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It's Part 2 of the Sega Master System II mod series. Today we have one mission: turn this European PAL console into a true North American NTSC convert. That means 100% accurate timings and a clean NTSC signal for composite video. Easier said than done.
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🔉 Shoutout to @lukemorse1 for his excellent Sega Master System II NTSC conversion video, and huge kudos to him for recording in full HD on a 10 year old project!
• PAL Sega Master System...
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Timestamps:
0:00 RGB is sweet
2:25 Datasheets aren't that scary
5:45 Proprietary chips no problem
8:24 Accurate timings are important
10:30 Sacrifices must be made
12:08 10 years late to the party
14:14 Z80 clock to the rescue
16:03 A faster and sweeter Sega
@ConsolesUnleashed Жыл бұрын
The SEGA 315-5237 is the problem. It takes the master clock and distributes the clock to the RGB Encoder, however it does not have a NTSC mode/clock divider. It is hard set to the PAL clock divider. So an NTSC crystal will result in the wrong clock being sent to the RGB Encoder. Luckily the Z80 clock is close enough to the NTSC subcarrier frequency. I am trying to design some mods that will allow full PAL and full NTSC but there are lots of little problems to try overcome. I would put your switchless region mod and FM mod into the same console. This way you can use the FM mod switchlessly since the region mod also controls the FM module.
@josteinkallevik Жыл бұрын
Hi will you have more kits to sell soon when you start shipping internationl again next week ? I need to try this out on my 171-5922A PAL model. I think I will do the the RGB bypass and also an NTSC mod. :)
@ConsolesUnleashed Жыл бұрын
@@josteinkallevik Will have RGB mods in stock. I can try get some of these crystals.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation my man. Of course you know exactly what is going on! Was the color pattern a giveaway? It's all beginning to make a bit more sense now. I'm assuming the resistor is just to get the peak-to-peak voltage within the spec defined in the CXA1145 datasheet? Would there have been a way to determine this without an oscilloscope?
@nekomasteryoutube3232 Жыл бұрын
Thats what I kinda figured was the issue here, that the video chips werent getting the proper clock signal to run the NTSC video properly. If I recall correctly a handful of old computers and consoles would have their CPU's run at a specific frequency in PAL and NTSC regions to provide the correct RF/Composite/Whatever video so sometimes computers or consoles in PAL regions not only had video that ran slower but the system as a whole ran slower since everything had to work at the same speed as PAL's signalling.
@rimmersbryggeri Жыл бұрын
I though ntsc/pal would only be a thing on the RF since rgb is a different colour system alltogether and that the dual freuency oscillator generetaded the separate clocks for the z80 which runs a little faster with an oscillator designed for 60hz and also the 60hz rf requires a slightly higher subcarrier and that you were better of isolating the subcarrier these days alltogether sine rf isnt reall a thing aymore. Does ths MS deliberatly use any composite artefacts as a part of its graphics lke on the megadrive or is rgb unequivocally better on the MS?
@Felecc Жыл бұрын
lukemorse1 is pretty good, he does arcade board repairs and lives in Japan, pretty chill dude, highly recommend his videos
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Definitely enjoying his content.
@HellScream107 Жыл бұрын
"Time for what I hope is our final test". 😛But regardless, this was fun and informative to watch and learn!
@Lee___H Жыл бұрын
So lucky having 1 video still online from 10 years ago fixing this exact issue 😊👌
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
AND it was recorded in full HD :P
@Lee___H Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD damn that's rare
@satsun Жыл бұрын
The explanation of the technical document and how you made the change based on that was very helpful.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@rwdplz1 Жыл бұрын
'Shout out to Luke Morse' If you know who Luke is, of course it worked.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
So it seems. He has a lot of love in the comments. I'm a little late to the party.
@KevinFields777 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a modder, but I greatly enjoy watching other modders do their work and hack things into systems that wouldn't normally be there in order to fully exploit all of the hardware capabilities. It's great that you take care to make it all look like it was supposed to be there all along.
@Marc-vr5vg Жыл бұрын
I wanted to thank you for demonstrating the PCB rotator in your videos, it inspired me to buy the same and I am really happy with it!
@NavyPanther54 Жыл бұрын
It's always an amazing feeling when you come across someone else who had the exact same problem and were nice enough to share how they fixed it.
