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'''Mega Net''' was an online service for Brazillian owners of the [[Sega Mega Drive]], in the vein of Japan's [[Sega Meganet]] service. As with most Brazillian products with a relation to [[Sega]], the service was started and maintained by Sega's Brazillian distributor [[Tectoy]] was did not exist outside of Brazil.
 
'''Mega Net''' was an online service for Brazillian owners of the [[Sega Mega Drive]], in the vein of Japan's [[Sega Meganet]] service. As with most Brazillian products with a relation to [[Sega]], the service was started and maintained by Sega's Brazillian distributor [[Tectoy]] was did not exist outside of Brazil.
  
Tectoy's Mega Net service began in late 1995, and required a proprietary Mega Net modem accessory to be inserted into the Mega Drive's cartridge slot. Similar to North America's [[Sega Channel]], news of new Sega products and downloadable Mega Drive games were available through the service. It also appears (from looking the main menu) to have been capable of reading email and going on the Internet (to what extent is unknown).
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Tectoy's Mega Net service began in late 1995, and required a proprietary Mega Net modem accessory to be inserted into the Mega Drive's cartridge slot. Similar to North America's [[Sega Channel]], news of new Sega products and downloadable Mega Drive games were available through the service. It also appears (from looking at the main menu) to have been capable of reading email and going on the Internet (to what extent is unknown).
  
 
Several revisions of the modem were released. The significantly rarer Mega Net 2 allows for two or more players to compete online.
 
Several revisions of the modem were released. The significantly rarer Mega Net 2 allows for two or more players to compete online.

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Mega Net was an online service for Brazillian owners of the Sega Mega Drive, in the vein of Japan's Sega Meganet service. As with most Brazillian products with a relation to Sega, the service was started and maintained by Sega's Brazillian distributor Tectoy was did not exist outside of Brazil.

Tectoy's Mega Net service began in late 1995, and required a proprietary Mega Net modem accessory to be inserted into the Mega Drive's cartridge slot. Similar to North America's Sega Channel, news of new Sega products and downloadable Mega Drive games were available through the service. It also appears (from looking at the main menu) to have been capable of reading email and going on the Internet (to what extent is unknown).

Several revisions of the modem were released. The significantly rarer Mega Net 2 allows for two or more players to compete online.

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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 | Mega 6 | 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)
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Add-ons Game Box | Power Base Converter | Mega-CD | 32X (Mega-CD 32X) | Mega Modem | Demo System DS-16
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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 | AC adaptor | Cleaning System | Control Pad Extension Cord | Game Factory | Genesis Speakers | Headset | HeartBeat Catalyst | Microphone | Region converter cartridges | Mega Terminal | Nomad PowerBack | RF Unit | SCART Cable | Stereo Audio Video Cable | Team Player | Video Monitor Cable | Third-party AC adaptors | 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