Sega CD without the CD! Terraonion Mega SD Review: Flash Cartridge for Genesis / Mega Drive

[@frod70]

"A shrine to my midlife crisis". Ha ha ha. I know the feeling.

[@RetroGamerBB]

What a hilarious way to intro the video. I might have to steal that phrase.

[@samfrito]

Shrines are being built grander and more opulent than in my dad's time.

[@SpikeBlighty]

That's why I come to this channel. Not only is the content good and trustworthy, but Lon's dry self-deprecating wit add heaps of personality to the proceedings.

[@DeVstatrOmga]

The Sega Genesis Model 1 and 2 are works of art just in design and aesthetics alone. But also had one of the greatest game libraries in home console history. I’m glad there’s still products being released for it.

[@ramshambo2001]

Thanks for mentioning the .img file format being supported!

[@posthumanistpotato]

Bite your tongue FMV on the Sega CD was a work of beauty.

[@Sega_is_all_i_cd]

Thanks Lon for this review as I’m a huge fan of the Sega cd. For the price and some of the minor issues that may occur I’d still would refer to the original hardware. I have a model 1 n 2 segacd and a cdx and JVC xeye.

[@Sega_is_all_i_cd]

Michael Jegenjan yes never see too many broken ones on eBay.

[@AAWinnerMichaelCaine]

"You still don't have a Sega CD?! What are you waitin' for? Nintendo to make one?!" Classic 90s ad 😀👍

[@IamMarkSmith]

Excellent review Lon. Thank you so much!

[@foxglove9]

Impressive it works so well. Price not so impressive, but I understand the tech doesn't come cheap. I'm a humongous Genesis fan, but Emulation is definitely good for me until prices drop on all that FPGA stuff.

[@borntoworkanddie6708]

Great video !

[@carlossalazar9782]

I have the terra onion and did latest update. When I play sega cd, I can't hear the music in the game. I can hear sounds like when sonic jumps, but I can't hear the music in any of the games. What am I doing wrong? I've tried picking all the different bios to see if that would be the difference, but have had no luck.

[@jejefrantic2842]

1:37 that's why u r better than many KZbinrs 👍

[@kBitre]

I wanna say that my "aging" thumb drives from 10 years ago don't work anymore but my aging cd drives do

[@RetroGamerBB]

The fm audio for master system is good for some titles, the psg audio has its charm and place in certain games. Great video

[@slappingvegans7940]

The NES had a similar chip available in some Japanese games. Check out Castlevania 3

[@TheOGjarilo]

Sonic CD is my favorite Sonic Game ever made.

[@Dessan01]

Be careful guys, I was really excited about this and got my pre order in early, sadly this is looking like a mistake as Terra Onion are proving to be incredibly shady. At the pre order stage the Mega SD was advertised as coming from Spain and all EU customers would get tax free delivery, then in the interim between order and delivery the company relocated to Andorra and now everyone is facing customs charges of 60 euros or more. That plus I’m still waiting now for my pre order despite an early August delivery date set.

[@ChannelDOM]

I just paid 65 € extra taxes :-( !!!

[@johnsmith-vz4sk]

Nice one Lon

[@crystalchaos462]

Honestly for $260 the adapter should have come in the box or it should have been designed to just interface with the expansion slot in the first place. That's a pretty glaring oversight if you ask me.

[@samfrito]

Yeah, but for the very very few games that use that 32x/Sega Cd configuration it probably saved Terraonion from upping the cost by $20 or more just so you could play Corpse Killer and Supreme Warrior. Just saying, very limited offerings. More power to you if you like those games.

[@Dessan01]

They didn’t mind slipping off to Andorra between the pre-order and shipping stage and adding an extra £60 to the bill for anyone living in the EU with taxes ;)

[@Septer_Sever]

Does anyone know how to add screenshots and game info? They say you can do it, but there is no info in the manual or on the website...

[@CristianHernandez-hj6jc]

I appreciate you very much for sharing your video thanks again I just bought one to it will be a lot of fun

[@whitezombie0002]

Great video Lon! Can the Sega CD utilize save states or just Genesis/Mega Drives games use this feature?

[@LonSeidman]

No save states on the cd side unfortunately

[@TheVetUk]

For that price it should come with the adaptor

[@AlanThompsonRegularNintendo]

Great video Lon! My sega cd doesnt power on, and I have a mega sg. This might be a great option for me. Thank you for your review!

[@slappingvegans7940]

Or you can emulate for free...

[@AlanThompsonRegularNintendo]

@@slappingvegans7940 I do have a pi and emulate for free, but i do like having the hardware

[@slappingvegans7940]

@@AlanThompsonRegularNintendo Save your money. Owning the hardware just means that you are wasting money. Think about how big your backlog of unfinished/unplayed games is. Also, think back to before 2011, before the KZbin retro game collectors... No one cared about physical hardware until KZbinrs told people to collect, thus driving up prices like crazy in order for them to justify their collections. Up until then, everyone was emulating and everyone was perfectly happy. Invest in a car or new girlfriend instead of blowing $250 on a flash card. Just my friendly advice. 😀

[@slappingvegans7940]

@alak58 Funny... Video game companies seem to disagree with you. They always use emulators . Nes mini, xbox backwards compatibility, virtual console, Retron 5 , PS Now , and the list goes on and on !!!

