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* [[Applying ROM Patches]]
* [[Applying ROM Patches]]
* <s> [[Genesis:Homebrew Games List]] </s>
* <s> [[Genesis:Homebrew Games List]] </s>
* [[Genesis:Region Locked Games]]
* [[Genesis:Buying Guide]]
* [[Genesis:Buying Guide]]
* [[Genesis:Master System Games Info]]
* [[Genesis:Master System Games Info]]
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=== Technical Information ===
=== Technical Information ===
* [[Genesis:Video Output Notes]]
* [[Genesis:Video Output Notes]]
* [[Genesis:Video Output Comparison]]
* [[Genesis:Connector Pinouts]]
* [[Genesis:Connector Pinouts]]
* [[Genesis:Genesis Motherboard Differences]]
* [[Genesis:Genesis Motherboard Differences]]
* [[Genesis:Region Information]]
* [[Genesis:Region Information]]
* [[Genesis:315-5685 Information]]
* [[Media:PAL Mega Drive Model 1 Service Manual.pdf|PAL Model 1 Service Manual]]
* [[Media:PAL Mega Drive Model 1 Service Manual.pdf|PAL Model 1 Service Manual]]
* [[Media:Sega Genesis Model 2 VA0 Service Manual.pdf|Model 2 VA0 Service Manual]]
* [[Media:Sega Genesis Model 2 VA0 Service Manual.pdf|Model 2 VA0 Service Manual]]
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* [[Genesis:Model 2 RGB Bypass]]
* [[Genesis:Model 2 RGB Bypass]]
* [[Genesis:S-Video Mod]]
* [[Genesis:S-Video Mod]]
* [[Genesis:Jailbar Fix]]
* [[Genesis:Jailbar Fix|Jailbar Fix (Subcarrier Bypass)]]
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/195723743813 Wondermega RGB Mod Kit]
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/195723743813 Wondermega RGB Mod Kit]
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/204093432335 Wondermega M2 RGB Mod Kit]
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/204093432335 Wondermega M2 RGB Mod Kit]
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<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/758393-sega-nomad-replacement-shell-buttons Nomad Replacement Shell] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/758393-sega-nomad-replacement-shell-buttons Nomad Replacement Shell] </li>
<li> [https://www.retrorgb.com/sega-nomad-replacement-lcd-mount.html Nomad Replacement LCD Mount] </li>
<li> [https://www.retrorgb.com/sega-nomad-replacement-lcd-mount.html Nomad Replacement LCD Mount] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/79140-sega-nomadgame-gear-replacement-power-button Nomad Power Button] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/79140-sega-nomadgame-gear-replacement-power-button Nomad Power Switch Cover] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/79140-sega-nomadgame-gear-replacement-power-button Nomad Power Switch Cover] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/222427-sega-nomad-battery-pack Nomad Battery Pack] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/79113-sega-nomad-buttons-abcxyz Nomad ABC/XYZ Buttons] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/79113-sega-nomad-buttons-abcxyz Nomad ABC/XYZ Buttons] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/367421-sega-mega-cd-mk1-helix-drive-gear Sega CD Model 1 Helix Drive Gear] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/367421-sega-mega-cd-mk1-helix-drive-gear Sega CD Model 1 Helix Drive Gear] </li>
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<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/520098-sega-mega-cd1-led-bracket Sega CD Model 1 LED Bracket] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/520098-sega-mega-cd1-led-bracket Sega CD Model 1 LED Bracket] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/520094-sega-mega-cd1-led-diffuser Sega CD Model 1 LED Diffuser] </li>
<li> [https://www.printables.com/model/520094-sega-mega-cd1-led-diffuser Sega CD Model 1 LED Diffuser] </li>
<li> [https://github.com/WindDrake/SegaCD_Ramcart Sega CD RAM Cart (Open Source)] </li>
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 9 April 2024

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The Sega Genesis — known as the Mega Drive outside of North America — is a 16-bit console from the fourth generation of video game consoles. The console was first launched in Japan on October 29, 1988 followed by North America (August 14, 1989) and Europe (September 1990). It offers backwards compatibility with the Sega Master System library through the Power Base Converter add-on (or through a flash cart). The console has three main model revisions: the Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3; plus a portable version (Sega Genesis Nomad). Many third party consoles were later released later in the Genesis' lifespan and well after it.

CD game support was supported with two models of the Sega CD add-on, two combination models (Wondermega and X'Eye) and one semi-portable combination model (CDX/Multi-Mega). 32-bit game support was added with the Sega 32X add-on in 1994. Online play was also supported with some titles using the XBAND service in North America or the Mega Modem (Sega Meganet/Net Work System service) in Japan.

Despite massively underperforming in Japan due to heavy competition from NEC's PC Engine and both Nintendo's Famicom and Super Famicom, the Genesis was Sega's most successful console outside Japan, becoming a massive hit in most of the world and leaving behind a massive legacy as one of the most popular and fondly remembered video game consoles of all time.

The Sega Genesis Development Wiki is a great supplemental development-focused resource to this wiki.