Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Mega Drive)

From Sega Retro

In the early 1990s, Sega were unable or unwilling to release the original Sega Mega Drive in multiple markets at once. Instead the release was staggered across the globe between 1988 and 1995. Taiwanese firms often made their own clones to capitalise on this shortage. By the time this skill had been mastered, however, much of the world was supplied with the console by official vendors.

South America

Mega Drive (Argevision)

Argevision made knock-off video game consoles and accessories for Argentina. This is their stab at the Mega Drive.

Super Songa

One of several attempts to crack the Mega Drive clone market by Songa. The box is based on KW-501 clone named Super Mega 16 Bit. Available in Argentina.

King Karol

Distributed in Argentina by King Karol Argentina.

NG-16 (YS-750)

By Dynacom.

India

Media Grand Master

Made for the Indian market by Media Entertainment System known for making Nintendo 8-bit clones.

Poland

Hunt 16 bit

Sold by E-Moll.

Macro Drive

Sold by ElektroTEL.

Russia

Fugi Star Drive

Released around 1994, advertised as Russian-made clone by a Moscow-based company. It cost about 300,000 RUB. The console was presented in the Russian TV show Computer Hall. It's successor is Fugi Star Drive 2.

Saudi Arabia

Gamestar

Star Drive (Fifa 96)

Serbia and Montenegro

Star Drive II

Turkey

SB-001/Niysa Assai P5

Made by "Family Game" in Taiwan and "Niysa IT Company" in Turkey. Standard Mega Drive clone with Mega CD support, but with no region encoding and a 50-60Hz switch. Despite the box art it is thought to have shipped with fairly standard three button controllers. PAL-B, PAL-D, PAL-I, PAL-N and NTSC variants supposedly exist. Includes built-in DOS-like operating system.

Others

35 Games Mega Drive

Console branded by 35 in 1 Golden Mega Game.

Beta

By Shanghai Huze Electronics Co.

Dr Super Star Drive

Mega Drive clone made in China by Shenzhen Jichang Elec. Co. It's successor is Dr Super Star Drive 2.

Generation 2

Genesis (unknown)

Found in Indonesia. A Japanese-style Mega Drive with "Genesis" labeled on top.

Mega 16 Plus

Mega Drive with a different label. The underside calls it a Dr. Super Star Drive, however it has a different to the console described above.

Mega Drive (Kinyo)

Bog standard Mega Drive clone by Kinyo. Found in South America.

Mega Drive (NASA)

Mega Drive (unknown)

A fairly boring Mega Drive clone which appears from time to time which can be identify by lack of Sega logo on controller in the front box and physically. Shipped with two odd-looking six button controllers and a multicart of some description, and the colours are off.

Mega Drive (unknown)

Mega Drive with 20 built in games. Found in Indonesia.

SB-16A

Made by Subor.

Siga Miga Drive

One of the earliest clones.

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Advert including a feature on how to tell a genuine Mega Drive from a clone (Siga as example). Print advert in Freak (IL) #10 (1993-xx-xx)
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Super Creation

It has the Mega CD connector and and a secondary internal cartridge slot where a multicart pcb is plugged in. When there is no cartridge inserted into the main cartridge slot, it runs whatever cartridge is inserted into the internal cartridge slot. Uses a 5-pin DIN connector for the av-out, so it only outputs composite video (and rf). This one shipped with three button turbo controllers. Some models have been spotted lacking the internal cartridge slot.

Samba Super Game

Super Mega

Laser Flash

Gentry IQ-1600

Super Mission SM-2001

It's successor is Super Mission 2.

Super Sinca(?)

Game Drive

New Star Series

By Tianjing Newstar Electronics., Ltd.

Super Genesis

Mega Drive 2000

Super Vega

Unsorted

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