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[IrishNinja]

Real bummer about the SCD prices. Seems like all the price hikes that would've gone to most of the good cartridges went straight to all the SCD games.

yeah Gunstar Heroes, Bloodlines, Mega Turrican & a few others jumped but not too many surprisingly

I found out the other day that Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata did the soundtrack for the Megadrive version of Gauntlet 4. Pretty good, too.

didn't know this...neat!

 

[MrCunningham]

the good ol' days
100% with you on Sega-CD as a great system too, the more i explore it the more i appreciate it too. sucks that i sat on its library for so many years, certain i could still pick up CIB robo aleste, heart of the alien, road avenger etc on the cheap one day (since as you said, it was for so very many years)

Robo Aleste is one that I don't have in my Sega CD collection, but I kind of want it. Off the top of my head, some of my favories are:

Silpheed - Yeah it has FMV backgrounds, but it still plays like a vertical shooter.
Final Fight CD - This one oddly came in a cardboard case, which I lost, but it is the best 16-bit home console port of the original Final Fight.
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition - Favorite version of the original EWJ
Mickey Mania - This one is also on the Genesis and SNES, but the Sega CD version is my prefered version.
Road Rash - Oddly the best of the 16 bit Road Rash games, but really hard to find. I used to rent this a lot on the Sega CD, but I could never find it to buy.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD - This one has been remade by Christian Whitehead in HD, and to be honest I kind of prefer his port over the original. But I have always been a big fan of Sonic CD.
The Terminator - It's a huge improvement over the Genesis game. Not the greatest run and gun platformer ever, but it is still solid.
Eternal Champions - cheesy fun, but i like this one more than the Genesis version.
Panic - Quirky Japanese point and click type adventure. It has a lot of humor in .
Soulstar - One of the most impressive uses of the Sega CD scaling hardware on the console. Some of the levels do drag on a littlem but it is a decent 3D sprite scaling shooter. Developed by Core who made quite a few games that pushed the Sega CD scaling hardware, like Thunderhawk, Jaguar XJ220, BC Racers and Battlecorps.
Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time - Both are pretty well straight ports of the Genesis game, but if you lie this series, the Sega CD versions are worth getting for their soundtracks.
Android Assault - Not bad at all, much better than the terrible Sol Feace.
Lords of Thunder - Inferiour to the Turbo Duo version, but I still don't think that this is a bad shooter on the Sega CD by any means.
Batman Returns - Hard as nails driving sections that are kind of neat, but the platforming sections were ported from the Genesis game.

Plus there are the also rarer titles like Popful Mail, Lunar and Lunar Eternal Blue, Shining Force CD (really wonder game if you can find it), Keio Flying Squadron (this game is worth a fortune, for some reason) and of course Robo Aleste which I previously mentioned.

yeah Gunstar Heroes, Bloodlines, Mega Turrican & a few others jumped but not too many surprisingly

The Sega Genesis version of MUSHA still goes for a lot of money, and Crusader of Centy fetches for some outrageous prices too (probably thanks to the Atlus name on the box). I have never owned Crusader of Centy but I remeber renting it more than a couple times when I was young. It's decent, but I wouldn't pay the prices it is going for. The Japanese Mega Drive game Panorama Cotton still goes for a lot too.

But on a whole, Genesis games haven't hit SNES cart prices yet.

 

[Mzo]

Hell yes, the Sega CD was pretty great.

 

[IrishNinja]

haha we've got some similar lists! though i'm one of the few who dug Sol Feace, thought it was a neat pack-in (i beat Sherlock Holmes too, heh). Terminator comes up a lot between here & Sega-16, gotta play that one as well one day.

 

[sixteen-bit]

If you got the means to play JP Sega CD games, check out Ninja Warriors. Game is pretty basic but the soundtrack is 2 good and the Mega CD release has a hilarious Zuntata-themed arrange mode.

 

[BTails]

The Sega CD had it's fair share of point and click adventures as well. Snatcher, being the most famous, but it had ports of two Sierra/Dynamix games with voice acting not available on PC: Rise of the Dragon and The Adventures of Willy Beamish.

I still need to pick up Dune as well.

 

[Armoured Priest]

The Sega CD had it's fair share of point and click adventures as well. Snatcher, being the most famous, but it had ports of two Sierra/Dynamix games with voice acting not available on PC: Rise of the Dragon and The Adventures of Willy Beamish.

I still need to pick up Dune as well.

The loading in Willy beamish made that game virtually unplayable.

I love the Sega CD, but that's one game I could do without.

The Secret of Monkey Island, though, was a pretty decent port (there's a section near the end that's problematic for loading...makes it difficult to get through the section). Still the game largely works.

