THIS MOD DOES IT ALL! | The ULTIMATE SEGA NOMAD MOD from Oleg Endo

The ULTIMATE Sega Nomad Mod | The Oleg Endo Kit
This is a revolutionary mod kit for the Sega Nomad! It is incredibly flexible and upgradable through software, so in the future more features could be added. On top of a beautiful IPS panel pulling an RGB signal, this kit features an internal battery! So no more bulky external batteries or being tethered to the wall. Oleg Endo designed the best kit for the Sega Nomad, and it may be the last kit you’ll ever need!
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[@MachoNachoProductions]

UPDATE regarding Sega-CD compatibility issues with flash carts. The Sega-CD functionality of the EverDrive Pro was not working at the time of filming. As has been discovered later, this was due to a firmware bug of the EverDrive Pro, which had an issue with the Master System mode wire on the Nomad chipset. Sega-CD functionality has been confirmed to be working with the latest version of the EverDrive Pro firmware. This is great news for this mod as you can play Sega cd games on the go!

[@morbital]

Now I just need to get one from Oleg!

[@damonwalden5699]

There are 4 Nomads on that desk 🤯 I've never even seen one besides mine, much less in one place😅 This is an amazing mod for possibly the most forgotten Genesis revision. Nice work👌🏻

[@timoratus_music]

I'll never forget the very first time I ever played a Nomad. I was in 6th grade and my school bus driver (who was also a professional clown and owned a roller skating rink) handed out games and candy to all the kids that got on the bus so long as you return the games when you got off. I would just sit there right behind him and play the Nomad and talk about Red Dwarf with that bus driver. He was so awesome.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Dude, that sounds like a really awesome guy! Man I sure miss roller skating rinks. They’re so rare now a days. Kids don’t know what they’re missing.

[@timoratus_music]

@@MachoNachoProductions indeed, he was the best! There is only 1 roller skating rink around us (Louisville KY) that I'm aware of. Any time I pass it there's always a ton of people lined up outside though.

[@drewirons2646]

Re: Overclocking -- I would try Mega Man: The Wily Wars. This game unfortunately suffers from slowdown in some sections, and I understand that people have been mitigating this through overclocked emulation.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Nice! I’ve been debating whether or not to own mine. Just bought a physical version from castlemenia, I guess I should to give it a try!

[@jessragan6714]

@@MachoNachoProductions Homebrews aren't really your forte, but I'd suggest checking out Mega Man: The Sequel Wars. The guy making this is doing Mega Man 4 in the style of Wiley Wars, except his game is good and Capcom's game is... uh, less so.

[@timusforlife]

A lot of Shmups benefit from overclocking I believe

[@ChrisEbz]

@@jessragan6714 Yeah Wily wars is terrible. It's janky and doesn't control well at all. It wasn't developed by internal Capcom and it shows. Mega Man: Sequal wars looks excellent. What wily wars could have been. To each their own of course.

[@AltCutTV]

​@@MachoNachoProductions Apparently the reissue of the game actually lessened the slowdowns. So it isn't just a simple re-print of the original. Not saying it still can't have its problems though.

[@reagandow850]

Wow. A perfect pairing Tito and Bob together In a video. With you two together, the retro gaming community is set for life!! 💪👏👏👏💪 You two are invaluable to our community.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you so much 🙏! It’s really great working with Bob, he’s an awesome dude!

[@cre8iveone699]

What about adding a controller player 1 port?

[@MartinPaoloni]

I've seen (and done) many mods... But this one is just amazing. Amazing attention to details. We can only imagine the amount of hours that were put in this design! And Tito, your installation looked awesome. Voultar would be proud.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you dude 🙏☺️

[@NerdlyPleasures]

Interesting that the thermal pad goes over the video-audio-I/O chip and not the CPU, but by this time, pushing the 68K from 7.67MHz to 10.73MHz would not have been out of tolerance given the maturity of the CPU.

