes this.
played bomber man saturn with my friends using private servers and it was a good time.
theres something about online on the saturn that local split screen on n64 can't beat.
(Although goldeneye 007 multiplayer is fun as fuck too!)
The worms inside of the dirt I do like the n64 though but I never got around to owning one not because I had a saturn but because the n64 had the ugliest most hand crapiest controller in the history of gaming
Hey your Sega CD is missing the extension on the bottom to hold a Genesis Model 1.
jsharbour he made a video about it (on probably super late since you posted this 4 years ago)
Oh man. I played the hell out of pit fighter on the Genesis back in the 16 bit days. Good times 👍 great review BTW.
I think it would be better to make a cartridge for the Saturn, that can allow to play the Sega CD games, they made a cartridge that allows to play Japanese Saturn games, but they need Translation, they could make a better version with more ram, Sega CD compatible, and translation, that would be awesome.
Your my idol, oh and yes I'm an Editor In Chief of a retro site. Love your work. The best on the net, point blank. You gonna make me fire up the ole SEGA CD mothership console.! lol Thumbs up and tweeted to my 1000+ followers!
Hey mark. any chance of you reviewing final fantasy 10 and 10-2 for the ps3 or vita?
I know this is an older video but it's really a breath of fresh air to hear a generally positive review.
You like this thing!? It's gimmicky!
You're profile pic is an MLP OC, so why should we believe you?
What? people have opinions?
Schmoyo Because that’s not a good excuse for disbelief
Versipellis the rogue Changeling But cool in a way
that little video that they do before you insert the game is gold
I got a total steal today! I got a Sega Genesis Model 1, 32x and Sega CD with all attatchments for $20 from a pawn shop because they couldn't figure out how to get it to work, lol. Thank you pawn shop, they all work :)
This is why I love your reviews, Mark. You can even bring out the best things from failures (with all due respect) such as the Sega CD.
That Sega Cd jingle brings back memories. I remember playing Silpheed, and Sonic CD over, and over, and over, and over..............
4:03 Sonic with Michael Jackson's Moonwalker magic. Okay Sega CD I'm interested. ...
No gameplay? I owned the Mega Drive, Genesis 2, 32X & Saturn during my younger days but i never got to play the Sega-CD. How i miss those times..
The only Genesis cartridge works with a Sega CD is the CD Backup Ram Cartridge for the Sega CD.
I love the start menu song from the SEGA CD
Good times
Sega really was the truly revolutionary console developer. I have a Sega CDx which is a Genesis, A Sega CD, and a cd player. It also has a line out + head phone jack with a AA battery supply in case you wanted it to be a Portable CD player, which it could be cause it's all about the size of the original CD add on. It's durable with an aluminum case and it works with the 32x. It's a real shame sega left the market when it could make such incredible products for it's time. COME BACK SEGA!!
Being a true gamer means having the ability to appreciate every good aspect about every console in terms of gaming and technology. I'm a big AVGN fan, but I still love my Sega CD (the good games anyway).
You do have to appreciate the attempt to actually offer more storage space for developers during the time. And admittedly, yes, there are some worthy reasons to own a Sega CD.
this is the first reviewer ive ever seen that actually enjoys games..
It's because of this review, and the one on Silpheed I just got my Sega CD a few days ago. And I love it, truly a gem that's gone over looked by many.
I'm glad I found out the Sega CD plays music. For some reason, it didn't work for me earlier. Thanks!
Sega CD really made my Genesis/32X system all the more awesome! It was worth it buying all three. They're like this triforce of mighty morphing power!
i like your vids keep em coming i shoud have never gotten rid of my game consoles its like a step back in time to my child hood
Agreed. Especially now, I'm really becoming a fan of Sega games. I've just got a model 1 Genesis at a yard sale recently.
Me too. It looks more solid and not as cheaply put together, and I prefer the retractable tray over the little door.
Really like the way the Sega CD for the model 1 Genesis looks.
That makes sense. Just like early CD-ROM drives for PC, where you need to run a cable from the CD-ROM drive to your sound card in order to play music through your computer's speakers.
Beat part about the Sega CD is that you can burn the games and play them that way. I had to do this decades ago when I had a Sega CD because lots of the good Sega CD games were 60 dollars up.
