Classic Game Room - SEGA CD MODEL 2 to GENESIS 1 EXTENDER review

[@coolioistheboss]

It's a real shame this thing doesn't require its own power supply.

[@AliceJ.]

Lmao

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

@@mastersproutgamer9327 he’s talking about the extender piece it self.

[@Pins33ker]

I purchased the Sega Genesis model 1 around when It first was released back in the early 90's. My kids were very young then, and they loved It. So a couple years ago I bought another one on ebay, and they came over to my place and they freaked out. They couldn't believe I got one. And my oldest daughter's little kids play It too. Brings back great memories....

[@cornflux1935]

You my friend, are a severely underrated reviewer

[@cornflux1935]

Because you are awesome

[@bigshambowski]

I just watched a guy talk about a piece of plastic for 3 and a half minutes.

[@compy2273]

That’s how they do things at CGR I guess

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

Congratulations

[@fryaplays7509]

Your channel is awesome. I had never even heard of some of this stuff until now. XD

[@mikecontra8844]

Marks not lying, he will review everything! My review of Mark..... 1+ thumbs up

[@computerkid1416]

This series needs to make a comeback!

[@megaCK1000]

"Why should it lose weight when it doesn't have to? I say the same thing about myself."

[@solaris6428]

Lmfao!

[@oejam]

My setup was a megadrive 2 + mega cd 2 + 32x, and next to it a megadrive 1 + power base convertor

[@danxepha4535]

I'm pretty sure these came free in the box with the Mega CD 2 here in the UK. Was it not the same in the States?

[@TotallyRandomVideoGameChannel]

You can get some tasty beer to fill your amazing CGR beer glass with that $15

[@robot797]

i like the idea but i think a model 1 needs a model 1 cd the tower of power needs to be errected with the right base and it looks better

[@FlintG]

Yup I agree. It just looks much better. I have a model 2 genesis and the model 2 sega cd might look good with it.

[@surfthestreets86]

I need that tower of power is it rare?

[@FlintG]

Elliott Knighves The ultimate tower of power would be the sega nomad with a game genie + sonic and knuckles + sonic 3.

[@robot797]

i had a stack once model 1 cd-model 1 megadrive-32x-magic drive-game genie-sonic 2 and that stack worked (i once added sonic and knukkels to it bit the magic drive would not load it) i also like to use insted of sonic 2 virtual racing (normal not 32x version) that one is bigger then a normal cardrige

[@JVenom]

***** I totally agree! For years I used a Model 1 Genesis with a Model 2 Sega CD and a 32X and I always hated how awkward it looked, but I loved it, so I couldn't complain too much. Now I'm a Genesis collector, and I've been searching for a while for a working Sega CD Model 1 that isn't too expensive. It seems like they're rather rare, and many weren't as reliable as the model 2 (as you see many many many more up for sale as "spare parts" or "untested! don't ask me why though even though I have all the cables!" etc lol. My Model 2 Genesis with it's Model 2 Sega CD works and looks great (though once you toss the 32X on, like James Rolfe famously said, it does "look like it's on life support" lol, which humorously is something I thought throughout my entire childhood but didn't know how to succinctly put into words the way he did), but I can't wait until I finally get a working Model 1 Sega CD to pair with my M1 Genesis. That pair simply looked classic imo. It even won't look bad with the 32X which is saying something...

[@DEVOUREDANGEL956]

The Sega CD I bought luckily came with everything it needed. Great video Mark!

[@lolobotius]

Sega Mega Drive II was the total and absolute perfection of 16 bit games era. To be honest I had a chinese copy of Sega called Mega Drive II. It was very cheap back in the day. Also we had chinese analog of NES called Dendy 8 bit. It is so cool to see orginal parts of this game legend monster. Thank you, dear Lord Karnage.

[@MocnyBrowarek]

Segata Sanshiro approves.

[@DanielAyy]

Wrong console.

[@byronclark9188]

If you bought model 2 cd new it came with the extender the plate and hardware to connect them

[@MrTripcore]

'Hang On' perfect game selection for the video

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

The model 2 Sega CD's extender comes in handy if you don't want your model 1 Sega Genesis attached to the model 2 Sega CD to tilt and fall over. I would recommend the Sega Genesis CDX because it is a standalone Sega CD console. Add-ons for the Genesis cause a lot of clutter. There is also a Sega CD memory cartridge that saves your game data. The Sega CD memory cartridge can fit into your model 1 and model 2 Genesis consoles and it can also fit into your CDX. I have an idea: get a Sega power strip where the sockets are rotated and spaced out and plug in your model 1/model 2 Genesis, plug your Sega 32X add-on into either the model 1 or model 2 Genesis, plug in your CDX and last but not least, plug in your Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast and you're all set.

