You could also open it up and look up the EPR/MPR number on IC4.
Mega Drive / Genesis hardware revisions And what did I buy, exactly?
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Posted 27 May 2013 - 11:21 AM
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GerbilSoft, on 26 May 2013 - 03:06 PM, said:
You can narrow down what version it is by connecting it to a US or EU Mega Drive. If the MCD starts up normally, it's 1.00l. If it fails with a message saying it's for NTSC-compatible MDs, it's JP 1.00p or 1.00S. If it fails with a message saying it's for PAL-compatible MDs, it's the Asian 1.00S.
Well I don't have any Genesis consoles, but I do have a modswitched Asian one... Somewhere. Despite living in the UK, I never owned a EU MD, always considered the white detailing and smaller "16-Bit" logo a little ugly.
Failing that I'm probably putting switches in these JP ones eventually, too so I can test it out then.