For instance, when snatcher, and keios flying squadron both cost 100 dollars at one point, I just burned them and played them that way.
Thanks for this flashback. Having stood in line on the launch day to spend my 350 Euro on this I have to say I have not been more displeased with a console investment ever. Sold it 6 months after I got it.
Yes it is, it fits perfectly into the definition of an electronic offline single-player role-playing video game.
When I bought my Sega CD in November 1992 it was with Marky mark and the Funky Bunch that made my video. Well worth the extra $45 at the time. I really dug that stuff. I still have the C+C Music factory. Some people hated it but the videos were quirky and cool and it was fun. It was totally new.
I fell hard onto the Sega CD in October 1992. It was hard to find at first. There was the TurboDuo available as an alternative (mostly) everyone wanted the 'new Sega' CD console. It was thrilling just watching this intro once it booted up. Originally, The Saturn was only supposed to be a combo system to replace the aging Sega CD/Genesis but ultimately the technology was bumped up to compete with Playstation, but the blueprint was nearly 4 years old. Sega was never really able to recover.
ooooooooo that melody gives me a nostalgiagasm.
I love the boot up song to the Sega CD. It's so catchy.
That Intro music reminds me watching my 2 cousins play World War III for Sega CD for hours!
My cousin had the portable version of Sega CD.It could be used as a walkman which was awesome at the time!!
I have both models of the Sega CD. The Model 2 was given to me from a friend. The other one, the Model 1, I bought from a pawn shop as a set. It was a Sega Model 1/Sega CD Model 1 set, and I bought it for $150. I thought it was a pretty good deal, as the Sega CD Model 1 was in great shape. It's a pretty good addon, but it did not have too many good quality games for it. I still like it, as it has a certain appeal to it, and it has some great games.
Your videos change my entire life.
mark is a sega fan , he grew up with sega thats why he mentions sega in almost every video
OMG I Miss that damn load song thanks for the memory Awesome times. I remembered my SegaCD had an extended attachment to fully support the Sega Console. NEO-GEO WAS AWESOME
I have the model 1 ,and it works like a dream, I prefer the model 1 as it takes up less room and has red AND green lights,(I like that!)
OMFG THAT OPENING SONG FOR THE SEGA IS AWESOME!!!!
You need to chill out. I'm glad your system still works after all this time. I have not had the best of luck with my two Model 1 systems. I understood what was wrong and tried my best to fix them, but it was hopeless without new parts. I love the system itself, and just picked up a CDX not to long ago. I'm not looking for a fight here.
Partially true. The japanese counterpart of the Sega Channel was the Super Famicom Satellaview modem, which allowed to play games with radio-quality music and voiceovers by voice actors. It spawned a lot of gems - like Radical Dreamers, translated by the Demiforce hacking group. But, indeed, Dreamcast was somewhat revolutionary.
Robo Aleste and Android Assault are awesome games.
This guy rocks.
Also, if you have the Sega CD with a model 1, you can use the mixer, (that other hole in the back that he didn't talk about, connects to the head phone jack) and turn down certain SFX in Sega CD games with the model 1's volume slider.
This can make the Sega CD music louder.
Pretty cool.
All modern consoles owe their roots to the Sega Dreamcast, which was the first console to: have a built in modem, support online play, have downloadable content & feature in-game voice chat. I also remember having Sega Channel for the Genesis, which just blew my mind. Other companies are barely starting to offer services like Sega Channel. I think Sega's only problem was that it was too far ahead of the pack for people to realize its greatness...
He went back and got it at the end of every episode! lol "autobots, assemble!... Now help me find my trailer."
I love watching AVGN's review and Classic Game rooms review of this its great! :D
If only Factor 5 ported Mega Turrican to the Sega CD. I mean the music and graphics are amazing on the Genesis but just imagine how good it would look and sound on the Sega CD!
The Sega CD really was never pushed to it's potential. If only Sega pushed it more and had better advertising. Also something that makes me think here. Why isn't anyone making games for the Sega CD today? Its easy as hell to make your own CD's so why wouldn't devs make games for it and then sell the ROM images on the internet?
