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Tomy
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 Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:48 am Post subject: Mega Disk (Interceptor) Can run SMS game on Genesis |
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I just have a Mega Disk, it can play SMS game on Genesis (without any adaptor). I never know it can do that. Maybe you don't know that too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lruuldS1tpk |
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RGB_Gamer
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:14 am Post subject: Re: Mega Disk (Interceptor) Can run SMS game on Genesis |
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do you happen to know whick SMS games will not run on the Mega Disk? |
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kyuusaku
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Probably the same ones that don't run on a Magic Drive, the guy that made the Sane Ting units previously worked for FFE.
http://emu-docs.org/Genesis/smdtech.txt
This document describes exactly how the SMS mode is implemented, from that it's possible to determine which games are compatible with a debugging emulator, but it would be faster to just test them manually with uCON64 and your parallel port. |
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conceitedjerk
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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| kyuusaku wrote: | | but it would be faster to just test them manually with uCON64 and your parallel port. |
... or, in my case, testing them manually with floppies on my MDI  |
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kyuusaku
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Which is about the slowest way possible since you have to add headers then use a tool to just write a game. |
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RGB_Gamer
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:27 am Post subject: |
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| conceitedjerk wrote: | | kyuusaku wrote: | | but it would be faster to just test them manually with uCON64 and your parallel port. |
... or, in my case, testing them manually with floppies on my MDI |
have you found out what SMS games work on your MDI and which don't? |
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conceitedjerk
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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have you found out what SMS games work on your MDI and which don't? |
I've only had time to test a handful of games. R-Type, Rygar, Quartet, Cyborg Hunter, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, and Cyber Shinobi all work. Phantasy Star didn't.
As for Game Gear games, Castle of Illusion worked but Dragon Crystal and GG Shinobi didn't work so well... colours were all screwed up and would crash at their respective title screens.
Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend to do a bit more research. One thing that bugs me is the lack of a pause button when running SMS games on the MDI (and START button on Game Gear games). |
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RGB_Gamer
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| conceitedjerk wrote: | | eastbayarb wrote: |
have you found out what SMS games work on your MDI and which don't? |
I've only had time to test a handful of games. R-Type, Rygar, Quartet, Cyborg Hunter, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, and Cyber Shinobi all work. Phantasy Star didn't.
As for Game Gear games, Castle of Illusion worked but Dragon Crystal and GG Shinobi didn't work so well... colours were all screwed up and would crash at their respective title screens.
Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend to do a bit more research. One thing that bugs me is the lack of a pause button when running SMS games on the MDI (and START button on Game Gear games). |
Since I have a Mega Disk Interceptor, I can join you in putting together a list of games that do and don't work. I have been meaning to do it, and now that I have a Genesis 1 system (not using my CDX any more ), it should be easier. |
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conceitedjerk
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| eastbayarb wrote: |
Since I have a Mega Disk Interceptor, I can join you in putting together a list of games that do and don't work. I have been meaning to do it, and now that I have a Genesis 1 system (not using my CDX any more ), it should be easier. |
Sure, why not? I enjoy a good collaboration! I was going to start a blog about my various projects anyway, and this would fit along those lines. I'll PM or email you later, when I get home from the office. |
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RGB_Gamer
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I am also going to be testing out SMS games on my Super Magic Drive plus. My Super Magic Drive plus is 24mb and my Mega Disk Interceptor is 16mb |
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RGB_Gamer
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| conceitedjerk wrote: | | eastbayarb wrote: |
Since I have a Mega Disk Interceptor, I can join you in putting together a list of games that do and don't work. I have been meaning to do it, and now that I have a Genesis 1 system (not using my CDX any more ), it should be easier. |
Sure, why not? I enjoy a good collaboration! I was going to start a blog about my various projects anyway, and this would fit along those lines. I'll PM or email you later, when I get home from the office. |
I am trying to format a floppy (USB floppy disk) and put SMS games on a floppy with XP. I read the docs ,but i am still confused |
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sledge
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Mega Disk (Interceptor) Can run SMS game on Genesis |
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Great! I have owned this device for quite some years, and I have never tested this  |
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