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From the mid-to-late 90s the Mega Drive template of choice predictably became the cost-reduced Mega Drive 2. Similar to before clones of this system became popular in South America, although there was also a following in parts of Asia. The simplified design of the Mega Drive 2 makes it very easy to reproduce - the number of Mega Drive 2 clones worldwide far exceeds that of other Sega clones, and was even the basis for some Famiclones.
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From the mid 1990s to early 2000s the Mega Drive template of choice predictably became the cost-reduced Mega Drive 2. The clones of this system became popular in South America, former USSR, Middle East, Asia, parts of Europe and Africa. The simplified design of the Mega Drive 2 makes it very easy to reproduce - the number of Mega Drive 2 clones worldwide far exceeds that of other Sega clones, and was even the basis for some Famiclones.
  
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==Russia==
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*[[Extreme Land Mega Drive 2]]
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===Magic Drive II===
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*[[Liko BBG-688]]
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*[[Game Drive 2]]
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*[[Mega Drive II (StarGame)]]
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*[[Mondial Drive II]]
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*[[Mega Drive 4 (clone console)|Mega Drive 4]]
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*[[New Star 2]]
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*[[Super Mega Driver]]
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*[[Super Drive (Unitech)]]
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*[[Star Drive 2]]
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==Hong Kong==
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===Mega Drive 2 G168===
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Sold by [[Vertex]].
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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==India==
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===Asian===
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Released in 2013 by Amusement Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
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<gallery>
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File:MD Clone Asian box front.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Media===
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Sold by [[Media Entertainment System]].
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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===Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)===
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Distributed by Roosha World Electronics.
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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===Mitashi Magic===
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Distributed by [[Mitashi Edutainment]].
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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==Indonesia==
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===Gamars GM-216===
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Sold by [[Gamcom Prima Electronic]].
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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===Gamars GM-316===
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Successor of Gamars.
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<gallery>
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MD Clone Gamars Super Drive 2.jpg
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</gallery>
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===New Super Drive 2 (Gamars)===
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<gallery>
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Notavailable.svg
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</gallery>
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==Italy==
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===Mega Drive 2 (Video Gioco 16-bit)===
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Italian clone.
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<gallery>
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MD2 IT VideoGioco16.jpg
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</gallery>
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==Latvia==
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===Relektronix Mega Drive II (Naco)===
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Produced in Hong Kong by [[Naco]], sold in Latvia by [[T.N.Rozalinde]].
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MagicDrive2 MD RU Box Front.jpg
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Notavailable.svg|Box
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MD 2 LV Manual unknown.jpg|Manual
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MD 2 LV Manual unknown 2.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Simba's)===
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==Middle East==
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Mega Drive clones built by Chinese-based Dong Guan De Wei Electronic Co., Ltd and distributed by Russian-based [[Simba's Video Games]]. These Mega Drive 2 clones are perhaps the least interesting of their produce, and despite being offered in three different box colours, each system is identical. Also offered is a "black box" variant with 25 built in games. All four packages are fairly common in Russia. Uses a TCT-6801 console-on-a-chip and outputs composite video with mono sound. The bottom of the console has a region switch and a 50/60Hz switch. Strangely, there are solder points on the board for a third switch and a hole cut out for it on the case, but it is not present. The expansion bay door can be removed, but there is no Mega CD connector.
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{{mainArticle|Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in the Middle East}}
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==Poland==
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===MEGA+Plus2 (Neon)===
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Sold in Poland by [[Biwit]]. The box is similar to a North American Genesis model 2. Neon also made Mega Drive controllers.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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MD2Clone2 MD RU Box Front Alt.jpg|VG-1602
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File:MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2 box front.jpg
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MD2Clone2 MD RU Box Back Alt.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2 box back.jpg
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MD2 clone VG-1602.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2.jpg
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MD2 clone VG-1602 front.png
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MD2Clone30.jpg
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MD2 clone VG-1602 bottom.jpg
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MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2 PL Seal.png|PL warranty seal
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MD2 clone VG-1602 inside.jpg
 
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MD2 clone VG-1602 board.jpg
 
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File:MD2Clone2 MD RU Box Front.jpg|VG-1627 (25 games)
 
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File:MD2Clone2 MD RU Box Back.jpg
 
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MD2VG1644 MD RU Box Front.jpg|VG-1644 (75 games)
 
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File:MD2Clone16 MD Box Front.jpg|Green
 
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File:MD2Simbas MD Box Front Red.jpg|Red
 
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File:MD2Simbas MD Box Back Red.jpg
 
