Mine doesn't do anything when the trigger is pulled, maybe they're are just poorly built.
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Mine doesn't do anything when the trigger is pulled, maybe they're are just poorly built.
IrishNinja
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you guys aren't using them on HDTV's are you
First was on a Sony CRT, now it's on a Sony PVM, the flashing white doesn't even appear when the trigger is pulled and no sound effect is made.
theSlacker
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Brasso can remove the coating on the leads I hear, but really what doesn't. Still be careful of overuse. Would say just go with an eraser, but even that will do damage if you use it to much.
Ban Puncher
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Okay, real talk.
Do I really need two Wondermega consoles in my life?
Do I really need two Wondermega consoles in my life?
sixteen-bit
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just donate your second one to me
sixteen-bit
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Well at least you saved some money not buying the NA release, LOL
The NA release is absurd as far as price is concerned
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Deleted member 22576
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So I cleaned my bum cartridges last night with that solvent I had and they work perfectly now!
Skitchin' is hilarious.. It's kinda wonky but very obviously made with a lot of love.
Skitchin' is hilarious.. It's kinda wonky but very obviously made with a lot of love.
sixteen-bit
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Cool, glad it worked out Jtwo
thechristoph
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I think that the highs are higher and the lows are lower when it comes to the Genesis' sound. If you really put the effort in to make it sing, then it sounds amazing. But then there are games like Chakan and X-Men (which I love!) which sound like a nightmare.
It's silly though, as there's tons of bad music on the SNES too. writing off an entire chip based on one or two dodgy games is a bit like writing-off the guitar or violin based on the abilities of one bad busker.
I have to say I'm really impressed by the sisyphean level of patience shown by the Genesis sound advocates in that other thread.
It's amazing that they're able to still give people respectful rebuttals in the face of arguments from people who obviously haven't touched a HD graphics genesis system to play a good game from a franchise not on the 6-pak in 20 years.
In other news, I decided to finally actually play through Sonic 2 on my own. It's one of those games that's always been there in my genesis library, but never really garnered enough interest to play for the hours it would take to get it done. Hooked it up to Sonic and Knuckles for good measure, did a bit of gliding, and managed to get Super Knuckles. Also equally determined to wrap up Lightning Force and had a pretty good run at that last night...Both are definitely worth the fuss of getting my JAMMA/MVS Genesis going with that stereo sound.
It's amazing that they're able to still give people respectful rebuttals in the face of arguments from people who obviously haven't touched a HD graphics genesis system to play a good game from a franchise not on the 6-pak in 20 years.
In other news, I decided to finally actually play through Sonic 2 on my own. It's one of those games that's always been there in my genesis library, but never really garnered enough interest to play for the hours it would take to get it done. Hooked it up to Sonic and Knuckles for good measure, did a bit of gliding, and managed to get Super Knuckles. Also equally determined to wrap up Lightning Force and had a pretty good run at that last night...Both are definitely worth the fuss of getting my JAMMA/MVS Genesis going with that stereo sound.
Same goes for SNES. Not every song turns into golden notes just by virtue of being on the SNES. A lot of it can just sound especially muffled and indistinct.
Interestingly, the opposite might actually be the case for the SNES: the more advanced and demanding your arrangement, the more headaches you were going to run into trying to get the SPC to pull fresh samples on the fly.
Speaking of games with poor sound, any love for LHX Attack chopper? It seemed quite natural at the time, but its amazing just how many 3D sims were released on the Megadrive. Especially since they showed, quite early on, that the 3 button pad just wasn't going to cut it.
s_mirage
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That's my favourite flight sim on the system. I had great fun with one of my friends, blowing up camels and seeing how damaged we could get while still making it home. It's a bit dumbed down compared to the PC version but the slow pace of helicopter combat made it a good fit for the low framerate on the Mega Drive. I was always disappointed that while we got a port of F-15 Strike Eagle II we didn't get a port of Gunship 2000. Just that crap shooter pretending to be Gunship.
For me, it's the fact that you can get far better castlevania games on the Genesis, Turbo-CD and even Sharp X68000.
That too.
Wonko_C
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The Japanese version has a different and shorter SFX for the whip.
http://youtu.be/5LTWu7BN8bA?t=30s
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Galaxy Force 2 just showed up!! I'm excited for this one. Its in excellent condition too!
I told myself when I decided I was gonna start a collection that I was going to go cartridge only because its way more sane.. but the Galaxy Force 2 cartridge looks so damn sick. I'm sure the box is to die for.
