Mega Drive consoles in Europe

The European Sega Mega Drive debuted in the Winter of 1990. As with most European consoles, the systems are identical across all European countries, however were often marketed differently and received localised content.

Current sources do not make the distinction between "Europe" and "United Kingdom", so it is unknown exactly which regions each model was released in. In countries such as Australia and New Zealand, consoles were often imported from Europe due to similarities in television hardware. Again at this present time it is difficult to confirm which systems reached these countries.

Most European models output a PAL composite video signal, as well as localized RF output. French models don't have composite video or RF output; instead, they only have RGB output using the regular A/V out port.

In Central and Southern Europe (except for Greece) all consoles were imported by distributors from Germany or Austria, that's why they do not differ too much from them. However, models found in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova are described in this article[1].

United Kingdom

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Mega Drive		Altered Beast 50x50px Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Mega Drive	Control Pad
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	Control Pad
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog Streets of Rage
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog Streets of Rage
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog EA Sports Double Header
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog EA Sports Double Header
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games 2
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 2 Mega Games 3
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	EA Sports Double Header Mega Games 3
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive	Control Pad
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Mega Games I
Mega Drive Mega Games 2 Combat Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games 2
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	EA Sports Double Header
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
Mega Drive II	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Games 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I Mega Games 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 2 Mega Games 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Games 2
Mega Drive II	?? (x2)	Mega Games I Mega Games 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	European Club Soccer EA Sports Double Header
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 3 Ecco the Dolphin European Club Soccer
Mega Drive II Aladdin Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Disney's Aladdin
Mega Drive II Sonic Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II Street Fighter Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
Mega Drive II Good, Bad & Ugly Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 The Terminator James Bond 007: The Duel
Mega Drive II Marvel Pack	Control Pad (x2)	X-Men Captain America and the Avengers
Mega Drive II Unbelievable Value Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I EA Sports Double Header World Class Leader Board
Mega Drive II Wild & Wet Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Taz-Mania Ecco the Dolphin Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	FIFA International Soccer
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Disney's Aladdin
Mega Drive II		Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	The Lion King
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Virtua Racing
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Virtua Racing
Mega Drive II	Control Pad
Mega Drive II		Sonic Compilation
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games I Mega Games 2
Mega Drive II		Sonic Compilation
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games 6
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games 6 Vol. 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Sonic Compilation
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Toy Story
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega 6 Vol. 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega 6 Vol. 3

France

Box	Name	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive	Control Pad
	Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive		Sonic the Hedgehog Strider
	Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Streets of Rage
	Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I
	Mega Drive	Control Pad	David Robinson's Supreme Court
	Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Ecco the Dolphin Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 2
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 2
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Disney's Aladdin
	Mega Drive II	?? (x2)	Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
	Mega Drive	Control Pad	Astérix and the Great Rescue Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	FIFA International Soccer Sonic the Hedgehog
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px	Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Sonic Compilation
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Le Roi Lion
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
	Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sega Sports 1

Germany

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive Magnum Set	?? (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive Magnum Set 2	?? (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	GrandSlam Sonic the Hedgehog Global Gladiators
Mega Drive II Super Sonic Set	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II Magnum Set	?? (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Games 3
Mega Drive II		Super Hang-On James Bond 007: The Duel Chuck Rock
Mega Drive II	Control Pad Six Button Control Pad	Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Disney's Aladdin
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Der König der Löwen
Mega Drive Sonic Fun Pack	Control Pad	Sonic Compilation
Mega Drive II Six Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Six Pack
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Toy Story
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Sega Sports 1

Spain

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	?? (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive Mega Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive Mega Accion	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games 2
Mega Drive Flash Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Flashback
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
Mega Drive Mega 7	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I Mega Games 2
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog El Rey Leon
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 El Rey Leon
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Mega Drive II Mega Mix 1	Control Pad	Mega Games 6
Mega Drive II Mega Mix 2	Control Pad	Mega Games 6 Vol. 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega 6 Vol. 3

Bulgaria

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Serbia and Montenegro

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Poland

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II with Alladin					Control Pad (x2)
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

*Prices after denomination.

Slovenia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

*Prices in times of crisis

Italy

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive		Altered Beast
Mega Drive		Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	??

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Portugal

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Control Pad
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive Mega Pack	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Asterix and the Great Rescue
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega Games 2
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Rocket Knight Adventures Castlevania: The New Generation
Mega Drive II	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	Control Pad	Mega 6 Vol. 3

Iceland

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Norway

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Denmark

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Finland

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Sweden

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Greece

Name	Label	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive		Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	??	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	??	Control Pad
Mega Drive II	??	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II	??	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II	??	Control Pad	Mortal Kombat 3
Mega Drive II		Control Pad	NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
Mega Drive II		Control Pad	FIFA Soccer 96
Mega Drive II		Control Pad	Mega Games 6

Switzerland

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Austria

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Romania

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Benelux Union

Name	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Games I
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Sega Sports 1
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)	Mega Games 6

Croatia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Hungary

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Baltic States

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

References

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