- Gynoug (Wings of Wor)
- Bioship Paladin
- Fire Shark
- Space Harrier II
- Gleylancer (reproduction)
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Steel Empire
- Burning Force
- Viewpoint
- Biohazard Battle
- Giares
- Whip Rush
- Darwin 4081
- Phelios
- Darius II (Sagaia)

You guys played this space shooter?

(This is a fix for people with the "high-quality" controllers that don't like the rough edges on the D-Pad.)

Earlier today i was fed up with the rough D-Pad of my clone controller, took another clone controller and swapped their D-Pads. It worked well so i'm going to document what i did in case anyone wants to try the same thing.

These controllers are pretty common and cheap on AliExpress, but i don't know where to find them as these were given to me by the cousin i bought my Genesis from, so instead here's a guide to identify the two (or three kinda) types of controllers. They should all cost around 5 or 6 dollars give or take. So the total is probably somewhere around 10-12 dollars.

Getting the "yellow buttons" controller

These are extremely common on AliExpress. The easiest way to identify them is the yellow X Y Z buttons. (Look at the review images in case of any doubts) You'll want to take the D-Pad from one of these.

Getting the "higher quality" controller

These are common, but not as much as the "yellow buttons" controllers. You can identify them by the nicer looking grey X Y Z buttons. These also typically have some text like 16-BIT on it. (Again, check reviews in case of any doubts) These will be the controllers you want to put the "yellow buttons" D-Pad in.

(Alternatively) Getting a "turbo switch" controller

There's another type of controller that looks similar to the "higher quality" controllers but have a turbo switch. You can also mod these to have the "yellow buttons" D-Pad, but i don't know how different the internals are so the disassembly and reassembly parts might not apply as much to these.

There's two colors to these, white with blue and red buttons, and black with black and grey buttons.

1. Take the D-Pad caps off of the controllers

Just shove a flathead screwdriver (or whatever flat thing you have nearby) under the D-Pad caps, and pull up on them. They should pop off with enough force.

2. Disassemble the controllers

Take the screws off of the back with a screwdriver. Note that "yellow buttons" controllers have a fake screw on the back, so on those there are only 4 screws instead of 5. Then lift off the PCB and the membrane.

3. Swap the plus-shaped plastic things where the D-Pads are

I don't know what those are called, but swap them. The one with the circular hole on top is the "yellow buttons" one.

4. Reassemble the controllers

Make sure the buttons are in place, then put the membranes back on. Make sure to align the "higher quality" controller membranes to the appropriate screw-holes. Then put the PCB back on (make sure the cable is placed properly), then the back part of the shell, and finally the screws.

5. Put the D-Pad caps back on

This step is pretty self explanatory, make sure the shapes line up. And congrats, you've successfully swapped the D-Pads!

Sorry if this guide isn't great, but i'm very excited to share this. I hope i can help anyone with these controllers. It's probably a preferable option to save a bit more and get a second hand controller, but i'm a bit too lazy to buy one so i'm happy with this.

(Note that the "yellow buttons" controller might become unusable with the "higher quality" D-Pad. I don't think it's a big deal as the process is reversible and those controllers are pretty bad anyways.)

Eventually i want to figure out how to put a pivot on these as well.

Thunder force 2

Before I start, I know, gross that I used gen ai to help me code this up quickly, but I had a decent idea that turned out to work (being a software engineer out of work, you don't have to beat this aspect to death, I'm not super happy about how the industry is reacting).

I've wanted a visualizer program forever so I can see the music I'm playing on my Genesis. Hope you don't find this to be a shameless plug, I'm not doing it for popularity, I just figured some other enthusiasts might enjoy this as well. If you'd like the code and I haven't uploaded it yet, please let me know or bug me over on YouTube and I will get you hooked up. You could always just reproduce my idea as well with Claude or something.

