Sega Genesis 32X

The 32X was the one of only two add-ons released by Sega for the Sega Genesis to compete with the Super Nintendo (the other was the Sega CD). It allowed the Genesis to have 32-bit procesing power and graphics.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) According to the US TV commercials, the 32X was six times more powerful than the 3DO system.
 * 2) It did have games which took advantage of the 32X's capabilities, such as Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing Deluxe, After Burner, Space Harrier, Tempo, and the aforementioned Knuckles' Chaotix.
 * 3) The cartridge-based 32-bit system was released to promote the release of the CD-based Sega Saturn.
 * 4) It does have more improved CD-quality sound than the Sega Genesis.
 * 5) It became famous among the arcade gamers, and most of the Sega fans.
 * 6) It was one of the very first video game systems to support 3D graphics.
 * 7) In the recent years, it became the best add-on out there, as the 32X suddenly had the lower price.
 * 8) Since the 32X requiring 3 AC cables, you'll need a multi power strip.
 * 9) You can play standard Genesis cartridges on your console without removing the 32X every time you want to play a Genesis game.
 * 10) Had the Sega Neptune never been conceived, the Hyperdimension Neptunia series would never have been created (as the main protagonist Neptune is based on the cancelled Sega Neptune).

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Like the Sega CD, it had its own power supply, requiring a total of 3 AC cables (2 from the console and 1 from the TV), 4 if you also have a Sega CD. These AC cables also have huge boxes so they take up a lot of space and make them harder to plug at once. It also made a huge mess of so many wires sticking out of the Genesis, the Sega CD and the Sega 32X.
 * 2) You need special metal prongs to attach it to a model 1 Genesis.
 * 3) It requires another cable to connect it to the Genesis or else character sprites and stuff won't appear on screen, which makes no sense because it's already plugged into the system.
 * 4) It had many technical problems, like being able to mess up Genesis games.
 * 5) Seven games were planned for the Sega 32X but were later cancelled due to the system flopping and most of the cancelled games had development moved to the Sega Saturn.
 * 6) Rude marketing with innuendos.
 * 7) Unlike the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges, the cartridges that the 32X uses doesn't have end labels.