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. Mega Drive is one of the most popular consoles of the 90s in Baltic region along with PlayStation and famiclones.
Contents
Denmark
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive | Sega Denmark | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II | Sega Denmark | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | Sega Denmark | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II 4 Spil Set | Sega Denmark | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Street Fighter 2 Set | Sega Denmark | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II | FunWare | ![]() |
Estonia
Steepler
The first Sega consoles appeared here thanks to the Russian Steepler, whose products were sold in Estonia by Linakor, Galantis and Egard.[1][2]
- Main article: Mega Drive consoles in Asia#Steepler and Dendy.
Original consoles
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Sonic Set | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | ![]() |
Updated back of the box |
Finland
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | PCI Data | ![]() |
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Mega Drive | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | Brio | ![]() ![]() |
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Mega Drive Sonic Set | Brio | ![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | Brio | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set | Brio | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Mega Games 6 Set | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II NHL 94 and Sonic 1 Set | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II NHL 97 Set | Brio | ![]() |
Iceland
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive | Skifan | ![]() |
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Mega Drive | Tölvuhusid | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | Tölvuhusid | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | Japis | ![]() ![]() |
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Mega Drive Special Limited Edition | Japis | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Sonic Set | Japis | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | Japis | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II 2 pads Set | Japis | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | Japis | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II 4 games Set | Japis | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Lion King Set | Japis | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | Japis | ![]() |
Latvia
Steepler
The first Sega consoles appeared here thanks to the Russian Steepler.
- Main article: Mega Drive consoles in Asia#Steepler and Dendy.
Original consoles
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive II | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | ![]() ![]() |
Lithuania
Steepler
The first Sega consoles appeared here thanks to the Russian Steepler.
- Main article: Mega Drive consoles in Asia#Steepler and Dendy.
Original consoles
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive II | Vilandra | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set | Vilandra | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | Vilandra | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Su Lietuviska Instrukcija! | Vilandra | ![]() |
Norway
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | Brio | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mega Drive II | Brio | ![]() |
Sweden
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Mega Drive Altered Beast Set | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive EA Sports Double Header Set | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set | Brio | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II Ice Hockey Set | Brio | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
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Mega Drive II | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II Elitserien 95 Set | Brio | ![]() |
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Mega Drive II Elitserien 95 + Sonic 2 Set | Brio | ![]() |
![]() Control Pad (x2) |
References
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- ↑ http://www.greatdragon.ru/uploads/posts/2013-12/1386378769_greatdragon18-1-92.jpg
- ↑ https://www.osta.ee/sega-mega-drive-184740257.html Sold by Tallinna Kaubamaja Kodukaubad
- ↑ File:CLehti FI 1990-04.pdf, page 72
- ↑ File:SegaKlubilehti FIN 03.pdf, page 8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8mCwLx3N9Q&ab_channel=Lawless969
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/comclub199201/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/com-club-1993-01/page/42/mode/2up?view=theater
- ↑ Suuri lelukirja 1993
- ↑ Suuri lelukirja 1994
- ↑ Suuri lelukirja 1995 Sega
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970209233857/http://www.ion.fi/system1.htm
- ↑ File:SuperPower FI 1997-01.pdf, page 48
- ↑ File:SuperPower FI 1998-02.pdf, page 76
- ↑ https://timarit.is/page/1735258?iabr=on#page/n11/mode/2up/search/sega
- ↑ File:Morgunblaðið IS 1991-12-19 47.jpg
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- ↑ https://timarit.is/page/3345047?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/2up/search/sega%20japis
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- ↑ https://timarit.is/page/3345047?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/2up/search/sega%20japis
- ↑ DV 1995-11-25 page 3
- ↑ https://www.diena.lv/raksts/pasaule/krievija/virtualais-kars-pie-televizora-10017421
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- ↑ https://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558
- ↑ [Den Norske Hjemmedataklubben #5-1991 page 6 Den Norske Hjemmedataklubben #5-1991 page 6]
- ↑ Den Norske Hjemmedataklubben 6/91 page 10
- ↑ Den Norske Hjemmedataklubben 5/92 page 38
- ↑ http://www.happyponyland.net/mega-drive-has-16-bit-memory
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/mega-drive-european-launch.30659/page-5#post-968461
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