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found by pressing the AUX button on your remote. Press the power button on the Sega mega drive and it should automatically come onto the screen.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAMES
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Once you have found the right channel and turned on the power switch a menu screen will appear. There are six choices of games.:-

Sonic the Hedgehog
Altered Beast
Golden Axe
Kid Chameleon
Dr Robotnik's Mean Machine

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Each game uses different control buttons to get through the game. The descriptions of which button does what is shown in the instructions manual, but by playing the games within minutes you get to know what button does what.
Select which game you want to play from the menu and off you go the basic controls for all games are the directional button on the pad which is the large black button with arrows going up-down, left-right. The A,B,C, buttons which are the small black one's on the right of the control pad are pressed to get other movements out of your character of play, movements like jump, duck, use magic, attack, kick, throw and other such movements.
This is an easy to install and play game, it says for children of 8 years upwards but my grandson who is four going on ten can operate it easily enough and enjoys getting on next levels of the games.
I think in the 90's when this game was popular the older teens played and loved it, but with the update of so many fast and furious computer games, children of a very young age seem to be able to grasp the mechanic's of these older versions of games. Which to the teenagers of today they must seem only for the younger kids. Still, this sega mega drive will hold hours of entertainment for my grandson until he gets older and at 16.99 I think it's a bargain.

BIT OF HISTORY
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Sonic the Hedgehog was released in 1991 and was the best selling game of the year. It was the most popular of the sega megadrive games.
Other popular games are Golden axe which was released in 1989 as it was one of the first games to arrive on the scene. Choosing between being a warrior, a dwarf or Amazon to find and fight the evil death adder who has slain your family gives you loads of entertainment.
Dr Robotnik's mean bean machine was released in 1993 and is a puzzle game that still is sold today.

WHAT I THINK
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On the whole I think I got a real bargain, a brand new boxed sega mega drive with control pad and scart adapter for 16.99.
I know my grandson ids going to love this when he opens it on Christmas day, it will give him so many hours of entertainment, much more than any set of cars, trains or board game he might receive. It is easy to install and tune in and I also know that my daughter will probably end up playing the Sonic game when she's bored as she used to have the game when she was at home,.
I like the idea of the compact version as the older console was huge and clumsy looking, this mini version will sit nicely on the side of the television stand without taking up too much room.
The six games included are also a good idea, as buying the games separate become a problem and extra expense.
I am glad I found this on Amazon and am very happy with my purchase. I would recommend this to you as an idea for smaller children's entertainment.
However, there is the warning clearly written in large black letters on the instruction manual that anyone with Epilepsy and seizures must consult their doctor before playing on this as it does have flashing lights and patterns.

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