Difference between revisions of "Unlicensed Mega Drive clones (Keyboard models)"

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In 1995, the designer of Game Genie, Yi-Rong Chen, got patent for Mega Drive 16-bit computer system, that looked like keyboard.^[1] With help of Realtec, he created EZcom.

Educational Mega Drive consoles got second life in early 2000s, when bootleg sellers wanted to compete with 8-bit Nintendo educational computers clones. Most of these clones was intended for Chinese, Russian and CIS markets, where Sega was still popular.

New Star FDC-2000

Chinese clone using both cartridges and floppy disk, released in 1995 by Tianjing Newstar Electronics., Ltd. (天津市新星电子). Console was unsuccessful because of its high price.

Box^[2]
Console^[3]
Cartridge NS-89^[4]
Floppy disk^[5]
Advert^[6]

GS-200N

The most popular keyboard Mega Drive with logo of Shenzhen Hot Sun Electronics Co., Ltd. (similar to Glorysun) that comes with 2 control pads, mouse and Programma dlya uchoby cartridge. Distributed in China and later in many other brands in Russia.

Console^[7]

Lega 16 bit LG-188N

Another Russian clone.

Box+console^[8]

Subor 16 bit GS-200N

The clone made by Subor for Russian market.

Box^[9]
Console^[10]

Fei Hao 16JP-008

The clone made by Fei Hao for Russian market.

Console^[11]

EPC-2001N

Another console by Shenzhen Hot Sun Electronics Co., Ltd.

Console

GS-200

Early version of GS-200N, also by Shenzhen Hot Sun Electronics Co., Ltd.

Console

SB-978

By Subor.

Console

Unlicensed Mega Drive clones

Clone consoles

Mega Drive	Mega Drive 2	Genesis 3	"Mini"	"PlayStation"	Keyboard	VCD/DVD
AT-168 \| FR-302 \| High Quality \| HK-986 \| KW-500 \| Mega-Ken \| Pro 16 Bit \| Super Drive	Extreme Land Mega Drive 2 \| Game Drive 2 \| Liko BBG-688 \| Mega Drive II (StarGame) \| Mega Drive 4 \| Mondial Drive II \| New Star 2 \| Star Drive 2 \| Super Drive \| Super Mega Driver \| ZW-162J \| ZW-165A	Game Joy \| Mega Drive Junior \| Sponge \| ZW-2000	16 Bit Compact MD HDMI \| MD Compact \| Minigen \| Minigen HD	BBG 168 \| Kombat 16 \| Sega Millenium \| TV Pump \| ZW-166A	CyberShell \| CyberSmart \| EZcom \| GS-200 \| Magistr 16	Game VCD \| Premier

Unique designs

1990s

AX-660 | AX-990 | BBG 188 | IQ-801 | KW-501 | KW-502 | KW-503 | KW-504 | KW-505 | Megagame | Megavision | Modern Mate | New 16 Bit | Power Magicom | Super Alpha II | Super 16 Bit

2000s

2010s

2020s

Portables

Cartridge-based

Emulator-based

Clone console "families"

[1] ttps://patents.google.com/patent/US5701478A/en?inventor=Yi-Rong+Chen&oq=Yi-Rong+Chen

[2] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208246;image

[3] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208236;image

[4] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208238;image

[5] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=208242;image

[6] ttps://twitter.com/hallyvorc/status/1196222065533054976/photo/1

[7] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=209649;image

[8] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0s6p75tu434a91f3drofmojul2&action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=231361;image

[9] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=213665;image

[10] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=213667;image

[11] ttps://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0s6p75tu434a91f3drofmojul2&action=dlattach;topic=81057.0;attach=216836;image

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 Educational Mega Drive consoles got second life in early 2000s, when bootleg sellers wanted to compete with 8-bit Nintendo educational computers clones. Most of these clones was intended for Chinese, Russian and CIS markets, where Sega was still popular.
-==EZcom==
+*[[EZcom]]
-{{mainArticle|EZcom}}
+*[[CyberShell]]
+*[[CyberSmart]]
+*[[Kibord-005]]
+*[[Kibord-007]]
+*[[Magistr Drive|Magistr 16]]
+*[[Magistr Drive|Magistr 16 Bakalavr/Obuchayushchiy Bakalavr]]
+*[[Magistr Drive|Magistr Aspirant/Obuchayushchiy Aspirant]]
+*[[Magistr Drive|Magistr Litseist]]
+*[[Kombat 16+]]
+*[[Magic Drive|Magic Teacher GS-200N]]
 ==New Star FDC-2000==
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-===Magic Teacher GS-200N===
-{{mainArticle|Magic_Drive#Magic_Teacher_GS-200N}}
-The clone intended for Russian market. The first copies of that were distirbuted with the same keyboard as regular GS-200N.
 ===Lega 16 bit LG-188N===
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 </gallery>
-=="Cyber" brand==
-{{mainArticle|CyberShell}}
-{{mainArticle|CyberSmart}}
-=="Kibord" brand==
-{{mainArticle|Kibord-005}}
-{{mainArticle|Kibord-007}}
-=="Magistr" brand==
-{{mainArticle|Magistr_Drive#Magistr_Aspirant.2FObuchayushchiy_Aspirant}}
-{{mainArticle|Magistr_Drive#Magistr_Litseist}}
-=="Kombat" brand==
-{{mainArticle|Kombat 16+}}
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