Opinions on the Master System Game Adaptor for Genesis!!

[MagicMajenta]

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=214&products_id=3213&

Is it worth getting? I'm considering getting one as My SMS is hidden somewhere in the closet and I won't even begin looking for it, but my Genesis is hooked up so I am seriously considering this. If you have seen this adaptor in action, I would appreciate to hear comments on it. Thanks.

[exit]

There was an official SMS converter for Genesis released, my brother had it and it ran both the carts and cards perfectly. It just went right into the cart slot and there was a twist screw you could use to make it tight.

Theres one for bid on E-bay (http://cgi.ebay.com/SEGA-Power-Base-Converter-RARE-In-Box-Genesis-SMS_W0QQitemZ8238621626QQcategoryZ3642QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

[Sothy]

ya theres one that doesnt look like shit and shouldnt run more than 30 bucks anyway made by sega.

[fergojisan]

The official Sega SMS Converter (called the Power Base Converter) was made for the first Genesis only. If you have the second model, make sure you have a dremel handy. LOL I've actually plugged mine into the 32X and it worked okay.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I have been using a (OEM) Power Base Converter to play my Master System games for years now... you can play (most) games with the genesis pad even... though I recommend using the SMS pads - same connector. That one your link goes to doesn't look very good but it should work fine as I'm fairly sure the converter is just a pin down... the Z80 is in the Genny if I remember correctly.

[Blitzwing256]

the original pbc had a few issues with very very few games.

f15 fighting falcon doesn't play at all.
also a few games have issues using the genesis controller
super wonderboy in super monster land being one of them.

buit otherwise it plays everything else perfectly.

[fishsandwich]

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PLAYING MASTER SYSTEM GAMES ON THE GENESIS JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT EASIER (for me, anyway.)

Yes, indeed. I've had some major issues playing Master System games lately. I've been using a frickin GAME GEAR to play them, and those of you who like shooters know that Master System shooters DO NOT play well on the Game Gear. The bullets are too small!

ANYWAY, I had no idea this little gadget existed until a week ago... a search on DP's online guide a moment ago shows it listed, though. I'm surprised I've never heard of it before now!Where have I been?


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A little background info... I have a Master System console at home, but NONE of the cords I have will fit it! I've tried every cord for every console I had and no luck. I have a Power Base convertor, but it's two States away next to the Model 1 Genesis, the only model it will fit on anyway. So I've been reduced to playing Master System games on the Game Gear. It sucks.

I found this little "MEGA MASTER" gadget on Ebay when I was doing a very basic search for "Sega." Seems it came out in Europe but not in the US. I'd never heard of it and it's not in the printed guide. On a whim, I bid and won one for less than $10 shipped. I had no idea if it would work in a NTSC Genesis console, a CDX, or an X'Eye (my favorite Genny replacement since the regular Genny/Sega CD combo is too big and uses two cords and my CDX quit playing CD's and resets itself if you bump it slightly. The X'Eye is AWESOME.)

It came in the mail yesterday. I approached my X'Eye and inserted it into the cartridge hole with major misgivings... it fit perfectly! (Note to self... Master System carts fit in the X'Eye alone too, but they don't play. Odd.) I stuck in a Master System game and turned on the power... BAM! Instant success! It worked with every game I played, the picture is fantastic even with composite, and I had a marathon SMS session. The X'Eye booted up just like a regular Master System (and looked quite happy during the sexy copulation, I might add.) I suck at Power Strike II but excel at Rampart, by the way.

This handy little thing also fits in the CDX and regular model 2 Genesis.

Now I can play Genesis games, Sega CD, Master System, 32x (with the damn thing attached) and sing karaoke songs on my X'Eye. No more Game Gear, Power Base convertor, or plain 'ole Master System console with shitty cable RF hookups. The X'Eye outputs in both composite AND S-video!

Man, this thing is sweet.

[john_soper]

Don't get too carried away. The PBC looks great on a genny1, fits a CDX, fits an XEye (I think, haven't verified), and will fit a genny2 if you cut the flap off.
Plus it has a card slot so it can play card games plus 3d glasses games.

[Jagasian]

So which one is best? The Mega Master, Power Base Converter, or the Lik-sang adapter?

[Ed Oscuro]

As John Soper said, the PBC has a card slot...

HMM...

[Scoots]

would anyone *really* miss playing any of the card games though?

[Ed Oscuro]

That wasn't the question. Besides, I doubt a used PBC would be the most expensive option of the three...probably the cheapest by quite an astonishing margin.

[anagrama]

Also worth a mention is Tototek's (http://www.tototek.com/) convertors which have an extra input to play Japanese/Korean Mark III games aswell as Western SMS games.
They're maybe not as sleek, but will save tracking down a Japanese system if you fancy playing Mark III carts.

As far as I'm aware, all types of convertor are pretty reliable so go with whichever you like the look of or can find cheap. All the card games were also released in cartridge form in Europe, so you could always track those down if you wound up with a card slot-less convertor but still had a desperate urge to play Ghost House. They're dirt cheap too. :)

Oh, and there was also a second official Master System Convertor released released in Europe, designed for the stylings of the MD/Genesis 2. That one also dispenses of the card slot.

[rbudrick]

Beat me to it anagrama, but that is Tototek's converter on lik sang's site.

Tototek rules, and their adapters are awesome. Playing Mark III games on a SMS rocks.

-Rob

[Leroy]

I want that one that'll fit into my damn X'Eye or work on a Genny 3.

[anagrama]

I want that one that'll fit into my damn X'Eye or work on a Genny 3.

AFAIK, just about all of them except the original Sega PBC should fit in an X'Eye.