Difference between revisions of "Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive)"

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In the early 1990s, Sega were unable or unwilling to release the original Sega Mega Drive in multiple markets at once. Instead the release was staggered across the globe between 1988 and 1995. Taiwanese firms often made their own clones to capitalise on this shortage. By the time this skill had been mastered, however, much of the world was supplied with the console by official vendors.

1 China
2 Hong Kong
- 2.1 Gentry IQ-1600
3 India
- 3.1 Media Grand Master
4 Indonesia
- 4.1 Mega Drive (unknown)
- 4.2 Genesis (unknown)
5 Middle East
6 Poland
- 6.1 Hunt 16 bit
- 6.2 Macro Drive
7 Russia
- 7.1 Fugi Star Drive
8 Serbia and Montenegro
- 8.1 Star Drive II
9 South America
10 Taiwan
- 10.1 Dr Super Star Drive
11 Turkey
- 11.1 SB-001/Niysa Assai P5
12 Worldwide
- 12.1 Mega Drive (unknown)
- 12.2 Siga Miga Drive
13 Others
14 Unsorted

China

Beta

By Shanghai Huze Electronics Co.

New Star

By Tianjing Newstar Electronics., Ltd.

New Star Series

Other version of above one.

PSL

By Pride Sky Limited

SB-16A

Made by Subor.

Shiba Super Game

By Beijing Aipu Electromechanical Development Co. Ltd.

Hong Kong

Gentry IQ-1600

Branded by Gentry.

India

Media Grand Master

Made for the Indian market by Media Entertainment System known for making Nintendo 8-bit clones.

Indonesia

Mega Drive (unknown)

Mega Drive with 20 built in games.

21 game variant

Genesis (unknown)

A Japanese-style Mega Drive with "Genesis" labeled on top.

Middle East

Gamestar

cartridge of the built in menu
alt
alt (Bruce Lee with hat)
the hat

Mega Drive (unknown)

Sold by S&M.

Console
Rear
Rear label
Internals
Mainboard
Controller
Box

Mega Drive 2000

Rinco New Home Computer Super Mega III

The 16-bit successor of Rinco Home Computer 3600, a famiclone popular in the region.

Star Drive

(1995)
(1996)

Poland

Hunt 16 bit

Sold by E-Moll.

Macro Drive

Sold by ElektroTEL.

Label
Label (alt)

Russia

Fugi Star Drive

Released around 1994, advertised as Russian-made clone by a Moscow-based company Teplostar. It cost about 300,000 RUB. The console was presented in the Russian TV show Computer Hall. It's successor is Fugi Star Drive 2.

Serbia and Montenegro

Star Drive II

^[1]

South America

Mega Drive (Argevision)

Argevision made knock-off video game consoles and accessories for Argentina. This is their stab at the Mega Drive.

Super Songa

One of several attempts to crack the Mega Drive clone market by Songa. The box is based on KW-501 clone named Super Mega 16 Bit. Available in Argentina.

King Karol

Distributed in Argentina by King Karol Argentina.

King Karol mascot as Sonic the Hedgehog

The Best NG-16 (YS-750)

By Dynacom Argentina.

Mega Drive (Kinyo)

Bog standard Mega Drive clone by Kinyo.

Mega Drive (NASA)

Taiwan

Dr Super Star Drive

Mega Drive clone by Songtly Enterprise Co, Ltd.. It's successor is Dr Super Star Drive 2.

DrSUPER Star Drive
Back label
Internals

Turkey

SB-001/Niysa Assai P5

Made by "Family Game" in Taiwan and "Niysa IT Company" in Turkey. Standard Mega Drive clone with Mega CD support, but with no region encoding and a 50-60Hz switch. Despite the box art it is thought to have shipped with fairly standard three button controllers. PAL-B, PAL-D, PAL-I, PAL-N and NTSC variants supposedly exist. Includes built-in DOS-like operating system.

alt

Worldwide

Mega Drive (unknown)

A fairly boring Mega Drive clone which appears from time to time which can be identify by lack of Sega logo on controller in the front box and physically. Shipped with two odd-looking six button controllers and a multicart of some description, and the colours are off.

Clone (Example)	Original (Example)

Z series
A205 series

Siga Miga Drive

One of the earliest clones.

