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Friday, June 26, 2009

The Sega Nomad returns as RetroGen
By NutMan @ 8:32 AM :: 869 Views :: 4 Comments ::

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Remember the Sega Nomad? It was Sega's second portable system that played Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games. A company called Innex is bringing that concept back with the RetroGen, a new handheld that will play official Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges. Not only will your old cartridges play, but it will also have the ability to download licensed games to an SD card and played on a special development cart.

The RetroGen has a built-in battery that charges via USB so no more running to get AAs. The RetroGen will cost $50 when it comes to the US on July 25th.

Comments

By Knowledge @ Friday, June 26, 2009 11:51 AM

I dunno... Do we really want to go back and play Genesis games at this point? It's already been rehashed a bazillion times. What I'd like to see is someone emulate the Sega Saturn and put that into a handheld with a bunch of old Saturn games. I want to play Nights and Panzer Dragoon Saga.

By ProxyCell @ Friday, June 26, 2009 3:58 PM

well if you want this you can already get it with a number of linux-based handheld consoles that'll do much more than just sega games

By Franco @ Monday, August 03, 2009 2:02 PM

^ What a bunch of negative nellies!

I got mine pre-ordered.

By ProxyCell @ Monday, August 03, 2009 5:49 PM

i guess its because i don't have sega carts :/
at least its only $50

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