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doesnt really matter

the orginal is slightly bigger and has no built in stereo other then the phone in plug on the front

the earliest megadrives had a region free bios

some early games dont work correctly with later megadrives some later games refuse to boot on an early megadrive

if you have a mega cd the megadrive 1 needs an extension piece to fit on it

and if you have a 32x you need several brackets ( not sure if thats for 1 or 2 or both ) but who has that waste of plastic anyway ?

basically it doesnt really matter

get the one you can get they will both do their job just fine the chances you encounter any of the refusers is very small

 

( if you can get a cdx for cheap buy it ! )

the megadrive 3 is a very dumbed down unit it wil only play md games nothing else you cant hook it up to the megacd or 32x

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doesnt really matter

the orginal is slightly bigger and has no built in stereo other then the phone in plug on the front

the earliest megadrives had a region free bios

some early games dont work correctly with later megadrives some later games refuse to boot on an early megadrive

if you have a mega cd the megadrive 1 needs an extension piece to fit on it

and if you have a 32x you need several brackets ( not sure if thats for 1 or 2 or both ) but who has that waste of plastic anyway ?

basically it doesnt really matter

get the one you can get they will both do their job just fine the chances you encounter any of the refusers is very small

 

( if you can get a cdx for cheap buy it ! )

the megadrive 3 is a very dumbed down unit it wil only play md games nothing else you cant hook it up to the megacd or 32x

 

Thanks for the info, I believe I'll buy a Megadrive II. ANd yes I know how bad the Megadrive III is. When I was first looking into this on Wikipedia, and saw the cheap looking "Genesis lll" I thought it was a pirate version, because of how cheap it is.

One more question though, is the MGD2 the One where the Sega CD plugs into the Side of it, but is attached at the bottom, thanks again!

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no the genesis 3 is a real lisenced product majesco is the manufacturer i think but licensed by sega

both mega cd's attach to the side

the mega cd 1 is the unit that is placed under the megadrive with a mechnical tray loader

the mega cd 2 is a toploader with the cd rom unit next to the megadrive

the megacd 1 is the more impressive looking the megacd 2 the more reliable

 

if your going for a megadrive 2 its best to go with a megacd 2 as well

they wil work regardless of which one you use the megadrive 2 + megacd 2 combination just looks better

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no the genesis 3 is a real lisenced product majesco is the manufacturer i think but licensed by sega

both mega cd's attach to the side

the mega cd 1 is the unit that is placed under the megadrive with a mechnical tray loader

the mega cd 2 is a toploader with the cd rom unit next to the megadrive

the megacd 1 is the more impressive looking the megacd 2 the more reliable

 

if your going for a megadrive 2 its best to go with a megacd 2 as well

they wil work regardless of which one you use the megadrive 2 + megacd 2 combination just looks better

 

Great! Thanks again.

 

I know the Genesis III was liscensed by SEGA, but I said when I first saw it, I thought it was fake because of how cheap and tacky it looked.

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Aww! You're making me want to dish mine out of the loft! Lmao.

 

Streets of Rage FTW!

 

I believe you can get a megadrive for about £30 with 100+ games from GameStation. But I'm not sure :P

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it looks cheap and tacky because it is

this machine was released as a very cheap low grade console at the assend of the life span of the megadrive in brazil ( 1998\99 ) and the height of the dominance of the playstation

but its good enough for what it does

it at least wont cost you an arm and a leg like the nes 2 does

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Hey you wanna know something really neat, you can own broken classic consoles and a bunch of broken cartridges and it gives you the right to have all of them emulated on your PC legally. As long as you own the originals it matters not what condition they are in. So get yourself some classic garbage and emulate them till your hearts content with a clear conscience.
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