Sega CD doesn't get enough love.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Found this today for $30 at a goodwill. Neat to randomly find this stuff still.

model 2 genesis
32x no cables
3 controllers
NBA jam TE 32x
Sonic 2
Judge dread
After burner 32x
Super Monaco gp
Tiny toons adventure

Nothing special, but have been wanting a 32x for cheap. I only need one more piece for the trio if this works.

more controllers are always nice and I can sell some doubles and the system.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Nice goodwill score!

 

[dodgeme]

Robo Aleste is one that I don't have in my Sega CD collection, but I kind of want it. Off the top of my head, some of my favories are:

Silpheed - Yeah it has FMV backgrounds, but it still plays like a vertical shooter.
Final Fight CD - This one oddly came in a cardboard case, which I lost, but it is the best 16-bit home console port of the original Final Fight.
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition - Favorite version of the original EWJ
Mickey Mania - This one is also on the Genesis and SNES, but the Sega CD version is my prefered version.
Road Rash - Oddly the best of the 16 bit Road Rash games, but really hard to find. I used to rent this a lot on the Sega CD, but I could never find it to buy.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD - This one has been remade by Christian Whitehead in HD, and to be honest I kind of prefer his port over the original. But I have always been a big fan of Sonic CD.
The Terminator - It's a huge improvement over the Genesis game. Not the greatest run and gun platformer ever, but it is still solid.
Eternal Champions - cheesy fun, but i like this one more than the Genesis version.
Panic - Quirky Japanese point and click type adventure. It has a lot of humor in .
Soulstar - One of the most impressive uses of the Sega CD scaling hardware on the console. Some of the levels do drag on a littlem but it is a decent 3D sprite scaling shooter. Developed by Core who made quite a few games that pushed the Sega CD scaling hardware, like Thunderhawk, Jaguar XJ220, BC Racers and Battlecorps.
Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time - Both are pretty well straight ports of the Genesis game, but if you lie this series, the Sega CD versions are worth getting for their soundtracks.
Android Assault - Not bad at all, much better than the terrible Sol Feace.
Lords of Thunder - Inferiour to the Turbo Duo version, but I still don't think that this is a bad shooter on the Sega CD by any means.
Batman Returns - Hard as nails driving sections that are kind of neat, but the platforming sections were ported from the Genesis game.

Plus there are the also rarer titles like Popful Mail, Lunar and Lunar Eternal Blue, Shining Force CD (really wonder game if you can find it), Keio Flying Squadron (this game is worth a fortune, for some reason) and of course Robo Aleste which I previously mentioned.




The Sega Genesis version of MUSHA still goes for a lot of money, and Crusader of Centy fetches for some outrageous prices too (probably thanks to the Atlus name on the box). I have never owned Crusader of Centy but I remeber renting it more than a couple times when I was young. It's decent, but I wouldn't pay the prices it is going for. The Japanese Mega Drive game Panorama Cotton still goes for a lot too.

But on a whole, Genesis games haven't hit SNES cart prices yet.

Majority of the Renovation titles have started creeping up too. CIB Genesis stuff has gone up a lot in general though.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

So looks like my Sega Genesis has been processed through my local post office! I hope it shows up today..

I've found a PVM-14M2U thats about a 2 hour drive away for 99$. I think I'm gonna wait a bit on it though, I read some old forum posts from like 2010 and they said the 2U series could be a little funky. The PVMs are just so hard to find it seems.

Oh well, talking to my friend about going to the alameda videogame exchange next friday. I've never been before. The reviews on google say the prices are kinda high but I kinda don't care. Just going to a retro videogame store like that is worth the price of admission.

 

[IrishNinja]

congrats bkfount, awesome price on that haul!

 

[Gunstarheroes]

I know this isn't strictly Sega Genesis, but its Sega, but i made my first video in my Import series, and i have a couple Mega Drive games lined-up for after this, so i figured i'd post about it anyways...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYzdqEWlyw

 

[Timu]

Robo Aleste is one that I don't have in my Sega CD collection, but I kind of want it. Off the top of my head, some of my favories are:

