Xbox Live started in the 90’s?
I was going through some junk the other day and what did I find? Well, it was the Sega Channel cartridge!With this device you were able to get up to 50 saga games a month as well as demos of games to be released. It was the first downloadable console system out on the market. If I am not mistaken it cost around $20 a month. Wow! 50 games a month for only $20.
The only downfall was that the titles would change every month. So right when you were in the middle of a game, it was gone. Also, I can’t remember but I don’t think you could use in game saves, you would have to leave the system on.
It looks like Microsoft has picked up where Sega left off and improved a system which was the best thing out since slice bread. I just whish Xbox Live offered a monthly game library that you could play through. I would certainly pay an extra fee. Also they could still have it to where if you wanted to buy the game, you could. That way you can play the game of you choice every month.
- TOG OUT!
September 27th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Very cool nastalgic find. I always thought SEGA was the coolest. They were always innovative yet always had a “small” following, compared to the big dogs like Sony and Nintendo.
They invented online console gaming, out-of-the-box. Glad to see someone picked up where they left off.
-Rust.
September 28th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
This is so nastalgic. I remember playing ROAD-RASH on this. It just goes to show that Online gaming (by yourself) can be fun too.
September 30th, 2006 at 10:23 am
I was just talking to a friend of mine about Sega Channel .. Ahh the memories