How To Setup the Sega Genesis / CD / 32X | Retro Gaming How To

Today we go over the nonsense that goes into the setup of the Sega Tower of Power.... How ridiculous can it get?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Instagram: @the_cart_collector
Twitter: @DaCartCollector
Twitch: @TheCartCollector

TheCartCollector is a production of the Powers Film House

[aortaplatinum]

You know your console add-on is well designed and not rushed to market when you have to include colorless, metal, easily losable EMI shields

[trojan]

Was aware about the power supply but didn’t really know about all that shielding even after all these years but probably cause I don’t own one. Learned something new today 😁

[lelemnz]

It's funny how you're setting up a Sega console with the background music from the Bomb-on Kingdom from Mario 64 🤣

[djsone]

It's good to see a guide for this. I turned 10 in 1991 so I managed to collect a gen 1 genesis, 32x, and gen 2 sega cd when they were new. I carted that around for a few decades but last year found when I wanted to connect it some of the cables were unplugged/missing. It took some trial and error to get it working, and without a CRT it's even worse. I bought an hdmi converter that doesn't output audio for some reason (could be a mono output issue) so I had to use the headphone out to my stereo receiver, and the power supply for the sega cd seems to be dead. It's like trying to keep an old car going past its prime.

[DawezyDRK]

Amazing to see how fast it went from power on to the actual game ... without being connected to the internet or needing some mandatory platform to launch your games from (Steam, etc). I really do miss those days huh, those Sega Mega Drive Mini I & II I ordered have been getting alot more use from me lately, polygons right? who needs'em lol sprites all the way.

[solarsolistical]

You made the x32 install look easy, that was the most painful part of this whole set up. I finally got it in. Thanks!

[Renk]

Nice video, thanks!

I bought a 3-in-1 PSU from a French store, Retro Game Supply. I actually bought two, one for my PAL MD1/MCD/32X and one for my modded MD2/32X. You can pick a US PSU as well. Works excellent and helps immensly with the cable mess and you only need one power outlet.

[dwightdixon]

I remember buying and booking up the 32x with my Sega Genesis then the Sega CD. It was a ridiculous abomination with all the clips, AV cords & 3 power supplies! I got real upset putting the clips on tue cartridge flaps as it scratched them. Was so angry but after it was all put together it ran flawlessly but the amount off cables out the back was a nightmare. I still have all 3. Just the Genesis + Sega CD looks awful when compared to the competitors TurboDuo which was an all in one super sleek piece of awesomeness of a gaming machine. Good detailed vid, brings back memories

[kyungrix]

This also reminds me of the first "graphics cards" for PCs! I had a Voodoo 2 and it required a patch cable from the motherboard VGA port to the input of the Voodoo2 and then you plugged the monitor into the other port on the Voodoo2. They weren't video cards yet, they were just 3D Accelerators. super weird stuff

[kyungrix]

I loved the Sega CD. I bought one from a pawn shop back in 1994(?) with my entire first paycheck from my first ever Job. It was $100appx . I got the gen 2 version but I had a gen 1 Genesis, it looked crazy put together. I enjoyed going to various stores and hunting for Sega CD games because they were all on deep discount due to lack of sales. good times!

[Will_Bx_NYC_]

I never knew it took so much just to get all three of these consoles to work together. I was an SNES fan back then. Never had a genesis until I bought a Nomad in 1998.

[enricosalerno]

For the md2 you don't need the metal strip in order to attach the 32x. Those metal things were only to be used with the MD gen1

[susanfit]

ISame thing for me. I did know it took me so way possible for all my 3 Nintendo systems to work together: The NES, the N64, and the Super NES. And I did that in 2002. I was an Nintendo NES, Nintendo Game Boy, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube fan back then. My late-grandmother brought me a Sega Genesis in 2003.

[dad]

Beware of third party power supplies! I bought one that powers all three and it destroyed my 32x's tv display!! Stick with your original adapters. Take my word for it from horrible experience. But I did enjoy the video and now want some metal clips for my 32x (when it returns from repair).

[Owazrim]

I fidled around with the clips, watched another video and then found this one and a couple minutes I was done.
The description of the lower clip clipping on the cart slot covers sold it for me. Thanks!

[stevennutz]

I bet re seating the 32X itself probably helped more than the metal shims.... I'm still running this setup that I bought new in the early 90's sans shims.. no problems.

[retrogameg]

The metal clips for the 32x to meet the genesis model 2 are not needed. It clicks in there exactly how it should. The metal clips were for the model 1.

[GamingPlus]

I've got mine hooked up right now. I need to hook my model 1 cd model 1 genesis and power base converter right next to it for ultimate redundancy!

[zaxchannel]

I heard that most of the shielding was because of the FCC hounding Sega

[Jump_Ace]

I've never owned a Sega console but I always wondered how it all worked. Great vid buddy, thanks!