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Dumping the Japanese Sega Channel BIOS (Failure 2)

Nix McRetro // 22nd December 2013 // Categories: Programming, Sega, YouTube

Another bad dump on this one too. Multiple dumps, different data each time, and the checksums don’t match! How frustrating. Let’s see if we can get a little closer to the bottom of this mystery. This time I’m working on the other Japanese Sega Channel adapter. The first job is... Continue reading

Dumping the Japanese Sega Channel BIOS (Failure 1)

Nix McRetro // 22nd December 2013 // Categories: Programming, Sega, YouTube

We’re attempting to dump the good old BIOS from the older of the two Japanese Sega Channel adapters. Unfortunately, getting a readable file and getting a reliable dump aren’t necessarily the same thing. As we’ll soon discover! First up, I pulled the older adapter apart to see what was hiding... Continue reading

Socketing the Sega Channel Adapter BIOS (Japanese Version)

Nix McRetro // 9th December 2013 // Categories: Hacks, Sega, YouTube

We needed to remove the ROM chips to dump them, so why not video it? Enjoy! :D This time I’m working on the newer of the two Japanese Sega Channel adapters. With the owner’s go-ahead, I decided to install sockets so the ROM chips could be removed again without having... Continue reading

Japanese Sega Channel Adapter - Second Look

Nix McRetro // 3rd December 2013 // Categories: Sega, YouTube

A second first look at the Sega Channel adapter. Two first-look videos? They can’t both be first! Never mind, we’ve got two Japanese adapters to investigate, and there are a few differences worth having a closer look at. Both units were sent over by someone from the internet, and I’m... Continue reading

Japanese Sega Channel Adapter - First Look

Nix McRetro // 3rd December 2013 // Categories: Sega, YouTube

A first look at the features of the Japanese Sega Channel adapter! I’ve got two of these rather interesting devices to investigate, and eventually I’d like to dump their BIOS chips so we can find out a little more about what’s hiding inside. Sega Channel allowed Mega Drive owners to... Continue reading