Sega Mega Drive

The Sega Mega Drive, known as the Sega Genesis in North America, is a 16-bit fourth-generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was a major competitor to the SNES.

Technical Specifications

Release Date

October 29, 1988

CPU

Motorola 68000 @ 7.6 MHz, Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz

Graphics

Yamaha YM7101

Memory

72 KB RAM, 64 KB VRAM

Storage

ROM cartridge

Sound

Yamaha YM2612 (FM), Texas Instruments SN76489 (PSG)

Connectivity

2x Controller ports, Expansion port