goldenpp72
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From what I can see, only one sonic game was released in america for the thing, seems like the system had a pretty shit life in the US, so i'm curious if importing titles is practical for it?
vilmer_ said:Region free, you can play any games on it
goldenpp72 said:I've read that original master systems don't work with all releases but model 2s do, but I don't even know what that is in the US :/
Do you mean on consoles in general back then? If yes, Nintendo 8bit NES was release in about the same time period as the Sega Master System if i am not mistaken, and the NES has 3 regions, NTSC, PAL-A and PAL-B. Or maybe there were more regions as well, how was it with Asian NES consoles and games? I dont quite know why there excist 2 PAL regions, but if i should guess, i would guess that it was to stop people to import and export games. The United Kingdom, Italy and Australia uses PAL-A, while the rest of Europe uses PAL-B, at least from what i knowCant0na said:They didnt have any regions back then
Earth was flat
Diablohead said:What, US only had ONE sms game? surely you recieved Sonic 1 and 2 at least?
For both cartridges and cards?Torgo said:I have a Japanese SMS, and I had to get an adapter to use US games on it.
No wonder the US is such a nes and snes area, never realised the sms failed as much as it did there. Some awesome games on the machine that I use to own as a kidA Black Falcon said:Sonic 1 in mid 1991 was the last SMS game released in the US, and it's EXTREMELY rare and is worth maybe $200, even though it is literally just the European version with a different sticker on the box. That's one expensive sticker...
As I said though, in Japan the system did even worse, and was discontinued in early 1989, shortly after the release of the Genesis there.
goldenpp72 said:Curious, do UK sms games run in 60hz? Like if I bought Uk titles for a US system they would run fine?
I guess I should ask about brazil too since the thing is alive there.
I'm not sure how things perform on the actual hardware, but I'm positive that I've seen Youtube videos of PAL Sonic SMS being played with NTSC settings, and the music is playing back faster than it should be. It'd be nice if someone with experience could answer this for certain.goldenpp72 said:Curious, do UK sms games run in 60hz? Like if I bought Uk titles for a US system they would run fine?
I guess I should ask about brazil too since the thing is alive there.
FYI: Region-locking on the Genesis is done on a per-game basis. Some games will play in any region as long as you expand the cartridge slot so that the cartridges fit (or just buy a pass-through cart like the Game Genie). Most early Gen/MD games have no region lock, but many later games do. You can circumvent it with a simple soldering job (no special chip required, just some switches and wires).infinityBCRT said:Dunno about SMS but with Genesis/Mega Drive the slot was different, my friend had a Mega Drive version of Sonic with the sides cut off of the cart to fit it into the Genesis system.
Quite cool knowing the sound chip is as powerful as the sms :lolsega-16 said:The Mega Drive was designed to be fully compatible with its predecessor hardware-wise. With the converter in the system, it switches modes to let the sound processor - the Z80 - be the main processor
I would think they will run at 50 yes, but you may find the music is something like 17.5% faster no idea on that.goldenpp72 said:so if i buy a US master system and play uk games on it, like sonic 1,2,chaos, etc, they will run slow?
Diablohead said:Quite cool knowing the sound chip is as powerful as the sms :lol
goldenpp72 said:bump if anyone has on hands experience, i've seen so many MS fans here and im starting to think none of them resided in the US
It depends on whether or not the PAL game received a proper conversion. If the publisher was lazy and decided to leave the game as-is, then it will run slow on a PAL system and run properly on an NTSC system. If the publisher bothered to not treat our PAL friends as second-class users, then the game will run properly on a PAL system and faster than normal on an NTSC system.goldenpp72 said:but aren't the games designed to be played in 60hz and when in 50 it just slows it down? that's what i read..
DigiMish said:Obligatory comment on how bad ass the system was. My first console. Had a damn fine Zelda type game too - Golvellius: Valley of Doom - look it up if you're into that.
I've never come across a properly PAL converted SMS game. I added a 50/60Hz switch to my Master System (and Mega Drive, using the SMS adapter), and have played a lot of games on it, definitely over 50, and every single one is slow in PAL. Now I'm in australia, so read AU/UK for this info, Brazillian games were possible converted better.Sixfortyfive said:It depends on whether or not the PAL game received a proper conversion. If the publisher was lazy and decided to leave the game as-is, then it will run slow on a PAL system and run properly on an NTSC system. If the publisher bothered to not treat our PAL friends as second-class users, then the game will run properly on a PAL system and faster than normal on an NTSC system.
So I would imagine that this would vary depending on the individual game.
Had a joyful couple of years with it, and sold it all for an Atari ST. What a dumbass.
goldenpp72 said:Is there a website out there that list games not compatible? and does a 50/60 hz switch allow me to use it on an ntsc tv?
Fuuuuck
Are you feeling OK? An ST is infinitely better than the SMS.stuminus3 said:Good old SMS. I got a Sega Master System, 3D glasses, light gun and about 20 games for 10 quid back in the day (Dad's friend's brother was an alcoholic, I was too young at the time to care much about the implications). Had a joyful couple of years with it, and sold it all for an Atari ST. What a dumbass.
SHOOT IN YOUR NAME!
Az987 said:if you get a SMS, be sure to get Zillion. Best theme song EVER
TheSonicRetard said:...how is it that you managed to ask the same question 3 times after it's been answered several times.
YOU WILL NEVER BUY A GAME THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE.
YOU CAN ALREADY USE IT ON AN NTSC TV.