@timhowland7103 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are fantastic. My electronic knowledge isn't great, but your explanation really helps me understand. Plus, you keep showing Alex Kidd in Miracle World and that's a nostalgia overload. Digging the clear case OG XBox in the background too. I had modded my XBox with a similar case.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Glad you find them helpful.
@no-no-noku Жыл бұрын
It's really cool to see your troubleshooting process for when things take an unexpected turn. I do hope you put in the replacement crystal into the model 2 that you took an original crystal out of!
@thegrayghost3043 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks for the breakdown of the data sheet. Your attention to detail is impressive.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
It helps me understand it better if I try explaining it to someone else. Glad it was helpful!
@LazyBunnyKiera Жыл бұрын
I've been a subscriber of @lukemorse1 for years. I don't know exactly how long, but I probably watched that video when it first came out. I never get tired of "back again Luke here." He's really good at figuring out these weird little details.
@retro_pollo998 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. i also have a model 2 just sitting around so time to mod it just like this. Thank you
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Happy modding.
@sansnom Жыл бұрын
We could see on your face how genuinely happy you were when you bypass the clock signal and how flawlessly it worked afterwards. Awesome job
@mgarrison1980 Жыл бұрын
This has been a blast to follow along with! Great work and that final picture looks so crisp and clear, it's incredible!
@MetzGaming Жыл бұрын
Great work! LukeMorse is a gangster! So nice to see these blurry/slow PAL via Composite signals getting suped up to RGB 60hz. Doing the lord's work.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Amen brother.
@IIGrayfoxII Жыл бұрын
They were not blurry back in the day.
@MetzGaming Жыл бұрын
@@IIGrayfoxII yeah, they were. You just tolerated it because you didn’t know better, and I presume you’re from U.S and didn’t have RGB SCART on your TV?
@IIGrayfoxII Жыл бұрын
@@MetzGaming I am from Australia. I used the stock RF connector. Dont forget Analog TVs native resolution was not that high.
@El-Ritmo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for adding the comparison of the video modes - a lot of other people making similar videos neglect to do this, but seeing them side-by-side immediately demonstrates the differences and sells the value of doing the work - it's really a night and day difference in image quality. Nice work on the console, and thank you for the upload.
@scooter4196 Жыл бұрын
I subbed to your channel a month ago and I say I am loving your breakdowns and the mods. Thanks for the content and helping giving me the courage to be more adventurous with my consoles.
@MythicalMonk3y Жыл бұрын
12:13 "Back again Luke here."
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Haha I'm noticing that's a running theme with how he starts his videos.
@TheRyanshand Жыл бұрын
I am absolutely hooked on these videos man, this is awesome and inspiring, keep up the great work!
@Gabrielnobre Жыл бұрын
Oh man....your work with the "solding" (don't know if this is the right word to your chip/metal work) is so good to watch...it's like art to me.
@_BELMONT_ Жыл бұрын
just found your channel this morning. love how clean, clear, and concise your videos are! looking forward to more content!
@happenstance7530 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I love vids like this. So helpful for people modding these consoles. Luke is the man. He inspired me to consoleize a game gear but he built a new case out of an old n64 case for his. I just stuck with the oem case for mine.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@thiagovmmoura Жыл бұрын
What I love most in your videos is not only the amazing explanations, but how clean and beautiful is the final work. In this video for example, the way that you place the wires is simply amazing and, for me, the most satisfying kind of video to watch. Keep going with the amazing work mate
@truecauseofchaos Жыл бұрын
lukemorse1 was one of the OG modders back in the day! Great mod, and while I do prefer the Master System 1, it's nice to see RGB out of one of these!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
There's something clumsy but oddly charming about the SMS2.
@BasementBrothers Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD Heh, yep I agree. Back in the 90's I had a chance to get a used NTSC SMS2, but I passed and ended up going with the SMS1 for the same price because of the card slot. Glad I did at the time, but had no idea the US SMS2 was considered rare.
@truecauseofchaos Жыл бұрын
@@BasementBrothers I live in the UK and own a SMS2. Always wanted the SMS1 because it looks that much better, can output RGB and was more compatible with the SMS library. One day I'll get one!
