Aren't you supposed to connect the front audio socket to the back to get the full sound though?
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Sega CD/Mega CD Appreciation Thread of Welcome to the Next Level
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Aren't you supposed to connect the front audio socket to the back to get the full sound though?
From what I understand, the RCA connectors on the Mega CD are here for convenience, to use separate cables to connect an amplifier, instead of having to get sound at the TV end. But the Megadrive 1 is problematic with stereo audio, as it only outputs it from the front. So you can either tap your Stereo sound from the front as before, or connect the front socket to the Mega CD and use the RCA. Not connecting them I suppose would get you mono audio or possibly nothing at all from the two RCA. The Megadrive 2 doesn't have this problem.
alf717
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Are you getting any games with your Sega CD? Does it come with the extra plastic for the model 1 not that that plastic is necessary just curious. Excited to see some pics. Welcome to the Sega CD Club. Also make sure you use the right AC plug for the Sega CD or the fuse will go boom.
Yep thats it you hit it right on the head.
Yep thats it you hit it right on the head.
Ah, perfect. I've just been using the Headphones jack in my Model 1 / CD 2 combo, so I'm glad I'm not missing anything. Though I think in the past 20+ years, I would've noticed an issue, haha.
Can't wait for pics! Always fun with this hardware, as there's so many combinations.
Model 1 Genny / Model 2 Sega CD looks the best, COME AT ME
Thanks for the info, Khaz (and others).
Will sink more time into it later this evening but glad to confirm everything works. I got the Genesis, Sega CD, cables, controller, and Sega Arcade Collection (Sega CD), etc for $130 USD total so not bad. I already have a Model 1 Genesis but figured I may as well hoard another as a backup
Will sink more time into it later this evening but glad to confirm everything works. I got the Genesis, Sega CD, cables, controller, and Sega Arcade Collection (Sega CD), etc for $130 USD total so not bad. I already have a Model 1 Genesis but figured I may as well hoard another as a backup
Anyone got any info about the differences between the #4102 and #4102A versions of the Sega CD model 2? My one is a #4102A and I was opening up my friend's Sega CD 2 which is a #4102 version. Looked a lot more condensed from thr inside and the CD laser part seemed to be made of better plastic. Anyone got any info about which version is better or which one lasts longer? Does it even matter? Cheers
Ah, been missing these guys!
Thanks for the info, Khaz (and others).
Will sink more time into it later this evening but glad to confirm everything works. I got the Genesis, Sega CD, cables, controller, and Sega Arcade Collection (Sega CD), etc for $130 USD total so not bad. I already have a Model 1 Genesis but figured I may as well hoard another as a backup
Welcome to the club!
Anyways, I think Khaz on this board earlier directed me to an everdrive to play import Sega CD-games. Any special version I should get? Where can I buy them?
Cheers, thanks.
This is what you're going to want:
http://krikzz.com/store/home/33-mega-everdrive-v2.html
It will let you play Master System, Genesis, 32X games, as well as act as your Sega CD BIOS and Ram Cartridge.
Thanks alot! Holy shit it is expensive, but guess it evens out in the long run.
You can count in that price that it can act as a save cartridge, $40 extra you won't have to spend. Plus the extras like battery saves, savestates, game menu, etc. Worth it imho.
Yeah, definitely nice that it can do that stuff. Guess its going to be my next big gaming purchase.
How has your experience been on the 32X side of things? I've read comments talking about compatibility issues with the Everdrive while some say it works fine.
I don't have a 32X yet.
Shhh yeah..FMV = "Dramatic Scaling Effects!"
Ah, too bad. I would've liked to pick someone's brain who has one. From what I gather, it sounds like 32x games *should* work but you cannot utilise the menu functions for Genesis games in the same way, among a couple other finnicky issues. I've considered getting a 32X, I just don't want to be constantly inserting and removing the Everdrive with other carts if I don't have to, etc.
