I picked this one up because I heard great things about it. I watched the gameplay on YouTube and it was very different from what I had seen in a game. What are your thoughts on the game? Should their best a remake?

Looking for weird Sega Genesis games that arent platformers, or beat em ups, or shooters. I know about Crusader of Centry which I will never afford. Or Beyond Oasis which I already ordered. What are your recommendations?

Used a Molotow Liquid Chrome Marker and it looks like new again 👍

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on RROP, an experimental static recompilation of the Genesis/Mega Drive version of Rings of Power for PC.

The project translates the game’s 68000 and Z80 code into C and builds a native executable. It currently supports Linux and Windows, with experimental macOS support being contributed.

Alongside the original presentation, it offers:

• Widescreen with a world view that adapts to the window.
• Zoom and smoother outdoor camera scrolling.
• Optional external fonts for clearer text.
• Mouse controls that use the game’s original automatic walking.
• Sound, five manual saves, and five rotating autosaves.

It’s still a work in progress, and a full playthrough hasn’t been verified. Interiors and battles currently use the original viewport.

You need your own ROM of the supported revision to build it. No ROM or game executable is distributed in the repository.

Source and build instructions: https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP

I’d love feedback from people who played the original—especially anyone willing to try it and report gameplay issues. What parts of Rings of Power would you most like to see improved?

Probably old news, but I'm finally getting around to watching X-men '97. Season 1, Episode 4 has this gem. Love it! X-men was my favorite Genesis game, and this is obviously a lawyer approved homage to the game and console.

One of those "right place, right time" situations.

Gentleman was at a gamestop trying to see how much he could get for this when I walked in. I know the store manager personally, and he was trying to direct the seller to a local retro shop in the area for a better deal.

I chimed in and asked how much he was wanting for it.

$150, plus 2 extra genesis games he had stored in there.

Was deleting old photos on my phone and found my teardown pics of my 6 Button Arcade Stick before I refurbished it.
It originally didn’t register any stick movement except to the right, and the ABCXYZ buttons were hard to depress and mushy.
The slider switches were not making good contact and megafire did not work.
I didn’t see any teardowns of a 6 button Arcade stick when I was looking for them online, so hopefully this helps someone🤷🏻‍♂️
I removed the 6 bottom screws securing the metal cover, it took 2 additional screws to remove the board from the plastic case.
The plastic ABCXYZ buttons and rubber pads were then accessible and easy to pop out, I cleaned them with hot water, Dawn dish soap and an old toothbrush. This removed the dust and hardened gunk around the edges.
The copper microswitches were cleaned with 90% Isopropyl Alcohol using Q-tips, then the copper prongs were bent back “Gently” to the original contact angle, and DeOxit applied to the tips.
I washed the plastic housing with Dawn dish soap, followed by Lysol Disinfectant wipes and followed up with spray down of alcohol to sanitize.
I then applied 100% silicone oil to the plastic case and plastic buttons, then wiped with a micro fiber leaving a soft luster and revitalizing the plastic.
The board traces were wiped with a Q-tip and ISO.
The rubber pads black center were wiped 3-4 times on white print paper to remove carbon build up, then silicone oil was applied to make them supple and restore bounce.
The final thing I did was remove the Arcade stick spring by unthreading it from the base, “Remember where the clock spring base was resting before you remove it”
I then stretched the spring slightly to restore its original height and resistance, then reinstalled it.
The base of the Arcade stick where the sensor pad is, I cleaned lightly with soapy water and a toothbrush, then applied silicone to the 4 rubber pads and wiped off excess, then reassembled.
After reassembly all buttons, sliders, and Arcade stick work without issue.

My first games console was a second hand Sega Megadrive (UK) that I got for my 13th birthday back in 1993 along with the following games:

• Sonic the Hedgehog

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• Streets of Rage 2

• QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

• Road Rash II

• Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

• Super Hang-On .

• Chuck Rock

• Marble Madness

• Empire of Steel

• Megalomania

• Columns

• The Terminator

• Mercs

• John Madden Football (cant remember which one)

I didnt realise at the time that this was an epic haul of games that was probably worth a lot of money.

Im not really sure how I got all this as our family were not wealthy (hence me getting a 2nd hand console) so Im guessing my father managed to get a deal off someone seeing as there was no Ebay then.

Just thouht I'd share this here

I saw the gameplay on this and thought it would eh a interesting add to collection. I noticed the difference abilities he could pick up. Thoughts on the game? Good?.Bad? Any memories?

I’ve been working on this project for quite a while and finally got it running on real hardware.

It’s called NovenRetro Channel. The idea was to recreate some of the feeling of Sega Channel, but using modern hardware: a flashcart handles the Genesis side, while an ESP32 can connect over Wi-Fi and download catalog updates to the SD card.

The console itself runs the interface, lets you browse categories and descriptions, and launches homebrew directly on the real Genesis / Mega Drive.

There’s also a fully offline mode, so the ESP32 is optional.

Right now I’ve physically validated it on a Chinese EverDrive-MD family clone (V1 and V3). I’m testing other flashcarts separately before claiming compatibility.

The catalog is only intended for homebrew/freeware/demos that can legally be redistributed or have permission from their creators.

I’d genuinely love feedback from Genesis people here, especially on the concept and what you’d want from something like this.

What homebrew would you want to see in a modern Sega Channel-style catalog?

Yeah, after playing this game a ton since my last post (asking which mode was most preferred amongst players of the game), Fixed Shot is not as good as i thought it was. In fact, in Hard and Expert Mode, it is like a Super Hard mode, considering the increased amount of enemies and some of the bosses being faster (like Seven Force). Free Shot allows you to move and shoot at the same time, and as such, it allows for more breathing room.

That being said, I might want to see if I can beat this game on the higher difficulties with Fixed Shot. It will be quite the challenge for me, but i beat Adventures Of Batman & Robin, and that basically was a "Fixed Shot" game... so who knows, miracles can happen.

Got two deep scratches (see photo) on the bottom right of the Sega Genesis clear plastic ring. Looking for recommendations on how to possibly remove or make them less noticeable.

Already swapped it to NTSC crystal and added a region switch 🤘

R31/R32 are the Japan/export mode jumpers

R33/R34 are the 50/60hz jumpers

I had Jeff Rovin's Conquering Sega Genesis Games sometime back in the mid-90s, but it was lost to the annals of time and at least three moves. Fortunately, I was able to find it again on Amazon for under $5. This book is a total relic of the pre-internet era—worth its weight in gold back when you couldn't just Google a cheat code or look up a walkthrough. So glad to finally have this back in my collection!!

My Anniversary edition finally came! Wanted to test it to make sure things were working since it has a 2 week return policy and got sucked into playing for an hour or so haha. This was the only sonic missing in my collection so why not finish it off in style 😊

I know people are probably looking for the chaos edition of these because they will be rarer, but tbh I’m kinda glad mine was the standard blue shell because I just think it looks cooler. The shell is really nice and that pcb looks sweet. Next I’m gonna try hooking it up to my copy of Sonic and knuckles to see if it does anything fun ;)

And yeah not that this will stop anyone from saying it, but just wanted to say yes I’m aware of the cost of this game and what I could get for that same price. Money wasn’t the issue though just wanted this special edition for my collection 🤙

Dug out my old Sega today

New to the collection is Captain America and the Avengers. I have heard mostly good things about this one. Thoughts on the gameplay and overall like and want of the game in your collection?