@gloriab702 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I subbed to your channel last Monday and have been binge watching all week. I'm so glad I found your channel. You do amazing work man. :)
@jasonmccomb280 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your clean and thorough work. Presentation of your work is superb. Plus I get to reminisce about my days as a young man, playing video games with my buddies after work. And I just love seeing old things become useful. Very nice.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@rfmerrill Жыл бұрын
So there's one more change you're technically supposed to make here, and it seems like you can get away without it but it's worth mentioning as if you make the change it could make the composite video a little better. If you look at the "application circuit" page of the 1145 datasheet (towards the end) you can see one more difference between the PAL and NTSC circuits: the external bandpass filter is a different frequency. Comparing a few NTSC and PAL schematics from Sega, I think the following will do it: Bypass (remove and replace with jumper) C35 and L3, then change R22 from 1k to 330 ohm. If you look at the genesis model 2 VA1 schematic it shows the two different circuits in labeled boxes (the VA0 schematic has the labels reversed, haha). There are probably even better bandpass circuits you could put there, but changing it to the original one Sega used will at least have it at the right frequency for NTSC. This isn't super necessary for composite to simply *work* but it makes sense to do if you're permanently changing the region of a console.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! I will definitely look into it.
@rfmerrill Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD Oof I just realized I made a mistake. R24 should be changed to 330 ohm, not R22. R22 is fine as it is. Also you don't need to actually remove C35 and L3. You can just short them out. They're in series, so you can accomplish this by just connecting the two outer legs (the two that aren't connected together), but shorting all four legs of both components also works and is harder to mess up. Bear in mind that inductors are short at DC so you can't trust your continuity measurement to see you got it right.
@watchingdanny Жыл бұрын
Watching you work on stuff is like watching a watchmaker working on a fine Swiss watch. I love your attention to detail, neatness and cleanliness. Your repairs and mods look better than some professionals.
@drPeidos Жыл бұрын
Oh man, I love @lukemorse1 repair videos. Nice to see his videos are useful to you as well.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Only been watching repair videos on YT for like 5 years. Never once been recommended his channel. That tells you all you need to know about the algorithm.
@rwdplz1 Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD If you like electronics repair videos, check out The 8-Bit Guy, 12voltvids, and shango066
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Unfamiliar with the second two. I’ll be sure to check them out. Thanks for the recommendations.
@drPeidos Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD The algorithm is broken, I have no doubt. As a viewer, about 50% of KZfaq's recommendations to me are things that I have no interest in seeing.
@mottzilla4858 Жыл бұрын
I liked the black and white foreshadowing. Great video and mods!
@SMAAAASHTV Жыл бұрын
Nice job and awesome that Luke's old video was able to help. Been watching his repair and other vids for a long time.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@retromark4558 Жыл бұрын
Loving your videos, especially the modifications
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. I'm having lots of fun with them.
@JamieBainbridge Жыл бұрын
Very exciting, I wondered what mods you could even do to a Master System. Fantastic presentation too, the overall project, the console video, the soldering shots, and your workmanship is 👌 Having grown up with the PAL version, the difference in the 60Hz audio is really strange to hear!
@karehaqt Жыл бұрын
Lukemorse1, now that takes me back a long time. Loved watching his Japan thrift shopping videos for retro stuff.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
He seems to have pretty unique content with all those arcade PCBs. Must be fun living in Japan where this kinda stuff is plentiful.
@AmyNumberSeven Жыл бұрын
"No, please, mate, don't do it! I don't want to eat beefburgers and play around wiv rooty tooty point and shooties, noooooo!" -The Master System
@yorgle Жыл бұрын
I love how clean and tidy your work is. Subscribed! :D Thank you for great content!
@terrysean85 Жыл бұрын
i love how calm and fluid he is, amazing channel. If you start a patreon i will definitely support 👍
@krushingbro6620 Жыл бұрын
Lukemorse1 wow now there's a name i hadn't heard In a minute he has helped numerous folk on here over the years been a while since I heard his name but I am not surprised he had the answer to this, great job as always the Master system is one of my favourite systems. 👍
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy. Glad to see he's still posting.
@mr2000jp Жыл бұрын
nice work , i really enjoyed this video , answered many of my questions already
@scottblews1680 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos so much!! Great job! Keep up the amazing work!
