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During the era of the Sega Mega Drive, Australia and New Zealand were given their own supply of video games through OziSoft. Throughout Australia's modern video game history, the country has been given the same content as Europe, albeit often altered to fit the requirements of the OFLC. In the case of the Mega Drive, releases are split between those manufactured by Ozisoft and those imported from Europe. For this reason we cannot be entirely sure how many bundles and models were released in the country.

Note: Bundles may be missing components such as manuals, promotional flyers and leads. Information may be incorrect at this stage, and the list is very much incomplete.

Australia and New Zealand

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive		AU: $349.00349.00^[1] (1990)	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1990)	Control Pad
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1990)	Control Pad	Altered Beast Columns
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1991)	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1991)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1991)	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive		AU: (≥ 1991)	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive II		$299.95^[2] (1993)	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II		$399.95^[2] (1993)	Control Pad	Jurassic Park Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Columns
Mega Drive II		$399.95^[2] (1993-12)	Control Pad	Mortal Kombat Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Columns
Mega Drive II		AU: $299.00299.00 (≥ 1993)	Six Button Control Pad	Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
Mega Drive II		AU: (≥ 1993)	Six Button Control Pad (x2)	Aladdin Mega Games I
Mega Drive II		AU: $199.95199.95^[3] (1994-02)	Six Button Control Pad
Mega Drive II		AU: $299.95299.95^[3] (1994)	Six Button Control Pad	Disney's Aladdin
Mega Drive II FMDI34SMS		AU: $299.00299.00 (1994-07)	Six Button Control Pad Control Pad	NBA Jam
Mega Drive II		AU: $149.00149.00 (1994-10)	Six Button Control Pad
Mega Drive II	Sega OziSoft	AU: $189.95189.95 (1995)	Six Button Control Pad Sega Sports Watch	NBA Jam	One on One Magazine Cards
Mega Drive II		AU: (≥ 1994)	Six Button Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II		AU: (≥ 1994)	Six Button Control Pad	The Jungle Book
Mega Drive II		AU: (≥ 1994)	Six Button Control Pad	Sonic Compilation
Mega Drive II FMDI25SMS		AU: (≥ 1994)	Six Button Control Pad	The Lion King
Mega Drive II	Sega OziSoft	AU: (≥ 1994)	Six Button Control Pad	Mega Games I
Mega Drive II FMDI37SMS	Sega OziSoft	AU: (≥ 1995)	Six Button Control Pad	Mega Games 6
Mega Drive II	Sega OziSoft	AU: (≥ 1995)	Six Button Control Pad	Mega Games 6
Mega Drive II FMDI39SMS	Sega OziSoft	AU: (≥ 1995)	Six Button Control Pad	Mega Games 6 Vol. 2
Mega Drive II		AU: (≥ 1996)	Six Button Control Pad	Shane Warne Cricket
Mega Drive II FMDI43SMS		AU: (≥ 1996)	Six Button Control Pad	Toy Story
Mega Combo Pack		AU: (≥ 1996)	Mega-CD II Six Button Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Road Avenger

References

Sega Mega Drive
Topics	Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) \| History \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise \| Cartridges \| TradeMark Security System
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australasia \| Africa EZ Games \| Genesis 3 \| LaserActive \| Mega Jet \| Mega PC \| Mega Play \| Mega-Tech System \| Nomad \| Teradrive \| Mega Drive Mini \| Mega Drive Mini 2 New Mega Drive \| Tianli VCD/DVD Players \| "Consoles on a chip" \| Licensed clones (Magic 2 \| Mega Game II \| Power Pegasus \| Super Bitman) Unlicensed clones
Add-ons	Game Box \| Power Base Converter \| Mega-CD \| 32X (Mega-CD 32X) \| Mega Modem \| Demo System DS-16
Cases	Sega Genesis Nomad Carrying Case \| System Carry Case
Controllers	Control Pad \| Six Button Control Pad \| 6 Button Arcade Pad \| Arcade Power Stick 6B \| Konami Justifier \| MK-1470 Action Chair \| Activator \| Arcade Power Stick \| Keyboard \| MegaFire \| Mouse \| Mega Stick \| Menacer \| Remote Arcade System \| Ten Key Pad \| Third Party Controllers
Accessories	4 Way Play \| Cleaning System \| Control Pad Extension Cord \| Genesis Speakers \| Headset \| HeartBeat Catalyst \| Microphone \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Nomad PowerBack \| RF Unit (Mega Drive 2) \| SCART Cable (Mega Drive 2) \| Stereo Audio Video Cable \| Team Player \| Video Monitor Cable \| Third Party Accessories
Network services	Sega Channel \| Sega Game Toshokan \| Mega Anser \| Mega Net \| TeleBradesco Residência \| XB∀ND
Development tools	ERX 308P \| ERX 318P \| Sprobe \| SNASM68K \| SNASM2 (Mega Drive) \| SNASM2 (32X) \| PSY-Q Development System (Mega Drive) \| PSY-Q Development System (32X) \| 32X CartDev \| Sega Mars Development Aid System \| Sega 32X Development Target
Unreleased	Edge 16 \| Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Teleplay System \| Video Jukebox

