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| consoleimage=MegaDrive44.jpg | | consoleimage=MegaDrive44.jpg | ||
| name=Mega Drive 4 | | name=Mega Drive 4 | ||
| − | | maker=[[Simba's Video Games]] | + | | maker=[[Simba's Video Games]], [[Zoga|Dongguan Dewei Electronic Co., Ltd]] |
| distributor= | | distributor= | ||
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| releases={{releasesMD | | releases={{releasesMD | ||
| md_date_ru=1999 | | md_date_ru=1999 | ||
| + | | md_date_ru_2=2006 | ||
| + | | md_type_ru_2=VG-1604 | ||
| md_date_as=xxxx | | md_date_as=xxxx | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The '''Sega Mega Drive 4''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[console clone]] manufactured by Simba. Despite clearly saying "SEGA" on the underside of the console, the machine is, in fact, not endorsed by Sega in the slightest. It is also strikingly similar to a PAL Sega Mega Drive II, aside from the red dust cover shared by the Japanese version | + | The '''Sega Mega Drive 4''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[console clone]] manufactured by Simba's and later by Dongguan Dewei Electronic Co., Ltd. Despite clearly saying "SEGA" on the underside of the console, the machine is, in fact, not endorsed by Sega in the slightest. It is also strikingly similar to a PAL Sega Mega Drive II, aside from the red dust cover shared by the Japanese version |
The console ships with two six button controllers, which too can be identified as fakes due to the "16 BIT" lettering on the front. | The console ships with two six button controllers, which too can be identified as fakes due to the "16 BIT" lettering on the front. | ||
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File:MegaDrive43.jpg|Outputs. This particular Mega Drive 4 is in a shoddy state, possibly due to weak plastic | File:MegaDrive43.jpg|Outputs. This particular Mega Drive 4 is in a shoddy state, possibly due to weak plastic | ||
File:MegaDrive4 Gamepad.jpg|Mega Drive 4 gamepad | File:MegaDrive4 Gamepad.jpg|Mega Drive 4 gamepad | ||
| + | MegaDrive4 VG-1604.jpg|Re-release by Dongguan Dewei Electronic with Sega name removed | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| front=MegaDrive4 MD Box Front.jpg | | front=MegaDrive4 MD Box Front.jpg | ||
| back=MegaDrive4 MD RU Box Back.jpg | | back=MegaDrive4 MD RU Box Back.jpg | ||
| + | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| + | | square=yes | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Scanbox | ||
| + | | console=Mega Drive (VG-1604) | ||
| + | | region= | ||
| + | | front=MegaDrive4 MD RU Box Front VG-1604.jpg | ||
| + | | back=MegaDrive4 MD RU Box Back VG-1604.jpg | ||
| spinemissing=yes | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| square=yes | | square=yes | ||
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| Manufacturer: Simba's Video Games, Dongguan Dewei Electronic Co., Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built-in games: 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sega Mega Drive 4 is a Sega Mega Drive console clone manufactured by Simba's and later by Dongguan Dewei Electronic Co., Ltd. Despite clearly saying "SEGA" on the underside of the console, the machine is, in fact, not endorsed by Sega in the slightest. It is also strikingly similar to a PAL Sega Mega Drive II, aside from the red dust cover shared by the Japanese version
The console ships with two six button controllers, which too can be identified as fakes due to the "16 BIT" lettering on the front.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU) #1: "" (1999-xx-xx)
- 730 igr dlya Sega (RU) #1: "" (1999-xx-xx)
Gallery
Closeup of the console
Underside of the console, with guidelines for a region switch
Outputs. This particular Mega Drive 4 is in a shoddy state, possibly due to weak plastic
Mega Drive 4 gamepad
Re-release by Dongguan Dewei Electronic with Sega name removed
Physical scans
| Mega Drive, |
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   Cover
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| Mega Drive (VG-1604), |
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  Cover
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References