@P3KaX Жыл бұрын
The SMS was a huge success here in Spain. In fact, it was my first console and still got it with the composite mod and a chinese flashcart. It makes me happy to see people that still love this beauty :)
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Seems to hit a really nostalgic spot with folks outside North America where it was more popular and successful.
@GlobalGarageAus Жыл бұрын
@lukemorse1 is the OG modder I followed at the start as well. He has a wealth of knowledge and amazing content. PAL consoles are hard coded to divide the crystal frequency, so you need to bypass it the way you did it. NTSC consoles use a different dividing ratio which sets a different subcarrier frequency.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying his backlog over the last few days. He's got some quirky mods on there too which I haven't seen before.
@LJfromWV Жыл бұрын
Excellent work, as always! It's wonderful to see the SMS get some love here in the States.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you, fellow SMS fan. We are a rare breed, apparently.
@joshmiller887 Жыл бұрын
Really nice job! Thanks for documenting this mod!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks, it was a fun one.
@wallyf7020 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you were able to mod the console to NTSC. Enjoy playing with the unit and adding it to your collection
@AceTrainerX3 Жыл бұрын
I remember Lukemorse for his Neo Geo audio repair video series. Great to see his work come in handy here as well.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Slowing checking out his backlog. Lots of oldies but goodies.
@chrisw8069 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the FM sound mod.
@javierr3030 Жыл бұрын
Great video & great perseverance troubleshooting this one.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Margiolis Жыл бұрын
Great video! Luke is a KZfaq legend!
@aboutkab Жыл бұрын
Thanks again, can't wait to see the dual ossilator model you'll build. Could it become the Ultimate Master System ?
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Modding seems like a never ending journey as I'm beginning to learn. But we'll see maybe at some point it will be "complete".
@TheHighlander71 Жыл бұрын
Luke is a fantastic individual though. I'm sure he'd be happy to answer any questions. He has an enormous amount of experience repairing arcade hardware and consoles.
@scottmark5345 Жыл бұрын
That was a rush!. Great video
@STK_AKUMA209x Жыл бұрын
So cool, glad you got It figured out.
@iam0lly Жыл бұрын
Totally obsessed with your videos buddy. Epic
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@iam0lly Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD absolutely love your about page too buddy. So refreshing for someone to be purely doing this out of pure love and not to sell out. Also, I need tp for my bunghole hehe
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Hahaha glad you got a chuckle out of it. Wasn't taking myself too seriously when I wrote it.
@adeeshabandara9140 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff my friend, love your videos
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much.
@MichaelM28 Жыл бұрын
From the title I thought it would've quadrupled in size
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah you woulda thunk 🤪
@apollolux Жыл бұрын
I was actually going to ask if Model 2 could support the FM expansion, groovy to hear you’re gonna attempt it!
@WaynesWorld69 Жыл бұрын
Very impressive! Well done.
@ROVolvo Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos keep it up!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@TronicGames Жыл бұрын
Funny how you could not have it all back then. Here in Europe we had the RGB Scart option on many consoles which is great and all but stuck with 50hz for the most part. Over the pond you guys had composite but with sweet sweet 60hz. Now with the power of modding we can all enjoy best of both worlds. Great!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
The history on this stuff is pretty interesting.
@breezy5909 Жыл бұрын
Man I love this friggen channel
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you kind sir.
@Nukle0n Жыл бұрын
Great video but a huge boost to your production value would be something like a lavalier microphone, you can record the camera audio too as a backup if something goes wrong, but it'll cut down on the roomtone and reverb.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
I'm struggling a bit with audio to be honest. I don't want a lav mic, I prefer a free standing one. The setup is pretty legit with a boom arm that's insulated from the desk. I've gone through a few mics now and still working on getting it dialed in. The problem with the Blue Yeti is that it's too sensitive even with the gain dialed all the way down.
@Nukle0n Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD I'm not sure about the price but those Røde "box" wireless mics that someone like Adrian Black uses seem pretty cool and doesn't require you to be in a sweet spot.
@tom_123 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you smiling towards the end of the video :) Edit: also, the side-by-side comparisons are a welcome addition!