[@djpadawan]

Your videos are so well structured, thoroughly thought out and nicely paced. Makes for an awesome watch and step by step tutorial. Nice work, man!

[@ratykat]

The care and attention to detail that's gone into this mod is incredible. Great video as always Tito!

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

This mod is incredible, I can only imagine the amount of work that Oleg put into it. He is a genius. Unfortunately I missed out on the first run as they sold out super quick, but I have my name down for the next batch.

[@mattfire8579]

How did you get your name down.?

[@SvennyMcG]

A seriously impressive update for the Nomad! Amazing to see so many upgrades all in one kit

[@Zebpro]

You really deserve more subs, your topic is always on point, video editing is top notch and I learn so much about console mod creation with your channel! :-] Thank you for putting so much effort into this!! ;-)

[@pedro_8240]

@3:00 "The attention to detail is incredible", and proceeds to show us a close up of a bodge wire 👍

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I’m glad he was able to catch things before they were sent out. I’m sure they’ll get incorporated into the next batch

[@pedro_8240]

@@MachoNachoProductions Most likely. Things like this are inevitable during the development, and with the easy and low price of today's PCB services, it's easy to spin up a new revision to fix stuff like this.

[@MADmardigan138]

I love seeing you and retrorgb working together, the since of community is amazing!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

It was fantastic working with Bob! This is indeed a great community!

[@ardentdrops]

I am a huge fan of your channel and Bob's, so seeing you two work together made my day. The effort and skill you two put into your work is exactly why I watch every video

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you Ardent drops! I’ve been a fan of Bob for a long time and it’s an honor to get to work with him! Cheers!

[@kytor]

Your editing is some of the best out there. Nice work Tito.

[@LusRetroSource]

Such an awesome mod! The features seem like what a modern re-relase of the nomad would be like.

[@RetroPiero]

So happy to have 5 of these guys, bought them all with a bad screen for cheap few years back, Gave them all a tft lcd screen. Gonna have to revisit them back now.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Nice! Yeah prices now a days are crazy!

[@jasonskerrett3826]

Tito: I'll pass it over to Bob from Retro RGB Bob: It's Good Tito: Thanks Bob for that in depth analysis

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, yes that’s sums it up 😁! He definitely did some good testing to make sure it safe for users (voltages for rgb). He was also able to compare the footage better than I could, I’m glad he was able to confirm the kit is as awesome as I hoped it was! Always appreciative of the help Bob offers 🙏😁

[@johnniewinwin3432]

This is so nostalgic for me. I had a genesis as a kid and played the heck out of some 16 bit classics.

[@segare-trop-vieux3932]

Definitely the best mod. It is incredibly smart and well done. The price is high but with all the options installed it is a fair price. Thanks again for your great video !

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@jdrs4214]

@@MachoNachoProductions how do we get our name down for this ultimate mod kit???? My Sega Nomad still works, but the original LCD came down with Vinegar Syndrome. For those of you that don’t know what Vinegar Syndrome is. I’ll be more than glad to tell you: LCDs (on Sega Game Gears and Nomads) have polarizer filters glued to the front and rear of the glass LCD displays. As LCDs age (….and that goes for all LCD displays), the glue or adhesive dries up, sours out, cracks, and becomes brittle detaching the polarizer filters, rendering the display looking very ugly, and completely useless, since you need these polarizer films to see the images on the display, like you would on a TV.

[@blackishjustin]

Oh man, am I in envy of this mod. I don't think I'd do this to my current Nomad as I wanted to keep it as stock as possible minus the replacement screen. But I may have to get another one in the future just to do this. The soft reset will be especially useful for playing X-Men since you can't beat the game without that ability. Awesome video, once again Tito. I appreciate all your hard work!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you so much Justin 🙏☺️! That’s really interesting, I didn’t know there was a game that required you to use the reset feature. Very cool 👍

[@blackishjustin]

@@MachoNachoProductions Yeah at the end of the game, there's a part where you're at a super computer that tells you to reset the system. One of the proudest moments of my childhood was having my brothers and I keep the game on for like two days trying to figure out what to do and I finally just guessed and hit the reset button and bam! The game soft resets and loads up the ending. Very clever and kind of obvious now, but in pre-internet days that was a really hard thing to figure out.

