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*[[Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (South Korea)]]
 
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=="16 Bit Game"==
==BBK==
 
Mega Drive in a Playstation-like case. Compatible with [[Mega CD]]. This model was released in 1996 by BBG, now known as BBK Electronics (步步高) - the parent company of smartphone brands Oppo, OnePlus, and Vivo. Because the Sony Playstation design patent, it was sold only in China and was not exported to Russia or Brazil.
 
<gallery>
 
File:BBK MD1.jpg
 
File:BBK MD2.jpg
 
File:BBK MD3.jpg
 
File:BBK MD4.jpg
 
File:BBK MD5.jpg
 
File:BBG-168 16bit Mega Drive Compatible (步步高168).jpg
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
===Super Alpha II===
 
Found in Taiwan, model number SB-003. This one has a slightly different shell and is more akin to the European model.
 
<gallery>
 
File:SuperAlphaII.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==Others==
 
==="16 Bit Game"===
 
 
Dodgy looking Mega Drive clone from China, complete with crazy light gun.
 
Dodgy looking Mega Drive clone from China, complete with crazy light gun.
 
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===16 Bit TV Game===
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==16 Bit TV Game==
 
Also from China, two clones by a company known as "Gap International Limited". One looks like a Mega Drive 2 in white, the other is completely new. Model numbers GA-16B1 and GA-16B2 respectively.
 
Also from China, two clones by a company known as "Gap International Limited". One looks like a Mega Drive 2 in white, the other is completely new. Model numbers GA-16B1 and GA-16B2 respectively.
 
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==Genesis II==
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<gallery>
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File:Genesis 2 Clone box.jpg
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File:Genesis 2 Clone console.jpg
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</gallery>
  
===Mega Drive III===
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==Mega Drive III==
 
Sega Mega Drive clone with custom body shape
 
Sega Mega Drive clone with custom body shape
 
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File:MegaDriveIII 5.jpg|Mega Drive III Mainboard PCB
 
File:MegaDriveIII 5.jpg|Mega Drive III Mainboard PCB
 
File:MegaDriveIII 6.jpg|Mega Drive III with cartridge
 
File:MegaDriveIII 6.jpg|Mega Drive III with cartridge
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MegaDrive3 MD Alt.jpg|"Mega Drive 3" variant
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MegaDriveIII MD Box Front Alt.jpg
 
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===Bitman===
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==Micro Genius III==
Sold by R-Style. There are two variants.
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Similar to the above.
* Bitman Super looks like Scorpion 16 bit http://pixs.ru/showimage/1JPG_2907283_26002884.jpg
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<gallery>
* Bitman Turbo
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File:MD Micro Genius III Top.jpg
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File:MD Micro Genius III Bottom.jpg
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File:MD Micro Genius III Bottom Label.jpg
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File:MD Micro Genius III Internals.jpg
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</gallery>
  
===Unsorted===
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==Sega Game VCD==
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This is the original or clone sold by New Game.
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{{gitem|VD 44 RU.pdf|page=50|Review}}
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==Super Play 16 (Gemini)==
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Found in Brazil.
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<gallery>
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SuperPlay16 MD.jpg
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SuperPlay16 MD Box Front.jpg
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</gallery>
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==Unsorted==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Hamy16.jpg
 
Hamy16.jpg
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SegaIII MD Box Back.jpg
 
SegaIII MD Box Back.jpg
 
MDClone38 MD.jpg
 
MDClone38 MD.jpg
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MegaDrive2Mini Blue.jpg
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MegaDrive2Mini RU Box Front Blue.jpg
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SegaDriver RU Box Front.jpg
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MD 16 Bit Driver.jpg
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MD 16 Bit Driver Alt.jpg
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MD 16 Bit Driver bottom.jpg
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MD 16 Bit Driver back.jpg
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MD 16 Bit Driver PCB.jpg
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MD Clone BBK Box Front.jpg|By BBK Electronics (步步高电器)
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MD Clone BBK.jpg
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MD Clone BBK Bottom.jpg
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MD Clone BBK Back.jpg
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Megagame MD.jpg|Megagame
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Megagame MD Box Front.jpg
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Sega2000 MD.jpg|Found in Uzbekistan
 
