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| Manufacturer | Analogue |
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| Type | Home video game console |
| Release date | March 25, 2019[1] |
| Introductory price | $190[2] |
| Media | Game cartridges, Game cards, SD card |
| CPU | Altera Cyclone V |
| Display | HDMI (1080p, 720p, 480p) at 50/60 Hz |
| Sound | 48kHz, 16-bit, digital over HDMI |
| Connectivity | Sega Genesis & Sega Mega Drive style controller ports (2), HDMI output, Micro USB input (power only) |
| Website | www |
TheMega Sg is ahome video game console manufactured byAnalogue, released in 2019. It runs games developed for theSega Genesis,Master System,Game Gear andSG-1000, systems released bySega in the 1980s and early 1990s during thefourth generation of consoles.[3] Rather thanemulate games, the Mega Sg usesFPGA chips that replicate the original system hardware.
The Mega Sg features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48 kHz 16-bit), and original Genesis-style controller ports.Kevin Horton engineered Mega Sg to use an Altera Cyclone V to match the Genesis hardware logic with very high accuracy[citation needed] and also provided extra features, such as the option to scale the original 240p video output to different resolutions up to 1080p 60 Hz.Phil Fish, the designer ofFez, designed the user interface,[4] andArca composed the startup audio.[5] It includes an unreleased Genesis game from 1994,Hardcore, renamedUltracore due to licensing problems.[6][7]
Record labelHyperdub collaborated with Analogue on a limited edition Mega Sg with aSega Genesis music cartridge calledKonsolation featuring unreleased music from artists such asBurial,Scratcha DVA, andIkonika.[8][9]Konsolation was created in an edition of 1,000 units as part of Hyperdub's 15th anniversary celebration.[10]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Starlore" | Burial | 6:58 |
| 2. | "Mega Wasp" | Scratcha DVA | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Git Gud" | Ikonika | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Bobby" | Jessy Lanza &Jeremy Greenspan | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Flakier Whelk" | Proc Fiskal | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Segatrack" | Lee Gamble | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Altered Interzone" | Mana | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Check Check" | Cooly G | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Yula" | Nazar | 2:05 |
| 10. | "FF" | DJ Taye | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Spiral Unlock" | Kode9 | 2:12 |
TheGuardian gave the Mega Sg four out of five, writing: "PlayingStreets of Rage 2 orComix Zone 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 makesSonic and all the other games I have tried feel fresh and contemporary."[11]
The Mega Sg was named theTime best inventions of 2019 award,[12] an Editor's Choice Award fromWired,[13] an Editor's Choice Award fromTom's Guide,[14] an Editor's Choice Award fromIGN[15] and an Editor's Choice Award fromPCMag.[16]
Engadget gave the console an 86/100, with one of the only complaints being a lack of32X compatibility.[17]
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