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At the time of its release, many planes in the Japan Air Lines (JAL) fleet had small LCD televisions installed into the armrests of each seat to entertain passengers; the Mega Jet was designed to help pass the time during long air flights. Users were able to bring their own Mega Drive cartridges, however it is reported that JAL stocked a limited selection of four titles on each flight. Two of the titles known to have been in JAL's rotation include ''[[Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II]]'' and the original ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. | At the time of its release, many planes in the Japan Air Lines (JAL) fleet had small LCD televisions installed into the armrests of each seat to entertain passengers; the Mega Jet was designed to help pass the time during long air flights. Users were able to bring their own Mega Drive cartridges, however it is reported that JAL stocked a limited selection of four titles on each flight. Two of the titles known to have been in JAL's rotation include ''[[Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II]]'' and the original ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. | ||
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| + | There was also an [[Alpine]] branded version for use with Alpine's in car color monitors. Model numbers "TVE-M005" and "TVE-M015" are listed as compatible monitors on the Alpine Mega Jet box. These models came bundled with [[Sonic 3]], the [[Car Adaptor]] (originally compatible with the [[Game Gear]]), and an A/V cable compatible with Alpine's monitors. An additional Alpine manual and documents were also included. | ||
The Mega Jet is a semi-portable system, meaning that the system and controller are integrated in a single unit, but it requires an external power supply and does not have its own screen. | The Mega Jet is a semi-portable system, meaning that the system and controller are integrated in a single unit, but it requires an external power supply and does not have its own screen. | ||
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The development of this console would later result in the [[Sega Nomad]], which was a portable [[Sega Genesis]] (North American equivalent of the Mega Drive) with a backlit screen, available after in October 1995. The Nomad was only released in North America. | The development of this console would later result in the [[Sega Nomad]], which was a portable [[Sega Genesis]] (North American equivalent of the Mega Drive) with a backlit screen, available after in October 1995. The Nomad was only released in North America. | ||
| − | + | ===Models=== | |
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| + | <gallery widths="250px" heights="200px"> | ||
| + | MegaJet JAL.jpeg|JAL model | ||
| + | MegaJet-Front.jpg|MD model | ||
| + | MegaJet Alpine.jpg|Alpine model | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:MegaJet MD JP Box Inside open.jpg|Alpine inside carton | File:MegaJet MD JP Box Inside open.jpg|Alpine inside carton | ||
File:MegaJet Alpine Contents.jpg |Alpine contents | File:MegaJet Alpine Contents.jpg |Alpine contents | ||
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| + | MegaJet JAL playing.jpeg | ||
| + | MegaJet JAL monitor back.jpeg | ||
| + | MegaJet JAL monitor side.jpeg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==Magazine articles== | ||
| + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
==Physical scans== | ==Physical scans== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/megajet.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/megajet.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)] (archive) |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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{{MegaDrive}} | {{MegaDrive}} | ||
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The Sega Mega Jet (メガ ジェット) was a handheld game console that was a portable version of the Sega Mega Drive that was rented for use aboard Japan Air Lines flights and later made available at retail in 1994. It was only released in Japan.
At the time of its release, many planes in the Japan Air Lines (JAL) fleet had small LCD televisions installed into the armrests of each seat to entertain passengers; the Mega Jet was designed to help pass the time during long air flights. Users were able to bring their own Mega Drive cartridges, however it is reported that JAL stocked a limited selection of four titles on each flight. Two of the titles known to have been in JAL's rotation include Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II and the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
There was also an Alpine branded version for use with Alpine's in car color monitors. Model numbers "TVE-M005" and "TVE-M015" are listed as compatible monitors on the Alpine Mega Jet box. These models came bundled with Sonic 3, the Car Adaptor (originally compatible with the Game Gear), and an A/V cable compatible with Alpine's monitors. An additional Alpine manual and documents were also included.
The Mega Jet is a semi-portable system, meaning that the system and controller are integrated in a single unit, but it requires an external power supply and does not have its own screen.
The development of this console would later result in the Sega Nomad, which was a portable Sega Genesis (North American equivalent of the Mega Drive) with a backlit screen, available after in October 1995. The Nomad was only released in North America.
Models
JAL model
MD model
Alpine model
Gallery
Alpine model
Alpine back
Alpine top
Alpine bottom
Alpine left side
Alpine right side
Alpine carton
Alpine inside carton
Alpine contents
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Mega Jet/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
| Mega Drive, JP |
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   Cover
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| Mega Drive, JP (Alpine incl. Sonic 3) |
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  Cover
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External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese) (archive)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/megajet.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-09 01:47)