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Analogue's Mega Sg |OT| The Hardcore Uprising - Maybe You Should Play Checkers Instead?
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Yeah. Paying for the DAC + ordering the cable you'd need just to use composite video on a consumer CRT seems like a huge waste of money if you have original hardware sitting around. That's a lot of money to use a shitty (in comparison to s-video or RGB) video connection either way.
I finally took the plunge and ordered both the Mega Sg and Super Nt last night. I'm pretty excited to get them and play around with them! Also looking forward to their Pocket coming out. I have a ton of GBA and NeoGeo Pocket carts ready for it.
But what's up with the NT Mini? Does anyone know if they plan on making more? I read in one of their blogs that it was a very difficult process to produce.
But what's up with the NT Mini? Does anyone know if they plan on making more? I read in one of their blogs that it was a very difficult process to produce.
The Nt mini in its previous form is never being made again. Analogue did file a patent for the "Analogue 8" at the same time they did for the "Analogue Pocket". Most think the 8 is a cheaper version of the Nt mini more in line with the Super Nt and Mega Sg but we'll have to wait and see what they finally do.
Ah, thanks for the info! eBay NT Mini prices are out of my range, so hopefully they come out with a new version. I'm sure it would sell, as long as the quality is there.
Has there been any word on the adapters for Game Gear and other carts?
I hope that they aren't going to cancel them now that they've moved on to a dedicated hand held system.
I hope that they aren't going to cancel them now that they've moved on to a dedicated hand held system.
Hey MegaSG owners~ Have any of you picked up the Genesis/MegaDrive Mini?
If so, how do you feel they compare?
If so, how do you feel they compare?
What's odd is that they supposedly referenced the Mega Sg cartridge adapters in an interview or something recently as though they'd already released them.
There really is no comparison. Mega Sg is unquestionably more accurate, though I think the Genesis Mini is a really solid product for people who want decent emulation (albeit with some noticeable audio delay) and a lot of great games built right in.
I finally bothered to order one of these (and a Super NT) because I'm tired of hauling around a ton of dedicated analog upscaling equipment to events. I don't mind sorting out that mess of wires behind my own entertainment center if it's going to stay there, but man has it gotten old redoing my setup whenever I have to take some of it on the road.
My TV has a low ms rating so I don't feel hardly a difference when I play most games on Super NT vs SNESc.
I haven't played Gen/MD games on a CRT in such a long time that the Mini feels totally fine to me so I've been wondering if I really will notice a difference playing on the Mega SG. Perhaps not (oh FOMO).
You really gotta be dedicated to the project if you're adding Game Gear analog TV Tuner support in 2019 lol.
I didn't think that analogue TV was still broadcast but I just saw it is in smaller communities in Canada. lol
No unfortunately. I just take pictures of every menu setting with my phone.
This is probably the most sensible place to drop this. Xeno Crisis is out and you can purchase the rom directly which I always really appreciate. Looks like it works well both via the jailbreak and everdrive. The page says pre-order but I got the download link within a few minutes. If you like Smash TV this is probably up your alley.
!! Wow, that game looks awesome... I saw it on switch and kept thinking 'I wish this was on sega genesis'. Wonderful.
There better be some good stuff in this jailbreak for it to be taking this long
Hopefully he finds the time to fix the last SNT JB too. ;_:
I mean SmokeMonster isn't the one actually making the Jailbreaks, you guys all know that right? He just pushes them on the github, they all come from Kevtris.
He should just give kevtris the password to his github account to save time.
The crazy sonsabitches did it.
So Feb for the DAC and adapters. Curious as to what that means for the timing of the Pocket and Dock, but that is a different matter.
The game gear design definitely has changed, and seemingly for the better. Maybe the others too but seems more subtle.
I could have sworn in one of the discords Kevtris or some one said that the dock was releasing at the same time as the pocket and the TBA part was the price, but I could be wrong.
Yah~ Though for the longest time it almost seemed as if those two were one in the same, at least for those who didn't follow curated ROMs etc.
Weeee!
I thought we were supposed to hear something more about the cartridge adapters by now?
Apologies if this comes off as self-promotion somehow, but I figured the regulars here might be interested to see 32X footage captured from a Mega Sg in action:
This was recorded from a Mega Sg running through an early DAC build and a custom Retro Access cable. It looks fantastic and sounds… about as good as a 32X cart's hyper-compressed sampled audio can sound. Lack of 32X support was a big drawback at the Mega Sg's launch, so it's great to see the system continuing to evolve with wider peripheral support well after launch.
I've tested both the latest official and jailbreak firmware with this, and they both work without a hitch. I was able to boot 32X ROMs from both a Mega Everdrive and a Mega SD cart, though direct loading from the jailbreak's core file browser does NOT work. This also doesn't resolve the fact that a Mega SD plugged into a 32X can't boot Sega CD games, so until someone comes up with an expansion port connector solution for the Mega SD, you'll have to swap setups if you want to alternate between 32X and Sega CD via Mega SD.
Finally, I have a CD 32X game on the way to see if the Mega Sg/32X/Sega CD combo works properly (I don't see why it wouldn't).
This was recorded from a Mega Sg running through an early DAC build and a custom Retro Access cable. It looks fantastic and sounds… about as good as a 32X cart's hyper-compressed sampled audio can sound. Lack of 32X support was a big drawback at the Mega Sg's launch, so it's great to see the system continuing to evolve with wider peripheral support well after launch.
I've tested both the latest official and jailbreak firmware with this, and they both work without a hitch. I was able to boot 32X ROMs from both a Mega Everdrive and a Mega SD cart, though direct loading from the jailbreak's core file browser does NOT work. This also doesn't resolve the fact that a Mega SD plugged into a 32X can't boot Sega CD games, so until someone comes up with an expansion port connector solution for the Mega SD, you'll have to swap setups if you want to alternate between 32X and Sega CD via Mega SD.
Finally, I have a CD 32X game on the way to see if the Mega Sg/32X/Sega CD combo works properly (I don't see why it wouldn't).
Very cool. Can you run me through the cable setup. It has been a very long time since I've messed with a 32X.
HDMI out from the SG to the DAC.
Custom cable from the DAC to the 32x?
32X out to TV/Recording?
Something like that?
Yep, you basically have it. It goes like:
32X seated in Mega Sg
Mega Sg outputs Genesis signal via HDMI to DAC
DAC converts Genesis signal to analog
DAC outputs analog Genesis video/audio signal into 32X
32X combines Genesis signal with 32X signal
32X outputs combined signal to TV/capture kit
Or: 32X > Mega Sg > DAC > 32X > TV
I plan to put together a blog post once I do a CD 32X test that will include a diagram. It's a relatively complicated process... I was only able to get it up and running myself with the help of others.
32X seated in Mega Sg
Mega Sg outputs Genesis signal via HDMI to DAC
DAC converts Genesis signal to analog
DAC outputs analog Genesis video/audio signal into 32X
32X combines Genesis signal with 32X signal
32X outputs combined signal to TV/capture kit
Or: 32X > Mega Sg > DAC > 32X > TV
I plan to put together a blog post once I do a CD 32X test that will include a diagram. It's a relatively complicated process... I was only able to get it up and running myself with the help of others.