Advert including a feature on how to tell a genuine Mega Drive from a clone (Siga as example). Print advert in Freak (IL) #10 (1993-xx-xx)

Others

35 Games Mega Drive

Console branded by 35 in 1 Golden Mega Game.

Generation 2

Mega 16 Plus

Mega Drive with a different label. The underside calls it a Dr. Super Star Drive, however it has a different to the console described above.

Mega 16 Plus
PCB

Megastar

Mega Drive (unknown)

Box design based on Genesis 3 style.

Super Creation

It has the Mega CD connector and and a secondary internal cartridge slot where a multicart pcb is plugged in. When there is no cartridge inserted into the main cartridge slot, it runs whatever cartridge is inserted into the internal cartridge slot. Uses a 5-pin DIN connector for the av-out, so it only outputs composite video (and rf). This one shipped with three button turbo controllers. Some models have been spotted lacking the internal cartridge slot.

Alt
Variant without internal cartridge slot.

Samba Super Game

Super Mega

Laser Flash

Super Mission SM-2001

It's successor is Super Mission 2.

Super Sinca(?)

Game Drive

Super Genesis

Super Vega

Unsorted

Unlicensed Mega Drive clones

Clone consoles

Mega Drive	Mega Drive 2	Genesis 3	"Mini"	"PlayStation"	Keyboard	VCD/DVD
AT-168 \| FR-302 \| High Quality \| HK-986 \| KW-500 \| Mega-Ken \| Pro 16 Bit \| Super Drive	Extreme Land Mega Drive 2 \| Game Drive 2 \| Liko BBG-688 \| Mega Drive II (StarGame) \| Mega Drive 4 \| Mondial Drive II \| New Star 2 \| Star Drive 2 \| Super Drive \| Super Mega Driver \| ZW-162J \| ZW-165A	Game Joy \| Mega Drive Junior \| Sponge \| ZW-2000	16 Bit Compact MD HDMI \| MD Compact \| Minigen \| Minigen HD	BBG 168 \| Kombat 16 \| Sega Millenium \| TV Pump \| ZW-166A	CyberShell \| CyberSmart \| EZcom \| GS-200 \| Magistr 16	Game VCD \| Premier

Unique designs

1990s

AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 188 | IQ-801 | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megagame | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit

2000s

2010s

2020s

Portables

Cartridge-based

Emulator-based

Clone console "families"

↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Februar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_137.pdf_p84-1] Svet Kompjutera, "Februar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84

[1]

