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Sega Genesis 32X Console Review
User Submitted Sega Genesis 32X Console Reviews
Date: 2008-10-08
The tumor that killed Sega
Yeah, that's what this thing is-- just look at it, sitting ontop of a perfectly good Genesis-- A TUMOR! This thing was a horrible idea and would not have happened if there had been a more cohesive structure in Sega's corporate ladder, but unfortunately here's what happened: Sega of Japan made the Sega Saturn, and Sega of America made the 32x. No-one wanted the 32x, because the Saturn was already out in Japan, so this thing sunk like a rock. It drew precious resources away from the Sega Saturn, and it killed consumer confidence in Sega which they never recovered from. On top of that, this thing is UGLY! It might not look so bad on the box, but that's because they don't show you all the hideous cables you have to hook up to it!
With all that said, there were a small handful of decent games released on the system-- unfortunately though, almost all of them were ports. There was Doom (better graphics than SNES but inferior music), Mortal Kombat II, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (although not noticeably better than the SNES version), and all of these are ports. Knuckles Chaotix is pretty much the only 32x exclusive title I can think of that's worth mentionin, and even that paled in comparison Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD.
I think that if the 32x had never come out, Sega would still be making consoles to this day. The Sega CD was not successful, although it's agreed that it does have a decent library of games. Customers would have forgiven Sega for the Sega CD's failure because it was a cool innovation that didn't quite take off, but when they made a second add on that was a total turd biscuit, people simple got frustrated and moved on. It's quite fitting that Sega chose an advertising campaign for this thing with sexual undertones regarding the insertion of the 32x into the Genesis's cart slot, because this thing basically raped the Genesis and stole its innocence.
This thing can be found for so cheap now though, there's not much reason to not buy one just for the novelty of seeing some primitive 32 bit games running on a Genesis. Or better yet, if you're proficient with a soldering iron you can try your hand at hacking the thing and putting it directly inside of the Genesis's casing, as some clever hackers have done in the past. This is actually a very cool project because it gives you access to the 32x's fancy 32 bit games without having a hideous tumor and extra cables coming out of your system. Not recommended for amateurs, but still cool none the less. But this thing as a souvenir, but for the sake of your Genesis's dignity don't leave it plugged in unless your playing a 32x game.
Date: 2008-09-23
32X murdered Genny
I'll be the first to admit I love Sega CD but 32X was bad from the get go. Becuse Sega Saturn was released about 5 6 months after the 32X it would be like Sony making an add on for PS2 6 months before Playstion 3 would be set to come out. The only reason to get this terrible add on is for MK2 but then again SNES was a good port 32X version was the best next to the arcade. Sega CD I recommend but 32X pick it up at your local sewer for a quarter cause that's where it belongs. But hey it's a lot better than Nintendo's Virtual boy.
Date: 2007-02-12
This thing did NOT get the respect or attention it deserved.
Had the 32X been supported more, it very well could have been a classic. It was a semi-powerful system, creating spectacular graphical pictures, (it a 32-bit system, you can't expect much) such as Kunckles Chaotix special stages. The graphical effects can also be very pixelated, (Stage start in Knuckles Chaotix and Cosmic Carnage character zoom-in) usually due to unnessacary zoom-in on sprites, making it look like an extremely low-res system/periphrial. The reason the 32X went down the drain to live with Sega CD's and R.O.B. the Robots', is because it didn't have enought 3rd party support, meaning there is a total of ~40 or less games. Now, to end this review, if you do get this for somebody who wants to play lots of games being lots of fun, then skip this. If you want to get this for someone who can appreciate good old gaming nostalgia, than its totally worth the little amount of money it is. I've played two 32X games, both previously mentioned, but I may actually finish the entire collection, and acquire the extremely rare Spider-Man: Web of Fire, so expect reviews for 32X games in the future. I refer to myself on the internet as Zike the Fox, and you can see reviews for 32X games first at my website on [...].
Bottom Line: Worth it for gamers.
Date: 2006-04-04
Cool!
The Sega 32x is so cool because it makes the Genesis2 work on 32 bit graphics. The games are limited, but there are Knuckles Choatix, Star Wars Arcade, Nba Jam Te,etc. The unit is pretty big, which goes into the cartridge bay of the genesis2. Get it now on amazon for $[...] before they run out!
Date: 2006-02-07
yea
Stanley lit me on fire again. I wish he'd never turned into a real boy. Sometimes I think about eating some nice strawberry cheesecake by the river, pondering upon the galactic warriors of our time and how we should've never rented that movie from Blockbuster. I gotta hand it to ya, it is quite the remedy for bad toothaches though.
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