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The Sega Mega Mouse | A Look At Every Compatible Game by Jenovi

Mr^Burns - Oct 21, 2021

		Mr^Burns	Oct 21, 2021
		https://youtu.be/jjUlRxBoG3k

		edde_baby	Nov 6, 2021
		This seemed a nice place to put this... this post is not as entertaining as the above video, and only covers the Mega Drive/Genesis, but it does have tables! Tested with: a Shuttle mouse (with a SAT->MD adapter), PAL Mega Drive 2 (revision: VA1.8) at both 50Hz and 60Hz, and a Mega Everdrive X7 Here's a quick overview of the mouse buttons mapping and controller port usage of the mouse compatible games on the Mega Drive, and a few other key details, ordered by release (approximately): Game Release Region Lockout LMB RMB MMB Start Port1 Port2 Marble Madness 1993-08 Japan Start Options N/A N/A Player 1 only Player 2 only Nobunaga no Yabou Zenkokuban 1993-09 Japan Click Click 2 N/A Start Works Works Nobunaga's Ambition 1994-01 USA Click Click 2 N/A Start Works Works Two Tribes - Populous II 1993-10 Europe Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Janou Touryuumon 1993-11 Japan Yes Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Dominus (Prototype) 1993-12 USA Click N/A N/A N/A Works Works Fun 'n' Games 1993-12 USA Yes Click Start N/A N/A Pad only Mouse only Fun 'n Games 1994-10 Europe Yes Click Start N/A N/A Pad only Mouse only Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden 1994-02 Japan Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye 1994-03 USA Yes Click Click Click Pause Works No Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu 1994-06 Japan Yes Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Body Count 1994-07 Europe Yes Fire Bomb N/A N/A Works Works Body Count 199X Brazil Yes Fire N/A Bomb Pause Works Works Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker 1994-11 Europe Yes Click Click 2 N/A N/A Player 1 only Player 2 only Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1994 USA Yes Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1994-11 Europe Yes Click Click 2 N/A N/A Works Works Richard Scarry's Busytown 1994-11 USA Yes Click Click Click Pause Works No Wacky Worlds 1994-11 USA Click Click Click N/A Works Works Wacky Worlds 199X Brazil ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Cannon Fodder 1995-01 Europe Move Fire N/A Pause Works Works For almost all of the games: mouse movement is very smooth with my Shuttle Mouse. Most games only use 2 buttons (left mouse button and right mouse button) A few make use of the start button (sometimes only to start the game, sometimes to allow pausing in game) Most games can work with the mouse in either controller port Some of the USA releases use the middle mouse button, but those games have all 3 mouse buttons mapped to the same action The Brazilian release of Body Count swaps the middle mouse button with the right mouse button from the European original (and is the only game to use MMB for an alternate function)

		edde_baby	Nov 6, 2021
		The following table lists issues, and other items of note, that I experienced during my testing. Note: It is possible I have attributed the issues to the wrong item, due to lack of different hardware for comparison, e.g. low sensitivity in Wacky Worlds might not be caused by the game, but my mouse/Mega Drive instead. Game Shuttle Mouse Mega Everdrive X7 Game properties Body Count Works In-Game Menu Issue* Can choose pad or mouse for single player, no matter which port is used, can use pad or mouse for either player in 2P mode, depending on what is plugged in to each port Cannon Fodder Works In-Game Menu Issue* Dominus (Prototype) Works In-Game Menu Issue* Fun 'n Games / Fun 'n' Games Works Works Must use pad in Port 1 and mouse in Port 2 Janou Touryuumon Works In-Game Menu Issue* Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker Works Works port number corresponds to player number (you must plug mouse in to port 1 to play a single player game with the mouse) Lemmings 2: The Tribes Vertical stutters^ Works Note: Tested with an official PAL cart as well - same issue (Vertical stuttering) Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu Works Works Uses awkward tile sized cursor over map Marble Madness Works In-Game Menu Issue* Designed for trackball mode, increasing trackball sensitivity makes it more playable in mouse mode Nobunaga no Yabou Zenkokuban / Nobunaga's Ambition Works In-Game Menu Issue* Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden Works In-Game Menu Issue* Richard Scarry's Busytown Vertical stutters^ In-Game Menu Issue* Must use pad/mouse in Port 1 Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye Vertical stutters^ In-Game Menu Issue* Must use pad/mouse in Port 1 Two Tribes - Populous II Works In-Game Menu Issue* Designed for trackball mode, vertical is inverted – to use mouse mode: Click globe -> Set option: Mouse X+Y- (click twice) Mouse movement is a bit "laggy" - maybe the game runs at a low frame rate? Wacky Worlds Works Works Low sensitivity * Having a mouse in Port 1 triggers the Mega Everdrive X7's In-Game Menu (workaround: Disable IGM or plug mouse in to Port 2) ^ The few games where I list "Vertical stutters" have jerky vertical mouse movement, horizontal movement is smooth (I have guessed the mouse is the issue) ___________ If I ever get any other hardware to test, I'll post the results. If any one else has other hardware configurations, it would be great to compare and make this data more comprehensive/refined. You can look at the attached spreadsheet for an editable copy of the above results, as well as my results from running tests 1-10 from gasega68k's development of Wolf3D: wolfenstein 3d demo for sega genesis - Page 26... (read from the linked post onward to follow along)