Mega Drive consoles in Northern Europe
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The Mega Drive console made its first appearance in this region in August 1990 and in the following months it appeared in other Scandinavian countries.
In the following years, the console appeared in the Baltics. It achieved good sales results there however, Sega had to contend with a hardware clone. Steepler, known in the former USSR for the production of Dendy consoles, sold here Mega Drive consoles produced by them or imported from Asia without Sega's consent. Eventually, Steepeler got along with Russian dealers for selling the official models along with the unofficial ones. Nevertheless, Sega consoles by Steepler have never been popular in the region. Mega Drive is one of the most popular consoles of the 90s in Baltic region along with PlayStation and famiclones.
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Baltic States
Steepler
In addition to the official products, it was possible to buy Mega Drive from Steepler. 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.
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive II (Original console, unofficial box) | (1994) |
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Mega Drive II (Imported from Singapore) | (1994) |
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Mega Drive II (Import from Buka) | (1995) |
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Mega Drive II (Clone) | (1994) |
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Mega Drive II (Clone) |
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Original consoles
Estonia
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive II | (199x) |
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Latvia
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive II | 120 LVL (199x) |
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Lithuania
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive II | (1995) |
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Denmark
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive (Brio) | (1990) |
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Mega Drive (Sega Europe) | (1993) |
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Mega Drive II | (>=1993) |
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Finland
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive (PCI Data) | 1495 FIM (1990) |
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Mega Drive (Brio) | 1295 FIM (1991) 995 FIM (1992) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 and 2 Pads Set | 1595 FIM (1993) 1295 FIM (1994) 879 FIM (1995) |
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Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set | 850 FIM (1995) |
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Mega Drive II Mega Games 6 Set | 995 FIM (1996) |
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Iceland
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive (Skifan distribution) | (1990-12) |
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Mega Drive (Tölvuhusid distribution) | 15.490 kr (1991) |
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Mega Drive Set (Tölvuhusid distribution) | 19.990 kr (1991-11) |
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Mega Drive (Japis distribution) | 15.900 kr (1993) |
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Mega Drive II (Japis distribution) | (>=1993) 11.900 kr(1994-12) 10.900 kr (1995-11) 9.950 kr (1996-01) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set (Japis distribution) | 14.900 kr (1994-10) 13.900 kr (1994-12) |
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Mega Drive II Lion King Set (Japis distribution) | 15.900 kr (1994-12) |
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Norway
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive | (>=1991) |
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Mega Drive II | (1993) |
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Sweden
Box | Name | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation |
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Mega Drive | (1990-09-27) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | 1995 SEK (1993-09-10) |
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Mega Drive II Ice Hokey Set | 1995 SEK (1993-09-10) |
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Mega Drive II Elitserien 95 Set | (>=1994) |
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