Just when I had a mind to sell off my old, lesser-played console games and devote more time to my two main gaming devices, a reason to keep them has appeared–Los Angeles-based maker of retro game consoles, Hyperkin’s, newest project is a handheld console that can play original Sega Genesis and Mega Drive cartridges, which is a tongue-wagging prospect indeed.
Dubbed the ‘Mega 95,’ the console is just a prototype for now, but it does have me chomping at the bit to once again tussle with Robotnik on the mighty Death Egg in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 like I did at friends’ houses when I was just a scrawny, dotty-faced teenager (I never owned these devices–I was more of an Amiga 500 guy to be honest), but on a device that can do a lot more than either of those consoles could do. Suffice to say, it’s a Sega fan’s dream.
