Csonicgo

All Crap. Remember that adage, "You get what you pay for"? Someone didn't tell the current retro gaming racket, and now it's getting to the point where it's unavoidable. Many, many forums will have small discussions about this but with my experiences with these aftermarket AC adapters, every one of them is terrible. It doesn't matter if you get an off-brand or a high-priced brand, the adapter looks the same, performs the same- poorly, and probably made in the same factory! Three years ago, I went to a Radio Shack and bought a well made AC adapter for my 6 switch VCS. No interference, great, stable DC current. This month, I purchased a like-new Genesis Model 1 - everything original, except the power supply. No big deal, right? I can get an aftermarket and be done. Oh, how I wish I would've taken the hit and bought a real, used AC adapter! First adapter promised " high performance " and was compatible with the SNES as well. Result? The video signal crawled with interference fuzz. Next! Second adapter was a "Tomee". Promised nothing. Delivered a buzzing audio signal, rainbows for greys, and the wall wart could double as a space heater. This one actually scared me. Next! Original SEGA Model 1 adapter: Perfect. No interference, no buzzing, no " rainbow effect " on the greys. Wait- so the old, aging adapters are still better than brand new aftermarket parts? Why? Shouldn't all adapters pass safety and quality tests? I shouldn't have to pay over $50 to get a working wall wart.

Definitely buying.

It's working great now! I'm finally playing Sonic CD!

Yeah, I got off the phone with a friend of mine that is a Sega enthusiast. Turns out the second one I got is in much better shape since the CD mechanism is intact. It's the capacitors! If those are replaced with modern ones, the CDX should be good to go. The LCD was also weak, which also point to bad caps. I'm going to keep the second one. The only problems are the caps and the AV jack needs to be reseated. Much better than having to look around for a CD mechanism that may or may not fit or work!

I got another CDX from a seller in Florida. He tested it out and said it was working fine. Here's the issue: it works fine after a while. It takes forever to read, but it does read after a while. Music CDs are still hilariously broken. Data loads fine, but anything that "streams" - Video, audio, etc - stutters after 30-45 seconds. I'm starting to think these consoles are super-delicate, or all of them break down like this. This is super frustrating.

Well, I shipped it back and got a refund after explaining the problem.

I just got off the phone with the seller. He told me the unit worked fine before he shipped it, and it's likely damage incurred during shipping. I'm not too happy, here. The console is in such great condition otherwise. Plays carts perfectly.

Sometimes it'll let me seek tracks, sometimes not. I've tried it on my American Graffiti album, my West Side Story album, and my Boards Of Canada albums, all have no prints or scratches whatsoever. Second Harvest is a recent pressed CD,too. Usually any 30 seconds of a track will play, with increasing "white noise"until silence, I put the console to my ear and hear the laser mechanism moving like crazy, trying to read. I'm lucky to get anything afterwards. I'm using brand new AA batteries, too. It's very hit or miss as well, sometimes tracks won't play at all from just sitting a while, sometimes they will but only 30 seconds. I haven't heard a complete song from this thing yet. Edit: I'm using the CDX in Walkman mode, it's not even plugged into the wall.

Thanks, it's good to know someone else was thinking the same thing!

So THAT is how to make those controllers work.

So my mother got me CDX for my birthday in the box with AV cables, PSU(!!) and the controller. The first thing I did was try to listen to the American Graffiti soundtrack. It gets halfway through Bill Haley before skipping white noise appears in the sound and then silence. I'm at my wits end here. I think the laser may have been knocked out of alignment during shipment (USPS just shoved it in my mailbox, it barely fit!) and I need some CD repair advice. UNLESS I can fix it myself: I am willing to ship this thing to whoever needs to fix it and cover shipping costs since she only paid around $75 for it. I simply don't have the space in my apartment for the huge Mega CD. What do I need to look for if I do attempt a repair? The vitals: Serial: Y40 015965 Made in Japan Manufactured: January 1994 TRD Plus a maintenance number that I wish I could still call....

Which games/hacks/homebrews for the 2600 closely mimic the original arcade games? I wanted to make a compilation flash cart for a party soon. And on another note: Is there a homebrew or hack out there that looks like the original Pong? I remember seeing some screenshots of a homebrew that looked like the original, but couldn't find the ROM.

Aren't ghosts "monsters" anyway? Per Monster wiki: In other news, there's a Monster wiki. So there you have it. A Ghost is a Monster but a Monster is not always a Ghost! Edit: Please don't take this post seriously.

I have to agree with you here - If there's any "change" to the Ghost behavior - not counting Ms. Pac Man here - I know immediately if it's going to be a fun time for me or not. I'm not the one to go into excruciating details about the ghosts (e.g. Inky's weird bugs) but the ghosts should act like the ghosts. Blinky should chase you, Pinky teams up with him, Inky tries to cut you off, and Clyde just.. is himself.

Ms. Hack is one of the best I've seen on the 2600. Cutscenes just make that game.

Hyrule Warriors WILL have online play, it won't have two-player online play. So only one player at a time on a console during online multiplayer.

I've noticed this on some VCS units when I use the Harmony Cart. My Heavy Sixer doesn't do it, but my 4 switch woody *will* have interference. Still can't figure it out, but I bet it's shielding related.