Mega Drive consoles in Japan

The Sega Mega Drive first debuted in Japan in October 1988

Sega Mega Drive

The standard Sega Mega Drive model 1 console. Aside from different colour schemes, it is visually identical to its international counterparts. The cartridge slot is designed to take Japanese-style cartridges, however.

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Sega Mega Drive (with Sonic the Hedgehog)

Following discussions with their American arm, Sega decided to bundle the console with their flagship product, Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Sega Mega Drive 2

Unlike the west, the second model of the Sega Mega Drive in Japan opted for a title containing the number "2", rather than the roman numerals "II". This cost-reduced model is again identical to its international counterparts (bar the colour scheme), but features a power switch instead of a button.

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Sega Mega Drive Hardware
Mega Drive Variations	Japan | North America | Europe | Brazil | Asia | South Korea Mega Jet | Nomad | Teradrive | Mega PC | LaserActive | al-Alamiah AX-330 | al-Alamiah AX-660 | al-Alamiah AX-990 | Heartbeat Personal Trainer | Mega-Tech | Mega Play
Mega CD Variations	Multi-Mega | Wondermega | Aiwa Mega CD
Other Add-ons	Mega Modem | 32X | Mega CD 32X | Mega CD Karaoke | Power Base Converter | Super Magic Drive | Master Mega Converter | Nomad PowerBack | Demo System DS-16
Game Controllers	Control Pad | Six Button Control Pad | Activator | Arcade Power Stick | Keyboard | MegaFire | Mouse | Mega Stick | Menacer | Remote Arcade System | Ten Key Pad
Third-Party Controllers	ASCII Fighter Stick SG-6 | ASCII Pad SG-6 | Batter Up | Capcom Power Stick Fighter MD | Cheetah CharacteriStick range | Dual Turbo | Konami Justifier | Phantom SG Six | Python 3 | Rhino Pad | SG ProgramPad 6 | SG ProPad | Striker Stereo Control Pad | TeeVGolf | Turbo Touch 360 | XE-1 AP | Professional Fighter Pad | Others
Online Services	Sega Meganet (Sega Game Toshokan) | Sega Channel | XB∀ND | Tectoy Mega Net | TeleBradesco
Misc. Hardware	Sega Mega Anser | Game Genie | Action Replay | 4 Way Play | Team Player | Super Multi-play | Power Plug | StuntMaster | Tototek MD-Pro
Unreleased Hardware	Floppy Disk Drive | Video Jukebox
Consoles on a Chip	Arcade Classic | Arcade Master | Arcade Motion Classic | Arcade Motion Dual | Arcade Nano Series | Arcade Portable | Arcade Ultimate | Gen-X Dual Station | Genesis Gencore | GenMobile | GN Twin | Legends series | Mega Drive 3 | Mega Drive Twin Pads | Micro Drive | Tectoy Mega Drive 3 | Mega Drive 4 | Pocket MD | RetroGen | RetroN 3 | Sega Zone | Yobo FC3 Plus
Unlicensed Clones	Dynacom Megavision | e-time Game Play | Extreme Land Mega Drive 2 | Game Joy | Magistr Drive | Maniac Drive | Mega Drive Extreme | Mega Drive Portable | Mega Drive V | Mega Drive X | Megason 2 | Modern Mate | Nasa New 16 Bit | New Star 2‎ | Noritul FX-16 | S & M | Scorpion XVI | Sega Mega 3 | Sega Mega Drive 4 | Simba's 268 | Songa I | Songa II | Songa Mega Brasil 3 | Super Senga | Zoga | Others