I have the opposite. Have a few Sega CD games (Lunar 1 & 2 my bro got for $5 each at a flea market back around early 2003 or so in pretty good condition. Was working at the time, but could have had Ecco 1, Vay, US Sonic CD and a Ram cart for just $20 more if I only had the day off and went with him!!! Keio Flying Squadron I picked up on a whim a few years later for probably $50-65) and JP Sonic CD. Im just a bit hesitant on getting a Sega CD, Model 1 especially to go with my Genesis as well as space reasons. But I will have one eventually.
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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sixteen-bit
Member
^My good price Sega CD history is short. I copped Lords of Thunder for $3 at Goodwill.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Did anyone get in on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works/posts
The cover:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works/posts
The cover:
IrishNinja
Member
^i did, and yeah that last update made me so happy! gorgeous, tones of sprite & design art too.
heads up, there's a guy on segaage selling all kindsa CIB genesis games, prices aren't bad on some - hoping for a haul of stuff from my b to c tier list!
heads up, there's a guy on segaage selling all kindsa CIB genesis games, prices aren't bad on some - hoping for a haul of stuff from my b to c tier list!
You should definitely get:
Sonic 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Streets of Rage 2
Shining Force
Ristar
Contra Hard Corps
Yes. The ones with Red text on the buttons are way longer than the ones with White text.
And now for the results of the Shadow Dancer challenge!!
In order of ranking:
Super Shinobi
Baphomet: 1,288,700
Baphomet said:
2nd
Tain: 931,300
3rd
Galvatron: 716,900
Suggestions are open for the next genre / challenge type!
Thank you for playing!
Presented by SEGA
sixteen-bit
Member
Congrats Shadow Dancers!
IrishNinja
Member
killin em, baphos! congrats all
Elemental Master is still pretty cheap nowadays isnt it? Dont want to choose something expensive. Or maybe we should roll with a beat em up? Not sure how many platformers would be good for a score challenge aside from Sonic, and Ristar is getting pricey I believe.
Does Rocket Knight Adventures keep score? Its been awhile since I played through.
Does Rocket Knight Adventures keep score? Its been awhile since I played through.
Polioliolio
Member
ResidentDante
Member
Did anyone get in on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works/posts
The cover:
Yes I definitely did! The cover is beautiful!
sixteen-bit
Member
Elemental Master doubled in value this past March when Mattei reviewed it, IIRC.
I would love to play it for this, but it might be hard for folks to track down.
RKA does not keep score. No save battery.
Edit: oh, if you were asking if it tracks the score then yes, it's in the status bar at the top.
Also check out its sister site, Nintendoage. People sell Sega stuff on there as well. I've been part of it since 2008, good community there.
Its alive...ALIVE!!
Thats what the problem was. The system needed a new laser. My Silpheed gives read error at times, but I think thats because its got some scratches.
Man...gems videos strike again. Its kind of a double edged sword...reveals things that you've never played at times...but you gotta jump on em quick. Rocket Knight might be cool then, since you could just pause at 0 lives again. Plus I know thats gotta be cheap.
Kickstarted the Sega history book too, so cant wait for that.
Thats what the problem was. The system needed a new laser. My Silpheed gives read error at times, but I think thats because its got some scratches.
Man...gems videos strike again. Its kind of a double edged sword...reveals things that you've never played at times...but you gotta jump on em quick. Rocket Knight might be cool then, since you could just pause at 0 lives again. Plus I know thats gotta be cheap.
Kickstarted the Sega history book too, so cant wait for that.
baphomet
Member
And now for the results of the Shadow Dancer challenge!!
In order of ranking:
Super Shinobi
Baphomet: 1,288,700
2nd
Tain: 931,300
3rd
Galvatron: 716,900
Suggestions are open for the next genre / challenge type!
Thank you for playing!
Presented by SEGA
Woot, Woot!
I have a feeling no one else knew about the trick to get an extra 200k on every boss except the first and last. Kill them with your ninpo with 1 second left on the clock and score massive points.
Yes I did. Its easy to get it on the first few stages, but later on it is significantly harder.
7DollarHagane
Banned
yeah i became interested in elemental master about a year ago, and should have bought a copy then.
I think it is actually fairly uncommon as there's probably less than 10 listings at any given time. Only 3-4 last i checked.
I think it is actually fairly uncommon as there's probably less than 10 listings at any given time. Only 3-4 last i checked.
I've been trying to get my launch model Sega CD to work and was hoping someone in this thread may be able to offer some insight. The system powers on and reads audio CDs just fine, but when I put in a game, it goes through the licensing screen sequence with Sonic wagging his finger then just goes black. The system remains responsive in that I can hit reset to eject the CD tray, but the game's title screen never loads. These are legit US games that work fine in my X'EYE, so I know the discs aren't the issue. The system does freeze from time to time, too.
Thanks I advance for any words of wisdom!
Amusing side note: I haven't used the system in probably 15 years, but the internal memory still has all my saves! Is that typical?
Thanks I advance for any words of wisdom!
Amusing side note: I haven't used the system in probably 15 years, but the internal memory still has all my saves! Is that typical?
Seven Force
Banned
A friend of my loaned me his Model 1 Genesis while he's in the process of getting his apartment renovated, and I took the opportunity to try the headphones thing out with a game I've been wanting to replay for a while, Lightning Force/Thunder Force IV.
Holy fuckin' CHRIST
I feel like I've been through a religious experience or some shit. That was goddamned amazing. I've been happy with my S-Video modded Model 2, but I need a Model 1 now. I need that headphone jack.
