Mega Sg
The Mega Sg is a home video game console manufactured by Analogue, released in 2019. It runs games developed for the Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and SG-1000, systems released by Sega in the 1980s and early 1990s during the fourth generation of consoles. Rather than emulate games, the Mega Sg uses FPGA chips that replicate the original system hardware. Features. The Mega Sg features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48 kHz 16-bit), and original Genesis-style controller ports. Kevin Horton engineered Mega Sg to run in an Altera Cyclone V with 100% accuracy and also provided  extra features, such as the option to scale the original 240p video output to different resolutions up to 1080p 60 Hz. Phil Fish, the designer of "Fez", designed the user interface, and Arca composed the startup audio. It includes an unreleased Genesis game from 1994, "Hardcore", renamed "Ultracore" due to licensing problems. Limited edition. Record label Hyperdub collaborated with Analogue on a limited edition Mega Sg with a Sega Genesis music cartridge called "Konsolation" featuring unreleased music from artists such as Burial, Scratcha DVA, and Ikonika. "Konsolation" was created in an edition of 1,000 units as part of Hyperdub's  15th anniversary celebration. Reception. The "Guardian" gave the Mega Sg four out of five, writing: "Playing "Streets of Rage 2" or "Comix Zone" on this thing is like experiencing a remastered recording of a favourite album, or a digitally restored version of a classic movie ... the Mega Sg makes "Sonic" and all the other games I have tried feel fresh and contemporary." The Mega Sg was named the "Time" best inventions of 2019 award, an Editor's Choice Award from "Wired", an Editor's Choice Award from Tom's Guide, an Editor's Choice Award from "IGN" and an Editor 's Choice Award from "PCMag".