Sega Retro Console: Mega Drive Ressurected, But Pales Compared To Mini NES? [VIDEO]

By Peter de Jesus

The Nintendo Classic Mini NES immediately won the hearts of gamers that still hold a special place for classic, retro consoles. Seemingly in response to Nintendo's upcoming classic device, however, the Japanese gaming firm's old rival, Sega, seems to be jumping on to the bandwagon, releasing a retro Sega Mini Mega Drive/Genesis console of its own.

While both consoles include built-in games and promise a ton of nostalgic fun, a key difference lies between Nintendo and Sega's classic in the form of the consoles' manufacturer. While Nintendo's Classic Mini NES is fully manufactured by the Japanese gaming giant itself, Sega's retro Sega Mini Mega Drive/ Genesis console is manufactured by AtGames, a Chinese manufacturer.

This one notable difference has been seen by many gamers as the deciding factor between the retro consoles from the two gaming companies. Nintendo's Classic Mini NES is specifically manufactured with the classic NES games in mind, and the system comes with full HDMI support, in order for the games to properly display on more modern TVs.

On the other hand, AtGames' Sega retro console features traditional IR controllers and no HDMI support. Thus, while the 80 bundled games in the Mini Sega Genesis retro console dwarf the 30 games in the Classic NES Mini, the way that Sega's console would display the games on HD TVs would be substandard at best.

Apart from this, AtGames' machines have received considerable flak from casual gamers and avid Sega fans alike, with most of the complaints revolving around the fact that the Chinese-made machines do not really do justice to the bundled games' audio. This particular complaint has been very prevalent, and has been seen as an Achilles Heel to the retro console.

Nevertheless, the Sega Mini Mega Drive/Genesis is also set to receive some updated games from AtGames. With this in mind, the possibility that the Chinese manufacturer finally manages to give justice to Sega's classic titles is definitely there.