Genesis Mega Drive Project

[77punk]

system now has the overclock switch, av jacks, stock SMS green LED, Im trying to figure out the language mod but ive cut the traces and tried wiring jp1 + jp2 differently but its still playing in english everytime.

[evildragon]

system now has the overclock switch, av jacks, stock SMS green LED, Im trying to figure out the language mod but ive cut the traces and tried wiring jp1 + jp2 differently but its still playing in english everytime.

The game will only change language if the cartridge has the other language.

A good test is Sonic 2. If you go to the options screen, in english it says "Sonic and Tails", but in JAP mode it says "Sonic and Miles"..

[InsaneDavid]

The game will only change language if the cartridge has the other language.

A good test is Sonic 2. If you go to the options screen, in english it says "Sonic and Tails", but in JAP mode it says "Sonic and Miles"..

Streets of Rage is another one, it will load as Bare Knuckle in JPN mode. Of course region locked games such as Streets of Rage 2 will give you an error message in JPN mode or EUR mode (USA+50Hz). Region locked cartridges are the way to go for testing.

Please don't refer to it as a language mod, it's a region mod and a region mod won't translate your games.

Genesis / Mega Drive region settings...
USA + 60Hz = USA
JPN + 60Hz = JPN
USA + 50Hz = EUR

Research is the better part of discretion when you're starting to mod systems. Far better than slapping in jumpers and slicing up PCB's in a rush. Personally the guy's system in the picture linked to in the original post looks like a smuldering pile of crap to me. The trick to mods is to have them be clean and look like they were there to begin with. Who the hell wants to take the case apart and move jumpers on pins to change regions? I don't have any Genesis systems for sale right now but I do have a Saturn up that can act as an example. To each their own however.

[77punk]

David, im all about researching and whatnot (google right now is my best tool) and I love to make thing clean looking. I am just intrigued on how much he did with his and its inspired me. I know its a region mod and the language mod is in another location. I see that now one of my systems i loading sonic 2 to say sonic and miles, but the streets of rage 2 is still working as usual. fun stuff.

Looking forward to completing the S-Vid mod and any other things i can find to do.

[InsaneDavid]

All sounds good. I really, really, REALLY don't like harshing on other people's mods but that picture was driving me crazy. As an R&D mod board to try stuff with and tinker with then find smoother ways to do stuff it's fine but it seemed like they were calling that a completed system.

[77punk]

I finally figured out what it was. I was tring the combination backwards so it just didnt let me select. Im happy with my system now but am still looking for cool things to do with it. When I get a better camera I will make sure to snap pictures of it. I am actually going to make a wireharness for it when I know im content with all the mods on it.

I think that would be just the coolest mod is the tubes that say Sega that the one guy had modded. Its complete overkill but great stuff IMO. Thanks all for your advice and such, like always.

[evildragon]

These are the mods on my Genesis.

http://macteens.com/gallery/albums/u...094/genmod.jpg

Non TMSS model too..

RCA jacks are going to be replaced with gold plated ones soon, as soon as Radio Shack restocks.