The Sega Tower of Power! It sounds quite imposing, doesn’t it? For those of you who are not in the know already, the ‘Tower of Power’ is a combination of several pieces of Sega-related hardware. Tower of Power was not an official name given to this beefy combination of hardware, but something which became an … Read more
The Sega Power Base converter (Also known as the Master System converter in Europe) was perfect for Sega to add an additional selling point for people looking to make the upgrade to their recently released Genesis / Mega Drive console. The benefit? It enables users to play Sega Master System games on their Sega Genesis … Read more
Unbelievably, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive emulation has been around for almost 25 years now with GeneCyst being one of the early examples of a widely used emulator! RetroArch still remains a favoured way to access all your old Sega Genesis / Mega Drive classics across a number of platforms. In this guide, we show … Read more
This is a tough one, with literally over 900 titles developed for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in all regions (and still increasing with homebrew titles!), it is hard to put down the definitive list of best Mega Drive games. The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis is arguably Sega’s best-ever console. Not necessarily just … Read more
Released in 1988, the Sega Mega Drive, also known as the Genesis in the US, succeeded the Sega Master System console. This system also represented Sega’s move into the 16-bit era. The Mega Drive’s technology was derived from Sega’s own ‘System 16’ arcade board. It utilises the proven Motorola 68000 CPU, backed up by a … Read more