Edit: I'm now a lot more interested in the SHUMP genre. Go figure.
Holy fuckin' CHRIST
I feel like I've been through a religious experience or some shit. That was goddamned amazing. I've been happy with my S-Video modded Model 2, but I need a Model 1 now. I need that headphone jack.
Edit: I'm now a lot more interested in the SHUMP genre. Go figure.
Friend of Sonic
Member
Oh, god, I love Lightning Force. I didn't know it was Thunder Force IV, because I've heard of that series. That was the first shump my kid self played, and it was amazing.
Check out the Sega 16 repair thread first to see if any of that diagnoses the problem.
I haven't been able to find anything on this particular issue, where the system recognizes a game as a game, but doesn't make it to the title screen. The issue with most Sega CDs that fail to read game discs seems to involve the system mistaking the disc for an audio CD--they never even get to the Sonic finger-wagging screen like mine does.
MoGamesXNA
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Piston Hyundai
Member
So fucking good.
You should check out some homebrew stuff, like Sonic Megamix and
Well, check out Sonic Megamix.
The only Genesis units I ever owned where two of the original model 1 systems that came with Altered Beast, both bought in 1990. I know there are differences between even the model 1s but neither of mine had the lockout chip. Both had "High Definition Graphics" and both had the EXT port in the back.
Sound was always glorious through the headphone jack and through my dad's stereo system.
I always hated the look of the model 2, from the instant I saw it in EGM. Never owned one.
Sound was always glorious through the headphone jack and through my dad's stereo system.
I always hated the look of the model 2, from the instant I saw it in EGM. Never owned one.
Genesis Knight
Member
My favorite remix of that track (by Nicholas Perry, @N_BONKERS_P):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXeU2_A_4RI
Might need to replace the laser since it sounds like there is nothing wrong with the rotation motor or anything drastic like that.
Id also ask on racketboy and the nintendo/segaage forums. Finding sega cd repair info for very specific issues seems challenging these days.
I finally got a game to load on my model 1 Sega CD by removing the 32X. The only reason I can think of as to why that would make a difference is that the added weight of the 32X was pushing down on the Genesis and preventing a flush connection between it and the Sega CD. Does that seem plausible?
Also, though I'm now able to get Sega CD games to load, they almost immediately display corrupted video and freeze. That's likely to be dirty connector pins from the Genesis expansion slot or a dirty lens on the Sega CD, no?
Also, though I'm now able to get Sega CD games to load, they almost immediately display corrupted video and freeze. That's likely to be dirty connector pins from the Genesis expansion slot or a dirty lens on the Sega CD, no?
Piston Hyundai
Member
While we're on the topic, what's the best way to clean the SCD's lens?
baphomet
Member
What Teknoman said is how I always do it. Get a qtip and get it moist (not dripping) with alcohol and lightly swipe it across the lens.
Piston Hyundai
Member
Okay, good. So I've been doing it right this whole time.
Friend of Sonic
Member
Did anyone get in on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works/posts
The cover:
Good God! How did I miss this? How do I get one at this stage?
What's the consensus on Splatterhouse 3? I'm a huge Splatterhouse fan (the reboot was okay, but not my cup of tea, I don't like the new age of QTE/Action games) and not surprisingly I grew up as a big time horror fan so the franchise was a perfect match for me as was Castlevania.
Splatterhouse 3 was the only one that played like a traditional beat 'em up and honestly I think it holds up. The gameplay is on par with that era of beat 'em ups and lakcs the fanciness of Streets of Rage 3 and Comix Zone and it's a shame that the emphasis on weapons was taken away. But it holds up and there's a ton of replayability, the atmosphere and cutscenes are fantastic, and it has multiple endings.
Only thing that sucks about it are some really cheap enemies that just take almost all of your health in one hit and they can break your combo randomly. Plus if you get knocked down the weapon you were holding is immediately taken away. Lame. Otherwise a great game.
Plus it also has Goya's Saturn Devouring his Children and if that's not a sign of quality then I don't know what is.
Splatterhouse 3 was the only one that played like a traditional beat 'em up and honestly I think it holds up. The gameplay is on par with that era of beat 'em ups and lakcs the fanciness of Streets of Rage 3 and Comix Zone and it's a shame that the emphasis on weapons was taken away. But it holds up and there's a ton of replayability, the atmosphere and cutscenes are fantastic, and it has multiple endings.
Only thing that sucks about it are some really cheap enemies that just take almost all of your health in one hit and they can break your combo randomly. Plus if you get knocked down the weapon you were holding is immediately taken away. Lame. Otherwise a great game.
Plus it also has Goya's Saturn Devouring his Children and if that's not a sign of quality then I don't know what is.
Haven't played much of the Splatterhouse series (A few minutes of each at most), though Jennifer Has Become a Mindless Beast would take my vote as most terrifying moment in the 16-Bit generation.
I suppose the only way to clean the lens on a model 1 is to open up the system, huh?
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Does anyone have a headphone amp plugged into their model1? I was playing last night with headphones directly connected and it was loud and very clear but I noticed some of the highs were a bit too sharp and such.. I was imagining plugging a little amp into it that would have treble/mid/low controls to adjust to my liking.
The quality of the audio out of this thing is shocking though.
The quality of the audio out of this thing is shocking though.
The regular combo is too weak, forcing you to always use that special spin move and making the game kind of boring.
Aside from that, it's ok.
IrishNinja
Member
the time i spent with Splatterhouse 3, the changes were interesting but man was it mean if you didn't make it to the level's end on time...
Piston Hyundai
Member
Oh yeah, shit got raw if you didn't make it.