DIY Sega Neptune
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Video. Tagged with Fan Stuff, Genesis, MegaDrive, Neptune.
To help mark the 20th anniversary of the Megadrive, one plucky NeoGaffer decided to spruce up his Megadrive (well Genesis in this case), by manufacturing his own Neptune.
The Sega Neptune never officially got off the ground. The idea was to make a combined Megadrive/Genesis and 32X games machine. But, by the time the prototypes were ready, the Saturn was due to be launched and so, wanting to back their new, more powerful system, Sega scrapped the Neptune altogether.
As you can see from the above video, this fan-built system actually works, and it looks pretty decent. He starts by playing the Genesis version of Earthworm Jim and then swaps the cartridge for the 32X version of Star Wars Arcade. Good work.
If you want to see more on how he built it, then check the NeoGaf forums here.
[Source: NeoGaf]