Western third party publishers like Electronic Arts, Disney and later on Acclaim U.K shipment of 30 000 units went to the larger chain stores of the timeĬomet, Dixons, Rumbelows and Toys R Us and sold steadily for £189.99. Virgin Mastertronic distributed the Megadrive in the U.K. The early launch of the Genesis in America gained a lot of the marketįrom Nintendo before they could get their 16 bit Super Nintendo on sale.Ī European launch followed in November 1990 and caught the Christmas rush. sports simulations were very popular in AmericaĮspecially John Madden and NHL ice hockey that helped sell the machine. The Megadrive was renamed Genesis and released in America in Supplying gamers with these consoles raising awareness of the
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The Megadrive and N.E.C's also powerful console the PC Engine The four games available Super Thunderblade, Alex Kidd and the Enchanted Castle, Altered Beast and Space Harrier 2 showed how much better the Megadrive could handle arcade conversions compared to the equivalent home computers.Ī large profitable grey import market quickly grew up around The first version of the Megadrive was released in Japan in Than capable of replicating the best arcade games of the time Instant loading console based on this technology that was more Through the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST. Importantly that people were willing to pay for more expensiveġ6 bit machines had already reached home computer users by 1987 Sega saw that time was right for a more adventurous console and more Of 230,000 units in Europe and the Nintendo N.E.S in America that wasĮstimated to be installed in one out of three American households. The Sega Megadrive was the first true 16 bit video game consoleĪfter the 1984 videogames market crash cartridge based consoles had lost acceptance in the consumer market in favor of cheaper disk and tape based systems such as the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64.Ībout 1987 things were beginning to change in the marketplace andĬonsoles were selling again. What is the difference between Megadrive 1 and 2?ġ.4 What are the technical specifications of the Megadrive?ġ.5 What are the aesthetic differences between each Megadrive?ġ.6 How many different variations of the Megadrive exist?Ģ.1 can you play Japanese or U.S games on a U.K Megadrive?Ģ.2 Can you play Master System Games on A Megadrive?Ģ.3 Can you play Game Gear games on a Megadrive?ģ.1 What games are Available for the Megadrive?ģ.3 How many sonic games are available for the Megadrive?ģ.4 Do any games use extra chips for better graphics?ģ.5 In Japanese text mode are there any differences to U.K games?ģ.6 What Japanese games had different names in the U.K & U.S?ģ.8 What games were released in the U.K but not in the U.S?ģ.9 what game packaging variations are there?Ĥ.4 What cheating cartridges are available?Ĥ.5 Were there any unreleased accessories?ĥ.2 What are the technical specifications of the Mega CD?ĥ.4 What are the technical specifications of the 32x?ĥ.5 Is it possible to play import 32X games on a U.K 32X?
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