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Sega CD/Mega CD Appreciation Thread of Welcome to the Next Level
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RoryDropkick
Member
No, but every copy of Panic! came with an LSD tab.
I love Panic/Switch. Sadly I don't own the Mega/Sega CD version but I do own the PS2 re-release import. Such a goofy ass game <gachoo!>
Monado Blade
Member
Wow those Sonic CD gifs look so clean
Sonic>that stupid bear!Need a cleanser.
I played SO MUCH Road Avenger back in the day.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Stop posting the bear.
RoryDropkick
Member
When Iiim on the rooaad
sixteen-bit
Member
You could say it's unBEARable!
blast processed
Member
I shouldn't have laughed, but yeah, its time to retire the bear.
I wish the bear was in a better game TBH, not that shitty game it was in, lol.
IrishNinja
Member
so i had a pool party/BBQ last weekend and later that night, my roommate had mario kart for switch & we lined up games for people to play
so of course my man cj_iwakura wowed everyone by beating Wirehead & then Double Switch back to back, it was crazy seeing a room full of half drunks really get into the zaniness, haha
also im about halfway through the unWorking Designs Popful Mail & definitely enjoying it more this time
this game makes so much sense now
also damn those sonic CD gifs are cool
yeah my model 1 recently wanted to be formatted, glad i kept most of my data on the RAM cart but still lost stuff like Space Adventure Cobra
so of course my man cj_iwakura wowed everyone by beating Wirehead & then Double Switch back to back, it was crazy seeing a room full of half drunks really get into the zaniness, haha
also im about halfway through the unWorking Designs Popful Mail & definitely enjoying it more this time
this game makes so much sense now
also damn those sonic CD gifs are cool
yeah my model 1 recently wanted to be formatted, glad i kept most of my data on the RAM cart but still lost stuff like Space Adventure Cobra
Oh my goodness, I just discovered the set of hacks to "Un-Working Design" a lot of their releases... This is a rabbit hole I will 100% fall down. Not that I don't love the work they did (I don't mind the pop culture translations), but some of the difficulty changes are terrible.
I did notice that there's (seemingly) no patch for Silhouette Mirage... That's the only one that seems missing out of the many Sega CD, PSX, PC Engine and Saturn patches available.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, id love to replay both Lunars with these, but i can't patch them worth shit - if anyone else can please lemme know!
and god id love a localized Mirage to not play like butt...actually i should check romhacking & see if anyone just patched the localization into the saturn one
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Does the patch remove the difficulty spikes in Lunar? I stopped paying when I hit one.
IrishNinja
Member
...lunar 1? that game wasn't hard at all! 2 had moments, but i thought part of that was the system forcing you to trade XP for saves.
romhacking has the details but i believe difficulty was affected, yeah
Laevateinn
Member
I like the saves require experience system. It keeps me from save scumming. Otherwise, I'm in favor of it. Thank god they didn't get their hands on Phantasy Star IV.
Flizzzipper
Member
I've noticed listings of Wild Woody for like $150 and see it is listed as ~$135. It has jumped 100 bucks in a year. I wonder if someone cornered the market on that pile of crap. I got it for 20 a year ago and that was too much.
Only game I've played recently is Cobra Command. I thought it was a lot better than similar fmv rail shooters on the system. Next game up is going to be Ultraverse Prime.
Only game I've played recently is Cobra Command. I thought it was a lot better than similar fmv rail shooters on the system. Next game up is going to be Ultraverse Prime.
Laevateinn
Member
Do you have a backup RAM cart?
Yeah, if you don't have one of those, you're gonna have a bad time.
DealWithIt
Member
That game is a treasure, especially the OST
Laevateinn
Member
It's all CD audio so it's super easy to put it on your phone and listen to on the go too.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah but i like save scumming sometiiiiiiiimes
Mzo is gonna be so bummed
enjoy it man - i went from "3 campaigns? this won't end!" to wishing it went on longer
Laws00
Member
I have a question
Do I really need the metal shield piece for the sega cd?
