# Sega CD/Mega CD |OT| "What are you waiting for, Nintendo to make one?!" **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313 "2017-11-03T22:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/41 "2018-02-22T16:25:51Z")
…and yet you’re @apathetic. 😃 Stacks of CDs/DVDs is pretty ridiculous too TBH. ---
**Author:** ![MikeMyers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/mikemyers/32/4381_2.png) [@MikeMyers](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/MikeMyers)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/42 "2018-04-17T06:42:11Z")
Hey. I see my thread lives on! Still think Sonic CD’s the best of the Sonic’s. ---
**Author:** ![Socksfelloff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/socksfelloff/32/9023_2.png) [@Socksfelloff](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Socksfelloff)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/43 "2018-04-17T12:20:46Z")
@Dark1x just put up a fantastic video on it incase you haven’t seen it ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/44 "2018-04-17T14:55:35Z")
Do you have a link to that? ---
**Author:** ![Addicted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/addicted/32/475_2.png) [@Addicted](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Addicted)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/45 "2018-04-17T15:03:33Z")
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**Author:** ![bodine1231](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/bodine1231/32/1373_2.png) [@bodine1231](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/bodine1231)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/46 "2018-10-26T19:13:40Z")
Ok I want one,is there anything I should know before buying one? Any mods,etc? I dont think I’ve ever seen one of these in person,all my friends were Nintendo kids. ---
**Author:** ![apathetic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/apathetic/32/4119_2.png) [@apathetic](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/apathetic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/47 "2018-10-26T22:02:23Z")
A Sega CD? Got to decide which one you want and which Genesis/Mega Drive you will have connected to it. A model 2 Genesis looks odd as fuck on a Model 1 CD for instance, and you would want to make sure you are getting the extention panel for a model 2 CD if you are using it with a model 1 Genesis (as I am). Model 1 CDs looks cool but have extra mechanical parts that can fail easier. There isn’t any downside to either that I know of other then that. The overall video and audio quality is still more reliant on the Genesis model you are using with it. Only must have that I would suggest is a “Duo” power supply that uses one plug to power both the CD and Genesis. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/48 "2018-10-27T14:46:25Z")
Thanks for the link. I will give this a watch. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/49 "2018-10-27T14:47:12Z")
> [@MikeMyers](#): > > Hey. I see my thread lives on! > > Still think Sonic CD’s the best of the Sonic’s. Better than Mania? ---
**Author:** ![Shinriji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@Shinriji](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Shinriji)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/50 "2018-10-27T14:55:13Z")
I’d vouch for the sega CDX. Latest bios, faster loading times, compact design and the same lens that the 3DO, more reliable than the model 1 or 2. Also, it came with several games (including the godlike Sonic CD). ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/51 "2018-10-29T16:26:59Z")
Agreed with the above. It’s pricey, but CDX is what I play on and I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Socksfelloff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/socksfelloff/32/9023_2.png) [@Socksfelloff](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Socksfelloff)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/52 "2018-10-30T11:53:25Z")
Mania is definitely the best Sonic game. They basically took everything great from previous Sonic’s and added alot more frames of animation. It’s such a joy to play. ---
**Author:** ![Dynamite\_Headdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dynamite\_Headdy](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Dynamite_Headdy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/53 "2019-05-24T14:44:18Z")
I’ve had two of the big Sega CDs die on my already for various reasons and was wondering if there was a consensus on which models are best/most reliable for US machines? I was looking towards CDX as a replacement but I’m not sure if it has any drive issues or anything that should make me look for certain models. I miss my sega cd ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/54 "2019-05-24T14:49:50Z")
Model one is supposed to be less reliable than model 2. But they’re all really old at this point and lasers aren’t built to last forever. It’s all a crapshoot if I had to guess. ---
**Author:** ![Dynamite\_Headdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dynamite\_Headdy](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Dynamite_Headdy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/55 "2019-05-24T14:54:28Z")
Yeah, that’s kind of what I was afraid of. I know playstations had a lot of laser/disk issues so I figured it might be similar for the Sega CD too. Maybe I’ll just look at prices of broken Model 1s to harvest parts and attempt to fix the ones I have. ---
**Author:** ![IrishNinja](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/irishninja/32/685_2.png) [@IrishNinja](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/IrishNinja)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/56 "2019-05-29T06:51:05Z")
i know saturn, DC & turbo essentially got replacements, has there been a good one for Sega CD yet? would hate to see that library lost to the ages ---
**Author:** ![Laevateinn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/laevateinn/32/34_2.png) [@Laevateinn](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Laevateinn)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/57 "2019-05-29T13:08:30Z")
As far as I know there hasn’t been one yet. There’s technical reasons why GDEmu hasn’t looked into it yet. Fortunately, the parts in both models of the Sega CD are pretty easy to replace so we still have some time before we need to worry. ---
**Author:** ![Shinriji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@Shinriji](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Shinriji)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/58 "2019-05-29T17:54:14Z")
Too bad some models are hard to mess with. Every shop that fixes games that I went are afraid to fix my Sega CDX. ---
**Author:** ![Addicted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/addicted/32/475_2.png) [@Addicted](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Addicted)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/59 "2019-05-31T12:47:40Z")
Model 2 is the most reliable. The most likely thing to go wrong on them is the fuse. I’ve had to replace the fuse on two of my Sega CD model 2s and both work great now. Take a look at this thread: [http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?22027-Sega-CD-systems-repair-thread](http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?22027-Sega-CD-systems-repair-thread) Also note how similar the drive for a Sega CD model 2 is to a Saturn.They even share a replacement laser lens: **Sega CD2:** 1. Samsung SOH-T4 can be replaced with modern: Samsung SOH90-T4N 2. JVC OPTIMA-6 can be replaced with Optima-6S and (Optima-150: This is not confirmed to work yet, but apparently it is pin compatible.) 3. Sony KSS-240A **Saturn** : 1. JVC OPTIMA-7 2. JVC OPTIMA-6 ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313/60 "2019-05-31T13:35:33Z")
any chance we’ll get an SD loader for Sega CD? [Previous page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313.md?page=2) [Next page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/sega-cd-mega-cd-ot-what-are-you-waiting-for-nintendo-to-make-one/313.md?page=4)