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Classic Game Room HD reviews the Sega Power Base Converter for the Sega Genesis. This amazing device allows you to play Sega Master System games on the Sega Genesis! The Sega Master system is an older video game console than the Megadrive and was released in 1986 in the United States. The SMS has a huge collection of excellent games like Shinobi, Out Run, Thunder Blade, Golvellius, Hang On and F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Sega Genesis is the 16-bit hero from Sega that was released in 1989 and is legendary today. Regrettably the Master System failed to compete against the Nintendo Entertainment System and is somewhat obscure today. Bring it back! The Power Base Converter is the perfect way to rock those old Master System games with your Sega Genesis any time, any where! Classic Game Room reviews new and old video games and video game equipment. Check back frequently for new reviews!
I especially like how it's more expensive than a master system
Same
But it does have an improved picture on the power base converter
a trick: you can watch series on Flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies recently.
@Darwin Luciano definitely, I've been using Flixzone for since december myself :)
@Darwin Luciano Definitely, been watching on flixzone for since november myself :D
"Insert card and out comes fun"
One of the reasons why I love Classic Game Room
+Billy Rigney similar to the Nintendo 3/DS family designonly I bet those cards lacked 4-8GB space.
But I was going to the Tosche Station to pick up A SEGA Power base converter!
You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done
Sega needs to get back in the console race again.
Agreed
it's funny, you didn't actually try out Fighting falcon....if you did you'd see its not compatible with the pbc. it only works on a sega master system.
mattnova18 it will boot up but you won't be able to control it without the Master System controller
Is this the sole game that used that weird graphics mode that the Mega Drive took out because pretty much nothing else used it?
I liked the Sega master system for a couple of reasons.
1. The black and burgundy color scheme.
2. The 80s trapper keeper design
3. The clamshell cases for the master system games.
With that add-on the Genesis looks like a tank
It sure does, which is really cool.
At least it's estetically presenteble, (I'm looking at you 32x)
TheSimsBrothers Yup, I also like that it doesn't use another fucking power adapter in order to use it.
"So basically you're screwed, but you're not."
haha I remember fondly watching this review. It's still great. I sort of wanted one of these when I saw the review in '08 but I never did get one.
I had all those stuff when I was a kid....powerbase...MEga CD, 32X....great review!! Great memories!! And a great way to end it with a nice cold beer!!
This is what the NintenDON'T
Why is this still entertaining in 2022
This actually has a really good design in the way it fits on top, unlike the 32x.
"It's like you're going to a atm. Insert card and out comes fun."
Mark is a freaking word smith! Brilliant!
Nice, informative, amusing. I especially enjoyed the pairing recommendation of the Hefeweizen with Astro Warrior.
6:43 always brings a tear to my eyes.
I had one of these as a kid and I could kick myself for getting rid of it. At the time, I was having a lot of trouble finding stuff for Master System. Over the last several years, I've lived in places with lots of used game stores full of SMS games but no Power Converters!
The last bit with the Hefeweizen was ingenious.
One game that wasn't mentioned is the original Phantasy Star. The first Phantasy Star game was on the Master System, with entries 2 through 4 being on the Genesis plus the Phantasy Star Online stuff years later. And though many consider the 4th one to be the best in the series if you want to start from the beginning and experience the series in order, then I'd recommend grabbing a power base converter. Then I'd grab a Retron 5 with the best stable firmware patch, and use the power base converter with that since it's compatible with the Retron 5. I've personally tested a game or two on it with the converter and indeed it does work, and the colors are very bright and vibrant with the HD emulation that you wouldn't ever get from composite cables. Applies to the Genesis Phantasy Star games as well. :) Text will look pixelated on a larger screen, but on older consoles text has always had that pixelation, even games from the PS1/N64/Saturn era. Playing PS1 games on the PS3 I have with that emulation in HD, fonts are still generally pixelated (which may be for one reason or another from hardware limitations).
Glad to see that I am not the only one who "cheers" his Sega consoles
Great video :)
Btw, sorry for my english. But did you know that the Genesis already has a chip, that manages some sound effects on genesis, but that chip "was ment" to play these mastersystem games... So that adapter it's really just an adapter, i know it's sounds obvious now :P But u get my point!
