[RGV] 3.10.23 - the Sega Genesis Mini 2, Mini Consoles, and the Promise of Nostalgia
It's been documented numerous times that the first video game I ever played was the original Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis. I don't remember much about that early period of my life, aside from being frightened by the Sega chant upon start-up (I have autism, and it didn't stop scaring me until I was thirteen, shut up), but I remember having a Sega Genesis and a Playstation growing up; with a family friend who had a Super Nintendo. Obviously, older titles have that allure that newer games don't tend to share, and it tends to be a very strong allure indeed if the countless retro video game reviewers on Youtube during the early 2000s to now is any indication. Hell, I was an avid browser of the Wii Shop Channel when it was a thing. And now that I've confirmed my age, let's talk about mini consoles. For those unfamiliar, a Mini Console is a replica of a video game console that contains any number of games pre-installed on the system; think the Super NES Classic ...