Mega Drive, mega CD playing burnt games

[@kuma]

Ok so i got the awsome Snatcher game from konami it's from Hideo Kojima and yes it's set in the Metal Gear Universe way way in the future

I've been google-ing it and apparently

- All Sega CD and Mega CD games are burned in unprotected ISO-9660 Mode 1 CD-ROM format. As a result, they can be copied at will with any decent CD-ROM burner and the appropriate software.

SOURCE:

http://www.eidolons-inn.net/segabase/SegaBase-SegaCD.html

Does this mean that I don't need a mod chip or any boot CD, game shark devices if I was to get myself a Sega Megadrive/mega CD II

BTW: There are about five games i'd love to play on this machine for anyone saying Sega CD sux... you are partly correct it probably had the worst good game to bad game ratio of any console, but dam games like Snatcher really make me wan't one (The Sega CD ver of snatcher is the only native English Translation with voice overs and I must say the voice acting is top notch -as well as the colour pallet which for a sega CD game is actually the second best game with 192 colours) #The best ver is on Saturn yes better than the PSX ver though it's not in english

1. Lunar: The Silver Star
(GameArts/Working Designs)

2. Snatcher
(Konami)

3. Sonic the Hedgehog CD
(Sonic Team/Sega)

4. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
(GameArts/Working Designs)

5 Shining Force CD

So am i getting ahead of myself or is the machine fairly flimsy on the security side?

[Das98]

Both of the Lunar games have a PSX port if you want to play those.

[@kuma]

Both of the Lunar games have a PSX port if you want to play those.

Thanks alot but I mainly wan't it for Snatcher and if I was to get these games (Lunar 1 and 2) i'd like to play them on the Genesis otherwise I'd have a Sega CD a like 1 game lol Thanks for the suggestion any way

[Ragnar]

Yes, the SegaCD will play any burnt stuff fine without any mods or whatever. The only protection is has is regional, but that can be changed on ISOs

Oh, and the SegaCD verions of Lunar are better than the PSX ports IMO, they just don't have fancy anime.

[@kuma]

Thanks alot...also do you have a link or anything (if not I'll take you word for it )

also do you know of any sites that have these tools to change country regions and what not, cause most of the isos come in USA format, and I'll be ebaying for a Pal machine cause I like in Auzzie Land where everything is upside down

[Zorlon]

You don't need a mod chip for the Sega CD but you do need to make good burns on good media though

Read the Emulator and Hardware Guides I put up a burning guide that included converting regions for the Sega CD

Also if you give me some time there is a newer region patcher than the one I posted in my guide

Edit the newer more compatable region converter http://www.retrodev.com/convscd.html

[SegNin]

For Sega CD, this is the tool you need.
It comes with the same region convertor that Zorlon mentioned, along with a game & region identifier/renamer, cue sheet maker, and several other features:
http://hoperomz.myownhope.com/zip/SCDToolz351.zip

Home Page (free Sega CD ISO of the week available too) :
http://hoperomz.myownhope.com/

[@kuma]

Thanks Zorlon and SegNin That tool worked great, I got the Snatcher Image to convert from U to E no problems working great on Gens too. Now i just gota finish the deal a get one of these.



ahh woot I was so caught up in the whole Sega CD thing I forgot I'm getting a MegaDrive as well

Though I wish I could get this, the most beautiful console ever made Period (IMO )