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Mega Drives are still in production in Asia to this day, mostly handled by [[AtGames]] who ship scaled down consoles to all over the world, but they will not be covered on this page. We know very little about this region and so information is currently in short supply.
 
Mega Drives are still in production in Asia to this day, mostly handled by [[AtGames]] who ship scaled down consoles to all over the world, but they will not be covered on this page. We know very little about this region and so information is currently in short supply.
  
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==China==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Box
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!Name
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!Date & Price
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!Console
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!Hardware
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!Software
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!Documentation
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=MD AS Box Front PALD.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Mega Drive
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| dateprice1=(1993)
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| console=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
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| consolecode=
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| hard1=Pad MD JP I.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
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}}
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|}
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==India==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Box
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!Name
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!Date & Price
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!Console
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!Hardware
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!Software
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!Documentation
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=Megadrive2 palasia box 01.jpg
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| back=MD2 Asia Box Back PAL.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Mega Drive 2
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| dateprice1=₹18,000 (1995)
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| console=Megadrive2.jpg
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| consolecode=
  
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| hard1=Pad MD JP II.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
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}}
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|}
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==Hong Kong, Macau==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Box
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!Name
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!Date & Price
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!Console
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!Hardware
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!Software
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!Documentation
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=MD1 HK Box Front.jpg
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| back=MD1 HK Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
  
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=NTSC=
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| name=Mega Drive
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| dateprice1=
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| console=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
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| consolecode=
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| hard1=Pad MD JP I.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
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}}
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=MD HK Box Front Sonic.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Mega Drive
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| dateprice1=
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| console=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
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| consolecode=
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| hard1=Pad MD JP I.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
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| soft1=Notavailable.svg
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| soft1name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
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}}
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|}
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==Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Box
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!Name
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!Date & Price
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!Console
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!Hardware
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!Software
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!Documentation
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=Asian_Wywy_md2_box_front.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Mega Drive 2
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| dateprice1=
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| console=Asian md2.jpg
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| consolecode=
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| hard1=Pad MD JP II.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]] (x2)
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}}
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|}
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==Thailand==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Box
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!Name
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!Date & Price
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!Console
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!Hardware
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!Software
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!Documentation
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|-
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{{ConsoleRelease
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| front=MD2 TH Box Front.jpg
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| back=MD2 TH Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Mega Drive 2
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| dateprice1=
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| console=Megadrive2.jpg
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| consolecode=
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| hard1=Pad MD JP II.jpg
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| hard1name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button<br/>Control Pad]]
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| doc1=MD2_TH_Manual.jpg
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| doc1name=Manual
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}}
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|}
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==Unidentified==
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===NTSC===
 
Philippines and Taiwan were the only other Asian markets apart from Japan and South Korea which used NTSC.
 
Philippines and Taiwan were the only other Asian markets apart from Japan and South Korea which used NTSC.
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==Mega Drive==
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====Mega Drive====
 
Initially Taiwan, and Philippines received the same model and box as Japan.
 
Initially Taiwan, and Philippines received the same model and box as Japan.
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Mega Drive 2==
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====Mega Drive 2====
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Mega Drive 2
 
| console=Mega Drive 2
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)==
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====Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)====
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Mega Drive 2
 
| console=Mega Drive 2
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}}
 
}}
  
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=PAL-I=
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===PAL-B===
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Hong Kong and Macau were the only Asian countries to use PAL-I. [[WKK]] were Sega's distributor for this region.
 
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==Mega Drive ==
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive
 
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| region=HK
 
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| front=MD1 HK Box Front.jpg
 
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| back=MD1 HK Box Back.jpg
 
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| spinemissing=yes
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP I.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
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}}
 
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==Mega Drive (with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')==
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive
 
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| region=HK
 
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| front=MD HK Box Front Sonic.jpg
 
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| back=
 
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| spinemissing=
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP I.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
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| item3=Notavailable.svg
 
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| item3name=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic]]''
 
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}}
 
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=PAL-D=
 
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China was the only Asian country to use PAL-D. Sega started test marketing of the Mega Drive in China during 1993 through their local distributor [[WKK]].
 
