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* [[Applying ROM Patches]] | * [[Applying ROM Patches]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Homebrew Games List]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Homebrew Games List]] </s> | ||
* | * [[Genesis:Master System Games Info]] | ||
* [[Genesis:Model 3 Information]] | * [[Genesis:Model 3 Information]] | ||
* [[Genesis:List of Genesis Games with Save Batteries]] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gun_games#Sega_Genesis,_Sega_CD_and_Sega_CD_32X List of Light Gun Games] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gun_games#Sega_Genesis,_Sega_CD_and_Sega_CD_32X List of Light Gun Games] | ||
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* [[Genesis:Genesis Model Differences|Model Differences]] | * [[Genesis:Genesis Model Differences|Model Differences]] | ||
* [[Genesis:Connector Pinouts]] | * [[Genesis:Connector Pinouts]] | ||
* | * [[Genesis:Region Information]] | ||
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=== General Mods === | === General Mods === | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Overclock Mod]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Overclock Mod]] </s> | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Region Switch Mod]] </s> | |||
* [[Genesis:Genesis Controller on SMS Games]] | * [[Genesis:Genesis Controller on SMS Games]] | ||
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=== Video Mods === | === Video Mods === | ||
* | * [[Genesis:Video Output Notes]] | ||
* [[Genesis:Triple Bypass Mod]] | * [[Genesis:Triple Bypass Mod]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:UniMOD]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:UniMOD]] </s> | ||
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* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Digital Audio (SPDIF) Mod]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Digital Audio (SPDIF) Mod]] </s> | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Crystal Clear Audio Mod (CCAM)]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Crystal Clear Audio Mod (CCAM)]] </s> | ||
* [[Genesis:Preamp Fix (Model 1)]] | |||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Adding Rear Stereo Audio Port (Model 1)]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Adding Rear Stereo Audio Port (Model 1)]] </s> | ||
* | * [[Genesis:Audio Circuit Mod (Model 2)]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Stereo Audio Mod (Model 3)]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Stereo Audio Mod (Model 3)]] </s> | ||
* [[Genesis:Restoring CD Audio (Model 3)]] | * [[Genesis:Restoring CD Audio (Model 3)]] | ||
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* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:No Display (Power LED ON)]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:No Display (Power LED ON)]] </s> | ||
* [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Cartridge_Cleaning|Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning]] | * [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Cartridge_Cleaning|Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning]] | ||
* [[Genesis:Repair High Failure Rate Tengen Games | * [[Genesis:Repair High Failure Rate Tengen Games]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:32X on Model 1 Genesis Issues]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:32X on Model 1 Genesis Issues]] </s> | ||
* [[Genesis:Replacing Capacitors]] | * [[Genesis:Replacing Capacitors]] | ||
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* [[Genesis:32X Buck Converter Mod]] | * [[Genesis:32X Buck Converter Mod]] | ||
* [[Genesis:32X_Video_Output| Video Output]] | * [[Genesis:32X_Video_Output| Video Output]] | ||
* | * [[Genesis:32X Region Mod]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis: | * [[Genesis 32X High Pitch Squealing| 32X High Pitch Squealing]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Ribbon Cable Replacement]] </s> | |||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Expansion Cover Information]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Expansion Cover Information]] </s> | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Sega CD + 32X Information]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Sega CD + 32X Information]] </s> | ||
* [[Media:Sega_32X_Service_Manual.pdf|32X Service Manual]] | |||
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* [[Genesis:Sega CD Model Differences|Model Differences]] | * [[Genesis:Sega CD Model Differences|Model Differences]] | ||
* [[Genesis:FRAM Mod]] | * [[Genesis:FRAM Mod]] | ||
* | * [[Genesis:CD BIOS Mod|BIOS Mod]] </s> | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Disc Burning Information]] </s> | * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Disc Burning Information]] </s> | ||
* [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Disc Drive Repair|Disc Drive Repair]] | * [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Disc Drive Repair|Disc Drive Repair]] | ||
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Genesis:Fuse Replacement]] </s> | |||
* [[Genesis:Belt Replacement]] | |||
* [[Media:JVC_X'Eye_Service_Manual.pdf|JVC X'Eye Service Manual]] | |||
* [[Media:Sega_CDX_Partial_Audio_Circuit.pdf|CDX Partial Audio Circuit Schematic]] | |||
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| <h3>Flash Carts</h3> | | <h3>Flash Carts</h3> | ||
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<li> < | <li> [https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/mega-everdrive-pro.html Mega EverDrive Pro] </li> | ||
<li> | <li> [https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/mega-everdrive-x5.html Mega EverDrive X5] </li> | ||
<li> | <li> [https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/mega-everdrive-x3.html Mega EverDrive X3] </li> | ||
<li> [https://terraonion.com/en/producto/megasd/ MegaSD] </li> | |||
<li> [https://krikzz.com/our-products/legacy/megax7.html Mega EverDrive X7 (discontinued)]</li> | |||
<li> [https://krikzz.com/our-products/legacy/everdrive-md-v2.html EverDrive MD (discontinued)]</li> | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
||<h3>Other</h3> | ||<h3>Other</h3> |
Revision as of 09:21, 15 February 2023
The Sega Genesis — known as the Mega Drive outside of North America — is a 16-bit console from the fourth generation of video game consoles. The console was first launched in Japan on October 29, 1988 followed by North America (August 14, 1989) and Europe (September 1990). It offers backwards compatibility with the Sega Master System library through the Power Base Converter add-on (or through a flash cart). The console has three main model revisions: the Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3; plus a portable version (Sega Genesis Nomad). Many third party consoles were later released later in the Genesis' lifespan and well after it.
CD game support was supported with two models of the Sega CD add-on, two combination models (Wondermega and X'Eye) and one semi-portable combination model (CDX/Multi-Mega). 32-bit game support was added with the Sega 32X add-on in 1994. Online play was also supported with some titles using the XBAND service in North America or the Mega Modem (Sega Meganet/Net Work System service) in Japan.
Despite massively underperforming in Japan due to heavy competition from NEC's PC Engine and both Nintendo's Famicom and Super Famicom, the Genesis was Sega's most successful console outside Japan, becoming a massive hit in most of the world and leaving behind a massive legacy as one of the most popular and fondly remembered video game consoles of all time.
Technical Information
Audio Mods
- Genesis:Triple Bypass Mod
Genesis:Audio BypassGenesis:Audio Chip NotesGenesis:Audio Chip ReplacementsGenesis:Digital Audio (SPDIF) ModGenesis:Crystal Clear Audio Mod (CCAM)- Genesis:Preamp Fix (Model 1)
Genesis:Adding Rear Stereo Audio Port (Model 1)- Genesis:Audio Circuit Mod (Model 2)
Genesis:Stereo Audio Mod (Model 3)- Genesis:Genesis 3 Compatibility Restore
Nomad
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