You Need a SEGA CD Right Now! - HERE'S WHY...

In today's video, we look back at the Sega CD or Sega Mega CD as it is known in my region. Let's look back at its history, some of the platform's top games and my personal experience owning one. Time to try and convince you why you should get one too!
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[@andrij.demianczuk]

I always wanted one but my family could never afford it. I’d wistfully read GamePro magazine and the reviews of Sega CD games. My firsthand experience with one was renting a unit for a weekend that my parents helped with when I was really sick. It made me feel so much better :). My parents tried so hard, and I’ll always appreciate everything they tried to do for me.

[@drunkensailor112]

That's such a nice story. Loving parents!

[@AliSalim-p6f]

Same here my parents couldn't afford one but now I finally have one

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

The SEGA CD was one of those cool technical innovations of the time period that made me go 'Wow!' as a kid. That was the cool part about growing up in the 90's, we got to see how tech evolved throughout the decades. The jump from Atari to NES to SNES/MegaDrive to Playstation/N64 to PS2/GCN/Xbox/DC. Then modern gaming happened with the PS3/360 era & things started to get crazy awesome, but now with the most recent generations the jumps in hardware seem miniscule by comparison because everything is mostly the same now, just better lighting & shaders. Today's kids will never know that feeling of going from an 8-bit system to a 16-bit, from cartridges to CD's, from 240 pixels to 480, from mono to stereo to surround sound, from techno noise to actual symphonies in gaming. We grew up in a very interesting time period.

[@apex_prey]

We had the best childhoods. Period. Literally scientifically proven.

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

The generation jumps have been minuscule because Nvidia has had a monopoly on the graphics/video game market for almost 20 years. They control the high end so they control the rate of advancement. I can't complain though because I own Nvidia stock so.... go Nvidia!

[@registereduser]

Sega of Japan ended up being more of a threat to Sega than anything else.

[@animemaster4861]

Sega of Japan was mad at the success that Sega of America was having. Ultimately it was Sega of Japan's jealousy that ended the company. Only major success I ever heard they had over America was that the Saturn did a lot better in Japan other than that mega drive in Japan didn't do nearly as well as Genesis in America

[@joesshows6793]

They sure did.

[@maroon9273]

@@animemaster4861 sega cd flopped in Japan and soj was lucky the saturn was available. I can imagine the 32x/32x cd would've flop in japan if the Saturn was delayed.

[@Illegally_ugly]

I agree Sega killed themselves

[@Wolfstanus]

And you're just going to ignore what Sega of America did? wow

[@ruudvanloon]

I liked the video, thanks! I am a big sega fan myself with both segacd and megacd versions, cdx and multimega and a wondermega in my collection (as well as a laseractive btw, which also plays the games). Nice to see it getting some love. I must say though that my hart jumped everytime you used the clip where you plug the MD into the Megacd, since it is at an angle, not flush! :-)

[@cutieincosplay]

😿 Sadly most of my good Sega CD games have been sold, but I do hope one day SEGA will make a Sega CD collection or mini CD with more games than what the Genesis mini 2 had💕

[@Julayla]

I know how you feel. I had mine sold for financial and paying bill reasons myself

[@Ayrshore]

It doesn't have any copy protection... just burn them to a CD-R :P

[@FireShotmlp]

Watching this video is like: HEY, YOU STILL DON'T HAVE A SEGA CD???

[@RedRanger2001]

For me, it's the Mega Everdrive Pro.

[@Snakeboy9901]

Me too and it’s more convenient and less stuff to break with the mega everdrive pro since it’s all fpga inside the cartridge and no moving parts and it’s going to last years to come and use it on my model 1 genesis.

[@fossil-bit8439]

I scored my Sega CD (model II) for $10USD at a retro game store I frequently went to around the same time (2012). I asked if they had any not out for sale and he said all he had was non working ones. I said I do my own console repair anyways if he’d be willing to sell one cheaper. He asked me what model I wanted ( I chose model II for the reliability and cheaper to fix route. Now I wish I asked for a model 1…). He told me it needed a new fuse most likely as it wouldn’t power on. He even gave me the replacement fuse! I took it home plugged it in and verified it had no power. As I twisted the port to pull out of the power Jack, the LED turned on. It just had a bit of corrosion. So not a bad score for ten bucks!

