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Arcade Classic

Manufacturer: AtGames

Distributor: AtGames (Asia), Blaze Europe (UK), Argos (UK), Retro-Bit (US), H&B (France), E-Concept (France), Five Star Games (Australia)

Built-in games: 20, 18, 15

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	20xx
US (Firecore Classic Console)	2009	$49.9949.99^[1]
US (AtGames Classic Game Console)	20xx	$59.9959.99^[2]
DE	2009
FR	2010-01-01^[6]	€29.9529.95^[6]	SM-2604
UK	2009-04^[3]	£39.9939.99^[3]
UK (Streets of Rage Edition)	2010-12-03^[4]	£34.9934.99^[5]
RU	2008-11^[8]
AS	2008-07-21^[7]

The Arcade Classic is a Sega Mega Drive console on a chip manufactured by AtGames. Though not the first console by AtGames to hit the market, the Arcade Classic is perhaps the most "famous" to date, due to its ability to play Sega Mega Drive cartridges through a built-in cartridge slot.

Hardware

There are two key hardware revisions of the AtGames Classic; an older variant which relies solely on wired controllers, and a newer model which is compatible with wireless controllers manufactured by AtGames. The later can be identified by its built-in infra-red semi-circle receiver and power LED at the front of the unit. Both are otherwise much the same product - a very small Mega Drive console with a cartridge slot, power and reset buttons, a switch for alternating between PAL and NTSC video standards and ports for both the power supply and composite video/audio connectors.

Shipping with the console, as is common with AtGames products, is the Firecore operating system with a number of built-in Mega Drive games. The precise list of games varies between products and distributors - across the world 5, 15, 18, 20, 60 and 80 game variants of the Arcade Classic have been spotted, however the number is often expanded by the inclusion of original, non-Mega Drive games, believed to have originated from AtGames themselves at some point during the 2000s.

As the system is reliant on emulation, the system is region free, however some games exhibit graphical issues and may not boot at all. Poor audio emulation leads to significant sound problems in many games - a common issue in many consoles of this nature. A lack of expansion ports mean the system is incompatible with add-ons such as the Sega Mega-CD and Sega 32X.

Magazine articles

Main article: Arcade Classic/Magazine articles.

Variants

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Comments
Video Game Console	AtGames	2008	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	20 built-in games
Firecore Classic Console	AtGames	20xx	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	5 built-in games
Firecore Classic Console	Retro-Bit	US: $49.9949.99^[1] (2009)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	20 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	81 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	60 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console	AtGames	US: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	86 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	85 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	85 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	92 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe	AtGames	US: (20xx)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console	Blaze	UK: (2009)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	15 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console: Limited Streets of Rage Edition	Blaze	UK: (2010)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	10 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console	Argos	UK: (201x)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	81 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console	Argos	UK: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive SM-2604	H&B	FR: (2010)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	20 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Streets of Rage Edition Limitée SM-2604	H&B	FR: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	20 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console	E-Concept	FR: (≥ 2016)		Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model 1" (Red)	Control Pad (x2)	5 built-in game
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[9] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model 1" Light Blue	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[10] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model 1" Dark Blue	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[11] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model 1" Green	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[12] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model ?" Blue	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[13] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model ?" Green	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka^[14] Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка		RU: (20xx)	"Model ?" Red	Control Pad (x2)	6 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console		AU: (20xx)	"Model 1"	Control Pad (x2)	81 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console		AU: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console	Five Star Games	AU: (201x)	"Model 2"	Control Pad (x2)	80 built-in games

Digital manuals

AtGames manual

Photo gallery

AtGames model (black)
With Packaging
AtGames model (blue)
AtGames model (green)
Blaze Europe model
H&B model

External links

Firecore Classic Console product page on AtGames.net (archive)
Classic Game Console product page on AtGames.us (archive)
Classic Game Console (later) product page on AtGames.us (archive)
Video Game Console product page on Blaze Europe (archive)
Streets of Rage Edition product page on Blaze Europe (archive)

References

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Sega consoles created by AtGames
"Plug and play" systems
PlayPal Plug & Play (2006) \| Arcade Gamer (200x) \| Brain Games Colour (2008) \| Mega Drive Twin Pads (2008) \| Arcade Gamer Classic (20xx) \| Arcade Master (20xx) \| Reactor (20xx) \| Arcade Motion Dual (2010) \| Arcade Nano (2010) \| Arcade Blast (2011)
Systems with a cartridge slot
Arcade Motion Classic (2008) \| Arcade Classic (2009) \| Genesis Gencore (2009) \| Sega Mega Drive Flashback (2017)
Handhelds
Arcade Gamer Portable (200x) \| Arcade Portable (200x) \| Arcade Ultimate (20xx) \| GenMobile (20xx)

Sega Mega Drive
Topics	Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) \| History \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise \| Cartridges \| TradeMark Security System
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australasia \| Africa EZ Games \| Genesis 3 \| LaserActive \| Mega Jet \| Mega PC \| Mega Play \| Mega-Tech System \| Mega 6 \| Nomad \| Teradrive \| Mega Drive Mini \| Mega Drive Mini 2 New Mega Drive \| Tianli VCD/DVD Players \| "Consoles on a chip" \| Licensed clones (Magic 2 \| Mega Game II \| Power Pegasus \| Super Bitman) Unlicensed clones
Add-ons	Game Box \| Power Base Converter \| Mega-CD \| 32X (Mega-CD 32X) \| Mega Modem \| Demo System DS-16
Cases	Sega Genesis Nomad Carrying Case \| System Carry Case
Controllers	Control Pad \| Six Button Control Pad \| 6 Button Arcade Pad \| Arcade Power Stick 6B \| Konami Justifier \| MK-1470 Action Chair \| Activator \| Arcade Power Stick \| Keyboard \| MegaFire \| Mouse \| Mega Stick \| Menacer \| Remote Arcade System \| Ten Key Pad \| Third Party Controllers
Accessories	4 Way Play \| AC adaptor \| Cleaning System \| Control Pad Extension Cord \| Game Factory \| Genesis Speakers \| Headset \| HeartBeat Catalyst \| Microphone \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Nomad PowerBack \| RF Unit \| SCART Cable \| Stereo Audio Video Cable \| Team Player \| Video Monitor Cable \| Third-party AC adaptors \| Third Party Accessories
Network services	Sega Channel \| Sega Game Toshokan \| Mega Anser \| Mega Net \| TeleBradesco Residência \| XB∀ND
Development tools	ERX 308P \| ERX 318P \| Sprobe \| SNASM68K \| SNASM2 (Mega Drive) \| SNASM2 (32X) \| PSY-Q Development System (Mega Drive) \| PSY-Q Development System (32X) \| 32X CartDev \| Sega Mars Development Aid System \| Sega 32X Development Target
Unreleased	Edge 16 \| Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Teleplay System \| Video Jukebox

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