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Development :: RE: Broken component in GG, what is it?

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:13:28 GMT

Author: viletim!
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:13 pm (GMT 0)

mngb123,

It might be the fluoro tube... Not much can be done about it if that's the case. Does the area to the left of the screen get unusually warm?

Music :: RE: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

djbass — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:02:03 GMT

Author: djbass
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:02 am (GMT 0)

Damn, time for a crash course in chipmusic :)

Music :: RE: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

Jacko — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:51:13 GMT

Author: Jacko
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:51 pm (GMT 0)

Im in on this one Seb, for sure!

Music :: RE: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

Sebastian — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:40:21 GMT

Author: Sebastian
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:40 pm (GMT 0)

Maxim wrote:

Cool stuff :) I posted it on the site front page news, if you don't mind.

Thanks Maxim! Much appreciated :)

Music :: RE: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

Maxim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:50:49 GMT

Author: Maxim
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:50 pm (GMT 0)

Cool stuff :) I posted it on the site front page news, if you don't mind.

News :: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

Maxim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:42:29 GMT

Author: Maxim
Subject: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:42 pm (GMT 0)

Sebastian, aka little-scale, is running a competition to win a Master System MIDI interface!

Sebastian wrote:

It's time to get your chipmusic on! This is your chance to win a SEGA Master System MIDI Interface. Be the coolest musician in your town with this brand new tool that lets you control the sound chip in your SEGA Master System with MIDI data.

The Prize
The prize includes the following:
• brand-new, hand made little-scale-brand SEGA Master System MIDI Interface (SMSM)
• instruction manual
• required cable

Since this product will not be available on the market by the time the competition ends, the winner will be the only member of the public to own this cool piece of retro boutique music hardware!

Competition Details
Submit a SEGA-related music track. This may be:
• chipmusic written for the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
• music written within the constraints of the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
• music that is covering / remixing a specific SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune
• any of the above may include additional instrumentation (whether electronic or more traditional) - however, the focus should be on the SEGA aspects of the work

Music that does not fit into the above categories will be disqualified. If your entry is a cover or a remix of a SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune, please be sure to include what it is that you are covering.

Please note that there will only be one winner. The judge(s) decision is final.

Submission Guidelines
• the deadline for this competition is the 17th April, 2010
• limit of one entry per person / group
• the length of your SEGA track should be between 1:30 and 5:00
• submission format is strictly as 192 kbps stereo MP3
• send your submissions to: sega@little-scale.com with the subject line 'SEGA Music Competition'
• the best 10 tracks will be released as a digital archive

Note that this competition is in no way affiliated with SEGA.

It's not affiliated with SMS Power! either, but we think it's cool!

Discuss it further in the Music forum or over at Sebastian's blog.

Music :: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!

Sebastian — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:11:59 GMT

Author: Sebastian
Subject: SEGA Music Competition: Win A SMS MIDI Interface!
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:11 pm (GMT 0)

It's time to get your chipmusic on! This is your chance to win a SEGA Master System MIDI Interface. Be the coolest musician in your town with this brand new tool that lets you control the sound chip in your SEGA Master System with MIDI data.

The Prize
The prize includes the following:
• brand-new, hand made little-scale-brand SEGA Master System MIDI Interface (SMSM)
• instruction manual
• required cable

Since this product will not be available on the market by the time the competition ends, the winner will be the only member of the public to own this cool piece of retro boutique music hardware!

Competition Details
Submit a SEGA-related music track. This may be:
• chipmusic written for the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
• music written within the constraints of the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
• music that is covering / remixing a specific SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune
• any of the above may include additional instrumentation (whether electronic or more traditional) - however, the focus should be on the SEGA aspects of the work

Music that does not fit into the above categories will be disqualified. If your entry is a cover or a remix of a SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune, please be sure to include what it is that you are covering.

Please note that there will only be one winner. The judge(s) decision is final.

Submission Guidelines
• the deadline for this competition is the 17th April, 2010
• limit of one entry per person / group
• the length of your SEGA track should be between 1:30 and 5:00
• submission format is strictly as 192 kbps stereo MP3
• send your submissions to: sega@little-scale.com with the subject line 'SEGA Music Competition'
• the best 10 tracks will be released as a digital archive

Note that this competition is in no way affiliated with SEGA.

Website :: Deleted many spammer accounts

Maxim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:23:24 GMT

Author: Maxim
Subject: Deleted many spammer accounts
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:23 am (GMT 0)

I deleted a bunch of accounts today based on a few criteria:

- invalid data in certain profile fields
- large number of spam warnings
- using a .ru email address and never posted

If any genuine accounts got deleted, please let me know. You (and the spammers...) can always re-register or post anonymously.

Main :: RE: List of Incompatibilities among SMS Games + Hardware

BrianC — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:53:21 GMT

Author: BrianC
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:53 am (GMT 0)

Shou wrote:

I'm the original poster of that. US Wonder Boy III does not work with the Tototek on my Mark III w/ FM Unit. I'm particularly miffed about that as this is one of the only games I wanted to play on the console and Tototek never came back to me as to why it does not work. If there is a converter that works, I will gladly buy it.

I asked around here and I couldn't figure out the issues either. It was one of the main games I wanted to play on my JP SMS with FM, as well. I have other games I wanted to play with FM like Time Soldiers, Space Harrier 3D, Zaxxon 3D, Bomber Raid, and Rampage that work fine with the Tototek, though.

Bock's video shows his gender adapter playing Wonder Boy III with FM. However, the gender adapter that is sold here in the SMS Power forums has incompatibilities with some games that the Tototek doesn't have due it working from the expansion slot. But it doesn't make sense that a game would work from the expansion slot and not the top of the system, so I think the problem might be something else besides the adapter itself. It would be helpful if someone with both adapters could test it, though. Or if someone with two copies of WBIII could check if both have the same results.

I noticed something with the original Wonder Boy. Even though it doesn't have FM, it's still worth playing on the JP system since the difficulty in JP mode is closer to the arcade.

Main :: RE: List of Incompatibilities among SMS Games + Hardware

Shou — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:44:19 GMT

Author: Shou
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:44 am (GMT 0)

BrianC wrote:

I'm still perplexed by WBIII apparently working with the Gender Adapter and not with the Tototek. As mentioned, it seems at least one other poster couldn't get the EU Bubble Bobble working on the JP SMS. Strange since it's just a localization of the JP Final Bubble Bobble and even runs at the same speed in NTSC.

Edit: Here is a comment about a similar problem with Wonder Boy III and the Tototek adapter, but on a Mark III rather than a JP SMS. There are some comments here about Wonder Boy III not working with the Tototek, as well. However, telling from other forums, it seems some have gotten it to work with the Tototek. Maybe different cartridge boards? It would be nice to know why it works with some, but not others.