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==Mega Drive==
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive
 
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| region=CN
 
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| front=MD AS Box Front PALD.jpg
 
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| back=
 
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| spinemissing=
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP I.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
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}}
 
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=PAL-B=
 
 
PAL-B was widely used throughout most of the rest of Asia, although these models may have only been intended for South East Asia.
 
PAL-B was widely used throughout most of the rest of Asia, although these models may have only been intended for South East Asia.
  
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==Mega Drive==
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====Mega Drive====
 
Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Thai.
 
Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Thai.
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Mega Drive (with Sonic)==
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====Mega Drive (with Sonic)====
 
NOTE: Console itself uses undocumented region code -15
 
NOTE: Console itself uses undocumented region code -15
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
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}}
 
}}
  
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=PAL=
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===PAL===
 
Whilst the original Mega Drive had an internal RF modulator which meant different models were required for different countries' TV Systems the Mega Drive 2 had an external RF modulator which meant the same model could be sold throughout PAL Asia.
 
Whilst the original Mega Drive had an internal RF modulator which meant different models were required for different countries' TV Systems the Mega Drive 2 had an external RF modulator which meant the same model could be sold throughout PAL Asia.
  
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==Mega Drive 2==
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====Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)====
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The Mega Drive 2 was distributed by [[Galaxy Group]] in Thailand, under their "Consumer Amusement Sales" division. Included was a four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Thai.
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive 2
 
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| region=TH
 
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| front=MD2 TH Box Front.jpg
 
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| back=MD2 TH Box Back.jpg
 
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| spinemissing=yes
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Megadrive2.jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP II.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]]
 
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| item3=MD2_TH_Manual.jpg
 
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| item3name=Manual
 
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}}
 
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Mega Drive 2 was distributed by [[Shaw Wallace]] in India. It debuted in 1995.
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive
 
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| region=IN
 
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| front=Megadrive2 palasia box 01.jpg
 
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| back=MD2 Asia Box Back PAL.jpg
 
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| spinemissing=yes
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Megadrive2.jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP II.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]
 
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}}
 
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==Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)==
 
 
Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Arabic. [[Alesayi United]] were Sega's distributors throughout the Gulf region, this includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Though we cannot specify exactly which type of Mega Drive was released in the Gulf, we know at least one model was released due to the existence of the [[Sega 32X]] in that region. It would seem likely that this model would have also been sold in the region due to the presence of Arabic in the manual.
 
Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Arabic. [[Alesayi United]] were Sega's distributors throughout the Gulf region, this includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Though we cannot specify exactly which type of Mega Drive was released in the Gulf, we know at least one model was released due to the existence of the [[Sega 32X]] in that region. It would seem likely that this model would have also been sold in the region due to the presence of Arabic in the manual.
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
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}}
 
}}
  
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[[Wywy Group]] distributed the Mega Drive 2 in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
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====Mega Drive 2 (Big Green Box)====
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Mega Drive 2
 
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| region=SG, MY, BN
 
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| front=Asian_Wywy_md2_box_front.jpg
 
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| back=
 
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| spinemissing=yes
 
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| square=yes
 
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| item1=Asian md2.jpg
 
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| item1name=Console
 
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| item2=Pad MD JP II.jpg
 
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| item2name=[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]] (x2)
 
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}}
 
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==Mega Drive 2 (Big Green Box)==
 
 
Three language box; English, Chinese, and Malay.
 
Three language box; English, Chinese, and Malay.
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox

Revision as of 11:50, 11 June 2014

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From Sega's perspective, everything east of Europe and west of Japan/South Korea is classed as "Asia". This is a very large region and covers dozens of countries, but the markets are generally considered to be quite small as we're dealing with second world and potentially even third world countries. The company made more of an effort to localise for specific countries with the Sega Master System, but generally targeted fewer countries and was not tremendously successful.

