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The Magistr (Магистр) Drive series is a selection of clone consoles based on the Sega Mega Drive that were manufactured and distributed in Russia and other parts of former USSR. Most Magistr Drive consoles were made by New Game, a company which specialises in bringing Mega Drive content to former USSR countries.

As is perhaps predictable in these markets, 8-bit Famicom clone consoles (or Dendy clones as they're known in Russia) known as the "Magistr Savia" and "Magistr Sniper" (among possibly others) were also produced by New Game, although these are unrelated to the Mega Drive clones on this page.

Unlike many other clone consoles, Magistr Drives were produced extremely cheaply and thus the contents displayed on the box often do not match the products contained within. The colours of buttons for example range significantly across Magistr Drives and may have been determined by what colours were in stock, not necessarily the type of console. For this reason the true number of Magistr Drives has not been determined.

1 History
2 Magazine articles
3 Sega Mega Drive 2 (Mikki)
4 Sega Mega Drive 2 (New Game)
5 Sega Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)
6 Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)
7 Magistr Drive 2 (1 Pad)
8 Magistr Drive 2 (25 games)
9 Magistr Drive 2 (252 games)
10 Magistr Drive 2 (mini)
11 Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 9 games)
12 Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 65 games)
13 Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 160 games)
14 Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 252 games)
15 Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 12 games)
16 Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 25 games)
17 Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 132 games)
18 Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 160 games)
19 Sega Mega Drive 3
20 Sega Magistr Drive 3
21 Magistr Drive 3
22 Magistr Drive 4
23 Magistr Drive 5
24 Magistr Station
25 Magistr Drive X
26 Magistr Drive Z
27 Magistr Drive One
28 Magistr 16
29 Magistr Aspirant/Obuchayushchiy Aspirant
30 Magistr Litseist
31 Sega Magistr X
32 Magistr X
33 Magistr Drive 2 (98 games)
34 Magistr Mega Drive (250 games)
35 Magistr Smart (414 games HDMI)
36 Magistr Turbo Drive (222 games)
37 Mega Drive 252 (252 games)
38 Mega Drive 300 Game (300 games)
39 Magistr accessories
40 Documentation
41 Promotional material
- 41.1 Print advertisements
- 41.2 Television advertisements
42 Unknown
43 References

History

The first clones appeared under the name Mega Drive 2 around 1997/1998. Their publisher was Padis, although the consoles had a sticker from the Mikki store that cooperated with them. At the beginning of 1999, the New Game company was established to deal with the sale of clones. This year, they released clone of Mega Drive 2, Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD and registered trademarks for Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD. Rights to the name Mega Drive were bought by Mezhregional'naya obshchestvennaya organizatsiya sodeystviya proizvodstvu i realizatsii videoigr which began competing with New Game by releasing clones of the Simba's and 'Mega Drive' brand. Seeing that the rights to the Mega Drive name were reserved, New Game began publishing its consoles under the name Magistr Drive around 2000. Over the years, a whole range of clones from this brand has been created and the new models are still sold in Russia and the former USSR to this day.

In 2023, New Game bought trademark for Mega Drive in Russia^[1] which mean that new consoles started to be release under this name.

Magazine articles

Main article: Magistr Drive/Magazine articles.

Sega Mega Drive 2 (Mikki)

Released around 1997/1998, before the creation of the Magistr Drive brand. Although they look like the original Mega Drive, they could be distinguished by the fact of having Mega Key and Mikki stickers. Cost around 360 000 RUB.^[2]

Blue (Front; 1 Pad)
Blue (Front; 2 Pads)
Blue (Back)
Green (Front)
Green (Back)
Mikki Sticker
Console
MK-1632-08

Sega Mega Drive 2 (New Game)

Released in late 1999, under the name Mega Drive 2. On the surface this Magistr Drive 2 is largely identical to a Japanese Mega Drive 2, but as with all Magistr Drives, the innards are much simpler, being effectively a "console on a chip". Cost around 300 RUB.^[3]

Blue (Front)
Blue (Back)
Console
MK-1631-07
Green (Front)
Green (Back)
Console

Sega Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)

First console released as Magistr (still with Sega logo) in early 2000.

Blue (Front; 2000)
Console
Green (Front; 2000)
Console

Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)

Sold from 2005, now without Sega logo.^[4]

Front (2005)
Back (2005)
Back (alt)
Front (2007)^[5]

Magistr Drive 2 (1 Pad)

Sold from mid-2000s.

Magistr Drive 2 (25 games)

One of the more common Magistr Drive 2s is this model - one with 25 built-in games. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.^[6]

Distributed in the same packaging. Aside from colour scheme changes the controllers have turbo switches instead of buttons.