@mistermagnifico Жыл бұрын
Even though I have Alex Kidd on every device... That title screen and music hits me in the nostalgia everytime
@JLMtime Жыл бұрын
Loved the composite v RGB at the end blew my mind. places like MLIG zoom in too much
@hero_in_deepblu Жыл бұрын
YESSS! It continues! I was super stoked to see the next part of this!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
That's for checking back. Great to see all the love for the SMS.
@noneyabiz0987 Жыл бұрын
Love the content! Keep it up.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial Жыл бұрын
I am subscribed to this channel. I really like this! My only minor remark is I wish that it got the LED treatment in the pause button (the glow from the lamination surrounding the perimeter of the button in question)...
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
The switchless region mod will have an indicator LED that will accomplish this.
@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD I’d recommend the LED mod done in the style of this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kK1lYJRl0qysqnU.html of course with the 2-color LED (I’m not sure if a blue/green dual LED exists, but that’s just a suggestion from me).
@TheRealssppllaatt 9 ай бұрын
Love the fact you conquered this. I live in PAL land but always prefer NTSC consoles where possible.
@ConsolesRetro Жыл бұрын
Nice work! ✌️🕹️
@Geoff_Dearth Жыл бұрын
great vids man
@alexanrsousa Жыл бұрын
Nice video! I wish I still had my old Master System III to check how those chips are configured in brazilian systems, as I suspect it is setup like an NTSC system, but then on the chip that codifies color it is set as PAL.
@Rulumi Жыл бұрын
Brazilian systems transcodify the signal to PAL-M. Note that PAL-M isn't the same as normal PAL. The system itself should be outputting NTSC as is from the chips and converted in some way.
@karlohtsuki Жыл бұрын
lukemorse1 is one of my fave modders including the arcade PCB's
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Just starting to enjoy some of his backlog. He's got a couple of quirky mods as well which I thought were cool (like the Neo Geo with the built in screen lol).
@karlohtsuki Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD oh yeah I love his works ever since, including the old arcade PCB's, he made some restoration in arcade boards like PS2, PS3 based arcade motherboards, sometimes Xbox based arcade board he did
@djmhyde Жыл бұрын
i'm from brazil and i would love a Master System in black like this one, they're so good looking, our TecToy variants are grey with a white pause button
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
There aren't a ton of great pictures of the TecToy variants. Is there a version with this exact mold (just the different color plastic) or is the shape/size slightly different?
@djmhyde Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD is slightly different, the power cable is attached to the console and there is a switch to choose between channel 3 or 4 here is a TecToy SMS kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJuAla1_27u2gJs.html&ab_channel=Tecnologia%26Nostalgia
@slayerofsouls1182 Жыл бұрын
Hey just found your channel… really enjoying the content.. if I was looking to getting into this hobby which work station would you recommend? I see a lot on Amazon!
@huldu Жыл бұрын
Marvelous work!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@trevort4286 Жыл бұрын
Wow the video looks so good now
@sos.gamers Жыл бұрын
We had the same model in south America, since Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are SECAM/PAL region :) great little console
@valentine_puppy Жыл бұрын
I generally like none destructive mods as much as possible. For me, it makes me feel like I’m preserving these systems better. So, I would have desoldered those pins bent the ones I needed to and resoldered them back. Solder is less destructive than scratching away pcb masking or cutting the chip’s legs. To be clear, I’m not shaming those who want to do it that way. I’m saying for me, I want to keep mine as original as possible but yes, still have my mods and play them too. Btw Luke is awesome and still is. Great guy.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
You can't solder the pins back. You have to sever the connection they're making with the board in order to feed your own signal into the pins.
@valentine_puppy Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD When I said that I meant, I would desolder the entire chip remove it and bend it and then resolder the chip without cutting it. That's me. That's what I would do. Extra work sure but, it's how I would do it. Sorry for the confusion.
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Got it, that makes more sense. That's a lot of work though. Maybe for a rare system for sure especially if the chip is uncommon.
@sirflen2133 Жыл бұрын
Jesse we need to coo... Oh shoot wrong crystal
@BuckChoklitt Жыл бұрын
I missed your videos man. I hope you know that it's definitely noticed when you don't upload!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks buddy, that's high praise. Much appreciated.
@segajcharrua Жыл бұрын
also a good mod is to have a pause function on the controller, great video!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
I'm still deciding on that one, but I have the kit for it. I have just one OEM controller right now and I'm not burning to mod it.