That being said. I don't know if my sega cd actually works. It belonged to a friend. That said friend let on of our other friends borrow it.
Years later the friend that borrowed the sega cd let me have system. It comes with no wires.
I've hooked it up with wires but I can't get it to come on. Maybe I don't have the proper wires for it.
Wondering if I should just a new one from eBay from some who has worked on them and replaced capacitors and the laser lense?
Do I really need the metal shield piece for the sega cd?
That being said. I don't know if my sega cd actually works. It belonged to a friend. That said friend let on of our other friends borrow it.
Years later the friend that borrowed the sega cd let me have system. It comes with no wires.
I've hooked it up with wires but I can't get it to come on. Maybe I don't have the proper wires for it.
Wondering if I should just a new one from eBay from some who has worked on them and replaced capacitors and the laser lense?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the metal shield piece is only an RF shield, which means technically you wouldn't need it if you were using anyt video connector better than RF (RGB all the way to the BANK).
...That being said, I still have it on even though I'm rocking RGB out.
Laevateinn
Member
This is true. It's garbage mandated by the FCC. I usually throw mine out on consoles if I can.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, sega-16 has a thread on it too...i don't think it's actually important, but i recall the manual making you think it'd melt your house down without it, haha
Laevateinn
Member
FCC propaganda
Anyone successfully install one of these for their Sega CD Model 2? I've seen a few examples, but no real clear instructions. Do we just need the spindle or are other parts required? The reason I ask is the top portion of my Sega CD 2 broke into tiny bits
I can't say if it's the same on a Sega CD. But my PSX had the same issue. Installation was just sliding that down the spindle, nothing else was needed.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I don't think that's for RF interference. It's to help lock the console to the Sega CD unit.
There's no reason to throw out shielding. Extra shielding is always good for analog signals and prevents error with high frequency digital signals.
Laevateinn
Member
I'll set up pirate radio stations in the woods if I want. FCC can't stop me.
Flizzzipper
Member
Is the game 40+ hours long?
Laevateinn
Member
In total probably. The two main campaigns in Shining Force CD are remakes of the Game Gear releases so they are shorter than a normal Shining Force title. The third campaign is just fun fan service. It's been a while since I've played the third one since I use a Japanese backup RAM cart and it doesn't fit in my Genesis well. Altogether, it's probably slightly longer than Shining Force 2.
blast processed
Member
This is why I haven't touched the game yet. Dragging my feet for some reason.
IrishNinja
Member
the campaigns themselves are well-partitioned and satisfying. honestly, i don't like putting RPG's down for long but Shining Force can be such an enveloping or pick-up-and-play type of experience for me.
Friend of Sonic
Member
Apologies if this has been posted but this cracked me up. I would play the shit out of Info War
https://youtu.be/myJA9BcgB6Q
https://youtu.be/myJA9BcgB6Q
IrishNinja
Member
this needs to be a game soon
Friend of Sonic
Member
I daydream about doing a tongue in cheek Kickstarter and somehow convincing Alex Jones to shoot footage for it, and he somehow doesn't pick up the humorous nature of it and thinks it's completely serious. It's nice to have dreams
Laevateinn
Member
The two main quests are self contained. You don't need the back up cart for it. It's only necessary if you want the bonus fan service.
DealWithIt
Member
I was in the JRPG thread and got reminded of this incredible opening. As far as opening cinematics go, I'm not sure Vay can be surpassed. Thought I would share it here.
http://youtu.be/e9L33Bnn_gw
And of course, don't forget this masterpiece which blew my mind graphically when it launched. http://youtu.be/YiLLN5U9w2U
http://youtu.be/e9L33Bnn_gw
And of course, don't forget this masterpiece which blew my mind graphically when it launched. http://youtu.be/YiLLN5U9w2U
Genesis Knight
Member
Any nominations for best cart opening? I'll put out Arcus Odyssey, which maybe many haven't seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBrL7MWNQfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBrL7MWNQfY
Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Original Genesis/Mega Drive cart version). Still awesome, to this day.