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dhaunet
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 40 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 2:21 am Post subject: MD64-PRO and SEGA Nomad? |
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Hi folks,
I like my GBA SP, and I like my Genesis, and so I hope you can understand my warm feelings towards Nomad...
But they are expensive. About 100$ + s&h on eBay...
So I'm curious, is it good? Or even great? Or suck ass all the way?
Thanks in advance for your help, comrades! |
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acem77
Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 180 Location: usa,ohio
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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nomad is cool. runs 99% of the games md-pro works with it.
battery life sux ass. screen is nice but blurs more than the gba.
if you want you can hook it up to a tv. if you want to have a friend play there is a 2nd controller port on the bottom of the nomad.
you can share the tiny screen in 2 player game or use a real tv.
golden axe 2 is the only game i have the does not work right.
some thing to do with the controls. they had a list of 6 or so knowen games that did not work right.
my nomad saved me from having to watch american idol with my gf. i just sat on the couch and played phantasy star 4 |
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ketotot
Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 53 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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It's great, but batteries don't last too long, so you'll end up getting an adapter and plugging it into the wall every time you want to play it.
I wouldn't pay $100 for a used one unless you really play Genesis games often.
But I know you would like the Nomad.
It is more of a convenience to own one so you can be able to play Genesis games in the car or anywhere int the house without having to hook up a bulky old Genesis system.
Luckily I got mine new, when the Genesis was going out of style, for $60.
With the MD-PRO card I play it even more now.
Good luck in finding a good deal on the Nomad. If you get one used, make sure both the battery-pack and power input work. Once I found one used, but it only worked using the battery pack. |
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Suppafly
Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 191 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:55 am Post subject: |
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Nomad kicks ass. Just buy some new generation 2300 mah nimh rechargeables...they last for hours and hours on the nomad! _________________ MSG ME IF YOURE SELLING GENESIS GAMES! |
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fonzie
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 95
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:46 am Post subject: |
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YEs i confirm...
550mha batts = 2.5 hours with all settings to correct.
1100mha batts = 4 hours with headphones
1800mha batts = 5-6 hours with headphones
2400mha = ? 8hours?
In fact, these are my values i made playing all in one shot.
To bad there is no nomad 2:
-Bit smaller
-Bit faster cpu
-Better screen blur/quality and less power comsumtion (like 4*1800batts for 8hours).
If this system was released, i would buy it...
Due to the arrival of genesis in a chip, i trust there will be something sooner or later (hope not a crap bootleg). |
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Suppafly
Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 191 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Fonzie:
Someone already did that!!!! I dont have the URL right now, but i DID read about it, and saw some pics on digitpress
It was a portable genesis made with one of those genesis-on-a-chip. It looked very cool! _________________ MSG ME IF YOURE SELLING GENESIS GAMES! |
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NssOne
Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, it was on www.benheck.com. If you click on videogames on the left and scroll down the page you'll see it. |
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jmrydholm
Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: MD-Pro Cart and the Nomad |
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I love using the MD-Pro cartridge with the Nomad! That's the first thing I've used it on. Mine was about $80 USD on ebay. I also got a few boring golf/football/sports games with it. I don't really play those. My Genesis/32X/Sega CD is packed in a box in the attic but I should probably give the 32X a spin with it since I've never tried that yet. The only problem is all my next-gen consoles have taken up the free A/V slots in my TV. Besides the Nomad is great to take to work when you get a "break" hehehe... I beat Steel Empire two nights ago but it took me about half my shift since I kept having to leave it on pause every time I did my job duties. Ah, I love being a guard. _________________ 8 bit is groovy. 16 bit rules forever too. Don't argue. |
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ketotot
Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 53 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: |
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NssOne wrote: | Yes, it was on www.benheck.com. If you click on videogames on the left and scroll down the page you'll see it. |
I don't like it because it only has A, B, and C buttons and has no A/V output connection or support for a 2nd controller. It's basically a poor-man's Nomad.
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jmrydholm
Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I've never actually used the 2nd controller port on my Nomad, b/c I figured it would be too unfair for me to yank the other joypad out of my friends' hands while playing lol! I'd have to use my 32X A/V cables to hook up the Nomad to my TV though. I rather like the stereo sound of the Sega CD as opposed to the simple white mono cable for the Genesis/Nomad/32X, however. Gotta love that 16 bit stereo sound. _________________ 8 bit is groovy. 16 bit rules forever too. Don't argue. |
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kyuusaku
Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 941 Location: .ma.us
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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Genesis/Nomad/32X whatever all have stereo sound, your AV cable may not but they all do, except Genesis 1 doesn't output it through it's "AV out" DIN but the headphones are still stereo. |
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ketotot
Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 53 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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I use the same A/V cable that came with my SEGA CDX, on my Nomad to get stereo sound on the TV.
Sounds like jmrydholm is using the old cable with the Nomad. |
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