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Nomad-like portable gaming machine plays Genesis cartridges
CrunchGear — ... layout. Not one bit, actually. Perhaps the buttons can be remapped — otherwise, that’s some awkward A, B, and C placement. Seriously, if you’re going to make a portable machine that plays games from an old console, lay out the buttons like they were on the original controller. There’s too much muscle memory at stake here. Oh well, time to step down off the soap box. The Retro-Gen Portable is available now for preorder and will ship July 25th. Retro Gen Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Portable Game Player [VideoGameCentral.com via ...

Sega-licensed "Retro Gen" might have you hunting for cartridges
Engadget — ... Sega's already given its seal of approval to a few Genesis / Mega Drive-based handhelds, but never one like this new "Retro Gen" device from Innex, which makes use of actual, dust-collecting cartridges instead of just some mere on-board memory. Of course, ...

Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges and Digital ROMs [Classic Gaming]
Gizmodo — ... and comes pre-loaded with 20 "classic" games (we're not sure what they are, hence the quotes). It says it'll only play licensed ROMs, though who knows what that means; we'd imagine you can just load it up with whatever you've got. It doesn't look like it has an extra port for another controller, which would come in handy for multiplayer games using the handheld's TV-out, but you can't have everything, right? It's available for pre-order now, for a $50, $10 off the usual price. [Video Game Central via ...

Gifts for Retro-holics Who Yearn for the Old Days [Giftguide]
Gizmodo — ... so...3D. A true retrophile isn't interested in Modern Warfare 2, but could be persuaded to play a little Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2 or Toejam and Earl 2: Panic on Funkotron. The Retro-Gen, a little sorta-legal handheld emulator, will play either original Genesis cartridges or ROMs that you've loaded onto an included SD card. Plus, the entire system costs less than some modern DSi or PSP games. $38 [Link; Video Game Central Store] French Press: Here's one where an ...