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hardware:genesis [2011/09/21 05:50] the_blueberry_hill Added link to MD RGB v. Composite comparisons |
hardware:genesis [2015/06/05 06:59] the_blueberry_hill Added a little on Master System convertors |
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| ====Audio==== | ====Audio==== | ||
| * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=2759|Genesis music]] - SB thread with examples of the system's music. | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=2759|Genesis music]] - SB thread with examples of the system's music. | ||
| + | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=41062|Awesome VST FM synth]] - Forum thread with good technical info. | ||
| ====Visual==== | ====Visual==== | ||
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| ===Six Button Controller=== | ===Six Button Controller=== | ||
| ===Menacer=== | ===Menacer=== | ||
| + | ==== Master System Converters ==== | ||
| + | ===Power Base Convertor=== | ||
| + | //AKA: Mega Adaptor (JP), Master System Convertor (PAL)// | ||
| + | The official Sega brand convertor featuring support for carts and cards. A second model, compatible with e model 2 MDs was later released. | ||
| + | ===Master Mega Convertor=== | ||
| + | Made by [[company:HES]], and fits all model MDs. Apparently using the pause button can move the cart enough to freeze game though (so you need to wedge something in behind. | ||
| ==== Mega-CD ==== | ==== Mega-CD ==== | ||
| ===== Other Hardware Versions ===== | ===== Other Hardware Versions ===== | ||
| - | * [[wp>Variations_of_the_Sega_Mega_Drive]] | + | * [[wp>Variations of the Sega Mega Drive]] |
| + | * [[http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?7796-GUIDE-Telling-apart-good-Genesis-1s-and-Genesis-2s-from-bad-ones|Telling apart good Genesis 1s and Genesis 2s from bad ones.]] - article on the Sega-16 forums. | ||
| ====Mega PC==== | ====Mega PC==== | ||
| An Amstrad personal computer, with a Mega Drive inside, released in Europe and Australia. It wasn't vary popular, perhaps because if was a 386 at the time people were beginning to buy 486s. Amstrad later released a 486 version called the Mega Plus. | An Amstrad personal computer, with a Mega Drive inside, released in Europe and Australia. It wasn't vary popular, perhaps because if was a 386 at the time people were beginning to buy 486s. Amstrad later released a 486 version called the Mega Plus. | ||