[:File:Megazone_AU_10.pdf_p25-1] Megazone, "November 1990" (AU; 1990-11-xx), page 25

[:File:Megazone_AU_31.pdf_p11-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Megazone, "September 1993" (AU; 1993-0x-xx), page 11

[:File:Megazone_AU_38.pdf_p12-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Megazone, "April 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 12

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-{{stub}}During the era of the [[Sega Mega Drive]], Australia were given their own supply of video games through [[OziSoft]]. Throughout Australia's modern video game history, the country has been given the same content as Europe, albeit often altered to fit the requirements of the [[OFLC]]. In the case of the Mega Drive, releases are split between those manufactured by Ozisoft and those imported from Europe. For this reason we cannot be entirely sure how many bundles and models were released in the country.
+{{stub}}During the era of the [[Sega Mega Drive]], Australia and New Zealand were given their own supply of video games through [[OziSoft]]. Throughout Australia's modern video game history, the country has been given the same content as Europe, albeit often altered to fit the requirements of the [[OFLC]]. In the case of the Mega Drive, releases are split between those manufactured by Ozisoft and those imported from Europe. For this reason we cannot be entirely sure how many bundles and models were released in the country.
-Note: Bundles may be missing components such as manuals, promotional flyers and leads. Information may be incorrect at this stage, and the list is very much incomplete.
+'''Note: Bundles may be missing components such as manuals, promotional flyers and leads. Information may be incorrect at this stage, and the list is very much incomplete.'''
-{| class="prettytable sortable"
+==Australia and New Zealand==
-!Box
+{{ConsoleReleaseTable|
-!Name
+{{ConsoleRelease
-!Date & Price
+| front=
-!Console
+| back=
-!Label
+| spinemissing=
-!Hardware
+| square=yes
-!Software
-!Documentation
+| name=Mega Drive
-|-
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|349.00{{magref|mz|10|25}}|1990}}
+| console=Notavailable.svg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=Notavailable.svg
+| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+| soft1=Altered Beast MD AU Cover.jpg
+| soft1name=''[[Altered Beast]]''
+}}
+{{ConsoleRelease
+| front=MD AU Box Front ColumnsCoupon.jpg
+| back=MD AU Box Back ColumnsCoupon.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+| name=Mega Drive
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1990}}
+| console=Megadrive1e.jpg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+}}
 {{ConsoleRelease
 | front=MD AU Box Front MegaPack.jpg
@@ Line 20: / Line 44: @@
 | name=Mega Drive
-| dateprice1=(>=1990)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1990}}
 | console=Megadrive1e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 32: / Line 56: @@
 | soft2=Columns md eu cover.jpg
 | soft2name=''[[Columns]]''
+}}
+{{ConsoleRelease
+| front=SMDS11G EU Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+| name=Mega Drive
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1991}}
+| console=Megadrive1e.jpg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+| soft1=Sonic MD EU Box.jpg
+| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
+}}
+{{ConsoleRelease
+| front=SMDS1 EU Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+| name=Mega Drive
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1991}}
+| console=Megadrive1e.jpg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]] (x2)
+| soft1=Sonic MD EU Box.jpg
+| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
 }}
@@ Line 41: / Line 102: @@
 | name=Mega Drive
-| dateprice1=(>=1991)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1991}}
 | console=Megadrive1e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 48: / Line 109: @@
 | hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=Sonic MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
 }}
@@ Line 59: / Line 120: @@
 | name=Mega Drive
-| dateprice1=(>=1991)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1991}}
 | console=Megadrive1e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 66: / Line 127: @@
 | hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=Sonic MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
 }}
@@ Line 77: / Line 138: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1={{currency|AU|299.95}}{{fileref|Megazone AU 31.pdf|page=11}} (1993)
+| dateprice={{currency|AU|299.95}}{{magref|mz|31|11}} (1993)
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 84: / Line 145: @@
 | hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=Sonic2 MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 }}
@@ Line 95: / Line 156: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1={{currency|AU|399.95}}{{fileref|Megazone AU 31.pdf|page=11}} (1993)
+| dateprice={{currency|AU|399.95}}{{magref|mz|31|11}} (1993)
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 102: / Line 163: @@
 | hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=JurassicPark MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)|Jurassic Park]]''
-| soft2=Notavailable.svg
+| soft2=Sonic2 MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft2name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
-| soft3=Notavailable.svg
+| soft3=AKitEC MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft3name=''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle|Alex Kidd in the<br/>Enchanted Castle]]''
-| soft4=Notavailable.svg
+| soft4=Columns md eu cover.jpg
 | soft4name=''[[Columns]]''
 }}
@@ Line 120: / Line 181: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1={{currency|AU|399.95}}{{fileref|Megazone AU 31.pdf|page=11}} (1993-12)
+| dateprice={{currency|AU|399.95}}{{magref|mz|31|11}} (1993-12)
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 127: / Line 188: @@
 | hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=MK MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Mortal Kombat]]''
-| soft2=Notavailable.svg
+| soft2=Sonic2 MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft2name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
-| soft3=Notavailable.svg
+| soft3=AKitEC MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft3name=''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle|Alex Kidd in the<br/>Enchanted Castle]]''
-| soft4=Notavailable.svg
+| soft4=Columns md eu cover.jpg
 | soft4name=''[[Columns]]''
 }}
@@ Line 144: / Line 205: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$299.00 (>=1993)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|299.00|{{gte}} 1993}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 151: / Line 212: @@
