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For a monthly subscription fee (usually USD $12.95), along with a USD $25 activation fee, the subscriber would get an adapter, which plugged into the Genesis cartridge slot, and was connected to their Cable Television connection. The service would provide them with unlimited access to about 50 games, selectable through an on-screen menu, with new games appearing every month. The games would be downloaded in about 1-5 minutes and play just like the retail versions.

Sega also ran several promotions through the service:
  • Special "test drives" for up-and-coming titles were provided. In some, after a certain time limit (15 minutes), gameplay was terminated, and the player was returned to the menu. Other games had limited content; for example, Primal Rage had only two characters playable, and Sonic 3D Blast ended after completing the first stage.

  • Some games not released in the United States were exclusive to the service.

  • Cheats And Tips could be accessed on the service and appeared while the games were downloading.

  • Late in the service's life, contests were held, where players could win Sega Saturn systems, projection TVs, BMX bikes, etc.


The service was also available in Canada , in some parts of the United Kingdom on certain cable services, in Chile on defunct ''Metropolis'' cable company, and in Argentina on ''Cablevisión TCI''.

Although fairly successful, the service ended up failing as more up to date consoles made the Genesis obsolete.


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