GenMobile Playtest - Portable Mega Drive Console

[smbmadman1]

Thank you for telling me that MegaDrive games work on it :D

[abysslord16]

theres no slowdown like on the retrogen right? i cant find to seem an answer anywhere.

[johneymute]

the d pad looks way better then the retrogen.

[scatcoitus]

i couldn't get phantasy star 4 the end of the millennium to work on this console. it freezes after the sega logo appears

[jennycorea]

This is really awesome =)

[Duddyroar]

Bit of a price difference between the two...plus the GP2X doesn't play original carts ;)

[jennycorea]

@Duddyroar sounds like a really decent unit, and cool vids you've have there. It makes me really want to get one :P

[Duddyroar]

Yeah for the price it's great. There are a few niggles - the d-pad could be better - but it costs less than a 360 or PS3 game, so it's hard to complain too much :)

[Duddyroar]

Ian: the screen on this is loads better than the blurry Nomad one, plus the Nomad is expensive, massive and sucks batteries dry in a couple of hours. I had one a few years ago and it hardly got any use because I literally couldn't take it out of the house!

If you're after a portable solution for playing all those lovely Japanese Mega Drive carts of yours then this is recommended. The RetroGen is a similar product and another good option but it doesn't have the 20 Sega games built-in.

[jennycorea]

@Duddyroar I couldn't agree more.. I used to own a Nomad many years ago and the LCD is terrible I'm afraid (compared to this one and GP2X F-200).. batteries dried up really fast, and no battery pack included.. Furthermore, for some reasons I couldn't get any Japanese Megadrive carts to work, even I force them in into the slot.

[Duddyroar]

I had to file away some of the cartridge slot on my Nomad to get Japanese games to fit - and even then you can only play those games that don't contain a region-check :(

[jennycorea]

I see. Where can I buy one? Did you try Pro Action replay 2, Mega Key 3, or Game Genie. I heard that any of these devices get around the Japanese or import games problem on your

Nomad or Megadrive 2 Btw: I've been thinking, would it be possible to modify, desoldier the sound chip from the Nomad and solder it to

the GenMobile to get perfect Megadrive sound? just a thought :)

[Duddyroar]

I'm not sure about modding as I'm not brave enough to try that! :)

I never tried any import adapters on the Nomad and I've long since gotten rid of it. :(

As for getting hold of a GenMobile, I got mine from Stone Age Gamer, their link is in the video description - hope this helps!

[jennycorea]

Thanks for the heads up. Yes, the modding is very risky and one mistake could cost your systems.. I don't recommend it either.. (just my imagination to get perfect sound channels :P)

[ianwilson1978]

For the price this isnt bad at all, bonus that it plays Jap carts. I'm thinking about getting a Nomad in the future but then youve got to get it modded. This is a cheap alternative. :-)

[dvdmike007]

Looks pretty good for what it is