Quote Originally Posted by wiggyx View Post
The footprint is exactly the same, but that's only so that it may still connect to the Sega CD. The bottom half of the shell itself is an entirely different part and is made up of more than just the very bottom face.
The footprint is about 80% of the bottom half of the shell. When you look at the picture in my first post, you can see that even the edge at the front has the same height and shape, also the controller ports are at the very same position have the same spacing.

The only thing thats different, is the size and shape of the backside connector panel.

Why do you call it a "entirely different part", when it is obviously the same?