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==United States==
 
==United States==
CONVERSION IN PROCESS
 
 
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
 
!Box
 
!Box
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
|[[File:SGen2TCS US Box Front.jpg|80px]]
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| front=SGen2TCS US Box Front.jpg
|Genesis: The Core System
+
| back=
|>= 199x
+
| spinemissing=
|
+
| square=yes
|
+
 
|?
+
| name=Genesis: The Core System
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
+
 
x1
+
| dateprice1=(>= 199x)
|None
+
 
|
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{ConsoleRelease
 +
| front=SGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG
 +
| back=SGen2S2 US Box Back.JPG
 +
| spinemissing=yes
 +
| square=yes
 +
 
 +
| name=Genesis: Sonic 2 System
 +
 
 +
| dateprice1=(>= 1992)
 +
 
 +
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
 +
| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{ConsoleRelease
 +
| front=MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg
 +
| back=
 +
| spinemissing=
 +
| square=yes
 +
 
 +
| name=Genesis: Sega Sports System
 +
| dateprice1=(>= 1993)
 +
 
 +
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]] (x2)
 +
 
 +
| hard2=Notavailable.svg
 +
| hard2name=Stadium Cusion
 +
 
 +
| soft1=NFLFootball94 MD US Box.jpg
 +
| soft1name=''[[NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana]]''
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{ConsoleRelease
 +
| front=
 +
| back=
 +
| spinemissing=
 +
| square=yes
 +
 
 +
| name=Genesis
 +
 
 +
| dateprice1=(>= 1993)
 +
 
 +
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
 +
| soft1name=''[[Sonic Spinball]]''
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{ConsoleRelease
 +
| front=
 +
| back=
 +
| spinemissing=
 +
| square=yes
 +
 
 +
| name=Genesis
  
|-
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1993)
|[[File:SGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG|80px]]
 
|Genesis: Sonic 2 System
 
|>= 199x
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
|[[File:MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg|80px]]
+
| consolecode=??
|Genesis: Sega Sports System
 
|>= 1993
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x2
 
|''[[NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana]]'', "Stadium Cushion"
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
|
+
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
|Genesis
 
|>= 1993
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Sonic Spinball]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| soft1=EC MD US Box.jpg
|
+
| soft1name=''[[Eternal Champions]]''
|Genesis
+
}}
|>= 1993
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Eternal Champions]]''
 
|
 
  
 
{{ConsoleRelease
 
{{ConsoleRelease
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}}
 
}}
  
|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
|[[File:MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg|80px]]
+
| front=MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg
|Genesis
+
| back=
|>= 1994
+
| spinemissing=
|
+
| square=yes
|
+
 
|?
+
| name=Genesis
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
+
 
x1
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1994)
|''[[The Lion King]]''
+
 
|
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=Lion King MD US Box.jpg
 +
| soft1name=''[[The Lion King]]''
 +
}}
  
 
{{ConsoleRelease
 
{{ConsoleRelease
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}}
 
}}
  
|-
 
|[[File:MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg|80px]]
 
|Genesis
 
|>= 1994
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Sonic and Knuckles]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
{{ConsoleRelease
|
+
| front=MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg
|Genesis Sonic System
+
| back=
|>= 1994
+
| spinemissing=
|
+
| square=yes
|
+
 
|?
+
| name=Genesis
|??
+
 
x1
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1994)
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]''
+
 
|Stock clearance?
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
 +
| soft1name=''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
 +
}}
  
|-
+
{{ConsoleRelease
|[[File:MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg|80px]]
+
| front=
|Genesis: Supersonic System
+
| back=
|>= 1994
+
| spinemissing=
|
+
| square=yes
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', ''[[Sonic and Knuckles]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| name=Genesis Sonic System
|[[File:MD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg|80px]]
 
|Genesis
 
|>= 1995
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[6 Pak]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1994)
|[[File:SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg|80px]]
 
|Genesis
 
|>= 1995
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[6 Pak]]''
 
|Newer variant?
 