[@billcook4768]

Love the throwback to the “Angry Black Guy” commercial at the start. But as a collector, I can’t recommend getting a Sega CD. The hardware is expensive and finicky, the worthwhile games are expensive and often better played elsewhere. And if I’m going to have to resort to burning a disc, I’ll just use an emulator. Though I kinda want an Aida boombox model, if I ever become stinking rich. I promise to take it to the hospital and let all the sick children play if the powers that be let me win the lottery to afford one.

[@SteveBrandon]

Don't forget about how there were only like three save slots for the entire console, if you didn't get the save cartridge with the additional slots.

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

I've Had the same one since 1993. I had an nes, game boy and game gear as well at the time I believe. I got it for my 9 th birthday and not many folks had one. I'm very much into the collecting world and have been since I can remember. It's honestly my favorite system to collect for and even after all these years, it still works great. Although the sega cd was considered a commercial failure, it has developed a substantial following. Any video game stores I have gone to over the years, have a dedicated collector bases that frequents the stores, looking for some new gems for the system. I'm not sure I'll ever go for a compete collection but there are a few more titles I'd like. The heavy hitter one is keio flying squadron. I obtained a great copy of snatcher in the last year. The others are random in price but of course keio flying squadron being the really expensive one. Great job with the vid and long live the sega cd 🤟🔥🎃

[@Densmode3dp]

Last month I picked up a Genesis model 1, Sega CD model 2, Sega Saturn and a Dreamcast so these vids are perfectly timed

[@roninmarketingproductions]

Sorry you had to deal with Asthma man, it's brutal. Glad it gave you a chance to get to try Sonic CD :)

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

Had an attack only last month, but the older I get - the rarer they have seemed to have become :)

[@bazdaniels7420]

Hey this is great! you're once again doing videos not focused ONLY on fighting games/beatemups! Here, here!

[@chaospoet]

I have a Sega CD model 2 that I got maybe 3-4 years after you got yours. I love it! Always wanted one and was so excited when I finally got one. The games were more than $2 but still reasonable at that time. $30 tops in most cases if you looked hard enough, minus the games like Snatcher that were always an arm and a leg. I managed to only get a small handful of games but all quality: Lunar 1 and 2, Vay, Shining Force CD and Dune. Many, many hours of gameplay wth those. While I burn most of the library there a few I would like to own at some point like Final Fight CD. The one I really wish I had is Popful Mail just so I'd have all the Working Designs games for the system, but I've admitted defeat and that I'm priced out of that one. And, God, did I hate Joseph Lieberman. Just one of those politicians that makes one want to apologize to the rest of the world for having him in Government in the first place. I mean the word LIE is literally in his name! Lie Be Man. It's right there. Might as well have called himself The Man Who Lies. But what I never understood about those hearings is that back in 1985 there was the P.M.R.C. hearings about offensive music, which lead to the Parental Advisory warning lables on certain albums. You have tangible proof from 1985-1993 when the video game hears were happening that people bought the albums with the Parental Advisory warnings because it marked it as the good stuff. Then like you said, Sega CD's and sales of Night Trap went up after those hearings, if only for a short while. Twice in less than 10 years the Government didn't learn its lesson and became the laughing stock of history for it.

[@bbz149]

I currently have 3 towers of Power, 1 mint as new fully Boxed in collector's condition! 1 mint unit for every day play, and also my pride and Joy, a SNASM Mega CD Dev unit with property of Sega Asset sticker still attached 😀 and a very clean CDX, Dont get any time to play any of them though as far too busy repairing everybody elses Mega CD's lol

[@ScandalUK]

In the UK during the early to mid 1990s we had the “Sega bus”, a double-decker kitted out with these. It even came to the school car park one afternoon, I got a high-score and won a Sonic poster when it parked in Bath city centre too!

[@kevint.5381]

This was the only console at the time (I Think?) that had Dragons Lair and Space Ace, I didnt care about any other titles, if I could play those at home instead of feeding those greedy coin op units, I figured it would pay for itself. I had zero hope of beating either of those in their arcade cabinets...but at home I finally had that honor. The only other games I had for it were Sewer Shark (...we got a mess of bogies in sector Zero Zero Niner, Turn and Burn, Rat-breath!) Sonic of course, and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Good Times

[@PANTYEATR1]

I still have my Sega Genesis, 32x and Sega CD from its original release. I have just a few of the cool CD games like Ecco the Dolphin, Samurai Showdown and Final Fight. The Sega CD is cool, but not as cool as i expected.

