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Pretty simple premise: imagine SEGA comes out with an Official™ Model 4 Genesis/Mega Drive boasting HDMI out but otherwise having the same functionality as the original system. It plays same cartridges, uses same controller ports, etc. Alongside the launch of this box, SEGA also releases -- in retail cases -- 200 "greatest hits" Official™ cartridges at $xx.99 a pop. Original cartridges with a manual and everything, compatible with the new model and the original hardware. Launch some 3-button and 6-button controllers, too. Nintendo could make an N64 or NES under the same premise.
These retro-systems would be different than emulator boxes a la Turbographx Mini or SNES Mini or SNK Arcade Mini or other pre-loaded systems. Their target market would be the current retro-game collectors, a market that already has a lot of crossover with the market that is buying the Mini systems.
Would you go for this?
These retro-systems would be different than emulator boxes a la Turbographx Mini or SNES Mini or SNK Arcade Mini or other pre-loaded systems. Their target market would be the current retro-game collectors, a market that already has a lot of crossover with the market that is buying the Mini systems.
Would you go for this?