Sega Multi-Mega
From Sega Retro
The Sega Genesis CDX (a.k.a Multi-Mega) is a Sega Genesis and Sega CD in one unit, with the added function of operating as a personal CD player, running off of batteries (althought a power adaptor can be used for this also, it won't provide much help in a car...). It featured the last version of the Mega CD Bios, v.2.21. SEGA stopped producing the console when 32Xs were being made, and annouced the CDX as merely a novelty item, and not intended for the main stream. It is also, like the Sega CD and Sega Saturn, compatible with CD+G discs.
It is about as large as a standard personal CD player, with the only extra size being to fit the Genesis cartridge slot. It's also slightly heavier.
The unit takes a standard Genesis 2 power adaptor, which fits into the top of the unit. It also uses the Genesis 2-style A/V leads, which resides in the right of the machine, meaning you have to have a 2 inch gap at that one side.
The left side of the unit has 3 features, a headphones socket, which works for both CDs and games, along with a volume control. This was heavily missed with the Genesis 2, so this is a welcome addition. There is also a line out socket for hooking up to a hi-fi system.
The front of the unit has controller port 1 on the far left, a power button in the middle, and controller port 2 on the far right. This spacing looks nice, if causing annoyances with the 4-way multitap. Above this there are the unit controls. From left to right we have a small Open button to open the CD lid, a 'backwards button' followed by a forwards button, both of course for CD playback, a small LCD screen in the middle displaying the current track number (including which audio track it's currently playing in-game), as well as displaying 'Access' when it's loading. Following this we have a Play/Pause button and a Stop button, again both for CD playback, and a small blue reset button.
The unit itself apparently came packaged with a 6-button controller, a power adaptor, a Red-White-Yellow style A/V cable (probably an RF cable in Europe), along with the Sega Classics 5in1 pack (which contained Streets of Rage, Columns, Super Monaco GP, The Revenge of Shinobi and Golden Axe), Sonic CD and Ecco CD.
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