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Genesis to Mega Drive...
liquidcross - Sep 22, 2002
  liquidcross Sep 22, 2002
Where can I find an adapter that'll let me play PAL Mega Drive games on my Genesis? And will said adapter allow you to play any game on any Genesis, like the N64 pass-through adapter? eBay had jack squat...

Also...how can you "mod" a Genesis to handle foreign games? I know you could do something like that with the SNES and N64...

 Link Hylia Sep 23, 2002
http://www.litespeedcomputers.com/sx/misc/md2mod.h...

 liquidcross Sep 23, 2002
Cool, thanks! Will PAL games still fit in the Genesis? Or do they have tabs on the bottom (like SNES/N64 carts) that won't fit into a US system?

 segasonic Sep 23, 2002
PAL games are, physically at least, identical to US ones. You only have to do a simple mod to your cart port if you want Japanese games to fit.

 liquidcross Sep 24, 2002

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by segasonic@Sep. 23 2002, 1:25 pm



PAL games are, physically at least, identical to US ones. You only have to do a simple mod to your cart port if you want Japanese games to fit.


How do you do that?

 segasonic Sep 24, 2002
To make Japanese games fit a Genesis you just file out the 2 small tabs at each end of the flap at the rear of the cart port. Easy

 liquidcross Sep 24, 2002

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by segasonic@Sep. 24 2002, 11:34 am



To make Japanese games fit a Genesis you just file out the 2 small tabs at each end of the flap at the rear of the cart port. Easy


Cool, I'll try that eventually (need Japanese games first!). Is that mod switch absolutely necessary for playing PAL games? Or just with certain TVs?

 maidtina Sep 24, 2002
the switch mod requires a scart lead for best effect (not hard to make) otherwise it might appear in black and white. Not that many games have a region protection, that was only introduced later on in the machines lifetime so you will probably find most games work anyway. However you will definatly need to make the mod if you have a foreign mega CD unless it has an arakon multibios installed

 liquidcross Sep 24, 2002
Nah, I won't be using Mega CD at all. The main PAL games I'm looking at are Mega Man Wily Wars and Gunstar Heroes (I know there's a US version, too).

 segasonic Sep 25, 2002
Megaman has territory lockout, so the switch will be necessary... I can't remember whether Gunstar Heroes has the lockout, but I suspect it does.

 liquidcross Sep 25, 2002
What about the Genesis PAL converters I see on eBay from time to time? Will those do the trick, too?

 maidtina Sep 25, 2002
dont know, never used one.

BTW i take chunks out of the japanese cart instead, dont want to ruin the megadrive (again)

 segasonic Sep 25, 2002

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by soldermonkey@Sep. 25 2002, 4:54 pm



BTW i take chunks out of the japanese cart instead, dont want to ruin the megadrive (again)


I just have an old MegaDrive for modding, and a mint one for the collection. Personally I wouldn't start modding the carts. I like to keep em mint if I can, MegaDrives are ten a penny, but the Jap games aren't. Well at least not in Sheffield anyway

 halo Sep 28, 2002
Rather than cutting anything - buy a Game Genie/Action Replay and plug the japanese cart onto it. There you go, a cheap game convertor.

 Myname Sep 29, 2002
I'm pretty sure Gunstar Heroes has territory lockout on it too.

About the cart slot, when I had a Megadrive as a kid I had that mod done by someone and I swear all they did was burn the edges off with a soldering iron (probably ruined the tip). So if you want a crude way of doing it, there you go.

BTW, for Mega Man-the Wily Wars, I'd highly recommend getting a NES and the older games because the music and graphics was changed much for the worse IMO. Megaman looks kind of weird in it.

 liquidcross Oct 1, 2002

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Myname@Sep. 29 2002, 4:02 pm



BTW, for Mega Man-the Wily Wars, I'd highly recommend getting a NES and the older games because the music and graphics was changed much for the worse IMO. Megaman looks kind of weird in it.


Oh, I'm well aware. I've played it before. I'm just a Mega Man fanatic, and I want to add it to my collection. I'm only missing about 8 games out of the 30-some-odd MM titles that have been produced.