Mega Drive consoles in South Korea

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During the late 1980s and early 1990s (with some ideals lasting to this day), it was almost illegal for Japanese companies to market their products in South Korea. Though slightly more relaxed now, the troubles date back hundreds of years, and an influx of Japanese companies reaching South Korean shores would not have been taken lightly by the South Korean public. This meant that when the Sega Mega Drive was distributed in South Korea, Sega had to go through Samsung to get their product onto market.

Super Gam*Boy

Samsung Mega Drives are not known officially as "Mega Drives", but rather the "Super Gam*Boy" and later "Super Aladdin Boy", however the text "MEGA DRIVE" is still printed on the system. They are compatible with their Japanese counterparts.

Box Name Distributor Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation Comments
MD Super Gam Boy KR Box Front.jpg
Super Gam*Boy
수퍼겜보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: (≥ 1990)
SuperGamBoy.jpg
SPC-200
SuperGamBoy KR Box Front.jpg
Super Gam*Boy
수퍼겜보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: (≥ 1990)
SuperGamBoy.jpg
SPC-201R
MD Box Front KR SPC-200V.jpg
Super Gam*Boy
수퍼겜보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: (≥ 1992)
SuperGamBoy.jpg
SPC-200V

Super Aladdin Boy

Box Name Distributor Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation Comments
MD KR Super Aladdin Boy Alt Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy
수퍼알라딘 보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩185,000185,000[1] (1992-12)
South Korea KR: ₩168,000168,000[2] (1993-04)
SuperAladdinBoy.jpg
SPC-200R
SuperAladdinBoy KR Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy
수퍼알라딘 보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩165,000165,000[1] (1992-12)
South Korea KR: ₩149,000149,000[2] (1993-04)
South Korea KR: ₩127,600127,600 (1994-06)
SuperAladdinBoy.jpg
SPC-201R
Notavailable.svg
Super Aladdin Boy
수퍼알라딘 보이
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩165,000165,000 (1994)
MD Super Aladdin Boy Alt.jpg
SPC-200R
Notavailable.svg
Super Aladdin Boy II
수퍼알라딘 보이II
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩198,000198,000[3] (1994-06)
MD Super Aladdin Boy II KR New.jpg
SPC-1600R
MD Super Aladdin Boy II KR Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy II
수퍼알라딘 보이II
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩129,900129,900[4] (1994-12)
MD Super Aladdin Boy II KR New.jpg
SPC-201N
MD KR SuperAladdinBoyIIWirelessSonic3 Box Back.jpgMD KR SuperAladdinBoyIIWirelessSonic3 Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy II
수퍼알라딘 보이II
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩198,000198,000[5] (1995-01)
MD Super Aladdin Boy II KR New.jpg
SPC-1600R
Super Aladdin Boy II with Wireless Pad Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy II
수퍼알라딘 보이II
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩219,000219,000[6] (1995-06)
SuperAladdinBoyII old.jpg
SPC-1600R
SuperAladdinBoyII KR Box Front.jpg
Super Aladdin Boy II
수퍼알라딘 보이II
Samsung
South Korea KR: ₩154,000154,000[7] (1995-09)
SuperAladdinBoyII old.jpg
SPC-201N

Mega Drive 2 (HiCom)

By February 1997, Samsung completely exited the gaming business due to the failure of the Samsung Saturn and in the same year, HiCom released Mega Drive 2, now under its original name and re-released some of the games.

Box Name Distributor Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation Comments
MD2 KR Box Front.jpg
Mega Drive 2
메가 드라이브 2
HiCom
South Korea KR: (≥ 1997)
Megadrive2.jpg
MK-1631-08

New Mega Drive

Nasun Electronic Co. Ltd sold from 1998 New Mega Drive, probably licensed by Sega

Main article: New Mega Drive.

Mega Drive 2 (Hana Technology & Information)

From 2000 to 2002, Hana Technology & Information sold Sega Mega Drive 2, probably licensed by Sega.

Box Name Distributor Date & Price Console Label Hardware Software Documentation Comments
MD2 KR Box Front Hana.png
Mega Drive 2
메가 드라이브 2
Hana Technology & Information
South Korea KR: (≥ 2000)
Megadrive2.jpg
DK-2000
MD2 KR Hana label.png
MD2 KR Manual Hana.png
Manual

References


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