Robert NES816 I wouldn’t say it would’ve looked better, but yeah, the sound would be better, and it possibly would have more levels
it still seems incredible that sega was so ahead of its time, that only 5 years ago home computers started adopting cd technology. I wonder where we'll be 5 years from now...
I just got the two "untested" Sega CDs I bought on ebay in the mail yesterday and today. The second one worked great the first one I got I've determined to have a blown fuse. So I've ordered some new fuses and will solder those in when I get them. I got both Sega CD's for $20 not including shipping. Not a bad deal. I'm loving it so far. I've got a game I burnt becuase it's super rare but Friday I'll be going to the used game store to buy a couple real games.
I remember when I bought one 15 years ago in the instructional manual for the model 2 sega cd to make the model 1 genesis or mega drive fit there was a attachment that could be attached to the bottom that had to be ordered from SEGA. Then the model 2 genesis could also be attached to the model 1 sega cd and fit onto it too.
Hey, thanks! I was thinking of getting "Sonic CD," "Android Assault," and "Sol-Feace," so it's great to have some confirmation on those titles.
Thanks again!
I know games back then were not the most advance and they used ideas that didnt last but they had so much more heart then most games today do.
YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT THEME SONG!!
I remember when I got my Sega CD (model 2) and had a Model 1 genny, the sales guy gave me a free plastic screw on piece to extend the base of the Sega CD so my older version of the console would fit. Good luck trying to find one of those all these years later.
Also to note about the SegaCD is that it will also play CD+Gs and I think CD-i too. Sega probably thought people would use it as a cheap Karaoke machine.
One thing about the Sega CD games that a lot of people don't point out: Most of the games, from what I've checked, have amazing soundtracks and at the time, it was revolutionary that games such as Sonic CD, Earthworm Jim, Mickey Mania, etc. were getting CD-quality music. Also, if you bought a Sega CD game, you were getting your money's worth as you would be getting the soundtrack, that you can freely import onto your iTunes to put on your iPod, alongside the actual game.
thanks for the help, it works great now! I was super happy when it first booted up..I was like WHAAAAT!!? Memories!
This is actually one of the "newer" model 2 CD add ons, the original model 1 sat fully under the genesis and had a opening tray similar to today's 360 except black. Its tough to find one today that still works though.
The early Darth Vader-black SEGA Saturn consoles from 1995 had an access light too. They should bring those back, they're awesome.
that boot menu has some great music.
Hey dude, found the cause of my problems. I had also a DVD plugged in the other RCA jack of my TV, and that caused the static and all that. Just unplugged it and it looks fantastic!!
@TheReducks Yup,in fact the major selling point of the PS2 was in fact the ability to read DVD's so you could watch movies on there too
I'm pretty sure the background music in this video was in the movie Dunston Checks In haha. Gotta love the 90's
A nice thing about the model two sega-cd is that you can use it to play homebrew games on real genesis hardware!
@Supergamerofchaos you can put any kind of data on either cd or dvd the difference is how they are read so the laser in the player/burner has to be compatable. look on an xbox game you see the disc is a dvd. A cd-rom is just a cd with game or program data.
I love the music for these videos
The SEGA CD was much more than an just an optical drive. It had it's own ram-based save memory, an additional 6 megabits of work ram and even a Motorola 68000 cpu to add sprite scaling and rotation.
I remember hearing that one feature of the model 2 Sega CD is that when you combined it with the Genesis, then it would end up giving the Genesis games you played more sound channels to work with, from the way the attached tech worked. I can't really verify it but I think I saw that a while back on a Genesis fansite where I was originally checking out stuff for modded consoles for better video output.
The SEGA CD didn't do that since you can't use the addon with a cartridge attached to the console (with the exception of the RAM expansion and games that required the 32X and the SEGA CD to work wich were only 2 or 3). The 32X on the other hand gave 2 extra channels to the Genesis games (that could be escalated up to 4+ channels thru software), one example is After Burner 2 Complete, it uses the ADPCM sound chip from the 32X alongside the YM2612 and the Texas Instruments sound chips from the console. But not many developers used the true potential of the 32X since it only had a life spawn of 6 months.
