View Full Version : Quick vecterman 2 question?!?
hellraiser
03-15-2012, 11:40 PM
Hey for any one that owns this cart can you please tell me if the board appears to be missing contacts?
I came across a copy and peeked at the contacts and noticed a bunch missing. Any chance this game just came like that?
Oh! Btw....I may as well ask while im at it, Is it a good game?
sloan
03-15-2012, 11:49 PM
My copy of Vectorman 2 has all the edge pin contacts. I know that there are some Genesis carts that are purposely missing some edge contacts, but not this game as far as I can see. Maybe they had different revisions of the PCB for Vectorman 2?
The game itself is awesome if you liked the original Vectorman. I highly recommend both games.
hellraiser
03-15-2012, 11:52 PM
Ok I'm thinking it was a messed up cart because it's not the edge ones but quite a few near the middle.
Btw... Thanks for the quick response!
RP2A03
03-15-2012, 11:57 PM
That's actually quite common. In fact, my copy of Sonic 3D Blast is missing several pins near the center.
Vectorman0
03-15-2012, 11:59 PM
I would guess the Majesco manufactured version removed those pins from the board to cut manufacturing costs (assuming the original version did indeed have them all).
theclaw
03-16-2012, 12:44 AM
Didn't a few NES games do this? I seem to think Super Mario Bros 2...
hellraiser
03-16-2012, 12:49 AM
Wow... Now I'm thinking it's a cool 4 buck gamble!
djshok
03-16-2012, 12:38 PM
Yeah it's a Majesco re-release. Late in the Genesis' life Majesco got the license to release a bunch of titles for the North American market. The games are identical but the boards are missing the unused contacts. It likely also has a little sticker on the back that says Made in Mexico.
Genesaturn
03-16-2012, 04:49 PM
Definitely spot on about it being a re-release. Also they were all made in Mexico with crappy cardboard boxes and usually cheap black and white instruction manuals.
hellraiser
03-22-2012, 12:59 AM
Ok you guys were totally right!!! Even though the pins look like a jack o lanterns smile it worked fine! It didint have a made in mexico on the back but there is a small blank black sticker that on where it usally says sega on the back.
Good game too so far. Don't want to get too into it until I beat the first one.
Thanks again!
Genesaturn
03-23-2012, 10:36 PM
Might be covered then, mine has Made in Mexico on the bottom