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Accessory
Program

Action Replay

Manufacturer: Datel

Type: Cheat tool

Release	Date	RRP
US	1991	$6969^[1]
US (Pro)	199x	$8989^[1]
DE	199x	DM 149,-149,-^[5]
ES	199x
UK	1991-11^[2]	£49.9949.99^[3]^[4]
UK (Pro)	1992	£49.9949.99

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Action Replay is a cheat device created for the Sega Mega Drive. It was originally released by Datel in the United Kingdom in late 1991, and was the latest in a line of cheat devices which continue to this day.

The Mega Drive Action Replay was the first cheat device to be released for the console, pre-dating the Game Genie by the best part of a year. Unlike the Game Genie, however, no Action Replay cartridges were ever licensed or endorsed by Sega, though unlike rivals Nintendo, the company did not actively seek to prevent such devices from being sold.

Hardware

Several versions of the Mega Drive Action Replay exist and many more packaging variants were created, however the core functionality of the cartridge remains the same. In addition to the standard Action Replay cartridge, Datel released the Pro Version Action Replay (which introduced a cheat finding feature), Pro Action Replay and Pro Action Replay 2 (the latter sometimes dropping the "2", but otherwise includes some "built-in" cheats for popular games).

All versions of the Action Replay act as a pass-through device between the Mega Drive console and a game cartridge, intercepting signals and adjusting how the game runs depending on what codes have been added by the player. As a side-effect of this design, Action Replays also act as region converters, allowing Japanese games to be played on Western systems (likely a key part of its success in Europe). In addition, Datel provided regularly cheat books containing game codes.

Unlike its Game Gear and Master System counterparts the Mega Drive Action Replay was released in North America, though was unable to find the same level of success as the Game Genie.

Code list scans

Magazine articles

Main article: Action Replay (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Action Replay (Mega Drive)/Promotional material.

Photo gallery

Action Replay
Pro Version Action Replay
Pro Action Replay
Pro Action Replay 2

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

MegaTech (UK)

87

^[6]

Sega Power (UK)

75

^[4]

	81
Based on 2 reviews

Action Replay (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, US (Pro Version)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Pro Version)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Pro)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Pro Version) (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Pro) (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Pro 2)
Cover

Mega Drive, DE (Pro)
Cover

Mega Drive, DE (Pro 2)
Cover

Mega Drive, ES (Pro)
Cover

References

Sega Mega Drive cheat code devices
(Pro) Action Replay \| Game Genie \| Game Wizard \| Genipak \| Magicard \| Vzlomshchik Kodov

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[:File:GamePro_US_035.pdf_p16-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p18-2] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 18

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_13.pdf_p12-3] Mean Machines, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_26.pdf_p65-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 65

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p73-5] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 73

[:File:MegaTech_UK_07.pdf_p15-6] MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 15

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-{{stub}}The '''Action Replay''' is a cheat device created for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It was originally released by [[Datel]] in the United Kingdom in late 1991, and was the latest in a line of cheat devices which continue to this day.
+{{stub}}'''''Action Replay''''' is a cheat device created for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It was originally released by [[Datel]] in the United Kingdom in late 1991, and was the latest in a line of cheat devices which continue to this day.
 The Mega Drive Action Replay was the first cheat device to be released for the console, pre-dating the [[Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] by the best part of a year. Unlike the Game Genie, however, no Action Replay cartridges were ever licensed or endorsed by Sega, though unlike rivals [[Nintendo]], the company did not actively seek to prevent such devices from being sold.
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 Unlike its [[Pro Action Replay (Game Gear)|Game Gear]] and [[Pro Action Replay (Master System)|Master System counterparts]] the Mega Drive Action Replay was released in North America, though was unable to find the same level of success as the Game Genie.
-==Gallery==
+==Code list scans==
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-File:ActionReplay MD.jpg|Action Replay
-File:ProVersionActionReplay MD Cart.jpg|Pro Version Action Replay
-File:ProActionReplay MD Cart.jpg|Pro Action Replay
-File:ProActionReplay2 MD EU cart.jpg|Pro Action Replay 2
-</gallery>
-==Code list scans==
-<Gallery>
 ActionReplay MD CodeList 01 Front.jpg
 ActionReplay MD CodeList 02 Front.jpg
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 ==Promotional material==
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+==Photo gallery==
+<gallery>
+ActionReplay MD.jpg|Action Replay
+ProVersionActionReplay MD Cart.jpg|Pro Version Action Replay
+ProActionReplay MD Cart.jpg|Pro Action Replay
+ProActionReplay2 MD EU cart.jpg|Pro Action Replay 2
+</gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
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