Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the in regions outside of North America, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and sold by Sega. The Genesis was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988, followed by North America as the Genesis in 1989. In 1990, the console was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, Ozisoft in Australasia, and Tec Toy in Brazil. In South Korea, the systems were distributed by Samsung as the Super Gam*Boy and later the Super Aladdin Boy.
Gain Ground
"Gain Ground" started off as an arcade game. Released in Japan and the United States in 1988, "Gain Ground" ran on the Sega System 24 architecture. The developers have stated that their original inspiration was "Gauntlet". "Gain Ground" was ported to the Sega Master System in 1990 and the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991. Renovation Products released the Genesis version in the United States. Both conversions were handled by SIMS. In 1992, a PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version ("Gain Ground SX") was released by NEC Avenue.