Incredible, I thought society wasn't ready for the innovations offered by the Dreamcast and to think this went back to the Genesis/Megadrive days is breathtaking Sega was truly ahead of their time...oh the possibilities!
@DannyCD10 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Sega future proofed all their consoles too unlike Nintendo. The fact that every Sega console going all the way back to the Master System is RGB capable is astounding because RGB is great for modern TVs with component inputs and HDTVs!
@girlsdrinkfeck10 жыл бұрын
C. Danny D. and thats what killed sega ,people bought the upgrades ,then they broken ,and then sega released a new console a year later anyway which pissed off half their fans ..
@DannyCD10 жыл бұрын
***** That's a completely different topic. I was just stating how awesome it was for Sega to implement RGB video in all their consoles so that those who had expensive home theatre systems at the time could get much more out of their Sega console which also future proofed them for modern TVs using RGB SCART upscalers rather than Nintendo who just thought about the casual buyer who used RF and composite. Even to this day they don't care, the Wii Mini is proof of this, they made it have composite video only.
@SpartanFromSpain10 жыл бұрын
well the snes comes with RGB and the gamecube can output RGB as well i believe component should've been produced in larger quantities like everyone else did there's no reason to pay $150 for a gamecube component cable, but i agree with you 100% sega was serious about their production. I can't afford to buy all the equipment to output RGB so S-video will have to do until then.
@girlsdrinkfeck10 жыл бұрын
SpartanFromSpain if youre from spain ,ud know nintendo consoles had proper RGB SCART connectors available which is MUCH better ,than americas shitty S-video :)
@ZakkHung6 жыл бұрын
That full Mega Drive setup with the CD, 32X, and wireless adapter looks bloody gorgeous!
@CashMoneyCrane8 жыл бұрын
home boy really typed out "boobies" on that sega phone. lol
@SurvivingTheApocalypse8 жыл бұрын
I have a copy of Cyberball, a Jap Megadrive & the Modem sitting here ready to play anytime you (or anyone else) fancy it.
@KevinTwiner11 жыл бұрын
Awsome..i have been wanting too see you show this since your first video. This was even better than I anticipated thank you so much Bro.And keep up the great & interesting video's!
@superbracey8 жыл бұрын
Online gaming from before I even knew what the Internet was.
@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli7 жыл бұрын
Blows my mind since it's technically not even internet - it just connects via phone (same DELIVERY as the internet). America Online didn't even exist until 1991. Shit's insane how ahead of its time this was.
@deckofcards876 жыл бұрын
J Ríos That's right, and it was utilized only by gov and military I read.
@RWL20123 жыл бұрын
the *internet* has been around since the 70s but the *web* has only been around since the 90s
@johnsimon84575 жыл бұрын
Your megadrive and modem are museum quality, like “forgotten in a warehouse for thirty years”’ level of pristine!
@paulrobhagan10 жыл бұрын
i like sega because if they say their gonna release periferals they do unlike nintendo.
@generalofg33779 жыл бұрын
Nintendo had something like this too you know
@netako8 жыл бұрын
Nintendo already done this with the Famicom (same for the SNES and the N64).
@PhirePhlame4 жыл бұрын
The issue is that they ended up having the exact opposite problem: they released too many peripherals and saturated their own market.
@evoGage11 жыл бұрын
Sega was ahead of its time. If only they are still around, no doubt would bring out a beast of a console for today's market.
@KevinTwiner11 жыл бұрын
This is so awsome! Cant wait too get one of these. Your Genesis/ megadrive is fucking solid bro..makes this old man smile! Peace and happy gameing
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) . I would but don't always have the time or energy to make vids. I appreciate the support! :)
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Haha, Technically we still can. xD Just need to gather a community of people with modems and copies of CyberBall organised. :P But it would be cool if the SEGA servers were still up and you could download the games etc ;)
@bmhedgehog211 жыл бұрын
wow who knew that there was a Sega Modem before the Sega Channel? I learned something new today.
@ASuwan2210 жыл бұрын
That's insane! Who knew mega drive had a modem!
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that. Thanks for watching the vids! :)
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
It might just need its capacitors replaced. It's a pretty common fault with GameGears and not too difficult to fix. You can buy kits with all the parts you need online and there are a few tuts on youtube showing you how to do it. Maybe give it a shot yourself and make a project out of it? :P I'd like to help but I don't do repairs on anything other than my own stuff these days, sorry. Also, the postage alone would probably cost as much as the console anyway! :P Thanks for watching btw! :)
@manuelink6411 жыл бұрын
i'm very jealous, you have the full "sega power tower" combo plus infrared controllers, cdx and now the megamodem. congratulations for show us this piece of history...finally know the reason of a hole in the back of Genesis. Regards!
