The 32X is the second hardware add-on for the Genesis. It was initially designed as a cheaper alternative to the Saturn, but saw little success and was discontinued barely a year after launch.
Development-Related Text#
Present at 0x47E in the master SH-2 BIOS is some development text. "Mars" is the development codename of the 32X hardware.
MARS Initial & Security Program
Cartridge Version
Copyright SEGA ENTERPRISES,LTD. 1994
ROM Version 1.0References#
- Development-Related Text↩︎
- スーパー32X ｜セガ SEGA↩︎
- Tec Toy: Games em lançamento - Ação Games, Issue 72, December 1994↩︎
- Tec Toy também promete novidades "Tec Toy also promises new features" - O Estado de S. Paulo, December 5, 1994↩︎
- Game Champ 게임챔프 1995-02, p. 106↩︎
- 32X in at EB and Bab - NO GAMES!↩︎
- 32X is out↩︎
- 32X consoles in Asia - Sega Retro↩︎
- Mean Machines Sega Magazine Issue 26, p. 10. "With the 32X's release date now set for December 4th, the number of games being prepared for the powerful plug-thru is growing at a phenomenal pace."↩︎
- What's the difference between megadrive and genisis??? Please help.... "I am thinking of upgrading to the 32X when it is finaly [sic] released in Australia."↩︎
- Connecting the 32X to stereo. "[...] the 32X has only just arrived in Australia [...]"↩︎