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I have a JVC x'eye and a Mega Everdrive X7 but always get a blank screen when I try to load a SMS game. Anyone know how I can get SMS games working on it?

This's a bit of a wild guess, but are you booting with a 32x in between?

32x's preclude Master System compatibility thanks to not passing the relevant cartridge lines through.

No 32x connected, I have asked in everdrive forums and support with no answer. This tells me this has something to do with how the everdrives work. So I thought I would try there. I would have asked at Sega-16, but I've been trying to join the forum with no luck for six months.

I might mess with a couple things, but people say real carts work with the powerbase converter. I'll see if I can manually trigger SMS mode as I have a Genesis to MD cartridge converter that I can butcher. I've kind of given up though at this point. I've order a Japanese Master system, adapter and master everdrive. Both the adapter and everdrive have arrived, the SMS should show up before long.

SEGA-16's registration system is a bit of a mess, sadly. Burnt by too many spambots. Let me know your registered username, and I'll post in this thread for you.

Apart from that, I can't think of any reason why Master System software shouldn't work. I'm kind of disappointed the Everdrive forums could not assist you.

user id on sega-16 is 'haightc', same as here.

JVC x'eye supports directly booting Master System games. Any Genesis 2 compatible converter will work.

But it cannot switch from Genesis mode into SMS mode, preventing loading SMS games from a Genesis flash cart.

lumclaw wrote

JVC x'eye supports directly booting Master System games. Any Genesis 2 compatible converter will work.

But it cannot switch from Genesis mode into SMS mode, preventing loading SMS games from a Genesis flash cart.

Oh, hell. I didn't know that. Is there a reason for this?

I would really like to know this too! Is the issue similar to the Nomad where it needs a single wire mod in order to play SMS games?

skins4thewin wrote

I would really like to know this too! Is the issue similar to the Nomad where it needs a single wire mod in order to play SMS games?

No. A different issue.
If you don't care for 3rd party adapters, an official European Master System Converter II can fit and play on the X'eye.

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haightc Joined: 31 Mar 2017 Posts: 5 Location: SeaTac, WA, USA	sms games of jvc x'eye with everdrive? Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:08 am
	I have a JVC x'eye and a Mega Everdrive X7 but always get a blank screen when I try to load a SMS game. Anyone know how I can get SMS games working on it?

Flygon Joined: 30 Jun 2016 Posts: 196 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:51 am
	This's a bit of a wild guess, but are you booting with a 32x in between? 32x's preclude Master System compatibility thanks to not passing the relevant cartridge lines through.

haightc Joined: 31 Mar 2017 Posts: 5 Location: SeaTac, WA, USA	no 32x Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:08 pm
	No 32x connected, I have asked in everdrive forums and support with no answer. This tells me this has something to do with how the everdrives work. So I thought I would try there. I would have asked at Sega-16, but I've been trying to join the forum with no luck for six months. I might mess with a couple things, but people say real carts work with the powerbase converter. I'll see if I can manually trigger SMS mode as I have a Genesis to MD cartridge converter that I can butcher. I've kind of given up though at this point. I've order a Japanese Master system, adapter and master everdrive. Both the adapter and everdrive have arrived, the SMS should show up before long.

Flygon Joined: 30 Jun 2016 Posts: 196 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:09 am
	SEGA-16's registration system is a bit of a mess, sadly. Burnt by too many spambots. Let me know your registered username, and I'll post in this thread for you. Apart from that, I can't think of any reason why Master System software shouldn't work. I'm kind of disappointed the Everdrive forums could not assist you.

haightc Joined: 31 Mar 2017 Posts: 5 Location: SeaTac, WA, USA	user id Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:47 am
	user id on sega-16 is 'haightc', same as here.

lumclaw Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Posts: 117	Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:45 am
lumclaw Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Posts: 117	JVC x'eye supports directly booting Master System games. Any Genesis 2 compatible converter will work. But it cannot switch from Genesis mode into SMS mode, preventing loading SMS games from a Genesis flash cart.

Flygon Joined: 30 Jun 2016 Posts: 196 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:08 pm
	lumclaw wrote JVC x'eye supports directly booting Master System games. Any Genesis 2 compatible converter will work. But it cannot switch from Genesis mode into SMS mode, preventing loading SMS games from a Genesis flash cart. Oh, hell. I didn't know that. Is there a reason for this?

skins4thewin Joined: 02 Jul 2015 Posts: 24	Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:38 pm
skins4thewin Joined: 02 Jul 2015 Posts: 24	I would really like to know this too! Is the issue similar to the Nomad where it needs a single wire mod in order to play SMS games?

lumclaw Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Posts: 117	Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:01 am
lumclaw Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Posts: 117	skins4thewin wrote I would really like to know this too! Is the issue similar to the Nomad where it needs a single wire mod in order to play SMS games? No. A different issue. If you don't care for 3rd party adapters, an official European Master System Converter II can fit and play on the X'eye.

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