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*[[New Star 2]]
 
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*[[Super Drive (Unitech)]]
 
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==Hong Kong==
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===Mega Drive 2 G168===
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Sold by [[Vertex]].
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==India==
 
==India==
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===Asian===
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Released in 2013 by Amusement Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
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File:MD Clone Asian box front.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Media===
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Sold by [[Media Entertainment System]].
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===Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)===
 
Distributed by Roosha World Electronics.
 
Distributed by Roosha World Electronics.
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<gallery>
 
MD2 IT VideoGioco16.jpg
 
MD2 IT VideoGioco16.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Video System 3 (Nicom)===
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File:MD2 Clone Nicom Video System 3 Box Front.jpg
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MD2 Clone Nicom Video System 3 Box Front 5Giochi.png|With ''5 Super Giochi'' multicart
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File:Nicom MD2 1.jpg
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File:Nicom MD2 2.jpg
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File:Nicom MD2 3.jpg
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File:Nicom MD2 alt.jpg
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5SuperGiochi MD IT cart.png|''5 Super Giochi''
 
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</gallery>
  
 
==Latvia==
 
==Latvia==
===Mega Drive II (Naco)===
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===Relektronix Mega Drive II (Naco)===
Produced in Hong Kong by [[Naco]], sold in Latvia by [[Relektronix]].
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Produced in Hong Kong by [[Naco]], sold in Latvia by [[T.N.Rozalinde]].
 
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Notavailable.svg|Box
 
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==Ukraine==
 
==Ukraine==
 
===Mega Drive 2 (ZW-162)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (ZW-162)===
Credits [[Kin Wai (Hong Kong) Investment Limited]], similarly to the [[Mega Drive One]] and [[Mega Drive III (clone console)|Mega Drive III]]. This clone is common in Ukraine were it was distributed domestically by [[TOV Kombat]].
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Credits [[Kin Wai (Hong Kong) Investment Limited]], similarly to the [[Mega Drive One]] and [[Mega Drive III (clone console)|Mega Drive III]]. This clone is common in Ukraine where it was distributed domestically by [[TOV Kombat]] in 2000s.
 
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File:MD2Clone4.jpg
 
File:MD2Clone4.jpg
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===Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+===
 
===Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+===
Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160930/http://videogames.com.ua/p28602623-sega-md2-168.html</ref>.
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Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]] in 2010s<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160930/http://videogames.com.ua/p28602623-sega-md2-168.html</ref>.
 
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Sɘga Mega Man II box front.png|Box Front (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
 
Sɘga Mega Man II box front.png|Box Front (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
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===TV Games WY-16===
 
===TV Games WY-16===
Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]]. Bundle with Sonic.
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Sold by [[VideoGames (company)|VideoGames]] in 2010s. Bundle with Sonic.
 
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<gallery>
 
TVGames WY16 RU UA Box Front.png|Front
 
TVGames WY16 RU UA Box Front.png|Front
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TVGames WY16 console.png|Console
 
TVGames WY16 console.png|Console
 
TVGames WY16 RU UA Manual.png|Manual
 
TVGames WY16 RU UA Manual.png|Manual
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</gallery>
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===Super Drive II===
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Another version of popular in Russia [[Super Drive (Russia)|Super Drive]] clone, seen in early 2020s.
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SuperDrive2 MD UA Box Front.png
 
</gallery>
 
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===Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)===
The clone from [[WEN-BC]] sold from 1996 to 1998, primarily intendend for Bulgarian market, but it was also seen at the similar time in Russia/CIS territories. Today, this clone can be found on worldwide auction sites and it doesn’t have anything to do with WEN-BC, but it’s name on console and bulgarian sticker on box still remain.
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The clone from [[WEN-BC]] sold from 1996 to 1999, primarily intendend for Bulgarian market, but it was also seen at the similar time in Russia/CIS territories. Today, this clone can be found on worldwide auction sites and it doesn’t have anything to do with WEN-BC, but it’s name on console and bulgarian sticker on box still remain.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
MD2 Clone WENBC Box Front.png|Box (White)
 
MD2 Clone WENBC Box Front.png|Box (White)
 
File:MD2 Clone Box Front.jpg|Box (Blue)
 
File:MD2 Clone Box Front.jpg|Box (Blue)
 
File:MD2 Clone Box Back.jpg
 
File:MD2 Clone Box Back.jpg
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MD2 Clone WENBC Box Front alt.png|Box (Green)
 
File:MD2 Clone Contents.jpg|Console (without WEN-BC name)
 
File:MD2 Clone Contents.jpg|Console (without WEN-BC name)
 
MD2 Clone WENBC console.png|Console (with WEN-BC name)
 
MD2 Clone WENBC console.png|Console (with WEN-BC name)
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 97)
 
Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 97)
 
Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 98)
 
Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 98)
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Notavailable.svg|Sticker (cr 99)
 
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MD2 Atlanta96 label.jpg
 
MD2 Atlanta96 label.jpg
 
MD2 Atlanta96 PL Label.png|PL Warranty Seals  
 
MD2 Atlanta96 PL Label.png|PL Warranty Seals  
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</gallery>
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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The clone that was manufacture by different producers from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, found in many places of the world.
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SMD2 1P box front clone.jpg
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SMD2 1P box back clone.jpg
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MDClone40 MD Box Front.jpg
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SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 1.jpg
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SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 2.jpg
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MD2 Clone SV label.png
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Bootleg MD2 BG Manual ETDea.png|BG manual by ET "Dea" ({{gte}} 2000)
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MDClone40 MD RU Manual.jpg|RU manual (late 1990s)
 
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|<gallery>MD2 Asia PAL Box Front.jpg</gallery>
 
|<gallery>MD2 Asia PAL Box Front.jpg</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2Clone26 MD Box Front.jpg</gallery>
 
|<gallery>Asian Aral mdII 2 pad alt box front.jpeg</gallery>
 
 
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|<gallery>MD2 Clone CEE Box Back.png</gallery>
 
|<gallery>MD2 Clone CEE Box Back.png</gallery>
 
|<gallery>MD2 1P Asia PAL box back.jpg</gallery>
 
|<gallery>MD2 1P Asia PAL box back.jpg</gallery>
 
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|<gallery>MD2Clone26 MD label.png</gallery>
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|<gallery>MD2 Buka MK-1631-07.jpg</gallery>
 
|<gallery>MD2 Buka MK-1631-07.jpg</gallery>
 
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
32Mega2 MD Box Front.jpg
 
32Mega2 MD Box Front.jpg
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MD Clone Mega 2.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
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===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
The clone that was manufacture by different producers from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, found in many places of the world.
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
SMD2 1P box front clone.jpg
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MD2Clone26 MD Box Front.jpg
SMD2 1P box back clone.jpg
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MD2Clone26 MD label.png
MDClone40 MD Box Front.jpg
 
SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 1.jpg
 
SMD2 1Pad Asia PAL label 2.jpg
 
MD2 Clone SV label.png
 
Bootleg MD2 BG Manual ETDea.png|BG manual by ET "Dea" ({{gte}} 2000)
 
MDClone40 MD RU Manual.jpg|RU manual (late 1990s)
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===The Golden System 99===
 
===The Golden System 99===
Bundle with Sonic, Sunset Riders and Buster's Hidden Treasure.
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Bundle with ''[[Sonic 1|Sonic]]'', ''[[Sunset Riders]]'' and ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure]]''.
 
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<gallery>
 
TheGoldenSystem99 MD Box Front.jpg
 
TheGoldenSystem99 MD Box Front.jpg
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==Others==
 
==Others==
===Asian===
 
<gallery>
 
File:MD Clone Asian box front.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
===Amtrade Super Game===
 
===Amtrade Super Game===
 
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===Hamy-16===
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===MD-Plus===
 
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<gallery>
File:MD Hamy 16 Bit Box Front.jpg
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MDPlus MD Box Front.png
File:MD Hamy 16 Top.jpg
 
File:MD Hamy 16 Bottom.jpg
 
File:MD Hamy 16 Back.jpg
 
 
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MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents.JPG
 
