Sega Genesis 3 (MK-1461) - Gaming Historian

[@LazyScoutJace]

I remember buying mine at Toys-R-Us for $20. I was so proud as I grew up poor and that was the first console I ever bought with my own money!!

[@TechnologySpotlight]

Nice! I can't believe a store would sell a console for as cheap as a steam game.

[@JUSXTREME96]

LazyScoutJace It was the first console i ever got that was actually mine, maybe when i was 3. 6 pak was the first game i got with it. I sold the model 3 in early 2014 though to get a model 1 genesis. I had a model 2 that i sold at that time as well that i bought with my money when i was 11.

[@LazyScoutJace]

lol, I bought the 6-Pak as well! So many hours spent on that one cartridge!

[@JUSXTREME96]

LazyScoutJace 6 of the best Sega Genesis games in 1. I recently (well in 2012) bought it again for $6. My original copy sadly broke in 2007. My top favorites being, well all the games. I played them all so much as a kid and still come back to them from time to time. Especially Golden Axe and Shinobi to try getting the good endings (i still cant).

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

LazyScoutJace hell yeah! Best 20 I ever spent

[@worken360]

The Sega Genesis model 1 with headphone jack and volume control was an amazing thing at the time, as a kid it was the difference between being able to play and not being able to play with parents in the room.

[@emptyspotlight]

still have mine.

[@TheEgg185]

@@emptyspotlight Mine are dead.

[@KentuckyFriedChildren]

@@TheEgg185 Yeah, they were tasty

[@freddo5592]

@@TheEgg185 parents?

[@true_neutral3378]

Kinda sad the Genesis mini didn't have a working headphone jack

[@ShogunKilledChuck]

I had a Genesis 1. I remember after the last day of school as a kid, I came home, and my mom had secretly bought it with X-Men. It was sitting on my bed. Love you, mom. :p

[@deezy81]

You have an awesome mother. Appreciate her while she is still here

[@iandoster4680]

Someday, I'm gonna have a Xbox 360.

[@iandoster4680]

Maybe someday, I'm gonna have a Genesis.

[@aaronlauretani8921]

Unfortunately, she died of brain cancer a year after I posted this comment. She was a good mother, and the Genesis is one of those things forever tied to her in my memories.

[@neoanimefreak_7606]

Nice

[@TheRealSinjinsmyth]

No one realizes how amazing that headphone port was. Hook a pair of desktop speakers with a sub up to that direct port. Sounds sharp and punchy.

[@deezy81]

Master audiophiles know.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

It’s useful for me as a retro nerd because I can hook it up to my PC and record soundtracks from my real console. But my TV has a headphone Jack too so I can use that to do the same thing with my SNES, I could use that for the Mega Drive too but the Mega Drive’s specific port sounds better so I use that one with priority usually.

[@ImTheFatboy]

I started with model 1. My dad came home from work one night in the early 90s with it in a paper bag randomly. Before that we'd only played my cousin's NES. Having our own system in the house was a game changer. Only now do I realize how relatively new it was at the time

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

So that's why my copy of Gargoyles never worked. Almost 20 years later I'm finding this out lol

[@deezy81]

4DhumanInstrumentality I liked this comment just for the fact that you own Gargoyles. That was one of the last great Genesis games and received a 5.0 fun factor in Gamepro.

[@deezy81]

@@dr.sciencewizard1518 Thank You. Yeah, I have tons of old video game magazines in my closet that I still use today. I also still use Game Faqs and I.G.N. Being a gamer in the nineties and 2000s was so awesome

[@luckytheif3312]

4DhumanInstrumentality The cart was empty, problem solved.

[@t-real7088]

So, what did you ended up doing with the Gargoyles game?

[@Ric_Roar]

@@deezy81 I still have my Diehard Gamefan and Next Generation magazines.

[@Larry]

What exactly was the memory controller bug? I can't find anything about it. But Viurtua does "sort of" work with the Genesis 3, all that happened was that Virtua Racing was the only game in the entire library that used four extra pins on the cartridge slot and Majesco decided to save the fraction of a penny on each unit, by not soldering them. So it will work if you solder them yourself.

