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TheRealist50
08-08-2008, 09:25 PM
ok so, I was playing Strider today. Love that game. Ive have it for at least 10 years but I just noticed something today for the first time. My copy of Strider says on the cart "Megadrive"

So I looked around on the internet to see if there is a version that says "Genesis" I thought maybe they all say "Megadrive" I found out there is a genesis version, so now I'm confused.

The point is how can I play a Megadrive game on a NA Genesis? I don't even know how I have a megadrive game, but the box says "Genesis" The manual says "genesis" but the game says "Megadrive" could this be just an error? or by some very weird way I ended up with a megadrive game.
Kitsune Sniper
08-08-2008, 09:30 PM
Apparently, some games work on one, two or three regions. They just switch the language and / or between PAL/NTSC.

You probably got a copy of Strider with the European sticker applied. The ROM for the game is tagged as being UE, which means USA+Europe region.
j_factor
08-08-2008, 09:33 PM
All Genesis/Megadrive games prior to 1993-94 had no region lock.
sylvestor
08-08-2008, 11:08 PM
The region lock is in the shape of the cart. Japanese carts were a specific shape that fit into the M.D. slot of the same shape. The same is true for PAL/US version(genesis)......B.T.W. The Genesis 3 will accept both type of carts!
j_factor
08-09-2008, 04:24 AM
The region lock is in the shape of the cart. Japanese carts were a specific shape that fit into the M.D. slot of the same shape. The same is true for PAL/US version(genesis)......B.T.W. The Genesis 3 will accept both type of carts!

European and American cartridges are interchangeable as far as shape goes. Many later Genesis games had a software lockout, though. But obviously that doesn't apply to Strider.
retro junkie
08-09-2008, 12:20 PM
It is a software lockout. All early Mega Drive and Genesis carts are interchangable. I have the first model US Genesis that has the headphone jack and volume control. I am so glad to be able to play Zero Wing, a Mega Drive game, on it. Glad it was made before the date they decided to do the lockout. :dance: It also works on my Nomad.