Mega Drive consoles in North America
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North America
Genesis (with Altered Beast)
Sega failed to win the naming rights for "Sega Mega Drive" in North America, so they stuck with the term "Sega Genesis" instead. Step one for Sega was to try and prove a 16-bit console was better than an 8-bit one, so their first release of the Genesis console was bundled with the arcade conversion, Altered Beast.
Front of box
Back of box
Genesis II: The Core System
In 1998 Majesco were given the rights to distribute older Sega consoles in the region. They gave all their systems a slight touch up, and can be visually identified by the use of the term "The Core System" on the front (and also because all manufacturing was done in Mexico). Otherwise, this is a standard Genesis II with no pack-in games.
- SGen2Majesco US Box Front.jpg
Front of box
Genesis 3
- Main Article: Genesis 3
Majesco also made a cut-down version of the console, titled the Genesis 3. The smaller shell and PCB made it incompatible with many of the add-ons and as it was released so late, it failed to sell well.