[@Alanzice]

I found this: "One of the 68000's instructions (68000 is the Genesis processor), TAS, is intended for semaphore communication in multiprocessor machines and locks the 68000 bus during memory access. The Sega hardware did not support this unusual bus cycle and ignored the write-back phase. Two games, Gargoyles from Buena Vista Interactive, and Ex-Mutants from Sega make use of the TAS instructions and expect it not to write to memory. As a result, these games work on original Sega machines but not the Majesco Genesis 3, which has correct support for TAS." And this: "There was also a bug fix with the memory controller, this bug was exploited for certain effects on games such as Disney’s Gargoyles and as such these games are also unplayable on a Genesis 3."

[@SinisterSally]

The lack solder is also the reason why game genie won't work (and a wire on some model 3s). If you do the fix you can use your game genie to negate the exploit in Gargoyles so it will run on a Genesis 3. The code is: HEKT-AYX6 HELT-AYX0 HH2A-AYYC HHZT-CYTL

[@technoturnovers7072]

at that point, though, you might as well just buy a model one or two. still cool though

[@sammymcfone8281]

KamatsuKyoto that's just lazy hacky coding. I looked up the opcode in question and there seems to be no earthly reason not to use the alternative opcode that doesn't modify the memory location as it tests it. It's baffling lol. I suspect they realised it was very very slightly faster. I recently realized that id used an x86 amd only command to start mmx mode in ALL of my code and had to make a very minor change to support intel. None of my friends had reported this to me because we are all cheap ass amd owners.lol Lol... planets.... :)

[@wheresmyspegit]

Wow, so much smart people

[@gr8fzy1]

I like the size of the 3, but the 1st will always be my favorite version. Rocking out to my fave games with headphones is a convenience I miss. Not to mention plugging a CD to cassette adapter into it and using the games sound tests to make my own soundtrack tapes. Doing my homework and listening to Vector man were some good times. :p

[@acidpurewarrior]

+gr8fzy1 There is no cd to cassette adapter for the sega genesis or sega cd

[@gr8fzy1]

There is a CD to cassette adapter for CD PLAYERS. Also known as a Car Adapter. you plug it into the headphone jack and put the cassette adapter into your car stereo. or in this case a cassette recorder. Then you press record and play your games.

[@samfrito]

I think that's awesome that you enjoyed the soundtrack music. Vectorman and Vectorman 2 both have amazing soundtracks and one of my favorites is Adventures of Batman and Robin cartridge. Incredible soundtrack.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

I loved my Model 3 but once I got a CDX I haven't looked back since. Though I do love the original core model with the master system add one and the front loading sega cd. Thing looks pretty nice oddly

[@oscarestrada3926]

I love your channel man.

[@0osk]

OMG! I didn't even notice your username! I'm a fan! =D

[@danielmoyer7994]

Pawned my CDX to buy a Sega Nomad. The Nomad has served me well in my travels, so I don't regret it too much, but the CDX was a very nice piece of hardware. Maybe some day I'll shell out the cash for another. :)

[@derpmellow2]

AlphaOmegaSin r

[@chillinjesus1013]

AlphaOmegaSin Ihhj

[@CazMeister]

Still has that new Retroware logo smell. As for the Genesis, fun fact: They're still manufactured in Brazil to this very day, the only place in the world still making Sega Genesis consoles.

[@Nicksolo85]

I didn't know there were places Sega Genesis/Mega Drive consoles were still being made. I wonder if that's the case with any pre Wii Nintendo consoles. I did learn via Ito's 2D Mortal Kombat Retrospective that Sega Master Systems were still popular in the mid 90s in Europe & even South America.

[@andrussmith]

Nicksolo85 The Genesis (and Master Systems) being made in Brazil doesn't use the original hardware, has no cartdrige slot (only a sd card), and it's emulation based, as far as I know (as you can load roms through a sd card). Calling those things " Genesis" is kind of a stretch.

[@MrMarinus18]

@@Nicksolo85 Well the reason is because Brazil has very high import tariffs on hardware. SEGA gave out a licence to make their system by local manufacturers. The reason it's still around is that the high import tariffs keep modern hardware at bay.

