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Unlicensed Genesis 3 clones were manufactured well into the 2000s and may still be in production to this day.

Russia

Dream Master II

Sold from 2004 by Game Systems.^[1]

Box Front
Box Back
Console (Black)
Console (White)
Console (White-Blue-Red)
Print advert in 15000 Opisaniy i sekretov (RU) #10 : "" (2004-xx-xx)

X-Drive/Igrovaya Televizionnaya Pristavka 16-bit

Series of clones produced by Zengcheng GangFeng Enterprise from late 2000s. It is not known who distribute it, but it might be K&S, which sold most of the product manufactured by this company like Super Drive. Despite Mega Drive 2 on the cover, they always include Genesis 3.

Irona Man (116 games)
Iron Man (118 games)
Iron Man (368 games)
Tekken (114 games)
Tekken (116 games)
Tekken (368 games)
Transformers (116 games)
TMNT (116 games)
GTA (116 games)
Tank (118 games)
Mario (116 games)
Jurassic Park

South America

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Genesis 3) in South America.

South Korea

Mega

Others

Dream Play

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Uses the TCT-6035 console-on-a-chip. Has a region switch on the bottom.

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Uses the SM801-A1 console-on-a-chip.

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Uses a clone of an AtGames console-on-a-chip. Claims to have 232 built-in games but only has 219 unique games, with the rest being repeats.

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Uses a clone of an AtGames console-on-a-chip. Claims to have 368 built-in games but only has 5 unique games, with the rest being repeats.

Unlicensed Mega Drive clones

Clone consoles

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

2010s

2020s

Portables

Cartridge-based

Emulator-based

Clone console "families"

↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040606203440/http://www.gamesystems.ru/cat_sega_prist.php

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20040606203440/http://www.gamesystems.ru/cat_sega_prist.php

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Difference between revisions of "Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Genesis 3)"

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Contents

Russia

Dream Master II

X-Drive/Igrovaya Televizionnaya Pristavka 16-bit

South America

South Korea

Mega

Others

Dream Play

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Genesis 3 (unknown)

Genesis 3 (unknown)

