Review: Game Joy 16Bit - Genesis 3 Clone

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Ari
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Post by Ari »

That'd be real nice, except than that horrible power consumption... I'll stick with my Genisis 3 and it's 10v 0.3a power consumption.
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Post by Gamelver »

I doubt that it actually takes 1.2A to power that, though :P....that's probably just the rating on the AC adapter.
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Post by Sparkfist »

If I had to say for something like that, the most it would draw would be something like 500mA. There is no way that such a device would take more power, namely because one chip doing it all is going to take less power to run then 5 chips doing the same actions.

Try setting it up so you can check the power rate, use a multimeter.
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Post by Krepticor »

whoa! That is the coolest a real GOAC that does everything!
(it is everything isn't it?)
Can we Say nomad clones!!!

I wonder if this could have somee mods like what segasonicfan has on his genny3...
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Post by evildragon »

lol, my genesis 1 takes up 750mA without a cartridge :P LOL
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Post by roto »

Yeah this thing is tiny so a Nomad clone would be great, just gotta get the hard part...the case. The nomad case was awesome from what I remember. We need someone skilled to start making cases, that would make it a lot easier. I'd pay $50 for a quality case.

The power adapter is rated for 10V at 1.2A, but I too doubt that it needs that much current. BUT on that note, how come when I use a standard Gen2 AC adapter (10v, 0.85a) it spits out a garbled image and games crash?

If the system would need ~500mA like everyone thinks, why does going from 1.2A to 0.85A make the system unstable? I'm a hobbyist with electronics but I don't have a clue about that one.
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Post by Krepticor »

they claim that much of a variance on amps would be unstable,
However, some games, such as sonic 3, would draw more amperage due to their power needs
roto wrote: I'd pay $50 for a quality case.
is that a promise?? :P If I found a way to make a quality case that is reminescent to the nomad would more than just roto pay $50?
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Post by evildragon »

you know what I would like to know about that little clone?

1. Does the 32X work?
2. How does Virtua Racing work? (the Genesis version, it draws a lot of electrical power)
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Post by segasonicfan »

Very interesting...an ironically it's higher quality than the Radicas lol. I would be interested in buying one for $20. Anyone selling them or know where to buy one?

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Post by dragonhead »

sorry for the gravedigging, but any luck on finding one stateside?
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