Sega Genesis 32X Console

by Sega

Product Features

• Contains: Genesis 32x Unit, AV cable, 2 connector cables, AC adaptor

Product Details

• ASIN: B0007ZNH5I
• Item Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,146 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The tumor that killed Sega, October 8, 2008

By 

Timothy G. Berntsen "Guru of geekdom" (Virginia Beach) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sega Genesis 32X Console (Video Game)

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.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This thing did NOT get the respect or attention it deserved., February 11, 2007

A Kid's Review

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sega Genesis 32X Console (Video Game)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This thing is underrated and certainly worth owning., July 15, 2011

By 

Steven Bonner (Augusta, GA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sega Genesis 32X Console (Video Game)

It could be a big novelty and nostalgia factor, but to me this thing is awesome. If you can find one around forty bucks or less, pick it up!! There are only around 30 games released for it so it's fun to try and collect them all, I have around 20 or so. It really does a great job with the graphics, and it has many exclusive games on it... the ports on it are also very fun and unique. They really are similar to the arcade versions of the games. Mortal Kombat II, Primal Rage, Virtua Figher... all just like the arcade versions. Buy this thing and respect Sega for what they tried to do. I sure did.