Magistr Drive 2 (252 games)

Released in March 2020.^[7]

Magistr Drive 2 (mini)

First from "mini" Magistr Drives, released in 2002.^[8]

Green (Box; 2002)
Console (2002)
Blue (Front; 2007)^[9]
Blue (Back; 2007)
Console (2007)
Green (Front; 2007)^[10]

Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 9 games)

Released in mid-2010s.^[11]

Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 65 games)

Released in 2012.^[12]

Front (2012)
Back (2012)
Alt (2013)^[13]
Normal (Front; 2013)^[14]
Normal

Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 160 games)

Released in mid-2010s.

Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 252 games)

Released in 2020.

Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 12 games)

This 12 game version of the Magistr Drive 2 is quite common. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.^[15]Exist two versions: Normal and mini.

Front of box
Back of box
Inside of box
Console (Normal)
Front of console (Mini)
Back of console (Mini)

Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 25 games)

A 25 game variant was also produced, presumably identical to the larger edition above. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.^[16]Exist two versions: Normal and mini.

Box (Front)
Box (Back)
Console (Mini)
Console (Normal)

Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 132 games)

Released in 2007.^[17] Exist two versions: Normal and mini in blue and green variants.

Box (Blue)
Box (Green)
Console (Normal)
Console (Mini)

Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 160 games)

Released in late 2000s/early 2010s. Exist two versions: Normal and mini.

Box (Front; late 2000s/early 2010s)
Box (Back; late 2000s/early 2010s)
Box (2013)^[18]
Console (Normal)
Console (Mini)
Box (December 2016)^[19]
Console (December 2016)

Sega Mega Drive 3

Released in early 1999, after the first console in this series with price of 300 RUB^[20]. Like the original, it has the name Mega Drive on the console.

Box (Front)
Box (Back)
Console (2000)
MK-1632-08

Sega Magistr Drive 3

Released in early 2000. Cost around 320 RUB.^[21]

Box
Console
Manual
Manual (newer)

Magistr Drive 3

The small shell was recycled with the Magistr Drive 3, though aside from a different color scheme there's not much separating this one from its predecessor. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.^[22]

Front of box
Back of box
Inside of box

Magistr Drive 4

Released in 2000/2001.

Magistr Drive 5

The console was redesigned with the Magistr Drive 5 in 2001^[23], and although still features Sega branding on the box and console, swapped its controllers to PlayStation 1-esque ones. The awkward button placement that also appeared in the Mega Drive V and Mega Drive X was used here, though the colors are different. The Magistr Drive 5 goes back to using the regular size Mega Drive 2 shell, though this time it's white (although there are some variations for button colours).

Front of box
Back of box
Inside of box

Magistr Station

Released in 2001^[24].

Magistr Drive X

The Magistr Drive X, released in 2002^[25], brings back the Sega Mega Drive six button controllers and paints them white. It also brings back the shell of the Magistr Drive 2 Mini and paints that white too. Something worth noting is that the middle buttons are vertical. There is also a version that includes Sega Saturn-like controllers.

Box+Console (2002)
Box+Console (2005)^[26]
Front of box
Back of box
Inside of box

Magistr Drive Z

A departure from previous attempts, the Magistr Drive Z features a Genesis 3 shell and sometimes ships with less awkward PlayStation 1-style controllers. The console comes in a variety of colors including white and blue. Released in 2002.^[27]

Front of box
Back of box
Inside of box
White
White (alt)
Black

Magistr Drive One

Uses a PS One style shell and comes with PlayStation style controllers. Announced in 2001^[28], released in 2002.^[29]

Box+Console (2002)
Box (2005)^[30]
Box (alt)

Magistr 16

Main article: Magistr 16.

Magistr Aspirant/Obuchayushchiy Aspirant

Main article: CyberShell.

Magistr Litseist

Main article: CyberSmart.

Sega Magistr X

Model released in September 2017.^[31]

Magistr X

Released in February 2019. Very similar to Sega Magistr X.^[32]

Magistr Drive 2 (98 games)

Model released in March 2018.^[33]

Magistr Mega Drive (250 games)

Released in late 2010s/early 2020s.

Magistr Smart (414 games HDMI)

Released in January 2021. Has built-in games for Mega Drive, Dendy, and M.A.M.E.^[34]

Magistr Turbo Drive (222 games)

Released in April 2021.^[35]

Mega Drive 252 (252 games)

Released in June 2023^[36], now "legally" under the name Mega Drive.

Mega Drive 300 Game (300 games)

Released in November 2023.

