So what is it?
Is it any good?
Better than buying new stuff?
Oh it is good, behold: A SEGA CDX!!
That's right, another semi-obscure piece of SEGA's past, this came with a bunch of very crappy games, like two copies of Sewer Shark and a few of those Make My Video, after much arguing and haggling and begging and nearly crying, the guy decided to sell the CDX to me with all hookups and no games.
So what is so special about this one? Well, as the name suggests, it's a SEGA Genesis and a SEGA CD in one, with the huge advantage of having a single power supply, not having to swim in a sea of cables, compact size and it doubles as a "portable" CD player!
Just pop in a couple AA Batteries, plug in some headphones and Presto! Not too exciting in this day and age, but back then, I guess it was a cool feature and the first generation CD players were about as bulky and used more batteries.
As for the games part, it works just like a regular SEGA CD and Genesis, no cart and it reads off the CD. This one is also compatible with the 32x, but I have read that some are not, I tried to put the Power Base Converter, but it was bending the power cable, so that will remain a mystery until I decide to tear it apart.
And finally, the size part. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here are some comparison shots with all the other Gennys I have.
Genesis 3
The Genesis 2 and SEGA CD 2
Genesis 1 and SEGA CD 1
And last but not least, the almighty NOMAD! Or two for that matter.