@kingsconsoles11 жыл бұрын
That is awesome thanks for sharing. I have a PAL Hong Kong system and on the back of the box there is a picture of the modem that was the first of me hearing of the device. This is the first video I have seen an it all makes sense the connections in the back even the screw hole lol. Great vid
@Vienna30804 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting how the US and European versions came with the port at launch and they never used it for anything else
@XeonProductions7 жыл бұрын
From what I can tell, that Ext port that the modem hooked into was actually a 3rd controller port, just with a reversed connector. I'm looking into creating my own modem device for my model 1 and creating like an IRC client or something. Still not sure if it's possible, or if it'll be so incredibly slow that I won't be able to do much.
@bganonimouse275411 жыл бұрын
Wow, talk about ahead of its time. I had no idea about this modem or pack. I feel even more sorry that Sega is out of the hardware business. Hope they will be back someday...
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you found it interesting :)
@bravotwozero00711 жыл бұрын
Great vid, i never knew they done this for the mega drive, thanks for sharing it!!
@DaveSimonH11 жыл бұрын
Its funny how Sega were innovating in the 90's with online play, whereas Nintendo struggle even now in 2013... :)
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
I've heard of it but didn't know they supported it until 2000. That's pretty crazy! Thanks for watching! :)
@BGL192838 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen a console look this good since I was a kid, jesus.
@Polaventris11 жыл бұрын
Way cool it still works! Can't say same thing with some of the newer discontinued online games.
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! :)
@garetholdman11 жыл бұрын
Been a while since the last vid. Missed you man!!
@SPARKY83201011 жыл бұрын
Really informative video martin. Im a big fan of the mega drive too. As a kid it was one of my favourite consoles.
@StuartHerrington11 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you guys know, but the Snes had one also, called Satellaview, a satellite modem that had a very similar interface to what is now on the Wii U, with the little online area you walk around.
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
I'd love to get a DC BBA! But they're super expensive these days. It's a shame they weren't more common. I bet there'd be a pretty big online DC community if they were :/
@CMM121511 жыл бұрын
Really cool video! Does your Sega Game Library cart happen to have any of the downloadable mini-games saved on it? Or did you need to re-download the mini-games every time the console shut off?
@YukoAsho10 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't make the damned thing have its own power supply.
@SproutyPottedPlant11 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, your HD graphics model1 modded Megadrive is so awesome!!!
@ghost9090907 жыл бұрын
wow sega was future
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Laying the groundwork for future generations of console ;-)
@millgiass11 жыл бұрын
I've never heard anyone claim the Dreamcast was the first console to have internet. Just the first one to come with a modem built in.
@StuartMarchetti11 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's the most stuff I've ever seen plugged into Genesis as one time!
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Not all Dreamcasts came bundled with the modem. Some of the Asian SKUs didn't. Instead they had a detachable dummy modem in it's place. I've got a couple of those sitting in my cupboard somewhere. The Euro and American units all came with modems though I think.
@SegaCDUniverse11 жыл бұрын
great review man, never saw this. I knew the DC had the first one built in and I knew about x-band and the famicon one with the lottery ticket fiasco too LOL. but this is just great!
@lpfan09198911 жыл бұрын
How does your megadrive look so clear on an hdtv? I'm guessing you're using a modded svideo megadrive. I ask bc my genesis looks blurry on an hdtv.
@303HQ11 жыл бұрын
Awesome, been waiting for this one!
@someinterwebguy11 жыл бұрын
What a neat piece of hardware. It's amazing how many things Japan got that we never did. Even if it didn't succeed, it would have been nice to have a chance at it. It's like the Nintendo's FDS never seeing light in America. It's a shame they didn't give it a chance.
@SimmyBassline11 жыл бұрын
Nice little collection piece.
@Curbsidecross9 жыл бұрын
I used to have mega drive mega CD setup 32x add on but I sold it worse mistake so it nice to see your setup looking nice keep up the good work mate
@thaddeusmcgrath11 жыл бұрын
WOW great video, shocking that Sega had this for its system in 1990! The U.S. was left out such an advancement. If the modem sales did better in Japan, makes you wonder if it could have been released in the U.S.?
@Rockythefishman11 жыл бұрын
Really nice bit of kit, if only Sega had pushed it harder things might have been vert different
@RE_3148 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video about the Megadrive Modem. Thanks!