[@Whistler42]

I absolutely loved my nomad glad to see something in the mod scene for it!!

[@Drayton2k]

Amazing. I was just looking at my Nomad lastnight and thinking about how I needed to upgrade it. Thanks!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

This is the best kit for sure 👍

[@SIMBA_SNK-]

@@MachoNachoProductions hi! Plesse where i can buiy this great kit???

[@jd213_]

Always love watching your soldering videos, even if I don't do much portable gaming nowadays. Really wish I had kept my Nomad that I got on clearance at TRU back in the late 90's though.

[@sprescav]

I have a very special love for Sega Nomad console, since it was my first ever portable console, when everybody was crazy about gameboy, gamegear was crazy expensive back then. My dad one day came home with a box with an image I've never seen before, it was a Sega Nomad, and I was stunned I could pick any of my Genesis games and take it on the go... (not to mention power consumption on batteries was a big turn down) but it made Gameboy looks like a baby's toy. I'm glad a such complete mod kit was released to this console, mine have the screen totally burnt out, and I really look forward to keep on the experiences on this little gadget.

[@NerdyWeaponXGames]

The Nomad deserves to get some proper love! That console is brilliant

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Totally agree!

[@Techieguy93]

Love the new music! Also, appreciate the quality content. Keep up the great work!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you 🙏☺️ will do!

[@keithbaker5894]

I have never found a Nomad in all the years I have been collecting and I see four in the video. FML. Great video!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, one of them was Bob’s and another was broken that I plan on fixing 😅. The other is the one I did a composite video mod on and the last one has Oleg’s kit. I hope you are able to find one. I’d recommend getting one with a broken screen so you can do either this mod or a composite video mod. Cheers!

[@lxs077]

for testing the overclocking, play a sonic game where you get a a ton of rings then jump on spikes. when its overclocked you shouldnt lose any frames. i remember seeing a video years ago about some guy who originally did it to the sega genesis.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

That’s a good point! I’ll have to try that out 👍

[@HungryHungryDude]

This mod is next level, brother! Great video!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you dude 🙏☺️

[@jesseslack2089]

I have never seen a capacitor that damn small amazing work soldering it in!

[@philipboggs3372]

That is absolutely gorgeous. I'd be interested in one of these if I had a Nomad.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

This mod is definitely for any nomad fan 👍

[@AceUndergeekBunny]

This mod ROOOOOOOCKS. This retro modding still have something to impress me with high quality kit to modernise and upgrade our retro system. I don't have a Nomade, it wasn't sells in Europe but this handheld is still a mindblowing console for his time and I want to buy one one day (like the Game Gear). Like you say and I thinking the same think before you say it on the vidéo 😅, a cheaper LITE version of this mod without all the complicate mod but just the Screen, USB-C and the battery can be a great idea. Great video, I very enjoy it 👍.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@megamix5403]

I think Thunder Force IV is the perfect game to take advantage of the 10Mhz Overclock. It slows down in some stages, which really sucks if you're playing on actual hardware. Also, someone already said it but Mega Man Wily Wars is another game that definitely needs the upgrade.

[@nubatman]

Another nice mod Tito. It's definitely not one I will want to preform, but it does seem better than my previous LCD replacement all around.

[@thatsgoodpocky]

The expertise put into this kit is quite incredible! I’ve wanted a Nomad for a very long time, but they are pretty hard to get hold of here in Aussieland.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

great kit, hopefully more and more of these happen for other consoles! (some already have similar)

[@iamtheflu]

just because this happened to my old nomad, i want to mention it here in case someone is using this video to install this mod. if your nomad freezes by slightly nudging your cartridge, or worse, by pressing a button too fast, you need to repair the cartridge port's connection to the main board. all you have to do is reflow the solder on the cart port pins and it will handle all the cart jiggling in the world without freezing 👍

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Awesome! Thank you for the insight 🙏☺️

[@mzik0013]

amazing! thanks Oleg and thanks to you for this video

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you DarkHunter! So glad there are folks like Oleg in the community to make these incredible mods a reality.