I meant "really just a cartridge adapter", cause it has no chip, chip was already in the Genesis. That's better :P
F-16 Fighting Falcon will not work om the Power Base Converter because the Genesis can't handle a certan chip that the Master System can handle
It is amazing the add on's the genensis had. What an age!!
what if you put the power converter on your 32X? would the world just explode
+lampini I like your style!
Yeti Rocket My "style" might get me killed.
+lampini No. The Screen stays black. Thats all. There is no real hardware in this thing. The Mega Drive/ Genesis is already completely compatible to a Master System. (Most SG1000 Games won't work due to missing display modes)
+lampini Nope the world is still here.
+Hubert Hans Pretty much. The convertor is known as one of the few add-ons that doesn't need its own power supply, because all it *actually* does is provide an edge conector compatible with the SMS carts and wires it to the Genesis pinout.
CGR 2008: Sega Game Card. How bizarre....
Nintendo Switch 2017: Hold my beer
I really enjoy watching your reviews each day!
Keep it up Mark
F-16 Fighting Falcon doesnt work with the PBC. Its a different mode then other games. The converter cant show F-16 FF's mode for some reason. It'll load the sound and the title screen but not anything else.
Mode? What the hell are you saying?
google!
I think the fact that it doesn't work is the joke of the video.
Now that you mention it, I completely agree. When I first started watching his videos, I could have sworn that I was listening to Egon from Ghostbusters--not that it's a bad thing! Now, I just recognize him as an awesome reviewer, very original and funny.
awesome review.. i never knew there was such a contraption for the genesis. and i agree, Sega needs to make another console. all of my fondest memories with video games as a kid involved the genesis and then a dreamcast when i was in high school.
keep on rocking these reviews! i love them all! :]
I actually like the Master System cartridges because they're just that simple, a game cartridge
I never knew that was even possible until I saw this video. That's great!
Holy shit,this is the best add on ever created.
This was brilliant of sega for the power base add-on.
You know what I really wish? I wish the Master System Converter had a Mega Drive slot in the top and a Master System Cartridge slot on the side at 90°. That way we could insert the 32X up top and never have to remove it whenever we want to play Master System games.
Insert card and out comes fun.
Damn, you should have been an advertising wizard for video games!
All you need is beer to make perfection even more perfect.
Did the base converter have the pause button on the system like the original Master System?
I was one of those weird kids who owned an original Master System, and it was so damned good. Wonderboy 3 : The Dragon's Trap still remains one of the best games ever made.
The ending is awesome!
There was actually 3 genesis models respetctively named model 1, 2, and 3
CGR has reviews for all of them!
this guy's a sega maniac!!
Gotta be honest, love watching this guy's videos, I'd probably keep watching even if he reviewed frozen dinners.
This review makes me want to buy a Master System to join my Genesis, Dreamcast, and Game Gear.
Time to grab a beer and play some Genesis.
Just imagine a Genesis with the Sega CD, 32X, Sonic & Knuckles, and Power Base on top
Sega cards were made because they were cheaper to produce, so budget games were usually put on cards instead of cartridges.
Although, the format was pretty much considered a failure.
Impressive that you used as a demonstration the only Master System game NOT compatible with the Power Base Converter - F16 Fighting Falcon!
ROTFL "Insert card, out comes fun" !!! Ahhhh... the memories. 8) I had F-16 Fighting Falcon. (and Shinobi and Revenge of Shinobi). I really liked Fighting Falcon, and I still think it would be great if Nintendo put it on the Virtual Console.
And I am impressed with how well he takes care of his games.
Over here in oz the genesis is called the mega drive
no, really?
you don't say...
Cool story bro.
Man the Genesis was the voltron of gaming systems. Take a Genesis, plug in a Power Base Converter, a 32X, another 32X, a game and a Sega CD and you got yourself one powerful crime fighting robot!
One 32x is enough instead put a cart of sonic and knuckles
I remember the console war! It was hell. men being shot with thier own zappers and super scopes! People tortured with Genesis controllers and forced to stare at the Game Boy's monochromatic black and green screen until they snapped!! Nearly lost an arm myself!
