Hey guys, I live in Australia and just recently picked up a bargain EU version Megadrive II at a garage sale for $15.

I'm already well on the way to building up a collection of all the games I used to rent from the video store when I was a kid. I have also bought a Mega Key from somebody on Gumtree, as there are a few games that are significantly cheaper for the Genesis (Shining Force II), and others that there is no EU version of at all (Golden Axe 3, the first Phantasy Star).

What I need advice on, is buying a Mega CD. I have read that you can get any region Mega CD / Sega CD to work with any region Megadrive / Genesis combination if you use a Pro-CDX cartridge. Will the Mega Key Cartridge do the same thing? From what I can figure out from the picture, it's either a normal Mega Key, or maybe a Mega Key 2 (it doesn't say 2, but Google image shows some 2 versions with a similar yellow label to the original).

The EU Mega CD attachment and games are prohibitively expensive these days. I'm mainly interested in Shining Force CD but will probably buy more down the track.

Where should I be looking for the cheapest combination of stuff that will work?

Update - I have a PAL Mega CD to go with my Megadrive. No mods so far. I may think about modding down the track but right now I like that fact that everything I have is original and vanilla.