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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This is by far the best retro game system i've purchased so far. I really like these older retro games as the game violence and adult content is much more tame than modern gaming. I love that they included eternal champions!

Was a gift for my younger teenage son. Takes me back to my childhood. The picks are still pretty solid.

The console is a great replica. The controllers are awesome too, and have one of the best d-pads i've ever felt. Would recommend a wireless controller as well.

For sega's first piece of hardware in over 20 years, they sure still know how to do it well. System itself looks amazing and accurate down to the last detail. The only mark against it for me is that its selling for twice the retail price.



Cons

Controllers and console feel light and flimsy, cords are still too short. The d-pad is extremely loose, to the point where it affects the gameplay. The interface is not good and the interface is clunky. With project lunar, it looks like the overclock ...  Read More

Big disappointment and too big an investment to warrant all these flaws. He’s only 6 and covid has taken enough from him in the last year. What a disappointment.

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Highlights

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Quality


The quality of the controllers are good


Overall im thrilled with the sega genesis mini


It has a good amount of games but you cant play street fighter properly with the controllers it comes with


Otherwise its good product i wish i known beforehand though

Price


The only mark against it for me is that its selling for twice the retail price

Shipping


Package was perfect fast shopping and exactly as advertised

Packaging/appearance


Works perfectly right out of the box

Competitiveness


My coworkers wont stay off of it and its pretty fun to have retro play competitions at work for time


I was playing my favorite games within minutes of unboxing the console

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, original, old, new and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 12,520 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im super lumped because they have the mickey games which were amazing back in the day


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Lets just call this what it is


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you just wanna play old school sonic on the old school controllers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont care about the other games for real lol


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However i would have liked the surface to be made of a harder material


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only thing i don’t like is the fact you can not play outside side games because saga game cartridge doesnt fit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So only the games that are installed are the ones you can play


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But the real star of the show here is the game selection

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