The Mega 95 is a brand new gaming handheld from Hyperkin that’s designed to play unique Sega Genesis and Mega Drive cartridges. It’s outfitted with a five-inch show that has a toggle to change between 4:3 and 16:9 modes, and a battery that Hyperkin says ought to final 10 hours per cost.
The hand held seems to be a conveyable model of Hyperkin’s MegaRetroN HD Gaming Console, the present Genesis-compatible retro console launched in 2018 and which now sells for $59.99. Hyperkin’s press launch doesn’t go into element about how the Mega 95 runs its traditional Genesis titles, however the MegaRetroN HD reportedly makes use of a {hardware} emulation method with high quality that sits someplace between a software program emulator and the premium FPGA-based system utilized in Analogue’s Mega Sg home console.
Though the Mega 95 is designed primarily as a handheld system, there’s additionally a USB-C dock out there that’ll allow you to plug it right into a TV and which options ports to plug in extra controllers. Every Mega 95 comes with a dock.
Pricing or a launch date for the Mega 95 is but to be introduced, however for reference Hyperkin’s handheld Tremendous NES emulation machine currently sells for $119.99. Hopefully, that might imply the Mega 95 finally ends up being extra reasonably priced and extra available than the Analogue Pocket.