Sega Nomad Clone?!

So I bought this handheld clone that looks very identical to the PSP slim, made of brittle plastic though, cost me only $20. But for $20, it's not half-bad and it plays Genesis games, LOTS of them. I think it has a GOAC in it with a built-in multi-cart and comes with a 2nd multi-cart. It actually sounds better than the ATgames clone believe or not, even though it still sounds like crap. But compared to the ATgames audio, it sounds fairly decent (it's mono only though of course). It has both PAL and NTSC modes, but it defaults on PAL mode. Also has an AV out but in PAL only (NTSC is only available on the handheld by unplugging the AV out cables apparently). But the only way to get NTSC mode enabled is to keep plugging in the AV out cables and then unplugging them, the handheld mysteriously then switches to NTSC mode. I have no idea why it does this, and would like to find out how to make it play on NTSC by default, because it gets really inconvenient to have to keep plugging in and unplugging the AV cords every time I reset to the multi-carts' menu (or when switching multi-carts).


Here's my shoddy review of it (warning, your ears may bleed from the handheld's speaker sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy298JOTNRo


There's a lot more other reviews of it on youtube with better camera quality than my cell phone's.

So I'm wondering, can anyone possibly think of any theories on how to figure out a way that I can set this thing to NTSC by default without having to plug and unplug the AV cables all the time?
I was thinking of replacing the TRS AV out jack with a tact switch and by pressing it maybe it would set it to TV mode, then go back to handheld mode, setting the NTSC mode on (watch the video for more details).

I was thinking about this recently and it occurred to me that, although some parts of China (such as Taiwan for instance) use the NTSC standard, places like Hong Kong use PAL. This is likely because it was a British-owned territory in the past, and obviously adopted the European PAL standard as TVs were introduced to the country in its developing years. I almost bought a famiclone from Hong Kong before finding out it was PAL.

In the past, I once bought a Mega Drive model 2 from a thrift shop where I also found pirate games. It gave me a rolling, black and white screen. I returned it, thinking it was junk, having no idea why an Asian console would do that, and it didn't occur to me then about the whole PAL/Hong Kong issue.

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Originally Posted by Jeckidy

It gave me a rolling, black and white screen. I returned it, thinking it was junk, having no idea why an Asian console would do that, and it didn't occur to me then about the whole PAL/Hong Kong issue.

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Yep, that's what this thing does when you plug it into a NTSC CRT TV. It works on HDTVs though. I was thinking the same thing, that certain parts of Asia most likely use PAL. I still wonder why it switches to NTSC after unplugging the AV cords though, and the games seem to all be the NTSC versions. Why didn't they add a switch for PAL and NTSC? But then again, this was only $20.

I haven't actually experimented with using PAL devices on my HDTV. We only have one in the living room, and it is a Samsung model. It's one of the earlier ones that actually supports RCA, S-Video, VGA, and various other connections besides HDMI. I always avoided PAL things because of the 50hz differences but I am aware that most digital TVs are making those problems obsolete provided you can connect it to the TV. Do these clone consoles also use a different voltage or is the difference only in the PAL signal and not the AC as it is with Europe?

It uses a Mini USB power cable but I've seen certain sets of these come with European looking USB charger plugs that you can plug into, but you can plug this into any USB 2.0 port for power and for charging it. My portable charger says it draws 5V, 1amp. No wonder the battery only lasts 2 hours, it uses essentially the usual clone power draw and it's a handheld rather than a console. I have an older HDTV as well with RCA, S-Video, component, HDMI and it played just fine on it but it was in PAL mode with the wide screen looking bars on the top and bottom.

My HDTV has a P-Size button on the remote that adjust the size between 4:3, 16:9, and several others. Did the PAL image need any special adjusting when playing it on that TV?

lol those are a buck a piece over in this neck of the woods.


I have a few,



http://i44.tinypic.com/30c6fk1.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/34srypv.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2dm4ja.jpg



http://i42.tinypic.com/1loiw.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/5x8itv.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/sgsd9y.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/28bv2f9.jpg

Haha. Chinese just don't give a crap when they rip this stuff.

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Originally Posted by Thierry Henry

lol those are a buck a piece over in this neck of the woods.


I have a few,



http://i44.tinypic.com/30c6fk1.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/34srypv.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2dm4ja.jpg



http://i42.tinypic.com/1loiw.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/5x8itv.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/sgsd9y.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/28bv2f9.jpg

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Ooh that's a newer version, it has a menu to set to NTSC and also to pick the built-in games or the cartridge, that's neat. The one I have sucks then lol. I guess I'll buy that one, I've seen that one on Aliexpress. The one I got is from ebay domestically. Thank you for those pics.

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Originally Posted by Jeckidy

My HDTV has a P-Size button on the remote that adjust the size between 4:3, 16:9, and several others. Did the PAL image need any special adjusting when playing it on that TV?

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Yeah it wasn't in 4:3 but I didn't play it for long so I didn't even bother to change the setting on my TV.

Seen these in my local petrol station too for about a tenner.

Well since they're so common, I'm just gonna give this one away. That newer one seems better.

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Originally Posted by roadkill

Well since they're so common, I'm just gonna give this one away. That newer one seems better.

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I bought mine well over 5 years ago. Does AliExpress have "newer" versions?

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Originally Posted by Thierry Henry

I bought mine well over 5 years ago. Does AliExpress have "newer" versions?

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Yeah i recently checked, they have the ones that you shown in your pictures. So I guess they're not new after all? There's just different variations of this handheld?

I have this little plug-and-play:

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/euMAAO...XW/s-l1600.jpg

Most of the games on it are either Master System or Game Gear, but that's why I got it. Even though it's AtGames and the build-quality feels a bit questionable, the emulation on these games is definitely superior to what I've seen of their Mega Drive offerings. Only problem is that the Game Gear games look a bit distorted from being stretched on the TV, but otherwise it's cool. There's also a variation of it that uses a traditional d-pad rather than the joystick, and it would seem more convenient but I'm not sure if it has the exact same games as this one. Whenever I play, I don't really place my hand around the stick, but simply move it with my thumb like you do with modern analogs. And it works just fine that way, too.