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

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From the end of the 90s, consoles began to have a less and less important role due to the developing PCs in the target pirate markets (Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, South America). In order to make the purchase of unlicensed equipment more attractive, producers (mainly in China) started to produce, instead of clones resembling [[PlayStation]], a combination of consoles with computer keyboards, calling them educational consoles. Usually, these devices were associated with the 8-bit [[Nintendo]]. In 2000, consoles were banned in China, but law allowed the production of these educational consoles, because consider them as a computer, thus allowing China and the rest of the world to be flooded by a wave of educational consoles in the early 2000s. Most of them are 8-bit Nintendo, but there are also versions of 16-bit [[Sega]]. Most of these Sega clones was intended for China, Russian and CIS markets, where Sega was still popular.
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In 1995, the designer of Game Genie, Yi-Rong Chen, got patent for Mega Drive 16-bit computer system, that looked like keyboard.<ref>https://patents.google.com/patent/US5701478A/en?inventor=Yi-Rong+Chen&oq=Yi-Rong+Chen</ref> With help of [[Realtec]], he created EZcom.  
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Educational Mega Drive consoles got second life in early 2000s, when bootleg sellers wanted to compete with 8-bit Nintendo educational computers clones. Most of these clones was intended for Chinese, Russian and CIS markets, where Sega was still popular.
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==EZcom==
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==FDC-2000==
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Chinese clone using both cartridges and floppy disk, released in 1995 by Tiānjīn shì xīnxīng diànzǐ (天津市新星电子). Console was unsuccessful because of its high price.
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Revision as of 07:41, 7 April 2023

In 1995, the designer of Game Genie, Yi-Rong Chen, got patent for Mega Drive 16-bit computer system, that looked like keyboard.[1] With help of Realtec, he created EZcom.

Educational Mega Drive consoles got second life in early 2000s, when bootleg sellers wanted to compete with 8-bit Nintendo educational computers clones. Most of these clones was intended for Chinese, Russian and CIS markets, where Sega was still popular.

EZcom

Main article: EZcom.

FDC-2000

Chinese clone using both cartridges and floppy disk, released in 1995 by Tiānjīn shì xīnxīng diànzǐ (天津市新星电子). Console was unsuccessful because of its high price.

GS-200N

The most popular keyboard Mega Drive with logo of Glorysun that comes with 2 control pads, mouse and Programma dlya uchoby cartridge. Distributed in China and later in many other brands in Russia.

Magic Teacher GS-200N

Main article: Magic_Drive#Magic_Teacher_GS-200N.

The clone intended for Russian market. The first copies of that were distirbuted with the same keyboard as regular GS-200N.

Lega 16 bit LG-188N

Another Russian clone.

  • Box+console[8]

Subor 16 bit GS-200N

The clone made by Subor for Russian market.

Fei Hao 16JP-008

The clone made by Fei Hao for Russian market.

"Cyber" brand

Main article: CyberShell.
Main article: CyberSmart.

"Kibord" brand

Main article: Kibord-005.
Main article: Kibord-007.

"Magistr" brand

Main article: Magistr_Drive#Magistr_Aspirant.2FObuchayushchiy_Aspirant.
Main article: Magistr_Drive#Magistr_Litseist.

"Kombat" brand

Main article: Kombat 16+.


Unlicensed Mega Drive clones
Clone consoles
Mega Drive | Mega Drive 2 | Genesis 3 | "Mini" models | "PlayStation" models | Keyboard models | Famiclone models | VCD/DVD players | Others


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"
Data Frog | Dendy | Game-In | Game Box | Game Stick | Hamy | Magic Drive | Magistr Drive | Maniac Drive | Orbita OT-TYG | Retro Genesis | Super Drive | Super Console X | Titan | Mega Dream | SZGV | V-Com
  1. ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US5701478A/en?inventor=Yi-Rong+Chen&oq=Yi-Rong+Chen
  2. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208246;image
  3. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208236;image
  4. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208238;image
  5. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208242;image
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/hallyvorc/status/1196222065533054976/photo/1
  7. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=209649;image
  8. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0s6p75tu434a91f3drofmojul2&action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=231361;image
  9. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=213665;image
  10. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=213667;image
  11. ↑ https://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0s6p75tu434a91f3drofmojul2&action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=216836;image
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