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whoisKeel
10-04-2004, 11:09 PM
do i need a convertor/adaptor for genesis (US) to play jp games?
Push Upstairs
10-04-2004, 11:38 PM
Games pre-1992 - NO

Games post 1992 - YES

1993 pretty much was the year of region locks being introduced.

A standard Game Genie will suffice for getting them to fit in your Genesis.

A GG is also useful as there are codes for it that allow some region locked games to work on a Genesis.
Dire 51
10-05-2004, 02:35 AM
Don't forget the differences in cart sizes as opposed to alternate region cartridge ports. The Japanese Mega Drive carts are a bit wider than the Genesis cartridge port, so unless you want to physically widen your Genesis cart port, you'd need an adaptor - unless you have a Genesis 3. The G3 cart port is wide enough for MD games, but you'd still need a converter to get past the lockouts on some games (Golden Axe III and Alien Soldier come to mind here). On top of that, Game Genies don't work on G3s.
16-bit
10-05-2004, 01:31 PM
Here is a very comprehensive FAQ for import Mega Drive gaming on a Genesis:

http://www.angelfire.com/ny/dezmoowu/Sega/Import.txt
whoisKeel
10-10-2004, 10:58 PM
whoa whoa whoa, so if i get a genesis 3 model...i can play imports? (with the exception of just a few later games)

so is the genesis 3's avport and ac adaptor compatable with the genny 1's?

i always see genny 3's loose for about 10 bucks (and i know there's one for 8.99 at my goodwill loose with 6-button).

what shmups are incompatable with the genny 3 model?

and i'm not worried about game genies, as i don't care for them anyways.
Push Upstairs
10-11-2004, 03:25 PM
whoa whoa whoa, so if i get a genesis 3 model...i can play imports? (with the exception of just a few later games)

Yes. Well, except its more than a few later games...its almost all games made after 1992.


so is the genesis 3's avport and ac adaptor compatable with the genny 1's?

No, the Genesis 2



and i'm not worried about game genies, as i don't care for them anyways.

I'd be worried as that is the only way to play some games on a US system without modifying your system. A GG costs far less than one of those region switch converters.