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

Some (if not many) hidden gem remained in Japan only.

[@oldcarguy700]

Learn to make backups.

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

There's a hacked version of MAME that lets you play the arcade FInal Fight with the Sega CD (or any) music. There's also a native version of Final Fight for Windows that supports ultrawide, high refresh rates, Sega CD music, etc.

[@2023snow]

All of us Sega CD owners are not like that - you coulda played some Sherlock Holmes or Marky Mark on my version 1, back in the 90s.

[@SteveBrandon]

I never played the Marky Mark "game" but that Sherlock Holmes pack-in "game" was one of the biggest gaming disappointments of my life since there was very little that was actually a game about it, it was pretty much just choose the order in which you watch the grainy FMV scenes with barely any interactivity. I wasn't that much of a Night Trap fan either (fun for about an hour one single time in 1993, fortunately my brother spent money on that game so I didn't have to) but at least you had some control of the outcome, unlike the Sherlock Holmes game where the ending for each mystery was just him describing what happened.

[@skins4thewin]

LOL I love your mount job for the Mega CD there at the end.....

[@dwightdixon8508]

I mean, if Snatcher, Lords Of Thunder, Soulstar, Silpheed, Battlecorps, Dark Wizard, Lunar TSS & EB, Popful Mail, Road Avenger, The Terminator, Sonic CD, Jaguar XJ220 & Powermonger wasn’t enough to convince gamers to buy a Sega CD I don’t know what would. Personally I don’t feel it was a failure but the Sega CD had so much potential and developers didn’t push its limits. Still there were some great titles that did use some of its hardware capabilities. I enjoy my Sega CD just about as much as my TurboDuo.

[@maroon9273]

Only problem, it was replace by the 32x since it failed to prolong the sega genesis during the start of the 5th gen consoles. Then the 32x made thing worst and died earlier than the Sega cd.

[@dwightdixon8508]

@@maroon9273 Absolutely correct, I recall those times/days very well, the 32X was the start of many problems for Sega. There are some solid Sega CD titles that couldn’t be done on the Genesis alone like the ones I mentioned.

[@A..D..D]

I’d like someone to produce a stand alone Sega CD HD classic type system . I hate all the shelf space and outlets needed .

[@Densmode3dp]

The new Genesis mini 2 has Sega cd games on it…

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

Unfortunately, Top Hat didn't mention the Everdrive option or the Mega SD that is a Sega CD in a cartridge. Gives you one less plug to worry about. There's also all in one plug options for Sega's 16bit peripherals nowadays.

[@KrzysztofK1982]

This system and its games are worth a fortune today especially the boxed versions

[@jusschillin]

"Snatcher" was the 1st and only Sega CD game I played. The Sega CD was ahead of its time as far as CD-based consoles is concerned...

[@ManKindLess]

I love the 32x version of Virtua Racing

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

Yes, it is an amazing port & a bloody good time! One of the best reasons to own a 32X!

[@jpxart2836]

Despite not owning a Sega CD I agree that there are some solid games for the Sega Cd from the obvious Sonic CD, Snatcher by Metal Gear came Hideo Kohima, and done JRPGs. It was truly ahead of its time though.

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

And there are other hidden gem that sadly was never released outside of Japan.

[@monkeyman245]

Hey THGM. Excellent video as usual. Would like to hear your thoughts on the 32x and how it did on your side of the pond.

[@mattjohnson7903]

Feel your pain on the asthma attacks brother, been there. Stay safe friend.

[@davesworld1972]

The price of the mega drive and it's peripherals are quite expensive these days; but I'll keep and eye out for them. I think Sega didn't do themselves a favour; as a lot of the games (not all) were released on their competitors after they stopped making hardware later on.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

You don't need the original hardware to play the games. Just grab Retroarch.