[@jerminator0688]

I have one of the Brazil mini Segas brand new in the box. My wife is Brazilian and when we went I snagged one. It’s the sickest looking one I’ve ever seen.

[@realslimsh8y]

Discontinued in 2023

[@RetroOdin]

Wow! I never understood why some of my games were in cardboard boxes like that. Thanks for the information; this is a wonderful video!

[@MrGencyExit64]

That's not the only reason. Around 1994, SEGA themselves stopped publishing games in the old plastic boxes. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the earliest game I have that's not in a plastic case.

[@JUSXTREME96]

MrGencyExit64 i have a Sonic 3 in a plastic case.

[@ezehogan]

@@JUSXTREME96 both exist. First cardboard box game I remember was The Adventures of Batman and Robin. Hated that cardboard abomination.

[@ResidentGerm]

I was always a Nintendo fan growing up, when Geneses 3 came out, I bought mines at Toysrus for $19.99, which was the first Genesis I ever owned, I was very late to the party but I played the heck out of it, I still have mines, I love DR. Robonik's Mean Bean Machine

[@pocketsuke]

Cool new Gaming Historian vid! AWESOME!

[@RarelyReplies]

I've never been lucky enough to see one of these. Thanks for the info. Not only are you a Gaming Historian, you are a Great Gaming Historian.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

It’s fascinating seeing this cute little console, I would choose to stick with my model 1 but it’s interesting seeing these smaller redesigns.

[@posey9573]

I wish more consoles had headphone jacks. I love just hearing stuff by myself using headphones. I have a TV with a headphone jack but it's not practical unless you wanna sit right in front of the television.

[@Martini_1911]

Wal-mart sells a 6-ft audio extension cable for around $5. You could even buy two and make it a 12-ft chord. I've used one for gaming quite a bit before when living with roommates and I never noticed any decrease in sound quality when using them.

[@naruhearts1]

Thats why the way the PS4 does it is so awesome, you plug it into the controller itself so you dont have to worry about the length of the cord either.

[@pyrokiller1374]

KH3player PS4? I've had controllers with a headphone jack for the Famicon and Sega Genesis during the 90´s.

[@naruhearts1]

Pyro quemado And? He was referring to more recent consoles.

[@naruhearts1]

***** The X1 has a $30 adapter to use normal ones also. But i heard it has issues.

[@badbirdkc]

I very much regret passing up a Genesis 3 when it was on store shelves for $20.

[@posey9573]

I thought the model 1 was the most common. It's the one everyone seems to own.

[@supakusuta]

Posey I have a model 2

[@kyle857]

The gen 2 was the one that sold the most.

[@hp5469]

Yes, me and my friends couldnt afford the SNES so we all got Genesis's and we all had the first version. I

[@SegaMegadrive]

Posey In Britain, it was more common to find the Model 1.

[@vector6977]

In the US it was the model 2. It was the one meant to work with the sega CD and 32X.

[@captaininsaneoooo]

i remember seeing them new and passed on them so many times. feel so dumb now

[@jeremyburns1156]

Bought one in 1999 at wal-mart for $19.99. Had a deadbeat roommate that “borrowed” it and moved out soon after in about 2012. Never saw it again. Just bought a mint one on eBay for $55. Now I just need to get my 3 games again. Road rash 2, gunstar heroes, and NHL 94.

[@joeygreathouse3029]

I had a Genesis 1, 2, and 3! The first one was sold for SNES cash, then later got a 2 which ended up getting a broken AC adapter port and instead of replacing it, I just got one of those Genesis 3 units! It was rad.

[@Mina_Bennington]

I just recently got my hands on a Genesis 3. It’s so ridiculously tiny! I love it though. It’s perfect for sitting on my computer desk when I wanna make gaming vids. I have a Model 1 and Model 2 as well, along with the Genesis Nomad. I’m on a mission to collect most, if not all, Sega consoles. Sega was my fave as a kid.

[@Bladeslingersgamepreserve]

actaully Norm, Majesco doesn't work in the video game industry anymore, at least as a 3rd party publisher. See, they had the honor, and sadly the misfortune of publishing Psychonauts, which as we all know was awesome……to bad it sold like Manowar T-shirts at a Justine Beiber Concert. It lost Majesco a lot of money so they had to pull out of that market. Hey, they recently closed their doors, how bout an episode on Lucas Arts?

