greenween Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 So, did anyone else have this or even remember it??? I lived in Boulder CO. in 96 and we had a thing called the Sega Channel. I think it was 6.99 a month on your cable bill. It came with a cart with a cable hook up that you put in your Sega. Pretty far ahead of it's time. Basically you got 50 games a month with unlimited play, kinda like Netflix today. It was a great way to keep from paying $50 for a crap game. I discovered so many great Sega games with it. Memories. "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 The Road Rash series, Shining Force, Earthworm Jim, freaking Comix Zone!! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I'd heard about plans like that all the way back to the Invellivision days, but never knew any actually came to fruition. That sounds like a great deal, Greenween. Was there a menu on the Genesis to pick a game to play? And how long did it take to load a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yes, there was a menu with genres. Every month some games would go and new ones would be available. There was practically no load time. It was only available in select locations. I loved it!! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 The Intellivision was indeed slated to have cable support, and even the 2600 had the very shortlived GameLine, which again was the same premise of games over cable. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I remember Gameline I asked for information from magazine info card and they sent me the catalong binder and magazine when my freind did it all he got was info card. of course Gameline later became online service AOL AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Indeed so. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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