[@RoachSurfs]

I just did this mod and it really updates the quality and it's efficient. Worth every penny.

[@SirJonSoda]

I don't have nor intend to have a Nomad, I just enjoy listening to this music and seeing your hands at work while I'm eating peanuts. Good one, Tito

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you D. Rios! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🙏😁

[@roberto1519]

Overclocking is beneficial for games like Road Rash, depending on the game coding, software scaling etc, I believe FIFA and other EA games also benefit from it, as well as simulation games like LHX Attack Chopper, which is heavy on the CPU and others that slow down due to many sprites on screen, like Sonic losing rings, etc. For a quick test, load any Road Rash and activate the overclocking while playing and you'll notice the difference. On emulators, you can overclock up to 200%, it will make the game run smoother, anything beyond that will make the game run too fast.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Awesome! Really appreciate the insight. I’ll have to try out those games 👍

[@wubdal7262]

@@MachoNachoProductions In terms of 3D; Bloodshot/Battle Frenzy, Zero Tolerance, Kawasaki Super Bikes all benefit. There's also games that you would think would work but don't, like Hard/Race Drivin, those both tie game speed to framerate without an upper cap. Mutant League Hockey weirdly runs at a perfect 60hz as opposed to 30hz with a mild overclock too, almost like it was designed for it.

[@cheater00]

You can see any genesis overclock function even in something simple like Sonic, if you have a lot of rings and get hurt. They will all appear on the screen, slowing down the console. With an overclock, the framerate will be better. Any other game that uses a lot of sprites will behave like this.

[@omegamog]

Amazing! this is perfect. Man I want a Nomad so bad.

[@johnboona4048]

Looks cool but I'd rather play Genesis games on my moded dual IPS New 3ds XL or my phone with an OLED display

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Totally agree! This mod is fantastic!

[@Unholy_Louie]

Great video! Say, is it being sold somewhere else these days? Or is it out of stock, but still an active project with future stock batches already planned? If so, when, and where? Is there another place than Twitter to be updated on everything regarding this mod?

[@natethebad]

A beefy video for a suitably beefy mod, for a suitably beefy handheld. This was a great video, and I loved the cameo from RetroRGB! I have no idea what official games would use the overclock, but maybe some Genesis romhacks could benefit significantly from it.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you 🙏! That’s true, I can see some rom hacks benefiting from some extra processing power 😁

[@kero7250]

Great video! I definitely think the mod is worth the price :)

[@tigheklory]

Love this Tito!! I might do this to my Nomad! See if you can convince Oleg to make a TurboExpress/PC Engine Gt mod like this!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

That’s a great idea! I’ll definitely float the idea by him 😁

[@fabiomoreiras5750]

Sega Game Gear e Sega Nomad foram fantásticos na época, belos portáteis,a Sega poderia relançar esses portáteis atualizados,belo trabalho esse Sega Nomad ficou fantástico

[@danieldvk1979]

A Ambernic lançou um novo modeli chamado RG ARC que o seu formato é baseado nos controles do Mega/Saturn, pena que o remessa conforme tornou proibitiva a sua compra.

[@RetroSix]

Absolutely amazing mod. Not in the price range of most at over $200 but still I think the best screen mod for a hand held I've seen

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Totally agree! It’s fantastic but pricey for sure!

[@jonniefast]

lcd screen, battery, custom pcb, usb-c charging, screen lens, not to mention the other added features im not saying its inexpensive, but i can see why; if you wanted all these features on a GBC or GBA you can expect to pay almost as much honestly...

