Gaming

Background Behold... Treasure! After literally years of considering, putting off, and reconsidering getting a Sega Mark III, I finally bit the bullet and snagged one at the fairly reasonable price of $160. I had been putting it off for so long because I really don’t collect console variations when they don’t grant me some sort of new functionality or capability, and I already own a Sega Master System. Two, actually… Don’t ask. However, I’ve been obsessed with how sleek the Mark III looks, and found myself checking eBay on the regular in the middle of the night. Once a good deal finally came across my screen, I was hitting that “Buy It Now” button, and as soon as I had, I knew I’d need some other accessories to make my Mark III setup legit. ...

Background My friend Michael is a big fan of the arcade version of Groove Coaster. Whenever we go to the local Round 1, we spend a goodly amount of time in front of that machine. However, we don’t make it there more than maybe once a month, at best, and that just won’t do. Let’s bring it home! Home Versions We had researched previously what it would take to bring the arcade experience home. As far as the software goes, there is the Steam version and the Nintendo Switch version. There’s also running the arcade version from your PC, but then you’re also beholden to running it in a vertical monitor setup, and that doesn’t jive with my game room projector setup. ...