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|[[File:SGenTSS US Box Front.JPG|80px]]
 
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|[[File:SGenFightingSystem US Box Front.jpg|80px]]
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|Genesis Fighting System
 
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', ''[[Sub-Terrania]]''
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| soft1name=''[[Sub-Terrania]]''
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==Genesis (with ''[[Altered Beast]]'')==
 
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The first release of the Genesis console, which was bundled with the arcade conversion of ''[[Altered Beast]]'', one of the more popular arcade titles of the time.
 
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==Genesis (with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')==
 
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Like other regions, the Genesis was bundled with the first ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game.
 
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==Genesis (Sonic System)==
 
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The above ''Sonic'' bundle must have been a success for Sega, as they decided to repackage the product under the name "Sonic System". It is currently unknown if there are any other changes.
 
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==Genesis: The Core System==
 
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During 1991, Sega released a bare-bones bundle after the ''Altered Beast'' package. "The Core System" contains nothing but the console, cables and a controller.
 
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==Genesis (Fighting System)==
 
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A bundle containing ''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'', which was released in early 1993.
 
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==Genesis 2 (The Core System)==
 
==Genesis 2 (The Core System)==
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A Genesis 2 bundle containing ''[[NFL '95]]''. For many of these bundles, the standard core system box was used with added stickers.
 
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==Genesis 2 (with ''[[The Lion King]]'')==
 
==Genesis 2 (with ''[[The Lion King]]'')==
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==Genesis 2 (with ''[[6-Pak]]'')==
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===Genesis 2 (with ''[[6-Pak]]'')===
 
A bundle containing the ''[[6-Pak]]'' compilation was released in 1995, during the latter part of the system's lifetime.
 
A bundle containing the ''[[6-Pak]]'' compilation was released in 1995, during the latter part of the system's lifetime.
 
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==Genesis 2 (The Core System; Majesco re-release)==
 
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After [[Majesco]] obtained the rights to distribute older Sega consoles in the US during 1997, they re-released this Core System bundle. It is almost identical to Sega's, though the back of the box talks about more recent games. The front of the box can be identified as one of Majesco's if the text reads "Great Games Available!". Original Core System bundles read "500+ Games Available!". It may have been foolish to claim 500+ Genesis games were still coming out of Sega's factories as late as 1997, although over 500 had been released up to that point.
 
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Revision as of 15:34, 9 June 2014

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The Sega Mega Drive debuted in North America in August 1989, with a regionwide release in September of that year. Due to trademark issues, it was renamed the "Sega Genesis", and has always operated under this name under this region.

In the US, the console was distributed by Sega between 1989 and 1997. It was then passed to Majesco, who kept the system alive for an extra two years before it was shelved. In Canada, the Mega Drive was distributed by Irwin Toy in its early years, however Sega inevitably took back the distribution rights when the console proved successful. Many Canadian units and games were imported from the US. The Genesis 3 was also released in this region.

All North American units output an NTSC signal.

United States

CONVERSION IN PROCESS

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
SgenAB US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSgenAB US Box Front.jpg
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Genesis1.jpg
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SGenS1 US Box Back.JPGNospine-small.pngSGenS1 US Box Front.JPG
 Genesis
Genesis1.jpg
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MD US Box Back SonicSystem.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTSS US Box Front.JPG
 Genesis Sonic System
Genesis1.jpg
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SGenTCS US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTCS US Box Front.jpg
 Genesis: The Core System
Genesis1.jpg
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SGenFightingSystem US Box Front.jpg
 Genesis Fighting System
Genesis1.jpg
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80px Genesis: The Core System >= 199x ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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None
SGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG Genesis: Sonic 2 System >= 199x ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg Genesis: Sega Sports System >= 1993 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana, "Stadium Cushion"
Genesis >= 1993 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

Sonic Spinball
Genesis >= 1993 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

Eternal Champions
SGen2NFL US Box Front.JPG
 Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
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MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg Genesis >= 1994 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

The Lion King
SGen2S3ST US Box Front.jpg
 Genesis
Genesis2.jpg
??
MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg Genesis >= 1994 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

Sonic and Knuckles
Genesis Sonic System >= 1994 ? ??

x1

Sonic the Hedgehog, Taz in Escape from Mars Stock clearance?
MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg Genesis: Supersonic System >= 1994 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic and Knuckles
MD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg Genesis >= 1995 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

6 Pak
SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg Genesis >= 1995 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

x1

6 Pak Newer variant?
Genesis Garfield: Caught in the Act Pack >= 1995 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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Garfield: Caught in the Act
Genesis College Football's National Championship II Pack >= 1995 ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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College Football's National Championship II
Genesis US Box Front Columns.jpg Genesis >= 199x ? Pad gen v3.jpg

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Columns
SGenTCS Majesco US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSGenTCS Majesco US Box Front.jpg
 Genesis: The Core System
Genesis2.jpg
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Genesis 2 (The Core System)

When the redesigned Genesis 2 came into production, packaging for both consoles and games adopted the new red/black color scheme. As with the model 1, "The Core System" contains nothing but the console, cables and one controller.

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2, "The Core System")
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Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console

Genesis 2 (with Sonic the Hedgehog 2)

A Genesis 2 bundle containing Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2, with Sonic the Hedgehog 2)
SGen2S2 US Box Back.JPGNospine-small.pngSGen2S2 US Box Front.JPG
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console

Genesis 2 (Sega Sports System)

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2, "Sega Sports System")
MD2 US Box Front SegaSportsSystem.jpg
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console
Notavailable.svg
"Stadium Cusion"


Genesis 2 (with The Lion King)

A Genesis 2 bundle containing The Lion King.

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2 with The Lion King)
MD2 US Box Front LionKing.jpg
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console

Genesis 2 (with Sonic & Knuckles)

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2 with Sonic & Knuckles)
MD2 US Box Front SaK.jpg
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console

Genesis 2 (with 6-Pak)

A bundle containing the 6-Pak compilation was released in 1995, during the latter part of the system's lifetime.

Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2 with 6-Pak, older)
MD2 US Box Back 6Pak Alt.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 US Box Front 6Pak Alt.jpg
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console
Mega Drive, US (Genesis 2 with 6-Pak, newer)
SGen26Pak US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Genesis2.jpg
Console

Canada

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD CA Box Back AlteredBeast.jpgNospine-small.pngMD CA Box Front AlteredBeast.jpg
 Genesis
Genesis1.jpg
??
MD2 CA Box Back Sonic2System.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 CA Box Front Sonic2System.jpg
 Genesis: Sonic 2 System
Genesis2.jpg
??
Genesis: The Core System
Genesis2.jpg
??


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