Magistr accessories

For many years, New Game has released sets of many accessories for their consoles often modeled on the original from Sega. ^[37]^[38]

Adapter Sega
Adaptor Sega D2
Cable TV
Cable Sega
Cable Nomad
RF Converter Sega A4
Joystick Sega A-3
Joystick Sega 3 A3-3
Joystick SEGA BBG 4
Joystick SEGA BBG 6
Joystick Sega DR5
N16 Joystick Nintendo
N16 Joystick Nintendo "Dyna-1"
Joystick Sega GD
White

JS05-9-16Bit GR Joystick
White

20-JS Joystick
Blue

21-JS Joystick
Black

23-JS Joystick
Orange

25-JS Joystick
Turbo

JS07-9-16-T Joystick
RF Modulator
New Game cartridge. Added to the console. Every has different games in it.

Documentation

Flyer about Mega Drive games available in stores, (≥ 1997)
Second page
New version of the previous flyer (≥ 1998)^[39]
Second page
Another version on big format (≥ 1998)
Manual for Magistr Drive 2 (1999)
Manual for all Magistr consoles (2000s)
Warranty (2000s)
Sticker (2000s)
Manual for all Magistr consoles (2010s)
Warranty (2010s)
Promotional advert informing about Magistr educational systems (early 2000s)
Small card with Magistr 16 info (early 2000s)
Small card with information about the possibility of purchasing Mega Drive games in Russian (early 2000s)

Promotional material

Print advertisements

Print advert in 750 igr dlya Dendy (RU) #1 : "" (2000-xx-xx)

also published in:

1600 igr dlya Sega (RU) : "" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #48 (2000-04-15)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #54 (2001-05-01)

Television advertisements

(1999)

Unknown

Aside from being Magistr Drives we know nothing about the following systems.

References

Unlicensed Mega Drive clones

Clone consoles

Mega Drive	Mega Drive 2	Genesis 3	"Mini"	"PlayStation"	Keyboard	VCD/DVD
AT-168 \| FR-302 \| High Quality \| HK-986 \| KW-500 \| Mega-Ken \| Pro 16 Bit \| Super Drive	Extreme Land Mega Drive 2 \| Game Drive 2 \| Liko BBG-688 \| Mega Drive II (StarGame) \| Mega Drive 4 \| Mondial Drive II \| New Star 2 \| Star Drive 2 \| Super Drive \| Super Mega Driver \| ZW-162J \| ZW-165A	Game Joy \| Mega Drive Junior \| Sponge \| ZW-2000	16 Bit Compact MD HDMI \| MD Compact \| Minigen \| Minigen HD	BBG 168 \| Kombat 16 \| Sega Millenium \| TV Pump \| ZW-166A	CyberShell \| CyberSmart \| EZcom \| GS-200 \| Magistr 16	Game VCD \| Premier

Unique designs

1990s

AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 188 | IQ-801 | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megagame | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit

2000s

2010s

2020s

Portables

Cartridge-based

Emulator-based

Clone console "families"

