Can you play SEGA Genesis from AA batteries?

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• AL

  @AlexanderTheBest · 5 years ago

  Sonic 1: SYSTEM HALT<br>Sonic 3D Blast: Congratulations your batteries have depleted

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• OB

  @obser_vic · 8 months ago

  the existence of the sega nomad makes this video so much funnier

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• PD

  @pdlbackup · 5 years ago

  Imagine climbing a mountain for like 2 hours and then when you reach the top you see MattKC sitting there playing the sega genesis.

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• SH

  @ShankMods · 5 years ago

  Hey Matt, this is pretty neat. If you are interested in glitching consoles by undervolting or starving them of power, I may be able to assist. Many (newer than sega genesis) consoles have voltage comparators on the power supply to shut down all power to the system in case a voltage anomaly, such as crossing below an undervoltage threshold. In the portablizing community, we have had to dealt with modifying and bypassing the onboard regulators used to power the voltage rails used to run the chips and other logic elements. So I may be able to help you get glitches out of consoles that otherwise wouldn&apos;t be possible through the main DC jack. I also have 5 variable benchtop power supplies in my lab so that may be of assistance too. Feel free to reach out. I&apos;d be happy to help, or at the very least, point you in the right direction!

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• MI

  @michaeldaigle7207 · 5 years ago

  The hiking community : Pays big bucks to shed grams off their pack weight<br><br>Matt KC : Carries a fucking sega genesis, a laptop and camera gear to the top of a mountain

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• RE

  @realityveil6151 · 5 years ago

  Software can only do so much about the genuine hardware issue of &quot;no power&quot;

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• AN

  @AntVenom · 5 years ago (edited)

  This is awesome! Such a unique way of experiencing glitchiness in games. Would love to see more w/ a variable power supply.

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• GV

  @gvtc07 · 5 years ago

  There&apos;s something so ominous about seeing a computer slowly dying and getting more and more glitched and unstable, until it finally kicks the can. I&apos;d love to see more of these.

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• CO

  @commander_frog · 5 years ago

  Take that switch, being a portable home console isn’t so special anymore

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• LO

  @LonelyDiggers · 5 years ago

  Only real OGs remember when this was called Playing Sega Genesis at the highest point in Australia.

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• TH

  @thesuperstratos · 5 years ago

  I&apos;d honestly love to see each defining console of its generation go through the same treatment; it sounds sadistic but I&apos;m curious what potential fail-safes will be ran into!

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• TE

  @Templarfreak · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5UltdmlnL0&amp;t=472">7:52</a> DONT play Sonic The Hedgehog off of AA batteries at 3AM!! (HE KILLED MY WHOLE FAMILY??)

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