Handheld Mega Drive coming to the UK very soon

NewsPosted 25/07/2008 - 11:06am GMT+1

Will include 20 built-in 16-bit SEGA licensed game such as Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe and Altered Beast.

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Blaze has today announced the imminent release of the handheld Mega Drive across the UK. The portable gaming device will cost only £29.99 and will include 20 built in 16-bit SEGA licensed games.

These titles include SEGA Mega Drive classics such as Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Ecco the Dolphin, Alex Kidd - Enchanted Castle, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Arrow Flash, Crackdown, Decap Attack, Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Ecco Junior, Flicky, Gain Ground, Jewel Master, Kid Chameleon, Sonic Spinball and Shadow Dancer.

In addition to a colour LCD screen and built-in speakers, the handheld Mega Drive also features a TV out connection to enable gameplay on a big screen.

Initial stock has sold out, but we're told units will be available to buy in August. For more on the Blaze handheld Mega Drive head over to segaretro.net where you'll find a video showcasing all the featured games.

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Tyson

This looks awesome!
Posted 15:28 on 29 July 2008
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Bloodstorm

Aye, i still own my megadrive which is still locked up. Kid Chameleon IS my all time favourite game of all time, shadow dancer is a close second with sonic and knuckles combined with Sonic 3.
Posted 14:08 on 25 July 2008
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Yes, Blaze have licenced the technology which Sega sold to a wide variety of people anyway.

Mind you, if you have a PSP with Custom Firmware or a DS with an M3 or DS Real card then you can just download an emulator and the roms (if you own the original games, of course!)

Anyway, the Nomad was a portable Megadrive from Sega that was available here on import and actually played the Megadrive carts but had really bad battery life. This should really have been an update of that, but using an SD card or something and allowing you to download games from an official site.
Posted 13:55 on 25 July 2008
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Bloodstorm

Kid Chameleon? That is the ultimate test of ones endurance. Complete that without using save states and i WILL bow to your greatness.

SHADOW DANCER!!! I'm buying one now!

Wait......is it an official product though?
Posted 13:37 on 25 July 2008
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tomtom

can u put ur old mega drive games in it though?
Posted 12:56 on 25 July 2008
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