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 *[[Mega-Ken]]
 *[[Pro 16 Bit]]
-*[[S & M]]
 *[[Super Drive]]
-==South America==
+==China==
-===Mega Drive (Argevision)===
+===Beta===
-[[Argevision]] made knock-off video game consoles and accessories for Argentina. This is their stab at the Mega Drive.
+By [[Shanghai Huze Electronics Co.]]
 <gallery>
-File:MDArgevision.jpg
+Beta MD Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
-===Super Songa===
+===New Star===
-One of several attempts to crack the Mega Drive clone market by [[Songa]]. The box is based on [[KW-501]] clone named ''Super Mega 16 Bit''. Available in Argentina.
+By [[Tianjing Newstar Electronics., Ltd.]]
 <gallery>
-File:SuperSonga.jpg
+Notavailable.svg
-SuperSonga MD Bottom.jpg
-SuperSonga MD AR Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
-===King Karol===
+===New Star Series===
-Distributed in Argentina by [[King Karol Argentina]].
+Other version of above one.
 <gallery>
-KingKarol MD Box Front.jpg
+Notavailable.svg
-Bootleg Sonic40Lives MD Cart 1.jpg|King Karol mascot as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 </gallery>
-===NG-16 (YS-750)===
+===PSL===
-By [[Dynacom]].
+By [[Pride Sky Limited]]
 <gallery>
 Notavailable.svg
 </gallery>
-===Mega Drive (Kinyo)===
+===SB-16A===
-Bog standard Mega Drive clone by [[Kinyo]].
+Made by [[Subor]].
+<gallery>
+SB16A MD Box Front.jpg
+SB16A MD.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Shiba Super Game===
+By [[Beijing Aipu Electromechanical Development Co. Ltd.]]
 <gallery>
-File:Kinyo.jpg
+Notavailable.svg
 </gallery>
-===Mega Drive (NASA)===
+==Hong Kong==
+===Gentry IQ-1600===
+Branded by Gentry.
 <gallery>
-MD Clone NASA.jpg
+File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Box Front.jpg
+File:MD Gentry IQ-1600.jpg
+File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Bottom.jpg
+File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Internals.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 55: / Line 63: @@
 <gallery>
 MediaGrandMaster.png
+</gallery>
+==Indonesia==
+===Mega Drive (unknown)===
+Mega Drive with 20 built in games.
+<gallery>
+File:MDClone3.jpg
+MDClone MD 21G.jpg|21 game variant
+</gallery>
+===Genesis (unknown)===
+A Japanese-style Mega Drive with "Genesis" labeled on top.
+<gallery>
+File:MDClone2.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Middle East==
+===Gamestar===
+<gallery>
+gamestartop.png
+Gamestarbottom.png
+Media-Gamestarinsidetop.png
+Media-Gamestarinsidebottom.png
+gamestarboxfront.png
+ganestarboxback.png
+gamestarboxside.png
+Gamestarbuiltincart.jpg|cartridge of the built in menu
+MD Gamestar Box alt.jpg|alt
+MD Gamestar Box alt Back.jpg
+Gamestar Bruce Lee alt.png|alt (Bruce Lee with hat)
+Gamestar Bruce Lee alt hat.jpg|the hat
+</gallery>
+===Mega Drive (unknown)===
+Sold by [[S&M]].
+<gallery>
+File:S&M.jpg|Console
+File:S&M_rear.jpg|Rear
+File:S&M_rearlabel.jpg|Rear label
+File:S&M_internals.jpg|Internals
+File:S&M_mainboard.jpg|Mainboard
+File:S&M_controller.jpg|Controller
+S&M MD Box Front.jpg|Box
+</gallery>
+===Mega Drive 2000===
+<gallery>
+MegaDrive2000 MD Box Front.jpg
+MD2000 Box Front Kish.jpg
+MD2000 Box Front Kish Alt.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Rinco New Home Computer Super Mega III===
+The 16-bit successor of Rinco Home Computer 3600, a famiclone popular in the region.
+<gallery>
+Notavailable.svg
+</gallery>
+===Star Drive===
+<gallery>
+StarDriveSuper95 MD Box Front.png|(1995)
+StarDrive96 MD Box Front.png|(1996)
 </gallery>
@@ Line 78: / Line 148: @@
 ==Russia==
 ===Fugi Star Drive===
-Released around 1994, advertised as Russian-made clone by a Moscow-based company. It cost about 300,000 RUB. The console was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C5GhtR84v4 presented in the Russian TV show Computer Hall.] It's successor is [[Star Drive 2|Fugi Star Drive 2]].
+Released around 1994, advertised as Russian-made clone by a Moscow-based company [[Teplostar]]. It cost about 300,000 RUB. The console was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C5GhtR84v4 presented in the Russian TV show Computer Hall.] It's successor is [[Star Drive 2|Fugi Star Drive 2]].