[@emmettturner9452]

Several comments here don’t seem to realize that this part was bundled with the top-loading Sega CD (Sega CD2?). It wasn’t a separate accessory. When they redesigned the Sega CD they had to make sure it properly fit both consoles or else it would be even harder for the add-on to find success (even smaller potential market). It replaced the original front-loading Sega CD and they weren’t simultaneously available for any longer than it took to sell out of old stock.

[@CaptainRufus]

Duct tape won't keep me from dying alone. :(

[@wesleynaylor9853]

You could duct tape yourself to someone against their will.

[@worsel555]

CaptainRufus "Is there anything duct tape can't do?" Yes, it cant bring your dead parents back to life...

[@frankschneider6156]

CaptainRufus Sure it can .. if properly applied with and mastering the necessary skills, it will turn you into a mummy ... and therefore you'll practically live forever (and look like Boris Karloff) although toilet paper may also do the trick

[@DanielAyy]

Duct tape not working? Use Flex tape!

[@RetroGamePlayers]

It would be cool to make a display shelf out of 8 to 10 of those extension pieces and place a Super Nintendo on it. Or any system of your choice, although the irony of the SNES could make it an art piece.

[@TheMamaluigi300]

Retro Game Players Yes, why bother spending $10 on wood and stuff for the display stand when for $100 you could megazord your way to a display stand

[@RonRose]

I bought a model 2 Sega CD for $30 a few years ago. It came with a model 2 Genesis and the extender piece. I had to look up online to see what it was used for. lol

[@ilexgarodan]

Ah, the Handyman's Secret Weapon. Red Green would be proud of you!

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Wish SEGA still made hardware. They always had the sexiest consoles.

[@larryinc64]

used packing tape on my extender missing the plate, it leave behind no residue.

[@VerzeChoruzVerze]

I had no idea the extender was so expensive/uncommon. When I bought my Mega CD model 2, it came with it. And yeah, it comes with a screw and I think (It's been a while since I dug it out) a plate that held the two parts together.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Same here. I still have the extender since 2010. The model 2 Sega CD came with it when I bought it.

[@IVR02]

Mine too. Got mine in 2014, and it came with the extender and the metal plate.

[@HitmonleeDeluxe]

Mad props for having Super Hang On in the system! :D

[@OrgussCentury]

This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

[@tekguru8]

Hype for a piece of plastic and duct tape.. Gotta love CGR for being able to review anything and make it the best thing ever

[@junejuly6474]

It's official. Mark can and has reviewed everything.

[@RyDawg96]

So after all these years making the show with this part missing on your Sega CD, you finally get it.

[@slumfiend6639]

Lord karnage has answered my prayers

[@Tihi92]

Really fun review! :)

[@theadventuresofee8666]

That's crazy, I didn't know there was an extender to this.

[@mrshootinputin7251]

Duct tape can also be used to treat warts.

[@blackdragonsaber7956]

review a model 1 sega CD please! (the one where the tray slides open like a DVDs player instead of popping open like the model 2)

[@xxcrysad3000xx]

Double the resale value and triple the longevity of your Sega Genesis 1/Sega CD unit! Now that's what I call engineering.

[@danielbelmont8477]

Cool new video mark

[@SmoothCriminalAaron]

I got mine for $5 and with the bottom thing to screw in. Well worth the money and will make your system sexy as can be.

[@compy2273]

Can duct tape fix capacitors on a model 1 Sega CD? That would be nice

[@KITT171]

Didn't even know this exists, cool to see though.

[@rogerchristensen2741]

Thanks for the ducktape tips ;)

[@RichtersShadow]

In fairness, without it you run the risk of catapulting your cd across the room as you try to alter the volume for your headphones. Or you could just get a model 1 SCD :p

[@happypoo3201]

I want to get a sega cd model 1 some day. It just looks boss.

[@RichardMajor86]

That came in the box, at least it did with my one in the UK.

[@ApolloXL5]

Good review and I liked the 'weight joke'. But I thought all reviews started with... "This review has been approved by Ethel the Cyborg Ninja!"

[@michiganjack1337]

Essentially it's an elastic waist band for the Model 1.

[@NoFormalTraining]

Ah, but is there something similar to allow a mark 2 mega drive/genesis to be hooked up to a mark 1 Mega CD/Sega CD and cover the gapping gap that would be shown in that particular combo?

[@gillianseed4419]

this configuration was not supported by sega and the two items dont fit together properly, you can force it though

[@rexthesheep]

Is it Derek or Derrick?