[@GamingHistorian]

I'd have to disagree with that. They just recently released a Zumba game. www.majescoent.com/

[@Bladeslingersgamepreserve]

Oh! Okay then. So how bout an episode on Lucas Arts?

[@Bladeslingersgamepreserve]

Or how bout a history of Oddworld?

[@SaschaMan02]

+Gaming Historian Can you do History of Spyro

[@slacksmore]

+Jaeger Newman Oddworld Inhabitants is one of the greatest and most creative studios around since 1997. Having worked for their publisher at the time (GT Interactive Software), I had worked on the PC version of the game on various configurations that I'd mix and match around our lab at the Redwood City location. Good times!

[@Yoshter97]

0:34 got to love the spongebob background music

[@brodym.3547]

I have a Genesis Model 3 and I can confirm the"it's to light" part...

[@thegamingchef3304]

We had that original Sega with the headphone jack and volume. My cousin's had the other one.

[@rogergurman1570]

Ha! I'm a proud owner of Genesis 3.

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

No Virtua Racing :( I can't do without that in my collection!

[@rogergurman1570]

***** Virtua Racing was so boring it almost killed me! Road Rash 3 is my choice. P.S. Although Shadow Squadron is awesome. It's a shame there are no custom missions...

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Roger Gurman Virtua Racing was hardly boring. It's a technical achievement too. Had SEGA utilized the Sega Virtua Processor in more games, the Genesis would have lived on until the new millennium, quite possibly. A little dramatic there with the "it almost killed me", aren't we? I never enjoyed Road Rash. The graphics were dated, even when the games were being released. It's pretty hard on the eyes.

[@rogergurman1570]

***** Have you even tried the third installment? At least I gave Virtua Racing a fair chance. Not only is it boring, it's hard on my eyes.

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Roger Gurman I don't like motorcycles. It's foolish to disregard Virtua Racing, especially the arcade version. It was an incredible game at the time. Are you a Libra in your late twenties?

[@Musicradio77Network]

The music you hear at 0:16 was the music from the end of an intermission film that you've seen at drive-in theaters where an announcer says "It's showtime folks! Enjoy the show!"

[@okchief420]

Love it new Historian episode!!

[@mikeyder344]

I can't express how happy I am that a new TGH episode is out. But having it be about this? Perfect. Just damned perfect sir.

[@Wis_Dom]

The Genesis model 1 was the most common version to me. Genesis console just isn't the same without the dark red on it.

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

Wis Dom agreed! It reminds me of the past!

[@HybridBlueDream]

Yes of course

[@tzupingyang6660]

Model 1 has a mono sound output at the rear, but the headphone output is stereo. Model 2 has both stereo and mono sound output. But Model 3 has only a mono sound output.although it uses SEGA 315-6123 chip contains YM3438 (improvement of YM2612) but the Mixer amplifier has only mono.

[@SteveBrandon]

I have a Majesco re-release in a proper Sega Genesis clamshell, Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure from Konami. I'm not sure if that's the only Genesis game that Majesco put in a clamshell.

[@charlene2400]

I bought mine new, about 25yrs ago. Unlike my new G2 bought in 93, this one still works fine. Then again, I don't "jerk" it around :P

[@bubbly871]

Man these are coolvids. Keep it up buddy

[@anticalgary]

liked your production and music on this video- hope your videos are more like this in the future!

[@pushon10]

I love this guy. Finally, someone who talks about video games on youtube who isn't a cussing buffoon.

[@deezy81]

Why you dissing James Rolfe?

[@eddiespaghetti54321]

Pushon Bhattacharya How dare you talk shit about the Angry Video Game Nerd!

[@pass_]

It's also nice to see that this is the most toxic comment chain I've seen in a while

[@alibolink0719]

Oh man up. AVGN cusses because he is an adult. You should be able to handle it. Grow the fuck up

[@BeeHatGuy]

@@alibolink0719 this

[@Locomamonk]

that's just awesome that you uploaded a new entry on this retrowaretv classic, and it's as good as always, you and Roo always make these hard core specifics so entertaining and interesting to watch

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

Who the hell would want a new Game Gear in the year 2000?!?

