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For the very first time, the deleted badniks Gator, Dinosaur and Snail were revealed to the world in their raw form.īut whatever happened to the remaining contents of Tom’s box? Upon his website,, Iceknight shared original digitizer artwork direct from Tom Payne’s Sega workbench. Portions of the disc’s contents were shared online by Sonic archivist IceKnight. What followed was the reveal of a floppy disk with the title ‘Sonic Enemies’ scrawled in rough biro. “You should start drooling now,” Tom explained in 2009 as he spoke of his ownership of “an ancient box with all my Sonic stuff in it”. In a 2004 interview, and later in 2009, Sonic 2 zone artist, Tom Payne, shared information on the game’s deleted zones and enemies – details that can only be described as a revelation. Names such as Craig Stitt, Hirokasu Yasuhara and Yuki Naka have all shared valuable tales from behind the doors of Sega’s California HQ circa 1992. Incredibly, the most recent of these betas was discovered as recent as February 2019.Īside from the prototypes, Sonic fans have reveled in discoveries of concept art and the insight from the developers at the now defunct Sega Technical Institute (STI). To date, a total of nine Sonic 2 prototypes are in the public domain, each a fascinating insight into the game’s development process. From famously deleted zones such as Hidden Palace, Genocide City and Dust Hill, to discarded badniks and revelations of time travel, the early development of Sonic 2 and the beta revisions and prototypes discovered since have provided rich pickings for digital archeologist, coders and fans of all things hedgehog. You can grab it yourself over at FunStockRetro.Thank you to Frank Cifaldi (of the Video Game History Foundation), Bob Morgan, Jessie Perez and (Twitter) for all their hard work to reverse-engineer the Sega digitizer format.įor decades, the rumours and tales surrounding the making of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 have fascinated fans of Sega’s blue blur. And what you get for that is pretty remarkable. The screen's a bit naff, and the build quality's not up to scratch with your 3DS or Vita.īut then this is a fraction of the cost. It's a simple and affordable package that has plenty of games to play from the get go, and the SD card allows you to add a bunch more. If you're looking to play Mega Drive games on the go, this is the best way to do it.
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The SD card slot makes that a non-issue though, as you can flood it with free roms. While the box promises 80 games, bear in mind that only about 30 of them are Mega Drive games. I charged it initially - which took about an hour - and have used it infrequently over the past month without the need to recharge again. Without this issue, I'd have been pretty impressed with the screen.īattery life is solid.
It gave me headaches to play for long periods, so I had to limit my playing sessions.ĭespite that, the colours are nice, bold, and vibrant. It's a decent size at 3.2", but the brightness feels a little off.
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The Mega Drive Portable runs games without a hitch - which is to be expected, given the age of them. Generally, the device is comfortable to hold, well put together, and you won't have to perform any thumb gymnastics when pushing any buttons. The dpad is a decent halfway-house between a true pad and an analogue stick, so will please most users. The buttons are pretty standard fare, but are all nice and clicky. It'll happily take regular drops and scrapes in its stride.
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It probably wouldn't survive a full force throw into a concrete wall, but it's not designed for that. Generally, the device feels well put together - it's not flimsy. It doesn't look as premium as your phone, 3DS, or Vita, but you won't be ashamed to whip it out in public either. There's a nice white matte plastic finish on the enclosure, with a grey top and bottom that matches the colour of the buttons. We had no issues carrying it around with us everywhere. It's over twice as chunky, but will fit in any jean pocket no problem. It's roughly the same size lengthwise as an iPhone 6s Plus, but about widthwise it's a quarter of the phone. You can't really fault the design of the Mega Drive Portable.
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You can also hook it up to your TV to play the old fashioned way, if you happen to have an AV cable lying around.Īt £49.99, it offers a pretty compelling package for retro gaming fans. The SEGA Mega Drive Portable does what it says on the tin, offering you a way to easily play a bunch of Mega Drive games on the go.