Sega-licensed "Retro Gen" might have you hunting for cartridges

[vbt]

Sega's already given its seal of approval to a few Genesis / Mega Drive-based handhelds, but never one like this new "Retro Gen" device from Innex, which makes use of actual, dust-collecting cartridges instead of just some mere on-board memory. Of course, not everyone has a stack of Genesis carts at their disposal (a sad state, indeed), so the handheld also apparently comes pre-loaded with 20 unspecified games, and you'll supposedly even be able to eventually load some "licensed ROMs" onto an SD card using a special cart. While it's still not clear exactly how widespread of a release it'll get, at least one retailer does already has it up for pre-order for just $49.99 (discounted from $59.99), and it's promising a ship date of July 25th.

Source : http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sega-licensed-retro-gen-might-have-you-hunting-for-cartridges/ (from Whitesnake)

 

[ZikZak]

The button layout is awful !

 

[ExCyber]

Yeah, it looks like that case was really meant to just have the typical SNES/PlayStation 4-button layout in that circle, and they just shifted that over to make room for 2 more buttons. There's a reason that the Genesis and Saturn pads don't use anything close to that layout, guys.

 

[cww80]

It looks very cheap/low quality.

 

[Diosoth]

They're rebranded AtGames junk consoles and they cost a fortune. The fact sega slapped their name on these is yet a further sign the company doesn't care if their name is on total junk.