I told myself when I decided I was gonna start a collection that I was going to go cartridge only because its way more sane.. but the Galaxy Force 2 cartridge looks so damn sick. I'm sure the box is to die for.
sixteen-bit
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Galaxy Force 2 is shit on Genesis
IrishNinja
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it's pretty rough, haha
for the 25th anniversary i picked up Batman, Superman, Two Crude Dudes, Zoom, Predator 2, and a loose copy of Herzog Zwei! hoping to hear back on a loose Splatterhouse 3 before i take another break from retro purchases, heh
for the 25th anniversary i picked up Batman, Superman, Two Crude Dudes, Zoom, Predator 2, and a loose copy of Herzog Zwei! hoping to hear back on a loose Splatterhouse 3 before i take another break from retro purchases, heh
There are 2 different sparkster games for mega drive anda there is also snes sparkster
All 3 games are unique and different games and there is no version of the sparkster game on the mega drive just some iterations of the saga.
sixteen-bit
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Neat. I'd love to get HZ some day.
Gunstarheroes
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Sorry, its been super busy this week for me!
Good pick ups though, glad you finally nabbed Predator 2. Seriously needs to be on everyone's hidden gems list.
IrishNinja
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yeah 16 i gotta figure out how it plays too
appreciate it whenever you get around to it man, and yeah took your recommendation & got it in a lot with a CIB Willie Beamish cause ive wanted to replace my original Sega-CD collection, down to just Wonder Dog (Mzo's favorite) now
pretty sure i have my original Genesis games back (well, PS IV needs the cardboard box & manual one day) so it's down to just replacing my SMS ones sometime, should be a bit easier
appreciate it whenever you get around to it man, and yeah took your recommendation & got it in a lot with a CIB Willie Beamish cause ive wanted to replace my original Sega-CD collection, down to just Wonder Dog (Mzo's favorite) now
pretty sure i have my original Genesis games back (well, PS IV needs the cardboard box & manual one day) so it's down to just replacing my SMS ones sometime, should be a bit easier
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Well anyway, I'm going to play some Galaxy Force II. 
IrishNinja
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don't worry man, i've been told Super Thunder Blade, ESWAT, Moonwalker & others aren't good cause the system couldn't handle a proper port, but they're still enjoyable games for me!
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The 15 minutes of Galaxy Force2 I played were pretty bitchin. Was not a fan of the inverted controls. I kept flipping in and out of this weird perceptual space.. depending on my focus I could actually perceive the scene as a 3D space.. or as just the 2D mess that it is.
Its a fun novelty. I'm glad I bought it.
Cyberball is growing on me, its a good thing the music is great. Rocket Knight Adventures is really really fantastic. I feel so burnt I didn't play it as a child. Kinda not wanting to play it until I get my display situation figured out though.
My Bimini Run cartridge doesn't work tonight. :[ After some cleaning it worked last night. Oh well. Thats actually the cartridge that has a childs script "Kevin" on the label.. so fuck Kevin.
Skitchin is cool. Its actually a serendipitous catalyst for good conversation between myself and a coworker that is kinda introverted and weird. I brought it up randomly as a fluke and apparently her brother had the game when they were kids.. and he played in a shitty grunge band that she always thought sounded exactly like the skitchin soundtrack. Which was a pretty mindblowing revelation, to be honest. Apparently they had the Sega Channel too!
I'm having a lot of fun with the Genesis so far. I've even been playing with an IR controller and its been just fine. I'm gonna buy a variety of first party pads in the future I think. Just to have some nice variety.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Revenge of Shinobi are still in the mail
Its a fun novelty. I'm glad I bought it.
Cyberball is growing on me, its a good thing the music is great. Rocket Knight Adventures is really really fantastic. I feel so burnt I didn't play it as a child. Kinda not wanting to play it until I get my display situation figured out though.
My Bimini Run cartridge doesn't work tonight. :[ After some cleaning it worked last night. Oh well. Thats actually the cartridge that has a childs script "Kevin" on the label.. so fuck Kevin.
Skitchin is cool. Its actually a serendipitous catalyst for good conversation between myself and a coworker that is kinda introverted and weird. I brought it up randomly as a fluke and apparently her brother had the game when they were kids.. and he played in a shitty grunge band that she always thought sounded exactly like the skitchin soundtrack. Which was a pretty mindblowing revelation, to be honest. Apparently they had the Sega Channel too!
I'm having a lot of fun with the Genesis so far. I've even been playing with an IR controller and its been just fine. I'm gonna buy a variety of first party pads in the future I think. Just to have some nice variety.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Revenge of Shinobi are still in the mail
IrishNinja
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two of my favorites! you're in a for a treat m'man
Armoured Priest
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Happy 25th Birthday my old friend.
yes - it definitely seems much more suited to the MD hardware than the likes of F22. I love the fact they took the time to model destructible camels (take THAT Peta.) The randomly generated campaign was a really good idea to. Even if some of the missions make no sense.
