History of Sega in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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History of Sega in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official Sega distributor(s): Comy (1990-1991), IVC (1992), Videotop (2004-2010) , Computerland (2010-2015), Videotop (2016-2018), Iris Mega (2018-present)

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Socialist Yugoslavia

Socialist Yugoslavia did not belong to the Warsaw Pact. A small amount of Sega, Nintendo and Atari games and consoles were sold here.The only known company that sold Sega Master System was Comy, which began importing the console from 1990.In 1992 IVC became a distributor and still sold Master System in Bosnia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992, but the war quickly began. Sega and Nintendo consoles appeared during the war as a donation from other countries.During the war they gained popularity of the Famiclons, including Terminator 2 - modeled on the Sega Mega Drive I and the Pegasus console.

The war ended in 1995 with the Dayton Agreement.The country was 80% destroyed and the population could not afford to new consoles.The only consoles officially available in the country were Nintendo consoles which appeared in 1995 shortly before the end of the war. They were distributed by the Croatian company Pinel which had distribution rights in Dalmatia and Bosnia.Bootlegs have become popular.Many bootlegs appeared on Mega Drive. There are also rumors that in 1996 Power Pegasus was released.In 1998, a PlayStation console appeared in Bosnia which, thanks to the large amount of pirated software, was popular over the next years.

In 2004 Sega started cooperation with Videotop. In 2010, Computerland represented Sega in this region. Videotop return in 2016 as a distributor in the former Yugoslavia.[1]In 2017, Videotop became the property of Computerland Group.[2] In 2018, Videotop was acquired by Colby which also belongs to the Computerland Group.The distribution was taken over by Iris Mega.

Flintstones Album HR 1995 Nintendo advert.jpg
Nintendo was present thanks to distributors from Croatia. Maybe it was the same with Sega?
Flintstones Album HR 1995 Nintendo advert.jpg

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