DragonGrafx-16 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Which controller should I use with my Power Base Converter? As I don't have any Sega Master System controllers I'm guessing I need to use the 3 button controller? There's a very small list of games that don't work with Genesis controllers and an even smaller list of games that don't work with the Power Base Converter... Anyway I'm not really a fan of the 3 button Genesis controller... I always use the 6 button controller even for 3 button games when I play Genesis games... is there any reason the 6 button controller won't work with Master System games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I sold my Sega setup (early Genesis, PBC, Sega CD, and 32x) awhile back, but I had a collection of MasterSystem games and I always just used the 6 button Genesis controller with my Power Base Converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 4 hours ago, nadir said: I sold my Sega setup (early Genesis, PBC, Sega CD, and 32x) awhile back, but I had a collection of MasterSystem games and I always just used the 6 button Genesis controller with my Power Base Converter. Yeah I found out that it works fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Actually, I'm curious about this myself. I found a rogue Master System controller 2 days ago in town, and I'm wondering if it works on my Mega Drive or even the Mega Sg. I'd rather play Mark III and Master System games with the Master System controller than anything else. It's almost 4000 yen, though, so I'm not in a huge rush to buy it. The dude at the store actually said it probably won't work on a Mega Drive, though, and I don't have a Mark III or Master System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Master System controllers work on the Genesis so I don't see why it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Okay. Thanks. Next question... does the Light Phaser work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Steven Pendleton said: Okay. Thanks. Next question... does the Light Phaser work? It's been a looong time now, but IIRC it does work? I think I had one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, nadir said: It's been a looong time now, but IIRC it does work? I think I had one? Well, let me know if you remember! I found a CIB European Light Phaser today for 5000 yen and I want to play some awesome Master System Light Phaser games on my Mega Drive, but I'm not sure if it works. How a European Light Phaser ended up here is beyond me, but it's there. I worry that someone will buy it, and they are already very rare here as it is. I'm actually not even sure if the Light Phaser even did get a release here, now that I think about it. I don't know why it wouldn't have, but the Master System is already one of the most expensive old Japanese systems there is. The only base version of a console that I know of that's more expensive than the Master System, aside from the Neo Geo and oddities like the PC Engine LT or the Linguaphone Education Gear, is the FM Towns Marty. Then again, Master System isn't the base version anyway, which is why it's called the Master System anyway. Okay, I checked, and apparently the Light Phaser never released here! I'm buying it as soon as I can! Edited May 27, 2020 by Steven Pendleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 7:09 PM, DragonGrafx-16 said: There's a very small list of games that don't work with Genesis controllers and an even smaller list of games that don't work with the Power Base Converter... I don't know if this helps you, but there are ROM patches to fix the controllers on those games. As for the Light Phaser, from what I've read, it works on Genesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I'm sure I had the Light Phaser. I remember playing Marksman Shooting & Trap Shooting game and the picture of the Light Phaser looks exactly like I remember. Never had a real Mastersystem, just the Genesis with converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Might be unrelated. But when I first got my power base converter in the early 2000s I found that one SMS game I tried to play on it wouldn't work properly. That game was Montezuma's Revenge. I only had the 3 button Genesis controller but decided to try something kinda crazy just to see what would happen. I plugged in one of my Cx-24 controllers off my 7800 and... I was able to fully play Montezuma's Revenge on the PBC using a 7800 controller. I should see if I can find my PBC and play with this some more but it wasn't too long after I got an actual SMS and SMS controllers and stopped using the PBC at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I have a couple of these and they are awesome except that one start button does not work. So I use that as player 2. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202788846241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 23 hours ago, 0078265317 said: I have a couple of these and they are awesome except that one start button does not work. So I use that as player 2. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202788846241 Same dpad as the Gravis Gamepad... interesting... but I already have an official 6 button... the turbo would be nice but not for all of the buttons lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 3:44 PM, -^CrossBow^- said: Might be unrelated. But when I first got my power base converter in the early 2000s I found that one SMS game I tried to play on it wouldn't work properly. That game was Montezuma's Revenge. Yes, that's one of the games with the controller glitch. There are patches here: http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=5349.msg41101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 These have turbo select for each button separate. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Sega-Genesis-High-Frequency-3-Button-Controller/372952244782?hash=item56d5afa22e:g:eXIAAOSwIM5eQzN-&redirect=mobile https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Genesis-Sega-CD-High-Frequency-6-Button-Controller-Turbo-Tested/114172109215?hash=item1a9530219f:g:A6wAAOSwAkZeiN5O&redirect=mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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