As for my Sega CD, enjoying what I've played so far. Here's a quick picture of Lords of Thunder:
Ah, perfect. I've just been using the Headphones jack in my Model 1 / CD 2 combo, so I'm glad I'm not missing anything. Though I think in the past 20+ years, I would've noticed an issue, haha.
Can't wait for pics! Always fun with this hardware, as there's so many combinations.Model 1 Genny / Model 2 Sega CD looks the best, COME AT ME
I finally got the chance to play Brutal, and apart from the hilarious intro with the bear throwing the sandwich, the game is awful. It's stiff, sluggish, and has terrible music. Not worth anyone's time... though I do remember some slight hype about it back in the day.
blast processed
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Cobra Command
Time Gal
Surgical Strike
& Double Switch are on my soon to be pick up list.
Time Gal
Surgical Strike
& Double Switch are on my soon to be pick up list.
Yeah its trash. Although the dojo stage is pretty cool.
sixteen-bit
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Brutal is a perfect name if you think about it
Flizzzipper
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Nice, Lords of Thunder is near the top of my Sega CD want list.As for my Sega CD, enjoying what I've played so far. Here's a quick picture of Lords of Thunder:
After about five minutes of playing Brutal you will begin to question the decisions in your life which led you to have the game and if you've gone too far in your pursuit of collecting games. But then you get over it and buy more, lol.
blast processed
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Screw that. I think I got past 3 opponents and quit. Cpu is very cheap and the game is glitchy.
Brutal is fucking brutal, in both difficulty and awfulness, my god what a bad game.
I got past the 1st opponent...it gets much worse from there, heck I swear some opponents can even heal themselves.
Nice, I always forget this games exists on the MCD too.Ah, too bad. I would've liked to pick someone's brain who has one. From what I gather, it sounds like 32x games *should* work but you cannot utilise the menu functions for Genesis games in the same way, among a couple other finnicky issues. I've considered getting a 32X, I just don't want to be constantly inserting and removing the Everdrive with other carts if I don't have to, etc.
As for my Sega CD, enjoying what I've played so far. Here's a quick picture of Lords of Thunder:
How does it compare to the original on the PCE-CD?
I still can't believe I made it to 5 opponents on my 1st run, lol.
You will hate the 4th and 5th opponents, their special attacks are hard to dodge!
Dreams-Visions
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this is actually one of the best things.I saw that you guys like Sega CD stuff:
http://www.ratigators.com/ui.asp?c=SEGACD
That's my site where I've been storing all of the scans I've made from my personal collection, which is a complete NTSC-USA set (at least what I think was considered a set years ago when I was collecting).
I've scanned every page of every manual and cracked open every case to scan the back cover sheet, and newspapers and maps when included (Sherlock Holmes and Vay).
I had grandiose plans to remove staples and scan flat pages, but doing some tests, decades old staples weren't cooperative without often breaking, and those that didn't break, it was nigh impossible to get pages lined back up and staples put back in.
My test scans with staples produced results I was still happy with, so I chose not to all out destroy all my manuals.
And if you have appreciation for other Sega systems, you can use the nav up top from that Sega CD section to hop elsewhere.
I was scanning daily for a couple of years, though have since taken a couple of year hiatus which is why the Genesis and Game Gear sections are lacking (20,000+ scans, 40,000+ pages, scan time was taking up my game time all last gen which is limited with work and 2 kids, so I started being selfish
I'm new here (a friend pointed me here to check out some Dead Rising stuff, saw this thread as well and made an account to share), so not all on the up and up as it concerns reposting, but I did a search to see if someone else already posted it and found a link to my Saturn collection in the Sega Saturn Appreciation thread, but wasn't anything Sega CD related:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=167002292&highlight=ratigators#post167002292
I also noticed a Master System Appreciation Thread, and I'm sure there's a Dreamcast one around here somewhere as well, and I don't intend to cross post/SPAM a bunch a links and bump old threads to the front page, but I scanned those collections of mine as well if anyone is interested.