[@RetroSix]

@@jonniefast actually for all those mods on GBA as a kit it's under half that price which is significant in people's decisions between a low cost $40 nomad screen Vs a $200 one. Not taking away the worth of the kit but it's a huge issue for entry to mass market like all other LCD options

[@jonniefast]

@@RetroSix ya prices on GB stuff has come down, but the nomad is v niche / i wouldnt expect the same thing tbh

[@connerdebow]

I've had my nomad for a long time and it in ruff shape I'd love to bring it up to date.

[@Alex13mod]

great video!! This is what I need.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you! I agree 😁

[@Alex13mod]

@@MachoNachoProductions Best part you answered my question in the video. The extended rechargeable works!!

[@wojiaobill]

Tito is back at it with the professional-grade content, and that charming personality ✌

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, thank you 🙏☺️

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Great video and mod I hope to do some day when I finally get a Nomad and work on my soldering skills XD. Also, that is far too many Nomads for one person to own lol.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, one of them is Bob’s and another is broken 😅. All the nomads I’ve bought were broken in one way or another and I fixed em up. It’s a great way to get a better deal on a nomad to buy them broken. Cheers!

[@Daniel-it1dp]

@@MachoNachoProductions good on you for keeping them out of the landfills, I was just pulling your chain :-). Doing various mods is the content we're here for and you're not just hording. Honestly, even "broken" Nomads have been ridiculously priced these days. This retro resurgence has every Tom, Dick, and Harry thinking they are sitting on a gold mine with their filthy, abused, and busted games and consoles.

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

The flight simulators and some of those rare FPS games for the Genesis will happily make use of that extra processing headroom from the overclock to 10Mhz.

[@BrainSlugs83]

The 10 MHz overclock is a pretty standard mod for the Sega Genesis, so it's cool to see it here -- there are some videos that show the differences in some games -- you always need it to be togglable, because some games won't work with it, while others run much smoother and more playable with it.

[@binxboi7156]

For my 10th birthday, my mom told me she was buying me a Game Boy but she came home with the Nomad. I loved the thing, it brought so many hours of gameplay but as a teen, I loaned it to a friend of mine who "lost it." I truly miss it maybe one day I'll finally replace it.

[@TheKsax]

This is so much better then Nomad Triple bypass. I wish I would have found it sooner. I need it so bad. Thanks you for showing us such an awesome kit. I just wish there would be similar kit for PC Engine GT, but my own improvised attempt been working so far. I wish there would be a way to get notified about a stock of the kit over email.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Follow him on Twitter, He’ll announce the sale of the next batch there. I also hope we see something similar for the turbo express

[@greenback05]

Man this mod is super impressive

[@adaminjp]

Love this video. Any idea when a new batch of these boards will be for sale?

[@MarkDell]

This looks amazing. I wish I had the skill to install this on my Nomad

[@MachoNachoProductions]

If you don’t do all the extra mods it should be a drop in kit 😁

[@MarkDell]

@@MachoNachoProductions It's amazing that they have those options. But I want all the options! I'll be looking around for an installer for sure

[@FreshMetal80]

This is pretty cool. Wish I was tech savvy enough to tackle a project like this, but sadly my Nomad is just gonna continue collecting dust in a box in my garage.

[@marcindellicato7001]

When I was 6 or 7 I got a nomad and enjoyed it for one evening. My mom noticed a scratch on the screen and insisted it be brought back to the store. Toys R us to be exact. We went back to the store and promptly returned it. Turns out that was the last one they had, EVER, so I couldn’t get another one and got Taz and the escape from Mars for the sega genesis instead. Whenever I see a nomad I think of that moment and what could have been lol.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Oh man, that stinks 😅. I’m sure back then it seemed like a fair deal, but in hindsight it’s certainly different

[@marcindellicato7001]

@@MachoNachoProductions haha exactly. I wanted it so badly too. Told her the scratch was ok and I could live with it. But no lol. I knew back then it was a one-of-a-kind console and now it’s too expensive to buy back unfortunately.

[@SuperGamesLegend]

Wow. Now that's a sad story! 😔

[@RetroPCUser]

I sold my Nomad a couple of months ago. Might find another and mod it someday.

