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Hungary began its transition away from Soviet-style communism in 1990, and like many of its Warsaw pact neighbours became a more attractive place for foreign Western investers as the decade went on. | Hungary began its transition away from Soviet-style communism in 1990, and like many of its Warsaw pact neighbours became a more attractive place for foreign Western investers as the decade went on. | ||
− | In Hungary, official consoles appeared faster than in the rest of the countries of the former Eastern bloc. In 1991, Stadlbauer began to import Nintendo consoles. At the beginning of 1992, Sega consoles were sold by [[Novotrade 2C]]. They released [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Sega Mega CD]], [[Sega Game Gear]], [[Sega 32X]] and [[Sega Multi Mega]]. In the meantime, in Hungary appeared the famiclone Terminator 2 modeled on Sega Mega Drive and famiclones that look like Asian versions of Mega Drive in green boxes. Saturn and Dreamcast have also arrived in Hungary, but not much is known about the distribution of these products. | + | In Hungary, official consoles appeared faster than in the rest of the countries of the former Eastern bloc. In 1991, Stadlbauer began to import Nintendo consoles. At the beginning of 1992, Sega consoles were sold by [[Novotrade 2C]]. They released [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]],[[Sega Mega-CD II]], [[Sega Game Gear]], [[Sega 32X]] and [[Sega Multi Mega]]. In the meantime, in Hungary appeared the famiclone Terminator 2 modeled on Sega Mega Drive and famiclones that look like Asian versions of Mega Drive in green boxes. Saturn and Dreamcast have also arrived in Hungary, but not much is known about the distribution of these products. |
After the Dreamcast console, [[Ecobit]] became the distributor.Sega games from Empire and Xplosive were distributed by [[EVM]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010602130250/http://www.evm.hu/main.html</ref> | After the Dreamcast console, [[Ecobit]] became the distributor.Sega games from Empire and Xplosive were distributed by [[EVM]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010602130250/http://www.evm.hu/main.html</ref> |
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History of Sega in Hungary |
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Official Sega distributor(s): Novotrade 2C (1992-xxxx), Ecobit (200x-200x), CD Projekt (200x-2014), Cenega (2014-) |
Hungary began its transition away from Soviet-style communism in 1990, and like many of its Warsaw pact neighbours became a more attractive place for foreign Western investers as the decade went on.
In Hungary, official consoles appeared faster than in the rest of the countries of the former Eastern bloc. In 1991, Stadlbauer began to import Nintendo consoles. At the beginning of 1992, Sega consoles were sold by Novotrade 2C. They released Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System,Sega Mega-CD II, Sega Game Gear, Sega 32X and Sega Multi Mega. In the meantime, in Hungary appeared the famiclone Terminator 2 modeled on Sega Mega Drive and famiclones that look like Asian versions of Mega Drive in green boxes. Saturn and Dreamcast have also arrived in Hungary, but not much is known about the distribution of these products.
After the Dreamcast console, Ecobit became the distributor.Sega games from Empire and Xplosive were distributed by EVM.[1]
Since 2014, Cenega has been responsible for the distribution of Sega PC products in the country, alongside Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[2]
In 1993, the Szegasztok series was created which focused on games for Sega consoles.
In 1996, TCI's technology group got the rights to distribute Sega Channel in Hungary , but it is not known that the service was launched there.