32x passthru cable pinout request

[Hobie-wan]

Does it screw up if you play a regular Gen game in it?

[dlmvii]

No, genesis games work fine

[goldenband]

I apologize for reviving an old thread, but I had to register to comment on this, since the OP's issue was never addressed:

God dammit this thing is a POS. It freezes up after 5 minutes of play on my x'eye, and on my model 2 it has incredibly glitchy graphics.

Hell, I don't know if I can rule out the possibility that the games itself isnt bad. I have no other 32x games..I suppose I might pick up the one other game I'm slightly interested in on the system (Kolibri), and at least see if my copy of Knuckles Chaotix is messed up.

There's a known problem with Knuckles Chaotix that makes it fail on a certain percentage of 32X systems: freezing, glitching, or just not playing at all. It's not clear what causes it, but the suspicion is that it's some sort of arcane timing issue on the hardware end (not a cartridge ROM variant). Above all, Knuckles Chaotix should never be used as the only game available to test a 32X system.

Sorry that the OP got bit by such an obscure issue!

[Jamisonia]

I'm glad you did. Far too many threads on the internet go without resolution, making it a headache to search, when all you find are questions, no answers.

[cptfishstick]

I built a cable for my 32x, and found that the pinouts are easy to read wrong. Here is my guide here on Racketboy, and it includes a modified Pinout:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 52&t=29220

[nightrnr]

There's a known problem with Knuckles Chaotix that makes it fail on a certain percentage of 32X systems: freezing, glitching, or just not playing at all. It's not clear what causes it, but the suspicion is that it's some sort of arcane timing issue on the hardware end (not a cartridge ROM variant). Above all, Knuckles Chaotix should never be used as the only game available to test a 32X system.

I can attest to and verify the problem with Knuckles Chaotix on certain Genesis models. Works without a hitch on one of my systems and freezes up before gameplay on another (same 32X was used to test... thoroughly... with 2 different Chaotix carts).

Now, I just keep the 32X hooked up permanently to the working model, just so I don't get them mixed up again.