Shadow Hog
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^That, and Adventures of Batman and Robin is pretty much a run-and-gun (only your "gun" is a bunch of batarangs, but try not to overthink this).
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Oh yeah, I mean Gunstar Heroes and Alien Soldier as well. Already have all of those now, aside from Alien Soldier. Cant believe Gunstar slipped my mind...but guess its because I havent played it recently.
theSlacker
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Depends on how far you go in what you consider run and gun. Gunstar Heroes is defiantly a great one. Ranger-X as well. Also the Vectorman games can be thought as part of that genre.
Edit: God dammit, didn't see there was another page and was responding to the last post on last page.
IrishNinja
Member
hnnnghhh so mad at myself for not buying Alien Soldier when i was on my repro cart binge...just missed it for $25 shipped on ebay too. ill get it later for sure tho
Hahahaha, you and me both. I was waiting to see whether or not I would end up getting it as a b-day present, and NOPE! Looks like we're both out of luck.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Well the shipping was more US$ 68 for priority international but even so it is way less than a model 2 costs here. Let's hope the unit works, the seller seens to be a cool guy by his messages. He also had a model 2 with Sewer Shark that ended at $120 so it looks I made a good real.
I'm thinking about saving up rewards points for normal day to day stuff and just buying an actual JP version with box.
theSlacker
Member
Ouch, that is quite a hit. And here I didn't want to offer on it because of the $15 shipping. But yeah good luck on it working.
sixteen-bit
Member
It's a really good game. If you're hesitant about the price, it's also available on the Sega Ages 2500 Treasure Box if you have an import-capable PS2. As an owner the original JP cart, I can confirm the port is excellent.
Gunstarheroes
Member
I love my Alien Soldier repo cart so very much. Having a box on my shelf for it was icing on the cake, and the 40 dollar asking price wasmt bad
Even cheaper is the perfect port on VC in all regions.
sixteen-bit
Member
Forgot about that one!
I think they have Gleylancer and MUSHA on there too if you want to save a bundle lol.
I think they have Gleylancer and MUSHA on there too if you want to save a bundle lol.
Shadow Hog
Member
I must admit, I've been tempted to buy M.U.S.H.A. and Wild Guns on there, to see if they're worth shelling out the big bucks for a physical copy or not.
Gunstarheroes
Member
Wild Guns was one of the best games i ever bought on the Virtual Console. What an excellent game
Gunstarheroes
Member
Ok, really quick question for you collectors:
Is Masters Of Monsters, complete, worth 50 bucks? Just, is that a fair price, not is the game any good.
Is Masters Of Monsters, complete, worth 50 bucks? Just, is that a fair price, not is the game any good.
SGRU
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Take a look at this documentary about the MegaDrive / Genesis:
(spanish required)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7zJsANHyw
Awesome work!
Please understand if already posted.
(spanish required)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7zJsANHyw
Awesome work!
Please understand if already posted.
Shadow Hog
Member
I can't speak for the game, because strategy isn't my scene, but the Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack is great as always.
Ugh. Bad day.
I bought a Model 2 Sega CD a couple days ago and another one today. Both from a local shop. Planned to give the other as a Christmas present.
The first one worked for a night, but now it no longer appears to be reading discs.
Second one doesn't even turn on.
Suuuuuuch a buzzkill. =(
I bought a Model 2 Sega CD a couple days ago and another one today. Both from a local shop. Planned to give the other as a Christmas present.
The first one worked for a night, but now it no longer appears to be reading discs.
Second one doesn't even turn on.
Suuuuuuch a buzzkill. =(
Shadow Hog
Member
Second one might just be a blown fuse or something? I swear there was a really really common issue with Sega CDs that had a really really simple solution to it (although it might involve some soldering).
Damn...thats why i'm weary about buying CD systems I find out and around. Theres the chance that you'll either get a bargain or a dud. Maybe you can find someone here or SegaAge that can diagnose it.
I'm probably just going to take them back to the store that I bought them from. I think the owner is capable of doing repairs or knows people who can. I'm guessing the problems are a bad laser and a blown fuse, respectively, based on what I'm reading online.
smbu2000
Member
Wow, that's too bad about both of the Sega CD units. It would be nice if you could get them fixed for free/cheap.
I guess it is luck of the draw.
I picked up my model one Mega CD unit in an auction (along with a model 1 MD) that was AS-IS as the seller couldn't really test them or anything. There was only 1 AC adapter included. It cost me about $55 or so with shipping, but both of them work fine and I've had no problems with the MCD.
(I don't use the MD as it's a later model 1. I have an early model 1 MD with a region mod that I use as my main MD.)
I guess it is luck of the draw.
I picked up my model one Mega CD unit in an auction (along with a model 1 MD) that was AS-IS as the seller couldn't really test them or anything. There was only 1 AC adapter included. It cost me about $55 or so with shipping, but both of them work fine and I've had no problems with the MCD.
