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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: | 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: | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 5 July 2023
From the mid-to-late 90s the Mega Drive template of choice predictably became the cost-reduced Mega Drive 2. Similar to before clones of this system became popular in South America, although there was also a following in parts of Asia. 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.
- Extreme Land Mega Drive 2
- Liko BBG-688
- Game Drive 2
- Mega Drive II (StarGame)
- Mondial Drive II
- Mega Drive 4
- New Star 2
- Super Mega Driver
- Star Drive 2
Due to the vast number of Mega Drive 2 clones, we have also split some by geographical region:
- Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in the Middle East
- Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in Russia
- Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive 2) in South America
Contents
- 1 Ukraine
- 2 Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)
- 3 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 4 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 5 Mega Drive 2 (BII)
- 6 Others
- 6.1 Asian
- 6.2 Amtrade Super Game
- 6.3 Hamy-16
- 6.4 Macro Drive
- 6.5 MD Genesis 2 (Retroad)
- 6.6 Sedaa
- 6.7 Meda Drive II (Sedaa)
- 6.8 Medaa Drive II (Sedaa)
- 6.9 Medaa Drive II (Sedaav)
- 6.10 Medda Drive II (Sedda)
- 6.11 Zmedda Drive II (Zseda)
- 6.12 Mega 2 (unknown)
- 6.13 Mega Drive 2 (MG Electronics Industry Co., Ltd)
- 6.14 Mega Drive 2 (Sego)
- 6.15 Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)
- 6.16 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.17 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.18 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.19 Mega Drive 2 368 in 1
- 6.20 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.21 Mega Drive 2 (KF-2088A)
- 6.22 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.23 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.24 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.25 Mega Drive 2 (Atlanta)
- 6.26 Mega Drive 2 (Video Gioco 16-bit)
- 6.27 MEGA+Plus2 (Neon)
- 6.28 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.29 Video System 3 (Nicom)
- 6.30 Game Drive 2 (Nicom)
- 6.31 Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
- 6.32 Gamars GM-216
- 6.33 Gamars GM-316
- 6.34 Dragon
- 6.35 ET-97A
- 6.36 Mega Drive X
- 6.37 Mega Drive XI
- 6.38 Speed Drive 2
- 6.39 Super Creation 2
- 6.40 Superga/Super Sega
- 6.41 Super Game II 16 BIT (Argo)
- 6.42 Super Games (GA-349)
- 6.43 Zet Drive 2
- 6.44 Golden Drive 2
- 6.45 Mega Drive III (Virgin.Game(?))
- 6.46 32 Mega 2 (Mega 2)
- 6.47 Mega Drive II (unknown)
- 6.48 16-bit Mega Drive II
- 6.49 16-bit Super Mege Drive System
- 6.50 The Golden System 99
- 6.51 MT-Drive I
- 6.52 New Design 2
- 6.53 New Game 3
- 6.54 Mega Drive 2 (18 in 1 Rambo III)
- 6.55 Unsorted
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 were it was distributed domestically by TOV Kombat.
Sɘga Mega Nan II/Sega MD2 168+
Sold by VideoGames. It is also known as Sega MD2 168+.[1]
Console
Box Front (Sega MD2 168+)
Box Back (Sega MD2 168+)
Box Front (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
Box Back (Sɘga Mega Nan II)
TV Games WY-16
Sold by VideoGames. Bundle with Sonic.
Front
Back
Console
Manual
Mega Drive 2 (WEN-BC)
It was produce in China by order of WEN-BC company in 1996, to distribute it in Bulgaria. After a few years, company that produce this clone, decided to sell it in other countries like Russia. 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.
Box (White)[2]
Console (with WEN-BC name)
Box (Blue)
Console (without WEN-BC name)
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.
(2005)
(2010)
(2010)
(2011)
(2012)
(2014)
(2015)
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
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.
Might be the same)
(2012)
(2016)
(2016)
(2021)
Others
Asian
Amtrade Super Game
Hamy-16
Macro Drive
Originates from Taiwan.
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).
Sedaa
Spotted in South America although likely originates from Taiwan or China.
Meda Drive II (Sedaa)
Medaa Drive II (Sedaa)
Medaa Drive II (Sedaav)
Medda Drive II (Sedda)
Zmedda Drive II (Zseda)
Mega 2 (unknown)
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 (Sego)
Mega Drive 2 (SoRoo)
Distributed in India by Roosha World Electronics.
Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
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<
However, this does not give one hundred percent certainty.
| Clone (Example)[3] | Original (Example) |
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Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
North Amercan-style packaging, but same knock-off Japanese console you'll find elsewhere. Some adopt the North American colour scheme however.
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 (KF-2088A)
Produced by Zengcheng GangFeng Enterprise
Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
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 |
|---|---|
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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.
Mega Drive 2 (Atlanta)
Clone from 1996, signed by Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Seen in Russia, Poland and the Baltic States.
Blue (1996; One Pad)[4]
Blue (1996; Two Pads)[5]
Green (1996)
Blue (1997; One Pad)
Green (1997)
PL Warranty Seals
Mega Drive 2 (Video Gioco 16-bit)
Italian clone.
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.
PL warranty seal
Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
Next mother of clones. The biggest difference is the poorer color palette.
| Clone | Original |
|---|---|
Video System 3 (Nicom)
Game Drive 2 (Nicom)
Mega Drive 2 (unknown)
alt
Gamars GM-216
Rebrand of above console, sold in Indonesia by Gamcom Prima Electronic.
New Super Drive 2 model
Gamars GM-316
Successor of Gamars.
Dragon
ET-97A
Clone from China by Wai Xing Electronic Toy.
Mega Drive X
Mega Drive XI
(2013)
Speed Drive 2
Super Creation 2
By Club Video Game
Superga/Super Sega
Super Game II 16 BIT (Argo)
Super Games (GA-349)
Zet Drive 2
Golden Drive 2
Mega Drive III (Virgin.Game(?))
32 Mega 2 (Mega 2)
Mega Drive II (unknown)
Produced in Hong Kong, sold in Latvia by Relektronix.
Box
Manual
16-bit Mega Drive II
16-bit Super Mege Drive System
The Golden System 99
Bundle with Sonic, Sunset Riders and Buster's Hidden Treasure.
MT-Drive I
New Design 2
Lin Sheng
Lin Tong
New Game 3
Mega Drive 2 (18 in 1 Rambo III)
Unsorted
- MD2 MX -1631-07 label.png
- MD2 MX -1631-07 seal.png
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160930/http://videogames.com.ua/p28602623-sega-md2-168.html
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/drive-console-Japanese-version-genesis-system/dp/B00CFVYG0C
- ↑ https://www.avito.ru/sankt-peterburg/igry_pristavki_i_programmy/sega_mega_drive_2_sv308168_v_korobke_3218087774#extended
- ↑ https://allegrolokalnie.pl/oferta/konsola-sega-mega-drive-2-z-oryginalnym-kartonem
- ↑ https://postcdn.haraj.com.sa/userfiles30/2023-03-24/800x384-1_-GO__MTY3OTY0NTQyMzU2MDAyODkxODc5Mw.jpg/900/webp
