Sega Channel on MiSTer

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Sega Channel on MiSTer

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Remember when your console needed a phone line just to download games? Welcome back, ‘90s nostalgia.

Shane Lynch just dropped a MiSTer core that brings the Sega Channel—the 90s cable-based game service that made your Genesis feel like a tech demo from the future—to life. No more waiting for Saturday morning ads; now you can browse virtual game menus, watch trailers, and even snag demos like it’s 1996—all without dial-up screeching in your ear.

It works on MiSTer setups with 128MB SDRAM (so check your hardware first), and while save files aren’t supported yet, the experience is shockingly authentic. Just drop the ROMs into your MegaDrive folder, load the .rbf file, and suddenly you’re scrolling through pixelated game listings with that iconic chime playing in the background. Some ROMs launch straight to games; others give you the full Sega Channel interface—complete with “Upcoming Titles” and cheesy voiceovers.

And hey, if you’re not a MiSTer user? BillyTime! Games also offers Raspberry Pi images—and MAME’s now got it too. So whether you’re modding a console or just dusty-ing off your old cable box, the Sega Channel is officially back. And yes, it’s as gloriously clunky as you remember.

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