Difference between revisions of "Unlicensed Mega Drive clones"
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StarGame and Gigatron are both (supposedly) housed in the same region of China, and there's certainly similarities between their crap - same company? -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 11:21, 22 August 2013 (CDT) | StarGame and Gigatron are both (supposedly) housed in the same region of China, and there's certainly similarities between their crap - same company? -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 11:21, 22 August 2013 (CDT) | ||
| − | Shenzhen is a massive industrial zone next to Hong Kong, lots of electronics are made there so it's probably just a coincidence. United Arab Emirates owner of Gigatron, but StarGame contacts have Chinese names. Maybe Gigatron just exports MDs manufactured by StarGame?--[[User:Pirate Dragon|Pirate Dragon]] ([[User talk:Pirate Dragon|talk]]) 11:34, 23 August 2013 (CDT) | + | :Shenzhen is a massive industrial zone next to Hong Kong, lots of electronics are made there so it's probably just a coincidence. United Arab Emirates owner of Gigatron, but StarGame contacts have Chinese names. Maybe Gigatron just exports MDs manufactured by StarGame?--[[User:Pirate Dragon|Pirate Dragon]] ([[User talk:Pirate Dragon|talk]]) 11:34, 23 August 2013 (CDT) |
| − | I guess you've probably already seen these, but just in case (click on images for larger); | + | :I guess you've probably already seen these, but just in case (click on images for larger); |
| − | stargame-cn.com/Sega/page422.htm | + | stargame-cn.com/Sega/page422.htm--[[User:Pirate Dragon|Pirate Dragon]] ([[User talk:Pirate Dragon|talk]]) 11:56, 23 August 2013 (CDT) |
Revision as of 11:56, 23 August 2013
I think it's totally worthwhile trying to document (or at least "list") the many, many unlicensed Mega Drive clones out there. Not just because some are genuinely interesting, but because in countries like Argentina, they're more common than official models.
But I'm running into problems - something I've also experienced with third-party controllers and official console bundles - there's not always a lot of stuff to say. I'm not particularly comfortable with giving every single system its own page (mostly because a lot of these don't have official names), but at the same time I find pages like this one pretty messy. I think we need a more elegant solution, but I'm not really sure what that should look like - any ideas? -Black Squirrel (talk) 05:26, 12 August 2013 (CDT)
- A table might look a bit better, but I think the list we have now is sufficient. Eventually every clone could have its own page. Potentially there's enough material per console to warrant it; box scans, PCB pics, and any cosmetic and regional variants. - Hivebrain (talk) 12:18, 15 August 2013 (CDT)
Mr. Dragon
http://www.stargame-cn.com/index.htm
StarGame and Gigatron are both (supposedly) housed in the same region of China, and there's certainly similarities between their crap - same company? -Black Squirrel (talk) 11:21, 22 August 2013 (CDT)
- Shenzhen is a massive industrial zone next to Hong Kong, lots of electronics are made there so it's probably just a coincidence. United Arab Emirates owner of Gigatron, but StarGame contacts have Chinese names. Maybe Gigatron just exports MDs manufactured by StarGame?--Pirate Dragon (talk) 11:34, 23 August 2013 (CDT)
- I guess you've probably already seen these, but just in case (click on images for larger);
stargame-cn.com/Sega/page422.htm--Pirate Dragon (talk) 11:56, 23 August 2013 (CDT)