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-The '''Magistr (Магистр) Drive''' series is a selection of [[clone console]]s based on the [[Sega Mega Drive]] that were manufactured and distributed in Russia and other parts of Asia. Most Magistr Drive consoles were made by [[New Game]], a company which specialises in bringing Mega Drive content to Russia.
+The '''Magistr (Магистр) Drive''' series is a selection of [[clone console]]s based on the [[Sega Mega Drive]] that were manufactured and distributed in Russia and other parts of former USSR. Most Magistr Drive consoles were made by [[New Game]], a company which specialises in bringing Mega Drive content to former USSR countries.
 As is perhaps predictable in these markets, 8-bit Famicom clone consoles (or Dendy clones as they're known in Russia) known as the "Magistr Savia" and "Magistr Sniper" (among possibly others) were also produced by New Game, although these are unrelated to the Mega Drive clones on this page.
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 ==History==
+The first clones appeared under the name Mega Drive 2 around 1997/1998. Their publisher was [[Padis]], although the consoles had a sticker from the Mikki store that cooperated with them. At the beginning of 1999, the New Game company was established to deal with the sale of clones. This year, they released clone of Mega Drive 2, Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD and registered trademarks for Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD. Rights to the name Mega Drive were bought by [[Mezhregional'naya obshchestvennaya organizatsiya sodeystviya proizvodstvu i realizatsii videoigr]] which began competing with New Game by releasing clones of the Simba's and 'Mega Drive' brand. Seeing that the rights to the Mega Drive name were reserved, New Game began publishing its consoles under the name Magistr Drive around 2000. Over the years, a whole range of clones from this brand has been created and the new models are still sold in Russia and the former USSR to this day.
-[[File:MagistrDrive logo 5.png|thumb||300px]]
+In 2023, New Game bought trademark for ''Mega Drive'' in Russia<ref>http://tmregister.ru/trademarks/74180-c9a0c10300c4c86eb02407c18581ff26</ref> which mean that new consoles started to be release under this name.
-The first clones appeared under the name Mega Drive 2 around 1998. Their publisher was [[Padis]], although the consoles had a sticker from the Mikki store that cooperated with them. At the beginning of 1999, the New Game company was established to deal with the sale of clones. This year, they released clone of Mega Drive 2, Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD and registered trademarks for Mega Drive 3 and Game VCD. Rights to the name Mega Drive were bought by [[Mezhregional'naya obshchestvennaya organizatsiya sodeystviya proizvodstvu i realizatsii videoigr]] which began competing with New Game by releasing clones of the Simba's and 'Mega Drive' brand. Seeing that the rights to the Mega Drive name were reserved, New Game began publishing its consoles under the name Magistr Drive around 2000. Over the years, a whole range of clones from this brand has been created and the new models are still sold in Russia and the former USSR to this day.
-== Magazine articles ==
+==Magazine articles==
 {{mainArticle|Magistr Drive/Magazine articles}}
-==Mega Drive 2 (Mikki)==
+==Sega Mega Drive 2 (Mikki)==
-Released around 1998, before the creation of the Magistr Drive brand. Although they look like the original Mega Drive, they could be distinguished by the fact of having Mega Key and Mikki stickers.
+Released around 1997/1998, before the creation of the Magistr Drive brand. Although they look like the original Mega Drive, they could be distinguished by the fact of having Mega Key and Mikki stickers. Cost around 360 000 RUB.<ref>http://www.greatdragon.ru/online/35/1621-358283-tamagochi.html</ref>
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+Mega Drive 2 RU MD Mikki Blue Box Front.png|Blue (Front; 1 Pad)
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+Mega Drive 2 RU MD Mikki Blue Box Front 2 Pads.png|Blue (Front; 2 Pads)
+Mega Drive 2 RU MD Mikki Blue Box Back.png|Blue (Back)
 Mega Drive 2 RU MD Mikki Green Box Front.png|Green (Front)
 Notavailable.svg|Green (Back)
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 </gallery>
-==Mega Drive 2 (New Game)==
+==Sega Mega Drive 2 (New Game)==
-This console is the mother of all clones. Released in late 1999/early 2000, under the name Mega Drive 2. On the surface this Magistr Drive 2 is largely identical to a Japanese Mega Drive 2, but as with all Magistr Drives, the innards are much simpler, being effectively a  "console on a chip".
+Released in late 1999, under the name Mega Drive 2. On the surface this Magistr Drive 2 is largely identical to a Japanese Mega Drive 2, but as with all Magistr Drives, the innards are much simpler, being effectively a  "console on a chip". Cost around 300 RUB.<ref>http://www.greatdragon.ru/online/49/2238-499495-zabor-drakona-lavka-drakona-prodazha-igr-kartridzhey-i-konsoley.html</ref>
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2 box front.png|Box
+MagistrDrive2 box front.png|Blue (Front)
