Sega Genesis Arcade Machine!

Did you know that SEGA made an Arcade Machine based on the Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive! The system was called the Sega Mega-Tech, and it's really awesome!

Additional Information on the Sega Mega-Tech:

Sega Mega-Tech is an arcade system developed by Sega Europe in 1989. It is based on Mega Drive/Genesis hardware, and more or less identical.[1] The Mega-Tech uses a unique pinout, allows 8 cartridges to be plugged in at once, and powers a second monitor for game selection and additional information.

In Megatech games your coins buy you time to play the game, how you perform in the game does not matter, you can die and start a new game providing you still have time, likewise you can be playing well and run out of time if you fail to insert more coins. This is the same method Nintendo used with their Playchoice 10 system.
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The Mega Tech also had a handful of Master System titles as well.

As for the cartridges, while it is tempting to try to play these on the MegaDrive or Genesis, they will not work as the Mega Tech cartridges feature additional features for the menu screen which also shows instructions for the games.

[fordxbgtfalcon]

I saw one for sale about 15 years ago and the shop wanted $5k for it. It was in pretty rough shape.

[jaxson]

Damn I’ve been collecting arcades since 1999 and this is the first time I see this 😮

[mikemurray]

I looked for year's for one and never had any luck. Fast forward a few years later to august 2020 and bam.. one popped up in my area working. $4000 later and I will never see another one. I love it!! Even purchased a homebrew game lynk adapter so I can play normal Sega counsel games on it. Think there was only 45 Sega titles released for the megatech.

[vannemullekom]

I had one of these, I still have the carts, however i gave away the chassis a long time ago. I still also have the joystick panel which i still use on other cabs.

[arcadesunday]

Yip, I saw these out in the wild back in the day! Cool concept... just got expensive to play. Eventually got a Megadrive for home use !

[maxrichards]

I have an arcade machine near me & I wanted to get it, however the store it was at said it wasn’t for sale

[gwildor]

And I want one. I missed out on buying one. Big tregret.

[izzy]

Top five Arcade1Up cabinets.
1 Fully modded
2 Semimodded
3 Modded
4 Modded
5 You guessed it, Modded!

[RawrX]

There was also the megaplay which was similar but you bought credits instead of time

[fivenightatfredy]

Just like always, Sega does what Nintendon’t.

[arcademaster]

This clip has inaccuracies— showing a “Mega Tech” board with cartridges (based off the Sega Master System) which can have 8 carts on it, but the Genesis based system is a “Mega Play” and can only have 4 game carts on it.

[Furby]

I was at a arcade with laser tag and go carts and a Xbox station

[geesterfunk]

I used to go to the local library pay 50p and I could play all the the classics for 2 hours..
25p and hour

[danmorris]

I wonder if you can buy one of those anywhere along with all the games I love my own man cave arcade here at the house 🏠 it's awesome 😆

[Gorilla_Jones]

LOL I thought you were that channel that does random facts about aircraft carriers and movie facts.

[DidoInFlames]

I played Streets of Rage 3 on arcade cabinet it was japanese Bare Knuckles 3

[esideart]

did you know that they made time Killers for the Sega but never came out with it and I found one at Meijer for 1 dollar

[randyiron]

Omg, I was thinking Ralph would like this video. Then I saw it was yours. I totally didn’t even recognize your voice. WTH

[alanharvey]

Dude I seen a mega tech system last year, the guy wanted to sell it to me for 500 but upon further inspection somehow wild animals had lived in the cabinet and destroyed the wiring and structural integrity of the cabinet, in my opinion would have costed more than what it was worth to bring that ancient pile of rubbage back from the grave.