Silpheed - Yeah it has FMV backgrounds, but it still plays like a vertical shooter.
Final Fight CD - This one oddly came in a cardboard case, which I lost, but it is the best 16-bit home console port of the original Final Fight.
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition - Favorite version of the original EWJ
Mickey Mania - This one is also on the Genesis and SNES, but the Sega CD version is my prefered version.
Road Rash - Oddly the best of the 16 bit Road Rash games, but really hard to find. I used to rent this a lot on the Sega CD, but I could never find it to buy.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD - This one has been remade by Christian Whitehead in HD, and to be honest I kind of prefer his port over the original. But I have always been a big fan of Sonic CD.
The Terminator - It's a huge improvement over the Genesis game. Not the greatest run and gun platformer ever, but it is still solid.
Eternal Champions - cheesy fun, but i like this one more than the Genesis version.
Panic - Quirky Japanese point and click type adventure. It has a lot of humor in .
Soulstar - One of the most impressive uses of the Sega CD scaling hardware on the console. Some of the levels do drag on a littlem but it is a decent 3D sprite scaling shooter. Developed by Core who made quite a few games that pushed the Sega CD scaling hardware, like Thunderhawk, Jaguar XJ220, BC Racers and Battlecorps.
Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time - Both are pretty well straight ports of the Genesis game, but if you lie this series, the Sega CD versions are worth getting for their soundtracks.
Android Assault - Not bad at all, much better than the terrible Sol Feace.
Lords of Thunder - Inferiour to the Turbo Duo version, but I still don't think that this is a bad shooter on the Sega CD by any means.
Batman Returns - Hard as nails driving sections that are kind of neat, but the platforming sections were ported from the Genesis game.

Plus there are the also rarer titles like Popful Mail, Lunar and Lunar Eternal Blue, Shining Force CD (really wonder game if you can find it), Keio Flying Squadron (this game is worth a fortune, for some reason) and of course Robo Aleste which I previously mentioned.

Seeing lists like this is why I want a Sega CD, but I can't get one this year, maybe in 2015 or even 2016.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Look what just showed up! Its beautiful.
One of the old models without the TMSS chip.

The sound is amazing hooked up to my big speakers through the headphone jack. The image quality on a 42inch LCD through RF is horrifying though. :[

Excellent condition too, barely a scratch on it.

 

[IrishNinja]

a thing of beauty~

 

[Friend of Sonic]

I keep thinking about selling the CDX and switching to a non-TMSS. The CDX is so small and sexy tho

 

[IrishNinja]

what would be the advantage of that over your CDX though?

 

[SeventhSon]

We should form an exclusive group for the non-TMSS master race.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

So what's the deal with Model 2 audio? Is bad enough to be worth seeking out a Model 1?

 

[IrishNinja]

We should form an exclusive group for the non-TMSS master race.

yes

So what's the deal with Model 2 audio? Is bad enough to be worth seeking out a Model 1?

yes

 

[Friend of Sonic]

what would be the advantage of that over your CDX though?

Apparently the audio isn't quite as good as the best model 1. I don't have any specific complaints about the audio I hear, though. So I guess none lol

 

[Fox Mulder]

So what's the deal with Model 2 audio? Is bad enough to be worth seeking out a Model 1?

it's worse, but I haven't got around to getting one. I probably should since I already play on a pvm with rgb.

How does everyone deal with controller cord length? I only ask because I had to order (and just received) a couple of Genesis controller extension cables for my new setup. It was either that or sitting on the floor. Ended up playing a good 30 minutes of Sonic 1 to test them out.

Growing up, I used to sit on the floor all the time to play games: now, not so much.

got extension cables too, but some controllers seem to be longer than others. I've got one that's super short.

 

[Krorg]

$10 for popful mail, damn



gotta look this one up, part 1 stays on my list too

Micro Machines 1 is still good but 2 or 96 are the best. It's not beginner friendly since it's so fast, but once you learn the tracks it's great, especially multiplayer. Plugging extra controllers in to the cartridge was good since nobody had a multitap.

 

[sixteen-bit]

My model 1 HDG is TMSS, how can this be? :O

 

[Deleted member 22576]

I have a first party wireless controller set somewhere. I should play with them and their IR glory.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

My model 1 HDG is TMSS, how can this be? :O

I read on Sega-16 it was confirmed that there was a small run of HDG Gennys that are TMSS, and even the FCC ID isn't ironclad.

 

[IrishNinja]

Micro Machines 1 is still good but 2 or 96 are the best. It's not beginner friendly since it's so fast, but once you learn the tracks it's great, especially multiplayer. Plugging extra controllers in to the cartridge was good since nobody had a multitap.

that does sound awesome - as a kid i had a multitap only cause my brother wanted to play bill walsh college football with his friends, i wanna say i ended up taking it when he was bored so i could play general chaos, i need to look up which one works on that as well as maybe Gauntlet 4 and...whatever other 4 player games are worth the effort

 

[televator]

My model 1 HDG is TMSS, how can this be? :O

From my experience, most of them are. I thought this was common knowlege. In fact, every revision model 1 I own, up to VA5 or 6, say HDG on them, but so far it seems only the earliest revisions (VA2 & 3) are non-TMSS.

And yes. I'm hoarding a bunch of model 1s. Why? Because of reasons.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

I'm actually really surprised how responsive the wireless controller is. It's perfectly playable. On another note, after having not played sonic 2 on actual hardware for years I forgot how much slowdown there is.

