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For the software component, see Mega Anser (software).

Sega Mega Anser

Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Type: Network tool

Release	Date	RRP
JP	1990^[1]	¥34,00034,000
JP (with printer)	1990^[1]	¥72,80072,800
JP (cartridge only)	1990	¥5,0005,000

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Sega Mega Anser (メガアンサー) was an accessory for the Sega Mega Drive which gave access to various online services in Japan.

“	With a home phone line this unit can check balances, make transfers, get loan information and other bank financial functions. You can print out financial data on the printer.	„
— Sega.jp^[1]

Hardware

It came with the Ten Key Pad and required the Mega Modem. With an optional printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info.

Though it came with its own software, specialized software was also built for it:

Naisu-kun Mini (often incorrectly called Nagoya Home Banking by English speakers), for the Bank of Nagoya
Osaka Bank My Line, for some bank from Osaka
Sumisei Home Tanmatsu, for Sumitomo Life life insurance

Production credits

Music: Tadahiko Inoue^[2]

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Mega Anser/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Flyer

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-02-15 06:23)
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+| accessoryimage=SegaMegaAnser hardware.png
-| rrp_jp=34,000 (¥72,800 with printer)
+| title=
+| maker=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]
+| type=Network tool
+| madefor=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
+| releases={{releasesMD
+| md_date_jp=1990{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130215062332/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html}}
+| md_rrp_jp=34,000
+| md_type_jp_1=with printer
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+| md_rrp_jp_1=72,800
+| md_type_jp_2=cartridge only
+| md_date_jp_2=1990
+| md_rrp_jp_2=5,000
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-[[Image:Mega_Anser.jpg|thumb|right|Sega Mega Anser flier.]]
+}}
-The '''Sega Mega Anser''' was an accessory for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] which gave access to an online banking system in Japan. It came with the [[Ten Key Pad]] and a modem.[http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=68&title=Retroinspection:%20Mega%20Drive] With an optional printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info. It was developed by Sega for Nagoya Bank. Sega decided to distribute the accessory to consumers and Nogoya Bank also did the same, but under a different name, the  Nagoya Banking cart (Nicekun Mini). The only differences between the two are the insert, the cart sticker, and the Nagoya logos when booting the cartridge.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (メガアンサー) was an accessory for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] which gave access to various online services in Japan.
-==Quote from Sega Site (circa 1990)==
+{{quote|With a home phone line this unit can check balances, make transfers, get loan information and other bank financial functions. You can print out financial data on the printer.|Sega.jp|ref={{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130215062332/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html}}}}
-{{quote|With a home phone line this unit can check balances, make transfers, get loan information and other bank financial functions. You can print out financial data on the printer.|Sega Site}}
+==Hardware==
+It came with the [[Ten Key Pad]] and required the [[Mega Modem]]. With an optional printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info.
+Though it came with [[Mega Anser (software)|its own software]], specialized software was also built for it:
+*''[[Naisu-kun Mini]]'' (often incorrectly called ''Nagoya Home Banking'' by English speakers), for [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C the Bank of Nagoya]
+*''[[Osaka Bank My Line]]'', for some bank from Osaka
+*''[[Sumisei Home Tanmatsu]]'', for [[wikipedia:Sumitomo Life|Sumitomo Life]] life insurance
+==Production credits==
+{{creditstable|
+* '''Music:''' [[Tadahiko Inoue]]{{ref|https://vgmdb.net/forums/showpost.php?p=109705&postcount=7}}
+| console=MD
+| source=Uncredited
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{gitem|Mega_Anser.jpg|Flyer}}
+}}
-==Screenshots==
+==External links==
-<gallery>
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
-Image:Mega Anser 1.png|Intro Screen
-Image:Mega Anser 2.png|Intro Screen
-Image:Mega Anser 3.png|Title Screen
-Image:Mega Anser 4.png|Menu Screen
-Image:Mega Anser 5.png|Entry Screen
-Image:Mega Anser 6.png|Dialing Screen
-</gallery>
+==References==
+<references/>
 {{MegaDrive}}
-[[Category:Mega Drive Accessories]]
+[[Category:Online services]]