THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Guybrush Threepwood on December 14, 2008, 05:05:44 PM
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The Genesis Sonic thread inspired me to play some Genesis and when I pressed the power button nothing happened. :(
Should I get a Model 1, 2, or 3 Genesis to replace it? I have (or had I guess) a Model 2.
Also, should I get a 6-button controller? I'm not a huge fan of fighting games so I don't really need one...
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1 or 2. Don't get a Model 3.
http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=299&title=The%20Many%20Faces%20of%20Genesis:%20Model%201
I would also get a 6-button controller. They're smaller and more comfortable to hold.
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The 6 button controller is far superior to the original Genesis batarang. The d-pad and the buttons feel more responsive, and the whole pad fits in your mitts better. I rarely used the 6 button aspect of the controller, but it still ranks as my favorite 'pad.'
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Actually, what you need to get is the JVC X'Eye:
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/xeye1.jpg)
It plays Genesis and Sega CD games and is really reliable, and it's an officially licensed console so don't worry about that. They're a bit harder to find though.
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Get the Model 1 so you can build the Genesis I Rocketship, with the Sega-CD on bottom, 32X on top, and then Sonic 3 + Knuckles to top it off.
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Actually, what you need to get is the JVC X'Eye:
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/xeye1.jpg)
It plays Genesis and Sega CD games and is really reliable, and it's an officially licensed console so don't worry about that. They're a bit harder to find though.
I have never seen that before. :o
Is it region-free?
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I have one, I'm pretty sure it's not Region Free. It'll play CD-Rs though. And I don't know if it's because JVC's custom firmware is awesome or because it has a better CD-ROM drive, but load times are a lot faster on that than on my Model 1 Sega CD I used to have.
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Hrm, upon further reading, it seems like an American rerelease of the CDX. It's distinguished mentally-challenged how convoluted Sega's hardware department was back then.
http://www.amazon.com/Sega-CDX-Video-Game-Console/dp/B000GHWQUY
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Called the Sega Wondermega in Japan:
http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/golden/sega_wondermega.htm
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It's definitely worth it if you can find one for about $20-$30, but from what I've been reading they're kind of rare these days.
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I'd go with the Model 1. Headphones volume dial FTW. Also the JVC is pretty good but I don't think it works with 32x games (at least I couldn't get mine to work).
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I've never seen a Model 3 in the wild - are they common in the US?
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I'd go with the Model 1. Headphones volume dial FTW. Also the JVC is pretty good but I don't think it works with 32x games (at least I couldn't get mine to work).
It should work just fine with 32X games.
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I've never seen a Model 3 in the wild - are they common in the US?
Nah, not as much as the other two. The Model 3 was made by Majesco and it wasn't released until after the PSX/N64 were already out, so I it's not like they were making millions of them.
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I just bought a Model 1 with the High Definition Graphics label :hump
Hopefully it's non-TMSS
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Nice. How much?
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$30
It also came with a few games.
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Man, I should pick up a US one sometime. eBay?
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Yep.
What sucks though is that I found out how to tell if it has TMSS or not after I actually bought it. Oh the suspense. :sp0rsk1
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TMSS?
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TMSS?
Basically Sega's form of region coding.
The first version of the Model 1 (made from 1989 to ~1992 I think) didn't have TMSS, which means you can play all Japanese and European Mega Drive games on it.
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TMSS?
Basically Sega's form of region coding.
The first version of the Model 1 (made from 1989 to ~1992 I think) didn't have TMSS, which means you can play all Japanese and European Mega Drive games on it.
hoo damn I did not know that. Is the only way to test it by sticking in a foreign cartridge?
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Actually, it's a lot easier than that.
When you turn the system on, if a black screen that says "Produced or Licensed by Sega" or something like that comes up, then your Genesis has TMSS
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:rock mine does that! still have the one that I bought with my allowance waaaaaay back in the day, and it still worked perfectly earlier this year. gonna get me the eurotrash version of the Mega Man 1-3 remakes!
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TMSS is bad
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:???
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If that "Produced or Licensed by Sega" screen comes up then your Genesis has TMSS which means it can't play Mega Drive games.
Although when were those Mega Man games made? I think that Mega Drive games made before TMSS existed can still be played on a Genesis with TMSS, but I may be wrong.
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Could you get around import lockouts with a Game Genie and a valid code? I have the MD version of Phantasy Star (rare as hell) that I'd like to try.
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Could you get around import lockouts with a Game Genie and a valid code? I have the MD version of Phantasy Star (rare as hell) that I'd like to try.
I'm pretty sure you can.
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It came today. It has TMSS ( :'() but the most important thing is that it's a High Definition Graphics model which means superior sound.
On another note, I think I received the greatest Genesis 3-button controller ever made.
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Only some Megadrive games are locked out. It's mostly later, big-budget titles. Most games are all-region, and some will even display different text/title screens for different hardware regions. But for the stuff that's locked out, it's easy to install switches to flip between regions and PAL/NTSC.
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Man, i haven't played my Genesis in years because I need new cables.
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Actually, what you need to get is the JVC X'Eye:
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/xeye1.jpg)
It plays Genesis and Sega CD games and is really reliable, and it's an officially licensed console so don't worry about that. They're a bit harder to find though.
I've never even heard of this. Holy shit.
TMSS?
Basically Sega's form of region coding.
The first version of the Model 1 (made from 1989 to ~1992 I think) didn't have TMSS, which means you can play all Japanese and European Mega Drive games on it.
I have this model 1 :rock :rock :rock
btw, I've never had a sega cd but always wanted one. Hmmm.
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Yes.
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I really want to get a CDX... seems like the optimal way of playing SEGA-CD. I already have 2 SEGA-CD games (Willy Beamish and Popful Mail), and want the 2 Lunars and Shining Force CD.
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Rocket Knight Adventures :hump :hump :hump
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X'Eye is crap compared to the CDX, which is Sega's best console from that era, hands-down.
I really want to get a CDX... seems like the optimal way of playing SEGA-CD. I already have 2 SEGA-CD games (Willy Beamish and Popful Mail), and want the 2 Lunars and Shining Force CD.
It's nice, but the optimal way of playing Sega CD games nowadays is via an emulator. I used to play them on my modded Xbox; the games looked awesome with the various filters and the load times were cut way the hell down. Now I have Snatcher on my PSP. :D
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Rocket Knight Adventures :hump :hump :hump
Yessssss. I still haven't played Sparkster.
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Rocket Knight Adventures :hump :hump :hump
Yessssss. I still haven't played Sparkster.
Genny Sparkster :'(
i don't think i could even make it past the first or second level
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It's bad? :(
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It's bad? :(
Look at videos of it on YouTube
SNES Sparkster is the true sequel to RKA
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Oh wow. They're completely different games.
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I love how you can just burn Sega CD games to a disc and the SCD reads them. They didn't even bother with copy protection lol. I picked up a Sega CD for dirt cheap that was thought to be dead. I replaced the fuse and it's good as new. It was worth it for Eternal Champions, Sonic CD, Spider-man, and The Terminator.