Genesis + 32x + Sega CD + Power Base Coverter = Beast.
Yehaa I love these semi oldschool reviews. just before Mark hired the rest of the crew =)
sega beer tap power converter? dude, that`s crazy, yet a good idea.
The Power Base Converter is pretty much a piece of plastic that allows the MS Cart to fit in the Genesis. The Genesis had all the components of the MS built right in. Surprisingly a lot of people don't know that.
What would happen if you put a master system game in the power base converter on top of Sonic & Knuckles in the Genesis?
What happens when you put a 32X on Sonic and Knuckles, then place this on top of the 32X?
It's because all the thing does is rewire the pins to the cartridges so they fit (there are no active components in the adapter at all). It's just a pass-through device, the Genesis\Mega Drive is backwards compatible with the Master System and when the power base converter is inserted it just goes into Master System mode.
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The fact that Nintendo had a bigger library for their past console but never gave the SNES a converter like this (to my knowledge) shows the dedication Sega had way back when. Of course, everyone had an NES, while not everyone had a Master System.
@TheMeleeMaster21 1) Master System cartridges and Genesis cartridges have different shapes, so you'd have to remove the power base converter if you wanted to play a Genesis game
2) It looks like there's a pause button on the converter, so you could press that, but I don't know if the remote's start button will work.
Yeah... The power base converter is just a pin adaptor. There is a master system in the mega drive but the pins are different so that's why you need the power base converter.
You know what would truly be awesome. An add on for the Sega Genesis that let you play NES games. lol
It probably exists somewhere. there are devices like the retrogen that let you play genesis games on super nintendo.
theres a super retro advance... I thought it wouldn't be possible
the Cards were popular to the precursor of the western Master System, Mark.
Cool, Mark is a Hefeweizen fan like me! The SEGA Power Base Converter review was very good as well. Keep up the good work.
Well the thing is, the power base takes advantage of the fact that the Genesis also contains a Zilog Z80 which is used in part for sound on Genesis games.
Cgr should make their own beer brand. I would buy... when I'm older
@TheGameMagician you will get use to it he is one of my favorite classic game reviewrs now
You know, as a kid I had a Genesis. Of course I liked SNES better like pretty much everyone else, but I had Genesis too. As both a Nintendo and a Sega fan I had a Game Boy and Game Gear too. (And Lynx. I was spoiled. I know.) But a lot of kids didn't have a Game Gear and I always thought that if they released this they should have a GG adapter too. The converter is a passthrough. It's essentially a pin converter. I knew that as a kid too. I also knew GG was more or less a handheld Master System. They could have easily made that. That's why I love the idea of Vita TV. Make all the software available for all the customers.
What a freaking lifesaver!!! I wanted to buy a sega master system but now I don't have too!!! Amazing
Stick this thing on a Sega Nomad for sheer awesomeness!! :D
there is a power base converter for the model 2, but it`s only in Europe and it`s rare, so good luck finding it.
In goes the card, out comes the fun
The ending with the beer..... Just.... God... XD
It was called the "Master System Converter" outside of North America. Also, you'll need a different Master System Converter for Megadrive 2 (which tend to be rarer, and more expensive).
Mega Drive / Genesis such an incredible multi-poles gaming center.
+Parallax Craze why does it say High Definition graphics?its not 720, 900, or 1080???
Haruhi Suzumiya Because most Mega Drive/Genesis games run in proper resolution of 320x224 which is 4:3-like which was the TV format back then while 99,99% SNES games run in 256x224 & 90% PC Engine games run in 256x224 or 256x239 meaning the latters, especially the SNES, mostly have games with stretched graphics & therefore less sharp. The lower resolution of some SNES/PC Engine games can also affects the gameplay, Earthworm Jim or Zool for example.
Parallax Craze so? its 224p? 3DS is 240p
with the 3D effect its 480p,
high definition means 720-1080p -1440p and UHD (2160p 4K) and even then, there is 8K and 16K is in Protoyping right now...
He has great one-liners like that!
Yes, it was released in europe too. I had one for my Mega Drive.
I still have it 🙂
thank god there is the sega power base converter
I own the power base converter. Never used it that much...until I got my hands on Ninja Gaiden for the Master System ^^
It is an awesome device.
Now why couldn't the 32X power up the same why? Instead it had it's OWN power plug.
+Mr. Shades (KryptojackJr) Had to do with it being a rushed product onto the market too soon and too late! Plus, the system was already a dead ant since the Saturn had already been out in Japan a month prior to the 32x's release! The Saturn would be released about 5 to 6 months later in NA and 7 to 8 months in the PAL territories! So buying the 32x wouldn't have been a wise investment.
+Mr. Shades (KryptojackJr) Because the 32X has a lot of electronics inide it, including its own CPU and audio chips. The converter...basically just provides a connector for the cart and passes it through. The Genesis already has the hardware in it to handle the SMS software.
I know it's not that big, but the Sega Genesis with the Power Base Converter looks like a behemoth!
The Mega Drive / Genesis is probably the best looking console ever designed. It still looks badass today almost 30 years later...
fun fact for you :) :
The Power Converter didnt really process anything itself, but somehow made the master system games run on the mega drives soundprocessor. Thats.. really sort of rad, at least in my opinion ;)
Holy shit, this blew my mind. I had no idea this exsisted. Cheers Mark, this video calls for some Black Sheep.
God, this is one of my favorite reviews.
Game cartridges were so awesome. There was like a mistery about them...
With DVD's and Blu Rays, it's just a boring disc that looks like any Music CD
Actually, the Power Base converter will work on a Genesis 2, but you have to trim off the plastic on the back of the converter.
No, both the Mark III and Japanese SMS play both cartridges and cards. The main difference between the two (aside from the obvious cosmetic differences) is that the Japanese SMS has a few built-in add-ons like an FM sound chip, rapid fire, and a 3-D glasses jack.
@ClassicGamer88 There is, its called a Super 8. There's also something for N64 called the Tristar 64 which allowed you to play NES and SNES games. Just wanted to let you know.
it`s definitely something that moves people. hopefully this Sega Spectrum thing gets released, or better yet, the Dreamcast 2.
No. The second version of the Mega Drive/Genesis had its own Master System convertor.
It's very rare, and fetches a high price whenever one appears on eBay.
(Also, I can't recall it having a 'Sega Card' slot either.)
Yep, they still make games for both systems there :), licensed titles too!
The only add-on by SEGA worth buying. Saved messing on with a Master System console. On top of that, the Mega Drive was basically 2 Master Systems stuck together, it took SEGA only 6 months to get the Mega Drive to retail.
You have to buy a power base converter that fits the model 2. I recommend a flash cart like Everdrive.
Is that a... manual? Wow, I've wondered for YEARS about those holder clips on the left side of Sega cartridge cases. Now I finally know what they are for - for holding manuals!
It never occurred to me to buy a cartridge with a manual in it. Probably evil pirates ripped them out...
It will work from a technical standpoint. However, the way it is molded covers the power and A/V ports on the Model 2. If you don't mind trimming some plastic, it can be used on a Model 2. There was a version designed for the model 2, but it was only released in Europe, and can be quite pricier than the one in the video. And the second version removed the card slot. And that's just wrong.
I remember seeing these at the game store but the clerk didnt know what it was.lol it was the same guy that sold me a game gear tv tuner for 5 bucks!
So basically you're screwed but you're not. I love how he put no pause between screwed and but.
The perfect genesis add on.
@DVD2409
i think there's just some unjointed pins in controller's port back, it's really easy to fix, you didn't have to replace/mod anything. Find someone that can handle a solderer and get it back fixed :)
@TheMeleeMaster21 the start button will probably not work, since the master system games were not programmed to use a controller with a pause button.
i like these console reviews
6:27-7:13 Stole the SHOW!!!!
@RocketRaccoon99 nope. Unfortunately it's not fully compatible with the Genesis 2 so you would have to either import the Master System II Converter (it's a different model designed to work with the model 2) for the model 2, buy a model 1 and then the power base converter, or buy a master system.