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The Mega Drive console made its first appearance in this region in August 1990 and in the following months it appeared in other Scandinavian countries.

In the following years, the console appeared in the Baltics. It achieved good sales results there however, Sega had to contend with a hardware clone. Steepler, known in the former USSR for the production of Dendy consoles, sold here Mega Drive consoles produced by them or imported from Asia without Sega's consent. Eventually, Steepeler got along with Russian dealers for selling the official models along with the unofficial ones. Nevertheless, Sega consoles by Steepler have never been popular in the region. Mega Drive is one of the most popular consoles of the 90s in Baltic region along with PlayStation and famiclones.

Baltic States

Steepler

In addition to the official products, it was possible to buy Mega Drive from Steepler. Some of them came from the original sources, for example from Buka and Nissho Iwai, and some were imported from other countries or they are clones.

Box	Name	Software
	Mega Drive II (Original console, unofficial box)	Control Pad
	Mega Drive II (Imported from Singapore)	Control Pad	Documentation
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px	Mega Drive II (Clone)	Control Pad	50x50px Manual
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px	Mega Drive II	Control Pad
<div style="margin:auto; min-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px	Mega Drive II	Control Pad

Original consoles

Estonia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Latvia

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Lithuania

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Warranty card

Denmark

Name	Hardware	Documentation
Mega Drive (Brio)	Control Pad (x2)	Manual
Mega Drive (Sega Europe)	Control Pad (x2)	Manual
Mega Drive II	Control Pad (x2)

Finland

Name	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive (PCI Data)			Manual
Mega Drive (Brio)			Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 and 2 Pads Set	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II 2 Pads Set	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II Mega Games 6 Set	Control Pad	Mega Games 6

Iceland

Name	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive (Skifan distribution)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive (Tölvuhusid distribution)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive Set (Tölvuhusid distribution)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive (Japis distribution)	Control Pad (x2)		Manual
Mega Drive II (Japis distribution)	Control Pad (x2)
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set (Japis distribution)	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Drive II Lion King Set (Japis distribution)	Control Pad (x2)	Lion King

Norway

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Mega Drive					Control Pad (x2)		Manual
	Mega Drive II					Control Pad (x2)

Sweden

Name	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Mega Drive	Control Pad (x2)		Svarspost Manual
Mega Drive II Sonic 2 Set	Control Pad (x2)	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Svarspost
Mega Drive II Ice Hokey Set	Control Pad (x2)		Svarspost
Mega Drive II Elitserien 95 Set	Control Pad (x2)	Elitserien 95

Unknown

Latvian instruction. Probably from a clone.

References

Sega Mega Drive
Topics	Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) \| History \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise \| Cartridges \| TradeMark Security System
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australasia \| Africa EZ Games \| LaserActive \| Mega Jet \| Mega PC \| Mega Play \| Mega-Tech System \| Nomad \| Teradrive \| Mega Drive Mini \| Mega Drive Mini 2 New Mega Drive \| Tianli VCD/DVD Players \| "Consoles on a chip" \| Licensed clones (Magic 2 \| Mega Game II \| Power Pegasus \| Super Bitman) Unlicensed clones
Add-ons	Game Box \| Power Base Converter \| Mega-CD \| 32X (Mega-CD 32X) \| Mega Modem \| Demo System DS-16
Cases	Sega Genesis Nomad Carrying Case \| System Carry Case
Controllers	Control Pad \| Six Button Control Pad \| 6 Button Arcade Pad \| Arcade Power Stick 6B \| Konami Justifier \| MK-1470 Action Chair \| Activator \| Arcade Power Stick \| Keyboard \| MegaFire \| Mouse \| Mega Stick \| Menacer \| Remote Arcade System \| Ten Key Pad \| Third Party Controllers
Accessories	4 Way Play \| Cleaning System \| Control Pad Extension Cord \| Genesis Speakers \| Headset \| HeartBeat Catalyst \| Microphone \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Nomad PowerBack \| RF Unit (Mega Drive 2) \| SCART Cable (Mega Drive 2) \| Stereo Audio Video Cable \| Team Player \| Video Monitor Cable \| Third Party Accessories
Network services	Sega Channel \| Sega Game Toshokan \| Mega Anser \| Mega Net \| TeleBradesco Residência \| XB∀ND
Development tools	ERX 308P \| ERX 318P \| Sprobe \| SNASM68K \| SNASM2 (Mega Drive) \| SNASM2 (32X) \| PSY-Q Development System (Mega Drive) \| PSY-Q Development System (32X) \| 32X CartDev \| Sega Mars Development Aid System \| Sega 32X Development Target
Unreleased	Edge 16 \| Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Teleplay System \| Video Jukebox

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