![]() After getting to spend nearly a week with the Genesis Mini, I can say that it was one of the first times in ages where I felt true nostalgia While I can’t snub my nose at the games on the SNES Classic, the Sega Genesis Mini really has something for everyone. The real star of the show is that the retro console actually doubles up what Nintendo did by loading the console with 42 games, in contrast to the SNES Classic’s 21. Sure, it has two controllers and an actual power adapter, which puts it on par with the SNES Classic. Yes, the Sega Genesis Mini sets the bar for what to expect from a mini console. Nintendo clearly won the console wars but Sega’s Genesis Mini is the one that takes the W in the mini console conversation. Sega was willing to push the limits and be the edgier console whereas Super Nintendo was visibly more of the family console. While that embodies just about everything toxic about console fanboyism, it also is pretty on point with the attitudes that the two console makers had at the time. It seems like a lifetime ago, Sega’s mantra was “Genesis does what Nintendon’t”. ![]()
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