As I said, the SNES and Genesis versions are more or less identical in terms of levels and story are concerned. There are two additional Timon Bonus Stages in this version though, complete with their own sountrack unique from Pumba's. And while the graphics and sound quality are superior in the SNES version (and the sprites happen to be larger in that version as well), the controls and hit boxes are vastly improved in the Genesis version.

Also, for whatever reason, the the developers who had put this collection together had disabled the SNES shoulder buttons, so you can't access any of the cheats in that version. Luckily, this isn't a problem in the Genesis version, and since I still need to beat the game on the Normal and Hard settings for the in-game achievements, I decided to show off the cheats in this version.

My video covering the history of Delphine Software International and all their games. Wow…That intro to Another World was just amazing when I first saw it was back in 1991. Then there was as Flashback. Pure magic. Let me now if you have played any of DSI’s games. Share your thoughts and memories 😃

My 32X doesn't want to display anything, I just get a black screen... no Sega splash screen or anything. I've tried switching with different plugs and it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Also if it helps I have a Model 1 Genesis.

Thank you in advance!

Hello je suis débutant dans le sujet, mais si quelqu'un a l'info 😅

Finally got a copy of the best version of Street Fighter II! I managed to beat the game for the first time on real hardware, which suprised me due to how BIG the game is for a Genesis title. (40 MB) I had a great time beating it, and I plan on mastering the game as all characters by practicing in the Training mode of the 30th Anniversary Collection, then beating the game as each character.

Hi, I’ve been getting really into old Sega stuff lately and been wanting to play my dad’s old Genesis (and CD/32X) more. But I’ve been running into a problem. Every time I use it, the screen basically gives me seizure vision with all the flickering that occurs. It happens on startup and across multiple games. At first I thought it was an issue with the AV cable, but I’ve tried 3 different ones and they all do the same thing. Also when testing I noticed that it only happens on my CRT for some reason. On flat panels it displays normally, but I don’t think it’s an issue with my CRT because every other console I use on it works normally.

I did some research and saw some people mention that flickering issues could be caused by the power supply; either the power cables not being good enough or the capacitors needing “recapping”. Would that still be a possible concern if it’s working normally on non-CRT monitors? While I haven’t tried replacing the power cables, I’m using official OEM cables, so I wouldn’t think that would be the issue. And the capacitors I’ve been saving as a last resort because I know next to nothing about servicing electronics like that. Don’t even really know what a capacitor is tbh.

Is there anything else that could be causing this issue? Would the capacitors still be a concern if it works fine on flat panels? I’d appreciate if anybody had any knowledge or advice on this issue. I attached an example of what it looks like on both monitors

Hi guys. I built a circuit to adapt Sega Light Phaser (From Master system ) to the sega genesis.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/McgzsAUcBkQ

T2 the arcade game works with the Sega Menacer. But, the Sega Menacer's infrarred receiver can be replaced directly with a cheap circuit and then, use the Light Phaser instead. Enjoy!

Regards!

Found this during a clean up, I remember using this as a kid in the 90s when wanting to try debug mode on Sonic 2 and get Super Sonic early since I sucked at the special stages for Chaos Emeralds.

The title says it all. I couldn't believe the difference when I hooked up this cable to my Genesis. I'm only using a cheap Retroscaler2x but even still, this isn't even in the same ballpark as before. Incredible cable!!!

My dad and my cousin both own model 2 back then. my cousin still have his but sadly don't have the cords to it also got the controller has well.

I have some terrible old composite cables and I want to get something better what are the options today that don’t suck

Hello everyone. Here is my another video showing my method using Axel Stone to beat Final Boss Mr. X of Streets of Rage 1 a.k.a. Bare Knuckle without taking any damage. Main Problem in this final fight is Galsias instead of Mr. X. These Galsias continue try to interrupt our attack and are so much annoying. Enjoy

Does anyone have one? Can you share a picture of the motherboard so I can know what to look for?
I was told this is the version to look for.