[@TaskMaster5]

+1ex1uger Collectors? People who missed out on the originals and want it new?

[@max.vtk_]

+FregenDied Wow, because it was discontinued in 2002?

[@JUSXTREME96]

i assume it wasnt expensive and some parents will buy kids any video game system for a cheap price since they dont know any better. Even though it may not be what the kid wanted.

[@sacredeight]

1ex1uger I think it would be directed to people who were late to the Game Gear's prime.

[@KipVaughan]

It seems like they would at least improve the hardware in some way like make it more compact. They could especially make a more compact Nomad!

[@YawaruSan]

This brings back memories, I picked a Genesis 3 up in a Caldor when they were going out of business. So much nostalgia in one video

[@1000huzzahs]

It shipped with a 6-button controller?? Wow, nice.

[@netako]

@@rap6439 You clearly never played fighting games on the Genesis/Mega Drive then.

[@jakescartoons6045]

"Should you pick up a Genesis 3?" Honestly, I wouldn't. If I were to pick up a Genesis, I'd shoot for the model 1 or model 2. Virtua Racing is just too good to pass up.

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Yes and no. At least this is worth getting compared to that other Genesis clone with built-in games.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

It's not worth getting. The version one is the best

[@NvanRoblox]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess yeah the version 1 can have backwards compatibility and all the other accessories

[@robbierupac9442]

Norm you're my hero among soo many retro channels I watch daily like a sick marathoner. The history expertise you share with us just soothes my soul not Kidding. Thank you for all your hard work finding out the facts of these epic part of our childhoods. Not saying you really say what you prefer your passion for gaming just shows. Although I'm a SEGA Master System guy when everyone had Nintendo when some even thought I was legit making it up lol. Nintendo was huge clearly especially here in North America. I'm here in Boston MA and once again I Never knew of the Genesis 3! Thank You! 🎮🎮🎮

[@kyotooutrun]

My Model 1 Genesis doesn't say High Definition graphics. Which I'm okay with.

[@mykie242]

The non "High Definition Graphics" Gennys were later versions of the Genesis 1 hardware.

[@kyotooutrun]

mykie242 I read that somewhere

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

@@mykie242 but y hd ??????? It hasn't got good graphics (I know but compared to the new consoles is nothing)

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

In what sense HD?

[@TTime685]

@@vittosphonecollection57289 HD for the time dummy

[@Robowil]

0:22 That is a music track from SpongeBob called Gala Premiere. It was used in the episodes As Seen on TV, Inmates of Summer, Krabby Kronicle, Cephalopod Lodge, Toy Store of Doom, Truth or Square, I ❤ Dancing and Kenney the Cat.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Wow!

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Don’t forget the Camping Episode also Ren and Stimpy used this theme in a few episodes.

[@gaoutlaw]

I still have my model 2!

[@kyleloew432]

My parents bought us a genesis 2 when we were kids, we had it a lot of years and broke down on us, we had a lot of games still but couldn't play them. when I was able to save money as a kid doing chores and favors for neighbors, I went to buy a new one and they had the genesis 3, so that's what I had to get, overall was happy with it.

[@metaljo666]

model 2 does not have stereo sound only model one using the headpone in the front plug

[@TNVGAMING]

Yes it does. The model 2 does stereo out the back via the AV port. You just have to buy the stereo cable from SEGA.

[@TNVGAMING]

KZbin Commentater I'm not sure I know what you mean. Hacking what? The system via mods? or something else.

[@TNVGAMING]

KZbin Commentater​​ I see what you meant there, I've heard of a lot of people modding their Sega Genesis console specifically the model ones with direct AV jacks on the back of the system. But it's not something I do, because the model 2 can do stereo out the back and I'm perfectly fine with that. And if you really want AV jacks on any genesis, just connect the Sega CD to it, and use the stereo jacks that come built in the Sega CD. No modding required. Buts that's my opinion. 

