I HAVE TWO OF THESE AND DONT THINK THEY ARE SLOW... IT IS JUST THE SLOW SD CARD THEY GIVE US REPLACE IT WITH A FAST BRAND NAME SD CARD AND IT WILL BE MUCH FASTER
You know what the makers of these Everdrive like carts should do? They should go system on a chip and enable us the ability to store and play Sega CD games without the Sega CD.
@@lxs077 yes I hear you on that when I used to have my Nomad ,I would tote the AC Adaptor with me ,but later I found a work around that let me keep it "portable" , , the rechargable GameGear powerpack would power a Nomad too , and the GameGear Car power Adapter would also power a Nomad , , biggest complaint about the Nomad is that the GameGear had a better backlight ,,,😋👍
Hello sorry im late. I have a question. Is this cartridge easy to plug in on the console... or that problematic cartridge model that some people talk that they have to "brute force" to insert on the console? I hear or read commentaries that it can damage the console... Sorry for my english and ty all for these reviews
The puzzling part here, they're using non-volatile memory to store the ROM when being played so, I guess, that it will remember the game once turned off, and if you put it on and want to play the same game again, it's instant, but with a massive write speed penalty for loading in a new ROM. If they used volatile RAM(memory that doesn't retain data once switched off) the load times would be almost completely eliminated. Considering your game is stored in non-volatile already on the SD card, having it again copied to another slow non-volatile chip inside the card makes no sense. Just stick a bit of volatile SRAM in there. Would likely be cheaper and last longer, too.
@@DukeDudeston But that's how old cartridge copiers work, they have a small amount of RAM that the floppy disk copies the game to prior to loading. I still have a SNES one, but the Mega Drive one was exactly the same.
I have a question: I got my 32X for my Mega Drive (PAL) for about 2 weeks. I use a chinese Everdrive MD-Plus. But when I play Knuckles Chaotix, it´s just won´t save the file. So every time there is no save state. Does this cart in your video saves the file, or must I look for an original of Krikzz? A quick answer would be nice.
Hi Wicked, I bought one of these carts. I love it. I'm a little confused about loading the sega master system games on it though. My system reboots when I start the game. Can you help?
Or for 10 bucks more you can get the Mega EverDrive x3 which can be updated to the latest firmware. Those clones are cloning the original Mega EverDrive and could be feeding the wrong voltage, i remember voltage being talked about a lot back then because some flashcarts were using more voltage than intended and could lead to premature damage on the console.
@@MasaCheez I dont claim to know.. but why would it need to read from SD card to write to Some other part of SD card? I suspect its erasing some flash memory in the cart itself and hence limited number of writes potentially (not that mfr cares!)
Doesn't come pre loaded with games?? Then definitely not the best imo... last one you tested had the same load times but was pre loaded with games for just a few bucks more. 👌
Mine did. Make sure you get one that says KY Retro on the PCB. It's the one on the left that looks more like a name brand Everdrive internals. Loading times are like 6 to 10 seconds for me, sometimes faster depending on the game.
I have a question, Will these reproduction cartridges and Everdrives damage my consoles because I've heard that these cartridges output a different voltage and the boards are thicker than the originals?
He was running a (USA) Streets of Rage 2 ROM hack, the original PAL SOR2 had normal tempo music so it wasn't his console we should blame but the simple fact that it was the wrong ROM hack for the wrong system.
Hi wickedgamer. Thanks for this video! I have the everdrive MD V3 as well. But I have misplaced my original memory card. I dont have the EDMD/MDOS.BIN file needed to use it. Can you please share the one on your sd card? I have an old photo and it is the exact same version, date and time as @ 3:59 in your video. Please help. EDIT: 8:30 This is what my everdrive looks like. But its from JACKDIY
Cheers just scored one to use in a very early Japanese MegaDrive... Downloaded some ROM's and copied them into folders yet they never showed up on the MEGADRIVE although they are on the SD in alphabetical order when looking through the directory folders on the PC maybe done something wrong or is there a way to audit the newly saved games on the knockoff everdrive for them to show up and run? Would appreciate some help as only just sorted this out lately because Ima had the exact same model of console back in the day just removed the cartridge lock and it would play any region any game US /UK Japanese etc etc due to having the full SEGA arcade MEGADRIVE chipset inside unlike some EU or US or other clone MEGADRIVES...
