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The Worst Gadgets of All Time 2

by Evan Shamoon on August 13, 2008 at 12:01 AM


Sega 32x

There's no denying that Sega Genesis was a good thing. In 1994, unfortunately, Sega tried to make a good thing even better ... and failed miserably in the process. The Sega 32x was an add-on device meant to bring "32-bit capabilities" to the 16-bit Genesis console; almost all the games designed for the 32x were in 3-D, while the original Genesis and 32x were designed with 2-D graphics. Results included choppy, flickering images, unrecognizable characters, and a whole lot of angry Sega fanboys. With the Sega Saturn on the horizon (the company's real 32-bit console), informed gamers didn't bite -- and the originally priced $159 32x was available for 20 big ones in less than a year.

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