Cart Info Request: Sega Carts

[Seymor Onion]

I have a ton of Master System Games and Manuals.
They are all the same size and shape, as are their Manuals.
I can post a picture of a Cart and Manual, and give it's dimensions, if necessary, but that'll have to wait till tomorrow. All of my Master System stuff is at another location.

Am I correct in assuming that all Master System Carts are the same Size/Shape,
and all Master System Cart Manuals are the same Height and Width?
Were there any variations made to them for markets outside of the US?
How about the Homebrewer angle? Anything I need to know about that?

I currently own Seven Genesis Cart Variants:


Game Name                Cart Size   Manual Size
Micro Machines           100 x  75   95 x 165
Sonic The Hedgehog       108 x  69

Combat Cars               96 x  88
Tony La Russa Baseball    96 x  88

Sonic & Knuckles         ~Special~
Virtua Racing            108 x 107
Genesis Game Genie       108 x 100

Sega 32 X Carts

Are all of the Manuals and Carts for 32X The same size and shape?

Sega Saturn Carts
--Coming Soon--
They're with my Sega Master System Carts.

[TyrannicalFascist]

2 official carts you might want to double check (I don't have them so I don't know) are the Sega CD Backup RAM cart, and the Sega Saturn Backup RAM cart.

[Arseen]

Sega CD back up-cart is exact same size as standart Genesis cart.

[TSOLfan]

Am I correct in assuming that all Master System Carts are the same Size/Shape,
and all Master System Cart Manuals are the same Height and Width?

I own all but 2 USA Master System games, and I've at least seen those 2, and all carts are the same size.  As for manuals, there isn't any real consistency, but they are all close enough that if you base your size on one, it will fit them all (as we are talking millimeters).  The biggest variant is the Sega Card games, like Ghost House, My Hero, Teddy Boy, etc.  The existing Sega Card game cases will only hold a card in place if it's in its original plastic sleeve.  If there's no sleeve, the Sega Card won't snap into place.  Most copies of Sega Card games I've seen, the plastic sleeve is long gone.  So you would need to decide if you want to design around the sleeve being there or not.  I have a few EUR titles and they have identical dimensions, carts and manuals both.  Though, JAP games are entirely different, and even have a different pinout on the cartridges themselves.  Unfortunately, I don't have any to provide dimensions.

Are all of the Manuals and Carts for 32X The same size and shape?

Same slight manual variations as mentioned for the Sega Master System, and I have all but 2 US carts, but have again at least seen those, and they are all identical in size.

[larryinc64]

These games have a special cart with a built in Multi-tap
Pete Sampras Tennis
Pete Sampras Tennis 96
Micro Machines 2
Micro Machines 96
Micro Machines Military Edition
Super Skidmarks

[jeffsgames]

These games have a special cart with a built in Multi-tap
Pete Sampras Tennis
Pete Sampras Tennis 96
Micro Machines 2
Micro Machines 96
Micro Machines Military Edition
Super Skidmarks

That's pretty cool.  Are these pretty common?  How well do they work?  I'd be worried that player 3 or 4 would accidentally pull too hard on the controller and make the game glitch from a lose cart.

[Bear78]

couple of other weird Genesis carts, the Wisdom Tree games



Also the Japanese Mega Drive carts are different... I think they are about the same size as US games though



Here is the aforementioned Mark III carts (Japaneses SMS)



There was also the Sega Genesis X-Band cart, Master System Convert II cart, and Saturn Netlink cart if those would count.

[X68000]

There's also the Codemasters carts for the SMS:


And in case you want dimensions for Mark III and SG-1000 carts, they measure 4.3 inches (10.922 cm) tall, 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) wide, and 0.7 inches (1.778 cm) thick.

[Seymor Onion]

~Latest Sega Acquisitions~

Sega Master System Game & Manual: Double Dragon

Cart: 108 mm x 70 mm
Manual: 105 mm x 148 mm

Boxed Codemasters Game for Genesis

This is their official packaging.
Manual: 150 mm x 105 mm.

Is this CodeMasters Cart the same dimensions as a J-Cart?

This one is about 100 mm wide and 75 mm tall.

Boxed Japanese MD Game: Arcus Odyssey

It has those weird side-cylinder things on it.
The game fits nicely in USA Genesis Cases, and it will also do so in my cases.

Two Saturn Memory Cards:

Left: 113 mm x 79 mm........ Right: 108 mm x 77 mm



I'm still trying to hunt down (Locally):
CodeMasters Genesis J-Carts:
 ~ Pete Sampras Tennis & 96.
 ~ Micro Machines 2, 96 & ME.
 ~ Super Skidmarks.

Mark III Japanese SMS Carts.
SMS Convert II Cart.
SMS Codemasters Carts.

Genesis X-Band Cart.

Saturn NetLink Cart.

Assuming they have different measurements than
my two Saturn Carts, I may also need to get:
Saturn ST Key Cart.
Saturn Action Replay Plus 4M Cart.

[TSOLfan]

I can pull measurements for both of these:

Saturn NetLink Cart
Saturn Action Replay Plus 4M Cart

Just let me know.

[Seymor Onion]

I can pull measurements for both of these:

Saturn NetLink Cart
Saturn Action Replay Plus 4M Cart

Just let me know.

That would be great. 

[larryinc64]

Know what might be a good idea? To release a case with no tabs on the inside.

[sheep2001]

Know what might be a good idea? To release a case with no tabs on the inside.

I thought about this too, and then sell foam interts that go inside, either pre cut or Just a rectangle that can be cut. Or, cardboard trays for specific carts that can be sold flat packed.  I would imagine it would drive down the costs immensely, as it only involves I mold.

[Arseen]

Know what might be a good idea? To release a case with no tabs on the inside.

I thought about this too, and then sell foam interts that go inside, either pre cut or Just a rectangle that can be cut. Or, cardboard trays for specific carts that can be sold flat packed.  I would imagine it would drive down the costs immensely, as it only involves I mold.

No!!!
He aims for perfection, and I at least want cases that are specifically tailored to specific games.
No wasted space and perfect fit, space save being the main factor.

[TSOLfan]

I can pull measurements for both of these:

Saturn NetLink Cart
Saturn Action Replay Plus 4M Cart

Just let me know.

That would be great. 

The only tape measures I have handy are in imperial units, so for that, I apologize.

Saturn NetLink Cart
4 3/8" W
4 15/16" H
5/8" D (at the bottom and at the top, with a 1" depth in the modem area)

Saturn Action Replay Plus 4M Cart
4 3/8" W
3 1/8" H
5/8" D

The parallel port up top adds an additional 3/16" height in the top center of the cart.