The way I had to fix this was to create a new folder in the same directory as the pre-loaded ones, my fake Everdrive had numbers 001-009 so I created 010 TEST, popped a couple of files in and it worked fine. Hope this helps :)
@@MoD1982 Thank you sill me I got it working but since then bought two real EverDrive 5X from Ukraine as have a megadrive in the bedroom and one in my sitting room now just another RetroTink 2X SCART to get away to upgrade the PS2 next but sure your post will help others
Garbage. I'm from Ukraine and it's much easier for me to buy original Mega Everdrive. 39 USD for X3. Even X7 is cheaper now - 99 VS 166 USD back in 2016.
Now if only I could buy a time machine and give this cart filled with games to my 9 y.o. self.
it's a must have for those who never brought any of the Mega Drive Games or for those who are new to the Mega Drive
I HAVE TWO OF THESE AND DONT THINK THEY ARE SLOW...
IT IS JUST THE SLOW SD CARD THEY GIVE US
REPLACE IT WITH A FAST BRAND NAME SD CARD AND IT WILL BE MUCH FASTER
You know what the makers of these Everdrive like carts should do? They should go system on a chip and enable us the ability to store and play Sega CD games without the Sega CD.
if i understand u correctly, then such a flash cartridge already exists - terraonion megasd
They do, everdrive pro plays sega 💿 cd
@@toolsoad
I didn't know that, thank you!
@@rustymixer2886
Thank you as well my friend.
These flash carts are a lifesaver if your lugging around the SEGA Nomad ,,😋👍
you would have been a boss in the school yard, all you would need is a million dollars in batteries lol
@@lxs077 yes I hear you on that when I used to have my Nomad ,I would tote the AC Adaptor with me ,but later I found a work around that let me keep it "portable" , , the rechargable GameGear powerpack would power a Nomad too , and the GameGear Car power Adapter would also power a Nomad , , biggest complaint about the Nomad is that the GameGear had a better backlight ,,,😋👍
I like how both of your Mega Drive Everdrives have DreamCast Sonic The Hedgehog art on them. XD
I love "package from china" time!!
It's my favorite way to start the day!
Pretty awesome for that price 👍
Could you make the firmware available?
13 second load times for just $33, ill take it :)
Sega of America were terrified of the Atari Jaguar and released the 32x killing themselves along with the doomed Atari.
i almost bought it, but it was sold out when i had the money ready
So no save states here either?
I buy the SNES and the Sega Mega Drive Cardridge from this Seller and i am verry happy whith it.
Waiting for a MD V4 pcb board revision that allows to play MegaCD games, that will sell a lot among MegaDrive users.
How much? Waiting for everdrive pro 2 thats plays sega cd&32x
Have you or anyone here tried the DS or 3DS all-in-one carts from the likes of Aliexpress?
Remember I mentioned playing karaoke disk on the Sega CD? CDG? You had the selection for it on the screen there. 5:21 to 5:33.
Did not know that .. thanks buddy !
It will be awhile before they improve loading time on next iteration(s) of Everdrive.
Not hating but has anyone ever noticed that this gentleman only uses 6 of his ten fingers.
Hello sorry im late. I have a question. Is this cartridge easy to plug in on the console... or that problematic cartridge model that some people talk that they have to "brute force" to insert on the console? I hear or read commentaries that it can damage the console...
Sorry for my english and ty all for these reviews
Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Doom Ressurection, Star Wars and Afterburner are great to play on 32x!
So we had to choose between cheap clone everdrive for 40 euros (and get some load issues,) te real everdrive pro or for 200$.
yeah and people are trying to resell Everdrives for $300 - $500 now. I'll gladly wait the 30-60 seconds for $40.