[@maroon9273]

@@StormsparkPegasus or fpga

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@maroon9273 Oh yeah definitely...the Mega SG is a great way to play Genesis games (and there is a cartridge you can get with an additional FPGA in it to emulate the Sega CD so you don't need a physical Sega CD either). The Sega CD emulating cartridge (Mega SD) works on a regular Genesis too. Or you can actually hook a real Sega CD up to the Mega SG. There is no current way to play 32X games on an FPGA. And the weird way the 32X hooks up means that even if you have a real 32X to hook up to something like a Mega SG, the video quality will always be garbage. The only good way to play 32X games right now is emulation.

[@retronostalgiafan8635]

Great video mate, but in your opinion would be the best place to find broken or very cheap Retro game consoles?

[@JohnnyProctor9]

I'd have let you play my Sega CD, but I've never been a big Sonic gamer though...I'd have been playing Shining Force CD, Lunar, Popful Mail, Mortal Kombat CD, Final Fight CD, Eternal Champions CD, or Samurai Shodown. So many good games for that system...Streets of Rage, Jurassic Park, Dark Wizard, Corpse Killer, Sewer Shark, Time Gal, Revenge of the Ninja, The Ninja Warriors, Space Adventure Cobra, Snatcher, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula Unleashed, Road Rash, Wing Commander, Another World 2: Heart of the Alien, Star Wars Rebel Assault, Star Wars Chess, Black Hole Assault, Night Trap, Mansion of Hidden Souls...I did however rent Sonic CD a few times mainly to enjoy that awesome music video in the beginning! Never really got anywhere in it without Tails and the whole time travel mechanic though...

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

Sonic Boom!

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

There's a hacked version of MAME that lets you play the arcade FInal Fight with the Sega CD (or any) music. There's also a native version of Final Fight for Windows that supports ultrawide, high refresh rates, Sega CD music, etc.

[@nekospaw]

haven't watched yet but hoping big daddy top hat will cover the Sega Multi-Mega CDX 👍 also the mega CD is a key compment of the tower of power!

[@black2785]

I love your story about how you discovered Sonic CD

[@Ironman-jd3do]

Top Hat you and my cousin have alot in common wreslting and asma. My cousin got into wresaltign becus i inspired him into and now his asma is gone. I also wreslted in high school. sorrry for spell errors friend. am drunk to type to you and stuff. also Lady Decade is epic. Please never stop possing stuff on youtube you mah hero bro!!

[@aidiknocles]

Good approach. Has good points

[@theconsolekiller7113]

Definately has a few awesome exclusives. Problem is the hardware was unreliable back in the day, so getting a working one used today is going to be on very limited time. Sega CD is extremely well emulated however and reccomend going that route. Aside from the disc reader getting weak on my first PS1, the Sega CD is the only retro console that went bad on me back in the day. My friend had the same issue with his. That was when these systems were current, so definately emulate unless you want to deal with that.

[@TheDutchGhost]

Emulation is the best way to go. It also deals with the loading times. I don't remember what it is called but a while back I saw Sega 16 bit rom player cartridge that could also emulate the Sega CD without any need for the additional hardware. I would love to get one eventually.

[@theconsolekiller7113]

@@TheDutchGhost Im not sure about the device you mentioned but I emulate pretty much everything from the Wii U and below on a single machine. It really consolidates everything, and much better features, no maintenance, save state is the best way to practice, etc. Saturn emulation can use some work though as it still has alot of input lag. I may pick up a Mister eventually once it supports saturn to remedy that issue.

[@TheDutchGhost]

@@theconsolekiller7113 I find it a bit frustrating that I can't recall the name of the device that I mentioned. Its been a while since I last saw it on the internet. I think it is also not in production at the moment as the guy making them is from Ukraine. He also sold versions for the SNES and SMS. Which emulator program are you using? I think I may know which one as I have used it myself but I want to ask to be sure. I have also been wanting to try out some Saturn games but unfortunately emulation for that is still not good. I would like to play the prequel to Story of Thor and Policenauts.

[@dawnone8924]

@@TheDutchGhost Mega Everdrive Pro!! :D Not cheap, but worth it.

[@TheDutchGhost]

@@dawnone8924 Yeah, that is the emulating video game cartridge was I was talking about. I see what you mean regarding the price. Would be cool to get one.