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MD2 MD Box Front Simbas Red Alt.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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==Russia==
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Possibly related to the [[Mega Drive One]] and [[Mega Drive III (clone console)|Mega Drive III]], this clone turns up from time to time in Russia. There's a few box variants.
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{{mainArticle|Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in Russia}}
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==South America==
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{{mainArticle|Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in South America}}
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==Ukraine==
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===Mega Drive 2 (ZW-162)===
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Credits [[Kin Wai (Hong Kong) Investment Limited]], similarly to the [[Mega Drive One]] and [[Mega Drive III (clone console)|Mega Drive III]]. This clone is common in Ukraine where it was distributed domestically by [[TOV Kombat]] in 2000s.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:MD2Clone4.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone4.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone4 Box Front.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone4 Box Front.jpg
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File:MD2Clone17 MD Box Front.jpg
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MD2Clone4 MD Box Back.jpg
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MD2Clone17 MD Box Front.jpg
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MD2Clone17 MD Box Back.jpg
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Mega Drive Fantasy MD UA Box Front.jpg
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Mega Drive Fantasy MD UA Box Back.png
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MD2 Clone UA RU Manual.jpg
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MD2 Clone UA RU Manual alt.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+===
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Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]] in 2010s<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160930/http://videogames.com.ua/p28602623-sega-md2-168.html</ref>.
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<gallery>
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Sɘga Mega Man II box front.png|Box Front (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
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Sɘga Mega Man II box back.png|Box Back (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
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MegaNanII MD Box Front.jpg|Box Front (Sega MD2 168+)
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MegaNanII MD Box Back.jpg|Box Back (Sega MD2 168+)
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MegaNanII.jpg|Console
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</gallery>
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===TV Games WY-16===
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Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]] in 2010s. Bundle with Sonic.
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<gallery>
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TVGames WY16 RU UA Box Front.png|Front
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TVGames WY16 RU UA Box Back.png|Back
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TVGames WY16 console.png|Console
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TVGames WY16 RU UA Manual.png|Manual
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</gallery>
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===Super Drive II===
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Another version of popular in Russia [[Super Drive (Russia)|Super Drive]] clone, seen in early 2020s.
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<gallery>
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SuperDrive2 MD UA Box Front.png
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Worldwide==
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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Another unnamed Russian clone.
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More Chinese-built Worldwide sold Mega Drive 2s. Poor picture quality makes it difficult to deduce where they're from - could be StarGame, could be Gigatron. Other colours exist.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone5.jpg
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MD2Clone20 MD Box Front Alt.jpg|(2005)
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MDClone33 MD Box Front.jpg|(2010)
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File:MD2Clone24 MD Box Front.jpg|(2010)
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File:MD2Clone15 MD Box Front Pink.jpg|(2011)
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File:MD2Clone25 MD Box Front.jpg|(2012)
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MD2Clone Box Front 2014 Black.jpg|(2014)
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MD2Clone32 MD Box Front Alt.jpg|(2015)
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MDClone36 MD Box Front.jpg|(2016)
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MDClone36 MD Box Back.jpg
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MDClone36 MD Box Front Alt.jpg|(2016)
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MDClone37 MD Box Front.jpg|(2016)
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MDClone37 MD Box Back.jpg
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MD2 Box Front Red 2016.jpg|(2016)
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MD2 MD Box Front Clone Blue.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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...and another...
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Similar to the above, but only includes 9 built-in games (with no repeats) and a Micro SD card slot for playing ROM files. Outputs mono sound, is PAL 50Hz (but can be easily modified to NTSC 60Hz), has inaccurate sound (like Atgames clones), doesn't work with Everdrive, and doesn't work with high capacity multicarts.
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<gallery>
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File:MD2 Clone SD Box Front.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone SD Box Back.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone SD 1.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone SD 2.jpg
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File:MD2 Clone SD 3.jpg
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MD2 Clone SD 4.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Mega Drive 2 (BII)===
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Another worldwide sold clone.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone6 Box Front.jpg
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MD2 MD Box Front BII Green Alt.jpg
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MD2 MD Box Front BII Green.jpg
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MD Unlicensed Box Front MD2 BII.jpg|Might be the same)
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MD2 MD Box Front BII Red.jpg
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MD2 MD Box Back BII Red.jpg
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MD2 MD Box Front BII White.jpg
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MD2Clone29 Box Front.jpg|(2012)
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MD2 MD Box Front Bit 2016.jpg|(2016)
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MD2 MD Box Front BII 2016 White.jpg|(2016)
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MD2 MD Box Front BII GreenYellow.jpg
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MD2 MD Box Front BII Red 2021.jpg|(2021)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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===Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)===
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...and another...
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The clone from [[WEN-BC]] sold from 1996 to 1999, primarily intendend for Bulgarian market, but it was also seen at the similar time in Russia/CIS territories. Today, this clone can be found on worldwide auction sites and it doesn’t have anything to do with WEN-BC, but it’s name on console and bulgarian sticker on box still remain.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone7.jpg
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MD2 Clone WENBC Box Front.png|Box (White)
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File:MD2 Clone Box Front.jpg|Box (Blue)
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File:MD2 Clone Box Back.jpg
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MD2 Clone WENBC Box Front alt.png|Box (Green)
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File:MD2 Clone Contents.jpg|Console (without WEN-BC name)
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MD2 Clone WENBC console.png|Console (with WEN-BC name)
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MD2 Clone WENBC label.png|Label
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 96)
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 97)
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 98)
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 99)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Nan II===
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===Mega Drive 2 (Atlanta)===
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One of the more entertaining clones. Once again it's from Russia.
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The clone from 1996, signed by Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sold in Poland (by [[F.A.V. Studio]]), Russia and the Baltic States.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MegaNanII.jpg
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MD2 Clone MegaSwitch 1P Box Front.png|Blue (1996; One Pad)
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File:MegaNanII MD Box Front.jpg
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MD2 Clone MegaSwitch 2P Box Front.png|Blue (1996; Two Pads)
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Notavailable.svg|Blue (1997; One Pad)
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Notavailable.svg|Blue (1997; Two Pads)
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MD2 MD Box Front Atlanta96.jpg|Green (1996)
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MD2 MD Box Front Atlanta96 1997.jpg|Green (1997)
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MD2 Atlanta96.jpg
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MD2 Atlanta96 label.jpg
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MD2 Atlanta96 PL Label.png|PL Warranty Seals
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==South America==
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==Mega Drive 2 (Black Box)==
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===Mega Drive 2 (16 Bits; The Alien System)===
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Perhaps this is the mother of all Mega Drive 2 clones. They are very faithful copies of the original consoles sold in Asia. Unfortunately, due to the little information gathered about the original consoles, it's very easy to confuse the original with the clone. Some things that are different in clones are:
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Relatively common Mega Drive 2 clone from South America.
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* incorrect serial numbers
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* the option of bypassing the regional blockade
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* box sizes
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* poorer color quality of the box
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* manual have less than 4 languages (should have English, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic or Thai)
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However, this does not give one hundred percent certainty.
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{|class="prettytable sortable" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
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|-
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! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Clone (Example)'''
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! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Original (Example)'''
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|- style="background: silver;"
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|-
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|<gallery>MD2 Clone CEE Box Front.png</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 1P Asia PAL box front.jpg</gallery>
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|-
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|<gallery>Notavailable.svg</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 Asia PAL Box Front.jpg</gallery>
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|-
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|<gallery>MD2 Clone CEE Box Back.png</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 1P Asia PAL box back.jpg</gallery>
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|-
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|<gallery>Notavailable.svg</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 Buka MK-1631-07.jpg</gallery>
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|-
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|}
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===16-bit Mega Drive II===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:16BitsMD2.jpg
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MD2Clone6 Box Front.jpg
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File:16BitsMD2 Pad.jpg
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MD2Clone6 Box Back.jpg
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File:16BitsMD2 MD Box Front.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt MD Box Front.jpg|alt
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt MD Box Back.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt2.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt Top.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt Bottom.jpg
 
