Hello I'm Calm Cal - Welcome to another video, in this one we're gonna have a
look at the Mega Drive Mini, well it's a mini games console so it's all about the
games really isn't it and there's 42 of them. I'm gonna show
you a list of them and what they're all about with a bit of game play on the side
Ghouls N Ghosts to start, get ready to pause if you want to read the individual
descriptions for the games.
Quite a few people have already covered this new mini, a few people before release and
every other country besides the UK! It seems we in the UK were the last ones
to get our hands on this games console, so I was a big deflated and this
delayed this video as I was in two minds whether to make it or not, so many have
made one already but here we are. Firstly, let me say Sega have done a great job
with this mini, it doesn't beat the original hardware but the emulation on this is
bang on, there is a slight delay with music or sound effects but when you're
immersed in a game it's hardly noticeable, the speed and the music will
never be 100% with emulation but you can tell they've worked hard on this to make
it the best mini so far in my opinion.
The selection of games will never be to everyone's taste but there's a good mix of
games. 42, That's twice as many as the ps1 or the Snes classic mini, the list also
includes a new game Darius, if you like bullet hell games this one's for you!
It's quite hectic - there will be some game play of this later on.
The controls are responsive and dual button presses for specials is not a
problem, it's just a shame we only have 3 button controllers included instead of
the 6 button ones, I can understand Sega wanting to keep things close to the
original - it's just with the addition of fighting games like Street Fighter 2
that utilize six buttons and having extra buttons to exit games instead of
having to hold down the Start button for about 5 seconds would have been
beneficial.
In the menu's there's save states - four per game, so long hard games like kid
chameleon maybe finally completable with this benefit, you can change the
background surrounds or remove them completely, change screen size - I
prefer the original though, you can sort the order of games in the menu too.
Alphabetical, by release date, by genre or by the number of players. You can also
swap between the front cover view or the spines of the box art instead, if you
change the languages it changes the box art and also the games to that region.
The manuals for the individual games can be found on the Sega website, these can
be viewed individually within the website or as a PDF file - which then also
gives you the option to download or print a copy for yourself. Let's see what
we get in the box then, two three button controllers with a decent length on the
lead, it's approximately 180 CM, these controllers are very close to the
original, they are quite big however, here it is compared to a 6 button controller, this
model is a retro flag classic USB game pad - which incidentally doesn't work
with this mini, which is a shame as it works great with the Raspberry Pi -
but not with this console, there's a HDMI cable
an instruction manual
a well package game console
oh, and the USB power lead - with a decent length again, approx about 150 CM
So, let's have a look at the console itself - very tidy, it feels a
little light but it is made very well and very true to the original. The volume
switch is just cosmetic and serves no purpose at all, the reset acts as an exit
button and the on/off button does work as an on switch and also initiates a
safe shutdown, the case is a little bit bigger than the mega pi case and I like
the look of them both, the mega pi case just edges in front for me - for looks
though - just! The new games then, "Tetris" - sort of a new, amended old and never
release type game! I like Tetris but this version just has no soul or enjoyment in
it, Which is sad and disappointing Really. Darius however - is a different story, this
does feel like a new game and plays really well. It's hard as nails though
but very well put together. the musics great too,
I'll let it play the video out. If you want a longer video that goes into more
depth than this one, the best one I've watched so far is Kim Justice's, she
actually does care about the Mega Drive and the games - I'll leave a link to this in the
video description - it is well worth a look, she does some good documentary work
too so check out the channel.
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To sum it all up then, is it worth it? 42 games, we'll exclude Tetris. 41 Games then,
if you evaluate it at a couple of pounds per game that already exceeds the
charging price. The included games scored highly or were very popular too
in their original date of release, there is a decent mix of games, so, although I do
feel disappointed that they didn't include the 6 button controller, I do
believe this mini is worth it. Portability of this is great too,
it won't take up much room in your suitcase, HDMI, so no problem in plugging
into a modern TV, it's a neat little package! It probably won't be too long
before someone figures out how to add extra games to this also, so, if you're
feeling a bit miffed that your favorite game is missing - this may be a future
option. Thanks for watching I'm Cal, have a good morning, afternoon or
good evening, farewell till next time and I will see you later !
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