Very cool I love SEGA, I need one of those
Then get a mega everdrive pro it’s worth it. You can play sega cd and save states. Even plays doom
The CDX bios works with it too
$30 how can you go wrong. Loading times aeent that big of a deal for the convenience of playing on original hardware
This would pair nicely with a modded Japan Genesis model.
Just got one for the model 2 and mega sg. Will get a krikkz eventually
The puzzling part here, they're using non-volatile memory to store the ROM when being played so, I guess, that it will remember the game once turned off, and if you put it on and want to play the same game again, it's instant, but with a massive write speed penalty for loading in a new ROM. If they used volatile RAM(memory that doesn't retain data once switched off) the load times would be almost completely eliminated.
Considering your game is stored in non-volatile already on the SD card, having it again copied to another slow non-volatile chip inside the card makes no sense. Just stick a bit of volatile SRAM in there. Would likely be cheaper and last longer, too.
The reset on the Mega Drive could "flush" the ram on the cartridge. Or potentially corrupt it - is my only thoughts to why
@@DukeDudeston But that's how old cartridge copiers work, they have a small amount of RAM that the floppy disk copies the game to prior to loading. I still have a SNES one, but the Mega Drive one was exactly the same.
Does the Mega Drive v3 card support games with a capacity greater than 300MB? How big of MB games does Mega Drive v3 support?
What like sega cd? Cos it won’t go higher than 7mb dump. The pro loads sega cd but that’s very expensive
Is there a Genesis version of this? Or does this work for Genesis anyway?
Region free
I have a question: I got my 32X for my Mega Drive (PAL) for about 2 weeks. I use a chinese Everdrive MD-Plus. But when I play Knuckles Chaotix, it´s just won´t save the file. So every time there is no save state. Does this cart in your video saves the file, or must I look for an original of Krikzz? A quick answer would be nice.
Can you just buy an Ever Drive Pro and it loads everything through the Game Cart without having to buy a MEGA CD console?
Finally a Chinese product that works right? Beyond load times it seems to be doing O.K. Will wonders ever cease? Good review and cool video Wicked!👍
Not bad all and the price is decent also.👍👍
Hi Wicked, I bought one of these carts. I love it. I'm a little confused about loading the sega master system games on it though. My system reboots when I start the game. Can you help?
When I selected an SMS game mine would initially show a black screen. I have to hit reset then the game would load.
Sega genesis
Sega 32 X
Sega CD
¿Y master system también se puede jugar?
So it is basicaly a everdrive clone with slower fpga?
It’s not an fpga chip
Or for 10 bucks more you can get the Mega EverDrive x3 which can be updated to the latest firmware.
Those clones are cloning the original Mega EverDrive and could be feeding the wrong voltage, i remember voltage being talked about a lot back then because some flashcarts were using more voltage than intended and could lead to premature damage on the console.
Debunked several times by now.
Can you please please, tell me what I need to do to run my American gen 1 Sega Genesis with my Japanese mega CD?
Can you use as a ram cart as well for Sega CD
Hi Wicked Gamer do you know of this particular cart works in the '16 Bit Portable MD' handheld?..
Question remains what portable HD console.
With those clone things it's always a hit or mis for Multi Game Cards and Everdrive hardware.
How many erase cycles before that thing is trash?
Wouldn't that be more on the SD card vs. the cartridge? Honestly curious.
@@MasaCheez I dont claim to know.. but why would it need to read from SD card to write to Some other part of SD card? I suspect its erasing some flash memory in the cart itself and hence limited number of writes potentially (not that mfr cares!)
@@methanoid got it! I didn't catch that it is writing to the cartridge. I just assumed it was reading from the SD card. That makes sense
@@methanoid some of the mega Everdrives have this, specifically the v3 which does have limited write cycles. The v3 has a 100k write life.
it wont be trash, you just need to replace the flash memory with new memory which would probably be cheaper than buying a new one.
Does the SRAM save on the fly without hitting the reset button for battery saving games?
I wonder if u change sd card with higher reads
Does the cart use the thicker ROM board (compared to official Sega Genesis carts)?
Another great video, keep it up mate!
Wicked have you tried the Mortal Kombat Arcade Romhack/upgrade version?
Nope.. did not.
