Been playing the Genesis a lot. The little system with the horrible sound and the greatest six-button controller ever? Yeah, that one. Including the CD and 32X, both of which I have and like (well, maybe not the 32X) the Genny was pretty pioneering. Too bad Sega seemed to always be just slightly "off" in almost every major step, though you can't deny they were trail blazers.

I think it has something to do with the new Weezer video. Makes me feel like I'm back in High School, having new Weezer music. So, long weekend, wife out of town, time to marathon some old-school greatness.

I got the Genesis back in the day 'cuz all my friends had the SNES, and they wanted me to have "the other" system. I think they just really wanted to play Sonic. I did too, but I wasn't in love with Sega at the time. I just wanted something new, and I bowed to peer pressure. I never even got an SNES until years later, well into the PSOne generation.

I loved Flashback and Street Fighter on the Genny. Sonic...well, i just never got into that guy. At least, not till later. Now, looking back, there's a lot of nostalgia. Maybe that's what's really making me happy now, but I can't deny that I'm enjoying the games.

Even busted out the Genesis collection on PS2. The Shinobi games rock my socks.

Did you guys know there's a NEW Genesis RPG coming out, called Pier Solar? I just heard about it last week. There's also Beggar Prince, which I have a personal affinity towards. I'll leave it at that for now.

Tomorrow, it's Konami day. I'll crack into Rocket Knight Adventures, Castlevania Bloodlines, Contra HardCorps, and maybe, if I have the gumption, start a new Snatcher file. I feel my ebay trigger finger getting itchy...

-GigaMach