Software emulators seemed to work fine, but the MiSTer Genesis core would flake out on some games.
One hopes that the distribution discs that Sega gave to the cable companies are still floating around somewhere out there, but only time will tell. Sadly, a variety of factors would have made it difficult for preservationist to document or save the unique game variants distributed by Sega Channel at the time, so this release doesn’t include some of the more desirable games that were exclusive to it. Because it’s running in an emulator or on a flash cart it’s obviously not technically the authentic Sega Channel experience, but it’s still a fun way to explore a lovingly crafted facsimile-like a museum exhibit. Now, twenty-three years after it was shuttered, developer Billy Time has released a Sega Channel Revival homebrew ROM to give enthusiasts a taste of what they missed. The service shut down in 1998, some three years in to the life of the Sega Saturn, rendering Sega Channel carts useless without a network to connect them to. Subscribers enjoyed a rotating catalogue of first and third party Genesis games during the service’s run, including some titles that would never see a physical release in North America, making it a historical curio for preservationists.
Before Xbox Live, Playstation Network, WiiWare, or even the Satellaview, Sega pioneered downloadable game content in 1994 with Sega Channel: a subscription service that delivered games to a special Genesis cartridge over broadcast cable networks.
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