For the record a game from the SEGA CD could use the sound chips of the Genesis to enhance the audio, for example many games used the internal sound chips of the CD addon for the music and voice overs and the sound chips of the genesis for the sound effects.
That just makes it more ultimate. It's hungry for power
those fmv games blew so bad all my nintendo games started working again! but silpheed, the terminator, and sonic cd were all great cd games
The original Sega CD released in 1992 sat under the larger Genesis '16-Bit' console. When they redesigned the Genesis in mid 1993 it was smaller and then the side mounted Sega CD came along. (I never really liked the 2nd version)
The original was hauntingly the same size as a Saturn.
Sega CD rules!!!! Still would play it today.
hahaha loved the comment "bon jovi never sounded better", we used to play New Jersey and Keep the faith on my friend's sega cd before playing night trap and samurai shodown. Gotta love that thing.
I really wanted this back in the day... I feel silly about this now, haha. I remember looking at all that shit through the glass at the store and drooling.
THAT SEGA CD LOADING SONG
yes, I miss you Sega of America!!!
SEGA did make special cartridges called CD Back Up: Ram Cart that would save extra SEGA CD data. Very expensive though, but worthwhile for some of the FMV games
"Optimus Prime was not complete without his trailer."
True words of wisdom.
It's unfair that SEGA CD is so underrated. It's doesn't deserve the flak it gets. It's a great system, really I was proud to own one. Plus it did sell 6 million units. SEGA Dreamcast remains loved and it's predessor the "Ringedge" will be even greater.
one of the most underrated videogames of all time.
Sega CD was pretty damn cool at the time. I loved Lunar and Lunar 2. Popful Mail was my favorite game at the time. The biggest flaw of this system that I haven't seen a reviewer talk about is that the memory is in the console itself. You can't swap out memory cards like a playstation; you need to delete your old save stuff if you run out of space. Either that or buy a second Sega CD just for data.
And that's the way to go. Mix up oldschool witn the newschool and have fun with both.
i love the early CD systems, mega CD, CDi, 3DO, jaguar CD, are my favorites, i also have a saturn & playstation & dreamcast, not as fun, i hopefully will set them all up, i am buying all the scart leads for them, so i can connect them to my modern tv
Carts are insanely durable, I got Toy Story in a game lot and I flung that game around with some friends (we genuinely hate that game) and we decided to pop it in after some really rough treatment...still worked. Carts are tanks
I can agree with that. Although released many great products, they just weren't selling for a number of different reasons. Maybe they just felt like they needed to keep pushing forward. In the end, they were a victim of their own "Blast Processing"... lol
Regarding build quality - there are a couple of variations of the model 2 that were released. I believe that the early releases (1993) were Japanese made, but the later releases were Chinese made. I have one of each, and I can definitely tell a difference between the plastic used, the optical assembly, et cetera.
Snatcher alone warrants the purchase of a Sega CD. Not to mention Lunar, Lunar 2, Popful Mail, Sonic CD, Final Fight CD, Vay, Robo Aleste, Silpheed, Eternal Champions, Shining Force CD, Dark Wizard and a ton more. That more than justifies your $20-40 dollar purchase of a Sega CD. I mean if you like RPG's this is a great system for you and really Snatcher is one of the best games ever made. It's a gift from the Gaming Gods of Digital Olympus.
@poliv67 It already happened. The Sega Genesis PAC was released for the Pioneer Laseractive. It was an add-on for a laserdisk player, and it cost $699.99. Also it would play Sega CD games on it if the PAC was inserted.
I've still got my Japanese Mega Drive 1 with a Japanese Mega CD 1, which are in near mint condition. There wasn't many games out for the Mega CD, plus it was expensive at lauch. It never took off, yet SEGA still released the Mega CD 2. The Mega CD 1 was actually made by Sony for SEGA, but I'm not sure who made the Mega CD 2. With the Mega CD 2, it always looked better with a Mega Drive 1, rather than with a Mega Drive 2. But all in all, the best combo was a Mega CD 1 with a Mega Drive 1.
@CervantesXV not entirely correct. It goes genesis, sega cd, sega 32x, sonic and knuckles,sega power base converter, then a master system game.