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369WIERDO369
05-27-2012, 05:16 PM
I ordered a Tototek Mark3/SMS -> Genesis adapter, and I was wondering...
It seems that the SG-1000 Card Catcher goes through the cartridge port...Since the Tototek converter is compatible with SG-1000 carts, would it work with the Card Catcher, allowing my Genesis to play SMS card games?
ApolloBoy
05-27-2012, 09:03 PM
Yes, the Card Catcher should work just fine. However, the Genesis is incompatible with all SG-1000 games so you're stuck with SMS/Mark III cards.
theclaw
05-27-2012, 09:31 PM
Probably. But a whole Master System might be a better investment. I recently won an ebay SMS1 without cables for $30 shipped.
369WIERDO369
05-27-2012, 10:12 PM
Yes, the Card Catcher should work just fine. However, the Genesis is incompatible with all SG-1000 games so you're stuck with SMS/Mark III cards.
Even with the converter?
theclaw
05-27-2012, 10:39 PM
Yes. It's a hardware issue. Genesis entirely and completely axed the SG-1000 graphics mode. Those old games would get just sound, if anything.
369WIERDO369
05-27-2012, 10:41 PM
Yes. It's a hardware issue. Genesis entirely and completely axed the SG-1000 graphics mode. Those old games would get just sound, if anything.
So basically, unless there were a few good SMS/Mark 3 games that were only released on cards and not on cartridges, a card catcher would be useless.
theclaw
05-27-2012, 11:23 PM
More or less. While it should work on a western SMS, since the base system supports SG-1000 (Master Everdrive proved that), it'll take extra work. You'd have to custom order a cartridge adapter (SMS adapters for Japan games are not readily available) and disable the BIOS lockout.
As for SG-1000 keyboard games... From the pinout it's believed possible to make a converter to use that keyboard on SMS's rear expansion port. Though there hasn't been any known attempt of the idea.