  
|-
+
| console=Notavailable.svg
|
+
| consolecode=??
|Genesis Garfield: Caught in the Act Pack
 
|>= 1995
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Garfield: Caught in the Act]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| hard1=Notavailable.svg
|
+
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
|Genesis College Football's National Championship II Pack
 
|>= 1995
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[College Football's National Championship II]]''
 
|
 
  
|-
+
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
|[[File:Genesis US Box Front Columns.jpg|80px]]
+
| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|Genesis
+
| soft2=Notavailable.svg
|>= 199x
+
| soft2name=''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]''
|
+
}}
|
 
|?
 
|[[File:Pad gen v3.jpg|80px]]
 
x1
 
|''[[Columns]]''
 
|
 
  
 
{{ConsoleRelease
 
{{ConsoleRelease
| front=SGenTCS Majesco US Box Front.jpg
+
| front=
| back=SGenTCS Majesco US Box Back.jpg
+
| back=
| spinemissing=yes
+
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
  
| name=Genesis: The Core System
+
| name=Genesis: Supersonic System
  
| dateprice1=(>= 1998)
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1994)
  
 
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 
| console=Genesis2.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
  
| soft1=SubTerrania MD US Box.jpg
+
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
| soft1name=''[[Sub-Terrania]]''
+
| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
  
 
| soft2=Notavailable.svg
 
| soft2=Notavailable.svg
| soft2name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
+
| soft2name=''[[Sonic and Knuckles]]''
 
}}
 
}}
|}
 
  
 +
{{ConsoleRelease
 +
| front=MD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg
 +
| back=MD2 US Box Back 6Pak Alt.jpg
 +
| spinemissing=yes
 +
| square=yes
 +
 +
| name=Genesis
 +
 +
| dateprice1=(>= 1995)
 +
 +
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 +
| soft1=6-pakCart.jpg
 +
| soft1name=''[[6 Pak]]''
 +
}}
  
  
  
==Genesis 2 (The Core System)==
+
{{ConsoleRelease
When the redesigned Genesis 2 came into production, packaging for both consoles and games adopted the new red/black color scheme. As with the model 1, "The Core System" contains nothing but the console, cables and one controller.
+
| front=SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US (Genesis 2, "The Core System")
 
| front=SGen2TCS US Box Front.jpg
 
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
 
| item1name=Console
 
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
}}
 
  
==Genesis 2 (with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'')==
+
| name=Genesis
A Genesis 2 bundle containing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.
+
 
{{Scanbox
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1995)
| console=Mega Drive
+
 
| region=US (Genesis 2, with ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'')
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
| front=SGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG
+
| consolecode=??
| back=SGen2S2 US Box Back.JPG
+
 
| spinemissing=yes
+
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
| square=yes
+
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
+
 
| item1name=Console
+
| soft1=6-pakfront.jpg
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+
| soft1name=''[[6 Pak]]''
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
| item3=Notavailable.svg
 
| item3name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic 2]]''
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Genesis 2 (Sega Sports System)==
+
{{ConsoleRelease
{{Scanbox
+
| front=
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US (Genesis 2, "Sega Sports System")
 
| front=MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg
 
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
+
 
| item1name=Console
+
| name=Genesis Garfield: Caught in the Act Pack
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]] (x2)
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1995)
| item3=NFLFootball94 MD US Box.jpg
+
 
| item3name=''[[NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana|NFL '94]]''
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
| item4=Notavailable.svg
+
| consolecode=??
| item4name="Stadium Cusion"
+
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=GCItA MD US Box.jpg
 +
| soft1name=''[[Garfield: Caught in the Act]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
 
+
{{ConsoleRelease
==Genesis 2 (with ''[[The Lion King]]'')==
+
| front=
A Genesis 2 bundle containing ''[[The Lion King]]''.
 
