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Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Configurations
  9. Roms list
  10. BIOS set
  11. Chips list
  12. Categories
  13. History
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Game infos

Description Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)
Name 32x
Manufacturer Sega
Year 1994
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players Non-arcade
Added to MAME .132
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Genre Game Console

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic good
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no
Input tilt no
Input players 2
Input buttons
Input coins

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 256 224 60

Configuration

name tag mask
Player 1 Controller
Name Joystick 3 Buttons
Value 0
Default yes
Name Joystick 6 Buttons
Value 1
Default no

CTRLSEL
 15
Player 2 Controller
Name Joystick 3 Buttons
Value 0
Default yes
Name Joystick 6 Buttons
Value 16
Default no

CTRLSEL
 240

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade 32x_g_bios.bin 256 5c12eae8 dbebd76a448447cb6e524ac3cb0fd19fc065d944 32x_68k_bios 0 good no
arcade 32x_m_bios.bin retail 2048 dd9c46b8 1e5b0b2441a4979b6966d942b20cc76c413b8c5e master 0 good no
arcade 32x_m_bios_sdk.bin sdk 2048 c7102c53 ed73a47f186b373b8eff765f84ef26c3d9ef6cb0 master 0 baddump no
arcade 32x_s_bios.bin 1024 bfda1fe5 4103668c1bbd66c5e24558e73d4f3f92061a109a slave 0 good no

BIOS set

name description default
retail Mars Version 1.0 (retail) yes
sdk Mars Version 1.0 (early sdk) yes

Chips list

name tag type clock
16-Bit R-2R DAC sega32x:rdac audio
M68000 maincpu cpu 7670453
SEGA VDP PSG snsnd audio 3579545
SH-2 sega32x:32x_master_sh2 cpu 23011360
Speaker rspeaker audio
YM2612 ymsnd audio 7670453
Z80 genesis_snd_z80 cpu 3579545

Categories

History


Console published 25 years ago:

Sega Genesis 32X (c) 1994 Sega of America, Inc.

The Sega Genesis 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed 'Project Mars', the 32X was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a transitional console into the 32-bit era until the later release of the Sega Saturn. Independent of the Genesis, the 32X utilizes its own ROM cartridges and has its own library of games.

- TECHNICAL -

Model No. MK-84000A

CPU: 2 x SH-2 32-bit RISC (23 MHz)
Memory: 2Mbit RAM
Display: 320 x 240 resolution, 32768 on-screen colors.
Dimensions: 110 x 210 x 100 mm (4.3 x 8.3 x 3.9 in).
Weight: 495 g. (17.5 oz)

- TRIVIA -

Unveiled at June 1994's Consumer Electronics Show, Sega presented the 32X as a low-cost option for consumers looking to play 32-bit games. Developed in response to the Atari Jaguar and concerns that the Saturn would not make it to market by the end of 1994, the product was originally conceived as an entirely new console. At the suggestion of Sega of America executive Joe Miller and his team, the console was converted into an add-on to the existing Genesis and made more powerful. The final design contained two 32-bit central processing unit chips and a 3-D graphics processor. In order to bring the new add-on to market by its scheduled release date of November 21, 1994, development of the new system and its games were rushed.

Ultimately, the console failed to attract third-party video game developers and sufficient consumers due to the announcement of the Sega Saturn's simultaneous release in Japan. Sega's efforts to rush the 32X to market cut into available time for game development, resulting in a weak library of forty titles that could not fully utilize the add-on's hardware, including Genesis ports. By the end of 1994, the 32X had sold 665,000 units. After price reductions in 1995, it was officially discontinued in 1996 as Sega turned their focus toward the Saturn.

Export releases:
[JP] "Super 32X [Model HMA-2400]"
[EU] "Sega Mega Drive 32X [Model MK-84200-50]"

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