sega mega-tech and mega play arcade machines

[googlefest1]

these seem to be the arcade version of the genesis.

my question is : do these systems just play mega-drive/ genesis games or are these souped up versions of the games.

i was looking at screen shots of the systems and the mega-tech games looked like souped up versions of the home games and the mega play games looked like the home versions

the confusing thing i saw was a coment that the mega-tech system was mastersystem based. Looking at the games i dont see why sega would have made a system to play upgraded genesis games on mastersystem hardware.

Does anyone have one of these systems that could shed some more light on my question (are the games just genny/mega drive or souped up arcade versions)

[Raccoon Lad]

AFAIK Mega Tech was genesis/megadrive based, thus the SMS compatibility.

[Hammy]

they take specialist carts like the playchoice.

[googlefest1]

i know about the carts

im asking if the games are the same as the home version or are they souped up

ive seen the machines and will be interested in getting them if the games are better than the home versions

[Ed Oscuro]

They're exactly the same. You can verify this in MAME.

I have a Mega Tech cart myself (Shadow Dancer), although I don't own an MT board. I used to have some information up at my personal homepage but it's been pulled...I should fix that.

[Ed Oscuro]

I should mention that Shinobi (the SMS game on Mega Tech) reportedly has a heavier cart (should have a Power Base Converter inside), and all games have a second selection screen (like that of the PlayChoice 10 games). Mega Tech carts use the same shape shells that Japanese Mega Drive games do.

[ClubNinja]

I almost bought a Mega Tech about five years ago, but wound up passing. Other than MVS games at this point, I'm really not into any arcade hardware newer than, say, 1985, but I think I'd scoop up a Mega Tech if I found one on the cheap.

[Ed Oscuro]

It'd be neat to have, but I'd personally rather use the space for something else. They're pretty ugly.

[googlefest1]

how disappointing -- looking at the screen shots - i could have sworn the games looked better than on mega tech than my genesis version