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The greatest handheld console was the Genesis Nomad. Cons: - It was the size of a brick. - It was designed with oddly skewed angles. - It didn't have room f
by Igelau 6y ago
The greatest handheld console was the Genesis Nomad.
Cons:
- It was the size of a brick.
- It was designed with oddly skewed angles.
- It didn't have room for batteries inside, so they had to be shoved in a little pack that clipped on to it.
Pros:
- It was a handheld Sega Genesis.
- You could connect it to your TV.
- You could connect a second controller.
- You could run it off A/C power.
- Ergo it's also a console! In a roundabout, not-all-peripherals-supported kind of way.
- danbolt 6y agoI never had a Nomad, but did you ever find the console inconvenient to use? One thing I find Nintendo always does so well with their consoles is the ease-of-use and complimentary library. I feel like a clunky handheld that plays Gunstar Heroes for 2-3 hours might be harder to appreciate than Pokemon for ten.
- dleslie 6y agoI have one. It's not convenient to travel with; the carts are comparatively large and the unit itself is roughly the size of an early 90s camcorder, and as awkwardly shaped too. The screen ghosts something awful... It's mostly a cool gimick to show your friends who are Sega fans; akin to owning a working CDX or Activator.
- timw4mail 6y agoThe CDX is more practical than the Nomad, though. I will agree that it's a poor portable CD player, but it's the most compact Genesis and Sega CD. It even works with the 32X, and there are 3d-printed supports for the CDX/32X to help with the 32X weight. I may just be proving your point, though.
- Igelau 6y agoIt was definitely inconvenient as a portable. It was sheer fantastic novelty. > Gunstar Heroes I was so close to listing that game as a bullet point in its own right.
- dleslie 6y agoCalling the pack "little" is a stretch; the battery pack itself is larger and heavier than the GBA SP. Also, the screen suffers from terrible ghosting. I can barely bring myself to play sonic on it. Still, the Nomad is a neat piece of kit.
- Igelau 6y agoTo be honest, I don't remember the ghosting. I do remember the ghosting on the Game Gear, so if it was even marginally better on the Nomad I probably overlooked it.