@segajcharrua Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD if you have spare genesis controllers you can mod it. Modding a sms pad is not worth it. Keep the great work
@AnthonyFlack Жыл бұрын
@@segajcharrua - aye, SMS pads are pretty awful to use, anyway.
@tniemi Жыл бұрын
Good video, thank you!
@splugereport Жыл бұрын
Lukemorse is a legend. I fix arcade boards because of that guy
@Norrecito Жыл бұрын
That mod looks so good even Voultar would approve it :)
@snoopersmokio Жыл бұрын
Voultar is a creep
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty proud of the result! Expecting more wires and stuff with the upcoming mods so trying to keep it as tidy as possible.
@technoghost1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always! Just curious I know you have dabbled in handheld consoles before, but would you ever consider modding a Gameboy Advance? The modding community is very robust.
@give_me_my_nick_back Жыл бұрын
I made an NTSC mod once years ago and I remember just adding in a generic NTSC crystal to the encoder and leaving the main crystal as is. I've done it pretty much the same way as sega modded NTSC MegaDrive they sold in Asia. But still 60Hz PAL on SMS should work great, no crystal mods required and works both on AV and RGB so long your TV supports PAL60 AV.
@leex187 Жыл бұрын
Another great one thanks
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Cheers.
@SullySadface Жыл бұрын
I legitimately blew on my screen because of that fiberglass pen lol
@steviewondersoptometrist8433 Жыл бұрын
What capture card are you using? I've been trying to find one that supports old consoles like this but have come up empty so far. BTW... really enjoying your content! This has inspired me to pick up a Master System II myself. 🙂
@claimhsolais3466 Жыл бұрын
Amazing job, well done everybody! Just been curious, can the crystal be properly replicated or we should wait for some improvements until further notice?
@Kwllyb Жыл бұрын
waooo is amazing!!!! holyy colors
@saffire345 Жыл бұрын
Very nice work! A few years back, I thought I could get around having to do any mods by simply getting a Japanese master system with a cartridge adapter, but sadly Wonder Boy 3 will just not boot with the adapter, despite several attempts to track down the issue and a few educated-guess modifications to the adapter pcb. Now I've caved and ordered an NTSC Master System so I can at least play my copy of Wonder Boy 3 even if it won't have the FM sound activated (unless it turns out I have a bad cartridge, lol). I think I'd do okay installing the mods (though no where near as neatly as the work I've seen here!), but naturally that FM mod board seems to be out of stock everywhere now. Oh well! Such is the life of an original hardware enthusiast. Anyway, definitely interested to see more!
@BorderlineOCD Жыл бұрын
Did you ever figure out what about the JP system makes it incompatible? I know there are some minor differences between NTSC-J and NTSC-U but it's odd that a single game would be problematic.
@saffire345 Жыл бұрын
@@BorderlineOCD I did not. Wonder Boy 3 is an oddity because it will support FM sound if it detects that it's plugged into a Japanese Sega Master System/Mark III, but it was never officially released in Japan for that system. Probably a planned release that never happened. My other two NTSC-NA games work fine with the adapter. I've only found that WB3 has two rom chips on it, and probably does the "bank switch" approach to have a larger game rom. Likely as a result, it appears to use an extra pin on the cartridge compared to my other two games which don't appear to tie anything to that pin, but that's as far as I got. I've found very little discussion online about this, only that a couple others have had trouble getting the game to boot with at least some adapters as well. I guess there's so many other, easier ways to play this game with the FM sound, there probably isn't much interest in figuring out the why or solving it (if possible).
@thespectator2976 Жыл бұрын
Bought a Sega Master system II few days ago, in mint condition, it costed me about 40 dollars :) im happy hehe
@user-te1le7ck6b Жыл бұрын
Alex the kid just plays better on pal for me but then again I grew up with that version 😅 something about the slight slower pace and music.
@PeterHalliday187 Жыл бұрын
Hello my friend, I absolutely love your work, but I must point out that when you say "over here" you sound like kermit the frog, sorry I just had mention it, because I think it is brilliant. Thank you and keep up the good work
@roheinz5007 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍🏼😀
@kanedaku Жыл бұрын
Alex Kidd in Miracle World = GOAT
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