Wondermidi Collection

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k122868068

Does anyone have any solid info on this?

Obviously tied in with / intended to be played around with by the Victor Wondermidi cart (for the Wondermega RG-M1). I assume it plays on a normal cd player too. Are there other WM collections?

 

I had no idea such a disc even existed. Judging by the logos on the disc I'd say it's a normal audio CD.

 

It's a CD-MIDI disc, they were produced around the 90s, CD-MIDI discs can be played on the Wondermega with the Wondermidi software.

Despite saying "Compact Disc" it's not a red book audio CD, all discs around this time normally had Compact Disc on them unless they fell into another CD standard and were marked accordingly. CD-MIDI wasn't a book standard so wasn't given it's own listing.

This disc was released at the same time and was intended to be a sampler CD for the Wondermidi software, it was Y3,000 at time of release.

 

How is played these midi files ? Through an extension (cart or midi port) or with MD\MCD sound processors ?

 

I guess with the ultra-rare Wondermidi software on cartridge:

 

Very interesting ! It means that it exists a player that would be able of playing midi files on Gen/MCD ? It has a dump of this cart ?

I am just curious to hear how midi format is sounding with Gen/MCD sound hardware :love2:

 

Should sound pretty good since Yamaha made the PCM in the Mega CD / Wondermega. The yamaha chip in the Saturn blew away anything at the time.

 

Windows 98se will recognise CD-MIDI discs and allow you to play them, at least my Toshiba Libretto did anyway...

 

Yeah, but playing midi on MD \ MCD sound hardware it's a bit more funny for me.

 

This looks even more interessting, especially regarded to its present (low) price..lol.

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d104465938

 

...is the mascot for that seriously Wonder Dog, from the Core Design MCD platformer?

 

Cheers mate, just what I was looking for.

 

Again a new Wondermega/midi item discovered! Luckily it is so rare, that i don't have to worry about spending money on it

All the Megadrive/Genesis rom collections i've seen, do not include the Wondermidi cart. But when you google for it, you will find some reference to a dump that was once made.

 

I feel that Wondermidi works like another type of cartridge named Flux. These carts uses both Gen-MCD hardware for audio purpose... And off course, are hard to find.

 

Flux is a doddle to find compared to Wondermidi. Several copies for sale a year compared to a copy for sale every few years....

I'm looking forward to testing them both out once I get them sent..and get an RG-M1 of course!

 

wheelaa, you wouldn't be nomeansno08 would you? If so make sure to let us all know whats different in that Chinese Shinobi.

 

Nope, not me. Did see that Chinese Shinobi (Super Shinobi iirc) but thought it was just a hacked version of the regular release. Hope I didn't miss out on a gem!

Oh, and I see we both missed out on that Mega cdr lot.

 

Yeah, I was after taht Mega CD lot but wasn't really looking at entering a big war with another forum member. That's why I asked if it was you. That guy does buy odd stuff though. He once bought a Russian original MD game from me.

 

Wasn't flux only released in the PAL area? I've only seen that version until now. Btw.. there was also a music cd released for it, called flux trax.
What do you mean with "once i get them sent"? Did you buy that Wondermidi Collection CD and the Wondermidi cart??

 

I think so (that Flux was only Pal).
Yes I bought WM cart and cd. Both are with a friend in Japan waiting to be sent to me..I just can't face the import tax right now lol.