Does MEGA-CD 1 Euro exists ?

[jeanegros]

I bought it to a very very very big collector of SEGA items.

It's a mega CD model 1 (front loading unit).

This is untraceable in Europe,all the "mega-CD Euro" owners have a mega-CD model 2.

So nobody believe me,i made many searchs but i didn't found any info about it.

Just that there are pirats BIOS to return your Sega(mega)-CD compatible with any game (JAP,US or Euro).

But i opened mine,and i think that the bios is indeed an original,at least it isn't as those that I saw on certain web sites (sorry i lost the URLs of this

).

I'll try to make a photo of mine,but i just have a webcam who take very bad the little things like it...

 

[segasonic]

The European Mega-CD 1 is very common, I would imagine many SX members own one.

 

[Vic Viper]

My machine is a "This is a PAL Compatible MEGA-CD for exclusive use in southeast asia." (Besides the fact it's a NTSC japanese-like MEGA-CD, it can run japanese games in 50hz.)

The more interesting fact about it is it's serial number: A20001930 (So I presume this is from the very first batch of the machines made to be sold in the Phillipines and part of China)

Also I suppose the serial for NTSC only machines (Japan only) starts with "A1"

If anyone saw other machine like mine, please let me know ...

 

[jeanegros]

The serial number of mine is G20009791

I just learned on a french forum that at the beginning,there were few MEGA CD model 1 sold in England only (model 2 for the rest of europe),but not for a long time,and after only MEGA CD model 2 have been sold all around the Europe.

Where can i find an iso of a japanese version game for to burn it and testing what you say please?

Edit:i didn't knew the existence of a such model like yourth... i would like to have the same :

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[jeanegros]

Originally posted by segasonic@July 25 2002, 4:23 am

The European Mega-CD 1 is very common, I would imagine many SX members own one.

Maybe there are more than i think,but i believe that you're wrong when youy say "common" ???

I repeat that it's a model 1 (front loading unit) who accept only euro games (but i didn't tested jap games).

In USA Sega-CD model 1 is very common ok,but here in europe no i could see that not

 

[Arakon]

they aren't common, but they DO exist. as said before, I believe they were UK only, and only had a small run before the model 2 came. I know in fact they exist, as I had one here.. and dumped the bios of it. it's on eidolon's inn for download.

 

[WiseMan]

i've seen fucken heaps here in australia

 

[segasonic]

There are heaps in the UK too. I just assumed they'd be common all over Europe, because if anything is in short supply it's usually the UK that gets shafted. ???

 

[Mike G]

I also have a European Mega CD 1 - I bought it when they first came out in about March 1993. (Paid UKP £269 for it... ouch!)

As segasonic says, they are pretty common in the UK. I often spot them at car boot sales and the like.

Mike

 

[halo]

I would class them as "uncommon", in the UK at least - working ones don't seem to be as common as they used to be. Maybe the Drive Motor has died?

 

[maidtina]

From what i gather, the mark 1 was released in the UK, then the 2, the 2 only was released in germany. Not that many units sold respectively but they are still easy to find, i got my mark 1 from ebay.co.uk for about 30 quid, my local market (now the only place in southampton to buy megadrive carts) had two fairly beaten up ones. Mine is practicly mind and i have been bashing snatcher to death on it recently

 

[racketboy]

Originally posted by segasonic@July 28 2002, 8:34 am

There are heaps in the UK too. I just assumed they'd be common all over Europe, because if anything is in short supply it's usually the UK that gets shafted. ???

That's weird I don't see heaps of Model 1 SCDs in the US other than a few on eBay

The only SCD I've seen in person the last 7 years or so is mine.

 

[maidtina]

have a look at this little beauty!

 

[MnO4]

I have a UK MCD 1 with a v1.00 BIOS. I don't know when and where it was bought as I only got it a couple of months ago by swapping it for an old computer.

 

[Myname]

I've got two model ones, you see them all the time here on eBay UK. I once saw one sold for £77 on there for no discernable reason, around the same time I saw Burning Rangers go for the same amount. File under 'eBay anomalies'.

 

[megametalgreymon]

the model 2 doesnt seem to be all that comon around here, i have 1 model 1 and 2 model 2's (one with a bad cd drive), and know of a couple of people who used to have the model 1's, and 1 or 2 with the model 2's besides me

one person i know who has a model 2 said he sold his model 1 since he found the connection between the units to be a bit unreliable (like if someone pulled on the pads it would freeze or reset the megacd)

 

[The_Ferret]

I have a UK model 1 Mega CD, got it for £99 when they were selling off stock at this store. I prefer the style of console to the model 2

Problem is I have a Mega Drive 2 so I can't use my flipping 32X to make that 3 power supply unit monster console the Sega CD 32X!!!

I have a dirty old car boot job MD1, but no connecter to the 32X.

 

[DaveGeorge]

Mega Cd 1 was at sale in Sweden as well. That's where I bought mine.

I heard somewhere that model 1 was limited to aprox 3500 copies in europe.