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Sega Genesis: History, Legacy, Regions & Measurement
The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in October 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in August 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed…
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Sega Genesis topic overview
The analysis highlights History, Legacy, Regions and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Sega Genesis.
Related topics
308
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
316
Extracted relationships
155
Related term clusters
66
Bridge connections
316
What this topic covers Research coverage
Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.
History · 105 topics
Variations · 66 topics
Overview · 50 topics
Technical specifications · 45 topics
Add-ons · 17 topics
Library · 14 topics
Legacy · 6 topics
Reception · 5 topics
Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.
Key facts & relationships
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
Also known as
KOR: Samsung Super Gam*Boy Samsung Super Aladdin Boy Super Aladdin Boy II
Backward compatibility
Master System[b]
Best-selling game
Sonic the Hedgehog (15 million, pack-in) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million) (list)
CPU
Motorola 68000 @ 7.6 MHz · Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz
Developer
Sega
Discontinued
WW: 1997 (Sega) · NA: 1999 (Majesco)
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Advanced semantic analysis
How Sega Genesis connects Entity context
Entity context groups extracted connections by relationship type. Counts show recurrence in the analyzed source; the examples are research signals, not claims about importance.
The extracted context around Sega Genesis shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Sega Genesis → Altered Beast, Although Kalinske, America, America CEO Michael Katz, American, Americas, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Atari Corporation Entertainment Electronics, Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing, CEO, Division, Europe, Genesis, Hedgehog, James, January, Joe Montana Football, Kalinske, Katz, Mario Lemieux Hockey Another extracted example is Sega Genesis → American, Another, Beat, Beggar Prince, Brazilian, Chinese, Coffee Crisis, Disney, Electronic Arts, Fix-It Felix Jr, Future Driver, Genesis, Genesis/Mega Drive, Great Architects, In December, June, Legend, Mb, Mega Cat Games, Mega Drive Guitar Idol. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
Sega Genesis
Top relations
related to North American sales and marketing· 37
Sega Genesis → Altered Beast, Although Kalinske, America, America CEO Michael Katz, American, Americas, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Atari Corporation Entertainment Electronics, Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing, CEO, Division, Europe, Genesis, Hedgehog, James, January, Joe Montana Football, Kalinske, Katz, Mario Lemieux Hockey
related to Later releases· 35
Sega Genesis → American, Another, Beat, Beggar Prince, Brazilian, Chinese, Coffee Crisis, Disney, Electronic Arts, Fix-It Felix Jr, Future Driver, Genesis, Genesis/Mega Drive, Great Architects, In December, June, Legend, Mb, Mega Cat Games, Mega Drive Guitar Idol
related to Re-releases and emulation· 23
Sega Genesis → Collection, Compilations, GameCube, Genecyst, GenEM, Genesis, Gens, Kega Fusion, KGen, Mega Drive, PAL, PlayStation, PS2, PSP, Sega Genesis Collection, Sega Mega Drive Ultimate, Sonic Gems Collection, Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, The Console Classix
Released· 6
Sega Genesis → BRA: September 1, 1990, IND: April 1994, JP: October 29, 1988, KOR: August 1990, NA: August 1989[a], PAL: September 1990
Lifespan· 3
Sega Genesis → 1988–1997 (Sega), 1990–present (Tectoy), 1998–1999 (Majesco)
Online services· 3
Sega Genesis → Sega Channel, Sega Meganet, XBAND
Related· 3
Sega Genesis → 32X, LaserActive, Sega CD
Units sold· 3
Sega Genesis → Majesco: 1.5 million (projected), Sega: 30.75 million, Tectoy: 3 million
Best-selling game· 2
Sega Genesis → Sonic the Hedgehog (15 million, pack-in), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million) (list)
Sega Genesis relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Relationships are represented as Subject → Predicate → Object triples. Confidence describes extraction strength, not the real-world importance of a relationship; lower-confidence rows may be contextual rather than explicit.
