Sega Mega Drive (US: Sega Genesis)

The Sega Mega Drive, aka the Sega Genesis. Sega's answer to the Super Nintendo, this one was recently donated to me along with the Game Gear
You could run Master System games on the Mega Drive using the Power Base converter. And later there were expansions available including the Mega CD (Sega CD) and 32X

Not much more to say about this other than it has "BLAST PROCESSING". Also, here's it's Wikipedia page.



The top of the machine has the cartridge slot, which is protected by a spring loaded cover, the power switch, reset button, volume control for the headphones, and a power LED



The front has two controller ports and a headphone socket, and the rear has RF out, A/V out, and power in, the Mega Drive power adaptor is the same as the Master System power adaptor. Also the only way to get stereo sound out from the console was through the headphone socket, the A/V output socket only carried mono sound, however it was possible to make a custom cable which plugged into the A/V and headphone sockets together.



Here is the edge connector, still covered by the red plastic strip



I have acquired six three button controllers, although one has a broken cable. A six button controller was available later



In case you're wondering, the modern LCD TV needs to be completely retuned each time I connect a different console via RF, It refuses to manually tune anything in! This means an anxious wait to see if the console is working



Software

Here are all the game cartridges I have for the Mega Drive, some are boxed with instructions, some aren't

Sonic the Hedgehog



Sonic the Hedgehog 2



Sonic the Hedgehog 3



FIFA International Soccer



Jungle Strike, The Sequel to Desert Strike



Mega Games 1 (Columns, Super Hang-On, and World Cup Italia '90)



And for reasons I don't know, I also have the instructions for Streets of Rage and Golden Axe, but no cartridges



And I have two copies of Jungle Strike and Mega Games 1



That's buying in bulk for you...

Update, more games...

Mega Games 2 (The Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Golden Axe)



Mega Games 3 (Alien Storm, Super Thunder Blade, and Super Monaco GP)



Updates



Sega Mega Fire controller



Two PSU's, for the Mega Drive/Master System



Desert Strike - Return to the Gulf



Premier Manager



Super Wrestlemania



Sampras Tennis 96 - The Bullet is Back



Rugby World Cup 1995



FIFA International Soccer



Bubsy - In: Claws Encounters of the Furry Kind



FIFA Soccer 96



Disney's Aladdin



Brian Lara Cricket



Brian Lara * 96 Cricket



Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament



Urban Strike The Sequel to Jungle Strike (duplicate)



Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure



Earthworm Jim



PGA Tour 96



Pele's World Tournament Soccer



Batman



Clay Fighter



SPace Harrier II



Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Duplicate)



The Terminator



F1



World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck



Ghouls and Ghosts



Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Again)



NHL Hockey '94



European Club Soccer



Super Skidmarks



Eternal Champions



Mortal Kombat



NHL 97



NBA Jam



NHL 95



Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (I have an extra cartridge for some reason)



Mega Games 3, Alien Storm, Super Thunder Blade, Super Monaco GP



PGA European Tour


More updates



Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge



Aladdin



Mega Games 3, Alien Storm, Super Thunder Blade, Super Monaco GP (Again) The label has got damp and is stuck to the plastic case

For more retro hardware check out my online museum here