[@TNVGAMING]

KZbin Commentater That's another option too. My Sega CD collection is fairly new so I don't have all of the titles I want, but the ones I have are ones I enjoy playing are: - Battlecorps - BC Racers - Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck - Ecco The Dolphin - Ecco II The Tides of Time - Final Fight CD - Silpheed - Sonic the Hedgehog CD - Thunderstrike Sonic CD is my favorite title, but it's also everyone else's so a close second would be Final Fight CD, then the Eccos. =D Final fight is pretty kick ass, and I love the exploration in the Ecco the Dolphin Games. =) Some other titles I'd like to get soon are: - Android Assault - Chuck Rock - Earthworm JIM: Special Edition - Lords of Thunder - Lunar - Lunar II - Mortal Kombat CD - Popful Mail - Robo Aleste - Shining Force CD - Sol-Feace - Soul Star - Space Ace - Vay and quite a few others soon. But I'm not paying the retail price for some those games. xD

[@TNVGAMING]

KZbin Commentater I've heard a lot of good things about Popful mail and Vay, but they're so expensive, I'm waiting until I can find mine at a swap meet or something for cheaper. That's precisely why Snatcher isn't on there. Both Snatcher and Keio Flying Squadron are way out of my league xD Thanks for the compliments and luck, it's been fun so far collecting for the system, and I'm excited to see what I find next. =P

[@thejoe_snotbombsskateboarding]

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME Work brotha as ALWAYS! Really Dig the Ren & Stimpy beats in the Background

[@leonix9882]

here in argentina you can find more sega genesis than ebola :v

[@rogergurman1570]

leonix creed Are you boasting or complaining?

[@leonix9882]

complaying about the ebola :C

[@gtPacheko]

I'll travel to Argentina in the future and that got me interested. But are the consoles cheap? They are $50 here in Brazil.

[@leonix9882]

emmm kinda :T

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

leonix creed Can you also find Master Systems easily there? I know that the Master System and Genesis were popular in that part of the world.

[@AdamG1983]

I've got my Model 1 from 1989. Still works flawlessly

[@inktheone5933]

Does it still work

[@MrBigDaddyCsp]

I got my for $3 or $4 dollar at the thrift store while back in of late 90s or early 2000s.🤓🎮📺

[@Seth4All]

I had a Genesis 3. Got it from Kaybee Toys around 1999. Loved that little thing!

[@ricardofranco7419]

Majesco is the company behind "a boy and his blob" for the wii! Amazing game!

[@acidpurewarrior]

+Ricardo Franco Again, Majesco RERELEASES GAMES meaning they did not make it

[@PANZERFAUST90]

They have that on the NES as well :>

[@djesoterik4582]

This was my first console ever when I was 7 back in 98' Thank you dad I miss you and will never forget ❤🎉

[@WPTUNED]

Golden axe!! Been looking for the name of that game for aaaaaages!! Good times haha

[@mark2411]

First gaming historian episode I’ve ever watched.

[@MaximumRD]

Not a fan, I will stick with my model 1, I would consider a model 2 at some point but I've zero interest in this one.

[@johnathin0061892]

There is another way to identify Majesco re-release games. The Majesco re-release games front labels did not have gloss on their front labels (they look cheap and almost pirate-like, but are not blurry or anything), and on SNES games the precautions on the back are molded directly into the plastic and are not a printed label. The plastic on the SNES carts also is lighter and feels cheaper than the standard issue carts. At least all of the SNES and Genesis games I have from them have been like this.

[@AlyxxTheRat]

Still prefer my big ol' model 1 Mega Drive thank you.

[@t.i.m.g90]

i really enjoy these, thank you.

[@paspax]

The original MegaDrive/Genesis had stereo sound.

[@paspax]

+Valet2 A quote from the video.. "In 1993 SEGA released the Genesis model 2. It was lighter, had stereo sound & is the most common version of the system." This statement seems, IMHO, to imply that the model one version did not have stereo sound. It's misleading & should have included more information about the changes to the model 2. For example .. ...", it had stereo sound incorporated into a the AV out socket... etc". Indeed many people thought the model one didn't have stereo as the DIN/AV out socket had mono only regardless of whether it was set up using the RF or AV cables. The AV cable for the model one system had two RCA connectors. Yellow for composite video & white for mono sound. There was stereo from the headphone jack. We who are in the know understand this. My comment does not in any way imply, suggest or state that the model 2 Genesis/Mega Drive did not have stereo sound. It was a correction of the misleading content contained in the video.

