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Mega Modem (for Sega Meganet)

for Sega Meganet · HAA-2951 · Sega · 1990

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Specs

Released: 1990-11-03
Type: network

Description

Sega Meganet, also known as the Net Work System, was an online service for the Mega Drive in Japan and later Brazil. Utilizing dial-up Internet access, Meganet was Sega's first online multiplayer gaming service, and functioned on a pay to play basis.

The system functioned through the use of a peripheral called the Mega Modem and offered several unique titles that could be downloaded, and a few could be played competitively with friends. In addition, it shared technology and equipment with more serious services such as the Mega Anser, used for banking purposes. Though the system was announced for North America under the rebranded name "Tele-Genesis", it was never released for that region.

Describe the series or family, not just this item. Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

How to tell them apart

Cartridge-slot modem with a cable to a telephone dual-port connector; plugs into the Model 1's rear EXT 9-pin port.

Details from sources

Developed by Sun Electronics (San Denshi); 1200 bit/s; half-duplex built-in speaker/mic for voice calls with some software (ja.wikipedia). Gave access to the Sega Meganet / Net Work System online service (17-42 games depending on source) from 1990-11-03 until closure in 1992-1993, and the Mega Anser home banking terminal. A North American 'Tele-Genesis' version was announced at Winter CES 1990 but never released; a Brazilian Meganet service ran on Tectoy hardware from 1995. Model 2 removed the EXT 9-pin port, so the Mega Modem does not work with it (en.wikipedia Sega Channel article).

Data source: ja.wikipedia.org

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