[@jessragan6714]

"This mod is expensive. At twenty-two thousand..." WHAT!?! "yen, or roughly $200 dollars..." Oh. Atta way to soften the blow of the price there, Tito. This is way outta my price and skill range, but I nevertheless have to ask if that soft reset will make X-Men playable from start to finish on this system. As far as games that would be good to test with the 10MHz mode, I'd suggest Tengen's polygonal games, particularly Hard Drivin' and the "what were they thinking?" port of Steel Talons. Also Zero Tolerance and Cybercop/Corporation, although I don't think anything can salvage the latter game.

[@tdata545]

It really is JUST THAT SIMPLE. HOLY CRAP this looks super intimidating.

[@LunaVeau]

This is so frigging awesome!

[@Evercade_Effect]

Incredible mod and this might be the best if not one of the best modern retro handhelds out there. The only real big con is that it takes someone of your skill level to pull it off. Also, the cost but you're getting a lot of features. I wish someone would sell these already modded or built to order. If Sega CD games along with master system can be played on this device would be even more amazing. Other than adding HDMI out and making less soldering not sure what else could be done to make an awesome mod even better.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I think it could be possible to get hdmi out of this without soldering. I’m hoping he will attempt this in the future. Would be amazing 😁

[@Evercade_Effect]

@@MachoNachoProductions 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wyattcollins303]

Tito and Bob - Best of both worlds.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

☺️🙏

[@casualSeth]

Sweet - literally just bought a Nomad. Goona buy this.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

It’s great! You’ll love it!

[@briangilmartin662]

This mod definitely looks challenging if you want all the functionality. Though I will say, that screen looks really nice! I wonder if there'll be a way to get more battery life on it in the future?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I wonder if he moved some of the components on the board he could fit a larger battery. More battery life would be awesome

[@themadatheist1976]

Nice, seen a Nomad someone donated that looked in great shape to a place I worked at. I'm not a fan of running the magnet wire through the via hole, I would dab both sides with hot glue to minimize any possible wire rub or try to find a better protected wire. I'm going to presume the thermal pad between the shell and RF shield is to put pressure against the RF to the thermal pad on the chip?

[@onepiece190993]

This really is an ultimate mod

[@MegaManNeo]

Never had a Nomad (I believe it didn't even release in Europe) but that mod is pretty cool. A HDMI mod would be a sick addition if that is even possible.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

That would be incredible! Replace the av port with an hdmi, I’d be all over that 😁

[@Paradigmfusion]

Just the level of engineering that went into it, not to mention the build quality of the kit itself (definately not just a cheap mass produced kit) makes it worth the $200

[@mattfire8579]

None of the kits are cheap and mass produced unless you use a backup camera which wasn't necessarily meant as a kit, but has been turned into a make shift composite kit for which you can print or buy an aligning bracket to make positioning the screen easier.

[@chrisw8069]

A revision of this needs a larger battery, at least a toggle switch to turn off the LCD so you can play it exclusively as a console. Also, another toggle switch or even another controller port for playing single player games or even two player games in a switch like console mode.

[@anasevi9456]

Hey Tito! when are you going to show us the ultimate mod and reunify Yugoslav!a?... sure you've not heard that joke a thousand times before lol love your videos, keep on making these handhelds gold!

[@emerickscott]

I can't imagine trying to play full games on this tiny screen, holding all that hardware. It was really cool back in the day though.

[@give_me_my_nick_back]

that thiccc thermal pad looks more like a thermal isolation than something that would actually help haha

[@RetroGamingBacklog]

Only thing I could think to add would be the ability to switch to a wired or wireless player 1 controller instead of using the built in buttons. It would be amazing if you could maybe create a Y adapter that plugs into the player 2 port and use either 2 controllers or plug in the 4 player adapter. This would boost the Nomad to the versatility of a Switch. If this was added and the Mega Everdrive could play 32X games without needing the attachment, then it would be the absolute ultimate way to play Genesis on real hardware

[@garrettkazuma207]

the kit looks amazing. in the comparison between the kit and rgbdrv, is the duller screen due to the rgb signals not being amplified?