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-Despite its late arrival, the redesigned and further cost-reduced [[Genesis 3]] unit became a popular item in South America... despite not being officially released there. Though some were imported from North America, many more clone consoles were manufactured on the cheap (the [[Mega 3]] for example is extremely common in Argentina). Unlicensed Genesis 3 clones were manufactured well into the 2000s and may still be in production to this day.
+Unlicensed Genesis 3 clones were manufactured well into the 2000s and may still be in production to this day.
 *[[Game Joy]]
-*[[Mega 3]]
+*[[ZW-2000]]
-*[[Mega Brasil 3]]
 *[[Mega Drive Junior]]
-*[[Mega Drive X]]
+*[[Sponge]]
 ==Russia==
+===Dream Master II===
-===Magic Drive Pro===
+Sold from 2004 by [[Game Systems]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040606203440/http://www.gamesystems.ru/cat_sega_prist.php</ref>
-Genesis 3 clones from Russia. Available in both black and white.
 <gallery>
-File:MagicDrivePro Black.jpg
+DreamMasterII MD RU Box Front.png|Box Front
-File:MagicDrivePro MD Box Front Black.jpg
+DreamMasterII MD RU Box Back.png|Box Back
-File:MagicDrivePro White.jpg
+Notavailable.svg|Console (Black)
+DreamMasterII MD RU.png|Console (White)
+DreamMasterII MD RU alt.png|Console (White-Blue-Red)
+Notavailable.svg|Print advert in ''15000 Opisaniy i sekretov'' (RU) #10 : "" (2004-xx-xx)
 </gallery>
-==South America==
+===X-Drive/Igrovaya Televizionnaya Pristavka 16-bit===
-===16 Bit (NipponGame)===
+Series of clones produced by [[Zengcheng GangFeng Enterprise]] from late 2000s. It is not known who distribute it, but it might be [[K&S]], which sold most of the product manufactured by this company like [[Super Drive]]. Despite Mega Drive 2 on the cover, they always include Genesis 3.
-A common Genesis 3 clone found in Argentina.
-<gallery>
-File:16BitNipponGames.jpg
-File:16BitNipponGames MD Box Front.jpg
-File:16BitNipponGames MD Box Front Alt.jpg
-File:16BitNipponGames MD Box Back Alt.jpg
-</gallery>
-===16 Bit 3 (Apevtech)===
-Relatively modern Genesis 3 from South America.
 <gallery>
-File:Apevtech16bit3.jpg
+Notavailable.svg|Irona Man (116 games)
-File:Apevtech16bit3 Box Front.jpg
+Notavailable.svg|Iron Man (118 games)
-File:Apevtech16bit3 Box Back.jpg
+MD2 RU Box Front IronMan.jpg|Iron Man (368 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Tekken (114 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Tekken (116 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Tekken (368 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Transformers (116 games)
+Notavailable.svg|TMNT (116 games)
+Notavailable.svg|GTA (116 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Tank (118 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Mario (116 games)
+Notavailable.svg|Jurassic Park
 </gallery>
-===16 Bit Console (TV Games)===
+==South America==
-Relatively modern Genesis 3 from South America.
+{{mainArticle|Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Genesis 3) in South America}}
-<gallery>
-File:16BitConsoleTVGames.jpg
-File:16BitConsoleTVGames MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3===
+==South Korea==
-A very dodgy Genesis 3 clone which despite its many claims, is not thought to be officially licensed. This one resembles the official product more than any other Genesis 3 clone out there, though its box text is translated into Spanish for markets such as Argentina. Font sizes and build quality are also slightly different on the unit.
+===Mega===
 <gallery>
-File:Genesis3Clone1 MD Box Front.jpg
+Notavailable.svg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3===
-<gallery>
-MD Unlicensed Box Front Genesis 3 Clone.jpg
-MD Unlicensed Box Back Genesis 3 Clone.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3 (Fun Time)===
-Relatively modern Genesis 3 from South America.
-<gallery>
-File:FunTimeGenesis3 MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
-===iPlay===
-<gallery>
-File:IP11 MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Mega Drive 3===
-Another modern Genesis 3 from South America. These ones add a dash of red to the console and control pads.
-<gallery>
-File:MegaDrive3Clone.jpg
-File:MegaDrive3Clone MD Box Front.jpg
-File:MegaDrive3Clone MD Box Back.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Pego===
-<gallery>
-File:Pego.jpg
-Pego MD Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==Others==
-===16 Bits ("The Alien System")===
-A Genesis 3 without any Genesis 3 branding, also sold in South America.
-<gallery>
-File:TaS Console.jpg|
-File:TaS Box.jpg|
-File:TaS MD Box Back.jpg
-File:TaS Box alt.jpg|alt
-File:TaS MD Box Back alt.jpg
-File:TaS Console Alt.JPG
-File:TaS Console Alt2.JPG
-File:MD Clone TaS Box alt2.jpg
-File:MD Clone TaS Console Alt2.JPG
-</gallery>
-===Century Japan===
-<gallery>
-File:CenturyJapan.jpg
-File:CenturyJapan MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
 ===Dream Play===
 <gallery>
 File:DreamPlay.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3 (16-Bit")===
-Genesis 3 minus Sega branding, sold in South America.
-<gallery>
-File:16BitGenesis3.jpg
-File:16BitGenesis3 MD Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
 ===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
 <gallery>
-File:Genesis3Clone2.png
+File:MD Genesis 3 PAL Clone Box Front.jpg
-File:Genesis3Clone2 MD Box Front.png
+File:MD Genesis 3 PAL Clone.jpg
 </gallery>
 ===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-There are many Genesis 3 clones, all with subtle changes.
+Uses the TCT-6035 console-on-a-chip. Has a region switch on the bottom.
-<gallery>
-File:Genesis3Clone3.jpg
-File:Genesis3Clone3 MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3 (ZOGA)===
 <gallery>
-File:MD Clone Zoga Genesis 3 Box Front.jpg
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Box Front.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Box Back.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Contents.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Contents2.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Top.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Bottom.JPG
+File:MD Sega Genesis 3 Clone Internals.JPG
 </gallery>
 ===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-Uses the SM801 console-on-a-chip. Console is set to NTSC-J, but there are solder points and holes in the case cut out for region-switches.
+Uses the SM801-A1 console-on-a-chip.
 <gallery>
 File:Genesis3 MD US Box Front 2Pads.jpg
@@ Line 143: / Line 82: @@
 ===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-Claims to have 232 built-in games but only has 219 unique games, with the rest being repeats. Comes in a miniature version of the official-looking box.
+Uses a clone of an AtGames console-on-a-chip. Claims to have 232 built-in games but only has 219 unique games, with the rest being repeats.
-Is region-free and outputs NTSC 60Hz but the sound is not accurate (like Atgames clones) and doesn't work with high capacity multi-carts or Everdrives.
 <gallery>
 File:Genesis 3 Clone 2 Box Front.jpg
@@ Line 157: / Line 95: @@
 ===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-Claims to have 368 built-in games but only has 5 unique games, with the rest being repeats. Is region-free and outputs PAL 50Hz, but the sound is not accurate (like Atgames clones) and doesn't work with high capacity multi-carts or Everdrives.
+Uses a clone of an AtGames console-on-a-chip. Claims to have 368 built-in games but only has 5 unique games, with the rest being repeats.
 <gallery>
 File:MD Genesis 3 368 Clone Alt Box Front.jpg
@@ Line 169: / Line 107: @@
 </gallery>
-===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-A Genesis 3, but in white.
-<gallery>
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone top.jpg
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone bottom.jpg
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone internals.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Genesis 3 (unknown)===
-Another white Genesis 3, but with region and 50/60Hz switches.
-<gallery>
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone 2 top.jpg
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone 2 bottom.jpg
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone 2 controller.jpg
-File:MD Genesis 3 white clone 2 ac adapter.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Mega Drive 3 (Simba)===
-<gallery>
-File:MD Simba Mega Drive 3.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Mega Drive 3 (New Game)===
-{{mainArticle|Mega Drive 3 (New Game)/Magazine articles}}
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg
-</gallery>
-==SZGV Wireless==
-Uses TCT-6801 console-on-a-chip. Video output is PAL 50Hz and region is set to Asia (Japanese/PAL). There are no controller ports so you are stuck using the included wireless IR controllers. Includes 14 built-in games. Works with Everdrive and large multicarts.
-<gallery>
-Wireless MD SZGV.jpg|Wireless
-MD Unlicensed SZGV Wireless Bottom.jpg
-MD Unlicensed SZGV Wireless Pads.jpg
-Wireless MD Box Front SZGV.jpg
-Wireless MD Box Back SZGV.jpg
-MD Unlicensed SZGV Wireless Inside.jpg
-MD Unlicensed SZGV Wireless Internals.jpg
-MD Unlicensed Box Front SZGV Wireless Alt.jpg|alt
-MD Unlicensed Box Back SZGV Wireless Alt.jpg|alt
-</gallery>
 {{MDUnlicensed}}