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qube - Feb 25, 2002

		qube	Feb 25, 2002
		Hello folks, I have a working sega4player adapter (it works with other games) but I can not start 4 players game with micro machine II, I have no mention on screen about 4 players, I can only start 2 players games, or tournament, but always with only 2 cars at the same time on screen. The box says "4 players game only with sega 4 player adapter", can someone help ?

		Mysticales	Feb 26, 2002
		Hmm EA 4-Way, Sega4 Way or other? The EA and Sega conflicted with each other and wernt copat with some games. If its generic then it should work and just try it on the other port

		Mike G	Feb 26, 2002
		There are two versions of Micro Machines II - one of them is a "J-cart" which has two joypad sockets physically built into the cartridge itself, so you don't need a four-player adapter. The other version, I think, is two players only - I don't think it ever worked with a four player adapter, either the Sega version or the EA one. Maybe the box is just a misprint. The J-cart version isn't too hard to find, anyway. Mike

		qube	Feb 28, 2002
		I checked on the box www.netregie.com/tampon/micromachines.jpg... , it says "only with a SEGA 4 players adapter, 4 players at a time or 8 with joypad sharing". My adapter seems to be an electronic arts http://www.netregie.com/tampon/multitap.jpg... Is there any difference between EA and SEGA adapters ? Does someone has the pinout for a SEGA multitap ?

		ExCyber	Feb 28, 2002
		Yes, the Sega and EA adapters are different. That's all I can remember at the moment. Chances are, though, that if you're handy with a soldering iron you could probably make your own multitap unit that's compatible with the Sega protocol - the connector used is standard, and Genesis was made before it became popular to reinvent the wheel every time you wanted to make a controller interface...

		qube	Feb 28, 2002
		so well, does anybody has the schematics to build a 100% compatible SEGA multitap ?

		Mysticales	Feb 28, 2002
		Ea only worked right with EA games really... The sega worked only with other games. There WAS a version out that made a EA/Sega adpt that did both....shouldnt be hard to find. As for making a true compat one....that might be harder and I dont know any docs for this. =/

		Mike G	Feb 28, 2002
		That reminds me, I'll have to open up my Sega multitap some time, see what makes it tick Actually, having looked, it's unlikely you'd be able to reproduce it - there are two proprietary chips in there, 315-5774 and 315-5775 each with a large number of pins. Mike (Edited by Mike G at 1:56 am on Mar. 1, 2002)

		ExCyber	Feb 28, 2002
		That's odd... maybe the Sega multitap is designed to multiplex *anything* that might use the controller ports and thus contains dedicated circuitry for each one?

		qube	Mar 1, 2002
		EA multitap just worked fine with skidmarks, Since it's a Jcart, I could even play with 6 players at a time, two on the Jcart, and four on the EA adapter

		qube	Mar 12, 2002
		so well... has anyone got the schematics to buid a 100% compatible sega adapter ?