Sega Mega Drive

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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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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

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Ristar platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Ristar platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts) platform Sega Mega Drive
subject surface form: Daimakaimura
Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts) platform Sega Mega Drive
subject surface form: Daimakaimura
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
European Mega-CD platformFor Sega Mega Drive
European Mega-CD compatibleWith Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: European Sega Mega Drive
European Mega-CD compatibleWith Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: PAL Mega Drive
European Mega-CD partOf Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Mega Drive family
European Mega-CD usesControllerOf Sega Mega Drive
European Mega-CD brand Sega Mega Drive
European Mega-CD requires Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Mega Drive console
Sega created Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega created Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Sega famousFor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis console
Yamaha YM2612 usedInPlatform Sega Mega Drive
Yamaha YM2612 usedInPlatform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
VDP (Video Display Processor) usedInPlatform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) requiresConsole Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) successorHostConsole Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) requiresCartridgeSlotOf Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Saturn predecessor Sega Mega Drive
Sega Saturn predecessor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System successor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Master System successor Sega Mega Drive
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Art of Fighting platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Samurai Shodown platform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
AES concurrentWith Sega Mega Drive
TurboGrafx-16 competitor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
TurboGrafx-16 competitor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Mega Drive
Virtual Console contentFromPlatform Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega 32X compatibleWith Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega 32X compatibleWith Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X predecessor Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Genesis Model 2 platformFamily Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Genesis Model 2 platformFamily Sega Mega Drive
Sega Genesis Model 3 platformFamily Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Genesis Model 3 platformFamily Sega Mega Drive
Sega Genesis Model 3 sharesLibraryWith Sega Mega Drive
this entity surface form: Sega Genesis
Sega Genesis Model 3 sharesLibraryWith Sega Mega Drive