(I don't use the MD as it's a later model 1. I have an early model 1 MD with a region mod that I use as my main MD.)
Gunstarheroes
Member
Just won a copy of MK2 for the 32x CIB for 10 bucks. One step closer to a complete 32x collection (though Spider-Man still haunts me)
IrishNinja
Member
^haha yeah, it's a shame you're just missing the mad expensive one eh
theSlacker
Member
Always something to look out for on "as-is" deals. Check to see if the person selling sells other video game stuff or not. If they don't then it may be worth it to go for it, but if its a reseller that has tons of other video games and systems, and selling something "as-is" then they know something is wrong. Love seeing auctions of something "untested because of no cords" only to see them have the same thing listed again with the cords.
Gunstarheroes
Member
The story of every Sega collector man.
So, i've been hitting the back-log, and i just discovered that there are a few EA games that only work on model 1's, or with a Game Genie (i recently got a complete Zany Golf). Turns out, one game (Bukodan) doesn't work, even with a Game Genie. Has to be an early Model 1, stuff is crazy.
IrishNinja
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^wasn't Bukodan one of those few ones that are said to not work on TMSS models because of how it was made? could've sworn i read that somewhere.
for me, as long as The Haunting, Staflight, General Chaos, Mutant League Football & a few others work, i'm happy
for me, as long as The Haunting, Staflight, General Chaos, Mutant League Football & a few others work, i'm happy
sixteen-bit
Member
Both are great games, congrats on the finds.
IrishNinja
Member
jesus shit, finding contra for less than $30 with just the case was a mission for me, and both games are classics - congrats man!
Soooo an update on my Sega CDs. Had to do a lot of running around today. Sit down boys and girls, and I'll tell you a tale.
For convenience, I will be naming them "Mr No Read" and "Mr Fuse Poppy". Mr No Read is the one where I had trouble having it read discs after the first night, and Mr Fuse Poppy is the one that wouldn't turn on.
So I tried again this morning to see if I could get them to work. Mr No Read still wouldn't read discs and Mr Fuse Poppy still wouldn't turn on. So I took both of them down to the local store where I bought them.
The store owner plugs in Mr No Read and can't reproduce my issue. Apparently it just started working right in his shop when I couldn't get it to work at home. I'm confused as all heck. However when he plugs in Mr Fuse Poppy it doesn't turn on so at least I'm only shown as half crazy. He opens up Mr Fuse Poppy to find that the previous owner did a real half ass job on a fuse replacement. So he pulls out the soldiering iron and gets to work replacing the fuse correctly. The replacement fuse seems to work, so I leave the store confused as heck about Mr No Read and a new fuse in Mr Fuse Poppy that appears to work.
I get home and try again. Mr No Read doesn't read my discs. Mr Fuse Poppy won't turn on. What the hell, man. It's like nothing happened.
So I go back to the store, along with my Model 1 Genesis, just in case the Genesis is the problem. Again, we plug in Mr No Read. It works in his store with my Genesis. At this point I'm confused as fuck about Mr No Read. We do confirm that Mr Fuse Poppy has even managed to blow the replacement fuse that he just put in. So he pulls out the soldiering iron AGAIN. And then Mr Fuse Poppy works again. So I head back home.
Exasperated and confused, I start flipping through all sorts of combinations of my setup, from my surge protector, to plugging the Genesis into my TV directly, to unplugging all of my other components.
Somehow, I got Mr No Read to read discs again. I try out Mr Fuse Poppy, which turns on now.. but changed names to Mr No Read 2. So while Mr Fuse Poppy wasn't blowing any more fuses, it wouldn't read discs. And then I discovered the problem.
When I bought the 2 Sega CDs from his shop, I was supplied with 1 new 3rd party Tomee AC Adapter for each one. And apparently, one of those AC adapters was a stinker. It could either blow a fuse that was already a bit iffy, or it could somehow power the Sega CD just enough to turn on and show a no disc error, but apparently not enough to get the disc to read. In the process of trying out the units both at my home and at his store, I managed to always try out the systems with the bad adapter at home, but tried out the systems with the good adapter in his shop.
So I went back to his store a 3rd time, got ANOTHER adapter, confirmed that it worked, and went back home to two Sega CDs which are finally functioning as they should. It was all about a faulty AC adapter.
For the trouble, I got a free copy of ET on the Atari 2600.
For convenience, I will be naming them "Mr No Read" and "Mr Fuse Poppy". Mr No Read is the one where I had trouble having it read discs after the first night, and Mr Fuse Poppy is the one that wouldn't turn on.
So I tried again this morning to see if I could get them to work. Mr No Read still wouldn't read discs and Mr Fuse Poppy still wouldn't turn on. So I took both of them down to the local store where I bought them.
