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Ratamahatta - Feb 10, 2002

		Ratamahatta	Feb 10, 2002
		Ok I bought ssf2 for my nomad, and it worked but it was glitchy as ####, so i cleaned the cart, and now all i get is the dreaded pink screen of death like you'd get using a model 1 first gen genesis. I was under the impression that the nomad was based upon the genesis 2, any ideas?

		DirkTheDaring	Feb 10, 2002
		What's the "pink screen of death"?

		Ratamahatta	Feb 10, 2002
		It happened with ssf2, because of the 40 meg cart it wouldnt work properly on a model 1 early sega genesis, a compatibility problem, the same problem plagued ps4, games wouldnt save if you played them on an early model 1 genesis.

		IceDigger	Feb 10, 2002
		that's news to me. I've played and beat PS4 on the very first genesis model (first series, soon after release) without probs. and I'm pretty sure I played SSF2 on it fine some years back too.

		jim993	Feb 10, 2002
		i had the genesis that came with sonic 1; bought it right once it was released with sonic. both games worked on my model.

		eatpenguin	Feb 10, 2002
		your genesis is fooked ^_^

		ExCyber	Feb 11, 2002
		A red/pink screen at boot almost always means that the game has an internal checksum routine that failed. If PS4 and SSF2 are the only games that have problems, I'd suggest checking out pin B31 (front of the cartridge, second from the right). AFAIK very few games use this pin, but it's apparently vital to the banking mechanisms used by SSF2, PS4, and Beyond Oasis.

		Ratamahatta	Feb 11, 2002
		Those were the 3 games that never worked properly on my model 1 genesis, I got one of the first batch made of the system, back when it was $330 canadian. Its dumb too, those 3 games have probs on my mod 1 gen, but on my mod 2 they work fine. and PS4 works fine on the nomad.

		ExCyber	Feb 11, 2002
		I have an early Model 1 - early enough to have the "High Definition Graphics" text, "third joystick port", and Altered Beast as the pack-in. It runs PS4 and Beyond Oasis just fine. I've never heard of that mechanism being absent on any Genesis model...

		Ratamahatta	Feb 11, 2002
		Ok, hmm, cuz I dont think there is anything wrong with the system, my other genesis units have been thru #### and back compared to this unit. mine also had the "high definition graphics" and all that on it, it ran phantasy star 4 but just wouldnt save. And I'm still wondering, what model of genessi is the nomad based on, genesis 2?

		IceDigger	Feb 11, 2002
		it's not based on anything, it's a completely new design specifically made for the nomad.

		ExCyber	Feb 11, 2002
		If anything, the Genesis 3 is probably based on stuff done for Nomad. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Majesco just got a license from Sega and started buying from one of the Chinese clone outfits that was already running...

		Ratamahatta	Feb 11, 2002
		Ah well, I'm just gonan take the game back and get ultimate mortal kombat 3.

		SegaSaturnDDR	Feb 15, 2002
		huh? genesis with a third controller port?

		ExCyber	Feb 15, 2002
		Early Genesis systems have a female DB-9 on the back that was apparently used for some peripherals in Japan. From a hardware/software perspective, it just acts like another joystick port.

		Rade	Feb 15, 2002
		But one would have to assume that it has no compatibilty with games that support more than 2 players, correct? Tell me.

		ExCyber	Feb 15, 2002
		Right. There are at least three different methods (Sega, EA, J-Cart) used to communicate with multiple pads, but AFAIK none of them use the third port.