Cool offers during the Genesis' run

[Melf]

I remember all the cool things Sega would offer to entice gamers to make a purchase. My friends and I cleaned up on their deals, using our UPCs and hand-written receipts! Some of the offers were:

- Buy a Genesis and choose from Joe Montana, Super Monaco GP, Pat Rily Basketball, James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing, or Columns for free.

- Buy a Genesis and send for a free copy of Sonic the Hedgehog.

- Buy two games and get a pair of stereo speakers.

- Buy two games and get a Power Base Converter and 1 Genny or MS game for free.

- Buy a game and get a free controller.

- Buy two games and send for one of six third party games for free. All my friends took Batman: the Video Game.

It's a shame we don't have stuff like this anymore. I would really clean up!

[Dartagnan1083]

That copy of Sonic wasn't really free at all.
at the same time they sold the Core-system alone for $99.

The Sonic System was $149.

But I guess $10 off is still nice.

I remember a deal at Toys R Us with the genny that involved getting 3 games for $30 after the purchase of 2 games. Although the extra 3 only applied to certain titles.

[VinnyT]

Get a dollar off of Fruit-Roll ups when you buy Gunstar Heros :P.

[j_factor]

I remember the trial offers for Sega Visions. I ended up with like a 2 year subscription just on accumulating trials.

[Genesis Knight]

"Get a dollar off of Fruit-Roll ups when you buy Gunstar Heroes"

Lame, lame, lame.

[Melf]

You know, thinking about this, it might actually make for a cool article. Pictures of the ads, accompanied by a little info about them and some comments.

[Sega Uranus]

That would make a cool article!

[Electroman]

- Buy two games and get a pair of stereo speakers. !

Did anyone here successfully get this done? What do the speakers look like? I think I did this one, but never got my speakers, GRRR!

[hadjiquest]

"Buy a 16-bit Sega Genesis System and get $30 Cash Back!"
"Buy a 16-bit Genesis System before October 31st and get an extra game."

[Jason Allen]

- Buy two games and get a pair of stereo speakers. !

Did anyone here successfully get this done? What do the speakers look like? I think I did this one, but never got my speakers, GRRR!

I was going to post the speakers offer! My friend got his very quickly, they were a little bigger than walkman speakers, and said SEGA on them.

Kaneko had an offer where if you bought Air Buster (Aero Blasters)? you could send off for a glove. ONE glove. A glove that was supposed to make you play Air Buster better, or some crazy shit like that. My friend had that, too. The speakers were way cooler.

[j_factor]

Bubba n' Stix has a coupon on the back of the manual for a free pack of Bubblicious. Bubblicious gum is also prominently featured on the cover... I think this was the only way Core could afford to release it in the US, seeing as they self-published it.