Play Sega Channel (General Instrument) (Program) Online

Remember when game subscriptions weren’t a thing? Sega Channel was basically the OG Netflix for Genesis fans—except instead of buffering, you had to pray your cable connection didn’t glitch mid-download. Every month, a fresh batch of games would show up like magic: Sonic, Streets of Rage, even weird little titles you’d never risk renting blind from Blockbuster. No cartridges, no late fees—just a weird little adapter that made your Genesis feel like it was from the future.

It’s wild how normal this seems now, but back then? Mind-blowing. You’d scroll through the menu like some kind of gaming prophet, trying to decide between finishing ToeJam & Earl or testing out that new Ecco the Dolphin level nobody else had seen yet. The whole thing barely lasted a few years, but for anyone who had it, Sega Channel was basically the coolest secret handshake of the ‘90s. These days, it’s mostly a nostalgia trip—but man, what a trip.