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Finally, a retail console that will play carts from more than one game system. Unfortunate for younger gamers - and fortunate for us older gamers who horde their old carts - the Gen-X Dual System plays both 8-bit NES and 16-bit Genesis games.

The Gen-X has two top slots, one for each type of cartridge. It’ll play your original carts, which is especially nice if you are still blowing to get your games to play. Much like shaking a Polaroid picture, that does not really work. If your games have troubles starting, you likely need a new data cable. Ask any game system repair tech who will gladly charge you $30+ to replace the cable.

Currently selling for $36.98 (own from $59.99), the system includes two controllers, cable (an RCA audio/video cable) and an adapter (I’m guessing the power adapter in the photo). One nice feature is that it will play imports without any modding. At least one site, KeepGaming, has already listed the system as out of stock.

The six-button controllers are made by the same company that developed the Gen-X, so you cannot use your original NES or Sega controllers (bummer).

If you are into the dual systems, KeepGaming also features the FC Twin, which plays both NES and SNES games.

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