+swlovinist Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I recently did a video on youtube overviewing Sega Genesis Zero Tolerance System Link Cable. Awesome overlooked title that had system link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Cable pinout: http://web.archive.org/web/20040518111712/http://www.technopop.com/images/zerotolerance/cable.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeGamer Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Cable pinout: http://web.archive.org/web/20040518111712/http://www.technopop.com/images/zerotolerance/cable.gif Wow I never knew about this. Pretty dang cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 It's an amazing game and worth getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Here be a level editor for custom multiplayer goodness: http://firewing.6te.net/content.php?page=ztedit I wonder if the cable works on the free Beyond Zero Tolerance sequel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I recently did a video on youtube overviewing Sega Genesis Zero Tolerance System Link Cable. Awesome overlooked title that had system link! Does anyone have a spare System Link Cable they would like to sell? I'd love to try this with a friend. Or can I pay someone make a cable for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush6432 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I recently did a video on youtube overviewing Sega Genesis Zero Tolerance System Link Cable. Awesome overlooked title that had system link! Does anyone have a spare System Link Cable they would like to sell? I'd love to try this with a friend. Or can I pay someone make a cable for me? i actually just did a test with this game and was trying to get it to play ONLINE via tunneling a link cable connection over tcp/ip. hardware works but i need a custom program written for the pc to carry the signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desfeek Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I recently did a video on youtube overviewing Sega Genesis Zero Tolerance System Link Cable. Awesome overlooked title that had system link! Does anyone have a spare System Link Cable they would like to sell? I'd love to try this with a friend. Or can I pay someone make a cable for me? I am wondering the same thing. I am very interested in this setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have a game somewhere that I got for free (and nekid) and always wondered what 2P (viacable) meant. I actually assumed it was some Xband option or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 This was a fun evening I can second swlovinist's recommendation for this game. It's an outstanding 2P game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) After over a month, my Zero Tolerance link cable showed up from Japan yesterday! I tore that sucker open and set up two Genesis consoles and slammed in two Zero Tolerance cartridges and had an awesome time! This is a great way to have fun with vintage systems. If you put your mindset in the retro era, you could almost "feel" the future of multi-console, mutiplayer gaming approaching fast. I recommend this experience to any Genesis fan. The cable is $15 shipped from Japan, but it is well worth it! Edited December 30, 2010 by the-topdog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 That's pretty spiffy for something unofficial. Of course anyone who wants to make their own can check my link above for the pinout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 That's pretty spiffy for something unofficial. Yes, they did an awesome, professional job on the cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuplayer Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 After over a month, my Zero Tolerance link cable showed up from Japan yesterday! I tore that sucker open and set up two Genesis consoles and slammed in two Zero Tolerance cartridges and had an awesome time! This is a great way to have fun with vintage systems. If you put your mindset in the retro era, you could almost "feel" the future of multi-console, mutiplayer gaming approaching fast. I recommend this experience to any Genesis fan. The cable is $15 shipped from Japan, but it is well worth it! Where did you get it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 This is pretty awesome. I didn't know that there was a link cable game for the Genny. The game doesn't look too bad, either. I'll have to remeber to check it out then next time I hook up my system. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Nice score on the cable. I made my own and since I now have two TV sets that I can use I will have to set them both up and give it a run. I used that pinout and since I made it haven't had a chance to hook them up. Since I am a bit snowed in (at least for one day) it might get set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Where did you get it from? http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Because the Genesis has a fairly low-resolution video output, and today's TV's have such a high resolution potential, I wonder if there would be some way to combine the output of two Genesis systems onto one display? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Because the Genesis has a fairly low-resolution video output, and today's TV's have such a high resolution potential, I wonder if there would be some way to combine the output of two Genesis systems onto one display? Very, very interesting question, and I bet it could be done. Wouldn't be very easy, but I can see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuplayer Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Where did you get it from? http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=84 Freakin' sweet! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Because the Genesis has a fairly low-resolution video output, and today's TV's have such a high resolution potential, I wonder if there would be some way to combine the output of two Genesis systems onto one display? Very, very interesting question, and I bet it could be done. Wouldn't be very easy, but I can see it. It is actually super simple if you have picture-in-picture capability on your tv. But that totally defeats the whole idea of what this cable accomplishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Because the Genesis has a fairly low-resolution video output, and today's TV's have such a high resolution potential, I wonder if there would be some way to combine the output of two Genesis systems onto one display? Very, very interesting question, and I bet it could be done. Wouldn't be very easy, but I can see it. It is actually super simple if you have picture-in-picture capability on your tv. But that totally defeats the whole idea of what this cable accomplishes. I'm sure you could make a video interface controller to treat each genny as one half of an interpolated image, and "combine" said image into one progressive image. That should be doable, now getting the two to reliably talk to each other and sync up with one controller (or two, heh, two playered or whatever) that may be a bit more difficult. Not the syncing per sea, getting someone to actually program such a game, I mean. Hey, I'd buy it....I'm all for BS like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Right on, Video! I have thought a bit abut it and think this: 2 Genny's ware set up. One of themn puts up SOM scanlines on a high res TV, the other is sync'd with it to put up the other set of scanlines. Both would need more syncing than the cable could provide, I think, but it could be done via the carts, a cable attached there, maybe triple the bandwidth the cable would provide. Not sure on the actual tech of it but I can definitely see this being accomplished with any system, the Genny would be a great candidate to do this with as it has a lot of hardware available on the inside for it to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johannesmutlu Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Does the second controller port on the genesis has a secret link feature? I wonder if this also works on the sega nomad because it would be soooo ideal to play that game head to head.,just like a gameboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Does the second controller port on the genesis has a secret link feature? I wonder if this also works on the sega nomad because it would be soooo ideal to play that game head to head.,just like a gameboy. No, the individual pins on the controller port can be configured for input or output, making for a simple I/O port. In this case, Zero Tolerance is using the controller ports as a 4-bit parallel I/O port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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