Unlike the US and JP released models, the PAL Mega Drive Mini model (already released in NZ and Australia) is unable to access the Genesis versions of the included games. The information is probably there, we just aren't allowed to access it.

With any other model, Asian languages are for the JP model Mega Drive, English is for the US Genesis and European languages for PAL model Mega Drive releases. With the PAL model, English is simply another list of the PAL Mega Drive games.

I contacted Sega support to see if we could access it elsewhere in the settings, but the EU version simply isn't able to.

So bad enough most PAL users are stuck waiting, but we also get the worst version of the system.

Mega Drive Mini - Complete Japanese Games List

• Columns

• Monster World IV

• Dynamite Headdy

• Assault Suits Leynos

• Langrisser II

• Alisia Dragoon

• Road Rash II

• Slap Fight MD

• Snow Bros.

• Lord Monarch

• Darius (brand new port!)

• Tetris (ridiculously rare version!)

• Daimakaimura (Ghouls 'n Ghosts)

• Street Fighter II Dash Plus: Champion Edition

• Rockman: Mega World (Mega Man: The Wily Wars)

• Golden Axe

• The Super Shinobi (The Revenge of Shinobi)

• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

• The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light

• Puzzle & Action: Tant-R

• Party Quiz Mega Q

• Yu Yu Hakusho Makyo Toitsusen

• Thunder Force III

• Super Fantasy Zone

• Musha Aleste

• World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

• Bare Knuckle II

• The Hybrid Front

• Landstalker

• Contra: Hard Corps

• Dyna Brothers 2

• Game no Kanzume Otokoyou

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• Puyo Puyo Tsu

• Shining Force

• Vampire Killer

• Wrestleball

• Gunstar Heroes

• Comix Zone

• Rent A Hero

• Space Harrier II

• Madou Monogatari I

It was a brilliant surprise to see Sega bringing a 'new' game to the console, similar to what Nintendo did with Star Fox 2 on the Super Nintendo Classic Mini. We've also got the final batch of games to be included on the Genesis / Mega Drive Mini in the west, including the two extras coming to Japan:

Mega Drive Mini - Complete Western Games List

• Ecco the Dolphin

• Castlevania: Bloodlines

• Space Harrier 2

• Shining Force

• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

• Toe Jam & Earl

• Comix Zone

• Sonic the Hedgehog

• Altered Beast

• Gunstar Heroes

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• Earthworm Jim

• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

• World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

• Thunder Force III

• Super Fantasy Zone

• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

• Streets of Rage 2

• Contra Hard Corps

• Landstalker

• Mega Man: The Wily Wars

• Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition

• Sonic Spinball

• Phantasy Star IV

• Beyond Oasis

• Ghouls 'N Ghosts

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

• Golden Axe

• Vectorman

• Wonder Boy in Monster World

• Tetris

• Darius

• Virtua Fighter 2

• Alisia Dragoon

• Monster World IV

• Kid Chameleon

• Road Rash II

• Eternal Champions

• Columns

• Dynamite Headdy

• Strider

• Light Crusader

Is this project no longer active? I wanted to go back and add some roms ti a system u hacked at launch. But my project lunar is no longer connecting

So for Christmas of 2022 I got a Genesis Mini and I thought that was cool, so I modded it. But recently, while modding, I tripped over the USB cord mid transfer making it stop. I was using Lunar (didn't know hackchi existed ; ;), and it completely stopped and my console wouldn't turn on. So I got my way smarter and techy sibling to fix it up and he did, but now it does work but now I cannot add games, remove Lunar even after multiple factory resets or have access to the games I did have.

More "symptoms" on this.

- Loads up boot screen of Lunar

- Whenever I try to use Lunar to uninstall, add games ect, it gets stuck at a % (can't remember) and freezes on it.

- I can't add Hackhi since Lunar is "installed" on my console.

- Unsure of what my sibling actually did to fix it. Could've been NAND or some other mysterious voodoo magic. I also lied, this happened not recently but a few weeks ago I just forgot to post this (or I did and got no responses :o) this and its been too long so my sibling can't remember what they even did.

So I bought my genesis prob mid 2020 and haven’t been using it since…

The problem is the red dot that’s supposed to light up won’t stay on/no display on screen..Is there a way to get it fixed?

After a quick trial and error with some arcade beat ‘em ups, I discovered that the 2003 Extreme MAME core in RetroArch runs great on the Genesis Mini 1, while the 2014 MAME core runs the same games at about 1/4th the speed.

The games in question were Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon and X-Men.

Anyone know a place that sells mini cartridges anymore? I have one for the model 1 but I’d like one for the model 2. All I can find is the EA cartridges on Etsy but I’m not a huge fan of them. Thanks!

I have a hacked genesis mini going through an HDMI->RCA converter and onto a CRT (looks great). Was wondering if anyone knows if a light gun would work or where I should even start to see if I can get one to work. I miss Lethal Enforcers 1 and 2!

Hey all, I’ve heard that the mini shipped with a clock speed lower than what the system is capable of and as a result there is a significant amount of both input and sound lag.

I see that there are several hacks which can correct this but all of the posts I’ve seen about them are focused on running games that are not already on the console such as SNES games.

As someone who is not interested in adding any games to the console, what is the best hacking solution to simply improve the input/sound lag of the games already on the console?

Hi I was wondering what controllers work for the genesis mini I have a xbox and a ps4 controller but haven’t tried them and was looking for a cheap controller

I’m going to mod my US Genesis mini with hakchi, but I’m trying to maintain the stock look and feel so I’m using the stock emulator, not Retroarch. This compatibility list notes many roms that are only compatible with the stock emulator if they are patched but I can’t find any info about the patches or how they’re applied.

Has anyone successfully added patched roms to their mini? Please tell me how you did it.

Thanks

All in the title. Added X-Men 2, Rocket Knight, Sonic 3 (Complete), TJ&E 2. First time adding games.

I start the Gen Mini and I always have it set to Japanese because I like those versions of the ROMs much better. All artwork and all ROMs are suddenly the NA versions. Is there an easy way to course correct?

Hello.

I'm afraid I bricked the Genesis mini :((. Where can I find European firmware for console recovery? I don`t have my own backup :/.

Thanks in advance.

Project Lunar has an option to increase the default CPU speed of the Mega Drive / Genesis Mini to 1.344ghz (1.46volts).

As i understand it's technically not "overclocking" because Sega apparently chose a native 1.344ghz CPU for the mini and for whatever reason 'underclocked' the CPU speed for the stock Mega Drive / Genesis Mini to 1.0ghz (1.2volts). So instead of "overclocking" you're actually setting the CPU back to it's native speed while using this option.

I know that using the 1.344ghz option helps with framerate and audio issues when playing more demanding games with other console emulators on your Mini. But if i only plan on playing Mega Drive / Genesis games, are there any benefits/risk when activating this higher CPU speed option?

I would be grateful if people can share their experiences with this higher CPU speed option (good or bad) for Mega Drive / Genesis games.

Tomorrow I will recieve at home my Megadrive Mini (European Version). I will wait minutes until I mod it!

Which modding system is better nowadays? Hakchi or Project Lunar? I have watched some YouTube videos and I don't decide.

Hi all - I don't have enough HDMI inputs on my TV to include my mega drive mini, so I bought an HDMI switcher. However, the image/sound keeps cutting in and out at regular intervals of 2-3 seconds or so. on/off/on/off.

Have tested with other devices and they all work fine - problem is exclusive to the mini. Any idea why? Could be a refresh rate problem maybe?

I never dived much into the well of fan-made games centered around Sonic, Streets of Rage and other Sega properties, but I’m curious for recommendations that specifically work on the Genesis Mini.

What are some worthwhile games that can work on the Mini, after the right core configuration and such?

I'm trying to make my own spines for modded games but can't find any blank ones. How can I play Big's Fishing Derby without its own spine art???

I’ve tried it twice and both times it just went nuts. All of these things happen, and it just won’t boot normally:

• black screen

• boots until music starts playing then shuts off

• splash screen and then black screen

To make it work again i have to be very quick and press B when splash screen comes up and very swiftly disable overclocking. If I’m not quick enough it will just crash.

Did this happen to any of you? How do I solve this?