sms/gg playpal portable & mega drive portable

[lovablechevy]

i know there have been some threads about the playpal, but it was never clear to me if anyone ever purchased one. i just got one in the mail yesterday.

is there any interest in it? i can post pics and a review if anyone is interested.

i also have the mega drive portable on the way and can do the same thing if there is any interest.

just thought i'd test the waters!

[lovablechevy]

ok, so nobody let me know if they wanted pics or not. but seeing that this has been viewed almost 100 times, and there is a thread with a link to buy the mega drive portable, i thought i'd go ahead.

i'm simply gonna post pics. if anyone has questions, feel free to ask and i'll try to answer.

playpal (sms/gg):






mega drive (genesis):

[Porta Potty]

Can you see anywhere to take a cart slot

[totokan]

Well, yeah. On the back, you can see where the ROM chip is, thus one would use that to install a cart slot.

[sam_thornley]

Very interesting, it seems that the master system on a chip and GOAC both have thier own LCD controller on the chip. I can see what looks like a lm358 op-amp on the megadrive portable board (the small 8 pin chip), does the unit have a stereo sound output? The megadrive looks as though it could be cart slotted with the radica rom pinout. I will try and get hold of one these so i can have a play with the rom chip using the radica cart slot pinout.

[lovablechevy]

Very interesting, it seems that the master system on a chip and GOAC both have thier own LCD controller on the chip. I can see what looks like a lm358 op-amp on the megadrive portable board (the small 8 pin chip), does the unit have a stereo sound output? The megadrive looks as though it could be cart slotted with the radica rom pinout. I will try and get hold of one these so i can have a play with the rom chip using the radica cart slot pinout.

both units have mono output with the speakers. i haven't tried headphones on either to see how they sound. the mega drive might output stereo through the headphones. i'll try that at some point today and let you know.

[second.exodous]

Is everything clearly marked on the board? Also, do you know where there is a schematic for the genesis and sms chips used in them?

[dragonhead]

heres a big question, whats the build quality like? does it feel solid or cheap?

i think a cart slot may be very possible on there.

[lovablechevy]

they are pretty sturdy. i like them a lot.

unfortunately, the sound has stopped workin on my mega drive hand held. i think it's from when i opened it up. haven't looked into it too much to fix it tho.

i keep meaning to load a picture i took to compare it to genesis carts... i'll try to remember to upload it when i get home tonight.

[lovablechevy]

sorry for the delay, but here is that pic i was gonna post.

[dragonhead]

i say add a cart slot! that would be pretty cool

[papasmurf45]

Where did you get your mega drive portable? would you reccomend it? I love the genesis and i've really been thinking about getting one of those but i wasn't sure if the battery life or quality would be nice (how well built it is) thanx for the pics and hopefully a reply it seems like a great little device.

[lovablechevy]

Where did you get your mega drive portable? would you reccomend it? I love the genesis and i've really been thinking about getting one of those but i wasn't sure if the battery life or quality would be nice (how well built it is) thanx for the pics and hopefully a reply it seems like a great little device.

i really like it a lot. but i haven't messed around with it all that much. i've read that the battery life is really good. the build feels nice and sturdy to me. i got it from some online shop. just do a search for mega drive portable and you'll find places that sell them.

[papasmurf45]

Where did you get your mega drive portable? would you reccomend it? I love the genesis and i've really been thinking about getting one of those but i wasn't sure if the battery life or quality would be nice (how well built it is) thanx for the pics and hopefully a reply it seems like a great little device.

i really like it a lot. but i haven't messed around with it all that much. i've read that the battery life is really good. the build feels nice and sturdy to me. i got it from some online shop. just do a search for mega drive portable and you'll find places that sell them.

alright thanx so much i was just wondering where you got yours because some of them switch ristar and sonic spinball around. And i've heard about some freezing issues and stuff but i think people just expect to much from a pretty cheap device. http://www.gp2xstore.com/ProductDetails ... 3&CartID=1
probably gonna buy from here since its a little cheaper then play asia. But i do get sonic spinball instead of ristar so that kinda sucks.

[lovablechevy]

Where did you get your mega drive portable? would you reccomend it? I love the genesis and i've really been thinking about getting one of those but i wasn't sure if the battery life or quality would be nice (how well built it is) thanx for the pics and hopefully a reply it seems like a great little device.

i really like it a lot. but i haven't messed around with it all that much. i've read that the battery life is really good. the build feels nice and sturdy to me. i got it from some online shop. just do a search for mega drive portable and you'll find places that sell them.

alright thanx so much i was just wondering where you got yours because some of them switch ristar and sonic spinball around. And i've heard about some freezing issues and stuff but i think people just expect to much from a pretty cheap device. http://www.gp2xstore.com/ProductDetails ... 3&CartID=1
probably gonna buy from here since its a little cheaper then play asia. But i do get sonic spinball instead of ristar so that kinda sucks.

that's the store i used. sorry, i couldn't remember where i bought it from. and it does have sonic spinball on it.