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===Built-in games===
 
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<gallery>
MegaDrive2Mini Blue.jpg
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SuperMiniMD MD.jpg
MagicDriveMini.jpg
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SuperMiniMD MD Box Front.jpg
MagicDriveMini RU Box Front.jpg
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SuperMiniMDK3 MD Box Front.jpg
SegaOneSuperDrive MD RU.jpg
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SuperMiniMDK8 MD Box Front.jpg
SegaOneSuperDrive MD RU Box Front.jpg
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Super Mini MD K9
SegaOneSuperDrive MD RU Box Back.jpg
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SuperMiniMD MD Box Front SG-105.jpg
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SuperMiniMD MD Box Front SG-107.jpg
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SuperMiniMD MD Box Front SG-167.jpg
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MiniG1 MD.jpg
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MiniG1 MD Box Front.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
{{MDUnlicensed}}
 
{{MDUnlicensed}}

Revision as of 14:23, 18 July 2019

The Sega Mega Drive was a commonly cloned console during the 1990s, especially in smaller markets. There are potentially hundreds of different models, though few have been documented on the internet. This page covers some of the consoles that we know exist, but don't know much else about.

"16 Bit Game"

Dodgy looking Mega Drive clone from China, complete with crazy light gun.

16 Bit TV Game

Also from China, two clones by a company known as "Gap International Limited". One looks like a Mega Drive 2 in white, the other is completely new. Model numbers GA-16B1 and GA-16B2 respectively.

Genesis II

Mega Drive III

Sega Mega Drive clone with custom body shape

Micro Genius III

Similar to the above.

Sega Game VCD

This is the original or clone sold by New Game.

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PDF
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Super Play 16 (Gemini)

Found in Brazil.

Unsorted

Built-in games


Unlicensed Mega Drive clones
Clone consoles
Mega Drive | Mega Drive 2 | Genesis 3 | "Mini" models | "PlayStation" models | Keyboard models | Famiclone models | VCD/DVD players | Others


Mega Drive Mega Drive 2 Genesis 3
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
Other designs
1990s AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 168 | BBG 188 | EZcom | Game VCD | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit
2000s C-11 | Car Game | CyberShell | CyberSmart | Dream X | Dual Action | e-time Game Play | GamBrothers | GN Twin | GS-200 | FC3 Plus | Kid Box | Kombat 16 | Magistr 16 | Neo-16 | Noritul FX-16 | Premier | RetroN 3 | Sega Driver | Sega Millenium | TV Pump | ZW-166A | ZW-1688 | ZW-16DC | ZW-16P3 | ZW-16XB | ZW-163 | ZW-167 | ZW-169 | ZW-V21
2010s 16 Bit Compact MD HDMI | Fei Hao HD Retro Game | Hamy SD | Hamy 4 | HD Game System | MD Compact | MegaRetroN HD | Mega Sg | Minigen | Minigen HD | PAP1000 | RetroN 5 | Super Retro Trio | Super Retro Trio Plus
2020s 2E Game Console 16 bit | Dendy Nimbus | Dendy Retro | Dendy Smart | Hamy 5 | MixHD | Nimbus Smart | Polymega | RetroN 3 HD | SG800
Portables
Cartridge-based 16 Bit Pocket MD | Advance Digitals | DVTech Discovery | ES-2016 | HG-806 | Mega Drive Portable | MDPortable | One Station | Pocket MD | PXP Slim Station | RetroGen | ZW-16M
Emulator-based !QU | Dinax Pixel Games | eMote | EXEQ | Favorite G18 | Game King A-330 | Game Station A-320 | JXD S7300B | Sameo | SD Portable
Clone console "families"
Data Frog | Game-In | Game Box | Game Stick | Magic Drive | Magistr Drive | Maniac Drive | Orbita OT-TYG | Retro Genesis | Super Drive | Super Console X | Titan | Mega Dream | SZGV | V-Com