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MegaDrive20XX
03-12-2006, 08:50 PM
Everytime I play Comix Zone on my Genesis 1, it locks up, freezes or sometimes resets without warning.

All my other Genesis games work without any problems.

Yet once I pop in the game in a Genesis 2, no problems at all....until I got to stage two and one of the characters froze on screen, haulting my progress.

I tried cleaning it a few times and nothing so far...

could it be the system or just the game?
Joe Redifer
03-13-2006, 01:07 AM
How do the pins on the cartridge slot of the Genesis 1 look? Anything abnormal? Have you tried cleaning the system (I can't tell if you say you've cleaned the game or the system)? Are you using a 6 button controller (I've experienced some weird things using the 6-button controller on games that don't like it). Do all of the pins on the cart look OK?
David J.
03-13-2006, 01:11 AM
I had to clean my Comix Zone cart a few times before I got it to work flawlessly, so I can somewhat relate.

I was using a Genesis 1 with a 32X. One time I removed the 32X and I still had problems. So I just cleaned the crud out of the cart and now it is as good as new.
MegaDrive20XX
03-13-2006, 01:25 AM
How do the pins on the cartridge slot of the Genesis 1 look? Anything abnormal? Have you tried cleaning the system (I can't tell if you say you've cleaned the game or the system)? Are you using a 6 button controller (I've experienced some weird things using the 6-button controller on games that don't like it). Do all of the pins on the cart look OK?

Nope, it's clean as a whistle on the cart. All my systems are clean.

Yes I'm using a 6 button controller...yet Comix Zone needs a button pad to access the items...
MegaDrive20XX
03-13-2006, 02:41 AM
Quick update, I used a 3 button controller...and it still resetted on me during Stage 2
Joe Redifer
03-13-2006, 02:49 AM
Maybe try a different power supply.
MegaDrive20XX
03-13-2006, 04:15 AM
Nope, because all of my games do not have this problem
Joe Redifer
03-13-2006, 07:09 AM
Is the cartridge board visably thinner than other Sega cartridges? I know that 3rd party Saturn carts could actually ruin the cart slot and make it so real Sega cartridges work sporatically.
MegaDrive20XX
03-13-2006, 12:51 PM
No signs of wear, in fact this cart looks like it was barely even used you could say.
Joe Redifer
03-13-2006, 01:05 PM
Try this, just for fun:

Insert the cart into the slot like usual. Now pull up on the cartridge, but only a little tiny bit so it's not in it's normal, exact position but will still work. Power up and try. I often have to do this with my NES.
Genesis Knight
03-13-2006, 04:50 PM
My Comix Zone does this, too - it just resets or locks up. I've cleaned it a million times but nothing seems to work. Maybe I need to try it now that I've got a 32X.
Zebbe
03-13-2006, 05:57 PM
Maybe you guys should get a Nomad - Comix Zone is said to be the best game to play on a Nomad.
MegaDrive20XX
03-20-2006, 09:42 PM
Okay I finally got another copy of comix zone.

Genesis Knight, I tried your method and it still wouldn't go

The same thing starting happening again, the consistant resetting without warning!

So I plugged it into the Genesis 2...so far so good...nothing happened to me at all.

I'm starting to think, since my Genesis 1 will not play the Power Base Converter as well...is the main problem..

Yet I think I need to play a bit more of the Comix Zone to be sure it's not entirely screwed up....

Honestly it's driving me nuts :(

Update: Success! This copy of Comix Zone is perfectly fine! The problem was the Genesis 1 has some issues trying to read the cart sadly :( The Genesis 2 I have can play this game perfectly fine!
Joe Redifer
03-20-2006, 09:51 PM
After reading everything you said, it almost seems like a certain pin in the cartridge slot on the Genesis 1 may be damaged. Obviously not every game uses every pin. This is just a guess.
MegaDrive20XX
03-20-2006, 09:58 PM
After reading everything you said, it almost seems like a certain pin in the cartridge slot on the Genesis 1 may be damaged. Obviously not every game uses every pin. This is just a guess.

You could be right, because three other people said exactly the same thing.
Genesis Knight
03-21-2006, 07:55 PM
I use a Model 2, and mine is buggy.
gearguy
04-16-2006, 12:37 PM
Does this game have a battery?
One of my games was doing something like this once and I found it was weird voltages from a dying battery that were causing it to spaz out.
DrunkHeadbanger
05-24-2006, 11:51 AM
No I don't think this game has a battery. I had the exact same problem with my copy, it would always resets himself (how frustrating!!) or freezes. I tried the cartridge in both my gen1 and gen2/32x/SCD consoles and the same thing would happen. My copy was owned by a rental store before me and some wear sings on the cartridge could tell that it was opened before. When you shook the cartridge a little you could hear the interior of the cart being loose, so I thought this could be the reason for the problem.
I returned it to the store and used the credit they gave me to buy Top Gear(mint with poster) and Space Megaforce(with manual) on the SNES, with Freedom force and Snake's Revenge on the NES for 30$CAN.

But I don't have Comix Zone anymore!!:shame: