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Sega Mercury - the [[Sega Game Gear]]<br>
 
Sega Mercury - the [[Sega Game Gear]]<br>
 
Sega Venus - the [[Sega Nomad]]<br>
 
Sega Venus - the [[Sega Nomad]]<br>
Sega Earth - Wasn't used, probably due to the fact this wasn;t particularly exotic<br>
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Sega Earth - Wasn't used, probably due to the fact this wasn't particularly exotic<br>
 
Sega Mars - the [[Sega 32X]]<br>
 
Sega Mars - the [[Sega 32X]]<br>
 
Sega Jupiter - a cart based 32bit system that was abandoned in the planning stages. Ran parallel to the Saturn's development<br>
 
Sega Jupiter - a cart based 32bit system that was abandoned in the planning stages. Ran parallel to the Saturn's development<br>

Revision as of 18:04, 28 April 2008

After successfully launching the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega commissioned several projects under different codenames of the planets in the Solar System. These are listed below.

Sega Mercury - the Sega Game Gear
Sega Venus - the Sega Nomad
Sega Earth - Wasn't used, probably due to the fact this wasn't particularly exotic
Sega Mars - the Sega 32X
Sega Jupiter - a cart based 32bit system that was abandoned in the planning stages. Ran parallel to the Saturn's development
Sega Saturn - the only one from the list to be launched and keep its codename
Sega Uranus - Unknown, possibly unused
Sega Neptune - a 32X/Mega Drive combo unit
Sega Pluto - Unknown, possibly unused

By the time the Sega Dreamcast was planned, Sega had moved on to a new scheme.


Sega Home Video Game Systems
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SG-1000 SG-1000 II Mega Drive Mega Drive II
SC-3000 Mega-CD Mega-CD II Genesis 3
Sega Mark III 32X Dreamcast
Master System Master System II
AI Computer Game Gear
Saturn
Pico Beena