Mega Drive consoles in Central and Eastern Europe

Mega Drive first hit the Central and Eastern European market at the end of 1992, and in the following years it hit other markets. Models were sold in the PAL system seen in Western Europe. In Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro and the CIS countries, Asian models in the PAL system were also released. This model was cheaper than the European versions, this was done to increase console sales in the region.

Mega Drive has become a popular console in this region due to its low price, good availability and the possibility of pirating games. 16-bit Sega beated Super Nintendo in sales and along with PlayStation, Game Boy and famiclones, became a symbol of video games of the 90s.

Based on its popularity, many clones were distributed in the region. Sega had to recognize some as official in order to have a certain percentage of profits from the sale of games and add-ons, such as Power Pegasus in Poland and Super Bitman in CIS countries. Steepler also distributed its own models and original consoles imported from Asia without Sega's knowledge in the region to then settle with official distributors and also sell their models in stores along with unofficial.

In May 1996, Sega announced that it would support Mega Drive in the former communist countries, making the console available in some stores until 1999.

Albania

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II	(>=199x)			Control Pad

Bulgaria

Name	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive II	(>=1994)	Control Pad		Security Label
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Security Label
Mega Drive 2	(>=1994)	Control Pad		Security Label
Mega Drive II	(>=1995)	Control Pad (x2)		Security Label

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name	Date & Price	Hardware	Software
Mega Drive II	(>=1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	(>=1995)	Control Pad (x2)

Czech Republic

Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	4579 CZK (>=1993)	MK 1601-18		Control Pad		Manual Manual
Mega Drive Jezek Sonic and 1 Pad Set	5329 CZK (>=1993)			Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual
Mega Drive Jezek Sonic and 2 Pads Set	5499 CZK (>=1993)			Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual
Mega Drive II	(>=1994)			Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	(>=1994)	MK 1631-50	{{{tvsystem}}}	Control Pad (x2)		Manual Datart Card
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	(>=1994)			Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II (DDC Agency distribution)	(1996)			Control Pad		Manual

Hungary

Name	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive (Sinus)	(>=1992) 19999 HUF (1993)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive (Al-Step)	19999 HUF (1993-10) 14999 HUF (1993-12) 12990 HUF (1994-12)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set (Al-Step)	19999 HUF (1993-11) 12792 HUF (1994-06)^[1]	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set II (Al-Step)	21999 HUF(1993-11) 19990 HUF(1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual
Mega Drive Mega Games Set (Al-Step)	29999 HUF(1993-11) 23990 HUF(1994-12) 18392 HUF (1995-01)^[2]	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I	Manual
Mega Drive Street Fighter II Set (Al-Step)	24990 HUF (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Street Fighter II	Manual
Mega Drive Aladdin Set (Al-Step)	21990 HUF (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive Set (Al-Step)	24990 HUF (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive II Alap Set (Al-Step)	22990 HUF(1993-11) 23999 HUF(1994-08) 19990 HUF (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II Aladdin Set (Al-Step)	33999 HUF (1994-08) 26999 HUF (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Aladdin Set II (Al-Step)	21990 HUF (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic Set (Al-Step)	34999 HUF(1994-08) 27999 HUF(1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II Sport Set I (Al-Step)	35999 HUF (1994-08) 31999 HUF (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	NBA Jam Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Fifa Soccer	Manual
Mega Drive II Sport Set II (Al-Step)	33999 HUF (1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	NHL Hockey '94 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Fifa Soccer	Manual
Mega Drive II Mortal Set (Al-Step)	30999 HUF (1994-08) 23999 HUF (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mortal Kombat	Manual
Mega Drive II Mortal II Set (Al-Step)	30999 HUF (1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mortal Kombat II	Manual
Mega Drive II Tenisz Set (Al-Step)	34999 HUF (1994-08) 27999 HUF (1994-09)	Control Pad (x4)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Pete Sampras Tennis	Manual Poster Poster
Mega Drive II Super Set (Al-Step)	40999 HUF(1994-08) 33999 HUF(1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Commando Set (Al-Step)	28999 HUF(1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Urban Strike	Manual
Mega Drive II 4 jatek Set (Al-Step)	19192 HUF (1994-06)^[3] 18392 HUF (1994-09)^[4]	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set (Al-Step)	14990 HUF (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive II Lion Set (Al-Step)	24999 HUF(1995-03)	Control Pad (x2)	Lion King	Manual
Mega Drive II (EBM)	(1996)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II Unknown		Control Pad		Manual

Macedonia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II	(>=199x)			Control Pad

Poland

Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	3500000 PLN (1994)^[5] 350 PLN (1995-01) 300 PLN (Autumn 1995)			Control Pad		Manual Manual Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	(1994)	MK 1601-18	PAL-G	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual Manual
Mega Drive II DE	400 PLN (Spring 1995) 350 PLN (Autumn 1995)			Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set				Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual Poster
Mega Drive II EU	350 PLN (1996-03)			Control Pad		Warranty seal Registration card Warranty card Manual
Mega Drive II Mega Games Set	430 PLN (1996-07)			Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I	Warranty seal Registration card Warranty card Manual

