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I recently rebought Sonic CD because I threw the old one out because it was too scratched to run. However, Sonic CD won't run because my computer outdates the game by too much. Before I gave up hope I saw a thread here about playing Sega CD games on PC using Gens. I have Gens downloaded, but that's about it. Can someone tell me how to play Sonic CD on the Gens?
Yes, you can :)
You need to get the SegaCD / MegaCD bioses, and set them in you bios path (Options->Bios -> Sega CD bios paths). Is not allowed to post any links for stuff like thta here, please use Google.
Once you got them, you need to install ASPI if you don't have it.
Now, just set your drive as the one the emu will try to load: Option->Current CD drive
You might try Kega Fusion too, it's my personal fav. Find them all here
Ok, here's the problem I'm having. It will read the CD, but it won't run the game. It runs some strange SEGA music player. It IS able to play the music from the game, but I can't get it to run the actual game. I've tried it on KEGA as well and it couldn't even find the disc. I MUST play Sonic CD again! I'm running into the traditional dino2d.dll can't be found problem when I run it without the emulator, so I thought that maybe the emulator would help. Is this even possible?
You have to place the correct Bios files in their correct path, that is:
Gens
Options -> Bios/misc files -> Configure Sega CD Bios file ->
USA: C:\yourpath\SegaCD BIOS V2.00 (U).bin
Europe: C:\yourpath\MegaCD Model 1 BIOS V1.00 (October 1992) (E) [!].bin
Japan: C:\yourpath\MegaCD Model 1 BIOS V1.00 (December 1991) (J) [!].bin
I renamed it with GoodGen, this is the way to make sure if the bios are correct. If you don't want to do it (Unzip goodgen in your bios folder, then cmd & type "goodgen -ren"), please make sure that of place the bios correctly, if not it won't work. Also ASPI is needed.
Btw, I don't anything about "dino2d.dll"
Yeah I have all the BIOs in place on Gens, however when the game starts running, it just launches that music player that I mentioned before. I know that the emulator is reading the CD, but it's just launching the wrong part of it.
-Try running it from an ISO
it runs fine on my comp
and also make sure yor using the right bios for your region
Some Screen Shoots
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So now you know it works
Use ISOproducer to make an ISO (I use alcohol 120%)
but ISOproducer is free
[edit]You can find it >>>HERE<<<
Yeah!!! I keep getting that first screenshot, but how do you get to the game from there????!?!?!!!
I also searched my entire computer for an ISO file and found nothing...
an ISO is an image of a CD that you can store on your Hard drive and use even if you dont an the actual physical disk (meaning that you dont have to pop-in yor cd everytime you want to play it)
Use ISOproducer To make an image of your game
If you make an ISO of your Game then the files name sould look something like
this= SonicCD.ISO (.ISO is the file extension not the actual file name)
After you have done that then select OPEN ROM from the emulators menu and locate the ISO image that you have made and select open
hope that helps
If you need help making an ISO image
send me a PRIVATE MESSAGE
>>>>CLICK HERE<<<<
Did you map the Genesis start button? Probably you got, just by the case make sure if it's mapped:
Option -> Misc -> Joypads -> Port 1 : redefine keys
I hope this text from the readme helps you. As a side note, the best explanation often are there:
Edit: Use that Bios:Code:Before you can begin playing Sega-CD/Mega-CD games you must configure Gens
ready for CD emulation:
1. Download the Sega-CD/Mega-CD bios
2. Set the location of your bios files through the Directories and Path
Configuration in the options Menu.
3. Whilst the Directories and path configuration window is still open you
also need to set the default BRam directory for Sega-CD/Mega-CD save
games. Click on OK to save your settings.
4. Open the Option menu and click on the Current CD Drive option, this will
bring up a list of available CD and DVD drives, select one of the drives
from the list. If no drives are shown then you do not have the ASPI layer
installed. You will need to download and install the latest ASPI drivers
before you can play any Sega-CD/Mega-CD games.
Gens is now ready for Sega-CD/Mega-CD emulation.
