At the end of the 80s, handheld consoles that were viable alternatives to home consoles became a reality with the release of the Nintendo Game Boy. The Sega Game Gear was Sega’s attempt to impact this market in which competitors had already made ground. An assumption made about the Game Gear is that it simply … Read more
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
Ever wondered why sometimes in Sega Master System game footage, the sound and music seem different to perhaps you remember, or is notably better quality? This will likely be that the game is utilising or emulating the YM2413 FM Sound Chip. Originally an add-on for the Sega Mark III (which is essentially the precursor to … Read more