Re: tmss. I don't know much about the rarity of them but it was very hard to find. There have only been 1 or 2 auctions up at a time and the prices were pretty high. It's taken me about 4 months of looking of and on to find the one I bought.

 

[theSlacker]

My model 1 HDG is TMSS, how can this be? :O

It's actually a good thing if you don't mind the TMSS since the TMSS HDG ones have a higher chance of visible jail bars.

 

[sixteen-bit]

And yes. I'm hoarding a bunch of model 1s. Why? Because of reasons.

Can never be too prepared

 

[theSlacker]

And yes. I'm hoarding a bunch of model 1s. Why? Because of reasons.

Ever take them apart just to see what the differences are? It's pretty interesting going from one to the other seeing chips rotated around or different shielding between them.

 

[televator]

Ever take them apart just to see what the differences are? It's pretty interesting going from one to the other seeing chips rotated around or different shielding between them.

Of course. Actually, I've come to realize the counter intuitive fact that earlier revisions look cleaner and more refined than latter ones.

 

[theSlacker]

Of course. Actually, I've come to realize the counter intuitive fact that earlier revisions look cleaner and more refined than latter ones.

First time I opened one of the later ones with wires going all over the place I thought I had some sort of fake or altered thing going on till I saw more of them like it.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

I've got 75$ to spend and 6 beers to drink. Gonna buy a batch of carts to start my collection.

Was kind of a nice coincidence the system I purchased came with Sonic2 which was the first videogame I ever owned.


Bimini Run
Hard Corps
zombies ate my neighbors

are definitely going to be purchased.. what else should I get>!

 

[sixteen-bit]

buy rocket knight adventures

 

[Friend of Sonic]

buy rocket knight adventures

It's so good. I need to play it again to see if it still holds up from how my childhood remembers it

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Oh good call! I had that on a list at some point.
I see rocket knight for 9.99+free shipping and bimini run for 2.99+4.99 shipping.

How about a shmup?

Edit:
Still Shopping!

So far in my cart I have:

• Alien Storm
• Golden Axe
• Bimini Run
• Rocket Knight Adventures
• Galaxy Force 2
• Skitchin

Kinda iffy on Alien Storm, but it just seems so charming.

 

[BTails]

buy rocket knight adventures

Phenomenal game. Have to pick up a copy myself (played my friend's copy a bunch when I was younger).

 

[Deleted member 22576]

So I spent 63$ and got Rocket Knight Adventures, Galaxy Force 2, Zombies Ate my Neighbors, Revenge of Shinobi, Bimini Run, Cyberball, and Skitchin'.

I'm pretty new to collecting but I felt pretty ok about the purchases. I was surprised to see things like contra hard corps and gunstar heroes being ~22 dollars for cart only with wear.

Some of the titles I bought where in middling shape and all were cart only.

 

[Teknoman]

Alien storm is kinda fun and has a cool first person and runner mode.

EDIT: Guess it'll be results time in abit.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Yeah, alien storm is definitely on the list for next time. I also really want cyborg justice. I used to play that game all the time.

 

[7DollarHagane]

I love elemental master. I think it has the best music on the system.

 

[BobbyRobby]

I know this isn't strictly Sega Genesis, but its Sega, but i made my first video in my Import series, and i have a couple Mega Drive games lined-up for after this, so i figured i'd post about it anyways...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYzdqEWlyw

Cool video, never knew a thing about mahjong. It's not so mysterious now I know it's so similar to rummy. Look forward to more videos. The only criticism I have is that the audio of your voice is a bit low. I was having trouble hearing it over my AC.

 

[Khaz]

The Megadrive2 sound is worse even when going through the MegaCD?

I've heard about the Mega Amp mod, but apparently it kills the Mega CD RCA audio out so it's not that cool.

 

[ElTopo]

Alien Storm is fun. It's by the same guy who created Golden Axe and it's a fun beat 'em up with shooting gallery levels.

 

[ResidentDante]

Alien Storm is fun. It's by the same guy who created Golden Axe and it's a fun beat 'em up with shooting gallery levels.

Totally agree, I loved playing Alien Storm back in the day with my dad, we had many laughs at the funny alien designs and screaming civilians!

 

[Teknoman]

I'll post the Shadow Dancer results when I get home. Had a long day at work the other day heh.

 

[alf717]

Real bummer about the SCD prices. Seems like all the price hikes that would've gone to most of the good cartridges went straight to all the SCD games.

I agree I finally have a working Sega CD and the prices on the games are pretty high. I don't own any games but I have been playing unreleased or beta / prototype stuff for the system.