Arcade Classic

From Sega Retro

Twin Pad Player Black.jpg
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), Cyber Toy (RU)
Built-in games: 20, 18, 15
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Firecore Classic Console)
$49.9949.99[1]
Sega Mega Drive
US
(AtGames Classic Game Console)
$59.9959.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
DE
Sega Mega Drive
FR
€29.9529.95[6] SM-2604
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99[3]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Streets of Rage Edition)
£34.9934.99[5]
Sega Mega Drive
RU
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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

Box Name Distributor Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation Comments
Twin Pad Player Box.jpgNospine.pngAtGames Sega Mega Drive Box (front).jpg
Video Game Console AtGames 2008
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
20 built-in games
ClassicConsole Box Front.jpg
Firecore Classic Console AtGames 20xx
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
5 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back Retrobit.jpgNospine.pngFirecorebox.jpg
Firecore Classic Console Retro-Bit
United States of America US: $49.9949.99[1] (2009)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
20 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back 81 Sonic.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front 81 Sonic.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
81 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back SpecialEdition.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front SpecialEdition.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
60 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back AtGames 80G Sonic.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front AtGames 80G Sonic.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back 80G Sonic Alt.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front 80G Sonic Alt.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back Collectors.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front Collectors.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back 80G BlackBox.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front 80G BlackBox.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back AtGames 80G Sonic25th.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD US Box Front AtGames 80G Sonic25th.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console AtGames
United States of America US: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassicDeluxe MD US Box Front 86G SamsClub.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
86 games, Sam's Club exclusive
ArcadeClassicDeluxe MD US Box Front 25thSonic SamsClub.jpg
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
85 games, Sam's Club exclusive
ArcadeClassicDeluxe MD US Box Front Black SamsClub.png
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
85 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
92 games, Sam's Club exclusive
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe AtGames
United States of America US: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
ArcadeClassic MD UK Box Back 15G.jpgNospine.pngArcadeClassic Blaze 15G Box Front.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console Blaze
United Kingdom UK: (2009)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
15 built-in games
ArcadeClassic Blaze SOR Box Front.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console: Limited Streets of Rage Edition Blaze
United Kingdom UK: (2010)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
10 built-in games
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console Argos
United Kingdom UK: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
81 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD UK Box Back 25thSonic.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD UK Box Front 25thSonic.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console Argos
United Kingdom UK: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD FR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngAtGames MDConsole FR Box Front.jpg
Sega Mega Drive
SM-2604
H&B
France FR: (2010)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
20 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD FR Box Back SoR.jpgNospine.pngArcadeClassic MD FR Box Front SoR.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Streets of Rage Edition Limitée
SM-2604
H&B
France FR: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
20 built-in games
ArcadeClassicDeluxe MD FR Box Back 25thSonic.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassicDeluxe MD FR Box Front 25thSonic.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console E-Concept
France FR: (≥ 2016)
Notavailable.svg
80 built-in games
AtGames ArcadeClassic RU Box Front Red.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1" (Red)
5 built-in game
Notavailable.svg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1" Light Blue
6 built-in games
AtGames ArcadeClassic RU Box Front Dark Blue.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1" Dark Blue
6 built-in games
AtGames ArcadeClassic RU Box Front Green.png
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1" Green
6 built-in games
Notavailable.svg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model ?" Blue
6 built-in games
Notavailable.svg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model ?" Green
6 built-in games
Notavailable.svg
Sega Mega Drive Igrovaya Pristavka
Sega Mega Drive Игровая приставка
Russia RU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model ?" Red
6 built-in games
ArcadeClassicDeluxe MD AU Box Front 81G.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console
Australia AU: (20xx)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
81 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD AU Box Front 80G VFSonic.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console
Australia AU: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games
ArcadeClassic MD AU Box Back 80G.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD AU Box Front 80G.jpg
Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console Five Star Games
Australia AU: (201x)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
80 built-in games


Digital manuals

Photo gallery

External links

References


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)


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