The Mega Sg is a

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manufactured by Analogue, released in 2019. It runs games developed for the

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and

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, systems released by Sega in the 1980s and early 1990s during the fourth generation of consoles. Rather than emulate games, the Mega Sg uses

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chips that replicate the original system hardware.

Features

The Mega Sg features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48 kHz 16-bit), and original Genesis-style controller ports.

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engineered Mega Sg to use an Altera Cyclone V to match the Genesis hardware logic with very high accuracy and also provided extra features, such as the option to scale the original 240p video output to different resolutions up to 1080p 60 Hz.

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, the designer of '' Fez'', designed the user interface, and

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composed the startup audio. It includes an unreleased Genesis game from 1994, ''Hardcore'', renamed ''Ultracore'' due to licensing problems.

Limited edition

Record label

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collaborated with Analogue on a limited edition Mega Sg with a

music cartridge called ''Konsolation'' featuring unreleased music from artists such as

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, and

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. ''Konsolation'' was created in an edition of 1,000 units as part of Hyperdub's 15th anniversary celebration.

Track listing

Reception

The ''Guardian'' gave the Mega Sg four out of five, writing: "Playing ''

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'' or ''

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'' on this thing is like experiencing a remastered recording of a favourite album, or a digitally restored version of a classic movie ... the Mega Sg makes ''Sonic'' and all the other games I have tried feel fresh and contemporary." The Mega Sg was named the ''Time'' best inventions of 2019 award, an Editor's Choice Award from ''Wired'', an Editor's Choice Award from

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, an Editor's Choice Award from ''

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'' and an Editor's Choice Award from ''

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''.

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game the console an 86/100, with one of the only complaints being a lack of

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compatibility.

References

External links

*
Official website for ''Konsolation''
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