Mega Drive
model 1, Europe / PAL · 1600-xx / 1601-xx · Sega · 1990
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- Released
- 1990-09
- Type
- home console
Description
The European PAL Mega Drive launched in September 1990, priced at GBP 189.99 in the UK. Units carry codes 1600-xx and 1601-xx, differing in whether the rear EXT port is present.
Describe the series or family, not just this item. Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Details from sources
Per ja.wikipedia variations: 50 Hz PAL, internal RF modulator, no cartridge lock, white reset/start buttons, 'High Definition Graphics - Stereo Sound' text behind the slot on early units; codes 1600-xx have the rear EXT port, 1601-xx do not. France had a SECAM model with RGB SCART output and no RF modulator. UK launch bundled Altered Beast (en.wikipedia; C+VG Sept 1990).
At a glance
- Mega Drive: when was it released?
- 1990
- Mega Drive: how many variants?
- 6 variants
Data source: en.wikipedia.org
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