Back in the ’90s, some kids playtime after their school are the Arcade Video Games or Holog-Piso, that likely found near the school in a sari-sari store, or in an eatery with Videoke machines. You play 1 minute of the game by inserting a 1 piso coin or $0.2, and you can either play with the computer AI or asked some bystander in the shop to be your opponent. That’s how we play multiplayer video games before. If you also remember, games on these consoles are 16-bit retro games from SEGA like the Mortal Kombat, Top Gear and Street Fighter.
If you want to feel the nostalgia of those video games, you can play these classic games in Game City Gaming Console. A 16-bit retro gaming console that has two wired controllers and packed with 133 sega games including the games we mentioned earlier. This console is available online and priced at P999.00 or ($20.00).
Table of Contents
In this review, we will discuss what you’ll expect when getting this gaming console.
Look and Feel
The Game City Gaming Console is pack in a nice box packaging, in the image below you’ll see the front packing with some important details of the game console.
At the back, you’ll found more details and the top 50 Sega games included, like Super Mario 2, Street Fighter 2, Spiderman and many more.
While unboxing the Game City Gaming Console, you’ll unveil the two wired game controllers.
For the quality of the game controller, it is made in plastic, as well as the buttons. However, the performance and responsiveness of the buttons are just right to play video games without any problem. The cable is also long at 1.5 meter enought to play in coaches.
Here is the main console, it has the reset and power button at the left side corner and the female connector on the right for the controllers. The rest are just for aesthetic.
At the back, you’ll find the connector for the AV cables for your Tand the macro USB for power. The console supports the classic S-Video AV for display and sound, most TV has these kinds of connectors at the back.
Unfortunately, the console doesn’t support HDMI, but you can use an AV Cables to HDMI converter to be compatible with your HDMI supported display.
Functionality
At the main menu, you can switch to a different resolution by pressing the R button. As you browse down the list of games, each of the game titles also has a preview screenshot.
Of course, you must expect that games you’ve played in this console are not high-quality as the games today, as these are retro-games. For quality, it plays perfectly in a 32-inch TV and most of the games are playable.
Here are the list of 133 games for Game City Gaming Console.
- Super Mario 2
- Street Fighter 2
- Spiderman
- Soccer
- Aladdin
- Alex Kidd in the E Castle
- Addams Family
- Aero Biz Supersonic
- Alien 3
- Another World
- Arrow Flash
- Assault Suit Seylnos
- Aryton Senna S Super Monaco GP II
- Back to the Future 3
- Bare Knuckle
- Batman Returns
- Batman
- Battle Master
- Blades of Vengeance
- Blockout
- Body Count
- Bubble and Squeak
- Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
- California Games
- Captain Planet and The Planeteers
- Castlevania Bloodlines
- Commandos
- Counter-Strike
- Curse
- Darwin
- Deer Hunter
- Dick Tracy
- Domino
- Double Clutch
- F1 Circus MD
- Fighting Masters
- Final Blow
- Final Fantasy
- Fire Mustang
- G-LOC Air Battle
- Ghost Hunter
- Golden Axe
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2 Lost in New York
- Joe and Mac
- Jungle Strike
- Kawasaki Super Bike Challenge
- Kick Off 3 European Challenge
- Kiax
- Magic Adventure
- Magic Girl
- Maourenjishi
- Marioland 3
- Master of Monsters
- Mega SW IV
- Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
- Mickey Mania Timeless Adventures of Micky Mouse
- Monopoly
- Ms PacMan
- Mutant League Football
- Operation Europe Path to Victory 1939-1945
- PacMania
- Paperboy
- Paperboy II
- Piratos of the Darkwater
- Power Rangers
- Power Drive
- Rainbow Islands
- Rambo III
- Rastan II
- Rings of Power
- Road Rash
- Road Rash 2
- Rolo to the Rescue
- Robocop II
- Saintsword
- Shadow Dancer
- Shove It
- Smash TV
- Socket
- Sport Games
- Street Fighter I Plus
- Starcruiser
- Starwars
- Super Battle Tank – War in the Gulf
- Super Harrier II
- Super Kick Off
- Super Battleship
- Super Offroad
- Super Thunder Blade
- Super Volleyball
- Sword of Sodan
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Tale Spin
- Taz-Mania
- Techno Clash
- Tecmo World Cup 92
- Teenange Mutant Ninja Turtles – Tournament Fighters
- Tekken Special 3
- The New Zealand Story
- The Simpsons and Bart Nightmare
- The Simpsons
- The Super Shinobi
- Thunderfox
- Tinhead
- Tiny Toon
- Toejam Earl
- Toki
- ToyStory
- Tom Jerry Franctic Antics Rus
- Top Gear 2
- Toxic Crusaders
- Truelies
- Truxton (Tatsujin)
- Turbo Outrun
- Ultimate Soccer
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- Volfide
- Wheel of Fortune
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
- Wimbledon
- Winter Olympics
- Wiz ‘n Liz The Frantic Wabbit Wescue
- Wolf Child
- World Cup Soccer
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Donald Duck
- World Cup Italia 90
- Wrestle War
- XDR
Conclusion
Playing retro games in 2020 is still fun to play, it brings back the memories of the ’90s. The Game City is an affordable 16-bit gaming console with lots of game selection, including the popular 2-player video games like Mortal Kombat and Top Gear. This mini-game console is good for parties or for kids that want something different and fun to play.
What’s in the Box
Here are the item inside the box; Game Console, 2 x Game Controller, Power Cable, AV Cable, User Manual.
Specification
If you’re curious what is powered with this gaming console to play those SEGA games, here are the specs:
- RAM Memory: 1GB
- Chipset: RK2501
- Power Input: DC5V 1 Amp
- Video Output: AV
- Games: Built-in 133 16Bit Sega Games
- Console Height: 2 inches
- Console Width: 5.2 inches
- Console Depth: 2 inches
- Console Weight: 137g
- Controller Weight: 103g (each)
- Controller Cable Length: 1.5 meters
Warranty and After-Sales
The warranty depends on the shop you purchase, but usually it in 7-days warranty period.