Megacart, the ultimate utility cart for your segacd/megacd

[evildragon]

oh ok.. i was gonna build this: http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/...is_cart_en.php

[Knuckles-chaotix]

Ummm how do you use this cart to play sega 32 X titles? Do they piggy back?

[evildragon]

ehh, you flash the BIN files from the 32X titles to it.. the 32X carts aren't really any different, just the programming that's on them..

[Fonzie]

Actualy, flash speed need to be a bit supperior... else some games might have wierd behaviour... Also, most 32x games are 3MB...

[TheGZeus]

I know about paypal, but Credit card's not given as an option in PayPal.
Same thing?
Because I can't spare the cash this month. (I'd even pay back the card next month, but that doesn't really involve you...)
In any case, I hope I can just get together a full Japanese setup when I get to Japan this spring...
This would have been a great fail-safe.

[evildragon]

I know about paypal, but Credit card's not given as an option in PayPal.
Same thing?
Because I can't spare the cash this month. (I'd even pay back the card next month, but that doesn't really involve you...)
In any case, I hope I can just get together a full Japanese setup when I get to Japan this spring...
This would have been a great fail-safe.

I can convert model 1 Genesis to Japanese models easily (if american)...

Fully functional too..

[David J.]

One question... is the cart adaptor compatable with the Tototek carts? I thought I read so... if so then I'll be a very, very happy man.

So that way I can buy tototek carts indvidually.

[TheGZeus]

I can convert model 1 Genesis to Japanese models easily (if american)...

Fully functional too..

I'm a collector.
I was planning on getting a multibios for one of mine regardless, this just would have made life easier in general.

[evildragon]

I'm a collector.
I was planning on getting a multibios for one of mine regardless, this just would have made life easier in general.

the BIOS in all Genesis/MegaDrive models is the same..

the only difference in them, is a jumper setting on the board.. (PAL MegaDrives have a different video output though, I believe it's different in the case of an oscillator)

[TheGZeus]

the BIOS in all Genesis/MegaDrive models is the same..

the only difference in them, is a jumper setting on the board.. (PAL MegaDrives have a different video output though, I believe it's different in the case of an oscillator)

The bios in the Sega CDs is different.
How do you not know that?

[evildragon]

The bios in the Sega CDs is different.
How do you not know that?

I thought you were just referring to the Genesis...

I know that the Sega CD has a different BIOS, duh!

[Fonzie]

Megacart allow to swich bios without any hardware modification... You just plug the cart, you can run any bios without any mod on both segacd and genesis side

Several ppl are crazily modding their segacd with a multibios chip.... it is really a savage idea since there is now a real solution
I wanted to mod mine some months ago, now... haha, i don't even think about that 1 second.

"I know about paypal, but Credit card's not given as an option in PayPal."
Umm, i'm not english native, I don't understand what you mean... Paypal is like paying with your credit card... it is just more secure.

"One question... is the cart adaptor compatable with the Tototek carts? I thought I read so... if so then I'll be a very, very happy man."
Yeah, it is same thing... I replyied to lot of questions at page5 bottom, héhé. Maybe nobody saw them

[evildragon]

i haven't messed with the Sega CD BIOS (all my work has been from the cartridge only), but isn't the address lines different from the BIOS and the Cartridge?

Also, even if it worked, wouldn't this prevent the use of the RAM Cart?

[TheGZeus]

I don't need to worry about damaging my Sega CD for two reasons:
A. It was broken anyway, I have to unscrew a bunch of stuff to change the CD. It's here to be modded.
B. the bios is socketed. if it was fully functional there'd be nothing savage, just a gentle lift and press.

Paypal has a credit card option normally. you can use the money available as a loan from a bank via a credit card through paypal.
As opposed to transfering the money directly from my bank account, which i would like to keep a bit more full forthe remainder of this month.
Regardless, I've decided now that the $70 is going to buying a Japanese Mega CD when I get to Japan. Problem solved.

I think it can act as a RAM cart, ED.
Hard to tell through broken english(now I know how my Jpanese friends feel sometimes.)

[evildragon]

if you get a Sega CD model 2, make sure it's the older model 2.. there's 2 model 2's in existance.. the later model 2 has a cheeper laser, and fails fairly quickly..

(a way to tell: the ORIGINAL model 2's laser has a bunch of wires.. the second model 2 has a single ribbon)