lastcallgames wrote:Yeah, the problem with Sonic 3 is that it was (at least mostly) released in paper boxes, and those got tossed a lot more than the clamshell ones. I know I tossed my box about 20 years ago.
I don't know if I should believe this urban legend, but I heard that the Majesco/Mega Hits variant of Sonic 3 that bears the Acclaim logo on the backside of the cart gets really glitchy if you have it locked on to Sonic and Knuckles. It doesn't happen until the second half of the game. Side effects were corrupted/nuked save data, random graphical glitches and crashes which may relate to the save data glitch, and the lock-on soft lock happening more often than usual which would lock up the controller input and then reboots into Sonic and Knuckles. Can anyone confirm this?
lastcallgames wrote:I really like the 32X but it's finicky, to get it to work with the Model 1, you need the special cable add-on that usually got tossed, for the Model 2, you need the spacer or to be very, very careful. I'm not super upset with buying the spacer (eventually), but that's only because I got a "Saga Genesis with adapter" for 25 bucks.
I loved my 32X, and I'm going through the same struggle as you. I have to keep on switching consoles everytime I want to play a 32X game as I usually use it as a video co-processor for the Model 2's bad video output if I ever feel to lazy to go down with my Model 1. I also use my 32X without the spacer. It isn't recommended that you do without, but I wouldn't put it top priority if you have a Model 1. I have caught my eye on a 32X Patch Cables with 3.5mm phono breakout for my Model 1 with a female Mini DIN port rather than a male so I can get Stereo out of my Model 1 and so I can just leave my pass through cable in the av in port of my 32X as long as I don't lose it since it's fairly easy to find one 3rd party.
https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/gam ... ereo-sound