Difference between revisions of "Planet codenames"

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(I'm pretty sure it was, wasn't it?)
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(What?! The Dreamcast was Katana, AFTER this scheme was stopped being used!)
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|[[Sega Neptune]]||32X/[[Mega Drive]] combo unit
 
|[[Sega Neptune]]||32X/[[Mega Drive]] combo unit

Revision as of 16:13, 29 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.

Codename Equivalent
Sega Mercury Sega Game Gear
Sega Venus Sega Nomad
Sega Earth Unused
Sega Mars Sega 32X
Sega Jupiter Cart-based 32-bit system; abandoned in planning stages. Ran parallel to the Saturn's development.
Sega Saturn Sega Saturn
Sega Uranus Unknown, possibly unused
Sega Neptune 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
83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
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