32X Lock-On Cart?

[atm55]

People have made these for the Master System, why don't they make a 32X one now? Maybe Messiah or GoodDeal Games could put it on the market. Just make it a lock-on cart like Sonic & Knuckles. This would make it compatible with all of the Genesis systems except for model 3!

[Sega Uranus]

Sounds...interesting.

[j_factor]

The way the 32x works absolutely requires the video to be patched.

[Dartagnan1083]

The lock on technology behind S&K isn't that complex.
it's just allocating DATA into new places between the ROMs.

The games were also tailored with that in mind. . .
since they are essentially 2 parts of one game with a feature to run independantly or together.

[atm55]

The way the 32x works absolutely requires the video to be patched.

Why is that? :?:

[j_factor]

I'm not an expert on 32x hardware foibles, but I'd speculate that it's because the 32x has an improved video output compared to a stock Genesis.

[Elusive]

The 32X ran on top of the Mega Drive graphics-wise, that's why there needs to be a cable looping from the console's AV-Out to the 32X.

The 32X interprets this data, puts its OWN graphics on top of the Mega Drive's signal, then sends it out the 32X's AV-Out.

As such, a simple Lock-On cart is impossible.

[Sega Uranus]

Got you there!