Did We Really Witness the Potential of Sega's Tower of Power?

The Retro Collective โ€ข August 31, 2023
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๐Ÿ›  Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs! ๐Ÿ›  What was Sega's Tower of Power? Today I'm adding the ultimate Mega Drive to The Cave. Comprising of a stack of upgrades which flopped commercially, is the tower greater than the sum of its parts? Let's find out. ๐Ÿ† Your support is what keeps our museums and preservation efforts alive. Patrons create a reliable monthly income that help us achieve this. If you'd like to support The Retro Collective and become part of our community of supporters then please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroCollective or https://ko-fi.com/rmcretro โ— Chapters 00:00 What is the Sega Tower of Power 02:49 Who are PCBWay.com 03:13 Mega Drive and Bass 03:40 The Parts Needed for a Tower of Power 10:08 Visiting Retro Games HQ in Swindon 12:17 Getting Advice from Mark Fixes Stuff 15:39 Servicing the Sega Mega CD 20:26 How to wire up a Sega Tower of Power 24:18 Testing Games on the Sega Tower of Power 37:39 Closing Thoughts โ— Support the Sponsors of The Cave Come and visit the channel! Book a visit at https://retrocollective.co.uk โ— Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 โ— Episode Links New Mega CD PCB Boards: https://github.com/Board-Folk/MegaCD-Main-BD/tree/master Mark Fixes Stuff: https://youtube.com/markfixesstuff Doom32XR Github: https://github.com/viciious/d32xr Doom32X RomHacking: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/ Mortal Kombat II Enhanced Hack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=055cxU_CBaw&feature=youtu.be Retro Games HQ: https://retrogames-swindon.co.uk/ โ— Join me on social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/RMCretro Facebook: https://facebook.com/RMCretro Insta: https://instagram.com/RMCretro โ— Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/RMCretro โ—Visit The Cave museum shop and treat yourself https://rmcretro.store โ—Buy Electronics Products created here at the Retro Collective https://shop.heber.co.uk/ โ—Buy Electronics Products created here at the Retro Collective https://shop.heber.co.uk/ โ— RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro โ— Referral Links Music is licensed from Epidemic Sounds, sign up at https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o2y1uw ๐Ÿง Take care of your Mental Health, visit https://www.mind.org.uk for information and support. #sega #retrogaming #segagenesis

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