Need to deep dive into those hacks.. love them 😅
Doom 32x Upgrade Version is also on my wishlist to try out.
How to save games data? I have one but i don't know how to save.
Doesn't come pre loaded with games?? Then definitely not the best imo... last one you tested had the same load times but was pre loaded with games for just a few bucks more. 👌
Mine did. Make sure you get one that says KY Retro on the PCB. It's the one on the left that looks more like a name brand Everdrive internals. Loading times are like 6 to 10 seconds for me, sometimes faster depending on the game.
Does this contain every USA game?
How to save the game progress?
How do you play 32 x on it?
I have a question, Will these reproduction cartridges and Everdrives damage my consoles because I've heard that these cartridges output a different voltage and the boards are thicker than the originals?
Nope. Myth. Never seen that. More chance of an adapter blows out first
What does that button on the top do??
I think that was for Master System games.
I don't remember my pal original sounding that bad..
He was running a (USA) Streets of Rage 2 ROM hack, the original PAL SOR2 had normal tempo music so it wasn't his console we should blame but the simple fact that it was the wrong ROM hack for the wrong system.
Honestly for the price, I can forgive the loading times. However the Mega Everdrive x3 is like $40 so it's not much more expensive.
X3... ok that is not expensive need to find one in the future !
@@WickedGamerCollector Amazon is where I got mine
Hi wickedgamer. Thanks for this video! I have the everdrive MD V3 as well. But I have misplaced my original memory card. I dont have the EDMD/MDOS.BIN file needed to use it. Can you please share the one on your sd card? I have an old photo and it is the exact same version, date and time as @ 3:59 in your video. Please help.
EDIT: 8:30 This is what my everdrive looks like. But its from JACKDIY
ooooh want!
Quad SD card boot
Cheers just scored one to use in a very early Japanese MegaDrive... Downloaded some ROM's and copied them into folders yet they never showed up on the MEGADRIVE although they are on the SD in alphabetical order when looking through the directory folders on the PC maybe done something wrong or is there a way to audit the newly saved games on the knockoff everdrive for them to show up and run? Would appreciate some help as only just sorted this out lately because Ima had the exact same model of console back in the day just removed the cartridge lock and it would play any region any game US /UK Japanese etc etc due to having the full SEGA arcade MEGADRIVE chipset inside unlike some EU or US or other clone MEGADRIVES...
The way I had to fix this was to create a new folder in the same directory as the pre-loaded ones, my fake Everdrive had numbers 001-009 so I created 010 TEST, popped a couple of files in and it worked fine. Hope this helps :)
@@MoD1982 Thank you sill me I got it working but since then bought two real EverDrive 5X from Ukraine as have a megadrive in the bedroom and one in my sitting room now just another RetroTink 2X SCART to get away to upgrade the PS2 next but sure your post will help others
Fake sd2snes is pretty good too. But 100€
$30
Sms games like wonderboy not working
with SMS you do need that converter.
It's just another "Package From CHINA!!" 📦
😎
👍👍
Nintendo was all the time the better console becouse they have more special games like Super Marioland Fzero Legend of Zelda and much more
bro this video is about the Sega Everdrive. Oh and Sega does what Nintendont! HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦♂️
Affordable not affortible :)
50Hz and composite?... 🤢
PAL land nightmares 🤣🤣
@@TheKayliedGamerChannel-TH-cam Mine is PAL, but has a 60Hz switch and RGB.
Just bought one for 60pound most of mine doesn't work I'm not impressed with these poor
I want the real shit that loads faster
I know you buy this stuff for content but why keep the bootleg manufacturers in business?
👺👺👺👺👺
Garbage. I'm from Ukraine and it's much easier for me to buy original Mega Everdrive. 39 USD for X3. Even X7 is cheaper now - 99 VS 166 USD back in 2016.
Need to find those X3, X5 and X7
and if you are not in Ukraine you see them on Ebay for 2x to 3x their actual value it's simply ridiculous.
It needs a better User Interface
that would take more memory and coding. Then the cost of the cartridge wouldn't be as cheap.
Please do not support these clones, and actually support krikzz
No