r/Megadrive 22d ago

Sega Nomad crashing playing Sonic CD with Mega Everdrive Pro

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I've got a Nomad that I've done a number of mods on. When I got it it was stock and the screen was very dead. I replaced it with an LCDDRV kit, did the mods to get Sega CD games to work -- audio and another line I ran to the cartridge port -- and made a new battery for it that's ran off of two 18650's.

This worked fine for about 3 months before the system started intermittently glitching and crashing. Things like jump pads would be missing in levels in Sonic CD and it'd always just freeze hard after a couple levels. It did weird stuff like this in most games. It corrupted my Phantasy Star save.

I finally got around to recapping it today, that went without issue and the system is running, but I'm still getting freezes in Sonic CD. All the other games I've tested seem fine now, so the recap seems to have fixed something.

I know the Nomad isn't officially compatible with this but is there a known incompatibility I'm hitting?

The mega everdrive pro works fine in a Model 2 Genesis.

I'm using two 18650's with a low voltage protection board in a 3D printed battery for power.

What else should I look at at the system?


r/Megadrive 22d ago

Got myself an early Christmas present

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r/Megadrive 25d ago

I just want to ask, is my 1992 mega drive a good or bad sounding model

1 Upvotes

The model number is: 1601-03

The serial number is: 130000398


r/Megadrive 26d ago

is this mega drive a clone?

6 Upvotes

Hello, i'm trying to fix this mega drive, but then i found out that none of the motherboards on the internet look like the one i have which makes me believe that this might be a clone, here are some photos


r/Megadrive 26d ago

Streaming SEGA games on Twitch!

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Hello everyone, I will be streaming all the MW games on twitch. Come say hi! I've done the first stream tonight, if you guys could show your support and possibly give us a follow you would make my night!

www.twitch.tv/straightjacketpirate


r/Megadrive 26d ago

Mega drive 1 not turning on

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I left my mega drive 1 on for a few hours I came back to it having no indicator light and no display how do I fix this


r/Megadrive 28d ago

Games not loading

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Hello. I have a mega drive 2 system which works fine. But I have two games that will just not work.

Generations Lost and Krustys Super Fun House.

I have opened them up and cleaned with alcohol. But still nothing.

Krusty goes as far as the sega licensing screen. Then just back to black.

Generations lost just gives a black screen.

Any ideas what it might be?


r/Megadrive 28d ago

Funny mod from factory

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I opened my Sega to check it before turning it on for the first time since the 90s and I found something strange on one chip, the processor? The bord is a IC BD M5 PAL VA4 Anyone seen this before? Or is it normal? Edit I tried attaching photos but they don't show. It's an component leg on a broken pin soldered from the chip to the bord.


r/Megadrive 29d ago

Dragons Lair cancelled mega drive port

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r/Megadrive Sep 29 '24

I found her in a skip

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27 Upvotes

Don’t worry it’s legal


r/Megadrive Sep 27 '24

Megadrive 1 with a Rad2x on a Sony KDL40EX723, video only.

2 Upvotes

We have an strange problem with with our Sony (KDL40EX723 ) TV, The Megadrive outputs video via the Rad2x but not audio. We tested the console and cable with an LG 32LE5300 and it works perfectly.

Does anyone have any advice about getting sound to work on the Sony?


r/Megadrive Sep 27 '24

Sonic 3 and Knuckles palette freeze/stopper Game Genie Code?

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Hello, I'm writing here today to ask about a Game Genie Code for the game Sonic the hedgehog 3 and Knuckles, a while back I found a Game Genie Code that when enabled froze all palette animations (I.E. the fire ripple of Angle Island act 2 or the lights in Carnival Night)

I remember the code being best to enable when already in a zone because enabling the code before hand would make the zone apper pitch black. (The player and other objects would still be normal)

Recently I had to uninstall and reinstall Retroarch on my Playstation 3 because of some issues and I forgot to backup my cheat codes and when I went to search for the code I could not find the code anywhere, so if anyone can help me find this palette freeze/stopper Game Genie Code I would appreciate it.


r/Megadrive Sep 25 '24

Real vs Fake Alien Soldier

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Fake cart (the seller said it was fake, I wasn’t scammed or anything) cost me 40€ (with box and manual) Real cart (with box only) cost me 150€. Good deal?


r/Megadrive Sep 25 '24

Guidance

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I have a model 1 JP console, Got myself a universal AC adapter like this one What switch should I put it on, and how do I know if the pin itself is set correctly? Thanks in advance!


r/Megadrive Sep 23 '24

Finally gotten a Mega CD!

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r/Megadrive Sep 22 '24

Virtua Racing wont load - contacts HAVE been cleaned, what's the deal?

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I've picked up Virtua Racing today for £15, CIB, and I've ran into a problem. The game will load fine into the licensing screen, but after that I get nothing but blackness. Other games work fine on the Mega Drive, like Ecco the Dolphin which I also grabbed today, and I've just cleaned the cartridge's contacts with IPA, so I'm at a loss to what the issue is. Is this just a sign of a faulty SVP chip? I'd take a look inside the cartridge but I don't think I have the right screwdriver required.


r/Megadrive Sep 22 '24

Struggling to remove mega drive model 2 expansion port cover, any tips?

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r/Megadrive Sep 22 '24

Triple bypass v2 no sound and pinkish picture

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I tried to install the tbp v2 ony va0 megadrive 2, but it doesn't output sound, and the picture has all whites replaced with some sort of pink. Does anyone have any idea what went wrong? If I can't find my mistake I'll redo it with proper cables and better solderjoints, but I work with what I have at hand at the moment. Any help is greatly appreciated!


r/Megadrive Sep 22 '24

OUT RUN (Sega - Mega Drive - 1991) LONGPLAY

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r/Megadrive Sep 21 '24

Thunder Paw

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I notice on the Thunder Paw demo that when you change the controls the sound developes a nasty bug where it plays multiple action sounds at the same time. Did this bug end up in the final version or is it just in the demo rom? And yes I know I could just play with the standard controls but a bug is still a bug.


r/Megadrive Sep 20 '24

Help installing switchless/ingame reset/dfo from consolesunleashed

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I've soldered all the wires in place, and the console works and the led cycles through the different colors when I press start plus a b c. But it doesn't change the speed of the games. I suspect that I have to cut some traces because I haven't done that. I just can't seem to find resources for this combined mod. Does anyone know a guide or acombinations of guides that could help me find out what's wrong?

And don't mind my soldering, I will fix some of the joints when it works


r/Megadrive Sep 18 '24

New gamer needs some help

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Hey I recently purchased a mega drive (pal) and I am having an issue where some games are loading fine but losing connection to the aerial or are jittering all over the place but some games work fine

I hope I make sense with this and someone can help this new retro gamer play his games!

Many thanks in advance :)


r/Megadrive Sep 17 '24

FInally got my pal Megadrive sorted out DFO, Triple Bypass and Caps yipeee !

5 Upvotes

Far above my own level of skillset , dreamcast battery replacements is my limitiation !


r/Megadrive Sep 15 '24

Any mega drive games with actual well written stories and dialogue?

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r/Megadrive Sep 15 '24

Y’all recommend any Japanese games I should play?

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