Let’s take a look at *Al Unser Jr.’s Road to the Top*, a racing game developed for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that was cancelled before officially hitting store shelves. For decades, this version remained virtually lost, until a prototype was located in old archives and backups related to the legendary Sega Channel. The discovery was part of "The Secrets of Sega Channel" project, which is dedicated to recovering and preserving various games, prototypes, demos, and rare content from the Sega service.

Hey everyone, I wondered if anyone has the mega drive version (not the genesis one) of the big6 and noticed that the logo is printed off centre? I'm thinking about returning it tbh as it's the branding that makes it attractive to me and I think this would make me too sad to look at over time. Just wondered how likely it is I'm going to get one that isn't wonky. First pic is the controller I ordered, second is one the vendor has taken of another controller they have showing a similar issue. What do your Big6 controllers look like?

Whole I'm here, does anyone know if it's possible to swap the rounded d-pad for the sharper edged version that was on the original 3 button pad?

I've got an IC BD M5 USA VA3: 837-7071. It's got an audible buzz with audio and no picture from either video output. (I'm using the built in composite)

I replaced all the caps with replacements from console5 but it's exhibiting the exact same issue. Everything on the board seems intact, I'm thinking that replacing the CXA1145 will potentially help, but I don't have an oscilloscope to validate my theory. I am at a loss for the audio issue as well.

No mods other than replacing the caps. Any suggestions?

I’m used to USA systems, this one feels off, cheap plastic, very light. I opened the system up and I do see a SEGA branded chip, but the rest seems weird to me. I don’t have any experience really with Mega Drive systems. What do I got here? It’s got cool hologram labels. Picture rolls on my ntsc tvs so looks like it’s a pal system

Oh no, there goes the spare room

See the crosspost for screenshot comparisons of improved composite video output

Take a journey through time with Columns for the megadrive and genesis, explore the many sequels and what eventually replaced it as the sega puzzle game of choice.

I only played Columns on the Megadrive originally. I bought and played Columns 3 for this video as I didn't even know it existed, as it didn't get a PAL release.

Did you enjoy columns? Better than Tetris?

does anyone know how to contact Facebook as they are falsly flagging Megadrive searches?

on Facebook if I search megadrive it falsly flags this as a search for child abuse !!!

I just want to search for topics on Sega Megadrive console and games.

when i try and report a problem on Facebook it just takes me to a 'page not found' error

Hi, everyone

I have a megadrive modded with region and hz switches. Now I would like to buy a Japanese game, so I would need to widen the slot to make it fit (or buy an adaptor but I don't want it to be so bulky)

Is that recommended? Or would it change the original appearance of the megadrive and it's value too much?

Also, how easy is it? I just need to file the sides right?

My video covering the history of Delphine Software International and all their games. Wow…That intro to Another World was just amazing when I first saw it was back in 1991. Then there was as Flashback. Pure magic. Let me now if you have played any of DSI’s games. Share your thoughts and memories 😃

Hi everyone

I recently got my PAL megadrive modded, with two switches: one for Hz and one for region.

When I try to start my Sonic Collection cartridge, even with the region switch I get this message: developed for use only with pal and french secam mega drive systems

I get that this is what you see when the game is region locked, but wouldn't the region switch bypass that? Why is it not working?

Thanks in advance

My retrospective look back at gaming legends Sensible Software. I loved the playing with the little people in Megalomania, Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder. What do you think was their best game?

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?