Sega Genesis Megadrive Regional Gaming Differences
The plastic casing said "GENESIS" in bold silver letters, but my cousin in Manchester kept calling his the "Mega Drive" with that slightly superior tone...

















The plastic casing said "GENESIS" in bold silver letters, but my cousin in Manchester kept calling his the "Mega Drive" with that slightly superior tone...
The other night I was digging through my Mega Drive collection, trying to find something that matched my mood—you know that restless feeling where modern...
The controller hit the coffee table with more force than I intended. My mate Steve was doing that infuriating thing where he'd peek at my...
The sound of those Genesis combat grunts still echoes in my head sometimes—you know the ones I mean. That slightly compressed "HAI-YAH!" that came out...
My cousin Dave had a Saturn, which meant I spent most of my early teens cross-eyed with envy. While I was grinding through whatever scraps...
You know that feeling when you're digging through a box of old games and suddenly your fingers hit plastic that makes your brain do a...
The sound hits you first—that ethereal whistle of wind through ancient stone, punctuated by the gentle pluck of harp strings. I'm talking about booting up...
The 32X sits in my retro gaming corner like a mechanical tumor growing out of my Model 2 Genesis. Every time someone visits, they ask...
The six-button controller sat there on my mate Dave's coffee table like some sort of alien artifact. This was 1993, and I'd never seen anything...
The six-button Genesis controller sits on my desk right now, plastic slightly yellowed but those buttons still clicking with that satisfying snap that meant business...