View Full Version : anyone have any info on a "game adaptor"
Atari 5200
08-20-2006, 02:31 PM
From what i've been told it lets you play mega drive games on us consoles. any one know where any info is or how rare it is or which company made it? The only thing it says on it is "game adaptor" on the front and a message on the back that says not to take it out with the power on.
Thanks for the help!
Kitsune Sniper
08-20-2006, 02:48 PM
I remember reading that there are several different ones. Do you have pictures? Or can you scan the box or adaptor itself?
Atari 5200
08-20-2006, 02:54 PM
i could get a pic, however it may take a couple days...i have to be at work in about 30 mins. and tomorrow i wont have time for anything but school and work. I'll try to get a pic up wednesday.
Hammy
08-20-2006, 03:29 PM
it's just a pin mapper so you can play jap games in a us/uk machine (cart sizes are differant).
rbudrick
08-21-2006, 02:48 PM
it's just a pin mapper so you can play jap games in a us/uk machine (cart sizes are differant).
Some were more complicated than that, defeating lockouts due to region differences.
-Rob
Atari 5200
08-22-2006, 12:11 AM
Here.
http://i7.tinypic.com/258t4cj.jpg
Steve W
08-22-2006, 01:06 AM
I've got one of those. I don't know how rare they are or what they're worth. I only paid 65¢ for mine in a thrift.
Atari 5200
08-22-2006, 01:09 AM
65 cents? uh oh...I feel bad now. I paid 5 bucks for mine.
Kitsune Sniper
08-22-2006, 01:34 AM
65 cents? uh oh...I feel bad now. I paid 5 bucks for mine.
You shouldn't. Getting these may be easy, but it's not as easy as gutting a Gyromite cart to get a quick Famicom adaptor for the NES.
Five bucks may seem like a lot, but some people would pay that or more for the same item. Don't kick yourself over it. :)
rbudrick
08-22-2006, 01:17 PM
The one I have, iirc has a yellow label and switches for region...I forget the name...maybe Mega Key or something. I wish I could remember!
-Rob