[[SEGA]]'s original, hugely successful (specially in the West), 16-bit [[video game]] home [[game console]] released in 1988 in [[Japan]]. 

Also known in North America as the [b]Sega Genesis[/b] and was released there a year later in 1989. 

A [[sega_mega_drive_mini|miniature version with built-in games]] was released in 2019.

Preceded by the 8-bit [[Sega Master System]] and succeded by the [[Sega Saturn]].

* "Wikipedia article":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Drive
* "Sega Archives Japanese page":http://sega.jp/archive/segahard/md/

h4. Add-ons

* [[Sega CD]]
* [[Sega 32X]]

h4. See also
* [[List of game consoles]]
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