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File:16BitsMD2 Alt Internal.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Argevision)===
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===32 Mega 2 (Mega 2)===
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Argevision's attempt at a Mega Drive 2. Not uncommon.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:ArgevisionMD.jpg
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32Mega2 MD Box Front.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Super Drive 2===
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===King Game 16 Mega Drive II===
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Clone manufactured in Argentina by [[Songa]].
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:SongaSuperDrive1.jpg|Songa Super Drive
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Notavailable.svg
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File:SongaSuperDrive2.jpg|Underside of console
 
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File:SuperDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Others==
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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===Genesis===
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The clone that was manufacture by different producers from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, found in many places of the world.
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These "hybrid" Mega Drive 2s borrowing elements from both the Japanese and North American releases of the console are relatively common in South America. They shipped in Genesis 2 boxes (based on the Canadian packaging), however the instruction manuals call the system "Mega Drive 2".
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone1.jpg
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SMD2 1P box front clone.jpg
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SMD2 1P box back clone.jpg
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MDClone40 MD Box Front.jpg
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SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 1.jpg
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SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 2.jpg
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MD2 Clone SV label.png
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Bootleg MD2 BG Manual ETDea.png|BG manual by ET "Dea" ({{gte}} 2000)
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MDClone40 MD RU Manual.jpg|RU manual (late 1990s)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Macro Drive===
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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Originates from Taiwan.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MacroDrive1.jpg
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MD2Clone26 MD Box Front.jpg
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File:MacroDrive2.jpg
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MD2Clone26 MD label.png
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File:MacroDrive3.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Kontorland)===
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===Medaa Drive II (Sedaa)===
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Asian born clone found in South America. Shipped with [[PlayStation]]-style controllers.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:KontorlandMD.jpg|Mega Drive 2 clone by [[Kontorland]]
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MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Black.jpg
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File:KontorlandMD MD Box Front.jpg
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MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Red.jpg
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MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Green.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (MG Electronics Industry Co., Ltd)===
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===Medaa Drive II (Sedaav)===
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Chinese-born Mega Drive 2 clone with slight colour differences. The board is dated 19th October 2001.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone28.jpg
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MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Sedaav.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Neon)===
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===Medda Drive II (Sedda)===
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Neon also made Mega Drive controllers. The box is similar to a North American Genesis model 2.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone30.jpg
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MeddaDriveII MD Box Front.jpg
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MeddaDriveII MD Box Back.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Sego)===
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===Mega Drive III (Virgin.Game(?))===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Sego MD.jpg
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MegaDriveIII MD VirginGame.jpg
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File:Sego Pad MD.jpg
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MegaDriveIII MD Box Front VirginGame.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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===Mega Drive X===
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This is perhaps the mother of all Mega Drive 2 clones. Not only is it fairly common, it sticks as closely as possible to the original Mega Drive 2 design so is very difficult to spot. Although build quality (and weight) are an obvious giveaway to its illegitimacy, from still photographs the situation is far less clear, as the box design mimicks that of the rarely seen West Asian variety, seen prodominently in Turkey and the Gulf states (Japanese-style console, European-style packaging).
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<gallery>
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MegaDriveX MD Box Front.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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Sega opted mainly for boxes that flipped open from the top, while typically these clones open from the side. Predictably it is frequently confused with the real thing, made worse by the fact it is likely more common than its official counterparts
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===Mega Drive XI===
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<gallery>
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MegaDriveXII MD Box Front.jpg|(2013)
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</gallery>
  
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Both one and two control pad variants exist. It is only assumed at this stage that they were both made by the same company. Sightings suggest they may only accept RF video connectors, but may support the [[Sega Mega-CD]].
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===Sedaa===
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Spotted in South America although likely originates from Taiwan or China.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone9 Box Front.jpg
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File:Sedaa.jpg
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File:MD2Clone23 MD Box Front.jpg
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File:Sedaa Pad.jpg
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File:Sedaa MD Box Front.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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===Super Games (GA-349)===
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Similar to the above. Copied European packaging showing a Japanese-style system, however here all Sega branding is removed. Common in Russia.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone3 MD Box Front.jpg
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SuperGames MD Box Front.jpg
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SuperGames MD Box Back.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (Unknown)===
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===Zmedda Drive II (Zseda)===
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This one is from South America and it's very telling of the state of the unlicensed game market in the region - this one is labeled "NEW 2009" so there must still be a demand for these things.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone8 Box Front.jpg
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ZmedaaDriveII MD Box Front.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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==Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)==
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These Mega Drive 2s from Chinese based, Dubai owned Gigatron were produced with minimal changes and distributed in the Middle East in the mid-2000s the present day. Each one comes with a "132-in-1" multicart (later raised to 368) (which of course has far fewer than the advertised number of games). The 368 version only has 5 unique games, with 363 repeats. They output mono sound, are PAL 50Hz (but can be easily modified to NTSC 60Hz), has inaccurate sound (like Atgames clones), doesn't work with Everdrive, and doesn't work with high capacity multicarts.
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Another mother of clones. It differs from the original in the length of one of the sides. On the back side, Made in Japan is missing in most of the boxes.
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{|class="prettytable sortable" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
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|-
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! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Clone'''
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! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Original'''
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|- style="background: silver;"
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|-
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|<gallery>MD2_Box_Front_Asia_Green.jpg</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2_Asia_PAL_Green_Box_Front.jpg</gallery>
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|-
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|<gallery>MD2 Box Back Asia Green.jpg</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 AS Box Back Green v1.png</gallery>
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|-
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|<gallery>MD2 Asia Green PAL HAA-2502.jpg</gallery>
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|<gallery>Asian Wywy md2 label.jpg</gallery>
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|}
  
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===Game Drive 2 (Nicom)===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2Clone20 MD Box Front.jpg|2005 model
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File:MD Clone Nicom Game Drive 2 Box Front.jpg
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File:MD2Clone20 MD Box Back.jpg
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File:MD Clone Nicom Game Drive 2.jpg
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File:MD2Clone21 MD Box Front.jpg|2006 model
 
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File:MD2Clone27 MD Box Front.jpg|2007 model
 
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File:MD2Clone13 Box Front.jpg|2008 model
 
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File:MD2Clone10 Box Front.jpg|2010 model
 
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File:MD2Clone14 MD Box Front.jpg|2011 model
 
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File:MD2Clone14 MD Box Back.jpg|2011 model
 
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File:MD2Clone15 MD Box Front.jpg|398-in-1 2011 model
 
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File:MD2Clone11 Box Front.jpg|2012 model
 
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File:MD2Clone31 MD Box Front.jpg
 
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File:MD2Clone31 MD Box Back.jpg
 
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File:MD2Clone32 MD Box Front.jpg|2015 model
 
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File:MD2Clone32 MD Box Back.jpg
 
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File:MD2 Clone 33 Box Front.jpg|2016 model
 
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File:MD2 Clone 33 Box Back.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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===New Design 2===
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Similar to the above, but only includes 9 built-in games and a Micro SD card slot for playing ROM files. Outputs mono sound, isPAL 50Hz (but can be easily modified to NTSC 60Hz), has inaccurate sound (like Atgames clones), doesn't work with Everdrive, and doesn't work with high capacity multicarts.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MD2 Clone SD Box Front.jpg
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MD Lin Sheng New Design 2.jpg|Lin Sheng
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File:MD2 Clone SD Box Back.jpg
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NewDesign2 MD.jpg|Lin Tong
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File:MD2 Clone SD 1.jpg
 
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File:MD2 Clone SD 2.jpg
 
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File:MD2 Clone SD 3.jpg
 
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MD2 Clone SD 4.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
+
===Mega Drive 2 (18 in 1 Rambo III)===
−
North Amercan-style packaging, but same knock-off Japanese console you'll find elsewhere. Some adopt the North American colour scheme however.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:MD2Clone18.jpg
+
MegaDrive2 MD Box Front 18in1RamboIII.jpg
−
File:MD2Clone18 MD Box Front.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
−
Here an 368-in-1 multicart gets a mention on the system itself.  
+
Similar to the above, however Sega seal is added.
 +
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:MD2Clone19.jpg
+
MD2_Box_Front_Asia_Green_PAL.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
Line 203: Line 380:
 
File:MD2Clone22 MD Box Front.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone22 MD Box Front.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone22 MD Box Back.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone22 MD Box Back.jpg
 +
Asian md2 box front.jpg
 +
Asian md2 box back.jpg
 +
Asian md2.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Speed Drive 2===
 +
<gallery>
 +
SpeedDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
 +
SpeedDrive2 MD.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Zet Drive 2===
 +
<gallery>
 +
ZetDrive2 MD.jpg
 +
ZetDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
==Mega Drive 2 (White Box)==
 +
Next mother of clones. The biggest difference is the poorer color palette.
 +
 +
{|class="prettytable sortable" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
 +
|-
 +
! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Clone'''
 +
! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Original'''
 +
|- style="background: silver;"
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>Notavailable.svg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>Sega Mega Drive HAA-2502 A.jpg</gallery>
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>Notavailable.svg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>MD2 JP Box Back.jpg</gallery>
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>Notavailable.svg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>MK-1631-07 label Wywy.jpg</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Golden Drive 2===
 +
<gallery>
 +
GoldenDrive2 MD.jpg
 +
GoldenDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Macro Drive===
 +
Originates from Taiwan.
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:MacroDrive1.jpg
 +
File:MacroDrive2.jpg
 +
File:MacroDrive3.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Mega Trend 2===
 +
<gallery>
 +
MegaTrend2 MD Box Spine.png
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
==Mega Drive 2 (North America style)==
 +
North Amercan-style packaging, but same knock-off Japanese console you'll find elsewhere. Some adopt the North American colour scheme however.
 +
 +
{|class="prettytable sortable" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
 +
|-
 +
! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Clone'''
 +
! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Original'''
 +
|- style="background: silver;"
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>MD2Clone18 MD Box Front.jpg
 +
MD2 MD Box Front Clone.jpg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>MD2 US Box Front TCS.jpg</gallery>
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>MD2 MD Box Back Clone.jpg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>MD2 US Box Back Sonic2.jpg</gallery>
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>MD2Clone18.jpg</gallery>
 +
|<gallery>Genesis2.jpg</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
===The Golden System 99===
 +
Bundle with ''[[Sonic 1|Sonic]]'', ''[[Sunset Riders]]'' and ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure]]''.
 +
<gallery>
 +
TheGoldenSystem99 MD Box Front.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
==Others==
 +
===Amtrade Super Game===
 +
<gallery>
 +
Amtrade SuperGame MD.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Hamy-16===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:MD Hamy 16 Bit Box Front.jpg
 +
File:MD Hamy 16 Top.jpg
 +
File:MD Hamy 16 Bottom.jpg
 +
File:MD Hamy 16 Back.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===MD Genesis 2 (Retroad)===
 +
Released in 2019. Uses the TCT-6801 console-on-a-chip. Has NTSC/PAL/Overseas/Japan switches and contains 170 built-in games. Composite av output with stereo audio (the sound channels are reversed).
 +
<gallery>
 +
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Box Front.JPG
 +
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Box Back.JPG
 +
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents.JPG
 +
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents2.JPG
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Mega 2 (unknown)===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:MD Clone Mega 2.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Mega Drive 2 (Sego)===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:Sego MD.jpg
 +
File:Sego Pad MD.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
===Meda Drive II (Sedaa)===
 +
<gallery>
 +
SedaaMedaDriveII MD Box Front Car.jpg
 +
SedaaMedaDriveII MD Box Back Car.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
+
===Mega Drive 2 (MG Electronics Industry Co., Ltd)===
 +
Chinese-born Mega Drive 2 clone with slight colour differences. The board is dated 19th October 2001.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:MD2Clone26 MD Box Front.jpg
+
File:MD2Clone28.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
+
===Mega Drive 2 368 in 1===
−
More Chinese-built Arab-sold Mega Drive 2s. Poor picture quality makes it difficult to deduce where they're from - could be StarGame, could be Gigatron. Other colours exist.
+
Here an 368-in-1 multicart gets a mention on the system itself.  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:MD2Clone24 MD Box Front.jpg|2010
+
File:MD2Clone19.jpg
−
File:MD2Clone15 MD Box Front Pink.jpg|2011
 
−
File:MD2Clone25 MD Box Front.jpg|2012
 
−
File:MD2Clone29 Box Front.jpg|2012
 
−
MD2 MD Box Front Bit 2016.jpg|2016
 
−
MD2 MD Box Front BII 2016 White.jpg|2016
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
−
{{Scanbox
+
Produced by [[Trump Grand Manufacturing Co.]]
−
| console=Mega Drive 2
 
−
| region=??
 
−
| front=MD2 Box Front Asia Green.jpg
 
−
| back=MD2 Box Back Asia Green.jpg
 
−
| spinemissing=yes
 
−
| square=yes
 
−
| item1=Notavailable.svg
 
−
| item1name=Console
 
−
}}
 
−
 
 
−
===Sedaa===
 
−
Spotted in South America although likely originates from Taiwan or China.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:Sedaa.jpg
+
Notavailable.svg
−
File:Sedaa Pad.jpg
 
−
File:Sedaa MD Box Front.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
===Star Drive 2===
+
===Mega Drive 2 (SJ-6000)===
−
A clone from Asia. Three variants exist - whether they were produced by the same company has not been determined.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
File:StarDrive2.jpg|Star Drive 2
+
Notavailable.svg
−
File:StarDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg|
 
−
File:StarDrive2 Alt.jpg|Star Drive 2 by Dolphin
 
−
File:StarDrive2 MD Box Front Alt.jpg|
 
−
File:StarDrive2 MD Alt2.jpg| (has expansion port)
 
−
File:StarDrive2 MD Box Front Alt2.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
===Nicom===
+
 
 +
===Video System 3 (Nicom)===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 +
File:MD2 Clone Nicom Video System 3 Box Front.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 1.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 1.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 2.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 2.jpg
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
==SZGV==
+
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:MD2 Clone Mega X Box Front.jpg
 +
MegaX MD Box Back.jpg
 +
File:MD2 Clone Mega X Contents.jpg
 +
File:MD2 Clone Mega X Bottom.jpg
 +
MD2 Clone Mega X Bottom alt.jpg|alt
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Dragon===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:MD2 Clone Dragon.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Super Creation 2===
 +
<gallery>
 +
MD Clone Club Video Game Super Creation 2.jpg|By Club Video Game
 +
SuperCreation2 MD.jpg
 +
SuperCreation2 MD Bottom.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Superga/Super Sega===
 +
<gallery>
 +
Superga MD Box Front.jpg
 +
Superga MD Box Back.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Super Game II 16 BIT (Argo)===
 +
<gallery>
 +
Notavailable.svg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===16-bit Super Mege Drive System===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
MD2 MD Box Front SZGV.jpg
+
Notavailable.svg
−
MD2 MD Box Front SZGV Alt.jpg
 
−
MD2 MD Box Back SZGV Alt.jpg
 
−
MD2 MD Box Front SZGV Alt2.jpg
 
−
MD2 MD Box Back SZGV Alt2.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
−
==Unsorted==
+
===MT-Drive I===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
MagicDrive2.jpg
 
−
MD2 StarGame.jpg
 
−
MDClone33 MD Box Front.jpg
 
−
MD2Clone20 MD Box Front Alt.jpg
 
−
MiroMR202 MD.jpg
 
−
MDClone36 MD Box Front.jpg
 
−
MDClone36 MD Box Back.jpg
 
−
MDClone36 MD Box Front Alt.jpg
 
−
MDClone37 MD Box Front.jpg
 
−
MDClone37 MD Box Back.jpg
 
−
SuperMegaDriver MD.jpg
 
−
SuperMegaDriver MD Box Front.jpg
 
−
MD2Clone9 Box Back.jpg
 
 
MTDriveI MD.jpg
 
MTDriveI MD.jpg
 
MTDriveI MD PCB.jpg
 
MTDriveI MD PCB.jpg
−
MDClone35 Box Front.jpg
+
</gallery>
−
MD2 MD Box Front Miro.jpg
+
 
−
MD2 MD Box Front Madvand 2013.jpg
+
===New Game 3===
−
NewDesign2 MD.jpg
+
<gallery>
−
SpeedDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
+
MD Clone New Game 3.jpg
−
MD2Clone32 MD Box Front Alt.jpg
+
</gallery>
−
GigaDrive MD RU Box Front.jpg
+
 
