Mega Drive Portable Video Games Player - €22.49 [Argos]

Basq · 09-11-2008 12:54am #1

Fecking bargain.. was tempted to get one of these when they first came out but now that they're just €22, I've already reserved mine!

View details & reserve here!

* Mega drive portable video game player with 20 16-bit sega games.
* Requires 3 x AAA batteries (not included).
* For ages 5 years and over.

And for those who don't know.. the games included are:

• Alex Kid
• Alien Storm
• Altered Beast
• Arrow Flash
• Columns III
• Crack Down
• Decap Attack
• Dr. Robotnik
• E SWAT
• Ecco
• Ecco Jr
• Shinobi II
• Flicky
• Gain Ground
• Golden Axe
• Jewel Master
• Kidd Chameleon
• Ristar
• Shadow Dancer
• Sonic & Knuckles

Can I get a ... HELL YES!!

Alanstrainor · 09-11-2008 12:55am

Haha, nice!

thenightrider · 09-11-2008 12:59am

OOOOO so tempted but i have a felling i wont use it as i have all the mega drive games on my psp should i buy it

Basq · 09-11-2008 1:00am

And a good review (though they are a bit harsh on their game ratings on page 2) just to tempt you even more!

Syferus · 09-11-2008 1:29am

Meh. The PSP/PS2 collection has a better line-up as well as a bunch of interviews and unlockables. You could get it for less than 10 euro new if you looked around.

09-11-2008 2:16am

Great stocking filler for Xmas

Dan133269 · 09-11-2008 4:26am

where can you get these mega drive games on the ps3? is it a downloadable emulator or something?

pandamoanium · 09-11-2008 8:58am

Syferus wrote: »

Meh. The PSP/PS2 collection has a better line-up as well as a bunch of interviews and unlockables. You could get it for less than 10 euro new if you looked around.

Prob a sily Q, but do you need a PSP to get the PSP collection?

Syferus · 09-11-2008 5:03pm

pandamoanium wrote: »

Prob a sily Q, but do you need a PSP to get the PSP collection?

Of course. The point also remains that the actual collection of games on the standalone is poor compared to the PSP/PS2 collection.

0utpost31 · 09-11-2008 5:39pm

Ah that's crap there's no two-player. And no streets of rage.

kaiser soza · 09-11-2008 5:58pm

I bought one of these a few months ago and they are very poor,crappy screen stupid buttons and you have to screw the back from it to replace the batteries I would avoid even at this lower price.

eire1 · 09-11-2008 7:32pm

0utpost31 wrote: »

Ah that's crap there's no two-player. And no streets of rage.

Exactly, there's no Streets of Rage, or Shinobi.

n1ck · 09-11-2008 7:45pm

eire1 wrote: »

Exactly, there's no Streets of Rage, or Shinobi.

Shinobi II is listed.

HorseRadish · 09-11-2008 8:05pm

Nice one,E SWAT oh the memories of firing in 10p's in the arcade playing that

TerrorFirmer · 09-11-2008 8:32pm

No Streets of Rage....take it back....TAKE IT ALL BACK :mad:

Onikage · 09-11-2008 8:32pm

Syferus wrote: »

Meh. The PSP/PS2 collection has a better line-up as well as a bunch of interviews and unlockables. You could get it for less than 10 euro new if you looked around.

Not likely to get a PSP or PS2 for 12.49 though. This is good for what it is, and would be awesome if someone figured out a way to add external memory to it for more games

BaconZombie · 10-11-2008 12:11pm

Anybody know if they are selling the Black or White coloured finish?

JDxtra · 10-11-2008 1:13pm

Syferus wrote: »

Meh. The PSP/PS2 collection has a better line-up as well as a bunch of interviews and unlockables. You could get it for less than 10 euro new if you looked around.

...but you need to have a PSP/PS2 for that! For less than €25, this is a great deal.

seanybiker · 10-11-2008 1:15pm

thenightrider wrote: »

OOOOO so tempted but i have a felling i wont use it as i have all the mega drive games on my psp should i buy it

same here. Ill stick with psp. Good deal for people without psp though.

kendragon · 10-11-2008 1:40pm

Its a shame they don't offer the ability to buy additional compilation carts to add to the selection your given. Nothing really in that selection appeals to me. Good price though...

jaykay74 · 10-11-2008 1:44pm

Thanks, might get it for the 5 year old as a 1st handheld for Christmas. I don't know any of the games as I had a nintendo rather than a sega back in the day. hopefully there are a few platform games in the bunch.

rubadub · 10-11-2008 1:54pm

eire1 wrote: »

Exactly, there's no Streets of Rage, or Shinobi.

Original arcade shinobi was never released on it. It has shinobi 2 and shadow dancer, but neither are a patch on the original.

It says ages 5+, perhaps some games, like streets of rage are not suitable. And they knew what market to go for. Like the previous guy said, good for kids first console. They might easily break handhelds, and will not really appreciate a better unit much more.

Quazzie · 10-11-2008 2:32pm

Reserved.

In these times of recession ya can't be affording an xbox or a ps3. The MegaDrive will be King again!!

BaconZombie · 10-11-2008 2:49pm

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Reserved.

In these times of recession ya can't be affording an xbox or a ps3. The MegaDrive will be King again!!

jayteecork · 10-11-2008 3:47pm

I'm half tempted to get one of these.

The Megadrive was my first console so there's a huge nostalgia factor there.

List of games is only so so though.

jayteecork · 10-11-2008 3:51pm

basquille wrote: »

And a good review (though they are a bit harsh on their game ratings on page 2) just to tempt you even more!

Kristen Reed is the most honest reviewer @ Eurogamer.

He mentioned that it has a TV port in the review, does anyone if the correct lead to hook it to the telly comes with the handheld?

unreggd · 10-11-2008 4:12pm

No Streets of Rage

no point!

JDxtra · 10-11-2008 4:49pm

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Nice! But what's with the combats behind the Mega-Mega Drive?

BaconZombie · 10-11-2008 8:01pm

Ok, I got my GF to grab me one of these today.

For under 25€ it's ok,

The build quality is poor 2/10, there is a half line of light coming though about 2mm above the LCD screen.
The sound level is only a 3/10 and it makes a weird wining sound when paused.
But all in all for the price not to bad, played it for about 15-20min {Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic spinball and Mean Bean. The games seem to run at full speed with no jerking and refresh issue.

Edit:

For whoever asked about the AV out, it comes with a 3.5mm to two phono and a cheap ass phono to scart adpt, I can not checked the quality yet.

cronos · 10-11-2008 8:54pm

JDxtra wrote: »

Nice! But what's with the combats behind the Mega-Mega Drive?

Its a person standing behind it!

0utpost31 · 12-11-2008 11:27am

What the hell are all those things stuck in the sega?

Jack Sheehan · 15-11-2008 11:25pm

Sorry to ressurect this thread but I bought one today in argos dundrum.

I like the look of it, decent build quality, screen is bright and clear. The games are fast and smooth, perfect ports save for the lack of multiplayer. Sound is tinny but it has a headphone jack. The game selection isn't that great, though you do have such classics as Sonic and Knuckles, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Ecco.

Definitely worth 20 quid.

Mega Drive Portable Video Games Player - €22.49 [Argos]

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