[@jonesythegent]

I’ve had a CDX for about 8 years now after my model 2 bit the dust. Never had the CD games as I always believed the negative hype especially once AVGN(then the Nintendo nerd) trashed it. When I found a CDX at a local gaming store in 2014, I asked “do you have any Sega cd games?” Much to my surprise, they had about 30 games to pursue in store. I pulled up a list of the top CD games, and wow was I surprised. Out of the 30, 12 we’re on the list I pulled up. They weren’t that expensive at that time. I grabbed 5 right away with my new CDX. Final fight, Ecco the Dolphin, Road Avenger, Android Assault, and Batman Returns. Once I got home, I was astounded of how great they all were. I enjoyed the binge for about 2 weeks, then I went back for more. Grabbed The Terminator, Sega Arcade Classics(5 game), and SoulStar. Since then I’ve gotten the gems like Flink, heart of the alien, sol feace(“soul feces more like” still makes me laugh), Dark Wizard, rise of the dragon, Silpheed, NBA Jam, and so many more. Got repros of Snatcher, Keio, and Lords of Thunder. The holy grail in my collection is Popful mail…at some points I feel terrible even playing it knowing it’s price tag to replace.

[@oldcarguy700]

Sega cd, Saturn, and Dreamcast were expensive when new and I was into cars so I was buying car parts with my paychecks when I was young. My nephew recently gave me a Sega cd 2 and I love it. Right now I’m trying to figure out snatcher. Cool game. I recommend the Sega cd to anyone who loves a mix of genres.

[@ilive4d80s6]

I have the CDX portable. That thing is a hoot design. It looks like a oversized cd walkman. I bought it like 20 years ago when it was like 40 bucks at game exchange. Meow it's probably seven for a couple hundreds since it's a rare system well......sort of. I only have a couple games for it.

[@BobbyHo2022]

Yep. I bought one used for 50 bucks in 2001. 😂

[@alpine1600s]

Sega's problem was it didn't make a plan, they were always looking what the other companies were doing. 🤦‍♂️

[@maroon9273]

The company they were copying is NEC with its pce cd add-on

[@FWDSUXARSE]

I've got almost every US iteration of the Sega CD. JVC xeye, Sega CDX, Sega CD model one and model 2. Missing the Laseractive unit.

[@silenthill4]

The genesis mini 2 replaces this now as it plays sega cd games, and it's still available. GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

I have always defended the Mega CD and I'm very proud of it.

[@heart_of_a_daedra3649]

Cool concept, some of the games were dire but some were great, either way it was something brand new and exciting at the time :)

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

Yup.

[@Terra-Hawk]

My Mega Drive model 1 broke. I always put it down to the Master System converter. For whatever reason not long after using it all my games played in black and white. So my parents got me a Sega Mega CD 2 pack with the Mega Drive 2 with Lion King (MD), Sol-Feace, Cobra Command, Tomcat Alley, Sonic CD & Road Avenger the following Christmas. It was an all in 1 pack from Curry's for £299.99. I was so friggin hyped for it. I think there was only 2 of us at senior school in our year that had one. I even made a new random friend that was curious about it and came round. We became good friends for a fair few years. I always used to play the Sonic CD game in my cd player (just skip the buzzing track 1 😉) My favourite games were Sonic CD, Road Avenger and Sol-Feace. I don't think I ever got any other games for it after that. I managed to complete Ecco the Dolphin on the Mega Drive in the mid 00's. A game I had and hated as a child. It grew on me when I finally understood how to play it in my mid 20's. About 9 years a go I saw the Mega CD version on Ebay for 8 quid. Wished I'd gotten it. The Soundtrack for the cd versions are phenomenal. Might have to try and burn some discs seeing as I still have the hardware

[@P5ychoFox]

A kid at my school got bought a Mega CD2 as a present. Only problem was he didn’t have a Mega Drive!

[@TrickyMcnickle]

I owned one at the time it was on the store shelves. I have some fond memories.

[@garfstao]

I love all these old consoles, I own loads but they're all in cupboard's now. I just emulate the games and play them on my laptop.

[@Guernicaman]

Feels like SEGA of Japan themselves didn't know what to do w/the MegaCD/SEGA CD so as to take advantage of the hardware. Imagine if, w/their hardware scaling & rotation, SEGA had developed the likes of Space Harrier CD, OutRun CD, After Burner CD, Castlevania CD & Streets of Rage CD? Brand new exclusives, not just slapping redbook audio onto a game already available on base SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis. It's not enough to invest in brand new hardware. You also need to imvest in premium software to go along w/it.