-File:MagistrDrive2.jpg
+Notavailable.svg|Blue (Back)
-MagistrDrive2_Serial_no.png
+File:MagistrDrive2.jpg|Console
+MagistrDrive2_Serial_no.png|MK-1631-07
+MegaDrive 2 MD RU NG Box Front.png|Green (Front)
+MegaDrive 2 MD RU NG Box Back.png|Green (Back)
+File:MagistrDriveUnknown2.jpg|Console
 </gallery>
-==Mega Drive 2 (New Game)==
+==Sega Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)==
+First console released as Magistr (still with Sega logo) in early 2000.
 <gallery>
-MegaDrive 2 MD RU NG Box Front.png
+MagistrDrive2 MD RU Box Front 2000s.png|Blue (Front; 2000)
-MegaDrive 2 MD RU NG Box Back.png
+Notavailable.svg|Console
-File:MagistrDriveUnknown2.jpg
+MagistrDrive2Green MD Box Front.jpg|Green (Front; 2000)
-</gallery>
+MagistrDrive2Green.jpg|Console
-==Magistr Drive 2 (1 Pad)==
-<gallery>
-MagistrDrive2 1P box front.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==Magistr Drive 2 (2 Pads)==
+Sold from 2005, now without Sega logo.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051230180607/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2 2P box front.png
+MagistrDrive2 2P box front.png|Front (2005)
-MagistrDrive2 2P box back.png
+MagistrDrive2 2P box back.png|Back (2005)
+MagistrDrive2 2P box back alt.png|Back (alt)
+MagistrDrive2Mini Box.jpg|Front (2007)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070603214201/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (Green)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (1 Pad)==
+Sold from mid-2000s.
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDrive2Green.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 1P box front.jpg
-File:MagistrDrive2Green MD Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==Magistr Drive 2 (25 games)==
-One of the more common Magistr Drive 2s is this model - one with 25 built-in games.
+One of the more common Magistr Drive 2s is this model - one with 25 built-in games. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007110943/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDrive21.jpg
 File:MagistrDrive225G MD RU Box Front.jpg
 File:MagistrDrive225G MD RU Box Back.jpg
+File:MagistrDrive21.jpg
+File:MagistrDrive225G 2.jpg|Distributed in the same packaging. Aside from colour scheme changes the controllers have turbo switches instead of buttons.
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (25 games; alt)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (252 games)==
-There is an alternative model to the above, distributed in the same packaging. Aside from colour scheme changes the controllers have turbo switches instead of buttons.
+Released in March 2020.<ref>https://newgameural.ru/node/1444</ref>
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDrive225G 2.jpg
+MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 252G.jpg
+MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Back 252G.jpg
+MagistrDriveII MD RU 252G.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (160 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (mini)==
-There is an alternative model to the above, distributed in the same packaging. Aside from colour scheme changes the controllers have turbo switches instead of buttons.
+First from "mini" Magistr Drives, released in 2002.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802063304/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
-In December 2016 a new version was released.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170106015727/http://newgameural.ru/node/1208}}
 <gallery>
-File:Notavailable.svg|Old version box
+MagistrDrive2Mini132.jpg|Green (Box; 2002)
-MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 160 old manual.jpg|Old version manual
+File:MagistrDriveUnknown3.jpg|Console (2002)
-MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 160.jpg
+MagistrDrive2Mini Box.jpg|Blue (Front; 2007)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070603214201/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
-MagistrDriveII MD RU 160.jpg
+File:MagistrDriveMini 1 RU Box Back.jpg|Blue (Back; 2007)
-Magistr Drive 2 160 RU box front.jpg|New version
+File:MagistrDriveMini 1.jpg|Console (2007)
-Magistr Drive 2 160 RU.jpg||New version
+File:MagistrDrive2Mini1 alt.jpg
+MagistrDrive2Green MD Box Front.jpg|Green (Front; 2007)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070126083725/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (252 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 9 games)==
+Released in mid-2010s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160320112533/http://www.newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/?PAGEN_1=2</ref>
 <gallery>
-MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 252G.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front 9G.jpg
-MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Back 252G.jpg
-MagistrDriveII MD RU 252G.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 65 games)==
-Almost unique to the Magistr Drive series is the concept of "mini" Magistr Drives - functionally identical to the above but packaged in much smaller shells.
+Released in 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120930201402/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2Mini132.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front 65.jpg|Front (2012)