TTTA extracted 155 structured relationships around Sega Genesis. Examples in this analysis include Sega Genesis → Also known as → KOR: Samsung Super Gam*Boy Samsung Super Aladdin Boy Super Aladdin Boy II and Sega Genesis → Backward compatibility → Master System[b]. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
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Object
Confidence
Src
Sega Genesis
Also known as
KOR: Samsung Super Gam*Boy Samsung Super Aladdin Boy Super Aladdin Boy II
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Sega Genesis
Backward compatibility
Master System[b]
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Sega Genesis
Best-selling game
Sonic the Hedgehog (15 million, pack-in)
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Sega Genesis
Best-selling game
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million) (list)
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Sega Genesis
CPU
Motorola 68000 @ 7.6 MHz
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Sega Genesis
CPU
Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz
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Sega Genesis
Developer
Sega
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Sega Genesis
Discontinued
WW: 1997 (Sega)
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Sega Genesis
Discontinued
NA: 1999 (Majesco)
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Sega Genesis
Display
Progressive: 320×224, 256×224 (NTSC) or 320×240, 256×240 (PAL) pixels, 512 color palette, 61 colors on-screen
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Sega Genesis
Display
Interlaced: 320×448, 256×448 (NTSC) or 320×480, 256×480 (PAL)
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Sega Genesis
Generation
Fourth
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Sega Genesis
Introductory price
¥21,000 (equivalent to ¥26,800 in 2024) US$189 (equivalent to $490 in 2025) £189.99 (equivalent to £470 in 2025)
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Sega Genesis
Lifespan
1988–1997 (Sega)
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Sega Genesis
Lifespan
1998–1999 (Majesco)
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Sega Genesis
Lifespan
1990–present (Tectoy)
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Sega Genesis
Manufacturer
Sega
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Sega Genesis
Media
ROM cartridge
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Sega Genesis
Memory
64 KB RAM, 64 KB VRAM, 8 KB audio RAM
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Sega Genesis
Online services
Sega Meganet
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Sega Genesis
Online services
Sega Channel
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Sega Genesis
Online services
XBAND
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Sega Genesis
Predecessor
Master System
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Sega Genesis
Related
Sega CD
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Sega Genesis
Related
32X
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Sega Genesis
Related
LaserActive
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Sega Genesis
Released
JP: October 29, 1988
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Sega Genesis
Released
NA: August 1989[a]
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Sega Genesis
Released
KOR: August 1990
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Sega Genesis
Released
PAL: September 1990
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Related concept clusters Related term clusters
Related term clusters group terms that sit near one another in the extracted graph. They are useful for discovering adjacent language and context, but proximity does not by itself imply a factual relationship.
The concept neighborhoods around Sega Genesis bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Sega, Games and Cd. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
Sega Genesis
Sega
Games
Cd
Released
System
Console
Game
Mega
32x
New
Drive
Market
sega genesis
Sega
Games
Released
Game
Cd
System
Snes
Console
New
Mega
32x
Drive
home video game console
Game
Video
New
Genesis
Games
Market
Sega
Hedgehog
Sonic
Console
Arcade
Nintendo
sega
Games
Cd
Released
System
Console
Game
32x
New
Market
Video
Units
Sold
sega ozisoft
Games
Cd
Released
System
Console
Game
32x
New
Market
Video
Units
Sold
sega meganet
Games
Cd
Released
System
Console
Game
32x
New
Market
Video
Units
Sold
sega channel
Games
Cd
Released
System
Console
Game
32x
New
Market
Video
Units
Sold
sonic the hedgehog
Sonic
American
North
Master
Million
System
Two
Sega's
Super
Sold
Market
Snes
Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges
Semantic bridges connect parts of the graph that would otherwise be more separate. A bridge is a structural signal in this analysis, not a claim that the two topic areas are equivalent.
For Sega Genesis, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Sega Genesis with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.
Sega Genesis
Nodes317
Edges316
Triples155
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006309
Components1
Source & methodology
TTTA analyzes the structure around Sega Genesis to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Legacy, Regions & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
