now..whats this fool thing supposed to be?

[BeerGnome]

another wild find, thanks to the apartment maintence people.

some Kids up and moved out after several months of nonpayment. leaving ahunk of crap behind in thier wake. usuall routine, they run off with all thier furniture and major appliances.. but they usually leave a bunch of crap behind that they didnt want or just missed.

theres a particular maintence person whos a good freind of mine, and on his clean up and turnover runs, he looks for old video game stuff for me

 

well.. in this latests hord of videogame stuff, another Sega Genisis.

 

in the cartridge slot was this dohicky that said 32x genisis

 

I'm assuming its some kind of memmory enhancer periphial do-mahicky that is only effective for certain games ala arcadia supercharger.

 

If anyone can tell me more about this thing I would be appreciative

[IceCold]

it's an addon making it a 32 bit system. It's kinda neat.

[IceCold]

and no, it's not rare or worth anything. You can get one on eBay for like $10. There's still pretty neat though. I liked Virtua Fighter 2 and Star Wars Arcade for it.

[Sir Plus]

The 32x module is required on a lot of later games released for Genny. It was both applauded on gems that really worked well, as well as razzed on mediocre ones. So the public was pretty much split on the issue 50/50.... depending on which games they ended up buying. Since you'd miss out on some great ones, I think that alone makes it a welcome addition. The 32x games are signified by a gold side border stamped 32x.... and exist as both carts and/or discs.

 

Star Wars Arcade rocked, for example..... while Star Wars Rebel Assault sucked donkeys.

[BeerGnome]

Thanks guys!

I didnt figure it was rare or worth anything, Besides, I'm still at that collect it to have it and play it stage

another question.. its got a power jack, and S-video Hookups.. I'm asuming I need some additional cables and what not for this to be fully functional?

but so far, I think I know what to look for onthe next trip to funcoland

[Sir Plus]

Oops... SWRA was not a 32x title. Bad example.

 

Gamefaqs has a complete listing of 32x titles and their reviews.... check it out one time!

[Sir Plus]

Oops... SWRA was not a 32x title. Bad example.

The main cable is a special S-video adapter that runs from the Genesis into the 32x, and a second one relays it to the monitor. Two shielding plates are needed to cut RF interference with the Genesis cart port. I don't know how common replacements are to find.

The power adapter is interchangable with the other Sega equipment, I think.

[BeerGnome]

Oops... SWRA was not a 32x title. Bad example.

The main cable is a special S-video adapter that runs from the Genesis into the 32x, and a second one relays it to the monitor. Two shielding plates are needed to cut RF interference with the Genesis cart port. I don't know how common replacements are to find.

The power adapter is interchangable with the other Sega equipment, I think.

 

so the S-video out was just.. S-video out then? other wise connecting the 32x to the main genisis unit and then sending out from there to the TV is allright?

[Sir Plus]

Yes, if I'm understanding you correctly. You'd still need the DIN-to-SV adapter cord that connects the 2 units together, though. The audio can be had from the other cable, or directly from the CD unit if you had one.

[BeerGnome]

well.. to clarify I guess.

 

If just made the data cable Connection between the 32x and the Genisis, then thats all I need.... I can play the 32x game with the Genisis hooked up via the RF adaptor?

[Sir Plus]

Nope... the TV needs A/V inputs. Also, you'd need a model 1 adapter cord unless your Genny is newer.

 

Here's a picture of the model 1 adapter:

 

...and a pic of the unit cable:

 

Those two go together for a model 1 system.

 

Then, you just use a S-video cable to run to the monitor or TV. You can't use RF.

 

 

Images from http://www.sonic-cult.org/articles/32x/

[BeerGnome]

Sounds good!

I think I can pull it off from here!

thanks for all the info!

[Ze_ro]

In addition to the pictures shown above, there's a few other gizmo's that come with a 32X that you might want to look for. I don't think any of them are necessary, but Sega packed them in for a reason I guess:

 

1. 2 Metal Clips: These things get shoved in the cartridge slot, holding the "gates" open before you stick the 32X in. I believe they're meant as RF shielding, which would theoretically be important since the 32X CPU's are in the "stalk" that goes into the cartridge port. However, I don't think you'll have any real interference problems without them.

 

2. Expansion Plug: This is a black plastic chunk that looks like it has a cartridge port on it. It's meant to be plugged into the expansion port of a Genesis if you don't have a Sega CD installed. I have no idea why this would be necessary. Anyone have more info? I should point out that it seems this was added after the manual was written, since it's not mentioned, and there's actually a second insert that describes it.

 

3. The Genesis 2 "skirt": This is a ring of plastic that you stick on the bottom of the 32X so that it seats more securely on newer-model Genesis consoles. Without this, it might jostle around and reset the system and such. You don't need this at all for earlier Genesii (Ones with the volume slider are the older models). The manual also mentions a similar skirt that was meant for the CDX... however, I'm told that it was never available (Sega never received FCC approval for the CDX+32X combination, although it should work fine).

 

None of these thingamajigs are necessary, but if you happen to find them, see if you can get a complete set (I lucked out and found a complete set all boxed up with manuals and all)

 

One thing that annoys me about the 32X though is the need for the second power cord Especially since you can't even play regular Genesis games without the thing plugged in.

 

--Zero

[IceCold]

One thing that annoys me about the 32X though is the need for the second power cord Especially since you can't even play regular Genesis games without the thing plugged in.

 

--Zero

 

What annoys me is that you need the cord going from the genesis to the 32x. I don't have the cord, making my 32x useless.

[Ze_ro]

That certainly sucks... it's a fairly hard cord to find too. You'd probably have to buy another 32X to get a hold of one.

 

If you try to play Doom on the 32X without that cord, things still work except that you can't see the 3D-view.... however, you'll still see your status bar, some menu graphics (I think), and you'll still hear some sounds. However, I'm not sure there are any games that are playable without the pass-through...

 

--Zero

[BeerGnome]

well.. I have the "skirt" thingy, though I had to take it off to make it work with my system, Im still missing most of the cords, but thatnks to more research to the original source, I have now located ten more games, and the 32x games are coming, along with the rest of the cords to make it work.

thants the only complant so far, hell if worse comes to worse, I'll just reverse engineer the bastard and MAKE it work

[Nukey Shay]

That's my philosophy...if the mountian won't come to muhammad, smash the drawing room to pieces.

 

No wait...that was Rik Mayall's

[IceCold]

well.. I have the "skirt" thingy, though I had to take it off to make it work with my system, Im still missing most of the cords, but thatnks to more research to the original source, I have now located ten more games, and the 32x games are coming, along with the rest of the cords to make it work.

thants the only complant so far, hell if worse comes to worse, I'll just reverse engineer the bastard and MAKE it work

 

What kind of cord(s) did you buy and where'd you get them/it?

[joeybastard]

I think you can order the cables from these guys, I have to do that myself since I have a 32x with no cables.

 

http://www.sega-parts.com/products/32x-prices.htm