Sega Mega Drive Console

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McFerran, Damien (December 14, 2020). "Just When You Thought 2020 Couldn't Get Any Weirder, WaterMelon's Paprium Is Finally Finished". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021 . Retrieved January 21, 2021. McWhertor, Michael (February 16, 2011). "Sega Genesis Games Come To PlayStation Plus". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. a b c "Sega farms out Genesis". Consumer Electronics. March 2, 1998. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.

Shea, Brian (July 10, 2016). "A Visual History Of Gaming Hardware Revisions". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016 . Retrieved July 12, 2023.This is an alphabetical list of released games for the Sega Genesis. Titles listed do not include releases for the Sega CD and 32X add-ons. Included in this list are titles not licensed by Sega, including releases in Taiwan by several developers such as Gamtec, as well as releases by Accolade before being licensed following the events of Sega v. Accolade. This list also includes titles developed by unlicensed third-party developers after the discontinuation of the Genesis, such as Pier Solar and the Great Architects. Sztein, Andrew (March 28, 2008). "The Top Ten Consoles of All Time". GamingExcellence. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012 . Retrieved September 21, 2011. Horowitz, Ken (December 21, 2011). "Interview: Joe Morici (Capcom VP of Sales)". Sega-16. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 20, 2016.

Harris, Craig (February 21, 2006). "Top 10 Tuesday: Worst Game Controllers". IGN. Archived from the original on January 14, 2007 . Retrieved August 7, 2009. a b McFerran, Damien (February 22, 2012). "The Rise and Fall of Sega Enterprises". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. The original machine also worked on the new MCD, but did over hang the cradle. A specific version of the Mega Adapter/Master System Converter was also designed.The Mega Drive is a fourth-generation video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 and Europe, Australia and other PAL regions in 1990. The console was released in North America in 1989 under the name Sega Genesis, since Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in that region. The Mega Drive was Sega's third home console and the successor to the Sega Master System, with which it is electronically compatible.

The Mega Drive / Genesis sold over 30 million units worldwide. This was less than the 49 million sold by the SNES worldwide, according to Nintendo. The higher overall worldwide sales of the SNES is also due to the wide lead it had over the Mega Drive in Japan and the US markets. Confira uma entrevista com Mitsushige Shiraiwa, designer do visual icônico do Mega Drive original!". Blog Tectoy (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021 . Retrieved July 21, 2019. This decision by SEGA infuriated consumers around the world who had bought the Sega Mega CD and 32X attachments only to see Sega abandon all support. This can, at least in slight, be seen as a contributing factor to the downfall of Sega as a console manufacturer. The console wasn't discontinued in Europe, Austrailia and New Zealand until 1998, where it was outsold by the Super NES as well as the Saturn. The Mega Drive / Genesis was pulled out of the Japanese and North American markets before the SNES; however, this is not including the licensed Majesco and ATGames versions of the Mega Drive. Last year, however, we saw arguably the first big product to fill in one major under-served niche: the early '90s CD add-on adapter. Specifically, the Sega CD has received new life in the form of the MegaSD. This combination flash drive and FPGA board plugs into original Genesis and Mega Drive consoles (and the newer Analogue Mega Sg). It replicates the original Sega CD's functions without requiring a laser-driven disc drive while also remaining compatible with that add-on's peculiar system-communication style. a b c Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. pp.434, 448–449. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

Sega Genesis started life in 1988 in Japan as Mega Drive. It became available in the United States in 1989 as Sega Genesis. Despite the name, this console was the third version developed by Sega. Anyway, in the United States and some other countries the console is known as Sega Genesis. In Europe it was sold as Mega Drive. The consoles are identical and they don’t have major differences.

Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All Time". IGN. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018 . Retrieved October 24, 2010. Clements, Matthew T.; Ohashi, Hiroshi (October 2004). "Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002" (PDF). NET Institute. pp.12, 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2016 . Retrieved September 21, 2011. Also vital to the success of the Genesis was Sega of America’s determination to bring US developers on to the console. There was an understanding that they wouldn’t beat the Super Nintendo with arcade conversions alone – they needed local talent. So they approached US studios such as Accolade, Spectrum Holobyte and, of course, Electronic Arts to support the console. Sheff, David (1993). Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children. New York: Random House. p. 352. ISBN 0-679-40469-4.a b c d Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. pp.408–410. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4. Duke Nukem 3D (Mega Drive)" (in Portuguese). Jogorama. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014 . Retrieved January 15, 2014. EGM's Special Report: Which System Is Best?". 1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide. Ziff Davis. March 1998. pp.56–57. The standard controller features a rounded shape, a directional pad, three main buttons, and a START button. In 1993, Sega released a slightly smaller pad with three additional face buttons, similar to the design of buttons on some popular arcade fighting games such as Street Fighter II. Sega also released a wireless revision of the six-button controller, the Remote Arcade Pad. [126] a b c d e "Sega Genesis — Games". Allgame. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010 . Retrieved November 27, 2013.