Torturing a Sega 32X for science (and fun!)

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  @alexnocraphole · 2 years ago

  The 32X framebuffer is capable of displaying either on top or below the Genesis, but not both; this is part of the reason why most developers had backgrounds handled by the Genesis, as displaying it below the 32X would be the easiest solution.

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• AI

  @AiOinc1 · 2 years ago

  For the record, Sega of America did not <b>know</b> there was another console around the corner. The Saturn was an internal secret and they didn&apos;t find out about it until a Japanese game journal brought it to their attention, right before the 32X launch.

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  @rfmerrill · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9fjoolS2s&amp;t=190">3:10</a> that&apos;s not just the 32x, it&apos;s a known problem with all Genesis hardware, at least in NTSC. The Retrotink 2X&apos;s documentation explicitly calls out the Genesis as something that might not work right through the composite input--but this also affects other scalers like the Framemeister.<br><br>It is, however, uncommon. I own a few dozen Genesises and I&apos;ve only seen it happen with maybe two of them.

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• FG

  @fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771 · 2 years ago

  I wish there was a proper game that used 32XCD. I&apos;d love to see what it could do

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• TH

  @TheBoxyBear · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9fjoolS2s&amp;t=210">3:30</a> When you plug in the hdmi of your fancy gaming pc into the motherboard instead of the gpu.

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• PA

  @pablo2001nov · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9fjoolS2s&amp;t=155">2:35</a> As someone who worked with circuit design, someone definately forgot to join ME1 nets till production already started

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• DE

  @DenilsonSa · 2 years ago

  Now I wonder what would happen if you made a Y-cable, feeding the 32X output into its own input. Would it make one of those trippy 80s and 90s music video effects?

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• SO

  @soviut303 · 2 years ago

  This is some awesome stuff! One minor recommendation would be to backlight the TV and console rather than front light it. That&apos;ll eliminate glare and should record a clearer image on your camera.

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• DR

  @DraakjeYoblama · 2 years ago

  This is definitely something i would have done if i had a 32X as a kid.<br><br>I wonder if you could plug the AV output for a camera into it. Or mix the signals for 2 consoles

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• TH

  @TheBeast9417YT · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9fjoolS2s&amp;t=410">6:50</a> MEET THE ENGINEER

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• SU

  @Supersayainpikmin · 2 years ago

  I always love seeing what&apos;s rendered by the Genesis and what&apos;s done by the 32x. I remember seeing a video that Motocross on the 32x was rendered entirely by the 32x itself <b>except</b> for the Sega logo at the start.

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• ME

  @megamanmarchek8293 · 2 years ago (edited)

  There are actually 6 commercially released 32X CD games. A 32X version of Surgical Strike had a small print run of 500 copies released in Brazil. It has become one hell of a collectors item.

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