[@AlanThompsonRegularNintendo]

@@slappingvegans7940 lol today is my 40th birthday and have been collecting since around 1997. For me it is a fun Hobby. I love collecting or trying to find something at a good deal at a flea market or whatever. Lol I do appreciate the advice, but i do love having the physical games on my shelf to pop in and play when I want. I do have every which way to play them emulation wise also. I just love old school games any which way I can play them, and want them to be as lag free and original as possible😊😎

[@reeseyme9613]

i guess for that price, most people would want it to run the game rom as a standalone console.

[@saysbadman]

Reesey Me if you already have all the hardware then this is a must. I am already invested with a model 1 genesis and some hd retrovision component cables. All I need now is this fpga to give me a great sega cd experience. I also have the everdrive x5 which can sell to offset some of the price.

[@georgesenda1952]

Link to product please.

[@slappingvegans7940]

You've gotta ask Uncle Google

[@HedgehogY2K]

WHAT THE CRAP! This FPGA thing is real legit? I wonder how it compares with the Sega CD or even the Wondermega RG-M1's DSP.

[@johnnydabs4855]

Does it emulate the Sega CD ram cart? It's supposed to enable extra content on certain games(like dune)

[@LonSeidman]

Yes it works as a CD ram cart - each game can get its own save space. I am not sure if that functionality added extra features like it did on the Saturn I’ll have to look into that.

[@Sheepy007]

Lon.TV some games like Shining Force CD could only be finished with the expansion cart. The game had multiple chapters and to unlock the last 2 chapters you needed save files from the previous 2 to carry over and for that you needed the backup cart. Without it you simply can not see the end of the game

[@FightGet]

subbed

[@thecaptain2281]

@Lon.TV Lon, you really should do a follow up video explaining the legalities of owning the games you emulate. Otherwise there is potential for a piracy issue. Otherwise Great review! Amazing hardware!

[@wizemonk4925]

the world knows by now about the issuse of rom piracy also listen and watch more closey he cleary states he ripped games from original cd piracy in todays market is ok what im supposed to shell out hundreds dollars pounds for games which are old anyway and used no thanks also you do relise sega cd has no piracy protection you can burn games onto blanke cds and play them its been done for 20 years!! wayyyyyy before mega sd my advice stop worrying about piracy your only one who does how silly bet your that type who runs to the boss if someone keeps a pen or paper clip

[@LonSeidman]

I have long advocated for developers to legally release rom files, they don’t for the most part (sega is the exception). Of note : original devs are making nothing from resale of used games either.

[@wizemonk4925]

forgive me for jumping in but id like to say thats great point if i say buy from ebay sega doesnt not receive a penny from me also theres high risk your buying a fake add to this what if i brought say sonic when it 1st came out all those years ago iv brought it so years later even tho i dnt own cartridge dnt i own it in rom form its huge grey area i think with huge prices of games its fair thing to do also its preserving the games cartridges cds dnt last for ever people know about piracy dnt worry just keep making great videos how people choose to play retro games is up to them its out of your hands

[@AAWinnerMichaelCaine]

Support Sega's efforts by purchasing the Genesis/Megadrive releases on Steam. You can go in your install folder and use your legally purchased ROMs in any emulator, including products like this.

[@FlintG]

I wish they would make it cheaper for consumers to easily get one.

[@zoiks6631]

Vladimir Putin The FPGA chip alone costs more than that.

[@hyperghoul]

Sega 32x?

[@Sega_is_all_i_cd]

adi paramartha I know right! This cart should be definitely doing 32x right off the back. But that’s too much like right.

[@TheRetroMess]

Considering how often you have to explain why you feature the things you do on your channel you might as well have said "As only some (or maybe a fraction?) of you know *at this point in time,* for most of the viewers seem to be new subscribers or forget that I DO do this from time to time..." 😉😆

[@SodaGumX]

man review the new everdrive pro with sega cd and show us Everything about it compared to the mega sd

[@Brynjar1]

Very expensive, still amazing enginnering from their parts.

[@rockb922]

Is there a Super Nintendo version of this?

[@LonSeidman]

Yes the sd2snes ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m3inyeaqiKrpo - I need to do an update as they’ve added a bunch of new features to it

[@disruptfam]

What about 32x?

[@LonSeidman]

Watch the video :)

[@mpholicx2]

$200+ to play Sega CD games? No thank you. If I bought every Everdrive and every Analogue device I'd go broke! Hardware emulation might be better than software but at these prices I'll live with software emulation shortcomings.

[@zoiks6631]

I’ve bought every EverDrive and Analog device and am not broke. Do I win a prize besides crystal clear 1080p retro video games over HDMI?

[@kBitre]

cool hardware hack but i'll stick with my emulator

[@estusflask982]

Hey Lon, you know you can just play all these games on your Shield, right?

[@LonSeidman]

Yes but original hardware / FPGA is better

[@namedoasis1134]

you can play Virtua Racing on switch at 1080p

[@jongibson4866]

Is it just me or does it look like S$%#%?

[@HometownUnicorn]

the Japanese sonic CD is not a different soundtrack it's the original soundtrack the way the game was intended. America decided to slap some rubbish music on.