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The Sega CD, known as Mega-CD[ a ] in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory and format for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. Originally released in November 1991, it came to North America in late 1992, and the rest of the world in 1993.
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Japan
The Mega-CD was released first in Japan on December 12, 1991. Its retail price was about ¥49,800. Initially, it was a great success because of the inherent advantages of CDs (high storage capacity and the low cost of media). Despite having been on sale for over 2 years by March 1994, the MEGA-CD had only sold 380,000 unitsin Japan, which meant that only 11% of Japanese Mega Drive owners had purchased the add-on unit.
North America
Sega of Japan did not speak to Sega of America about their Sega CD plans for that market until a few months later. The Sega CD had been announced at the Chicago CES on January, 1992. Early reports had suggested that hardware in the system would allow it to display more on screen colors (from a larger palette) than the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo, which was an important technical concern for consumers. In the end, the Sega CD was unable to convince North American gamers, mostly due to t...
Europe
In Europe the Mega-CD was thought to be overpriced. It was released in April, 1993 in the United Kingdom for £270. Unlike the Mega Drive, which was a very successful console in Europe, only 60,000 of the 70,000 Mega-CDs shipped to Europe were sold by August 1993.[sourceneeded] Some European countries (Spain, for instance), would not get the original Mega-CD, but the Mega-CD 2, which also slowed sales.[sourceneeded]
Sega wanted to showcase the power of the Mega-CD, and so focused on "FMV" games rather than taking advantage of the extra storage space of the CD media. Sega insisted on licensing and producing primarily "full motion video" games similar to earlier LaserDisc games, that were universally panned by game reviewers. The limited 64-color palette of the ...
The following models were released: 1. Sega CD I (Sega Mega-CD I) 2. Sega CD II (Sega Mega-CD II). Designed for the Genesis (second model) / Mega Drive 2 and to reduce manufacturing costs 3. X'Eye(JVC Wondermega), was an all-in-one Genesis/Sega CD unit 4. Sega CDX(called Multi-Mega outside of North America). A portable CD player that plays both Gen...
Main article: List of Mega-CD gamesSeveral Mega Drive/Genesis titles (As well as franchises appearing on other platforms) were ported to Sega's CD format. The CD counterparts usually offered reworked soundtracks, and slightly improved graphics. Some of these titles and their differences: AISLE LORD After Burner III - A port of the Japanese arcade g...
- It's Most Famous Game. The Sega CD had two games that it was most famous for. The first being Sonic CD obviously being the Sonic game that was made to push this new system.
- How Much For A Sega CD Today. Like we mentioned earlier the Sega CD was pretty expensive, especially at the time it was released. This was a lot of money considering it was an add on that only let you play a few extra games, most of which weren't that good and aren't remembered too fondly if at all today.
- Most Games Were In Full Motion Video. The reason that it would seem like most of the games on the Sega CD should take to long to load is because most of the games ran in a full-motion video (or just FMV).
- Took Forever To Load. Despite the Sega CD marketing itself on it being more powerful, with better visuals, sound, gameplay and load times due to the more powerful processor in the Sega CD and using CDs instead of cartridges.
Mar 3, 2015 · Sonic CD is arguably one of the best 16-bit games ever - hence its conversion to a wide range of modern platforms, including Android and iOS - while the Mega CD edition of Konami's Snatcher - the ...
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The Mega-CD was released in Japan in the winter of 1991 and competed well against NEC's add on. In 1992 Sega began to lose its dominance in the United States due to the release of the Super NES. Their CD add-on renamed Sega CD was released in October of that year to retake their sales position. However, the initial price tag of $399 and the ...
Sep 7, 2024 · The Sega CD (or Mega CD) was Sega's answer to the PC Engine CD-ROM² / TurboGrafx-CD System.It had fairly decent third-party support and a strong launch showing in Japan (where the Mega Drive was never in first place)... but between the Super Famicom's popularity in Japan, and Sega of America and Sega Europe's insistence on shoving out FMV games, that success just could not last anywhere.
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The Sega CD, known as Mega-CD [lower-alpha 1] in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory and format for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. Originally released in November 1991, it came to North America in late 1992, and the rest of the world in 1993.
