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Dual Action

Manufacturer: Hamy

Distributor: Hyperkin (US) K&S (RU)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	20xx	$59.9959.99
US (Gen-X Dual Station)	2007	$59.9959.99^[1]
US (Hyperkin Dual Action)	2008-01-03^[2]		M04322
AR	20xx
RU	20xx
AS (Hamy)	20xx
AS (Retron Combo)	201x

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The Dual Action is a video game console capable of running both Sega Mega Drive Nintendo Entertainment System video game cartridges. Thought to have been developed by Hamy, it was sold under a number of guises across the world, including the Gen-X, Dual Station, Retron Combo/FC Combo (エフシーコンボ) and 2 in 1 Genesis.

All versions of the console loosely resemble a Genesis 3 and ship with two six-button controllers, though some versions have a 72-pin Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge slot, and others a 60-pin Famicom cartridge slot. Compatibility is better than the GN Twin, with support for the Master System Converter II, though not the Sega Mega-CD or Sega 32X.

Photo gallery

Console internals
Hamy C-8
Hamy C-8
Retron Combo
MDFC
Hamy/Dendy VG-1644

Physical scans

Mega Drive, US (Gen-X)
Cover

Mega Drive, US (Gen-X Dual Station)

Mega Drive, World (Gen-X Hybrid Twin Console)
Cover

Mega Drive, (Hamy C-8)
Cover

Mega Drive, US (SG/FC Dual Action)
Cover

Mega Drive, (MDFC)
Cover

Mega Drive,
Cover

Mega Drive,
Cover

Mega Drive, RU (VG-1644)
Cover

Mega Drive, RU (Hamy 2)
Cover

Mega Drive, AR (Nippongame)
Cover

Mega Drive, AS^† (Hamy)
Cover

Mega Drive, AS^† (Retron Combo; black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AS^† (Retron Combo; white)
Cover

External links

Product page on Hamy website
Product page on Hyperkin.com (archive)

References

↑ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/29/gen-x-dual-station-plays-sega-genesis-and-nes-games/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-09-07 21:50)
↑ https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Action-System-16-bit-Nintendo-Sega/dp/B00126P8EO/ (archive.today)

Unlicensed Mega Drive clones

Clone consoles

Mega Drive	Mega Drive 2	Genesis 3
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

Other designs

1990s

AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 168 | BBG 188 | EZcom | Game VCD | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit

2000s

2010s

2020s

Portables

Cartridge-based

Emulator-based

Clone console "families"

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[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FlMnTV-2] ttps://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Action-System-16-bit-Nintendo-Sega/dp/B00126P8EO/ (archive.today)

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-{{stub}}{{rewrite}}The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a video game console that combines the features of a [[Sega Mega Drive]] with a Nintendo Entertainment System. It plays North American Genesis games and has a switch enabling Japanese Mega Drive titles to be played. It's aesthetics resemble the [[Genesis 3]]. It ships with two six-button controllers and A/V cables for a recommended price of $59.99.
+{{stub}}The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a video game console capable of running both [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] video game cartridges. Thought to have been developed by [[Hamy]], it was sold under a number of guises across the world, including the '''Gen-X''', '''Dual Station''', '''Retron Combo'''/'''FC Combo''' (エフシーコンボ) and '''2 in 1 Genesis'''.
-The compatibility of the Gen-X Dual Station is fairly good (more than the [[GN Twin]]), and is compatible with the [[Power Base Converter|Master System Converter II]]. There also appears to be another revision called the "Gen-X Hybrid Twin Console" produced by Retro-bit. This revision lacks the "Gen-X" label on the front, but otherwise looks identical; no shots of the actual console from this revision are known to exist. This revision also is not compatible with any other controller aside from the ones packaged with it, due to the shape of the controller port.
+All versions of the console loosely resemble a [[Genesis 3]] and ship with two six-button controllers, though some versions have a 72-pin Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge slot, and others a 60-pin Famicom cartridge slot. Compatibility is better than the [[GN Twin]], with support for the [[Power Base Converter|Master System Converter II]], though not the [[Sega Mega-CD]] or [[Sega 32X]].
-There are many variants distributed by different companies. Some versions have a 72-pin Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge slot, and some versions have a 60-pin Famicom cartridge slot.
 ==Photo gallery==
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 ==Physical scans==
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=US (Gen-X)
+| front=GenX MD US Box Front.jpg
+| back=GenX MD US Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
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 {{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region= RU
+| region= RU (Hamy 2)
 | front=Hamy Dendy 2 Box Front.jpg
 | back=Hamy Dendy 2 Box Back.jpg
 | square=yes
 }}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=AR (Nippongame)
+| front=2in1Genesis MD AR Box Front.jpg
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=AS (Hamy)
+| front=2in1Genesis MD Box Front.jpg
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=AS (Retron Combo; black)
+| front=RetronCombo AS black box front.jpg
+| square=yes
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=AS (Retron Combo; white)
+| front=RetronCombo AS white box front.jpg
+| square=yes
+}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.qishenglong.com/c-8.html Product page on Hamy website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090502113519/http://www.hyperkin.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=154 Product page on Hyperkin.com] (archive)
 ==References==
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+<references/>
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