I've seen Yuzo Koshiro demonstrate the Mega Synthesis on his Twitter account, and it's real cool. 😄

Im surprised to see you of all people cover it… but now that I think about it it makes total sense! Dope machine!

This thing is wild. The Yamaha chips Sega used back then are timeless

FM Synthesis is the reason why Mega Drive/Genesis is my favourite retrogaming console nowadays. For me, you reached a whole new level with the review of this piece of gear, Mark! Music was the main reason because I was into videogames when I was a child, while today it's the most important reason of my life (along with old school videogames). Thank you so much, now I fu**in' need this!

I dig these videos! Music is such a huge part of gaming, and this synth looks incredibly fun! Nothing to something in as fast as you can imaging it.

Glad to see you picked this up. I have this and the Mega FM. This thing is a whole groovebox. You can learn it very quickly

Sonicware needs to make a cartriage synth for the mega drive with midi in and out.

Amazing. I really love seeing classic game room review some music tech. I consider me getting into retro games in entryway into the whole gear world for me in a weird way so this is a cool full circle moment

Thank you so much for your great review! ❤❤❤

I remember you mentioning this on the Bandcamp listening party. Neat!

Always glad to see Mark talk synths!

So happy to see these again!! CGR is one of the three video game youtube channels I ever really cared about. Funny, well written, filmed and informative.

This is great! Here I am, trying to decide what I want to do first - watch a video about classic video games, or watch a video about synthiszers - as I sure love to do both. Now here comes Mark saying: "Hey! I can save you the hassle of having to watch two different videos....IN THE FUTURE!!"

absolutely love this video. was jamming along on my alesis

Why yes, I do like Classic Game Room, then more Classic Game Room. I feel like the music used at the start of this video better represents the content, it's a mix between Genesis/MegaDrive sounds, and Mark's affinity for composing his own techno-synth music. I think if he puts enough work into it, he could use the Sonicware Mega Synthesis to make himself a ClassicGameRoom original main theme. If he won't or can't use the classic Flock of Cowboys, perhaps a new track which invokes the feeling of that track, but an original composition.

Glad your back man! Your my whole early twenties.

At the first glance... Wait, wrong channel.

@danhectic5629

4 ай бұрын

it's ticking all of the boxes!!

Cant wait to get my hands on this. I enjoyed the breakdown a lot. 👍

Wow! What you did right there is a great example of cyberpunk. GREAT JOB!!!

This is, of course, the next logical leap in Mark's musical evolution. If only Mark was one of the guys that was producing themes for the Genesis back in the 90's. Just imagine how things would have been different if the lazy developers that churned out crappy GEMs driver themes would have just hired Mark. 🍻 CHEERS!

I am SO buying this synth

Sounds super neat

Truly awesome!

I got a MegaFM by Twisted Electrons a little while ago and it was awesome. Easily the best interface for an FM synthesizer I've ever seen. I regret trading it away.

Wow. Never thought I'd see you, Mark, of all people, review this thing. Been a long time. Good stuff, I suppose.

This is freaking FIRE 🔥🔥🔥

Really f.. good video man 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It sounds very nice.

2:58 Missed your reviews :)

that’s sick i need one

For those who wanna go the daw/free plugin route, there's a softsynth called Genny.

This is so cool

Mega Synthesis does what Nintendon't EDF!

@KinkKush

4 ай бұрын

The Enthusia community has issued a fatwah against your well-being

Chinatown is easily Top 10 Genesis music ever.

I dint know Sega made a Phil Collins bible computer!

Oh, this looks super cool. Too bad I'll probably never be able to get my hands on it, though😅

Dat Revenge of Shinobi music...

cool

If you like Genesis sounds, check out timetrax title theme. It's the best chiptune I have ever heard.

I do like Classic. Game. Room.

Is it velocity sensitive with a full size midi keyboard? Im about to buy one. I know the chicklet keys aren't velocity sensitive. Does anyone know?

When did you start reviewing music gear?!?!?!?

@socialjusticewarrior2316

4 ай бұрын

when retro gaming related music equipment came onto his radar

@LoliconSamalik

4 ай бұрын

Well, he's a musician, and he covers video games. So makes sense to cover a game driven music system

@mbsfaridi

4 ай бұрын

He’s some more, check them.

@extract8058

4 ай бұрын

@@LoliconSamalik when did he start playing music?

Alissa Dragoon has probably the best soundtrack.

Does it dock with Edit Station 1 and create Mega Station 1 Synthesis Extreme XX?

When was this released?

@noisetv1863

4 ай бұрын

I think just a few months ago

play Last Springsteen from Contra: Hard Corps! (i need this thing)

Erin grey nuffsaid

The original.

mega genesis super drive

@SproutyPottedPlant

3 ай бұрын

Mega Drive super gen

🧜‍♂

aint no way ur still going

It has an amazing, distinctive sound, but shouldn't we give _most_ of the credit to Yamaha, rather than Sega, as the console just combined a Yamaha chip (commonly found in keyboards) with the "legacy" kit needed for the Master System? Sega made a great choice in selecting that chip, but there was nothing unique about the Genesis / Mega Drive sound... aside from what the GEMS interface brought to music composition.

@SproutyPottedPlant

3 ай бұрын

Japanese video game composers!

6:25 did you really have to make it say the n word ? 😂

@mbsfaridi

4 ай бұрын

I thought so too but it’s actually saying “MEGA” 🤣

Ugh! Ew!

@buttcube6085

4 ай бұрын

I had a booger