TerraOnion's MegaSD is not cheap, but then again, neither is original Sega CD hardware.
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Does this device support a mode where it uses existing Sega CD hardware instead of it's FPGA if it detects the device is plugged in, yet still streams the ISO through the cart?
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Wait, is my old SegaCD worth $300? I may need to pull it out and hit Ebay. Well maybe after I finish Lunar again at least.
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That would not be possible, since the Sega CD handles the optical drive itself.
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This is super cool.
Having said that growing up there were Nintendo kids and Sega kids (this was determined by what system you had at home)... and about those Sega kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krwyCx-ko_s
Having said that growing up there were Nintendo kids and Sega kids (this was determined by what system you had at home)... and about those Sega kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krwyCx-ko_s
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I was highly tempted by a CDX that I saw in the window of a shop in Manchester during a visit to the UK last month; that was £320. But I told myself: I'm sure it'll be cheaper on eBay, and then I won't have to fit it into my luggage.
Despite its reputation for terrible FMV games, the Sega CD could actually do a lot more than the Super Nintendo or any other console of the era. Core Design got a lot out of it for non-FMV gaming, see e.g. Battle Corps.
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It is stated in the video that Virtual Racing is not supported. That cartridge has it's own processor in it that the Mega SD does not emulate.
Also Terra Onion is working on an adapter to connect the Mega SD to the Expansion port on the side and then you will be able to run the 3 32X CD games.
Also Terra Onion is working on an adapter to connect the Mega SD to the Expansion port on the side and then you will be able to run the 3 32X CD games.
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Fascinating. I've got a Mega EverDrive X7 and a Model 2 Sega CD; the latter's got a dead battery and I've been thinking of getting it fixed. (The X7 can emulate the memory cartridge, so I can still save games, but it's annoying to have to reformat the system memory every time I want to play a Sega CD game.)
The price on this is a bit rich for my blood at the moment, but it's something to keep an eye on.
ETA:
You can legally purchase Genesis/Mega Drive ROMs on Steam; no cartridge required. Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive Classics are just unencrypted ROMs bundled with an emulator.
The price on this is a bit rich for my blood at the moment, but it's something to keep an eye on.
ETA:
You can legally purchase Genesis/Mega Drive ROMs on Steam; no cartridge required. Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive Classics are just unencrypted ROMs bundled with an emulator.
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I'm not saying this entire article was written in order to snag some sweet Sega hardware... I'm just saying.
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Tell me about it - I bought 2 Sega CDs and 4 Gensis(es?) for $75 ten years ago… was a sound investment it seems.
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Wait, I have Fahrenheit, Corpse Killer, and Night Trap on 32X. I'm pretty sure Slam City was also 32X, so there are at least four.
Edit: A quick DuckDuckGo™ search reveals there were six.
http://www.poprewind.com/6-sega-cd-32x- ... they-made/
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Specifically: the four you mention, plus Supreme Warrior and Surgical Strike. But I think every single one of the 32X/Mega CD titles had previously been available as a regular Mega CD title — they're all FMV titles which gain only a video quality boost in the rerelease.
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I'm wondering if this works without the Sega CD BIOS? If not, then you still need the original hardware (though a non-functioning unit will suffice, legally, as long as it can be started to extract the BIOS).
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You'll need to load a Sega CD bios into the MegaSD for it to function with software.
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Kriss Kross, gonna make you... buy a $260 Sega CD reimplementation.
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"Supreme Warrior" sounds like a bloke running around fighting people whilst wearing inexplicably fashionable clothes.
Fahrenheit actually has both the SegaCD and 32X CD discs in one case.
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I understand that, I'm wanting to use the rest of the Sega CD hardware and leave the optical drive out of it.
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I'll never understand why this niche FPGA based project isn't fully open source and community funded. It would benefit greatly the retro scene and wouldn't risk becoming an expensive, esoteric vaporware in the long run.
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Not necessarily the first CD Rom adapter. Besides those that require modifying the system, TerraOnion also developed and released the "Super SD System 3" adapter for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx awhile back.
I think I may have to pick up the Sega one, this is great to hear!
I think I may have to pick up the Sega one, this is great to hear!
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Neat!
I never actually had a Sega CD as a kid. Always wanted one, but also couldn't justify the cost since there weren't that many games I wanted to play on it. Heart of the Alien and maybe Sonic CD; I can't even remember any others...
I never actually had a Sega CD as a kid. Always wanted one, but also couldn't justify the cost since there weren't that many games I wanted to play on it. Heart of the Alien and maybe Sonic CD; I can't even remember any others...
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If only this could be sold as an attachment for the Sega Genesis Mini and in the shape of a Sega CD Mini. I'd buy on first sight.
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So go ahead and start it.
Or do you mean that you don't understand why other people aren't doing the work you want them to for free?
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Maybe the original motorized disc drive version in working order. But the model 2 SEGA CD's go for $100-150 on ebay.
I have two. One since I was child, and one I picked up last decade on ebay that included a Model 1 HDG Genesis.
I'm not selling either of these.
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TerraOnion reached out to me to clarify that it *will* work with your model of Genesis, so the article's been updated. Apologies for my misunderstanding of the RetroRGB video.
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Someone asked about whether anyone was working on a FPGA Sega CD about a month and a half ago on reddit. Nobody knew of one
https://www.reddit.com/r/fpgagaming/com ... _projects/
Funnily enough, one person conjectured "TerraOnion could. They don’t announce products until they’re released."
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Sweet, and actually how that model has always gotten the short end of the stick for often legitimate technical reasons due to it being a late life budget redesign I didn't have my hopes up. This is surprising and welcome news. Now to decide if it's worth the price tag etc...
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If this in reference to the "Genesis 3," that wasn't even made by Sega. That was made by Majesco under license from Sega for just the NA market.
That said, the official announcement video from TerraOnion shows Genesis 3 support. See the 26:25 point on this video:
https://youtu.be/8fE0GR9prQE?t=1585
BTW, it looks like the Nomad will have to be modded to play CD-Audio, and also maybe to play Master System games.
https://forums.terraonion.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=998
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You're right that it wasn't made by Sega and by the company you mentioned.
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AFAIK the Megadrive and MegaCD are world wide name of the consoles with the exception of the USA market... So why do you keep using the localized name instead of the world wide one?
It might made sense in the early 90s when the US market was the biggest one, but its 2019.... Here in EU, and Asia i bet, (that has more people than the US) we all know this machines by their original names:
Sega MegaCD and Megadrive. (And this now is the MEGASD... Not the SegaSD).
Genesis was a cool localized name but SegaCD was not (imho). MegaCD is way cooler.
It might made sense in the early 90s when the US market was the biggest one, but its 2019.... Here in EU, and Asia i bet, (that has more people than the US) we all know this machines by their original names:
Sega MegaCD and Megadrive. (And this now is the MEGASD... Not the SegaSD).
Genesis was a cool localized name but SegaCD was not (imho). MegaCD is way cooler.
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Because Ars is primarily a US run publication, for a primarily US audience, and this article was written by a US author.
That said, Ars did refer to "MegaCD" in an article a UK author wrote:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/07/ ... -to-html5/
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