MegaDrive20XX
Segatron Genesis... call me the wizard.
This Sega Master system was given to me, it was legally claimed "DEAD". Can Mega fix it? YES WE CAN!!!
I give you, the granddaddy of all Sega Systems....the Sega Master System.
My manager said they couldn't get it to work...no signal...no picture...reset button damaged perhaps?
It was covered in flith...thrown on the ground and left to die.....
No, says I....your time is not up yet faithful one.....for you are now in the hands of Dr. Mega....
Let us begin shall we?
After spending about 15 minutes cleaning off all the dirt layers, I was able to see a fimilar face.
After lifting the cover (6 screws underneath), the metal sheild is up. This is a very common plate found in many systems. Mostly protects it from static shock.
Now to get inside, there are about 9 screws holding down the large plate. 1 is apparently on top and glued with a red substance. Which baffles me, since the Sega Genesis is built the same way.
Inside, we find little dead critters, built up of flith. The key points of importance are cleaning around the Cartridge slot, the AV input, the DC input, and Sega Card slot (located below the cartridge slot)
Inside the plastic shell casing, we have to clean out the Reset and Pause button. Since this is a primary problem with many SMS when they haven't been used since Ronald Regan was in power. Luckily we just gently pinch and push them out. Scrub out the nasty insides and place them back in with ease.
Now it's time to put everything back together and prepare the tools of testing.
1 Light Gun (called: The Phazer, named after the gun used in the SMS game, "Zillion")
1 SMS Original Control pad
1 AV Cable (This is the same cable that can be used on the Sega Genesis Model 1)
1 AC Adapter (Same AC Adapter that works on a Sega Genesis Model 1)
*IMPORTANT NOTE* DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT USE an NES/Original Nintendo AC Adapter on a Genesis or a Sega Genesis Model 1 and vice-versa. It will not function, because it will slowly kill it. The Resistor inside the AC Adapter of the NES system isn't strong enough to hold the voltage current for a Sega Genesis or a Sega Master System.
And there we have it, a SMS that works. It recieves sound, it wants to play.
2 Choices of games? Very nice. Yet wait, you're probably thinking. There's no cartridge in it! Ah ha! There's something that Nintendo didn't do back in the day. BUILT IN GAMES. Sega was one of the first systems to actually have a small chip installed on the motherboard of the system to have 2 or 1 game installed to boot up upon the launch of the Operating System. In this case, we have "Hang-On" and "Safari-Hunt". Which is Sega's answer to "Super Mario/Duck Hunt 2 in 1" from the NES days.
Sadly, I can only play Hang-On. Since the Phazer gun only works on old school Televisions. HDTV's cannot reconize the guns signal.
Yet here's the system with an actual game cartridge. Okay, I have to confess, this game never came out in the USA. I bought this from my friend Adam from Leeds, United Kingdom via UK Ebay. Long story short, the Europeans adore and supported Sega for a VERY long time after this system died in America. 1987 to 1997 to be exact.
And finally for one of my favorite SMS classics from when I was a child, "Rescue Mission". This is a gun light game, sure I can't play it, but it's such a beauty to hear it's catchy 8-bit music. You help the American soldier get across enemy lines on his mine cart, while blasting away at the enemies and saving injuried soldiers. How Purple Hearted and American is that? God Bless you little game, I salute you!
Well, there we have it, another successful revival of a classic system. I'm Dr. Mega, signing off and saying, Goodnight, Thanks for reading, and Game On!
I give you, the granddaddy of all Sega Systems....the Sega Master System.
My manager said they couldn't get it to work...no signal...no picture...reset button damaged perhaps?
It was covered in flith...thrown on the ground and left to die.....
No, says I....your time is not up yet faithful one.....for you are now in the hands of Dr. Mega....
Let us begin shall we?
After spending about 15 minutes cleaning off all the dirt layers, I was able to see a fimilar face.
After lifting the cover (6 screws underneath), the metal sheild is up. This is a very common plate found in many systems. Mostly protects it from static shock.
Now to get inside, there are about 9 screws holding down the large plate. 1 is apparently on top and glued with a red substance. Which baffles me, since the Sega Genesis is built the same way.
Inside, we find little dead critters, built up of flith. The key points of importance are cleaning around the Cartridge slot, the AV input, the DC input, and Sega Card slot (located below the cartridge slot)
Inside the plastic shell casing, we have to clean out the Reset and Pause button. Since this is a primary problem with many SMS when they haven't been used since Ronald Regan was in power. Luckily we just gently pinch and push them out. Scrub out the nasty insides and place them back in with ease.
Now it's time to put everything back together and prepare the tools of testing.
1 Light Gun (called: The Phazer, named after the gun used in the SMS game, "Zillion")
1 SMS Original Control pad
1 AV Cable (This is the same cable that can be used on the Sega Genesis Model 1)
1 AC Adapter (Same AC Adapter that works on a Sega Genesis Model 1)
*IMPORTANT NOTE* DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT USE an NES/Original Nintendo AC Adapter on a Genesis or a Sega Genesis Model 1 and vice-versa. It will not function, because it will slowly kill it. The Resistor inside the AC Adapter of the NES system isn't strong enough to hold the voltage current for a Sega Genesis or a Sega Master System.
And there we have it, a SMS that works. It recieves sound, it wants to play.
2 Choices of games? Very nice. Yet wait, you're probably thinking. There's no cartridge in it! Ah ha! There's something that Nintendo didn't do back in the day. BUILT IN GAMES. Sega was one of the first systems to actually have a small chip installed on the motherboard of the system to have 2 or 1 game installed to boot up upon the launch of the Operating System. In this case, we have "Hang-On" and "Safari-Hunt". Which is Sega's answer to "Super Mario/Duck Hunt 2 in 1" from the NES days.
Sadly, I can only play Hang-On. Since the Phazer gun only works on old school Televisions. HDTV's cannot reconize the guns signal.
Yet here's the system with an actual game cartridge. Okay, I have to confess, this game never came out in the USA. I bought this from my friend Adam from Leeds, United Kingdom via UK Ebay. Long story short, the Europeans adore and supported Sega for a VERY long time after this system died in America. 1987 to 1997 to be exact.
And finally for one of my favorite SMS classics from when I was a child, "Rescue Mission". This is a gun light game, sure I can't play it, but it's such a beauty to hear it's catchy 8-bit music. You help the American soldier get across enemy lines on his mine cart, while blasting away at the enemies and saving injuried soldiers. How Purple Hearted and American is that? God Bless you little game, I salute you!
Well, there we have it, another successful revival of a classic system. I'm Dr. Mega, signing off and saying, Goodnight, Thanks for reading, and Game On!