[@maroon9273]

Add-on hardware is too complicated. That's why enhancement chip, computer and standalone system are better ideas.

[@7169operator]

I still have my Sega CDX...but no ac adapter or controllers. Popful Mail, Sonic CD, Sewer Shark, Lunar, a time of truly classic games.

[@Enchurito]

The cdx does take a specific power cord that's different than the normal Sega CD or Genesis. That being said many Sony camcorders took the same size tip, voltage, amperage, and polarity. Just look for one that's 9.5v and 1.5amps or greater.

[@Armaron06]

Still have my MegaCD II and yep. Still works and with my Analogue Mega SG too! (no pun intended). I just wish i could find my copy of Ground Zero Texas.

[@trever7580]

personaly use a analoge mega sg and MEGA EVERDRIVE PRO, no need here for a sega cd any more , working cd lazer a few and far between in Aus

[@video-luver769]

I've always wanted to own a model 1 Sega CD, because I honestly think it's really cool.

[@Kay_Drechsler]

Nice video like always. Would love to see a 32X video as well.

[@dallase1]

Way to expensive on E-bay. Not working for parts versions are going for more than 150 bucks.

[@heart_of_a_daedra3649]

So unfortunate how much the old systems are costing now. Saturn emulation still isn’t 100% but pretty much all games I enjoy from the Mega CD have had re releases since luckily!

[@Wolfstanus]

You can than channels like this for the constant barrage of "You need this old console" while just mentioning the few gems it actually has.

[@jaytecx5942]

Great soundtracks are reason enough to get a SEGA CD.

[@enigmaevolution6312]

32X next please!! Might as well finish the Tower of Power and get it over with!! 😁

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Bosh, just get a Genesis/Mega Drive Mini 1 for $40 and hack it...if you DO have one though, keep in mind that you don't need to buy the SUPER rare and expensive games because the system has no copy protection. You can just burn a copy of any game from the same region...it DOES have region-locking though, so if you want to play games from other regions you'll need to region-patch the ISO image before you burn it to a disc.

[@ianfisch7289]

I like hearing about your personal experiences. Great video. Still needs to be at 60fps though.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Do Model 1 Sega CDs still work? Every time I see one, they look like they're 2 seconds away from coming undone. P.S. Model 2 > Model 1

[@SteveBrandon]

My model 1 Sega CD hasn't worked in at least a decade and a half but I think it might be a power brick issue although I wouldn't be surprised if some capacitors have also leaked by now.

[@RandomHajile-j7z]

FYI, almost all of the Night Trap footage in this video is actually from the 32X CD version.

[@garybrower239]

The best game for the console was Popful Mail. Sure its title sounds dumb, but the game is one of the best games ever made. If you have not tried it, you should.

[@texasvoodoo5696]

Heavy Nova cover art @11:40 - Doom Guy has entered the chat.

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

There was no such THING as a gaming console when I was 7. Spacewar! was the only videogame at the time and it maybe lurked only on a mainframe at Bell Labs, MIT and possibly Computer Sciences Department of University of California at Berkeley. I personally put the game punch cards in at NORAD SAC HQ so I could tie up the west's missile silo and bomber base's only comms link for launch playing the silly game on a Frankenstein Sperry-Boroughs / DEC / Wang terminal over autovon a thousand miles away. It took a cryptological clearance to get in that room. Spinning reel to reel tapes. Doors swung open with rats nests of telephone wire punched into 66 blocks. A punchcard machine was big. Made out of STEEL. Enough steel to make 12 1958 Buicks. It sat over there against the wall. A woman in high heels walked over to it and fed it stacks of cards, grabbed the stacks as they fed out of the machine and placed them back to where they came from. It was my sister's place of work. I walked in to visit her. (I only had a confidential clearance!) They let me in. (This was underground at Offutt AFB). I said "I've got Spacewar!" My sister's boss said "Give it to me!" I said "NO! I wanna do it!" So he pecked at the keyboard and had me feed the stack of cards into the big hulking brute punch card machine. Then a little cash register receipt style print-out was produced. He tore it off and handed me the double-nought spy national security peepie sneaky spying hacker address and path name to the file. It was a location on their server that I was already familiar with. If any of us were ever caught - we'd all be strung up at leavenworth and handled like the Rosenberg's. That, or we'd just have another idiot or two clogging up time on that line. Nerds and vidiots - we just can't resist. NOW I've got a Commodore 64 and a Commodore PET and a derelict PET chassis with Amiga 500 guts - and I stay out of trouble. Thanks to better availability of video games for all.

