As a kid, I got my Dad to take me to Funcoland to trade in my Sega Genesis to buy Super Smash Bros for the N64. I kinda regret getting rid of it, but I played the heck out of Smash, and my Dad probably would have pawned it when I got older anyway, but I still missed my old Genesis. So I started looking to replace it.
I found a decently priced Genesis on eBay that came with a bundle of sports games I might never play, as well as a CIB copy of Sonic 2 at my local game shop. I ordered Road Rash 2 on eBay when I saw it was less than the market price. There’s still a few more games to collect to rebuild my childhood library (even though some were just memorable rentals). I still need:
- Sonic collection
- True Lies
- Road Rash 1 and 3
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Rocket Knight
- Rock 'N Roll Racing
What other not-too-expensive games should I get?
Bonus pictures of a couple games on my old CRT for the best OG experience:
Oh, I forgot that I have a Comix Zone cart on the way! I was thinking of getting an EverDrive for each system I have, but even though it’s cheaper than collecting it’s still expensive.
You can always just use a PC (or older handheld, like a PSP maybe?) as a stand-in emulator if an EverDrive is currently out of the question - although I think there’s something just right about playing on native hardware whenever possible.
There’s probably a whole swathe of JRPGs I’ve never even heard of that you could experience too (if that’s your thing) - but those tend to be pricey.
I already have a handful of devices I could emulate on, but it’s not the same as playing on original hardware through a CRT TV.