 <gallery>
 MD FugiStarDrive.png
 </gallery>
-==Saudi Arabia==
+==Serbia and Montenegro==
-===Gamestar===
+===Star Drive II===
+<gallery>
+Notavailable.svg|{{magref|sk|137|84}}
+</gallery>
+==South America==
+===Mega Drive (Argevision)===
+[[Argevision]] made knock-off video game consoles and accessories for Argentina. This is their stab at the Mega Drive.
+<gallery>
+File:MDArgevision.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Super Songa===
+One of several attempts to crack the Mega Drive clone market by [[Songa]]. The box is based on [[KW-501]] clone named ''Super Mega 16 Bit''. Available in Argentina.
+<gallery>
+File:SuperSonga.jpg
+SuperSonga MD Bottom.jpg
+SuperSonga MD AR Box Front.jpg
+</gallery>
+===King Karol===
+Distributed in Argentina by [[King Karol Argentina]].
 <gallery>
-gamestartop.png
+KingKarol MD Box Front.jpg
-Gamestarbottom.png
+Bootleg Sonic40Lives MD Cart 1.jpg|King Karol mascot as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
-Media-Gamestarinsidetop.png
-Media-Gamestarinsidebottom.png
-gamestarboxfront.png
-ganestarboxback.png
-gamestarboxside.png
-Gamestarbuiltincart.jpg|cartridge of the built in menu
-MD Gamestar Box alt.jpg|alt
-MD Gamestar Box alt Back.jpg
-Notavailable.svg|alt (Bruce Lee)
 </gallery>
-===Star Drive (Fifa 96)===
+===The Best NG-16 (YS-750)===
+By [[Dynacom Argentina]].
 <gallery>
 Notavailable.svg
 </gallery>
-==Serbia and Montenegro==
+===Mega Drive (Kinyo)===
-===Star Drive II===
+Bog standard Mega Drive clone by [[Kinyo]].
+<gallery>
+File:Kinyo.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Mega Drive (NASA)===
+<gallery>
+MD Clone NASA.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Taiwan==
+===Dr Super Star Drive===
+Mega Drive clone by [[Songtly Enterprise Co, Ltd.]]. It's successor is [[Star Drive 2|Dr Super Star Drive 2]].
 <gallery>
-Notavailable.svg|{{magref|sk|137|84}}
+File:drsuper_stardrive_1.jpg|DrSUPER Star Drive
+File:drsuper_stardrive_2.jpg|Back label
+File:drsuper_stardrive_3.jpg|Internals
 </gallery>
@@ Line 117: / Line 214: @@
 File:SB001 MD Box Front.jpg
 File:SB001 MD Box Back.jpg
+SB001 MD Box Front alt.png|alt
 </gallery>
-==Indonesia==
+==Worldwide==
 ===Mega Drive (unknown)===
-Mega Drive with 20 built in games.
+A fairly boring Mega Drive clone which appears from time to time which can be identify by lack of Sega logo on controller in the front box and physically. Shipped with two odd-looking six button controllers and a multicart of some description, and the colours are off.
-<gallery>
-File:MDClone3.jpg
+{|class="prettytable sortable" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
-MDClone MD 21G.jpg|21 game variant
+|-
+! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Clone (Example)'''
+! style="width:100px;" style="text-align: center;" |'''Original (Example)'''
+|- style="background: silver;"
+|-
+|<gallery>MDClone1 Box Front.jpg</gallery>
+|<gallery>MD1 HK Box Front.jpg
+MD1 PAL B CEE Box.jpg
 </gallery>
+|-
+|<gallery>MDClone1 Box Back.jpg</gallery>
+|<gallery>MD1 HK Box Back.jpg</gallery>
+|-
+|<gallery>MDClone1.jpg</gallery>
+|<gallery>Megadrive1.jpg</gallery>
+|-
+|}
-===Genesis (unknown)===
-A Japanese-style Mega Drive with "Genesis" labeled on top.
 <gallery>
-File:MDClone2.jpg
+MDClone34 Box Front.jpg
+MDClone34 Box Back.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 3.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 3 Bottom.jpg|''Z'' series
+Unknown MD1 Clone 3 Internal.jpg
+MD 1601-15 bootleg serialno.jpg|''A205'' series
+MDClone34 Pads.jpg
+MDClone34alt Box Front.jpg
+MDClone34alt.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Box Front.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Contents.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 2.jpg
+Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Bottom.jpg
 </gallery>
+===Siga Miga Drive===
+One of the earliest clones.
+{{gitem|Siga MD Box Front.png}}
+{{gitem|Siga.jpg}}
+{{gitem|SegaIsraelSegaClub IL PrintAd.jpg|Advert including a feature on how to tell a genuine Mega Drive from a clone (Siga as example). Print advert in Freak (IL) #10 (1993-xx-xx)
