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{{Gametech|[[Gametech:Sega Mega Drive/Genesis|Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]]}}
The '''[[gametech:Sega_Genesis|Sega Genesis]]''' ('''Mega Drive''' outside North America) is a 16-bit, fourth-generation console released by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega] in Japan on October 29, 1988 and in the US on August 14, 1989, where it retailed for {{Inflation|USD|189.99|1989}}. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 7.6 MHz and a Zilog Z80 at 3.58 MHz. In other regions, it was known as the '''Mega Drive'''. It had several add-ons, including the '''Sega CD''' (a CD add-on, called Mega CD outside America) and the '''32X''' (a 32-bit, cartridge-based add-on).
The Sega CD was released on October 15, 1992, and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|299.99|1992}} and had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 12.5 MHz and 64 kbit of RAM. The Sega 32X was released on November 21, 1994 for {{Inflation|USD|159.99|1994}}. It had 2 SH-2 RISC CPUs at 23 MHz with 256KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