-File:MagistrDriveUnknown3.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD Box Back 65.jpg|Back (2012)
+Notavailable.svg|Alt (2013)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130816142946/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/Sega+Mega+Drive+2+65/</ref>
+Notavailable.svg
+File:MagistrDrive65G MD RU Box Front.jpg|Normal (Front; 2013)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130815122331/http://www.newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>
+File:MagistrDrive65G.jpg|Normal
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini) alt==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 160 games)==
-This particular Magistr Drive has no built-in games and aesthetically it copies the European Mega Drive II.
+Released in mid-2010s.
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2Mini Box.jpg
+MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front Mini 160G RedYellow.jpg
-File:MagistrDriveMini 1 RU Box Back.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD RU Box Front Mini 160.jpg
-File:MagistrDriveMini 1.jpg
-File:MagistrDrive2Mini1 alt.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 9 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 252 games)==
+Released in 2020.
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front 9G.jpg
+Notavailable.svg
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 12 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 12 games)==
-This 12 game version of the mini Magistr Drive 2 is also quite common.
+This 12 game version of the Magistr Drive 2 is quite common. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007110943/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>Exist two versions: Normal and mini.
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDrive2Mini3.jpg|Front of console
-File:MagistrDrive2Mini4.jpg|Back of console
 File:MagistrDrive2Mini132 Box.jpg|Front of box
 File:MagistrDrive2Mini132 Box Back.jpg|Back of box
 File:MagistrDrive2Mini132 alt.jpg|Inside of box
+Notavailable.svg|Console (Normal)
+File:MagistrDrive2Mini3.jpg|Front of console (Mini)
+File:MagistrDrive2Mini4.jpg|Back of console (Mini)
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 25 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 25 games)==
-A 25 game variant was also produced, presumably identical to the larger edition above.
+A 25 game variant was also produced, presumably identical to the larger edition above. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007110943/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>Exist two versions: Normal and mini.
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDriveMini25G.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front Mini 25.jpg|Box (Front)
-MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front Mini 25.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 MD Box Back Mini 25.jpg|Box (Back)
-MagistrDrive2 MD Box Back Mini 25.jpg
+File:MagistrDriveMini25G.jpg|Console (Mini)
+Notavailable.svg|Console (Normal)
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 65 games)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 132 games)==
+Released in 2007.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070126083725/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref> Exist two versions: Normal and mini in blue and green variants.
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive2 MD Box Front 65.jpg
+MagistrDrive2 132in 1 RU MD Box Front.png|Box (Blue)
-MagistrDrive2 MD Box Back 65.jpg
+File:Notavailable.svg|Box (Green)
+File:Notavailable.svg|Console (Normal)
+File:Notavailable.svg|Console (Mini)
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 256 mbit)==
+==Magistr Drive 2 (normal; mini; 160 games)==
+Released in late 2000s/early 2010s. Exist two versions: Normal and mini.
 <gallery>
-Notavailable.svg|<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130816142946/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/Sega+Mega+Drive+2+65/</ref>
+MagistrDrive2 Box.jpg|Box (Front; late 2000s/early 2010s)
+MagistrDrive2 Box Back.jpg|Box (Back; late 2000s/early 2010s)
+MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 160.jpg|Box (2013)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131024140935/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>
+MagistrDriveII MD RU 160.jpg|Console (Normal)
+MagistrDriveII MD RU 160.jpg|Console (Mini)
+Magistr Drive 2 160 RU box front.jpg|Box (December 2016){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170106015727/http://newgameural.ru/node/1208}}
+Magistr Drive 2 160 RU.jpg|Console (December 2016)
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 160 games)==
+==Sega Mega Drive 3==
+Released in early 1999, after the first console in this series with price of 300 RUB<ref>http://www.greatdragon.ru/online/44/1961-445051-lavka-drakona-game-vcd-magistr.html</ref>. Like the original, it has the name Mega Drive on the console.
 <gallery>
-MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front Mini 160G RedYellow.jpg
+MegaDrive3 RU MD Box Front.png|Box (Front)
-MagistrDrive2 MD RU Box Front Mini 160.jpg
