15 Years Later I Finally Get To Play The Sega CD
Last night was a pretty big night for me. After 15 long years of waiting I finally got a chance to actually play the first CD based console ever released, the Sega CD. I missed it the first time around, mostly because I was a Super Nintendo kid, however, even if I had a Genesis, I’m certain my parents wouldn’t have bought me the optional add-on that, in all honesty, didn’t really do much except give me a reason to want more games. Last week I decided it was time, and I went all in. Not only did I pick up a Sega CD, but I bought a Sega CDX, the hard-to-find, compact, re-released version of the Sega CD that had a Genesis squished into it, and, it’s basically all I could ever hope for.
I only managed to squeeze in about 15 minutes of “Sonic CD,” last night but they were glorious. While it wasn’t a huge improvement over the Genesis Sonics, I’ve never really had the chance to play Sonic CD, and it felt like an entirely new game to me. And wouldn’t we all like a good, new 2D Sonic right about now?
Since my initial eBay purchase, I’ve managed to pick up a small handful of other games in the last few week or so in preparation for the new addition to the console collection, and I’ve compiled a shortlist of some of the most interesting/important games on the platform. Take a look and let me know if there are any other Sega CD games that I absolutely have to play:
What I’ve Got So Far:
Sonic CD
Mortal Kombat
Ecco the Dolphin
Sega Classics Collection
Heart of the Alien: Out of this World Parts 1 and 2
Flashback
Night Trap
Time Gal
Sewer Shark
Pitfall
Surgical Strike
RDF: Global Conflict
Kids on Site
I’m well aware I’m missing Snatcher, but I’ll need to take a loan out to pick that one up.
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