SEGA GENESIS / MEGA DRIVE
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SEGA GENESIS / MEGA DRIVE
Model | SEGA GENESIS / MEGA DRIVE |
Type | Video Game Console |
Released | October 29, 1988 |
Processor | Motorola 68000 running @: • 7.6705 MHz (Genesis) • 7.61 MHz (Mega Drive) |
Memory | System RAM: 136 KB • 64 KB RAM • 64 KB VRAM • 8 KB Audio |
Media | ROM Cartridge |
Sound | Yamaha YM2612, 6 channels of FM synthesis, Operator Type N |
Graphics | Sega 315 5313 (Yamaha YM7101) • 320x224 (Genesis) pixels • 320x240 (Mega Drive) pixels • 512 color palette, 61 colors on-screen |
Connectors | • RF Connector • A/V Connector • Two male DE 9 controller ports; one female DE 9 expansion port • Expansion port (Sega CD) • Headphone Connector |
Power | 9V DC Adapter |
The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive in most regions outside North America, is a 16-bit home video game console which was developed and sold by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. The Genesis was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega first released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988, followed by a North American debut under the Genesis moniker in 1989. Read More