 +
===Players===
 +
By [[Zoga]].
 +
<gallery>
 +
Players MD Box Front.png
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Unsorted===
 +
<gallery>
 
MD Unknown MD2 Clone Top.jpg
 
MD Unknown MD2 Clone Top.jpg
 
TMD Unknown MD2 Clone Bottom.jpg
 
TMD Unknown MD2 Clone Bottom.jpg
 
MD Unknown MD2 Clone Internals.jpg
 
MD Unknown MD2 Clone Internals.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 +
 +
==References==
 +
<references />
  
 
{{MDUnlicensed}}
 
{{MDUnlicensed}}

Revision as of 16:13, 11 May 2024

From the mid 1990s to early 2000s the Mega Drive template of choice predictably became the cost-reduced Mega Drive 2. The clones of this system became popular in South America, former USSR, Middle East, Asia, parts of Europe and Africa. The simplified design of the Mega Drive 2 makes it very easy to reproduce - the number of Mega Drive 2 clones worldwide far exceeds that of other Sega clones, and was even the basis for some Famiclones.

Contents

Hong Kong

Mega Drive 2 G168

Sold by Vertex.

  • Notavailable.svg

India

Asian

Released in 2013 by Amusement Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

  • MD Clone Asian box front.jpg

Media

Sold by Media Entertainment System.

  • Notavailable.svg

Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)

Distributed by Roosha World Electronics.

  • Notavailable.svg

Mitashi Magic

Distributed by Mitashi Edutainment.

  • Notavailable.svg

Indonesia

Gamars GM-216

Sold by Gamcom Prima Electronic.

  • Notavailable.svg

Gamars GM-316

Successor of Gamars.

  • MD Clone Gamars Super Drive 2.jpg

New Super Drive 2 (Gamars)

  • Notavailable.svg

Italy

Mega Drive 2 (Video Gioco 16-bit)

Italian clone.

  • MD2 IT VideoGioco16.jpg

Latvia

Relektronix Mega Drive II (Naco)

Produced in Hong Kong by Naco, sold in Latvia by T.N.Rozalinde.

  • Box

  • Manual

  • MD 2 LV Manual unknown 2.jpg

Middle East

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in the Middle East.

Poland

MEGA+Plus2 (Neon)

Sold in Poland by Biwit. The box is similar to a North American Genesis model 2. Neon also made Mega Drive controllers.

  • MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2 box front.jpg
  • MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2 box back.jpg
  • MD2 Clone Neon MEGA+Plus2.jpg
  • MD2Clone30.jpg

  • PL warranty seal

Russia

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in Russia.

South America

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in South America.

Ukraine

Mega Drive 2 (ZW-162)

Credits Kin Wai (Hong Kong) Investment Limited, similarly to the Mega Drive One and Mega Drive III. This clone is common in Ukraine where it was distributed domestically by TOV Kombat in 2000s.

  • MD2Clone4.jpg
  • MD2Clone4 Box Front.jpg
  • MD2Clone4 MD Box Back.jpg
  • MD2Clone17 MD Box Front.jpg
  • MD2Clone17 MD Box Back.jpg
  • Mega Drive Fantasy MD UA Box Front.jpg
  • Mega Drive Fantasy MD UA Box Back.png
  • MD2 Clone UA RU Manual.jpg
  • MD2 Clone UA RU Manual alt.jpg

Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+

Sold by VideoGames in 2010s[1].

  • Box Front (Sɘga Mega Nan II)

  • Box Back (Sɘga Mega Nan II)

  • Box Front (Sega MD2 168+)

  • Box Back (Sega MD2 168+)

  • Console

TV Games WY-16

Sold by VideoGames in 2010s. Bundle with Sonic.

  • Front

  • Back

  • Console

  • Manual

Super Drive II

Another version of popular in Russia Super Drive clone, seen in early 2020s.

  • SuperDrive2 MD UA Box Front.png

Worldwide

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

More Chinese-built Worldwide sold Mega Drive 2s. Poor picture quality makes it difficult to deduce where they're from - could be StarGame, could be Gigatron. Other colours exist.

  • (2005)

  • (2010)

  • (2010)

  • (2011)

  • (2012)

  • (2014)

  • (2015)

  • (2016)

  • MDClone36 MD Box Back.jpg

  • (2016)

  • (2016)

  • MDClone37 MD Box Back.jpg

  • (2016)

  • MD2 MD Box Front Clone Blue.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Similar to the above, but only includes 9 built-in games (with no repeats) and a Micro SD card slot for playing ROM files. Outputs mono sound, is PAL 50Hz (but can be easily modified to NTSC 60Hz), has inaccurate sound (like Atgames clones), doesn't work with Everdrive, and doesn't work with high capacity multicarts.

  • MD2 Clone SD Box Front.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SD Box Back.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SD 1.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SD 2.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SD 3.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SD 4.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (BII)

Another worldwide sold clone.

  • MD2 MD Box Front BII Green Alt.jpg
  • MD2 MD Box Front BII Green.jpg

  • Might be the same)

  • MD2 MD Box Front BII Red.jpg
  • MD2 MD Box Back BII Red.jpg
  • MD2 MD Box Front BII White.jpg

  • (2012)

  • (2016)

  • (2016)

  • MD2 MD Box Front BII GreenYellow.jpg

  • (2021)

Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)

The clone from WEN-BC sold from 1996 to 1999, primarily intendend for Bulgarian market, but it was also seen at the similar time in Russia/CIS territories. Today, this clone can be found on worldwide auction sites and it doesn’t have anything to do with WEN-BC, but it’s name on console and bulgarian sticker on box still remain.