[@mrbloby15]

High iam a bin man and believe it or not i recently found a mega cd and mega drive 2 in a communal bin store only problem no power source so question what kind of power source do i need and is the red a white necessary for sound or will i be able too hear anything without it ?

[@GaggleofDoozies]

Wow......didn't know this extender became so expensive.......I finally found one on ebay a couple of years ago for $20......yes! !

[@kaleidoscopeon]

SNES Still rules!

[@TheMineMappers]

SNES HYPE

[@IWillScoop]

Shit's Never Exciting System.

[@kaleidoscopeon]

Sega consoles are for sissies. :)

[@TheMineMappers]

zorkor When you play on Nintendo, you play with power

[@TNVGAMING]

***** True, but they don't have BLAST PROCESSING! xD

[@BocaRetroGames]

Best review ever

[@Arisaka.X]

Can model 1 Sega CD work with a model 2 Sega Genesis? Please someone help

[@NoFormalTraining]

yes, they worked like that too.

[@Arisaka.X]

No Formal Training well I guess my Sega CD is broken nothing isn't happening

[@michaelwolfe9496]

Misfits330 Well if nothing ISN'T happening that means it's working. If you mean nothing IS happening, then clean the connectors, check that the cords are the correct ones and that they are working, and if that doesn't solve anything try looking up how to get it working.

[@ShunShinimaru]

Michael Wolfe "Well if nothing ISN'T happening that means it's working" You genius

[@Arisaka.X]

Michael Wolfe besides the power adapter is there another cord I need?

[@CoolHandJames]

'this is unacceptable and needs to be fixed' I laughed. Heartily/

[@superman198230]

One of the greatest system ever made

[@alubaldini]

the best model i want one but here in my country only model 2 ,,

[@foxyloon]

Where can you find these for $15-20? I've seen them listed for over $100 on eBay before!

[@strawman5300]

Im sorry but you dont

[@foxyloon]

Strawman Exactly my point. I've never seen such an overpriced hunk of plastic before.

[@GreenNinjaTea]

***** you might be able to find one at a retro store for 50$ or less, but since you brought up ebay i assume you dont live near one.

[@happypoo3201]

pawn shops, garage sales, kijiji. Ebay is usually the most expensive place to get these.

[@foxyloon]

GreenNinjaTea Yeah, I have to go out of my way (at least an hour's drive) to find a game store that sells the older stuff.

[@clearlypellucid]

Duck tape can't UNSTICK things!

[@Friskybusiness1]

Conundrum duct*

[@316whatupz]

Mark engineering is the best engineering. xD

[@Michirin9801]

Well, I'll give the Sega CD credit, it actually does increase the 'blast processing' because it has its own Motorola 68000 CPU inside of it that is even faster than that of the Genesis (12.5 MHz) and it has 6 MEGA POWER of internal RAM! That's why the thing requires another power supply, whereas the PC engine CD for example doesn't... But this piece of plastic right there, it doesn't do jacks**t =w=

[@Clara_Page]

they could of at least released it with a single power supply that powered both the MD and MCD

[@Michirin9801]

Clara Pagett Was that even possible? I mean, to make a single power supply with 2 cables to connect to both the Sega CD and Genesis? Because you know, at the time you needed a lot of power to keep 2 68000 CPUs running...

[@Clara_Page]

Ruko Michiharu Sega officially released a power supply that powered all 3 MD MCD and 32X but its rather rare, ive never seen one but I saw a review of many one years ago so it was either a prank or is extremely rare

[@TNVGAMING]

Clara Pagett SEGA never did that. There are third party solutions to power the trio now, but none ever came from SEGA themselves.

[@Clara_Page]

TnVGaming ok, fair enough. ive only ever seen it once in a video but it looked pretty legit as an official sega product

[@christophermiller3031]

MORE hand waving a la Vanna White while showing of products please! It helps me understand what you're saying better :)

[@jamiemarchant]

You could probably 3D print that.

[@TorutheRedFox]

Can duct tape make a portal +Lord Karnage ?

[@michielkudova3887]

+LBPPlayer7 it can close one.

[@nextlevelgaming3498]

Should I get Sega cd (w/ sonic cd) or a dc (w/ sa2)?

[@MDPToaster]

Both are amazing consoles with a great games library but it will boil down to personal preference, you can get Sonic CD and Sonic Adventure 2 on Steam. But the Dreamcast has the bigger and better game library.

[@Haku_Hatake]

Man I miss the 90's :/

[@M3rtyville]

No 32x in this video? I am disappointed Mark...guess duck tape wasn't able to fix that.