[@kazinwho]

I installed one of these last week and I absolutely love it and agree with your enthusiasm for it. It's incredible.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Totally agree! I’m loving so far! Can’t wait to see what Oleg does next!

[@Mr.Bluemask]

Where'd you buy it?

[@kazinwho]

@@Mr.Bluemask I preordered it in October off Oleg's website. I'd follow him on Twitter to make sure you see when he is able to source the parts for the next batch.

[@brandicus]

I have been holding out modding my nomad waiting for that perfect kit with no compromises... this is it!!! Thanks Tito Do you have to hit up oleg directly to order?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I would follow him on Twitter. He will announce when the next batch will be ready. He is already working on an upgraded version. Cheers!

[@SIMBA_SNK-]

Wow amazing video, thx you!! So where i can buy this gorgeous mod kit?

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Great one, lad. If you do this with as many portable Sega Nomads, you might sell them on Ebay, Amazon or Kijiji for hundreds of dollars.

[@widdomonki238]

good lord. i had a sega nomad back in the day when they were new and wish i kept it. have never seen one on ebay, they seem to be simply gone :( would give anything to have one again and get this amazing mod for it [not that i could do the mod myself with my lack of electronic skills] OMFG. Wish there was a one buy solution to just get a nomad with this full mod done already for old geezers like me...

[@RetroGamerBB]

Looks amazing! I've always thought Sega should have marketed the nomad as the successor to the game gear when the Saturn came out. Akin to the way they did with the master system and the game gear. With the Genesis badass existing library it could have been more popular and devs could have kept making Genesis games 😎

[@James_D.]

Very nice!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thanks!

[@_Turbocat777]

This is such a nice mod, The fact that all the soldering is for the optional upgrades and you can literally drop this in and have most of the best features is really awesome. Remember getting the nomad and playing it when we went camping, sad cause everyone else had a game gear but I could play all my genesis games :p Makes me wish I had all my old handhelds out of storage

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Totally agree! I hope Oleg makes sells a version of the mod for just a screen replacement. That would be great! I would have loved to have had a nomad as a kid. A portable Genesis would have been a dream 😁

[@_Turbocat777]

@@MachoNachoProductions It was fun but between battery life and the screen quality and scratches it was just ok. def didn't get played as much due to those drawbacks lol

[@axelguzman8432]

Tito tito Saludos abrazos desde el estado de Michoacán de Ocampo México

[@zeroxdogma]

Finally!!!

[@csolisr]

If there's one thing I'd love to see on a Sega Nomad, it would probably be a way to run Game Gear / Master System games. I know that the Nomad didn't include the hardware required for retrocompatibility that the MegaDrive/Genesis did include due to space limitations, but it would be a nice addition for a future mod

[@csolisr]

6:20 Never mind they DID make it, the madlads

[@tanuki2k]

Epidemic Music ❤️ Ive used that track before 😅👍

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Nice!

[@thebombingsoda]

This seems pretty complicated but makes the nomad 10x better

[@SonicBoone56]

We need this for all handhelds

[@FatalCorleone07]

Oof, BennVenn has competition when he does his Nomad mod!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I’ll probably still check out his kit 😁

[@FatalCorleone07]

@@MachoNachoProductions it's only right!

[@JestersGarage]

DUDE! This is awesome!!!! Could I send you my Nomad to get this upgrade?? I can weld two halves of two cars together to make 1 car, but I absolutely cannot solder! I recently pulled my Nomad out of my closet and it doesn't work like I remembered that it used to :(

[@OldSchoolGamerandCollector]

Cool!)

[@uhhh_adam]

Oh wow I wish I could do this to mine this is pretty awesome. I have a question about the audio since I bought one aiming to make music. Genesises and Nomads have this buzzy sound that’s very noticeable when you use headphones or aux; does this have any audio buzz from headphones??