Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
ID: SEGA-MEGA-DRIVE
RELEASED 1988
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1997
UNITS SOLD 30.7 Million
I/O PORTS
Expansion (Sega CD)Controller
System Analysis
Genesis Does What Nintendon't. Used the 68000 to deliver fast arcade action.
Processor
7.6 MHzMotorola 68000
Faster than SNES CPU.
Audio Subsystem
6 FM ChannelsYamaha YM2612
Gritty, metallic sound beloved by fans.
Memory
RAM64 KB Main
Expandable to N/A
Storage
4MBCartridge
Graphics Architecture
VDP
Palette: 64 Colors on screen (512 total)
- 320x224
Hardware Tricks
- ▹ Shadow/Highlight Mode
Did You Know?
- ? Sonic the Hedgehog was designed specifically to show off the scrolling speed.