Gopher Sega Genesis Portable (a short review)

[Rowsdower70]

 

What you get:  You get the handheld system, a battery, USB charger, felt drawstring case, and AV cable to hook it up to your TV.  (warning the screen will look wretched, peel off the screen protector) The model I got has 80 games built in, as well as the SD card slot where more can be loaded and accessed.   

 

Pros:  Cost ($30 shipped),  seems fairly solidly built, nice selection of built in games, very easy to operate and feels comfy in the hands.

Cons:  No save function, so only password enabled games can be resumed.  As such, it makes some of the built in games kinda questionable. (Shining Force 2, Phantasy Star 2&3, etc).   The sound is a bit off...however, this isn't nearly as glaring as many reviewers make it out to be.  The sound is not bad, just different.  The screen is 3", but sharp.  I didn't find this off-putting at all.

So far I would definitely recommend it for its price point.  There's several purists who love to hail the PSP as the end all for emulating older games, but for a sega fan who doesn't feel like spending that much, this unit is nice.

If you want one, search eBay and you'll find a US seller who sells them for 29.99 + free shipping.

Cheers!

EDIT:  If you have problems finding a US seller, let me know and I'll link you to the guy I purchased from.  Nice fella, good communication, fast shipping.

[greenween]

Sounds pretty cool for $30! Not being able to save your game kinda sucks, hard to get through Shining Force in one sitting! For some quick Sega goodness it sounds great. I'll be checking this out, thanks!