* Running a Sega-CD/Mega-CD Game from a CD:
-------------------------------------------
Place your Sega-CD/Mega-CD game in the CD drive you selected above and click
on Boot CD in the File menu, or press Ctrl + B. Gens will now initialize
Sega-CD/Mega-CD emulation and begin reading the CD, after a few seconds the
Sega-CD/Mega-CD bios screen should appear. If the bios screen fails to
appear read the FAQ section for more help.
Note that it's normal your CD tray is locked right after you clicked on
Boot CD, this is to permit the CD swap stuff (read the Multi CD game for more
infos) to work correctly.
us_scd1_9210.bin (American)
eu_mcd1_9210.bin (European)
jp_mcd1_9112.bin (Japanese)
Well with the new BIOs it just takes me to a different sound text screen. When I first see the BIOs screen it says SEGA and says press start. I press start and it takes me to a sound test screen again, but the layout of it is different this time. Perhaps I'm not doing the right thing in the BIOs logo, or maybe my CD is messed up...
i cant play cds on Gens either
i had to make an ISO to play sega cd games
and CDRwin comes with its own Aspi drivers
weather or not these are the right ones i cant tell
Horay! I finally got the game running! But there's no music and minimal sound effects. Could someone please tell me how to fix it?
JUST PLAY WITH THE SOUND SETTINGS
THE SOUND WORKS FINE ON MY COMPUTER
THE SETTINGS SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
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http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3842/untitled3zd.png
IF THEY ARE ALREADY SET LIKE THAT THEN TRY DIFFERENT SETTINGS REMEMBER
OUR COMPUTERS ARE NOT THE SAME DIFFERENT SETTINGS APPLY TO DIFFERENT COMPUTERS
you can just call me ghost for short (the_g_host=the ghost)Quote:
Originally Posted by hagbard
How did you make it work? From ISO or CD?
Afaik you previously can listen the music but not play the game, now you can play game but not listen to the music... :wacko:
I've never had a problem playing a ISO+MP3 rip of the game I have in Gens
Yup, but ever it's better a the real CD or a cue-bin, because of imprecission of mp3 format.
Horray
Ive figured it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i did some research and found out that the version of soniccd that i have is the BETA510 (very rare) the first sonic cd version(i think).
forget using the CD, you have to use the ISO format.
You have to find the soundtrack mp3 files on the internet(make sure that they are for version of the game.if you have the beta, then you need the beta mp3 files)and rename them accordingly.
If your Iso image is named soniccdb.iso then rename the mp3 files soniccdbxx.mp3(xx=track number) (example take track 2 and rename it SONICCDB02.MP3(IF IT IS A SINGLE DIGIT TRACK THEN MAKE SURE TO PLACE THE "0" INFRONT OF THAT NUMBER)
Once you have renamed them correctly create a folder and name whatever you want to name it and place sonicCDb.iso into that folder place then place all of the renamed MP3 file inside that folder also (the beta version has 32 tracks)
now run Gens and select OPEN ROM and find the directory with the ISO and MP3 files inside them select sonicCDb.iso and click on open
(remember the mp3 files have to be in that folder also for the music to play)
I know this works because i tested it myself with both the beta and the US final versions
if you have questions about this method than PM me
>>>>>CLICK HERE TO PM THE_G_HOST<<<<<
[sorry for the double post]
misinglink1 sent me a pm saying that he finaly got it working using the method that i suggestedQuote:
Originally Posted by hagbard
i wonder why he didnt post his feedback
oh well
glad i was able to help
if you do want to make an iso then use this link
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
its a simple easy to use program that will let you make backups of all of your games..including sonic cd! that way you can run iso files.
p.s. you may want to consider that you incorrectly set up your bios. ( i had my psx bios set up incorrectly for almost a year and i could swear it was all perfectly ready to play)
****EdIt****
oops sorry ghost i missed your link. so ...sorry :o
:my_offtop SORT OF
my question is:
Is there really any difference between the MEGA CD Bios
SEGA CD Bios?
