Sega Mega Drive Console

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Quesada, Daniel (October 31, 2020). Genesis 3, la rara consola de SEGA frente a su clon. ¿Cuál es la auténtica?[ Genesis 3, SEGA's rare console versus its clone. Which is the real one?] (Video) (in Spanish). HobbyConsolas– via YouTube. Console Classix Sega Genesis games". Console Classix. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008 . Retrieved May 15, 2008. 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 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.508, 531. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

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. Horowitz, Ken (April 25, 2011). "Pier Solar and the Great Architects". Sega-16. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013 . Retrieved December 28, 2013. The Mega Drive was the first of the 16 bit machines to achieve notable market share in Europe and North America, but not in it’s native Japan, It was a direct competitor of the TurboGrafx-16 (which was released one year earlier in Japan under the name PC Engine, but at about the same time as the Genesis in North America) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (which was released two years later). The Sega Mega Drive began production in Japan in 1988 and ended with the last new licensed game being released in 2002 in Brazil. During its lifespan, the Mega Drive quite possibly received more officially licensed variations than any other console. While only one major design revision of the console was created during its lifespan, each region has its own peculiarities and unique items, while other variations were exercises in reducing costs (such as the removal of the little-used 9-pin EXT. port) or expanding the capabilities of the Mega Drive a b Beuscher, David. "Sega Genesis – Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010 . Retrieved October 5, 2013.Sega released two add-ons to increase the Genesis capabilities: a CD peripheral, the Sega CD (Mega-CD outside North America and Brazil), and a 32-bit peripheral, the Sega 32X. [80] Worldwide, Sega sold 2.24 million Sega CD units [106] and 800,000 32X units. [107] There is an extremely rare version of the console called the Mega Jet, which was originally available only for rent by JAL passengers, but later sold in small quantities.

The Mega Drive II was a redesign in 1993 to be a cut cost version, both in manufacture and retail. It was much smaller and square in shape compared to the original. One of Sega's most famous advertisements in North American media was its slogan " Genesis does what Nintendon't", which showcased the graphics that the Genesis had against the NES. a b Figueiredo, Edward (February 25, 2013). "Magic Girl". Sega-16. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.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. Eventually, the main competition for the Mega Drive became Nintendo's 16-bit SNES, over which it had a head start in terms of user base and number of games, reversing the problem Sega had faced against the NES. The Mega Drive continued to hold on to a healthy fan base composed significantly of RPG and sports games fans. The release of Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 threatened Nintendo's up-to-then stranglehold on the number one console position in the USA. Sonic was released to replace former mascot Alex Kidd, and to provide the "killer app" that Sega needed. This sparked what was arguably the greatest console war in video gaming history. By 1992, when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 released, Sega had become the market leader.