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Sega Genesis Games

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The Genesis was Sega at its peak, and its library trades differently from its Nintendo rival in one buyer-friendly way: most games shipped in hard plastic clamshell cases that survived, so complete-in-box Genesis collecting is far more affordable than boxed SNES collecting. The cartridges themselves are sturdy, and the catalog runs deep in action games, arcade ports, and the sports titles that flooded the era.

Sports games are nearly free, while the late RPGs, cult action titles, and low-print releases sit at the top of the market. Label condition and the presence of the manual are the usual separators between listings of the same game, and BuyMap compares loose carts and complete copies for each title on total price with shipping.

Open any Genesis title in the catalog to compare its listings. Titles missing from the catalog can be searched by name from the home page, which looks across all of eBay.

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The clamshell cases. Sega shipped most Genesis games in durable plastic boxes that people kept, while Nintendo used cardboard that got crushed and tossed. Far more complete Genesis copies survive, so the boxed premium is smaller, which makes it a satisfying library to collect complete.

Late-era RPGs and low-print titles: Crusader of Centy and the Phantasy Star entries are well-known examples, and cult action games in complete boxes climb too. First-party hits like the Sonic series stay cheap loose because the print runs were enormous.

Only the minority of games that save, mostly RPGs and some sports titles. Those batteries are as old as SNES ones and equally replaceable. Password-based games, which are most of the library, have nothing to age out.

Same console, different regional name: Genesis in North America, Mega Drive everywhere else. The games are not always interchangeable, since regional lockouts vary title by title and PAL copies run differently. This catalog covers the North American Genesis line; Mega Drive imports show up through the home page search, usually with Mega Drive in the listing title, which is your cue to check compatibility before comparing prices.