[@lolster239]

+paspax I used to have a Genesis 2. when I was in 2nd grade... in probably 2012 or 2011 or 2010

[@paspax]

LOLSTER239 meh I still have my Mega Drive II

[@lolster239]

paspax I wanted to find my old Sega genisis carts to get a retron 5, but sadly I didn't find them

[@wolfenman1013]

The headphone jack didn't count, as it couldn't be loud or anything. And to get true stereo you could run to a home entertainment system, you needed a Sega CD. Saying the model 1 had stereo sound is misleading.

[@elviswjr]

Holy crap, that sound at 1:16! I was wearing headphones and I thought something was behind me.

[@ExNoR]

you could have cleaned better that Megadrive model 2... its full of dust :P

[@daleva187goligo]

Genesis* fixed

[@InsideThaJackalsHead]

IF you're a die hard fan and or collector yes this is a must have just for the fact it adds to the collection. The sum of the games it plays is small but some are cool and you know looks like a neat little system. I never used it as a kid I was into the oG SEGA Genesis but didn't with the followup systems until DreamCast. LOVE that system...

[@skyblue11685]

You are better off skipping the genesis 3 due to game compatibility. It seems like a clone console before they became popular.

[@NativS2002]

skyblue11685 It Is Pretty Much A Clone Console That Was Given An Official Status

[@madmuffinz]

the only majesco release i have is Phantom Dust which is bein sold for big bux atm and it's all mine

[@PapaKennMedia]

Yay, a new Gaming Historian! Feels like it has been a while, good sir ^_^

[@ThersitestheHistorian]

I have a Model 3 that I picked up several years back for about $30. I find it to be convenient to hook up when compared with my Model 1, to which I have a Sega CD and 32X attached. Back in 2012, I played through Phantasy Star IV on my Model 3 in a spatially challenged apartment and that experience alone justified the price of the purchase for the console.

[@mark2411]

First gaming historian episode of ever watched.

[@enfieldjohn101]

I got one after struggling to play games on the Genesis emulators like the AtGames and even the Hyperkin ones. They run so slowly for some reason on those emulators. Also, some games simply won't even work on them. I looked into getting an original Genesis and was turned off by the high price and huge size of it. So, I got a Gen 3. I'm fine with it not working with the add-on hardware as I wasn't all that impressed by those things and their games even back in the day when I was playing games on my roommate's Gen 1 in college. All I want to play on it are the classic games like the Sonic games, Golden Axe games, Columns, Gauntlet 4 etc. Gauntlet 4 was the one that was really a 'system seller' for me as it played at a slow crawl on the emulators and finally convinced me that I needed an original console. I really like the Gen 3 so far. I've not run into problems with games being incompatible with it, but that's partly because the clerks at my local game store where I got the Gen 3 know that I have one and would tell me if I was considering a game that wouldn't work on it. It's a great store.

[@lordmoldybutt6361]

I decided to sub. Because you helped me stop from swallowing a bottle of Tylenol. Thank you for inadvertently helping me.

[@lordmoldybutt6361]

Why do you care?

[@Jakesoul12]

I have a genesis 3, i bought it around 2013, it was being sold in a mall, it was with other game things like ps2 controllers. The box was really different to the one in the video, it was blue and had a weird sonic instead of the 3d blast sonic and the console doesn't say "Genesis 3" on the top. it came with two six button controllers and a pirate 4 in 1 cartdrige wich had the Moonwalker game in it and me at the time being a HARDCORE Michael Jackson fan, i bought the system. Also something that is pretty cool is that it has a NTSC and PAL switch under the console. It still works... I mean is just a few years old.

[@AnimationNation2004]

Love the Ren and Stimpy/Spongebob music in this

[@tito9107]

My first console when I was five, sister bought it for me. Endless memories!

