IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I was at a thrift store(yes I know I have like 3 posts about thrift stores) and they had a package with a couple genesis controllers, 1 32x with hookups(looked like it had hookups), and 1 sega cd with hookups. I don't think there was a genesis. It costs $40(maybe $45, I'm not sure now) I know sega cd's cost a lot on ebay, but should I buy the package. Although I'm not sure if they work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 If I was there and had the money, I would have bought it. If i didn't have the money, I would have tried to hide it until I could get the money and go back (that won't be there for long!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 The cashier told me it had been there for 3 weeks... the thing is I don't know if it works, but I have the money, so if it's really worth that much, I'll go back and get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Here in germany you pay for the 32X only about 40 bucks, plus the Sega CD you will end at 70 bucks. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 I got a question though, it was really big. It didn't look like the one on http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1368955726 but I'm almost positive it was a sega cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 hey Gunstar, should I buy it?????? Try to reply soon, so I can go back and get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Due to the broader Genesis 1 the Sega CD 1 is a little bit bigger. The Genesis 2 is smaller, as the Sega CD 2. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 will a genesis 2 work with sega cd 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Good question, I haven´t tested it yet. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkyxtc Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I could just be having a retarded moment right now, but didn't they also have the sega Cd that the Genesis sat on top of ???? I could have sworn that was the original layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkyxtc Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I'd rather have a Sega CDX rather than the 2 seperate systems... an X'eye might not be that bad to own either... I know that was a bit pointless, but I wanted to say it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkyxtc Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I could just be having a retarded moment right now, but didn't they also have the sega Cd that the Genesis sat on top of ???? I could have sworn that was the original layout. ok, cancel that question, I just found the answer... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1370245089 For first generation genesis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 I'm not going to buy it if it won't work for my genesis 2 though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 hey Gunstar, should I buy it?????? Try to reply soon, so I can go back and get it I thought my previous post would have been direct enough to tell you what I think, but since it wasn't, YES I think you should buy it. You can get a 32x for roughly $15-25 and generally the Segacd goes for more than that, at least $40 alone I believe, so I think it's a pretty good deal, that is as long as you have the Genesis base unit and as stated by others, make sure that either cd unit is compatible with either model Genesis; I don't know, but other than the CD1 being designed to fit the Genesis 1 and ditto for the 2's, I don't see why they wouldn't be interchangable...they just won't look as neat mixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 They are interchangable, however the Sega CD 1 looks stupid with a Geni 2. There is actually an extension to plop a Geni 1 on the Sega CD 2 (the GOAT Store just got one in) which makes that combo look better, although still not "good." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 31, 2002 Author Share Posted July 31, 2002 Every FAQ I read said the Genesis 2 isn't compatible with Sega CD 1 without a special cord. Because the original genesis had like an expansion port on one of the sides that the Genesis 2 doesn't have. The FAQ said that the expansion port is what the Sega CD plugs into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 I'm positive that it can be done because my friend Max for a while had a Geni 2 hooked up to a Sega CD 1 to play the Lunar series. It probably wasn't good for either system as it didn't look right (little cockeyed, really) but it did work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted July 31, 2002 Author Share Posted July 31, 2002 I'll probably go back and see if it's still there today... but what if it doesn't work? Then I'm out like $40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 I'll probably go back and see if it's still there today... but what if it doesn't work? Then I'm out like $40 Ask them if they have a return policy. I know Goodwill has a one week return policy on all electronics as long as you keep the receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 The Mega Drive (Genesis, whatever) 1 is a big fat, wide thing, with bonus headphone connection and volume slider. The MD 2 is a small unit, with smaller rear connections (this becomes important). The original Mega CD 1 was a tray-loading device that sat under the MD 1, with a connector going down the right hand side from one device to the other. It was released before the MD 2 was created. The Mega CD 2 was a flip-top unit that sat under and to the side of the MD. A complete boxed unit will contain an extra hollow plastic extension so that it looks good under a MD 1. If you want to connect a MD 2 you screw a metal plate onto the bottom of the MD 2 for spacing (and shielding), but you don't need that extra length underneath. A MD 2 may or may not connect to a Mega CD 1 -- I think there's a spacing issue. Meanwhile, the 32X will connect to a MD 1 or a MD 2, but the MD 1 needs an extra adapter cable for the video connection, since the MD 1 has a larger A/V connector than the MD 2. There is a plastic collar that fits on the underneath of the 32X if you want to use it with a MD2. This collar is not needed on a MD 1 because the case rises up a little higher at the cartridge slot. The metal shields included in the 32X package are not needed for normal operation, only to fit FCC rules. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted August 1, 2002 Author Share Posted August 1, 2002 I also heard that a Power base converter(to play master system games on it) will not work with a megadrive/genesis 2? is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 A PBC converter works electrically with a genesis-2, but it doesn't fit physically. You have to cut the back part off or get creative in other ways. No snail maze games either, sob-sob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted August 1, 2002 Author Share Posted August 1, 2002 Damn, almost nothing extra works with Genesis 2, I think I'm gonna try to pick up a Genesis 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 I also heard that a Power base converter(to play master system games on it) will not work with a megadrive/genesis 2? is this true? As mentioned, physical fit problems. However, there is a "Master Mega Conveter", at least in the PAL world, that lets you play Master System carts (but not cards) on either Mega Drive. Neither the official Sega convertor, nor the 3rd party one will work through a 32X. This is particularly annoying if you want the metal shields in place. As such, for a little while I had both a MD1 (w/ power base) and a MD2 (w/ MegaCD, 32X) running, until I realised that I don't actually have any Master System games worth playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 I have found that if you play any of the NHL hockey series games in the 32X that they dont save any of your season stats or playoff series stats I put my NHL 97 into my Genesis/CD/32X set up, wanting to continue my season series games, i played like 3 games then saved it, and the next time i put it in to play the whole cart was wiped clean, everything was gone even my character made guys This had nothing to do with the battery because i put the NHL 97 in a plain genesis system and it saved my season and is still keeping my games and characters saved Has this happened to anyone else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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