@Utoobyourself11 жыл бұрын
Great video review Martin. Sega was sure way ahead of its time.
@galacticzombie19428 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I have Cyberball. No modem though, so I never knew it had online capabilities.
@darkinertia211 жыл бұрын
its sad that sega left the console market considering how groundbreaking and innovative they were, way ahead of the game. sad thing is, if they just lagged behind 6 years like nintendo, maybe they would still be alive today.
@freeformaniak11 жыл бұрын
awesome vid mate just got a mega drive 1 with the expansion port and was wandering what it was for. now i know :)
@GRUSSNewton8 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin I'm trying to get in touch with you about getting this online 👍
@raylyd11 жыл бұрын
Nice i see you have the official wireless controller box on your model one that's nice i should get a modem and try it out.
@wooterz10 жыл бұрын
So THAT'S what the little hole on the back of my Genesis is for. Not the extension port, the little hole to the left of it. The model 2 has a small hole in the back too though, and I still have no idea what that's for.
@jellevandegraaf82510 жыл бұрын
the powebase converter also had a screw, maybe it is for that
@jonzinnel753910 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what that hole was for too. Makes sense now.
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Same here, grew up playing mostly Mega Drive :)
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Redonkulous isn't it? :P Online banking in the 90's using a Mega Drive!? Google the pics for Sega Mega Answer if you haven't seen it already, haha. Funny you mention the MS 3D. Was messing around with that the other day on the little Sony CRT. The phrase 'holy shitballs!' springs to mind! It works perfectly! Really surprising future consoles didn't adopt the tech and run with it.
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
@adultmoshifan8710 жыл бұрын
I have a Mega Drive of that hardware revision but I have a problem: sounds in certain games can sometimes be missing (games like Golden Axe, The Smurfs and Micro Machines 2). Anyone know how to fix this? I've heard that some of the pins in the Mega Drive cartridge slot are for sound input.
@perpetualcollapse5 жыл бұрын
The commonly forgotten piece of the tower of power.
@mattnova189 жыл бұрын
I wanna get one of those! Then I'll eventually get a land-line to try it out. Dial-up games were a blast back in the day! Monstertruck Madness for windows95 supported modem play. But 28.8k was too slow, so racing was really choppy. Kids these days have it so good with high-speed internet! We had busy signals as had to share a phone line. Lol
@rugimpy11 жыл бұрын
Do you know if the modem would work on a Genesis in North America? I have the Sega Channel adapter and I love the old Sega peripherals. Thanks!
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Pretty crazy for a 1990 console game! :)
@AmaroqStarwind7 жыл бұрын
They should have built the Mega Drive Modem and Sega Channel Adapter into the later models of Genesis/Mega Drive. They would have done a lot better that way because 1) More people would have been exposed to the functionality, and 2) More developers would have been encouraged to make use of it.
@luke951111 жыл бұрын
i wonder how hard it would be to figure out how it talks and everything and program a server for it and do home brew or something that you can download using the modem
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Not much. Under £40? Can't remember off the top of my head. You can usually get them loose for around £20-£30.
@AceyMari11 жыл бұрын
dude u got one sick mega drive!!
@samastbury41219 жыл бұрын
Is that audio mod taking the sound directly fro the Yamaha chip? I'd love to figure that out on my Japanese model 1 - it's a beautiful console but it distorts through the headphone jack on certain loud games (SOR2 etc). This is apparently due to a dodgy amplifier which I'd really like to bypass.
@RWL20128 жыл бұрын
It's not only the Yamaha FM/PCM chip that produces sound, it also has a Texas Instruments PSG chip
@RetroGeet10 жыл бұрын
How much did this set you back? If I pick one up myself will you be up for a game of cyberball? :)
@mendyc15810 жыл бұрын
What do you have in front of the Mega Drive? at 6:30 (in the bottom, a semicircle that says SEGA) where it should have the cable cords for the controllers? Or Genesis had a Wireless version? How do you modded it for having PAL + NTSC? I want to do it with mine (and all my consoles but SNES and NES because I like the look of both... And TurboGrafx/PCEngine)
@TheUlquiorra41310 жыл бұрын
Yes, is a wireless controller receiver it work's with infrared
@mendyc15810 жыл бұрын
TheUlquiorra413 Ohh didn´t know it, thanks
@crustycorollas11 жыл бұрын
Cool , you love your Mega drive :-)
@Biomech0117 жыл бұрын
I have a Modem & Cyberball. Lets Game!
