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Manufacturer | Analogue |
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Type | Home video game console |
Release date | March 25, 2019 [1] |
Introductory price | $190 [2] |
Media | Game cartridges, Game cards, SD card |
CPU | Altera Cyclone V |
Display | HDMI (1080p, 720p, 480p) at 50/60 Hz |
Sound | 48kHz, 16-bit, digital over HDMI |
Connectivity | Sega Genesis & Sega Mega Drive style controller ports (2), HDMI output, Micro USB input (power only) |
Website | www |
The Mega Sg is a home video game console manufactured by Analogue, released in 2019. It runs games developed for the Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and SG-1000, systems released by Sega in the 1980s and early 1990s during the fourth generation of consoles. [3] Rather than use software emulation the Mega Sg uses FPGA chips to reimplement the original machine's behaviour.
The Mega Sg features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48 kHz 16-bit), and original Genesis-style controller ports. Kevin Horton engineered Mega Sg to use an Altera Cyclone V to match the Genesis hardware logic with very high accuracy[ citation needed ] and also provided extra features, such as the option to scale the original 240p video output to different resolutions up to 1080p 60 Hz. Phil Fish, the designer of Fez , designed the user interface, [4] and Arca composed the startup audio. [5] It includes an unreleased Genesis game from 1994, Hardcore, renamed Ultracore due to licensing problems. [6] [7]
Record label Hyperdub collaborated with Analogue on a limited edition Mega Sg with a Sega Genesis music cartridge called Konsolation featuring unreleased music from artists such as Burial, Scratcha DVA, and Ikonika. [8] [9] Konsolation was created in an edition of 1,000 units as part of Hyperdub's 15th anniversary celebration. [10]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Starlore" | Burial | 6:58 |
2. | "Mega Wasp" | Scratcha DVA | 3:29 |
3. | "Git Gud" | Ikonika | 2:31 |
4. | "Bobby" | Jessy Lanza & Jeremy Greenspan | 4:30 |
5. | "Flakier Whelk" | Proc Fiskal | 4:06 |
6. | "Segatrack" | Lee Gamble | 2:16 |
7. | "Altered Interzone" | Mana | 3:25 |
8. | "Check Check" | Cooly G | 2:42 |
9. | "Yula" | Nazar | 2:05 |
10. | "FF" | DJ Taye | 2:18 |
11. | "Spiral Unlock" | Kode9 | 2:12 |
The Guardian gave the Mega Sg four out of five, writing: "Playing Streets of Rage 2 or Comix Zone on this thing is like experiencing a remastered recording of a favourite album, or a digitally restored version of a classic movie ... the Mega Sg makes Sonic and all the other games I have tried feel fresh and contemporary." [11]
The Mega Sg was named the Time best inventions of 2019 award, [12] an Editor's Choice Award from Wired, [13] an Editor's Choice Award from Tom's Guide, [14] an Editor's Choice Award from IGN [15] and an Editor's Choice Award from PCMag . [16]
Engadget gave the console an 86/100, with one of the only complaints being a lack of 32X compatibility. [17]
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