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After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1992, [[Game Gear]] was released and in 1993 [[Sega Mega CD]]. At that time, the consoles were distributed without much attention.The situation began to change after 1992.  At the same time, famiclones appeared, such as Terminator 2, which was similar to the Sega Mega Drive and the Pegasus console. Since 1994, [[DigiTech]] and [[Beosoft]] (who also represented [[Nintendo]] in this region) have been the largest distributors.They decided to replace the sales of computers with the sale of consoles.[[Sega Mega Drive]] model II , [[Sega Mega-CD]] model II and [[Sega Master System]] model II arrive to Serbia and Montenegro.Mega Drive was the  most popular console.Many gaming clubs were established and places called [[Segoteka]] were created, in which the Sega games could be borrowed. In 1996, sales of [[Sega Saturn]] started, however, it was not as popular as the previous console. In 2000, [[Sega Dreamcast]] was released.
 
After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1992, [[Game Gear]] was released and in 1993 [[Sega Mega CD]]. At that time, the consoles were distributed without much attention.The situation began to change after 1992.  At the same time, famiclones appeared, such as Terminator 2, which was similar to the Sega Mega Drive and the Pegasus console. Since 1994, [[DigiTech]] and [[Beosoft]] (who also represented [[Nintendo]] in this region) have been the largest distributors.They decided to replace the sales of computers with the sale of consoles.[[Sega Mega Drive]] model II , [[Sega Mega-CD]] model II and [[Sega Master System]] model II arrive to Serbia and Montenegro.Mega Drive was the  most popular console.Many gaming clubs were established and places called [[Segoteka]] were created, in which the Sega games could be borrowed. In 1996, sales of [[Sega Saturn]] started, however, it was not as popular as the previous console. In 2000, [[Sega Dreamcast]] was released.
  
In 2004 Sega started cooperation with [[Videotop]].From 2010 to 2015, [[Computerland]] was a distributor of Sega in Serbia and Montenegro. [[Videotop]] return in 2016 as a distributor of Sega in all former Yugoslavia <ref>http://www.videotop.si/en/videotop-je-postal-uradni-zastopnik-zaloznika-sega/</ref>
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In 2004 Sega started cooperation with [[Videotop]].From 2010 to 2015, [[Computerland]] was a distributor of Sega in Serbia and Montenegro. [[Videotop]] return in 2016 as a distributor of Sega in all former Yugoslavia <ref>http://www.videotop.si/en/videotop-je-postal-uradni-zastopnik-zaloznika-sega/</ref>In 2017, Videotop became the property of Computerland Group.<ref>http://www.videotop.si/druzba-iris-mega-d-o-o-kupila-druzbo-videotop-skupina-d-o-o/</ref> In 2018, Videotop was acquired by [[Colby]] which also belongs to the Computerland Group.The distribution was taken over by [[Iris Mega]].
  
 
== Mega Drive clones ==
 
== Mega Drive clones ==

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History of Sega in Serbia and Montenegro
Official Sega distributor(s): ActiveMagic (1988-199x), Videotop (2004-2010) , Computerland (2010-2015), Videotop (2016-2018), Iris Mega (2018-present)

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Note: Between 1992 and 2003, Serbia and Montenegro were unified as a single state known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY); not to be confused with the earlier Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) which in the 1990s was in the process of breaking up into its pre-communist constituents). From 2003 the state was known as "Serbia and Montenegro" before both halves declared independance from each other in 2006.

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.Since 1988, a company from London called ActiveMagic began selling Sega computer games.Although Active Magic was a Mastertronic distributor (Who sold Sega consoles in Western Europe), it is not known whether it was distributing Sega consoles.Somewhere between 1989/1990, Sega Master System began to appear in Yugoslavia, however, it was not very popular[1].In 1991, after the declaration of independence by Slovenia and Croatia, the Sega Mega Drive was released.

Serbia and Montenegro

After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1992, Game Gear was released and in 1993 Sega Mega CD. At that time, the consoles were distributed without much attention.The situation began to change after 1992. At the same time, famiclones appeared, such as Terminator 2, which was similar to the Sega Mega Drive and the Pegasus console. Since 1994, DigiTech and Beosoft (who also represented Nintendo in this region) have been the largest distributors.They decided to replace the sales of computers with the sale of consoles.Sega Mega Drive model II , Sega Mega-CD model II and Sega Master System model II arrive to Serbia and Montenegro.Mega Drive was the most popular console.Many gaming clubs were established and places called Segoteka were created, in which the Sega games could be borrowed. In 1996, sales of Sega Saturn started, however, it was not as popular as the previous console. In 2000, Sega Dreamcast was released.

In 2004 Sega started cooperation with Videotop.From 2010 to 2015, Computerland was a distributor of Sega in Serbia and Montenegro. Videotop return in 2016 as a distributor of Sega in all former Yugoslavia [2]In 2017, Videotop became the property of Computerland Group.[3] In 2018, Videotop was acquired by Colby which also belongs to the Computerland Group.The distribution was taken over by Iris Mega.

Mega Drive clones

There were also Sega Mega Drive clones.Many clones were simple famiclones that looked like Mega Drive. In Serbia and Montenegro, the Mega Drive model was officially sold in a green box from the Asian market. His two clones were created. The first was the famiclone which had a picture of the pistol added on the box. The second one looked the same as the original, but came from a factory in Taiwan which produced similar versions for the Russian market[4]. In addition to these clones, Star Drive 2 and Saba could also be found on the market.[5]Rumors say that in 1996 Power Pegasus appeared. There were also pirate games on the market mainly sold by Beosoft.

Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #51: "Decembar 1988" (1988-xx-xx)
Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #130: "Jul/Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #133: "Oktobar 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #136: "Januar 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
[[File:No resultsSega Dreamcast advert Serbia.jpg|120x120px|link=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SvetKompjutera_YU_136.pdf&page=]]
Print advert in Bonus (YU)
[[File:No resultsSega Dreamcast advert Serbia.jpg]]

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