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Sega Mega Drive Switchless Region, In-Game-Reset & Dual Frequency Oscillator Mod Kit

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£23.00

Mod Kit Includes:

  • 1 x Mega Drive Switchless Region / In-Game-Reset / DFO Mod-board
  • 1 x Mega Drive LED board
  • 1 x Kingbright ‘Red (Yellow) Green’ LED
  • Pre-wired JST connector

Features:

  • Makes the console multi region (region free)
  • Change regions or reset using the control pad
  • 50/60Hz video rate selection for full speed, full screen gaming
  • English / Japanese language selection (dependent on game)
  • Accurate clock and colour in all regions
  • Mega CD MultiBIOS support
  • Works with both active high and active low reset

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Description

Sega Mega Drive Switchless Region, In-Game-Reset & Dual Frequency Oscillator

Another first. A fully featured switchless region and dual frequency oscillator mod kit for Sega Mega Drive model 1 consoles. Everything that makes my popular switchless region & in-game-reset kit the best of its kind is replicated here with the addition of a Dual Frequency Oscillator. Feature rich and a pleasure to install. It features pad placement conducive to perfect wire runs and a clean install, a unique detachable LED board that prevents the LED install from looking like a hot glue mess, switchless multi region, controller functions for reset and region change, accurate clock frequencies and composite colour in all regions, and Mega CD MultiBIOS compatibility. Hand made using the highest quality Panasonic resistors, Vishay capacitors, and genuine Texas Instruments and Microchip ICs.

Mod Kit Variations

Type 1 and Type 2 variations are now discontinued. They have been replaced by a single design that will fit neatly into the two main Mega Drive 1 motherboard layouts.

There are two types available. They are both functionally the same and can be used interchangeably, only the form factor is different,

Type 1 Horizontal which will fit neatly into a VA1 to VA4 Mega Drive mainboard revision, or any others that follow the same form factor.

Type 2 Vertical which will fit neatly into VA5 to VA6 Mega Drive mainboard revision, or any others that follow the same form factor. A capacitor at C111 will need relocating to the underside of the mainboard when installing this version in the intended space. However you can also place the modboard anywhere you prefer.

Includes the following mods:

Switchless Region Mod

The Mega Drive Switchless Region Mod lets you set the region of the console to Europe, North America or Japan, essentially between PAL and NTSC regions. This is done by changing the Video Refresh Rate to 50Hz or 60Hz and the Language to English or Japanese.

When the mod is correctly installed, the console will run games in their correct aspect ratio and speed and bypass any region protection of imported games.

The reset button is used to cycle through the regions.

  • Setting 1 = Green LED – Europe/PAL – 50Hz/English
  • Setting 2 = Red LED – North America/NTSC – 60Hz/English
  • Setting 3 = Yellow LED – Japan/NTSC – 60Hz/Japanese

If you are running your PAL systems in 50Hz, you are really doing the games a great disservice. I consider these switchless mods necessary for PAL consoles.

In-Game-Reset Mod

The Mega Drive In-Game-Reset mod allows the console to be reset or the console region to be changed from the controller.

Holding A+B+C+START for 1.5 seconds will reset the console. Holding this combination longer will cycle through the regions.

Dual Frequency Oscillator (DFO)

Dual Frequency Oscillator (DFO) is designed to switch the video refresh rate between more accurate and stable 50Hz and 60Hz to match that of real NTSC and PAL consoles as compared to running region modified consoles in non-native video refresh rates.

On the Sega Mega Drive the DFO will also change the colour sub-carrier for forced region colour over composite and RF, but this requires a TV that has both PAL and NTSC colour modes.

Product Instructions

Install Guide

Operation

Controller Button Combination

  • Hold together A + B + C + START

To Reset

  • Quick press of the console reset button should reset the console as normal.
  • Hold the controller button combination down until the LED briefly turns off. This indicated 1.5 seconds. Letting go of the button combination at this point will reset the console.

To Change Region

  • Holding the console reset button down will cycle through the regions. Let go of the reset button at the desired region.
  • Hold the controller button combination down will cycle through the regions after 1.5 seconds. Let go of the button combination at the desired region.

Regions & LED Colours

  • Setting 1 = Green LED – Europe/PAL – 50Hz/English
  • Setting 2 = Red LED – North America/NTSC – 60Hz/English
  • Setting 3 = Yellow LED – Japan/NTSC – 60Hz/Japanese

 

Additional information

Weight 8 g
Product Type

Mod Kit

Console Make

SEGA

Console Model

Mega Drive

Mod Attribute

50/60Hz, BIOS Support, Dual Frequency Oscillator (DFO), In-Game-Reset, Language, LED Mount, Multi-Region, Switchless Region

Designed by

Consoles Unleashed

Coded by

Borti4938

Product Credits

Design & Build

  • Hand made by Consoles Unleashed
  • Concept & design by Consoles Unleashed
  • Switchless Region code by Borti4938
  • In-Game-Reset code by Borti4938
  • Original DFO concept & circuit schematic by Micro

Links

Borti4938’s Mega Drive switchless mod project page at GitHub https://github.com/borti4938/Switchless_SEGA_MasterSystem_MegaDrive/tree/master/MD_Switchless

Borti4938’s Mega Drive IGR mod project page at GitHub https://github.com/borti4938/Switchless_SEGA_MasterSystem_MegaDrive/tree/master/MD_IGR

Original DFO forum thread at circuit-board.de https://circuit-board.de/forum/index.php/Thread/18016-DFO-Dual-Frequency…

Original DFO forum thread at nfggames.com https://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=5744.0

License

Code is used under the ‘GNU General Public License v2.0’ https://github.com/borti4938/Switchless_SEGA_MasterSystem_MegaDrive/blob/master/LICENSE

 

3 reviews for Sega Mega Drive Switchless Region, In-Game-Reset & Dual Frequency Oscillator Mod Kit

  1. James

    Perfect kit. After following the install guide and committing to cutting a few traces I now have a MD that can play games from all regions as they should have been – full screen without slowdown. Also has the added benefit of no visible case mods.

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      Jo

      Thanks for the order.

  2. Adrian

    This kit is superb! It fits in easily and there are nice ways to route the wires neatly. I especially like the LED breakout board which made fitting the colour-coded LED a simple task. For an Aussie with a PAL Megadrive, the benefits of being able to region switch and play games in fullscreen 60Hz is awesome! I also love the way this is a stealth mod – aside from a power LED with a clear lens (rather than red lens), there is no outward indication that the console has been modified. Highly recommended.

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      Jo

      Thanks a lot. Glad you like it.

  3. Justin

    Absolutely superb! This is easy to install, AND with it being an all-in-one board less real estate within the case (and mounting space on the main board) is required. I installed this on a VA3 (NTSC) board, but will have no issues with PAL games now.

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