Sega CD

E39462

home video game hardware video game console add-on

The Sega CD is an add-on for the Sega Genesis console that introduced CD-based gaming with enhanced audio, full-motion video, and expanded storage for more complex games.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	home video game hardware → video game console add-on →
alsoKnownAs	Mega-CD →
category	Sega hardware → video game console peripheral →
competesWith	Neo Geo CD → TurboGrafx-CD →
connectsTo	Sega Genesis cartridge slot →
designGoal	extend life of Sega Genesis → provide CD-based gaming features →
feature	additional CPU → backup RAM for save data → enhanced audio → expanded storage capacity → extra RAM → full-motion video support → hardware scaling and rotation →
generation	fourth generation of video game consoles →
hasModel	front-loading Sega CD Model 1 → top-loading Sega CD Model 2 →
introducedOpticalDiscGamingFor	Sega Genesis →
launchPlatform	Sega Genesis →
manufacturer	Sega →
marketReception	mixed commercial success →
mediaFormat	CD-ROM →
notableGame	Ecco the Dolphin CD → Final Fight CD → Lunar: Eternal Blue → Lunar: The Silver Star → Night Trap → Shining Force CD → Snatcher → Sonic CD →
notBackwardCompatibleWith	Dreamcast → Sega Saturn →
notStandalone	requires Sega Genesis console →
peripheralType	CD-ROM drive add-on →
platformFor	Mega Drive → Sega Genesis →
powerSupply	external AC adapter →
regionVariant	European Mega-CD → Japanese Mega-CD → North American model →
successorPlatform	Sega Saturn →
supports	CD+G → FMV-based games → audio CD playback →
supportsController	Sega Genesis controller →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sega CD ("front-loading Sega CD Model 1") → Sega CD ("top-loading Sega CD Model 2") →	hasModel
Sega CD ("Mega-CD") →	alsoKnownAs
Sega Mega Drive →	notableAddOn
Sega CD ("requires Sega Genesis console") →	notStandalone
Sega CD ("Japanese Mega-CD") →	regionVariant
Motorola 68000 family →	usedIn