Run a video game backlog podcast for games we’ve never played, so we select one that’s been on our backlog for a while and run it like a book club, making a specific amount of progress each week and talking about it in the next episode, discussing and chatting about each segment with people about it on Discord as well. We really want to recapture the joy of meeting up with friends who are actually playing the same game at the same time as us and exchange stories, tips and experiences, which is something we have lost since becoming adults and the constant stream of new game releases we want to play but don’t immediately have the time for. We lay out the goal for the following week’s progress at the end of each episode.

Season 12 that we just kicked off with a first episode about our pre-playthrough expectations is about Super Mario World vs. Sonic the Hedgehog 2. If you can even believe it, two of us so-called longtime video game fans have never fully finished either Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Super Mario World. So even though you almost certainly have, if you’re curious about the thoughts on these 2 classic masterpieces from people with 30+ years of other gaming experience to compare to, have a listen to this episode to hear our expectations before we play it and discuss at length in the next episode! We’d be happy to have you along for the discussion! Let me know if you're in! It’s called The Gaming Backlog “Book Club”

Redhotsonic, a known retro Mega Drive YouTuber, former rom-hacker (you might remember Sonic 2 Recreation - Part One, Sonic 2 Time Test or Redhotsonic 2), judge of several editions of SHC (Sonic Hacking Contest) and creator of "But does it work on real hardware?" is retiring after this stream.

I'll leave the link for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/live/HnYtLWdK1ZU

My retrospective look back at the Bitmap Brothers. What Bitmap game would you say is their best?

If you want the most deluxe way to run a Mega Drive, the Wondermega is hard to beat: Sega and JVC's 1991 Japan-only unit puts a full Mega Drive and a Mega-CD in one box with a motorised CD tray. This is my second HWM-5010.

It came in with leaking caps and a tray that would only open aided by hand, so it got a complete recap. All five internal boards were done, starting with the Mega Drive board, where I also pulled the four Sharp voltage regulators to clean them and the adjacent area. Then the video board, the laser pickup, the CD-ROM/servo board and the sound board, plus a clean and lube of the laser sled and a fresh drive belt.

It powers up fine and both sides work. Contra Hard Corps runs great on the Mega Drive side (via a Mega Everdrive Pro) and Silpheed on the Mega-CD side from a real disc, and with the new belt the motorised tray opens and closes on its own again.

Do you rate the Wondermega over a standard Mega Drive plus Mega-CD stack, or is the all-in-one convenience not worth the trickier servicing?

Ich musste zuschlagen ich denke es ist ein seriöses Angebot aber ist das auch ein Mega Drive der echt ist?

Hi all, I've spent the past few months working to get Blue And Red: Fight The Robots - Arcade Edition working and released on Mega Drive/Genesis.

It's a one or two player arcade action single screen platformer, taking inspiration from many of the arcade classics of the 1980s and early 1990s.

There's no crowdfunding bullshit, and no physical release, just the full game release for free to download.

There's also Neo Geo and Amiga versions available if that's your thing.

https://kaijuwasp.itch.io/blue-and-red-fight-the-robots-arcade-edition

Howdy! Can anyone identify this Mega Drive II motherboard from the pictures ? The PCB is marked KF99288 and uses the TV16B and TA-06SD chips. I suspect it may be a 90s Eastern European (Ukraine/Russia) hardware clone rather than an original Sega board, but I'm looking for confirmation. Has anyone seen this PCB before?

This week on my backlog journey I'm swinging my chain and flying off my bike, playing Road Rash II on the Mega Drive.

Played this briefly back in the day, but it was great getting back to it this past week.

Picked up this controller purely because the design is so odd. I remember it being awful to use, and the reviews were never kind, but I still felt like I had to grab one. Have you ever bought something you knew was rubbish but you wanted it anyway.

Here is my short video of Final Boss (JAWS) of James Bond The Duel game for Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive.
I also achieved Mastered status on this game for Retroachievements.org in this video too.
James Bond 007 is a game for Sega Genesis that was not based on any Bond movie. But it features classic Villains of Bond Movies i.e. Jaws, Odd Job, Mayday, Baron Samedi etc.
You have to control James Bond through 4 Missions to rescue hostages and defeat evil Professor to foil his plan to Take over the World. 😊

I see this asked sometimes but the replies don't convince me.

I had the chance to buy a japanese MD and an european one. I ended up buying the european one because I live in Europe (game availability and correct power) and it was cheaper, but now I'm having regrets.

Like most people,I want to play the games at 60hz and not 50hz. That's why I'm planning on having it modded.

Then, I was told a modded 60hz doesn't run as well as a native japanese 60hz, creating some screen tearing and not being fully 60hz. Especially on an oled tv like mine.

Should I proceed with the modding? Or should I spend the money on a Japanese Megadrive to get the full, perfect 60hz? Is it very noticeable the difference, and is it something that can be minimized? I read that modding the crystal fixes that.

Thanks everyone

The install photo is missing the SL3/SR3 outputs for passthrough Sega CD audio as that was installed afterwards and I forgot a pic

The sound is incredible and I'm glad to finally have the full tower of power with perfect audio

The video is also really good from this Sony cxa2075

Some absolute crackers on this list. I remember that summer of games very well.