Romania

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive	(199x)			Control Pad		Manual
	Mega Drive II	(199x)			Control Pad

Serbia and Montenegro

Name	Date & Price	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive Altered Beast Set	450 DEM (>=1993)^[6]		Control Pad	Altered Beast	Manual
Mega Drive	(1993)		Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	(>=1994)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic The Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	(>=1994) 250 DEM (>=1995)	MK-1631-50	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card
Mega Drive 2	(>=1994)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	350 DEM (>=1995)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	(>=1995)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card

Slovakia

Name	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	(>=1993)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II	(>=1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	6799 SKK (>=1994) 5699 SKK (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II (DDC Agency distribution)		Control Pad

Slovenia

Name	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	24.990 SIT (>=1993)^[7] 20.990 SIT (>=1994)^[8]	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	(>=1993)^[9]	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic The Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	(>=1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	(>=1994)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Steepler and Dendy

In addition to the official products in Russia and CIS, it was possible to buy Mega Drive from Steepler and Dendy. They were very widespread. Some of them came from the original sources, for example from Buka and Nissho Iwai, and some were imported from other countries or they are clones.

Name	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive II (Original console, unofficial box)	(1994)		Control Pad
Mega Drive II (Imported from Singapore)	(1994)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Documentation
Mega Drive II (Clone)	(1994)	HAA-2502	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II (Clone)	(1996)	HAA-2502	Control Pad		Manual Label
Mega Drive II (Clone)		HAA-2502	Control Pad
Mega Drive II (Import from Buka)	(1994)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad
Mega Drive II (Import from Buka)	(1995)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad
Mega Drive II (Import from Buka)	(1996)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad
Mega Drive II (Import from Buka)	(1995)		Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II (Import from Buka)	(1995)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual

Original consoles

The first original consoles could only be purchased from Buka and Bitman.

Name	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive II (Nissho Iwai distribution)			Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set (Nissho Iwai distribution)	(1994)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II Asian Standard Set (Nissho Iwai distribution)^[10]	(1994)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Manual Warranty Card (older) Warranty Card (newer)
Mega Drive II Asian Standard Set II (Nissho Iwai distribution)	(1995)	HAA-2502	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II (Bitman distribution)	(1996-01)		Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II (R-Style distribution)	(1997)		Control Pad		Manual

References

Sega Mega Drive
Topics	Technical specifications \| History \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Hardware comparison \| Blast processing \| Cartridges \| TradeMark Security System
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Europe (West \| North \| South \| Central and East) \| Brazil \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australia \| Africa EZ Games \| Heartbeat Personal Trainer \| LaserActive \| Mega Jet \| Mega PC \| Mega Play \| Mega-Tech System \| Nomad \| Teradrive \| Mega Drive Mini \| Mega Game II \|"Consoles on a chip" \| Unlicensed clones
Add-ons	Power Base Converter \| Mega-CD \| 32X (Mega-CD 32X) \| Mega Modem \| Demo System DS-16
Controllers	Control Pad \| Six Button Control Pad \| 6 Button Arcade Pad \| Arcade Power Stick 6B \| Konami Justifier \| MK-1470 Action Chair \| Activator \| Arcade Power Stick \| Keyboard \| MegaFire \| Mouse \| Mega Stick \| Menacer \| Remote Arcade System \| Ten Key Pad
Accessories	4 Way Play \| Cleaning System \| Control Pad Extension Cord \| Genesis Speakers \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Miracle Piano Teaching System \| Nomad PowerBack \| RF Unit (Mega Drive 2) \| SCART Cable (Mega Drive 2) \| Stereo Audio Video Cable \| Team Player \| Video Monitor Cable
Network services	Sega Channel \| Sega Meganet (Sega Game Toshokan \| Mega Anser) \| Tectoy Mega Net \| Telebradesco Residência \| XB∀ND
Development tools	ERX 308P \| ERX 318P \| Sprobe \| SNASM68K \| SNASM2 (Mega Drive) \| SNASM2 (32X)
Unreleased	Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Video Jukebox

[1] CoV45

[2] CoV52

[3] CoV45

[4] CoV48

[5] ttps://archive.org/details/gambler_magazine-1994-12/page/n56/mode/1up

[6] ttps://archive.org/details/Svet_Kompjutera_1993_12/page/n37

[7] ttp://pc.sux.org/SK/MG/1993/09/MG_93_09_029.jpg

[8] ttp://pc.sux.org/SK/MG/1994/02/MG_94_02_059.jpg

[9] ttp://pc.sux.org/SK/MG/1994/04/MG_94_04_007.jpg

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