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US (Genesis 2 with ''The Lion King'')
 
| front=MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg
 
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
+
 
| item1name=Console
+
| name=Genesis College Football's National Championship II Pack
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1995)
| item3=Lion King MD US Box.jpg
+
 
| item3name=''[[The Lion King|Lion King]]''
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=CFNCII MD US Box.jpg
 +
| soft1name=''[[College Football's National Championship II]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Genesis 2 (with ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'')==
+
{{ConsoleRelease
{{Scanbox
+
| front=Genesis US Box Front Columns.jpg
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US (Genesis 2 with ''Sonic & Knuckles'')
 
| front=MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg
 
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
+
 
| item1name=Console
+
| name=Genesis
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+
| dateprice1=(>= 199x)
| item3=Notavailable.svg
+
 
| item3name=''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
 +
| consolecode=??
 +
 
 +
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
 +
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 +
 
 +
| soft1=Notavailable.svg
 +
| soft1name=''[[Columns]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Genesis 2 (with ''[[6-Pak]]'')===
+
{{ConsoleRelease
A bundle containing the ''[[6-Pak]]'' compilation was released in 1995, during the latter part of the system's lifetime.
+
| front=SGenTCS Majesco US Box Front.jpg
{{Scanbox
+
| back=SGenTCS Majesco US Box Back.jpg
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US (Genesis 2 with ''6-Pak'', older)
 
| front=MD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg
 
| back=MD2 US Box Back 6Pak Alt.jpg
 
 
| spinemissing=yes
 
| spinemissing=yes
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
+
 
| item1name=Console
+
| name=Genesis: The Core System
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
+
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
+
| dateprice1=(>= 1998)
| item3=6-pakCart.jpg
+
 
| item3name=''[[6-Pak]]''
+
| console=Genesis2.jpg
}}{{Scanbox
+
| consolecode=??
| console=Mega Drive
+
 
| region=US (Genesis 2 with ''6-Pak'', newer)
+
| hard1=Pad gen v3.jpg
| front=SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg
+
| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| item1=Genesis2.jpg
 
| item1name=Console
 
| item2=Pad MD PAL I.jpg
 
| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
| item3=6-pakfront.jpg
 
| item3name=''[[6-Pak]]''
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
|}
 +
  
 
==Canada==
 
==Canada==

Revision as of 15:56, 9 June 2014


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The Sega Mega Drive debuted in North America in August 1989, with a regionwide release in September of that year. Due to trademark issues, it was renamed the "Sega Genesis", and has always operated under this name under this region.

In the US, the console was distributed by Sega between 1989 and 1997. It was then passed to Majesco, who kept the system alive for an extra two years before it was shelved. In Canada, the Mega Drive was distributed by Irwin Toy in its early years, however Sega inevitably took back the distribution rights when the console proved successful. Many Canadian units and games were imported from the US. The Genesis 3 was also released in this region.

All North American units output an NTSC signal.

United States

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
SgenAB US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSgenAB US Box Front.jpg
Genesis
Genesis1.jpg
??
SGenS1 US Box Back.JPGNospine-small.pngSGenS1 US Box Front.JPG
Genesis
Genesis1.jpg
??
MD US Box Back SonicSystem.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTSS US Box Front.JPG
Genesis Sonic System
Genesis1.jpg
??
SGenTCS US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTCS US Box Front.jpg
Genesis: The Core System
Genesis1.jpg
??
SGenFightingSystem US Box Front.jpg
Genesis Fighting System
Genesis1.jpg
??
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px Genesis: The Core System
Genesis2.jpg
??
SGen2S2 US Box Back.JPGNospine-small.pngSGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG
Genesis: Sonic 2 System
Genesis2.jpg
??
MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg
Genesis: Sega Sports System
Genesis2.jpg
??
Notavailable.svg
Stadium Cusion
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
SGen2NFL US Box Front.JPG
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
SGen2S3ST US Box Front.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis Sonic System
Notavailable.svg
??
Genesis: Supersonic System
Genesis2.jpg
??
MD2 US Box Back 6Pak Alt.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis Garfield: Caught in the Act Pack
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis College Football's National Championship II Pack
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis US Box Front Columns.jpg
Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
SGenTCS Majesco US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTCS Majesco US Box Front.jpg
Genesis: The Core System
Genesis2.jpg
??


Canada

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD CA Box Back AlteredBeast.jpgNospine-small.pngMD CA Box Front AlteredBeast.jpg
Genesis
Genesis1.jpg
??
MD2 CA Box Back Sonic2System.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 CA Box Front Sonic2System.jpg
Genesis: Sonic 2 System
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis: The Core System
Genesis2.jpg
??


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