  • Box (White)

  • Box (Blue)

  • MD2 Clone Box Back.jpg

  • Box (Green)

  • Console (without WEN-BC name)

  • Console (with WEN-BC name)

  • Label

  • Sticker (cr 96)

  • Sticker (cr 97)

  • Sticker (cr 98)

  • Sticker (cr 99)

Mega Drive 2 (Atlanta)

The clone from 1996, signed by Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sold in Poland (by F.A.V. Studio), Russia and the Baltic States.

  • Blue (1996; One Pad)

  • Blue (1996; Two Pads)

  • Blue (1997; One Pad)

  • Blue (1997; Two Pads)

  • Green (1996)

  • Green (1997)

  • MD2 Atlanta96.jpg
  • MD2 Atlanta96 label.jpg

  • PL Warranty Seals

Mega Drive 2 (Black Box)

Perhaps this is the mother of all Mega Drive 2 clones. They are very faithful copies of the original consoles sold in Asia. Unfortunately, due to the little information gathered about the original consoles, it's very easy to confuse the original with the clone. Some things that are different in clones are:

  • incorrect serial numbers
  • the option of bypassing the regional blockade
  • box sizes
  • poorer color quality of the box
  • manual have less than 4 languages (should have English, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic or Thai)

However, this does not give one hundred percent certainty.

Clone (Example) Original (Example)
  • MD2 Clone CEE Box Front.png
  • MD2 1P Asia PAL box front.jpg
  • Notavailable.svg
  • MD2 Asia PAL Box Front.jpg
  • MD2 Clone CEE Box Back.png
  • MD2 1P Asia PAL box back.jpg
  • Notavailable.svg
  • MD2 Buka MK-1631-07.jpg

16-bit Mega Drive II

  • MD2Clone6 Box Front.jpg
  • MD2Clone6 Box Back.jpg

32 Mega 2 (Mega 2)

  • 32Mega2 MD Box Front.jpg

King Game 16 Mega Drive II

  • Notavailable.svg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

The clone that was manufacture by different producers from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, found in many places of the world.

  • SMD2 1P box front clone.jpg
  • SMD2 1P box back clone.jpg
  • MDClone40 MD Box Front.jpg
  • SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 1.jpg
  • SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 2.jpg
  • MD2 Clone SV label.png

  • BG manual by ET "Dea" (≥ 2000)

  • RU manual (late 1990s)

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

  • MD2Clone26 MD Box Front.jpg
  • MD2Clone26 MD label.png

Medaa Drive II (Sedaa)

  • MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Black.jpg
  • MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Red.jpg
  • MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Green.jpg

Medaa Drive II (Sedaav)

  • MedaaDriveII MD Box Front Sedaav.jpg

Medda Drive II (Sedda)

  • MeddaDriveII MD Box Front.jpg
  • MeddaDriveII MD Box Back.jpg

Mega Drive III (Virgin.Game(?))

  • MegaDriveIII MD VirginGame.jpg
  • MegaDriveIII MD Box Front VirginGame.jpg

Mega Drive X

  • MegaDriveX MD Box Front.jpg

Mega Drive XI

  • (2013)

Sedaa

Spotted in South America although likely originates from Taiwan or China.

  • Sedaa.jpg
  • Sedaa Pad.jpg
  • Sedaa MD Box Front.jpg

Super Games (GA-349)

  • SuperGames MD Box Front.jpg
  • SuperGames MD Box Back.jpg

Zmedda Drive II (Zseda)

  • ZmedaaDriveII MD Box Front.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)

Another mother of clones. It differs from the original in the length of one of the sides. On the back side, Made in Japan is missing in most of the boxes.

Clone Original
  • MD2 Box Front Asia Green.jpg
  • MD2 Asia PAL Green Box Front.jpg
  • MD2 Box Back Asia Green.jpg
  • MD2 AS Box Back Green v1.png
  • MD2 Asia Green PAL HAA-2502.jpg
  • Asian Wywy md2 label.jpg

Game Drive 2 (Nicom)

  • MD Clone Nicom Game Drive 2 Box Front.jpg
  • MD Clone Nicom Game Drive 2.jpg

New Design 2

  • Lin Sheng

  • Lin Tong

Mega Drive 2 (18 in 1 Rambo III)

  • MegaDrive2 MD Box Front 18in1RamboIII.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Similar to the above, however Sega seal is added.

  • MD2 Box Front Asia Green PAL.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

A close copy of the "green" Asian model, but with a number of subtle differences.

  • MD2Clone22 MD Box Front.jpg
  • MD2Clone22 MD Box Back.jpg
  • Asian md2 box front.jpg
  • Asian md2 box back.jpg
  • Asian md2.jpg

Speed Drive 2

  • SpeedDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg
  • SpeedDrive2 MD.jpg

Zet Drive 2

  • ZetDrive2 MD.jpg
  • ZetDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (White Box)

Next mother of clones. The biggest difference is the poorer color palette.

Clone Original
  • Notavailable.svg
  • Sega Mega Drive HAA-2502 A.jpg
  • Notavailable.svg
  • MD2 JP Box Back.jpg
  • Notavailable.svg
  • MK-1631-07 label Wywy.jpg

Golden Drive 2

  • GoldenDrive2 MD.jpg
  • GoldenDrive2 MD Box Front.jpg

Macro Drive

Originates from Taiwan.

  • MacroDrive1.jpg
  • MacroDrive2.jpg
  • MacroDrive3.jpg

Mega Trend 2

  • MegaTrend2 MD Box Spine.png

Mega Drive 2 (North America style)

North Amercan-style packaging, but same knock-off Japanese console you'll find elsewhere. Some adopt the North American colour scheme however.

Clone Original
  • MD2Clone18 MD Box Front.jpg
  • MD2 MD Box Front Clone.jpg
  • MD2 US Box Front TCS.jpg
  • MD2 MD Box Back Clone.jpg
  • MD2 US Box Back Sonic2.jpg
  • MD2Clone18.jpg
  • Genesis2.jpg

The Golden System 99

Bundle with Sonic, Sunset Riders and Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure.