[@kabelomatsoge9346]

when my parents could afford to buy me the playstation i put aside money from school pocket money and bought this at a pawn shop... my life was complate

[@MrGencyExit64]

There's a metal plate on the underside that you slide into one side of the extender and onto the SEGA CD. Who pays $15 for this though? =P It shipped with the SEGA CD Model 2.

[@WebVManReturns]

$3.00 for Eternal Champions isn't bad, but I paid $.99 for a complete copy of the sequel on Sega CD.

[@PistNRods]

Model 1 Genesis + Model 1 Sega CD mega block!

[@Kousaburo]

That's really clever.

[@americangermanmapper3636]

I heard.. You can by that thing for 30 bucks! HOOOOLYYYY CRAAAAP

[@JimmyTurner]

I wonder how many of these they actually sold.

[@OzzieVsVideoGaming]

I'm guessing about 4

[@JimmyTurner]

Ozzie Aparoid One of the rarest pieces of gaming shit out there then.

[@cj694x2]

Zero, because they came free in the box with every Model 2 Sega CD. However, these days collectors pay real money for this shit, because most people back in the day tossed these suckers.

[@Tolman18]

***** You are right about it coming with the Sega CD Model 2 in the box. I have a Sega Model 1 and the Sega CD Model 2 to this day and when I was a kid, my father hooked up the expansion plastic to it. I had and still do have OCD, so let me tell you that the extra plastic put me in a happy place and it will continue to my last dying breath. :)

[@Tolman18]

***** What could I get on Ebay if I wanted to sell mine with the actual bracket?

[@solaris6428]

Now I am only 13 but I like classic games way better than new games!

[@MCSHINOBI]

Classic.

[@DragonX64567]

Model 1 is better because it has the backward compatibility with Sega Master System games built into it. All you need is the power vase converter. So if you have the model one you can get all the attachment and have a Sega Master Genesis CD 32X system

[@DragonX64567]

***** I found no videos explaining that but looking at forum there's a piece on the back you can remove so it doesn't block the adapter jacks

[@Wourghk]

So it's Plastic Game Room?

[@falsehero2001]

Optimus Prime is not complete without his trailer.

[@MercDiggler]

Dat snes punch line at the end doe. ba dum tssssss

[@Evaldas65]

Still waiting for the Xbox One review...

[@wayneschmidt3386]

San Leandro Represent!

[@paulquaresimo9432]

blast processing you had to go there lol

[@FritoFredrik]

i need one :D

[@ZaneCapps]

Looks like something for people with OCD

[@bradzboy]

It's not a tumour!.

[@gillianseed4419]

that would be the 32x

[@edward18517]

I'm sorry, but I've always thought the Model 1 on the 2's CD looked stupid as hell. The models only work visually for me with their own CDs.

[@shredicusmaximus]

this review is hilarious...but my model 1 felt incomplete without it as well. as a fanboy I find it unacceptable to not own this. what else are you supposed to do.....use a model 2 genesis??? I think not!

[@CarozQH]

You really need that if you want to have a Model 1 Genesis with a SCD, because sadly the Model 1 SCD is ridiculously overpriced these days!

[@skabcat242]

$15 for that piece of plastic. I would just make one out of legos.

[@ShunShinimaru]

skabcat242 it's actually more like $100 USD I don't know where he got the idea that it costs 15 bucks. Maybe when it first came out but now it's practically a collector's piece.

[@TBustah]

Actually, as expensive as Lego bricks are, it'd probably be cheaper just to buy this thing... assuming you didn't already have the bricks lying around and/or wanted to build it in all black to match (since it's purpose is a purely aesthetic one in the first place).

[@KramSacul]

It came in the box with the Sega CD m2 so no one actually had to pay for it.

[@KeyKiller74]

All hail plastic & duck tape !

[@RichardCraig]

Only you, Mark... only you would review a stupid piece of plastic, and only you would I watch do such a thing. Ridiculous in the most wonderful ways.

[@centipede167]

There was a Mega CD 2? WTF?!

[@XxWOLFERxX]

This is the best way to go if you are wanting to get the best Sega experience out there... Yes the model 1 cd does look better, but that system is heavily flawed and would most likely die on you... Model 2 sega cd are more reliable

[@MrJ0mmy]

Sega is the best I could have owned this back in the day but I choose to buy Atari

[@jamcalx]

Play popful mail now!

[@duccie]

DUCK TAPE CAN DO ANYTHING

[@scottydu81]

Insignificant piece of plastic, remarkable piece of gaming history :)

[@aaronkittyvids]

Reviews like this separate CGR from da pack...