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents.JPG
 
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents2.JPG
 
MD Clone Retroad MD Genesis 2 Contents2.JPG
</gallery>
 
 
===Mega 2 (unknown)===
 
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File:MD Clone Mega 2.jpg
 
 
</gallery>
 
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Video System 3 (Nicom)===
 
<gallery>
 
File:MD2 Clone Nicom Video System 3 Box Front.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 1.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 2.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 3.jpg
 
File:Nicom MD2 alt.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
 
===Mega Drive 2 (unknown)===
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</gallery>
 
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===New Game 3===
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===Players===
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By [[Zoga]].
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Players MD Box Front.png
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</gallery>
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===Super Drive 2 Mini===
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Clone of [[Mega Drive Mini 2]], sold by Temu.
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
MD Clone New Game 3.jpg
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SuperDrive2Mini MD Box Front.png
 
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 10 August 2024

From the mid 1990s to early 2000s the Mega Drive template of choice predictably became the cost-reduced Mega Drive 2. The clones of this system became popular in South America, former USSR, Middle East, Asia, parts of Europe and Africa. The simplified design of the Mega Drive 2 makes it very easy to reproduce - the number of Mega Drive 2 clones worldwide far exceeds that of other Sega clones, and was even the basis for some Famiclones.

Contents

Hong Kong

Mega Drive 2 G168

Sold by Vertex.

India

Asian

Released in 2013 by Amusement Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

Media

Sold by Media Entertainment System.

Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)

Distributed by Roosha World Electronics.

Mitashi Magic

Distributed by Mitashi Edutainment.

Indonesia

Gamars GM-216

Sold by Gamcom Prima Electronic.

Gamars GM-316

Successor of Gamars.

New Super Drive 2 (Gamars)

Italy

Mega Drive 2 (Video Gioco 16-bit)

Italian clone.

Video System 3 (Nicom)

Latvia

Relektronix Mega Drive II (Naco)

Produced in Hong Kong by Naco, sold in Latvia by T.N.Rozalinde.

Middle East

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in the Middle East.

Poland

MEGA+Plus2 (Neon)

Sold in Poland by Biwit. The box is similar to a North American Genesis model 2. Neon also made Mega Drive controllers.

Russia

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in Russia.

South America

Main article: Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in South America.

Ukraine

Mega Drive 2 (ZW-162)

Credits Kin Wai (Hong Kong) Investment Limited, similarly to the Mega Drive One and Mega Drive III. This clone is common in Ukraine where it was distributed domestically by TOV Kombat in 2000s.

Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+

Sold by VideoGames in 2010s[1].

TV Games WY-16

Sold by VideoGames in 2010s. Bundle with Sonic.

Super Drive II

Another version of popular in Russia Super Drive clone, seen in early 2020s.

Worldwide

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

More Chinese-built Worldwide sold Mega Drive 2s. Poor picture quality makes it difficult to deduce where they're from - could be StarGame, could be Gigatron. Other colours exist.

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Similar to the above, but only includes 9 built-in games (with no repeats) and a Micro SD card slot for playing ROM files. Outputs mono sound, is PAL 50Hz (but can be easily modified to NTSC 60Hz), has inaccurate sound (like Atgames clones), doesn't work with Everdrive, and doesn't work with high capacity multicarts.

Mega Drive 2 (BII)

Another worldwide sold clone.

Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)

The clone from WEN-BC sold from 1996 to 1999, primarily intendend for Bulgarian market, but it was also seen at the similar time in Russia/CIS territories. Today, this clone can be found on worldwide auction sites and it doesn’t have anything to do with WEN-BC, but it’s name on console and bulgarian sticker on box still remain.

Mega Drive 2 (Atlanta)

The clone from 1996, signed by Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sold in Poland (by F.A.V. Studio), Russia and the Baltic States.

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

The clone that was manufacture by different producers from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, found in many places of the world.