Yeah it's not close to the arcade at all, and I actually think i MIGHT prefer the Master System version (is that perverse?), but I think the Megadrive version is still quite playable. I LOVE the soundtrack - I'm currently working on a jazzy version of Alone Fighter.
EDIT: And Happy 25th anniversary Genesis! (I can't believe the European 25th anniversary is over a year away. Pre internet release schedules are bonkers)
IrishNinja
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^they really were crazy, it's so easy to forget
hey, with the anniversary on deck, everyone on facebook should join the Sega Retro Gamers group, and then join the anniversary event:
i'm totally gonna enter, wish me luck! meantime there's some great art & pics going up too.
*edit: check the prize shirt & pins
hey, with the anniversary on deck, everyone on facebook should join the Sega Retro Gamers group, and then join the anniversary event:
i'm totally gonna enter, wish me luck! meantime there's some great art & pics going up too.
*edit: check the prize shirt & pins
I have that shirt! i won it in a "name a ton of a sega genesis" games contest in cincinnati....
sixteen-bit
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Inanimate objects don't have birthdays, so happy anniversary Genesis.
Armoured Priest
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Inanimate objects don't have personalities...my Genesis does, so birthday is appropriate.
Happy 25th birthday/anniversary Sega Genesis! Since we're sharing pics, here's my baby, playing a classic (Excuse the crap phone pic):
I noticed some humming though, and I think it has to do with my Headphones jack at the front of the console: I tested my other model 1 (Non HDG, terrible sound), and there was no buzzing with the same cable.
So, I cracked them open!
Even though it looks like a plug, the cables are actually soldered on, so it's not just an easy switch of the two headphones jacks.
What would you guys recommend? Is there anything I can do besides a new "Stereo output" mod?
Thanks!
I noticed some humming though, and I think it has to do with my Headphones jack at the front of the console: I tested my other model 1 (Non HDG, terrible sound), and there was no buzzing with the same cable.
So, I cracked them open!
Even though it looks like a plug, the cables are actually soldered on, so it's not just an easy switch of the two headphones jacks.
What would you guys recommend? Is there anything I can do besides a new "Stereo output" mod?
Thanks!
sixteen-bit
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Are they using the same AC adapter? Some 3rd party adapters can cause that audio hum.
Yup, same first party adapter. I didn't plug my non-humming model 2 into the Sega CD/32x when testing though, was doing audio only.
There's just an amazing amount of ignorance about the Genesis in general. Hell even if they played Revenge of Shinobi that shows more knowledge than many SNES fanboys in those threads.
Nintendo fans are somehow still butthurt over that generation's console war for some reason. I feel like most Sega fans are over it. I have no reason to deny that the SNES was an amazing system. Maybe its reflective of Nintendo's current troubles that people feel like they need additional justification of Nintendo's glory days.
SeventhSon
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Happy Birthday, Genny!
IrishNinja
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^agreed, that's gotta play a factor. it's been super disappointing watching even regulars on retronauts go on about the "timeless" quality of SNES perfection while saying the arcade-y genesis greats are stuck in the 90's....i mean, these are some of the more knowledgable people, you expect better than AVGN stuff.
a few nintendo hardcore admitted in an older thread they never got over how insulted they were by Sega's aggressive marketing at the time, which after reading Console Wars is hilarious. they grew their market share from 4% to like 65% in a few years, and did things like focus on backwards compatibility (despite that small market), push for older demographics, fostered western studios/development long before xbox, create the ESRB (allowing more room/less censorship) and a way out for devs stuck under nintendo's oppressive late 80's/early 90's monopoly. While sony clearly took that ball & ran with it, it's fascinating how much their influence is taken for granted - Playstation Now from Sega Channel, X-Box Live from Sega Net, etc.
a few nintendo hardcore admitted in an older thread they never got over how insulted they were by Sega's aggressive marketing at the time, which after reading Console Wars is hilarious. they grew their market share from 4% to like 65% in a few years, and did things like focus on backwards compatibility (despite that small market), push for older demographics, fostered western studios/development long before xbox, create the ESRB (allowing more room/less censorship) and a way out for devs stuck under nintendo's oppressive late 80's/early 90's monopoly. While sony clearly took that ball & ran with it, it's fascinating how much their influence is taken for granted - Playstation Now from Sega Channel, X-Box Live from Sega Net, etc.