@rodrigaoluzia01 Жыл бұрын
Master good morning, I have a Japanese mega drive that has two slots for cartridge 😳, one in the normal place and one right in front lying forward and hidden under the housing, I can't find any other like it, have you come across this model? On the board it is defined like this MD - 1095 G -1.5 ARG02
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
It's definitely disappointing the way things are headed. Soon you'll only be able to digitally rent games. And when the publisher decides it's no longer profitable to support it, you'll loose all access :( . But as a retro gamer my backlog will take more than a lifetime to play through :P
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, totally agree!
@LovingGoodContent11 жыл бұрын
I wonder how hard it would be to code an emulation for these modems. Would love to experience it, or maybe even do the hardware mods to make it work on our phone lines.
@dameons2211 жыл бұрын
Hey Martin sorry to bother you but I have been watching your videos for some time now, and you seem fairly knowledgeable about video game consoles, So if you wouldnt mind answer a question for me. I have a sega master system first gen. that has been sitting up for some time now almost 2 years, Recently I hooked it up and it works its just when i play games the colors change on every game. I have cleaned them and everything so if you have an idea please help.
@114Levi11 жыл бұрын
Do you have any consoles you are waiting to sell/trade because i just got an old channel F and i have no idea what to do with it
@DaiAtlus7911 жыл бұрын
this device plus someone who is enterprising enough to do a custom ROM to take advantage of this (the MD/Genesis Everdrive would do it) could do some interesting things with it ;)
@KVGerudo11 жыл бұрын
will this only work on analog phone lines? not digital (thru cable) lines?
@cristianovoa11 жыл бұрын
because they had real experience making arcades from long time ago...
@studiokadaver5 жыл бұрын
Is it only the Euro Mega Drive that adds the “high definition graphics stereo sound”? The USA version only says “high definition graphics”.
@RWL20123 жыл бұрын
yes
@KVGerudo11 жыл бұрын
that is so fucking cool that it still works.
@johnnyfiveisking11 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, can you do a similar video on the Saturn modem?
@romanianguy6511 жыл бұрын
whats that add-on in front of ur genesis and sega cd?
@MoneyTreeCare7 жыл бұрын
Mowed who? Mowed them! Great channel btw. Love the accent.
@niceguy6011 жыл бұрын
Damn that genesis is getting gang banged in literally every port at once.
@richkawaiipikachu11 жыл бұрын
I find it a bit strange that they remove the rear ext port on later revisions of the hardware as they still could have used it with other peripherals thou personally have no idea what. Just that this was basicly way to ahead of it's time I suppose & & nobody really wanted to play a game with someone in separate houses in those days.
@Chadsexington9859 жыл бұрын
You really need to complete your Sega tower by getting the Mega-CD Karaoke add on
@RWL20128 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine this guy singing? LOL
@SeregaKassatkin5 жыл бұрын
with japanese songs? :)
@SeregaKassatkin5 жыл бұрын
when all another countryes make tanks and rocket - Japan make consoles, video cameras and players... it is too shame that we see it only now, not in that 90s.
@xantam2311 жыл бұрын
How much have you paid for your boxed set?
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :) There's loads of those HD graphics Mk1 units on ebay. Dirt cheap too! Bit of a myth that they're rare :P
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
How do you know we aren't already? Maybe right now you're actually playing a Dreamcast 2 game! ;-)
@RetroGameTech11 жыл бұрын
Well you can still use the MD, Saturn and DC online today ;-) . I used my DC online just a few weeks back :-P
@juniorfio11969 жыл бұрын
i recognize your voice form somewhere. did you perhaps have another channel
@juniorfio11969 жыл бұрын
***** Maybe.
@miaugato9310 жыл бұрын
love how people spelled NET WORK SYSTEM back then.
@MetalTiger8811 жыл бұрын
lol that would be awesome if we could play online with that beast :D
@insidious61111 жыл бұрын
@princeviny17 You silly young thing. A. Nobody has discontinued DSL. B. This is using dialup, not DSL. C. People in the rural US still use dialup all the time.
@shenmeowzo11 жыл бұрын
it is utterly fuckin mental that the mega drive was online. chickin lickin', budgie flickin', granny brickin M.E.N.T.A.L. next you'll be tellin us the master system had 3D!! ;)
@TitaniumFallout8 жыл бұрын
Mind blown wow you'd think that they would try this in the states I'm curious why they never tried
@segaunited38555 жыл бұрын
Actually they did try. TeleGenesis was going to be launched in 1991. But SOA couldn't get AT&T to get on board and GTE passed on the idea.