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Console Shock Podcast 151: Sega Mega Drive Buyers Guide

August 19
1h 14m

Episode Description

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! 🎙 The Mega Drive is a legendary console we’ve revisited in many ways throughout the history of the show—but what’s it actually like to buy one and start a collection today? Are the games easy to track down, is there a best controller to seek out, and should you even bother with the Mega CD or 32X? Trev and Stu are here to guide you on your Sega journey!

🔹 In this episode:

🎮 Stu tries out Sega Rally Anniversary Edition on PC

🖥 Which model Mega Drive should you go for?

🕹 The obscure hardware variants like the Nomad and Multi-Mega

⚡ Why 50Hz vs 60Hz matters

🎯 The controllers you should hunt down

🔫 What’s the deal with light guns on the Mega Drive?

💾 Flash carts – play ROM files on real hardware

➕ Mega CD & 32X – worthwhile add-ons or pointless indulgences?

📀 Game collecting – where to buy and what’s a fair price Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where they reminisce about a different episode of Star Trek every month! : https://longrangesensors.com/episodes Intro/Outro Music – Turn The Page (Tutorial Theme) – Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) – Sony Playstation – Composer(s): Hiroshi Okubo

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