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=SF2SCE MD AU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition|Street Fighter II':<br/>Special Champion Edition]]''
 }}
 {{ConsoleRelease
-| front=
+| front=Notavailable.svg
 | back=
-| spinemissing=
+| spinemissing=yes
 | square=yes
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$299.00 (>=1993)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1993}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
 | hard1=MDControlPad EU 6B.jpg
-| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
+| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]] (x2)
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=Aladdin MD EU Box.jpg
-| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
+| soft1name=''[[Aladdin]]''
-| soft2=Notavailable.svg
+| soft2=Megagamesi md eu cover.jpg
-| soft2name=''[[Disney's Aladdin]]''
+| soft2name=''[[Mega Games I]]''
 }}
@@ Line 185: / Line 244: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$199.00 (1994-02)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|199.95{{magref|mz|38|12}}|1994-02}}
+| console=Megadrive2e.jpg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=MDControlPad EU 6B.jpg
+| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
+}}
+{{ConsoleRelease
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| square=yes
+| name=Mega Drive II
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|299.95{{magref|mz|38|12}}|1994}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 191: / Line 265: @@
 | hard1=MDControlPad EU 6B.jpg
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
+| soft1=Aladdin MD AU Box.jpg
+| soft1name=''[[Disney's Aladdin]]''
 }}
@@ Line 200: / Line 277: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$299.00 (1994-07)
+| code=FMDI34SMS
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|299.00|1994-07}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 209: / Line 287: @@
 | hard2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=NBAJam MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[NBA Jam]]''
 }}
@@ Line 220: / Line 298: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$149.00 (1994-10)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|149.00|1994-10}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 235: / Line 313: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=$189.95 (1995)
+| distributor=[[Sega OziSoft]]
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU|189.95|1995}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 245: / Line 324: @@
 | hard2name=Sega Sports Watch
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=NBAJam MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[NBA Jam]]''
@@ Line 261: / Line 340: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1994)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1994}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 268: / Line 347: @@
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=Sonic2 MD EU Box.jpg
-| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
+| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 }}
@@ Line 279: / Line 358: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1994)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1994}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 286: / Line 365: @@
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=JungleBook MD AU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[The Jungle Book]]''
 }}
@@ Line 297: / Line 376: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1994)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1994}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 304: / Line 383: @@
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Notavailable.svg
+| soft1=SonicCompilation MD EU Box.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Sonic Compilation]]''
 }}
 {{ConsoleRelease
-| front=
+| front=MD2 AU Box Front LionKing.jpg
-| back=
+| back=MD2 AU Box Back LionKing.jpg
-| spinemissing=
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+| name=Mega Drive II
+| code=FMDI25SMS
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1994}}
+| console=Megadrive2e.jpg
+| consolecode=
+| hard1=MDControlPad EU 6B.jpg
+| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
+| soft1=LionKing MD AU cover.jpg
+| soft1name=''[[The Lion King]]''
+}}
+{{ConsoleRelease
+| front=MD2 AU Box Front MegaGamesI.jpg
+| back=MD2 AU Box Back MegaGamesI.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
 | square=yes
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1994)
+| distributor=[[Sega OziSoft]]
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1994}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 323: / Line 422: @@
 | soft1=Notavailable.svg
-| soft1name=''[[The Lion King]]''
+| soft1name=''[[Mega Games I]]''
 }}
@@ Line 333: / Line 432: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1995)
+| code=FMDI37SMS
+| distributor=[[Sega OziSoft]]
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1995}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 351: / Line 452: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1995)
+| distributor=[[Sega OziSoft]]
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1995}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 369: / Line 471: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1995)
+| code=FMDI39SMS
+| distributor=[[Sega OziSoft]]
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1995}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 387: / Line 491: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1996)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1996}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 411: / Line 515: @@
 | name=Mega Drive II
-| dateprice1=(>=1996)
+| code=FMDI43SMS
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1996}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 418: / Line 523: @@
 | hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=ToyStory MD EU Cart.jpg
+| soft1=ToyStory MD AU cover.jpg
 | soft1name=''[[Toy Story]]''
 }}
@@ Line 432: / Line 537: @@
 | name=Mega Combo Pack
-| dateprice1=(>=1996)
+| dateprice={{DatePrice|AU||{{gte}} 1996}}
 | console=Megadrive2e.jpg
 | consolecode=
@@ Line 441: / Line 546: @@
 | hard2name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
-| soft1=Sonic2pal_cart.jpg
+| soft1=Sonic2 MD EU Box.jpg
-| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
+| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 | soft2=RoadAvenger MCD EU Box Front.jpg
@@ Line 448: / Line 553: @@
 }}
-|}
+}}
+==References==
+<references />
 {{MegaDrive}}
 [[Category:Mega Drive hardware]]

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