Once upon a time, I was keeping a thread over @ The Cover Project updated with scan progress I could probably dig up if people want to watch me slowly lose my mind scanning
StevieWhite
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Screw that. I think I got past 3 opponents and quit. Cpu is very cheap and the game is glitchy.
I'm just racking my brain as to what happened here.
While 90s fighting games in general can be remarkably cheap, I remember Brutal being among the worst offenders.
Hmm, I'd say there is a conflict between a locked animation with a definite X-axis movement, and a path alteration by the edge of the display area. The console blocks the sprite at the edge of the display, but uses the animation value to compute its final position, making him fall in the hole.
I am pleased by the subtle floor deformation though. Nice effect.
Wirehead is quite the game even in the first few minutes, lol.
Wirehead is awesome! I'm still upset the 32XCD port never came out.
Gunstarheroes
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Wirehead is a masterpiece of the FMV genre. What other game has you jump out of a plane, glide down to a river using the inflatable raft, fly over a waterfall, right into a fight with a bear. No other game.
I haven't played the original on PCE-CD (though I did play the Wii VC version awhile ago), but I can say the difficulty is pretty low. I'm decent at shmups, but hardly amazing; I beat this game without dying on the default settings. Didn't check if there were harder difficulties.
Wirehead is also pretty hilarious (though difficult due to trial and error). Where else can you see car chases, bear fights and the Old West in the opening few minutes? Lol, and I see Gunstarheroes echoed my near exact thoughts.
Crayon
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Did you know Time Gal was in a Wii game?
Yep, Reika 'Time Gal' Kirishima.
What the shit??
She really can time travel.
Yeah, I've read about it. Looks like they watered down the MCD version quite a bit. In your opinion, to an extent which makes the game boring to play, or would you still recommend it? Can't go for the PCE-CD original, unfortunately.
If you can play it on Wii or through other means then sure. I wouldn't spend the $200+ price it seems to command on Ebay though. A glimpse at http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lordsofthunder/lordsofthunder.htm confirms there are other difficulties at least which adds some replay value. I thought the gameplay, controls, and music were all strong regardless.
Lol what a crazy suggestion. I wonder how many will beat, I mean, I got halfway through the game(5 opponents), but still, shits brutal.
cj_iwakura
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What the shit??
She really can time travel.
It's part of her story. It's hilarious. Play it now.
Or hell, just watch it.
Aksys are forever heroes for that localization.
Barkley's Justice
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I just played Cobra Command the other day! The HD version that was released on iOS did a great job cleaning up the graphics. Same with Road Avenger.
making the rounds and posting this in the relevant threads. there's a vote for games of the generation thread going on right now if anyone would like to post their thoughts:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1239228
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1239228
Thanks! I wasn't aware of that price (yikes), but I guess it's quite realistic, since at the moment it can't even be found on eBay at all.
alf717
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Interesting, I took a look at mine and both are 4102 one made in Japan and the other China. I found some info but it seems to lack real info just guesses
Interesting, my friends Sega CD 2 loads Sonic CD loads much faster than mine
Takes me from the moment Sonic jizzes from his finger only 4 seconds when the screen goes black. ~11 seconds if you count the jack off part. Both units use a Sony laser.
I am Christina Aguilera
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Wirehead is quite the game even in the first few minutes, lol.
Wirehead is wonderful. I mean, you're definitely just basically playing Dragon's Lair, and the end part is kind of a slog, and it's a C- or D-movie that you're watching there, but you know the occasional D-movie where your jaw is just on the floor watching the repeated unfolding of "wait, are they really going to do this, did they really film that? OH MY GOD THEY'RE GOING FOR IT. YES!"
This whole game is like that, and "did they actually film what I think they filmed" is pretty much selectable at will during any choice the game presents you with.
Flizzzipper
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Okay, I had to take a break with Robo Aleste. That game was kicking my ass. I've still only made it to the fourth or fifth level. I'm loading this one up next, the smaller character scale is more what I'm used to having only played NES shmups. The fact that the playable area scrolls up and down is interesting to me.
