Sega Euro Challenge 92
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| Sega Euro Challenge 92 |
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| Date: 1992-04-11 – 1992-05-10 |
| Location: France |
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The Sega Euro Challenge 92 was a Sega gaming event and ehxibition, held in a train, in France, from April 11 to May 10, 1992 which toured by the railway stations of 23 of the largest French cities, namely, Paris (Montparnasse Railway Station; 04/11 and 04/12), Rennes (04/13), Caen (04/14), Rouen (Madellaine; 04/15), Amiens (04/18), Lille (04/19), Nancy (04/20), Strasbourg (04/21), Mulhouse (04/22), Besançon (04/23), Dijon (04/24), Clermont-Ferrand (04/25), Lyon (Lyon-Perrache Railway Station, 04/26), Grenoble (04/27), Marseille (04/28), Montpellier (04/29), Toulouse (05/01), Bordeaux (05/02), Limoges (05/03), Nantes (05/06), Angers (05/08), Le Mans (05/09) and Orléans (05/10).
Young visitors of the train would compete in the games Super Monaco GP and Sonic the Hedgehog for the Mega Drive and Master System for a score. The winners of each city would be qualyfied for the grand final.
The grand final was held in Paris, at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie[1] ("City of Science and Industry") the biggest science museum in Europe. The winner of the event was entitled to a place in the 1992 Sega European Championship[2] held[3] in England, at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London to dispute the title of European Champion, where after the challenge, all finalists were driven on limousine to Michael Jackson's concert at Wembley Stadium (Dangerous World Tour) before going to Spain to enjoy a wonderful weekend at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The carriages of the train were also transformed in large ehxibition booths equipped with the best that Sega could offer at the time, such as arcades and consoles with a great quantity of video games that visitors could play at no charge and also with innovations like the Mega-CD or the Game Gear TV Tuner (never released in France) which were shown to the French public for the first time.
Despite its name, this "Euro" challenge was exclusive to France.
The event returned the following year as Challenge Européen Sega 1993.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Euro Challenge 92/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Consoles + (FR) #8: "Avril 1992" (1992-0x-xx)[4]
- Player One (FR) #20: "Mai 1992" (1992-05-10)[5]
- Consoles + (FR) #9: "Mai 1992" (1992-0x-xx)[6]
Gallery
Sega Euro Challenge 92 (VHS Cassette offered to finalists, as a memento, recorded at Montparnasse Railway Station, Paris on April 11, 1992)
All the 23 regional winners, gathered for the final, in the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris
Badge
Sticker
References
- ↑ http://www.sega-mag.com/forum/sujet-+Dossier+++La+MegaDrive+++partie+3+3-1539-67-1.htm
- ↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-07), page 9
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 20
- ↑ Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 2
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 6
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