Post by lovablechevy on May 17, 2008 1:38:16 GMT -4
updated compatibility list as of 3/15/08
genesis
* lakers vs celtics and the nba playoffs - perfect
* phantasy star ii - perfect
* phantasy star iii - perfect
* phantasy star iv - perfect
* primal rage - perfect
* shadowrun - perfect
* shining force - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 2 - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 3 - perfect
* sonic & knuckles - perfect (including the lock-on games)
* super hydlide - perfect
* traysia - perfect
* virtua racing - perfect
* winter challenge - perfect[/ul]
nes (i am using good since i don't have an actual nes to compare)
* dragon warrior - does not work
* dragon warrior ii - good
* dragon warrior iii - good
* dragon warrior iv - does not work
* dungeon magic: sword of the elements - good
* gauntlet (unlicensed) - does not work
* guardian legend - does not work
* gyromite - good
* hydlide - good
* ironsword: wizards & warriors ii - good
* legacy of the wizard - good
* legend of zelda - good
* magic of scheherazade - good
* metroid - good
* milon's secret castle - good
* paperboy - good
* star tropics - does not work
* super mario bros/duck hunt - smb is good no way to test duck hunt
* trojan - good
* zelda ii: the adventure of link - good[/ul]
famicom with converter
* fire emblem gaiden - does not work
* mother - good
* musashi no bouken - good
* suito homu - good[/ul]
nes repro carts
* earthbound zero - good
* sweet home - good [/ul]
just to clear something up, all of my nes games have been taken apart and cleaned. i try each game at least 10x to make sure that it's just not a bad connection.
box front
box back
packaging
console
controller with smaller connector
insides - will post measurements later
bottom of boards
requested picture of sg/fc daul action playing virtua racing
well, for the most part, this system is just not as good as the gn twin. it feels flimsier. and it has more compatibility issues.
the genesis side is almost exactly the same as the gn twin, including it's power base converter issues. so, you can see my comments about the gn twin. in fact, the only thing different that i noticed is that this system has more issues with sound effects.
the nes side is really odd. i think that the cart slot is too shallow. it doesn't really feel like much of the game actually goes into the slot. the first game i put in, i kept pushing and pushing... just waiting for the "click" of the game being inserted. finally i gave up and just turned it on. it made it so that i had to try multiple times for many of my games to work. after 10 tries, i gave up and included it as a non-compatible game. who wants to insert a game 10 times just to get it to work? not me, that's for sure. the ONLY good thing about the cart slot is that the games come back out of it with very little effort. this is of course due to the fact that barely any of the game gets into the cart slot to begin with.
the controller is exactly the same as the gn twins. so you can see those comments if you want.
i don't like the power button. it wiggles around and is too easy to accidentally jump the off switch. many times when trying to turn the nes side off, i went all the way to the genesis power being on. this is more of an annoyance than anything else.
between the gn twin and the sg/fc dual action system... get a gn twin... if you don't like the look of the gn twin, wait until there is a review available for the gen-x.
genesis
* lakers vs celtics and the nba playoffs - perfect
* phantasy star ii - perfect
* phantasy star iii - perfect
* phantasy star iv - perfect
* primal rage - perfect
* shadowrun - perfect
* shining force - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 2 - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 3 - perfect
* sonic & knuckles - perfect (including the lock-on games)
* super hydlide - perfect
* traysia - perfect
* virtua racing - perfect
* winter challenge - perfect[/ul]
nes (i am using good since i don't have an actual nes to compare)
* dragon warrior - does not work
* dragon warrior ii - good
* dragon warrior iii - good
* dragon warrior iv - does not work
* dungeon magic: sword of the elements - good
* gauntlet (unlicensed) - does not work
* guardian legend - does not work
* gyromite - good
* hydlide - good
* ironsword: wizards & warriors ii - good
* legacy of the wizard - good
* legend of zelda - good
* magic of scheherazade - good
* metroid - good
* milon's secret castle - good
* paperboy - good
* star tropics - does not work
* super mario bros/duck hunt - smb is good no way to test duck hunt
* trojan - good
* zelda ii: the adventure of link - good[/ul]
famicom with converter
* fire emblem gaiden - does not work
* mother - good
* musashi no bouken - good
* suito homu - good[/ul]
nes repro carts
* earthbound zero - good
* sweet home - good [/ul]
just to clear something up, all of my nes games have been taken apart and cleaned. i try each game at least 10x to make sure that it's just not a bad connection.
box front
box back
packaging
console
controller with smaller connector
insides - will post measurements later
bottom of boards
requested picture of sg/fc daul action playing virtua racing
well, for the most part, this system is just not as good as the gn twin. it feels flimsier. and it has more compatibility issues.
the genesis side is almost exactly the same as the gn twin, including it's power base converter issues. so, you can see my comments about the gn twin. in fact, the only thing different that i noticed is that this system has more issues with sound effects.
the nes side is really odd. i think that the cart slot is too shallow. it doesn't really feel like much of the game actually goes into the slot. the first game i put in, i kept pushing and pushing... just waiting for the "click" of the game being inserted. finally i gave up and just turned it on. it made it so that i had to try multiple times for many of my games to work. after 10 tries, i gave up and included it as a non-compatible game. who wants to insert a game 10 times just to get it to work? not me, that's for sure. the ONLY good thing about the cart slot is that the games come back out of it with very little effort. this is of course due to the fact that barely any of the game gets into the cart slot to begin with.
the controller is exactly the same as the gn twins. so you can see those comments if you want.
i don't like the power button. it wiggles around and is too easy to accidentally jump the off switch. many times when trying to turn the nes side off, i went all the way to the genesis power being on. this is more of an annoyance than anything else.
between the gn twin and the sg/fc dual action system... get a gn twin... if you don't like the look of the gn twin, wait until there is a review available for the gen-x.
