Finally got a Sega CD system!

[EclecticGroove]

I don't think loading a Sega CD game off the Cart port is even possible though. Sure you may have audio expansion pins but there's more to the Sega CD than redbook audio. To run a Sega CD game properly you need to access the Sega CD Hardware. And other than Mode 1 I don't think that's really possible. And as I understand it Mode 1 would require modifying each individual game to do it. Now putting something into the CD hardware itself could work, but then again it might not. The GC and DC methods are very specific for those systems. If I remember correctly the DC one uses the built in Serial Port and the GC one takes advantage of the Memory Card system. So that might not be possible on the Sega CD.

The DC one, and the PS2 one (maybe GC, didn't look into it) used the easiest access available. The DC one is particularly shoddy simply because it uses a very low speed serial port.

Replacing the CD drive with a solid state memory device is easily possible... for someone with the know how. That's really the only problem... getting someone with the right technical knowledge interested in doing it.

[Drakon]

I don't think loading a Sega CD game off the Cart port is even possible though. Sure you may have audio expansion pins but there's more to the Sega CD than redbook audio. To run a Sega CD game properly you need to access the Sega CD Hardware. And other than Mode 1 I don't think that's really possible. And as I understand it Mode 1 would require modifying each individual game to do it. Now putting something into the CD hardware itself could work, but then again it might not. The GC and DC methods are very specific for those systems. If I remember correctly the DC one uses the built in Serial Port and the GC one takes advantage of the Memory Card system. So that might not be possible on the Sega CD.

Please if I ever said I wanted to load sega cd games off of a cart quote me. I said a flash device...which is very different from a cartridge. What's wonderful about fpga is it can re-create the signals of any old hardware...so it's very possible. Like electricgroove stated, someone with enough know-how just needs to find it worth his / her time. The problem with cd replacement hardware is there's no such thing as "plug'n'play" you'd either have to solder it in somewhere or fpga the entire segacd unit which would be kind of defeating the purpose a little.

[Zz Badnusty]

what is "fpga"?

[Barone]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-p...ble_gate_array

[kikenovic]

To the OP. Instead of a 3DO and a Jaguar I would suggest getting a PC Engine Duo R. It's a cool system (well, not as cool as almighty Sega off course), has great games like Rondo of Blood, Gate of Thunder, Parodius, Cotton, Bomberman, Star Parodia, Side Arms, etc

[Barone]

I would only recommend a 3DO over the PCE CD if he doesn't had any other 32-bit system and was looking for a console to play old PC games.
Aside from that small possibility, go for a DUO-R and you'll much more to explore, with much more quality IMO.

[sega16]

Please if I ever said I wanted to load sega cd games off of a cart quote me. I said a flash device...which is very different from a cartridge. What's wonderful about fpga is it can re-create the signals of any old hardware...so it's very possible. Like electricgroove stated, someone with enough know-how just needs to find it worth his / her time. The problem with cd replacement hardware is there's no such thing as "plug'n'play" you'd either have to solder it in somewhere or fpga the entire segacd unit which would be kind of defeating the purpose a little.

Defeating what purpose this idea is good in every way no more dealing with a model 1 tray no more scratched CDs no more using up a cd-r just to test a demo out on the sega cd no more laser rot less moving parts faster developemt time no need to burn a huge amount of cd-r just to make sure that everything works on real hardware I can not see a reason why not to replace the sega cd drive with a FPGA or maybe even a CPLD could do it (I am not sure)