+MegaDrive3 RU MD Box Back.png|Box (Back)
+MegaDrive3 MD NewGame.jpg|Console (2000)
+MD2_clone_MK163208.png|MK-1632-08
 </gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 2 (mini; 252 games)==
+==Sega Magistr Drive 3==
+Released in early 2000. Cost around 320 RUB.<ref>http://www.greatdragon.ru/online/49/2238-499495-zabor-drakona-lavka-drakona-prodazha-igr-kartridzhey-i-konsoley.html</ref>
 <gallery>
-Notavailable.svg
+MagistrDrive3 RU MD Box Front.png|Box
+Notavailable.svg|Console
+MagistrDrive3 RU MD Manual alt.png|Manual
+MagistrDrive3 RU MD Manual.png|Manual (newer)
 </gallery>
 ==Magistr Drive 3==
-Released in late 1999/early 2000, after the first console in this series. Like the original, it has the name Mega Drive on the console. Same label as Mega Drive 2 (Mikki).
+The small shell was recycled with the Magistr Drive 3, though aside from a different color scheme there's not much separating this one from its predecessor. Released in late 2000s/early 2010s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007110943/http://newgame.ru/catalog/products/game_consoles_sega_16_bit/</ref>
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg|Box (Front)
-Notavailable.svg|Box (Back)
-MegaDrive3 MD NewGame.jpg|Console
-MD2_clone_MK163208.png|MK-1632-08
-Notavailable.svg|Console (2001)<ref>https://www.avito.ru/elets/igry_pristavki_i_programmy/sega_magistr_drive_3_2467178143</ref>
-Notavailable.svg|Manual (2001)
-</gallery>
-==Magistr Drive 3 (alt)==
-The small shell was recycled with the Magistr Drive 3, though aside from a different color scheme there's not much separating this one from its predecessor.
 <gallery>
@@ Line 178: / Line 197: @@
 ==Magistr Drive 4==
+Released in 2000/2001.
 <gallery>
 Magistr Drive 4 RU box front.png
@@ Line 202: / Line 222: @@
 ==Magistr Drive X==
-The Magistr Drive X brings back the Sega Mega Drive six button controllers and paints them white. It also brings back the shell of the Magistr Drive 2 Mini and paints that white too. Something worth noting is that the middle buttons are vertical. There is also a version that includes [[Sega Saturn]]-like controllers.
+The Magistr Drive X, released in 2002<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802063304/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>, brings back the Sega Mega Drive six button controllers and paints them white. It also brings back the shell of the Magistr Drive 2 Mini and paints that white too. Something worth noting is that the middle buttons are vertical. There is also a version that includes [[Sega Saturn]]-like controllers.
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDriveX.jpg
+File:MagistrDriveX Alt.jpg|Box+Console (2002)
+File:MagistrDriveX.jpg|Box+Console (2005)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051230180607/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 File:MagistrDriveX Box.jpg|Front of box
 File:MagistrDriveX Box Back.jpg|Back of box
 File:MagistrDriveX2.jpg|Inside of box
-File:MagistrDriveX Alt.jpg|Alt
 </gallery>
 {{Clear}}
 ==Magistr Drive Z==
-A departure from previous attempts, the Magistr Drive Z features a [[Genesis 3]] shell and sometimes ships with less awkward PlayStation 1-style controllers. The console comes in a variety of colors including white and blue.
+A departure from previous attempts, the Magistr Drive Z features a [[Genesis 3]] shell and sometimes ships with less awkward PlayStation 1-style controllers. The console comes in a variety of colors including white and blue. Released in 2002.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802063304/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 <gallery>
-File:MagistrDriveZ.jpg
 File:MagistrDriveZ Box.jpg|Front of box
 File:MagistrDriveZ Box Back.jpg|Back of box
 File:MagistrDriveZ2.jpg|Inside of box
-File:MagistrDriveZ MD.jpg
+File:MagistrDriveZ MD.jpg|White
-File:MagistrDriveZ White.jpg
+File:MagistrDriveZ White.jpg|White (alt)
-</gallery>
+File:MagistrDriveZ.jpg|Black
-==Magistr Drive (65 games)==
-Despite having created a smaller shell for earlier projects, more recent Magistr Drives still use the original Mega Drive 2 style shell. This one has 65 built-in games.
-<gallery>
-File:MagistrDrive65G.jpg
-File:MagistrDrive65G MD RU Box Front.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==Magistr Drive One==
-Uses a PS One style shell and comes with PlayStation style controllers.
+Uses a PS One style shell and comes with PlayStation style controllers. Announced in 2001<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20011019030316/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>, released in 2002.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802063304/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
 <gallery>
-File:SegaMagistrOne.jpg
+File:SegaMagistrOne.jpg|Box+Console (2002)
-MagistrOne MD Box Front.jpg|Box (alt)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050204051210/http://newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
+Notavailable.svg|Box (2005)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050204051210/http://newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
-Notavailable.svg|Box (alt 2)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050204051210/http://newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
