In a nutshell: The mini retro console craze has cooled, however that hasn’t stopped diehard fanatics from pursuing their very own builds at dwelling. One such effort comes courtesy of modder TZMWX, who lately reskinned his home made Sega Saturn handheld to match the visuals of an earlier Sega prototype.
Again in 2020, Sega confirmed off a prototype handheld from the mid-90s. Codenamed Venture Venus, the gadget would finally change into the Sega Nomad – a handheld model of the Genesis. Impressed by Venture Venus, TZMWX determined to construct a customized chassis for his Saturn that mimicked the look of the unique prototype.
The system makes use of a Fenrir Saturn drive emulator and VCD card in addition to a 4M EXRAM card.
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Sega has put out a few fascinating mini consoles together with the Genesis Mini. The Japanese gaming big additionally considered making miniature variations of the Saturn and the Dreamcast however element and price constraints led to by the Covid-19 pandemic pressured a rethink.
As an alternative, we obtained the Genesis Mini 2 in 2022 which used the identical internals as the unique Genesis Mini however with a distinct set of video games and an up to date exterior shell modeled after the second-gen console. Sega inventive producer Yosuke Okunari lately confirmed on X that there will not be any new mini console bulletins for 2024, both.
These wanting so as to add to their mini console assortment nonetheless have loads of choices to select from, nonetheless, together with the Atari 400 and the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. Sega additionally put out a Game Gear Micro however given its 1.5-inch show, it is extra of an costly novelty than one thing you’d really need to spend any time enjoying.
Sony additionally put out a PlayStation Traditional, which obtained terrible opinions out of the gate and shortly discovered its strategy to the bargain bin.
The door can be nonetheless large open for Nintendo to drop an N64 Mini, however that is possible by no means going to occur as the corporate has as a substitute elected to concentrate on its Swap On-line service for traditional gameplay.
