Sega CD
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- The Sega CD, released as the Mega-CD in most regions outside North America, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis video game console designed and produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. The add-on was released on December 12, 1991 in Japan, October 15, 1992 in North America, and 1993 in Europe. The Sega CD lets the user play CD-based games and adds extra hardware functionality, such as a faster central processing unit and graphic enhancements. It can also play audio CDs and CD+G discs.Seeking to create an add-on device for the Genesis, Sega developed the unit to read compact discs as its storage medium. The main benefit of CD technology was greater storage capacity, which allowed for games to be nearly 320 times larger than their Genesis cartridge counterparts. This benefit manifested in the form of full motion video (FMV) games like the controversial Night Trap, which became a focus of the 1993 Congressional hearings on issues of video game violence and ratings. Sega of Japan partnered with JVC to design the add-on and refused to consult with Sega of America until the project was completed. Sega of America assembled parts from various “dummy” units to obtain a working prototype. While the add-on became known for several well-received games such as Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Lunar: Eternal Blue, its game library contained a large number of Genesis ports and FMV titles. The Sega CD was redesigned a number of times, including once by Sega and several times by licensed third-party developers.By the end of 1994, the add-on had sold approximately 2.7 million units worldwide, compared to 29 million units for the Genesis sold by that time. In 1995, Sega began shifting its focus towards its new console, the Sega Saturn, over the Genesis and Sega CD. The Sega CD was officially discontinued in 1996. Retrospective reception to the add-on is mixed, praising the Sega CD for its individual offerings and additions to the Genesis’ functions, but offering criticism to the game library for its depth issues, high price of the unit, and how the add-on was supported by Sega.
3 Ninjas Kick Back
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish
- After Burner III
- AH-3 Thunderstrike
- The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm
- Batman Returns
- Battlecorps
- BC Racers
- BC Racers
- Bill Walsh College Football
- Black Hole Assault
- Blackhole Assault
- Bloodshot
- Bouncers
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Brutal: Paws of Fury
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm
- Championship Soccer ’94
- Chuck Rock
- Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
- Cliffhanger
- Cobra Command
- Colors of Modern Rock, The: Virtual VCR
- Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia
- Corpse Killer
- Corpse Killer
- Crime Patrol
- Dark Wizard
- Demolition Man
- Double Switch
- Dracula Unleashed
- Dracula Unleashed
- Dragon’s Lair
- Dune
- Dune
- Dungeon Explorer
- Dungeon Master II: Skullkeep
- Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
- Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Ecco: The Tides of Time
- ESPN Baseball Tonight
- ESPN National Hockey Night
- ESPN NBA Hangtime ’95
- ESPN Sunday Night NFL
- Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
- Eye of the Beholder
- Fahrenheit
- Fahrenheit
- Fatal Fury Special
- FIFA International Soccer
- Final Fight CD
- Flashback: The Quest for Identity
- Flink
- Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit
- Ground Zero Texas
- Ground Zero Texas
- Heart of the Alien: Out of This World Parts I and II
- Heimdall
- Hook
- Iron Helix
- Jaguar XJ220
- Jaguar XJ220
- Jeopardy!
- Joe Montana’s NFL Football
- Jurassic Park
- Keio Flying Squadron
- Kids on Site
- The Lawnmower Man
- Lethal Enforcers
- Lethal Enforcers
- Lethal Enforcers
- Lethal Enforcers
- Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters
- Links: The Challenge of Golf
- Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine
- Lords of Thunder
- Lunar: Eternal Blue
- Lunar: The Silver Star
- Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold
- Mad Dog McCree
- Make My Video: INXS
- Make My Video: Kriss Kross
- Mansion of Hidden Souls
- Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein
- The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO
- MegaRace
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
- Microcosm
- Midnight Raiders
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Mortal Kombat
- NBA Jam
- NFL Football Trivia Challenge
- NFL’s Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993
- NHL ’94
- Night Trap
- Night Trap
- Novastorm
- Panic!
- Penn & Teller: Smoke and Mirrors
- Penn & Teller: Smoke and Mirrors
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects Enhanced Soundtrack Disc
- Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
- Popful Mail
- Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory
- Power Monger
- Prince of Persia
- Prize Fighter
- Prize Fighter
- Puggsy
- Racing Aces
- Radical Rex
- RDF: Global Conflict
- Revenge of the Ninja
- Revengers of Vengeance
- Rise of the Dragon
- Road Avenger
- Road Rash
- Robo Aleste
- Robo Aleste
- Samurai Shodown
- The San Diego Zoo Presents… The Animals! A True Multimedia Experience
- The San Diego Zoo Presents… The Animals! A True Multimedia Experience
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Sega Classics Arcade Collection 4-in-1
- Sega Classics Arcade Collection 5-in-1
- Sewer Shark
- Shadow of the Beast II
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II
- Shining Force CD
- Silpheed
- Slam City with Scottie Pippen
- Slam City with Scottie Pippen
- Slam City with Scottie Pippen
- Slam City with Scottie Pippen
- The Smurfs
- Snatcher
- The Software Toolworks’ Star Wars Chess
- Sol-Feace
- Sonic CD
- Sonic CD
- Soulstar
- Space Ace
- The Space Adventure
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- Starblade
- Starblade
- Stellar-Fire
- Supreme Warrior
- Supreme Warrior
- Surgical Strike
- Syndicate
- The Terminator
- Theme Park
- Third World War
- Time Gal
- Tomcat Alley
- Trivial Pursuit: Interactive Multimedia Game
- Ultraverse Prime
- Vay
- Virtual VCR: The Colors of Modern Rock
- Wheel of Fortune
- Who Shot Johnny Rock?
- Wild Woody
- Wing Commander
- WireHead
- Wolfchild
- Wolfchild
- Wonder Dog
- World Cup USA ’94
- WWF Rage in the Cage