The was a
16-bit video game console released by
Sega in
Japan in
1988,
North America in
1989, and the
PAL region in
1990. It was sold under the name Sega Genesis in North America as Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in that region.The Mega Drive was the successor to the
Sega Master System and was Sega's third home console and second to be sold outside of Japan.The Mega Drive is part of the
fourth generation era of consoles, and the first of its generation to achieve notable market share in Europe and North America. It was the direct competitor of the
Super Nintendo, although the Sega Mega Drive was released two years earlier. The Sega Mega Drive began production in Japan in 1988 and ended with the last new game being released in 2002 in Brazil.
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