http://img244.echo.cx/img244/2056/untitled9uq.png
Yes, there is. Try using one of them and you'll see. They look different and of course there's the NTSC/PAL difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_g_host
Sega CD = USA name
Mega CD = Japan & Europe name
Btw, only the model 1 bios are recommend for emulators
Well this topic is pretty old, so I doubt I'll get a response, but it's worth a try. I too recently bought Sonic CD, and it won't work on my Windows XP. I've done everything you guys said, but the closest I get is to the screen where you have to press the start button, except it never says "press the start button" and pressing the button doesn't do anything. This is with an ISO made with ISOproducer. If I try running it off the disk it just goes to the sound tester menu like missinglink said he experienced. Anyway, any help would be appreciated a lot!
My only suggestion would be to try using the Kega Fusion emulator instead. ;)
Did you have ASPI (forceASPI) installed? You also need to set your drive (for the real original CD) or your virtual drive (for your mounted ISO with Daemon Tools) as the one used by Gens or Kega Fusion. Avoid 2.0 bios too.
wow alot of the old threads are getting bumped upQuote:
Originally Posted by Frost_King
now, lol, I guess nobody has anything else to talk about ( just kidding)
@ hagbard
I think he has ASPI or ForceASPI installed, If not he would not even be able to get to the sound test in the bios (but thats just my guess)
@ Frost_king
If the instructions here dont help you, then I dont know exactly whats wrong I do know that there is a patch for the game to fix that problem
(Missinglink1 Knows where to get it but he just came here to get help and doesnt post here anymore).
If you bought the game then try to find the patch and make an .ISO
with with Alcohol 120% (better copy factor+emulation of cd protections)
its not freeware (if you only need it for a while then just get the trial)
then patch the .ISO.
Or just download a patched copy (thats what I did, at least I think mine is patched, Im not sure) (sorry no links here)
you will have to RIP the mp3's from your CD if you download an ISO of the game. then follow the instuctions in this thread to get it working
or mount the ISO with alcohol 120% or Daemon tools(freeware) both are the same when it comes to virtual drive emulation
use google
Ok, I know I probably seem pretty stupid, but how would I go about making an ISO with Alcohol 120%?
As for the patch, is it an official patch, or not? Also, do you know what the patch is called, because searching "Sonic CD" patch on google doesn't really bring up a narrow list of results...
Anyway, thank you for all your help again.
to make an ISO using Alcohol120%,make sure the disk is in the drive then just click on "image making wizard" then press the "next" button
and then there will be a drop down list on the bottom right corner
select "standerd ISO image" and press next and so on. Its not all that hard to make one.
as for the patch, I have no idea what its called. And I dont think its official
because these games were never ment to be played on a computer.
"select "standerd ISO image""
For some reason, I can't do that, for that isn't a choice. The only 3 choices in the drop down menu are .mds .ccd and .cue
Hmm....
so choose one its al the same
i suggest .mds,or maybe cue/bin
Try mds
Ok, through DAEMON tools and an mdf file made with Alcohol 120%, and using Kega Fusion or Gens, I still get to the soundtester menu...so it looks like I need the patch. Now where to find it...
Once again, thanks for all your help.
Ok, I couldn't find the patch, but I found an ISO of Sonic CD, and (other than missing a few sounds) it works great. Thanks for all your help once again. :D
Glad to see it's working. Perhaps you can fix the missing sound with this options enabled
use the instuctions in this thread to get your sound back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frost_King
you have sound effects but no music. get the sonic cd mp3's
when i try 2 play Sonic CD I need to configure my bio files and they are soo i am very confused it sez to do it go to
Options->Directories/Files i dont know how to get the save and such files
Dump bump old threads, specially when you have already made a thread about it. Use you thread then.
Quote:
Originally Posted by the_ghost
Hey man i dont have any cd i'm trying play with the isos but i cant find the right iso, i download it the afterburner game, have the mp3 files and the isos but dont have any iso with the name of the game,wich file is the right one to play the game? can you help me? or somebody? :huh:
somebody help me please.
