Hello! I am having problems getting the Sega Genesis game "Budokan" working on my Genesis. I have tried to do a bit of research into this game, and some people claim it will not work on a model 2 or 3 Genesis without a Game Shark. But I have read that supposedly it does work with a model 1 Genesis, no game shark required.
Problem is I have a model 1 Genesis and it still doesn't work! I know it's not my system because all my other Genesis games work fine on it.
And I have collected 3 Budokan cartridges, not a single one works! I have cleaned the contacts on all 3 with rubbing alcohol, trying to get at least one to work.
I just get a black screen when I try any of these, the intro screen does not come up even.
It is really baffling to me what else to try. Surely all 3 of these carts are not internally damaged! It has me wondering if perhaps there is some battery inside the carts that is dead, causing them to not work. Perhaps I should open one up...
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!