History of Sega

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SEGA Console Time Line



2016-06-14_1103SG-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


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SG-1000 II

Release July 1984 

Discontinued October 1985

Upgraded version of the SG-1000 with detachable controllers
Can play Sega Card games in addition to ROM cartridges


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Master System

Release
JP October 1985  
NA 1986  
EU 1987

Discontinued  
JP 1989  
NA 1992  
EU 1996

Sega-Master-System-SetSega'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

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Genesis/Megadrive

Release
JP October 29, 1988 
NA August 14, 1989 
EU November 30, 1990 

Discontinued WW 1997 

Named 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 1993

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The 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 JetSEGA_Mega_Jet





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2016-06-14_1112Game 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

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2016-06-14_1114Sega CD 

ReleasedJP December 12, 1991 
NA October 15, 1992 
EU 1993 

Discontinued WW 1996 Sega-CD-Model2-Set Sega CD 2 was released in 1993

Multimega
Genesis Portable combination of the Genesis and Sega CD named the Genesis CDX/Multi Mega

2016-06-14_1116Sega Pico 

Released 
JP June 26, 1993
NA November 1994 
EU 1994 

Discontinued
JP 2005 
NA February 1998
EU 1997

Video 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


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2016-06-14_113632X 

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. 

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Sega Saturn

Released
 JP November 22, 1994
 NA May 11, 1995
 EU July 8, 1995

Discontinued
 WW 1998

Sega'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


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Dreamcast 

Released
JP November 27, 1998
NA September 9, 1999
EU October 14, 1999

Discontinued
WW March 30, 2001

Final major home console and only major release in the sixth console generation
Plays GD-ROM games


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Advanced Pico Beena 

released
JP August 6, 2005

Still being produced

Video game console aimed at young children, released only in Japan
Successor to the 1993 Sega Pico
Plays ROM cartridges shaped like books

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