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The '''AtGames Mega Drive Video Game Console''' (commonly referred to as the '''Twin Pad Player''' on websites that sell it) is a small [[Mega Drive]] clone which was produced by [[AtGames]] for the Asian market. It has a built-in selection of games as well as a cartridge slot and two joypad ports. "Mega Drive on a chip" technology is used to emulate the console, resulting in compatibility issues with some games, in addition to inaccurate sound output in many other games.
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The '''Arcade Classic''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[:Category:Consoles on a chip|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.
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==Hardware==
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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.
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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.
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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]].
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The console was distributed in Europe by [[Blaze Europe]], minus the AtGames branding and 8 games, but with 3 additional games not on the original version. It was released in April 2009. In America, the console is distributed by [[Retro-Bit]] under the name '''Firecore'''.
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==Games==
 
==Games==
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===Games on both versions===
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===Games included in both versions===
 
*''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle]]''
 
*''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle]]''
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*''[[Alien Storm]]''
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*''[[Alien Storm (Mega Drive)|Alien Storm]]''
 
*''[[Altered Beast]]''
 
*''[[Altered Beast]]''
 
*''[[Arrow Flash]]''
 
*''[[Arrow Flash]]''
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*''[[Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master]]''
 
*''[[Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master]]''
 
*''[[sonic:Sonic Spinball|Sonic Spinball]]''
 
*''[[sonic:Sonic Spinball|Sonic Spinball]]''
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===Games exclusive to the Blaze version===
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===Games exclusive to the Blaze Europe version===
 
*''[[Bonanza Bros.]]''
 
*''[[Bonanza Bros.]]''
 
*''[[Columns]]''
 
*''[[Columns]]''
 
*''[[Fatal Labyrinth]]''
 
*''[[Fatal Labyrinth]]''
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==Hardware==
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==Photo gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
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Image:AtGames Sega Mega Drive Box (front).jpg|Box (front)
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Twin Pad Player Black.jpg|AtGames model (black)
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Image:Twin Pad Player Box.jpg|Box (back)
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AtGames SMD Console.jpg|With Packaging
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Image:AtGames SMD Console.jpg|With Packaging
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Twin Pad Player Blue.jpg|AtGames model (blue)
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Image:Twin Pad Player Black.jpg|Black version
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Twin Pad Player Green.jpg|AtGames model (green)
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Image:Twin Pad Player Blue.jpg|Blue version
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Blaze Mega Drive Console.jpg|Blaze Europe model
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Image:Twin Pad Player Green.jpg|Green version
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AtGames MDConsole HandB.jpg|H&B model
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File:Blaze Mega Drive Console.jpg|Blaze Europe version
 
 
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==External Links==
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==External links==
 
* [http://www.atgames.net/ AtGames official website]
 
* [http://www.atgames.net/ AtGames official website]
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* [http://www.aeropause.com/2008/07/review-atgames-sega-megadrive-twin-pad-player/ Aeropause AtGames article]
 
 
* [http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/cartridge-console-with-15-sega-megadrive-games/prod_68.html Blaze Europe website]
 
* [http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/cartridge-console-with-15-sega-megadrive-games/prod_68.html Blaze Europe website]
  
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==References==
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{{AtGames}}
 
{{MegaDrive}}
 
{{MegaDrive}}
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[[Category:Mega Drive Hardware]]
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[[Category:Consoles on a chip]]
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[[Category:Consoles on a Chip]]
 
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[[Category:Game Compilations]]
 

Revision as of 15:57, 17 August 2017

Twin Pad Player Black.jpg
Arcade Classic
Manufacturer: AtGames
Distributor: AtGames (Asia), Blaze Europe (UK), Retro-Bit (US), H&B (France)
Built-in games: 20, 18, 15
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
Sega Mega Drive
DE
Sega Mega Drive
FR
Sega Mega Drive
UK
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.

Variants

Box Name Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation
Twin Pad Player Box.jpgNospine.pngAtGames Sega Mega Drive Box (front).jpg
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"Model 1"
ClassicConsole Box Front.jpg
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Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Back Retrobit.jpgNospine.pngFirecorebox.jpg
 Firecore Classic Console (Retro-bit)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
ArcadeClassic MD US Box Front AtGames 80G Sonic.jpg
 Sega Genesis Classic Game Console (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px Sega Genesis Classic Game Console (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
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)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
Sega Genesis Classic Game Console Deluxe (AtGames)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
ArcadeClassic MD UK Box Back 15G.jpgNospine.pngArcadeClassic Blaze 15G Box Front.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console (Blaze)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
ArcadeClassic Blaze SOR Box Front.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive Video Game Console: Limited Streets of Rage Edition (Blaze)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
ArcadeClassic MD FR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngAtGames MDConsole FR Box Front.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive (H&B)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
ArcadeClassic MD FR Box Back SoR.jpgNospine.pngArcadeClassic MD FR Box Front SoR.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive Streets of Rage Edition Limite (H&B)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"
AtGames ArcadeClassic RU Box Front Red.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive (?)
Notavailable.svg
"Model 1"
ArcadeClassic MD AU Box Back 80G.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeClassic MD AU Box Front 80G.jpg
 Sega Mega Drive Classic Game Console
Notavailable.svg
"Model 2"


Photo gallery

  • AtGames model (black)

  • With Packaging

  • AtGames model (blue)

  • AtGames model (green)

  • Blaze Europe model

  • H&B model

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)


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 | LaserActive | Mega Jet | Mega PC | Mega Play | Mega-Tech System | 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 | Cleaning System | Control Pad Extension Cord | Genesis Speakers | Headset | HeartBeat Catalyst | Microphone | Region converter cartridges | Mega Terminal | Nomad PowerBack | RF Unit (Mega Drive 2) | SCART Cable (Mega Drive 2) | Stereo Audio Video Cable | Team Player | Video Monitor Cable | 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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