Product Description

The Mega Drive is a 16-bit video games console which loaded games supplied on cartridges. After the original launch of the Mega Drive, SEGA released the Mega Drive II, which had a square shape and was cheaper to produce. The Mega Drive II was completely compatible with the original Mega Drive, although there were a few minor differences. For instance, the Mega Drive II lacked the headphone jack present on the original console. The Mega Drive was backwards compatible with games designed for SEGA's previous console, the Master System. Since the Mega Drive had a different shape of cartridge to the Master System, a converter was required to sit between the Mega Drive cartridge slot and the Master System game. Two controller ports were available on the front of the console. This allowed two players to play a game simultaneously. The number of players could be increased using additional hardware, such as a multitap or J-Cart. The Mega Drive's CPU was a Moterola 68000, which ran at just over 7.6 MHz. The console also sported a Z80 processor which was used for both Master System compatibility and for audio in many Mega Drive games. The Mega Drive had dedicated graphics hardware. Its VDP (Video Display Processor) was backwards compatible with the Master System's graphics hardware. For audio, it had two sound chips. A Yamaha YM2612 and a Texas Instruments SN76489 compatible device, which was required for Master System compatibility.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38108 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sega
• Model: MK168605

Customer Reviews

Obviously the best console ever!
The Mega Drive is the greatest console of all time. Such memories stem from this wonder of gaming. Iconic games such as the Sonic The Hedgehog series, Super Hang on, Streets Of Rage, Golden Axe, Flashback and, of course, Fantastic Dizzy.

It may not play Blu-ray discs or wi-fi internet, but the Sega Mega Drive was the created the blueprint for the next generation beasts we see today.

All hail the Sega Mega Drive, in all it's glory!

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Basically it's the Sega Mega Drive, but the slightly more upgraded version, it's smaller and has red buttons instead of white, but other than that it's exactly the same as the old one.

All Sega Mega games work fine on it, and did you know; you can use your Sega Master System 2 controllers on there? Oh and the old Atari ones! :D

Hope you like this amazing retro blast from the past!