The store owner plugs in Mr No Read and can't reproduce my issue. Apparently it just started working right in his shop when I couldn't get it to work at home. I'm confused as all heck. However when he plugs in Mr Fuse Poppy it doesn't turn on so at least I'm only shown as half crazy. He opens up Mr Fuse Poppy to find that the previous owner did a real half ass job on a fuse replacement. So he pulls out the soldiering iron and gets to work replacing the fuse correctly. The replacement fuse seems to work, so I leave the store confused as heck about Mr No Read and a new fuse in Mr Fuse Poppy that appears to work.
I get home and try again. Mr No Read doesn't read my discs. Mr Fuse Poppy won't turn on. What the hell, man. It's like nothing happened.
So I go back to the store, along with my Model 1 Genesis, just in case the Genesis is the problem. Again, we plug in Mr No Read. It works in his store with my Genesis. At this point I'm confused as fuck about Mr No Read. We do confirm that Mr Fuse Poppy has even managed to blow the replacement fuse that he just put in. So he pulls out the soldiering iron AGAIN. And then Mr Fuse Poppy works again. So I head back home.
Exasperated and confused, I start flipping through all sorts of combinations of my setup, from my surge protector, to plugging the Genesis into my TV directly, to unplugging all of my other components.
Somehow, I got Mr No Read to read discs again. I try out Mr Fuse Poppy, which turns on now.. but changed names to Mr No Read 2. So while Mr Fuse Poppy wasn't blowing any more fuses, it wouldn't read discs. And then I discovered the problem.
When I bought the 2 Sega CDs from his shop, I was supplied with 1 new 3rd party Tomee AC Adapter for each one. And apparently, one of those AC adapters was a stinker. It could either blow a fuse that was already a bit iffy, or it could somehow power the Sega CD just enough to turn on and show a no disc error, but apparently not enough to get the disc to read. In the process of trying out the units both at my home and at his store, I managed to always try out the systems with the bad adapter at home, but tried out the systems with the good adapter in his shop.
So I went back to his store a 3rd time, got ANOTHER adapter, confirmed that it worked, and went back home to two Sega CDs which are finally functioning as they should. It was all about a faulty AC adapter.
For the trouble, I got a free copy of ET on the Atari 2600.
I wish I had game stores this awesome near me.
It's possible that they're around, but they generate their business almost entirely on word-of-mouth and maybe you just don't know where they are? In my case it's actually just a little indie store. The owner is usually the only guy running the store, and his register setup is so dinky that he actually has to hand write his receipts.
I don't live in the largest city on planet, so I imagine the concept can't be too rare.
smbu2000
Member
Yeah, that is good advice as well. The seller/storefront I bought the set-up from was just a random reseller of things, various electronics, etc. I guess I got lucky on it though. I basically just wanted the MCD (as I had my Model 1 and a model 2 MD already) and that was the cheapest one i could find.
sixteen-bit
Member
another Segazord, complete with karaoke module
I am Christina Aguilera
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another Segazord, complete with karaoke module
How are those wireless 6-button controllers actually? This is going to sound nuts, but I feel like I have a lot of trouble finding a 6-button controller that I actually find comfortable. The standard ones just feel a little small to me, causes cramps. A Sega-designed 6-button controller with the larger form factor of the 3-button controllers sounds great, IR be damned.
IrishNinja
Member
see now my ballin' model 1 shit looks incomplete without the karaoke add-on, bet that doesnt come cheap though
the round plugin in the front, is that the menacer adapter or something? i recall seeing it in the day
the round plugin in the front, is that the menacer adapter or something? i recall seeing it in the day
theSlacker
Member
I am super mega jelly.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's the official wireless controller receiver.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Whoa, nice, great lucky find!
So glorious. I wonder if there's a shot with the Powerbase Converter instead of the 32X?
another Segazord, complete with karaoke module
I have a pair and i liked them more than the wired 6 controller!
The IR works fine and has a good range!
Got a few more games:
- Re-bought Light Crusader (this copy has the poster).
- Hellfire was an impulse purchase!
- Stargate does not look that bad and was cheap.
- Corporation was part of my old Mega Drive collection, so i bought it! I don't enjoy playing it, but it was also cheap.
- Desert Demolition was also part of my old collection! This one i liked, playing as Road Runner was awesome.. trying to speed the level without stopping was cool!
It's really my dream to have a smaller, all in one console for this Segazord, kind of like a Sega Neptune Deluxe.
another Segazord, complete with karaoke module
So what's the biggest stack that you can put on a Genesis and actually have it play?
I've done CD + 32X + Game Genie + S&K + S3 and it worked just fine. I think I've heard that if you have multiples of S&K that it just passes through? Is that true? Could you add S&K ad infinitum?
I've done CD + 32X + Game Genie + S&K + S3 and it worked just fine. I think I've heard that if you have multiples of S&K that it just passes through? Is that true? Could you add S&K ad infinitum?
Red Liquorice
Member
And a good impulse, Hellfire is little gem, great music too.
lilralphie
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Just listed a bunch of Genesis stuff for sale in the Buy/Sell/Trade thread. Figured I'd give folks here a heads up:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=76210771&postcount=15430
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=76210771&postcount=15430