  • TheGoldenSystem99 MD Box Front.jpg

Others

Amtrade Super Game

  • Amtrade SuperGame MD.jpg

Hamy-16

  • MD Hamy 16 Bit Box Front.jpg
  • MD Hamy 16 Top.jpg
  • MD Hamy 16 Bottom.jpg
  • MD Hamy 16 Back.jpg

MD Genesis 2 (Retroad)

Released in 2019. Uses the TCT-6801 console-on-a-chip. Has NTSC/PAL/Overseas/Japan switches and contains 170 built-in games. Composite av output with stereo audio (the sound channels are reversed).

  • MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Box Front.JPG
  • MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Box Back.JPG
  • MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents.JPG
  • MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents2.JPG

Mega 2 (unknown)

  • MD Clone Mega 2.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (Sego)

  • Sego MD.jpg
  • Sego Pad MD.jpg

Meda Drive II (Sedaa)

  • SedaaMedaDriveII MD Box Front Car.jpg
  • SedaaMedaDriveII MD Box Back Car.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (MG Electronics Industry Co., Ltd)

Chinese-born Mega Drive 2 clone with slight colour differences. The board is dated 19th October 2001.

  • MD2Clone28.jpg

Mega Drive 2 368 in 1

Here an 368-in-1 multicart gets a mention on the system itself.

  • MD2Clone19.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Produced by Trump Grand Manufacturing Co.

  • Notavailable.svg

Mega Drive 2 (SJ-6000)

  • Notavailable.svg


Video System 3 (Nicom)

  • MD2 Clone Nicom Video System 3 Box Front.jpg
  • Nicom MD2 1.jpg
  • Nicom MD2 2.jpg
  • Nicom MD2 3.jpg
  • Nicom MD2 alt.jpg

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

  • MD2 Clone Mega X Box Front.jpg
  • MegaX MD Box Back.jpg
  • MD2 Clone Mega X Contents.jpg
  • MD2 Clone Mega X Bottom.jpg

  • alt

Dragon

  • MD2 Clone Dragon.jpg

Super Creation 2

  • By Club Video Game

  • SuperCreation2 MD.jpg
  • SuperCreation2 MD Bottom.jpg

Superga/Super Sega

  • Superga MD Box Front.jpg
  • Superga MD Box Back.jpg

Super Game II 16 BIT (Argo)

  • Notavailable.svg

16-bit Super Mege Drive System

  • Notavailable.svg

MT-Drive I

  • MTDriveI MD.jpg
  • MTDriveI MD PCB.jpg

New Game 3

  • MD Clone New Game 3.jpg

Players

By Zoga.

  • Players MD Box Front.png

Unsorted

  • MD Unknown MD2 Clone Top.jpg
  • TMD Unknown MD2 Clone Bottom.jpg
  • MD Unknown MD2 Clone Internals.jpg

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160930/http://videogames.com.ua/p28602623-sega-md2-168.html


Unlicensed Mega Drive clones
Clone consoles
Mega Drive | Mega Drive 2 | Genesis 3 | "Mini" models | "PlayStation" models | Keyboard models | Famiclone models | VCD/DVD players | Others


Mega Drive Mega Drive 2 Genesis 3 "Mini" "PlayStation" Keyboard VCD/DVD
AT-168 | FR-302 | High Quality | HK-986 | KW-500 | Mega-Ken | Pro 16 Bit | Super Drive Extreme Land Mega Drive 2 | Game Drive 2 | Liko BBG-688 | Mega Drive II (StarGame) | Mega Drive 4 | Mondial Drive II | New Star 2 | Star Drive 2 | Super Drive | Super Mega Driver | ZW-162J | ZW-165A Game Joy | Mega Drive Junior | Sponge | ZW-2000 16 Bit Compact MD HDMI | MD Compact | Minigen | Minigen HD BBG 168 | Kombat 16 | Sega Millenium | TV Pump | ZW-166A CyberShell | CyberSmart | EZcom | GS-200 | Magistr 16 Game VCD | Premier
Unique designs
1990s AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 188 | IQ-801 | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megagame | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit
2000s C-11 | Car Game | Dream X | Dual Action | e-time Game Play | GamBrothers | GN Twin | FC3 Plus | Kid Box | Neo-16 | Noritul FX-16 | Ranbo ABL AA1000 | RetroN 3 | Sega Driver | ZW-1688 | ZW-16DC | ZW-16P3 | ZW-16XB | ZW-163 | ZW-167 | ZW-169 | ZW-V21
2010s Fei Hao HD Retro Game | Hamy SD | Hamy 4 | HD Game System | MegaRetroN HD | Mega Sg | PAP1000 | RetroN 5 | Super Retro Trio | Super Retro Trio Plus
2020s 2E Game Console 16 bit | Dendy Nimbus | Dendy Retro | Dendy Smart | Hamy 5 | MixHD | Nimbus Smart | Polymega | RetroN 3 HD | SG800
Portables
Cartridge-based 16 Bit Pocket MD | Advance Digitals | DVTech Discovery | ES-2016 | HG-806 | Mega Drive Portable | MDPortable | One Station | Pocket MD | PXP Slim Station | RetroGen | ZW-16M
Emulator-based !QU | Anbernic | Dinax Pixel Games | eMote | EXEQ | Favorite G18 | Game King A-330 | Game Station A-320 | JXD S7300B | Sameo | SD Portable
Clone console "families"
Data Frog | Game-In | Game Box | Game Stick | Magic Drive | Magistr Drive | Maniac Drive | Orbita OT-TYG | Retro Genesis | Super Drive | Super Console X | Titan | Mega Dream | SZGV | V-Com
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