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    • The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by … See more

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    ManufacturerSega
    TypeHome video game console
    GenerationFourth
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    In the early 1980s, Sega Enterprises, Inc. – then a subsidiary of Gulf+Western – was one of the top five arcade game manufacturers active in the United States, as company revenues surpassed $200 million between July 1981 a… See more

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    The main microprocessor is a 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 CPU clocked at 7.6 MHz. An 8-bit Zilog Z80 processor controls the sound hardware and provides backward compatibility with the Master System. The Genesis ha… See more

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        When did Sega Genesis come out?
        (Tectoy) The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive[ b ] outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis.

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        What is a Sega Genesis Mini?
        The Sega Genesis Mini, known as the Mega Drive Mini in regions outside of North America, is a dedicated console modeled on the Sega Genesis. The Mini emulates the original console's 16-bit hardware, and includes 42 games made available through emulation software by M2.

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        Are Sega Genesis and Japanese Mega Drive the same thing?
        The American Sega Genesis and the Japanese Mega Drive are the same machine on the inside, yet their cultural legacies are entirely different. The Genesis had re-invented itself as the “cool kid” of console gaming in the United States, with an aggressive marketing campaign that thrust Sega into the American mainstream consciousness.

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        Is Sega Genesis a 16-bit system?
        The Sega Genesis is the very first 16-bit console system. While the TurboGrafx-16 predated the Genesis/Mega Drive release, it’s not truly a 16-bit system; the graphics card itself was 16-bit, but the CPU was still 8-bit. Also, while the TGX16 released in Japan before the Mega Drive, Sega beat TGX16 to market in North America by a couple of weeks.

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        Why did Japanese game developers stop remaking Sega Genesis games?
        Japanese game developers feared that their games wouldn’t appeal to gamers in the west so they decided to just keep them in the land of the rising sun rather than spending money on localization. RELATED: 10 Sega Genesis Games That Should Get A Remake

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        What is a Sega Genesis Nomad?
        Late in the 16-bit era, Sega released a handheld version of the Genesis, the Genesis Nomad. Its design was based on the Mega Jet, a Mega Drive portable unit featured on airplane flights in Japan. As the only successor to the Game Gear, the Nomad operates on 6 AA batteries, displaying its graphics on a 3.25-inch (8.25-mm) LCD screen.

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        Sep 29, 2019 · The American Sega Genesis and the Japanese Mega Drive are the same machine on the inside, yet their cultural legacies are entirely different.