With the Mega Drive, we generally see the same hardware distributed across this region, sometimes in the same basic boxes, but with added stickers, leaflets and support by localised distributors. Similar to Europe, Sega also was unable to market their console in every country in the region, however whereas the vast majority of Europe was covered by Sega, only a minority of Asia saw traditional Mega Drive consoles, and the timeline is patchy. For example, India only recevied the Mega Drive 2 in the late date of 1995, while Hong Kong got their Mega Drives at the turn of the decade.

From a hardware perspective, there are only a few Mega Drive models - Sega built "one size fits all" systems in with either PAL or NTSC video output, and sold the system in whichever country they could. The Asian "region" covers the middle east, the islands of south east Asia, and the likes of India, China and Russia on the mainland. It's possible it even covers what little consoles were sold in Africa. It does not cover Japan, nor does it cover South Korea, and some states such as China are basically seen as "no go" areas so don't tend to count.

Mega Drives are still in production in Asia to this day, mostly handled by AtGames who ship scaled down consoles to all over the world, but they will not be covered on this page. We know very little about this region and so information is currently in short supply.

China

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD AS Box Front PALD.jpg
 Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg

India

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD2 Asia Box Back PAL.jpgNospine-small.pngMegadrive2 palasia box 01.jpg
 Mega Drive 2
Megadrive2.jpg

Hong Kong, Macau

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD1 HK Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD1 HK Box Front.jpg
 Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
MD HK Box Front Sonic.jpg
 Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg

Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
Asian Wywy md2 box front.jpg
 Mega Drive 2
Asian md2.jpg

Thailand

Box Name Date & Price Console Hardware Software Documentation
MD2 TH Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 TH Box Front.jpg
 Mega Drive 2
Megadrive2.jpg
MD2 TH Manual.jpg
Manual

Unidentified

NTSC

Philippines and Taiwan were the only other Asian markets apart from Japan and South Korea which used NTSC.

Mega Drive

Initially Taiwan, and Philippines received the same model and box as Japan.

Mega Drive, NTSC Asia
Mega Drive HAA-2500 Asia.jpg
Cover
Megadrive1.jpg
Console

Mega Drive 2

Mega Drive 2, NTSC Asia
SMD2NTSC Asia Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSMD2NTSC Asia Box Front.jpg
Cover
Megadrive2.jpg
Console

Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)

Mega Drive 2, NTSC Asia
MD2 Box Front Asia Green NTSC.jpg
Cover
Megadrive2.jpg
Console

PAL-B

PAL-B was widely used throughout most of the rest of Asia, although these models may have only been intended for South East Asia.

Mega Drive

Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Thai.

Mega Drive, ??
MD Asia PALB Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMD1 Box Front PALB.jpg
Cover
Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
Console
MD Asia PALB Manual.jpg
Manual

Mega Drive (with Sonic)

NOTE: Console itself uses undocumented region code -15

Mega Drive, ??
MD AS Box Back PALB Sonic.jpgNospine-small.pngMD AS Box Front PALB Sonic.jpg
Cover
Sega Mega Drive (pal asia).jpg
Console

PAL

Whilst the original Mega Drive had an internal RF modulator which meant different models were required for different countries' TV Systems the Mega Drive 2 had an external RF modulator which meant the same model could be sold throughout PAL Asia.

Mega Drive 2 (Green Box)

Four language manual; English, Chinese, Malay, and Arabic. Alesayi United were Sega's distributors throughout the Gulf region, this includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Though we cannot specify exactly which type of Mega Drive was released in the Gulf, we know at least one model was released due to the existence of the Sega 32X in that region. It would seem likely that this model would have also been sold in the region due to the presence of Arabic in the manual.

Mega Drive 2, ??
Asian md2 box back.jpgNospine-small.pngAsian md2 box front.jpg
Cover
Asian md2.jpg
Console
Asian MD2 Green Box Manual.jpg
Manual

Mega Drive 2 (Big Green Box)

Three language box; English, Chinese, and Malay.

Mega Drive 2, ??
MD2 Box Back Asia Green.jpgNospine-small.pngMD2 Box Front Asia Green.jpg
Cover
Notavailable.svg
Console


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