+}}
 ==Others==
@@ Line 139: / Line 269: @@
 MD 35 games Box Front.png
 MD 35 games.png
-</gallery>
-===Beta===
-By [[Shanghai Huze Electronics Co.]]
-<gallery>
-Beta MD Box Front.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Dr Super Star Drive===
-Mega Drive clone made in China by Shenzhen Jichang Elec. Co. It's successor is [[Star Drive 2|Dr Super Star Drive 2]].
-<gallery>
-File:drsuper_stardrive_1.jpg|DrSUPER Star Drive
-File:drsuper_stardrive_2.jpg|Back label
-File:drsuper_stardrive_3.jpg|Internals
 </gallery>
@@ Line 168: / Line 284: @@
 </gallery>
-===Mega Drive (unknown)===
+===Megastar===
-A fairly boring Mega Drive clone which appears from time to time which can be identify by lack of Sega logo on controller in the front box and physically. Shipped with two odd-looking six button controllers and a multicart of some description, and the colours are off.
 <gallery>
-File:MDClone1.jpg
+Megastar MD Box Front.png
-File:MDClone1 Box Front.jpg
-File:MDClone1 Box Back.jpg
 </gallery>
-===SB-16A===
+===Mega Drive (unknown)===
-Made by [[Subor]].
+Box design based on Genesis 3 style.
 <gallery>
-SB16A MD Box Front.jpg
+MD Box Front Clone.jpg
-SB16A MD.jpg
 </gallery>
-===Siga Miga Drive===
-One of the earliest clones.
-{{gitem|Siga MD Box Front.png}}
-{{gitem|Siga.jpg}}
-{{gitem|SegaIsraelSegaClub IL PrintAd.jpg|Advert including a feature on how to tell a genuine Mega Drive from a clone (Siga as example). Print advert in Freak (IL) #10 (1993-xx-xx)
-}}
 ===Super Creation===
@@ Line 218: / Line 323: @@
 <gallery>
 File:MD Laser Flash.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Gentry IQ-1600===
-<gallery>
-File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Box Front.jpg
-File:MD Gentry IQ-1600.jpg
-File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Bottom.jpg
-File:MD Gentry IQ-1600 Internals.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 246: / Line 343: @@
 File:MD Clone Game Drive.jpg
 File:MD Clone Game Drive Internal.jpg
-</gallery>
-===New Star Series===
-By [[Tianjing Newstar Electronics., Ltd.]]
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 257: / Line 348: @@
 <gallery>
 Notavailable.svg
-</gallery>
-===Mega Drive 2000===
-<gallery>
-MegaDrive2000 MD Box Front.jpg
-MD2000 Box Front Kish.jpg
-MD2000 Box Front Kish Alt.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 275: / Line 359: @@
 ==Unsorted==
 <gallery>
-MDClone34 Box Front.jpg
-MDClone34 Box Back.jpg
-MDClone34 Top.jpg
-MDClone34 Bottom.jpg
-MDClone34 Pads.jpg
-MDClone34alt Box Front.jpg
-MDClone34alt.jpg
 Unknown MD1 Clone.jpg
 Unknown MD1 Clone Internal.jpg
 Unknown MD1 Clone Bottom.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Box Front.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Contents.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 2.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 2 Bottom.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 3.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 3 Bottom.jpg
-Unknown MD1 Clone 3 Internal.jpg
-MD 1601-15 bootleg serialno.jpg|(alt)
-MD Box Front Clone.jpg
 </gallery>
 {{MDUnlicensed}}

Difference between revisions of "Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive)"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 16:18, 3 May 2024

Contents

China

Beta

New Star

New Star Series

PSL

SB-16A

Shiba Super Game

Hong Kong

Gentry IQ-1600

India

Media Grand Master

Indonesia

Mega Drive (unknown)

Genesis (unknown)

Middle East

Gamestar

Mega Drive (unknown)

Mega Drive 2000

Rinco New Home Computer Super Mega III

Star Drive

Poland

Hunt 16 bit

Macro Drive

Russia

Fugi Star Drive

Serbia and Montenegro

Star Drive II

South America

Mega Drive (Argevision)

Super Songa

King Karol

The Best NG-16 (YS-750)

Mega Drive (Kinyo)

Mega Drive (NASA)

Taiwan

Dr Super Star Drive

Turkey

SB-001/Niysa Assai P5

Worldwide

Mega Drive (unknown)

Siga Miga Drive

Others

35 Games Mega Drive

Generation 2

Mega 16 Plus

Megastar

Mega Drive (unknown)

Super Creation

Samba Super Game

Super Mega

Laser Flash

Super Mission SM-2001

Super Sinca(?)

Game Drive

Super Genesis

Super Vega

Unsorted