Mega Drive 2 (Black Box)

Perhaps this is the mother of all Mega Drive 2 clones. They are very faithful copies of the original consoles sold in Asia. Unfortunately, due to the little information gathered about the original consoles, it's very easy to confuse the original with the clone. Some things that are different in clones are:

  • incorrect serial numbers
  • the option of bypassing the regional blockade
  • box sizes
  • poorer color quality of the box
  • manual have less than 4 languages (should have English, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic or Thai)

However, this does not give one hundred percent certainty.

Clone (Example) Original (Example)

16-bit Mega Drive II

32 Mega 2 (Mega 2)

King Game 16 Mega Drive II

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Medaa Drive II (Sedaa)

Medaa Drive II (Sedaav)

Medda Drive II (Sedda)

Mega Drive III (Virgin.Game(?))

Mega Drive X

Mega Drive XI

Sedaa

Spotted in South America although likely originates from Taiwan or China.

Super Games (GA-349)

Zmedda Drive II (Zseda)

Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)

Another mother of clones. It differs from the original in the length of one of the sides. On the back side, Made in Japan is missing in most of the boxes.

Clone Original

Game Drive 2 (Nicom)

New Design 2

Mega Drive 2 (18 in 1 Rambo III)

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Similar to the above, however Sega seal is added.

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

A close copy of the "green" Asian model, but with a number of subtle differences.

Speed Drive 2

Zet Drive 2

Mega Drive 2 (White Box)

Next mother of clones. The biggest difference is the poorer color palette.

Clone Original

Golden Drive 2

Macro Drive

Originates from Taiwan.

Mega Trend 2

Mega Drive 2 (North America style)

North Amercan-style packaging, but same knock-off Japanese console you'll find elsewhere. Some adopt the North American colour scheme however.

Clone Original

The Golden System 99

Bundle with Sonic, Sunset Riders and Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure.

Others

Amtrade Super Game

MD-Plus

MD Genesis 2 (Retroad)

Released in 2019. Uses the TCT-6801 console-on-a-chip. Has NTSC/PAL/Overseas/Japan switches and contains 170 built-in games. Composite av output with stereo audio (the sound channels are reversed).

Mega Drive 2 (Sego)

Meda Drive II (Sedaa)

Mega Drive 2 (MG Electronics Industry Co., Ltd)

Chinese-born Mega Drive 2 clone with slight colour differences. The board is dated 19th October 2001.

Mega Drive 2 368 in 1

Here an 368-in-1 multicart gets a mention on the system itself.

Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Produced by Trump Grand Manufacturing Co.

Mega Drive 2 (SJ-6000)


Mega Drive 2 (unknown)

Dragon

Super Creation 2

Superga/Super Sega

Super Game II 16 BIT (Argo)

16-bit Super Mege Drive System

MT-Drive I

Players

By Zoga.

Super Drive 2 Mini

Clone of Mega Drive Mini 2, sold by Temu.

Unsorted

References


Unlicensed Mega Drive clones
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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 C-11 | Car Game | Dream X | Dual Action | e-time Game Play | GamBrothers | GN Twin | FC3 Plus | Kid Box | Neo-16 | Noritul FX-16 | Ranbo ABL AA1000 | RetroN 3 | Sega Driver | ZW-1688 | ZW-16DC | ZW-16P3 | ZW-16XB | ZW-163 | ZW-167 | ZW-169 | ZW-V21
2010s Fei Hao HD Retro Game | HD Game System | MegaRetroN HD | Mega Sg | PAP1000 | RetroN 5 | Super Retro Trio | Super Retro Trio Plus
2020s 2E Game Console 16 bit | MixHD | Nimbus Smart | Polymega | RetroN 3 HD | SG800
Portables
Cartridge-based 16 Bit Pocket MD | Advance Digitals | DVTech Discovery | ES-2016 | HG-806 | Mega Drive Portable | MDPortable | One Station | Pocket MD | PXP Slim Station | RetroGen | ZW-16M
Emulator-based !QU | Anbernic | Dinax Pixel Games | eMote | EXEQ | Favorite G18 | Game King A-330 | Game Station A-320 | JXD S7300B | Sameo | SD Portable
Clone console "families"
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