Sega Mega Drive

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16-bit video game console home video game console

The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Sega Genesis 55
Sega Mega Drive canonical 28
Mega Drive 17

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16-bit video game console ⓘ
home video game console ⓘ
alternateName Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
surface form: Sega Genesis
alternateNameRegion Brazil ⓘ
North America ⓘ
audioChannels 6 FM channels plus PSG ⓘ
backwardCompatibilityWith Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) ⓘ
colorPalette 512 colors ⓘ
competedWith Neo Geo AES ⓘ
Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
TurboGrafx-16 ⓘ
controllerPorts 2 ⓘ
controllerType 3-button gamepad ⓘ
6-button gamepad ⓘ
cpu Motorola 68000 family ⓘ
surface form: Motorola 68000
cpuClockSpeed 7.67 MHz ⓘ
developer Sega ⓘ
discontinuedBySega 1997 (most markets) ⓘ
generation fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ
graphicsProcessor VDP (Video Display Processor) ⓘ
introducedFranchise Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
legacy helped establish Sega as a major console manufacturer in the early 1990s ⓘ
lifecycleStatus discontinued ⓘ
manufacturer Sega ⓘ
marketPosition Sega's most successful home console worldwide ⓘ
maxOnScreenColors 64 colors ⓘ
maxResolution 320×224 pixels ⓘ
mediaFormat ROM cartridge ⓘ
notableAddOn Sega 32X ⓘ
Sega CD ⓘ
notableFeature blast processing marketing term ⓘ
support for up to 80 sprites on screen ⓘ
notableMarketingCampaign Genesis Does What Nintendon't ⓘ
notableVariant Sega Genesis Model 2 ⓘ
Sega Genesis Model 3 ⓘ
Sega Mega Drive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sega Mega Drive II
popularFranchise Ecco the Dolphin ⓘ
Golden Axe ⓘ
Phantasy Star ⓘ
Shining Force ⓘ
Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
Streets of Rage ⓘ
popularGame Aladdin ⓘ
Castlevania: Bloodlines ⓘ
Comix Zone ⓘ
Contra: Hard Corps ⓘ
Earthworm Jim ⓘ
Gunstar Heroes ⓘ
Mortal Kombat ⓘ
NBA Jam ⓘ
Phantasy Star ⓘ
surface form: Phantasy Star IV

Ristar ⓘ
Road Rash II ⓘ
Shining Force ⓘ
surface form: Shining Force II

Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
surface form: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
surface form: Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Streets of Rage ⓘ
surface form: Streets of Rage 2

ToeJam & Earl ⓘ
powerSupply external AC adapter ⓘ
predecessor Sega Master System ⓘ
regionLocking yes ⓘ
releaseDateBrazil 1990 ⓘ
releaseDateEurope 1990-11-30 ⓘ
releaseDateJapan 1988-10-29 ⓘ
releaseDateNorthAmerica 1989-08-14 ⓘ
secondaryCpu Zilog Z80 ⓘ
secondaryCpuClockSpeed 3.58 MHz ⓘ
soundChip Texas Instruments SN76489 ⓘ
Yamaha YM2612 ⓘ
successor Sega Saturn ⓘ
unitsSoldWorldwide over 30 million units ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Motorola 68000 family → usedIn → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Motorola 68000 family → usedIn → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive → alternateName → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive → notableVariant → Sega Mega Drive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Mega Drive II
Sega CD → platformFor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega CD → platformFor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Sega CD → introducedOpticalDiscGamingFor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega CD → launchPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Neo Geo AES → competitor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Sega Sports → platformPublishedFor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
NBA Live → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → mainCompetitor → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sonic the Hedgehog → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sonic the Hedgehog → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Streets of Rage → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Streets of Rage → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Streets of Rage → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Golden Axe → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Golden Axe → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Shining Force → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Shining Force → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Shining Force → originalPlatformOfFirstRelease → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Shining Force → originalPlatformOfFirstRelease → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Phantasy Star → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Phantasy Star → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Ecco the Dolphin → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Ecco the Dolphin → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Gunstar Heroes → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Gunstar Heroes → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Gunstar Heroes → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Gunstar Heroes → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Mortal Kombat → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
NBA Jam → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
ToeJam & Earl → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
ToeJam & Earl → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Road Rash II → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Road Rash II → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Road Rash II → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Road Rash II → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Comix Zone → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Comix Zone → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Comix Zone → originalPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Castlevania: Bloodlines → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Castlevania: Bloodlines → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Castlevania: Bloodlines → exclusiveToPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Castlevania: Bloodlines → exclusiveToPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
Contra: Hard Corps → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Contra: Hard Corps → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Earthworm Jim → originallyReleasedOnPlatform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Earthworm Jim → platform → Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis