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Well, the only Alex Kidd sized cartridge I have posession of to try this with is Action Fighter.... and the ROM chips are identical in size :)
Now as soon as I can get my hands on a Soldering Iron, I can try this out :)

Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

Thanks :)

~unfnknblvbl

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> Well, the only Alex Kidd sized cartridge I have posession of to try this with is Action Fighter.... and the ROM chips are identical in size :)
> Now as soon as I can get my hands on a Soldering Iron, I can try this out :)

> Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

> Thanks :)

> ~unfnknblvbl

Seeing as I'm only doing this to play Alex Kidd on my Gamegear, is it possible to solder the Alex Kidd ROM onto a GG cart?

~unfnknblvbl

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> Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

If you are doing it *only* to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

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> > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

> No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

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> If you are doing it *only* to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

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> > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

> No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;(

i want to grab RGB from the AV out port! (not vga rgb so dont try it)

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> > > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo?

> > No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

> i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;(

> i want to grab RGB from the AV out port! (not vga rgb so dont try it)

Wouldn't you believe it? I wanted the blue one, but my mother got a black one instead, because she thought it looked nicer.... the bitch. (Yes, I have issues :)

Try the Second hand shops for a SMS1....

~unfnknblvbl

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> i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;(

Yes it does. The SMS2 show an ugly Sega logo for like two seconds, and that's all.

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> > i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;(

> Yes it does. The SMS2 show an ugly Sega logo for like two seconds, and that's all.

SMS2 is the new model, the one lacking the reset button, right?
I have two Master Systems, they're both the old model, but one has the ugly sega logo and Alex Kidd built in,
and the other one has the classic logo and the snail game...

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> > If you are doing it *only* to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

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unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	ROM swapping update Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 1:00 pm
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Well, the only Alex Kidd sized cartridge I have posession of to try this with is Action Fighter.... and the ROM chips are identical in size :) Now as soon as I can get my hands on a Soldering Iron, I can try this out :) Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? Thanks :) ~unfnknblvbl

unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Another question..... Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 3:29 pm
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Quote > Well, the only Alex Kidd sized cartridge I have posession of to try this with is Action Fighter.... and the ROM chips are identical in size :) > Now as soon as I can get my hands on a Soldering Iron, I can try this out :) > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? > Thanks :) > ~unfnknblvbl Seeing as I'm only doing this to play Alex Kidd on my Gamegear, is it possible to solder the Alex Kidd ROM onto a GG cart? ~unfnknblvbl

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 3:58 pm
	Quote > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Re: Another question..... Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 4:00 pm
	If you are doing it only to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	darn nt Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 4:01 pm
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Quote > > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? > No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge.

unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Can I make one myself? They're pretty rare around here nt Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2000 4:03 pm
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Quote > If you are doing it only to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

Limbs a Flyin' Guest	Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2000 11:02 am
Limbs a Flyin' Guest	Quote > > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? > No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge. i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;( i want to grab RGB from the AV out port! (not vga rgb so dont try it)

unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2000 3:02 pm
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Quote > > > Also while I'm at it, it is it at all possible to remove the BIOS chip from the SMS to remove that annoyingly long SEGA logo? > > No. the BIOS is needed to tell the hardware to "initialize" the cartridge. > i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;( > i want to grab RGB from the AV out port! (not vga rgb so dont try it) Wouldn't you believe it? I wanted the blue one, but my mother got a black one instead, because she thought it looked nicer.... the bitch. (Yes, I have issues :) Try the Second hand shops for a SMS1.... ~unfnknblvbl

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2000 6:51 am
	Quote > i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;( Yes it does. The SMS2 show an ugly Sega logo for like two seconds, and that's all.

Johannes Holmberg Guest	Master System 1/2 bios stuff Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2000 11:19 am
Johannes Holmberg Guest	Quote > > i believe the earlyer sms2's (ones with a grey/blue upper case and white pause button) either had no sega logo, or if they had one it was significantly shorter duration. i cant prove any of this tho, im relying on my memory (i havent seen another one of those models since i sold my original years ago). while im at it, i havent seen an original model sms for the last decade ;( > Yes it does. The SMS2 show an ugly Sega logo for like two seconds, and that's all. SMS2 is the new model, the one lacking the reset button, right? I have two Master Systems, they're both the old model, but one has the ugly sega logo and Alex Kidd built in, and the other one has the classic logo and the snail game...

unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Hey....... I was serious! nt Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2000 11:39 am
unfnknblvbl Joined: 12 Jul 1999 Posts: 891	Quote > > If you are doing it only to play Alex Kidd on a Game Gear, you'd better get a Master Gear adapter, you know :)

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