[@badenialshreebley91]

I’m thinking about getting a genesis and this video honestly helped me so much

[@Indigo1Black]

Wow you are good! I like watching your Historian Videos. I do not think I have ever heard anyone better than you.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

I had the Mark I. I ran it through my 4 channel surround sound system. The only way I could do it was with a 3.5 mm to RCA adapter in the headphone jack. But, it worked perfectly. So the Mark I _did_ have stereo sound, but you had to tap into the headphone jack to use it.

[@bifftannen1598]

Would've been cool if they had put the 32X (like they had thought of doing a couple years earlier with the Neptune) into it so those games could be played thru this. Would've made it so much more tidy as far as not having so many cords to monkey with

[@tripdefect87]

I really can't describe how lovely this little variant is. With the right mods (audio and 32x) and a Mega Everdrive cart, you could have some SERIOUS fun with this thing

[@marekvrbka]

Everdrive works on this, you just need to set it to Genny 3 mode

[@Zackariyaouchen]

the intro with that 1up sound with echo effect JUST WOOOOOOOOOW

[@Doyoulike4]

A Genesis 3 was the first sega console I got and the second console I remember playing. Still works perfectly to this day.

[@Redhotsmasher]

At least it isn't made by AtGames, and thus (presumably) doesn't have the characteristic AtGames "drunk music/generally dodgy sound", so there's that.

[@CartridgeBros]

The main draw of the Genesis for me was how badass the console looked. This one is lam pst cute in how little it is... Great video Norm!

[@awwrelic]

The department store I used to work at (up to 2005) got a bunch of these Genny 3s in for Christmas 1999 and sold them for 19.99 USD (and a number of the games for 12.99 USD). They sold like hotcakes, and we'd get them in at least a couple more times over the course of a few months. The last time I remember was around Black Friday 2000, where they were a doorbuster for 14.99 USD and the games 9.99 USD. I still have a 6-in-1 game collection in the box that Majesco sold for it.

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

Cool vid, I rarely see these Sega's around anymore.

[@homejonny9326]

man, your videos are addictive!!

[@horrortimeproductions5504]

I remember using the headphone jack a lot on the model 1. It helped me not get caught for not sleeping for school. My mom never knew why I was always tired. I also used it when I was at my grandparents house because the ''RING'' sound got on their nerves. This was very handy and gave me the best experience in my childhood. :')

[@sobber69]

Remember getting this for Christmas one year.

[@JasonVectrex_187]

Too late already got one, good to know it didn't sell for long. Glad too see more videos :)

[@banditodandito357]

In 1998 I asked for a playstation for Christmas, I got a genesis 3. In 2001 I asked for a playstation 2, I got a playstation. I was always a generation behind as a kid but atleast the games were cheaper.

[@qubanmaggot]

This was my first console. Thank you for the video.

[@awelcruiz]

I have a copy of The Ooze that might be a Majesco re-release. It has the paper box and the black and white manual, although the cartridge says it was assembled in the USA.

[@nick56677]

My dad is an avid yard seller, and back in the 2000s he come home and said "Son tell me what kind of Nintendo this is" I said "It's definitely not a Nintendo, it's Sega and I never seen this kind" so we looked it up. I liked the model 3 for it's space saving, travel size etc.

[@sleekflash16]

The fact that this thing can play USA games as well as region free Japanese games is a huge win in my book. I almost regret buying a Japanese Mega Drive when I could have just gotten this. 😂

[@retikka]

We had Sega Mega Drive model 2. So many good childhood memories 🥲

[@matthybel955]

Once simply modified, this will output stereo sound and work with the game genie, virtual racing game, gargoyles, and the power base converter, and even the 32X . Only true thing it wont work with is the Sega CD and honestly who really cared much about that or the 32X anyways! The Genesis itself was the best Sega made so was the Game Gear.

[@matthybel955]

My brother modified both mine and his, few wires soldered into the board and the bugs are fixed. Sega Genesis 3 is definitely worth getting especially if you are also a Sega fanboy like myself. I have all 3 models and love them

[@danbam3411]

I use to have this model :) it was the best playing Sonic in the 90's

[@МакТар-ъ1р]

у меня такая, как раз таки купил 3 года назад за эти же 50$, шикарная машинка, звук, картинка, всё на высоте)