+MagistrOne MD Box Front.jpg|Box (alt)
 </gallery>
 ==Magistr 16==
-[[File:MagistrDrive logo 4.jpg|thumb||300px]]
+{{mainArticle|Magistr 16}}
-===Obuchayushchiy Magistr===
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg|Console
-Notavailable.svg|Manual
-Notavailable.svg|Mouse pad
-Sistemnyy kartridzh MD RU cart.jpg|[[Sistemnyy kartridzh]]
-</gallery>
-===Obuchayushchiy Magistr + FD===
-This model is identical to the previous one but includes a floppy drive for writing data to a floppy disk.
-<gallery>
-Obuchayushchiy Magistr RU box.jpg
-Sistemnyy kartridzh MD RU cart.jpg
-</gallery>
-==Magistr 16 Bakalavr/Obuchayushchiy Bakalavr==
-Released in 2001.<ref>https://companies.rbc.ru/trademark/238127/bakalavr/</ref>
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg|Box
-Notavailable.svg|Manual
-Notavailable.svg|Red version
-Notavailable.svg|Blue version
-Notavailable.svg|Green version
-Obuchayushchiy Bakalavr RU box.jpg|Obuchayushchiy Bakalavr Box
-Notavailable.svg|Obuchayushchiy Bakalavr
-Notavailable.svg|Alt Box resembling CyberShell<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060617182418/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
-Magistr16 Bakalavr Cybershell.jpg|Orange version
-Sistemnyy kartridzh MD RU cart.jpg
-</gallery>
 ==Magistr Aspirant/Obuchayushchiy Aspirant==
-Educational system based on [[CyberShell]]. Released in mid-2000s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060617182418/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
+{{mainArticle|CyberShell}}
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg
-</gallery>
 ==Magistr Litseist==
-Educational system based on [[CyberSmart]]. Released in mid-2000s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060617182418/http://www.newgame.ru/16bit/index.htm</ref>
+{{mainArticle|CyberSmart}}
-<gallery>
-Notavailable.svg
-</gallery>
 == Sega Magistr X ==
@@ Line 305: / Line 283: @@
 ==Magistr Mega Drive (250 games)==
+Released in late 2010s/early 2020s.
 <gallery>
 Notavailable.svg
@@ Line 317: / Line 296: @@
 ==Magistr Turbo Drive (222 games)==
 Released in April 2021.<ref>https://newgame.ru/index.php?route=information/news/info&news_id=70</ref>
+<gallery>
+Notavailable.svg
+</gallery>
+==Mega Drive 252 (252 games)==
+Released in June 2023<ref>https://newgame.ru/index.php?route=information/news/info&news_id=82</ref>, now "legally" under the name Mega Drive.
+<gallery>
+Notavailable.svg
+</gallery>
+==Mega Drive 300 Game (300 games)==
+Released in November 2023.
 <gallery>
 Notavailable.svg
@@ Line 345: / Line 336: @@
 Turbo|JS07-9-16-T Joystick
 RF Modulator MD RU NewGame.png|RF Modulator
-Notavailable.svg|Keyboard Magistr 16
-Notavailable.svg|Mouse Magistr 16 Obuchayushchiy
-Notavailable.svg|Mouse Magistr Bakalavr
-Notavailable.svg|Mouse Magistr Aspirant/Magistr Litseist
 NewGame RU cart.jpg|New Game cartridge. Added to the console. Every has different games in it.
 </gallery>
@@ Line 354: / Line 341: @@
 ==Documentation==
 <gallery>
-MagistrDrive 2 Manual 1999.png|Manual (1999)
+GamesForSega MD RU flyer front.jpg|Flyer about Mega Drive games available in stores, ({{gte}} 1997)
-MagistrDrive RU manual old.jpg|Manual (2000s)
+GamesForSega MD RU flyer back.jpg|Second page
+Notavailable.svg|New version of the previous flyer ({{gte}} 1998)<ref>Featured games: [[Abrams Battle Tank]], [[Cannon Fodder]], [[Castlevania: Bloodlines]], [[Gauntlet IV]], [[Hook]], [[Micro Machines Military]], [[No Escape]]</ref>
+GamesForSega MD RU flyer back alt.png|Second page
+GamesForSega MD RU flyer alt2.png|Another version on big format ({{gte}} 1998)
+MagistrDrive 2 Manual 1999.png|Manual for Magistr Drive 2 (1999)
+MagistrDrive RU manual old.jpg|Manual for all Magistr consoles (2000s)
 MagistrDrive RU warranty.jpg|Warranty (2000s)
 NewGame sticker RU.jpg|Sticker (2000s)
+Magistr MD RU Manual 2010s.png|Manual for all Magistr consoles (2010s)
+MagistrDrive RU manual new.jpg|Warranty (2010s)
 Notavailable.svg |Promotional advert informing about Magistr educational systems (early 2000s)
 MagistrDrive RU ad1.jpg|Small card with Magistr 16 info (early 2000s)
 MagistrDrive RU ad2.jpg|Small card with information about the possibility of purchasing Mega Drive games in Russian (early 2000s)
-MagistrDrive RU manual new.jpg|Manual (2010s)
 </gallery>
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-{{gitem|Magistr advert RU.jpg|Print advert in ''Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Dendy'' (RU) #4 : "" (2002-09-20)
-also published in:
-* ''Cool Gamer'' (RU) #9 : "" (2002-10-23)
-*''Cool Gamer'' (RU) #10 (2003-01-30)}}
-{{gitem|Magistr 16 advert KG09 RU.png|Print advert in ''Cool Gamer'' (RU) #9 : "" (2002-10-23)}}
-{{gitem|Magistr 16 advert RU.jpg|Print advert in ''TRICKS Gold Sega dlya fantazerov'' (RU) : "" (2002-xx-xx)
-also published in:
-*''TRICKS Gold Strana Dreamcast'' (RU) #5: "" (200x-xx-xx)
-*''TRICKS Gold Sega dlya strategov'' (RU) : "" (2003-xx-xx)
-*''Sega v podarok'' (RU) #1: "" (2004-xx-xx)
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 File:MagistrDriveUnknown8 MD.jpg
 MagistrDrive22.jpg
-MagistrDrive2 Box.jpg
+MagistrDriveII MD RU Box Front 160 old manual.jpg
-MagistrDrive2 Box Back.jpg
 </gallery>