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Sega CD
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Sega CD

Sega's 1991 CD add-on for the Genesis, famous for FMV experiments and Sonic CD.
Action
Sports
Adventure
Racing
Driving
Manufacturer
Sega
Released
1991-1996
Launch price
$299
Units sold
2.2M
Media
CD-ROM (CD and CD+G)
CPU
Motorola 68000 @ 12.5 MHz (co-processor alongside the Genesis CPU)
RAM
6.5 Mbit (≈ 512 KB) main RAM, 128 kbit CD-ROM cache, 64 kbit backup RAM
Resolution
320 × 224 pixels, 64 colors (up to 512 colors with special modes)
176
Games
1991–now
Years
1
Regions
$49.04
Ø CIB
+11.7%
24M change
Lineage
Sega Master System · 1985
Sega Genesis · 1989
Sega CD · 1991
Sega 32X · 1994
Sega Saturn · 1994
Sega Dreamcast · 1999

About

The Sega CD, known as Mega-CD in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM peripheral and format for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. Originally released in Japan on December 12, 1991, it came to North America on October 15, 1992, and the rest of the world in 1993. The Sega CD plays CD-based games and adds hardware functionality such as a faster CPU and a custom graphics chip for enhanced sprite scaling and rotation. It can also play audio CDs and CD+G discs.

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