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.

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	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Mega Drive II		AL: (≥ 199x)			Control Pad

Bulgaria

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive II	Pulsar	BG: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad		Security Label
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	Pulsar	BG: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Security Label
Mega Drive 2	Pulsar	BG: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad		Security Label
Mega Drive II	Pulsar	BG: (≥ 1995)	Control Pad (x2)		Security Label

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software
Mega Drive II	Europatrade	HR: (≥ 1994) BA: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	Europatrade	HR: (≥ 1994) BA: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	Europatrade	HR: (≥ 1994) BA: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad (x2)

Czech Republic

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: 4579 Kč4579 (≥ 1993)	MK 1601-18	Control Pad		Manual Manual
Mega Drive Jezek Sonic and 1 Pad Set	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: 5329 Kč5329 (≥ 1993)		Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual
Mega Drive Jezek Sonic and 2 Pads Set	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: 5499 Kč5499 (≥ 1993)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual
Mega Drive II	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: (≥ 1994)		Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: (≥ 1994)	MK 1631-50	Control Pad (x2)		Manual Datart Card SeaQuest DSV info
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	Datart, ITO CS, Popron Distribuce	CZ: (≥ 1994) CZ: 4990 Kč4990 (≥ 199x)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II	DDC Agency	CZ: (1996)		Control Pad		Manual

Hungary

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Sinus	HU: (≥ 1992) HU: 19999 Ft19999 (1993)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive	Al-Step	HU: 19999 Ft19999 (1993-10) HU: 14999 Ft14999 (1993-12) HU: 12990 Ft12990 (1994-12)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	Al-Step	HU: 19999 Ft19999 (1993-11) HU: 12792 Ft12792 (1994-06) ^[1]	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set II	Al-Step	HU: 21999 Ft21999 (1993-11) HU: 19990 Ft19990 (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual
Mega Drive Mega Games Set	Al-Step	HU: 29999 Ft29999 (1993-11) HU: 23990 Ft23990 (1994-12) HU: 18392 Ft18392 (1995-01) ^[2]	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I	Manual
Mega Drive Street Fighter II Set	Al-Step	HU: 24990 Ft24990 (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Street Fighter II	Manual
Mega Drive Aladdin Set	Al-Step	HU: 21990 Ft21990 (1994-04)	Control Pad (x2)	Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive 4 jatek Set	Al-Step	HU: 24990 Ft24990 (1994-04) HU: 19192 Ft19192 (1994-06) ^[3] HU: 18392 Ft18392 (1994-09) ^[4]	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I	Manual
Mega Drive II	Al-Step	HU: (1993-11)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	Al-Step	HU: (1993-11) HU: 14990 Ft14990 (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive II Alap Set	Al-Step	HU: 22990 Ft22990 (1993-11) HU: 23999 Ft23999 (1994-08) HU: 19990 Ft19990 (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II Aladdin Set	Al-Step	HU: 33999 Ft33999 (1994-08) HU: 26999 Ft26999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Aladdin Set II	Al-Step	HU: 21990 Ft21990 (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic Set	Al-Step	HU: 34999 Ft34999 (1994-08) HU: 27999 Ft27999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual
Mega Drive II Sport Set I	Al-Step	HU: 35999 Ft35999 (1994-08) HU: 31999 Ft31999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	NBA Jam Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Fifa Soccer	Manual
Mega Drive II Sport Set II	Al-Step	HU: 33999 Ft33999 (1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	NHL Hockey '94 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Fifa Soccer	Manual
Mega Drive II Mortal Set	Al-Step	HU: 30999 Ft30999 (1994-08) HU: 23999 Ft23999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mortal Kombat	Manual
Mega Drive II Mortal II Set	Al-Step	HU: 30999 Ft30999 (1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mortal Kombat II	Manual
Mega Drive II Tenisz Set	Al-Step	HU: 34999 Ft34999 (1994-08) HU: 27999 Ft27999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x4)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Pete Sampras Tennis	Manual Poster Poster
Mega Drive II Super Set	Al-Step	HU: 40999 Ft40999 (1994-08) HU: 33999 Ft33999 (1994-09)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Aladdin	Manual
Mega Drive II Commando Set	Al-Step	HU: 28999 Ft28999 (1994-10)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Urban Strike	Manual
Mega Drive II Lion Set	Al-Step	HU: 24999 Ft24999 (1995-03)	Control Pad (x2)	Lion King	Manual
Mega Drive II	EBM	HU: (1996)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II Unknown		HU: (≥ 199x)	Control Pad		Manual

Macedonia

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Mega Drive II		MK: (≥ 1994)			Control Pad

Poland

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	AGES, Bemex	PL: 3500000zł3500000 (1994) ^[5] PL: 350zł350 (1995-01) PL: 300zł300 (Autumn 1995)			Control Pad		Manual Manual Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	AGES, Bemex	PL: (1994)	MK 1601-18	PAL-G	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog	Manual Manual Manual
Mega Drive II DE	AGES, Bemex	PL: 400zł400 (Spring 1995) PL: 350zł350 (Autumn 1995)			Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	AGES, Bemex	PL: (≥ 1995)			Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Manual Poster
Mega Drive II EU	Bobmark International	PL: 350zł350 (1996-03)			Control Pad		Warranty seal Registration card Warranty card Manual
Mega Drive II Mega Games Set	Bobmark International	PL: 430zł430 (1996-07)			Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I	Warranty seal Registration card Warranty card Manual

Romania

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

Serbia and Montenegro

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive Altered Beast Set	IVC	450 DEM (≥ 1993)^[6]		Control Pad	Altered Beast	Manual
Mega Drive	IVC	YU: (1993)		Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set		YU: (≥ 1994)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic The Hedgehog
Mega Drive Magnum Set		YU: (≥ 1994)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I	Manual
Mega Drive II	ActiveMagic, Beosoft, DigiTech	YU: (≥ 1994)	MK-1631-50	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card
Mega Drive 2	ActiveMagic, Beosoft, DigiTech	YU: (≥ 1994)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card
Mega Drive II 2 pads Set	ActiveMagic	YU: (≥ 1994)		Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	ActiveMagic	YU: (≥ 1994) 350 DEM (≥ 1995)		Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	ActiveMagic, Beosoft, DigiTech	YU: (≥ 1995)	MK-1631-07	Control Pad		Beosoft Manual Beosoft catalog Beosoft Warranty card

Slovakia

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive		SK: (≥ 1993)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive II		SK: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set		SK: 6799 Sk6799 (≥ 1994) SK: 5699 Sk5699 (1994-12)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	DDC Agency	SK: (199x)	Control Pad

Slovenia

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Mladinska Knjiga	SI: 24.99024.990^[7] (≥ 1993) SI: 20.99020.990^[8] (≥ 1994)	Control Pad		Manual
Mega Drive Sonic Set	Mladinska Knjiga	SI: (≥ 1993^[9])	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic The Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	Mladinska Knjiga	SI: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	Mladinska Knjiga	SI: (≥ 1994)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2

References

Sega Mega Drive
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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 \| HeartBeat Catalyst \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Miracle Piano Teaching System \| Nomad PowerBack \| NordicQuest \| 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	Edge 16 \| Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Video Jukebox

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

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