SG-1000
Release July 15 1983
Discontinued July 1984
Sega's first home console, created in an attempt to transition from the arcade game industry
Sega Computer Videogame SG-1000
Plays ROM cartridges
SG-1000 II
Release July 1984
Discontinued October 1985Upgraded version of the SG-1000 with detachable controllers
Can play Sega Card games in addition to ROM cartridges
Master System
Release
JP October 1985
NA 1986
EU 1987
Discontinued
JP 1989
NA 1992
EU 1996Sega's second major home console, released worldwide
Initially released in Japan as the Sega Mark III,
the third version of the SG-1000,
before being redesigned and rebranded as the Master System
Plays both Sega Card games and ROM cartridges
Genesis/Megadrive
Release
JP October 29, 1988
NA August 14, 1989
EU November 30, 1990
Discontinued WW 1997Named the Mega Drive outside North America
Sega's third major home console, after the SG-1000 and Master System; released worldwide
Plays ROM cartridges
A computer with an integrated Mega Drive was released in Japan as the Sega TeraDrive in 1991
A smaller, lighter version of the console named the Genesis II was released in 1993The Genesis Nomad, a handheld version of the console that plays the same cartridges,
released in 1995; an early version for use on Japanese airplanes was named the Mega Jet
Game Gear
Release
JP October 6, 1990
NA April 26, 1991
EU April 26, 1991
Discontinued
JP 1996
NA April 30, 1997
EU April 30, 1997
Sega's first handheld game console, released worldwide Similar to the Master System,
though it cannot play Master System games without a Master System Converter accessory
Plays ROM cartridges
Sega CD
ReleasedJP December 12, 1991
NA October 15, 1992
EU 1993
Discontinued WW 1996Sega CD 2 was released in 1993Genesis Portable combination of the Genesis and Sega CD named the Genesis CDX/Multi Mega
Sega Pico
Released
JP June 26, 1993
NA November 1994
EU 1994
Discontinued
JP 2005
NA February 1998
EU 1997Video game console aimed at young children, released worldwide
Named the Kids Computer Pico in Japan
Plays ROM cartridges shaped like books
Controlled via a stylus and a graphics tablet
32X
Released
JP December 3, 1994
NA November 21, 1994
EU January 1995
Discontinued
WW 1996 Add-on for the Genesis adds more processing power and support for 32-bit games
to the 16-bit.
Sega Saturn
Released
JP November 22, 1994
NA May 11, 1995
EU July 8, 1995
Discontinued
WW 1998Sega's fourth major home console and only release in the 32-bit console generation
released worldwidePlays CD-ROM games
Released simultaneously with the 32X, which also plays 32-bit games
Dreamcast
Released
JP November 27, 1998
NA September 9, 1999
EU October 14, 1999
Discontinued
WW March 30, 2001Final major home console and only major release in the sixth console generation
Plays GD-ROM games
Advanced Pico Beena
released
JP August 6, 2005
Still being producedVideo game console aimed at young children, released only in Japan
Successor to the 1993 Sega Pico
Plays ROM cartridges shaped like books