[@greenkoopa]

I'm a Sega CD Stan. But only the model 2 cause I like wide bois not tall bois, and that drive tray is some hot ass. Not the good kind

[@oldcarguy700]

I’ve been repairing one for my nephew, I’ve changed the belt, phased the tray, had all the caps changed on the main board, changed the laser, and it still won’t play background music, next I’m having the caps on the sun board swapped. He gave me a gen 2 for repairing his NES, 2600 and snes. So I went ahead and started getting his Sega cd1 fixed. It’s a beast! Good luck!

[@lutello3012]

Is there software to endode video playable on Sega CD? If I had a Sega CD I would burn one or two for the hell of it.

[@dawnone8924]

yes, but its only compatible with a mega everdrive pro. Its called mega color.

[@TravisGarnett]

@24:32 - Yes...please, sir. 🎩👌

[@theproanimator8447]

I wonder if there was home video on CD+G

[@TRizzy1982]

I need to find my Sega CD. Haven't played it in years.

[@waynecuff3140]

Luckily I own a Megadrive/Mega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast. Love em.

[@mrhoogles]

man, back then i had dos and pc, we had megarace, that was of a similar style/generation, it was sooooooooo cool, im only now getting into all that expensive stuff now that i actually have money to get it.... just for the record, megarace sure is weird and neat.

[@SteveBrandon]

I have a Sega CD that I bought in January 1993 but I don't think it works anymore (it may be a power brick issue). I still play Genesis games on cartridge on a Model 2 but, even if I could get the Sega CD unit fixed and working, I think I'd sooner just play the Sega CD disks I have on PC or Mac via an emulator since I wouldn't be limited to just three save slots for the entire freaking console.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Be careful, Top Hat! Johnny Turbo might attempt to fight you!

[@futuregamer5791]

They were like, should we make an actual good game that fully takes advantage of the new systems power?......nah! Let's just release a bunch of bs fmv games and the rest will be ported over from the Sega Genesis with better sound. Then several months later..... Okay so we haven't made a decent game for the Sega CD that actually takes advantage of its power. Sales have slumped and we're not sure where to go from here. Oh I know let's develop another game system instead of actually producing good games. Hence the 32x. Several months later. Okay, so all of our customers are pretty pissed off because there's no good games to play on either one of our newer systems. Sales are at an all-time low and we're not sure where to go from here. We've got it! Let's produce another game system! Hence the Sega Saturn. Okay so we've had moderate success with the Sega Saturn because of better games but sales are dropping off because of other game systems coming out with good games. Where should we go from here? We've got it! Let's produce another game system! Hence the Sega Dreamcast.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Ugh. The exact type of video that raises prices..

[@AT-5000_Autodialer]

I just bought 6 of them so that I can resell them

[@KaidonSalter4Heisman]

Perfect time to sell.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@AT-5000_Autodialer nice.

[@TheDeadjam421]

I bought a Model 1 Sega CD off a goodwill eBay listing in 2014, $60

[@Guernicaman]

Still own mineto this day! 😃😃😃

[@stevetb7777]

Wouldn't it be something if that a-hole kid from the hospital sees this video and remembers you.

[@BeatemupMaster]

You need a Mega CD now? But now it's very Expensive now days... Better buy that 3 Years Ago...

[@brandonperez8977]

Just be glad to be someone from Europe and not from US. Because the US version of Sonic CD had an terrible soundtrack. And people who are from US found a creepy artwork in the game. Some of them were jerks because they used it as a creepypasta garbage. It's was misunderstanding because the Boss theme of the US version was creepy and people who translated the message on the screen thought it was a threat message of an evil spirit. Since that name they found was actually a nickname of a developer who made that artwork which actually tried to made it look like a joke and not to scare the players.

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

Except for the theme song Sonic Boom.

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Nice ;)

[@GVIL1977]

Why do you use American game covers when there is a pal version?

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

The same reason I interchanged between referring to it as a Mega CD and Sega CD. I have an international audience to cater too.

[@foughtthelol]

20:37 That would be Final Fight on X68000.

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

There's a hacked version of MAME that lets you play the arcade FInal Fight with the Sega CD (or any) music. There's also a native version of Final Fight for Windows that supports ultrawide, high refresh rates, Sega CD music, etc.

[@foughtthelol]

@@youtubesuresuckscock How does a romhack of the arcade version counts as a home release for the time? Sounds like the windows release is not an official release either and Windows 95 was even two years away.

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

@@foughtthelol Who cares about "official home releases?" They B L E W. The history of arcade ports to home consoles is a depressing nightmare. What's important is what you can play right now. Obsolete ports don't matter at all.

[@foughtthelol]

@@youtubesuresuckscock Except topic of this video is 90's home versions. And have you seen the X68000 version?

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

@@foughtthelol No, the topic is why "you need a Sega CD right now," and you don't at all.

[@The_Knight_Rider1980]

I still got my Sega Megadrive CD 2

[@skuzzbunny]

as much as of course I'd prefer the look of the front-loader, it's been my understanding that the top loader tends to be much more mechanically reliable maintenance-wise.....??o

[@jamesblake5176]

i got atari jaguar in like 1999 from kb toy works on clearance for $20

[@jamesblake5176]

iron soldier was way ahead of it's time

[@bountyhunterFett76]

Sure I definitely need one now only if you're gonna get it for me

[@Adams420]

I definitely don't think anyone should buy a Sega CD in 2022, sorry. But they should definitely download an emulator and some games that are worth playing :)

[@j.goggels9115]

Folks, there's a patch for Road Rash CD that boosts the FPS.

[@Rik-fl7wy]

Hey top hat from Australia I remember my best friend getting a mega cd model 1 in 1992 it cost $700 au wow I got one in 1994 to play sonic cd and especially final fight cd but I still preferred nec pc engine duo I always wished lunar 1 & 2 and popfull mail had come out it's weird to think that the British core design were to few that actually used the extra chip w soul star and the heli copter game it would have worked if they hadn't focussed on fmv digital although att I loved time gal and road avenger

[@kevinstrade2752]

A great add on. Sega did support it for a few years at least. Some great games, some mediocre, some stinkers..

[@ern1813]

you're telling me to stop everything i'm doing and go to ebay and buy not only a genesis console that's more likely to break into dust on the way from shipping but also buy this cd player that's supposed to be attached to the bottom of the genesis which is more likely to not work because of how stupid it looks. even with this much pressure in mind, it still has to be the right model, hope to get the right cables with comically large blocks to connect, and there's barely any good sega cd games in it so no thanks bro I'd have better luck buying a wonder swan than a whole a$$ cd console. edit: idk what i was writing anymore bruh😭

[@jason.kchantziaras8456]

I have the genesis 2 with the sega cd2 play burnt games with it lunar 2 final fight roboaleste. It’s the best Looks great beside my Turbografx cd system

[@demonsty]

dude im fooking jealous

[@TheUsualSuspekt]

Surprised you didnt mention Terminator

[@StormsparkPegasus]

I still have mine from back in the day. But I have no way to use the real hardware. My A/V setup does not support analog audio or video signals of any kind. The only way to hook something like this up would be with a converter box or a Framemeister or something. And that's not worth it. The image can only be as good as the source, and even component looks terrible to me, let alone S-video, let alone composite. I can't stand the way analog images look. That said, I DO still play Genesis and Sega CD games frequently...go Retroarch (and some that I have for the Switch).

[@zuijderwijk]

I have 3 any offers??

[@chaosdimension6433]

clean your consoles man

[@jasonbuff8629]

You got to do 32X next

[@DonShotta24]

I have the one that attaches to the side of the Genesis

[@skins4thewin]

How can you make a Sega CD video without even mentioning Popful Mail? It's probably the best game on the system & that version is 100% exclusive to the system!

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

Actually Popful Mail is also on the PC Engine and SNES.

[@skins4thewin]

@@Anonymous-oh4xw Yes I know, that's why I said this version. This version was redone from the ground up & is nothing like the other versions. It's by far the best version.

[@Anonymous-oh4xw]

@@skins4thewin I didn't read carefully, sorry

[@skins4thewin]

@@Anonymous-oh4xw All good :)