Megadrive portable

Megadrive Portable was developed based on the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) game console. Previously, Sega released a portable version of the console - SEGA Nomad . She had the ability to connect to a TV and the ability to connect a second gamepad. The disadvantages of the console were large dimensions, weight and power consumption.

In Megadrive Portable , the problems that Sega Nomad had were solved, but there is no compatibility with previously released cartridges - the console uses tiny gray cartridges with a different connector, although electrical compatibility is preserved, Megadrive Portable also does not have the ability to connect a second gamepad. The disadvantages of Megadrive Portable include the fact that it is powered by four AAA batteries, and not from the built-in battery.

The Megadrive Portable console is available in three color options:

• Blue with green buttons (discontinued)
• Silver with dark gray buttons
• Blue with dark gray buttons

In the last two versions, the TCT6001H and Altera Max II are replaced by open-box analogues

Megadrive Portable 3D

On January 15, 2008, ^{[1] a} modified version of the console called Megadrive Portable 3D was released . Its main difference from its predecessor was the presence of a large 3- inch screen (the previous model has a 2.5-inch screen). The design has also been slightly modified.

Full list of changes:

1. Superbright screen with a diagonal of 3 inches.
2. Li-pol 1100 Mah battery included (instead of batteries).
3. The adapter for recharging.
4. Various body color options (see below).
5. TCT6001H was replaced by TCT6703, Altera Max II was replaced by three logic chips, a flash memory chip with firmware was added where in the settings you can change the prefix region

At the moment, the Megadrive Portable 3D console is presented in 4 color variants of the case:

• Purple with green buttons
• Silver with dark gray buttons
• Blue with green buttons
• Black with black buttons

• The processor, coprocessor and the entire chipset replace the tectoy TCT6001H chip and the altera Max II FPGA . Technical specifications (processor frequency, memory size, etc.) are identical to those of the Sega Mega Drive .
• Software compatibility with Sega Mega Drive, but due to minor implementation flaws, the device does not work correctly with some games.
• 1 cartridge slot
• 1 stereo headphone jack
• 1 x TV and audio output

Megadrive Portable

• Portable set-top box (console)
• Stereo Headphones (3.5mm)
• AC adapter 220 Volts (at the output of 5 volts 200 mA)
• Cord television AV (length 3m)
• AAA batteries (4 pieces)
• Game cartridge with five games: Sonic the hedgehog, Tiny Toon Buster's hidden teasure, Spider Man vs the kingpin, Rambo III, Championship Pro-AM (in versions of the case “Silver with dark gray buttons” and “Blue with dark gray buttons” of the game on a complete cartridge are completely different, but there are five of them too)
• User's manual
• Games catalog
• Protective film (only in the versions with silver and dark gray buttons and blue with dark gray buttons)

Also, the box design for the options “Silver with dark gray buttons” and “Blue with dark gray buttons” differs from the first (Blue with green buttons)

Megadrive Portable 3D

• Portable set-top box (console)
• Game cartridge with five (in the first installment of eight) games
• Screen Protector
• Display Wipe
• Stereo Headphones (3.5mm)
• AC adapter 220 Volt
• Cord television AV (length 3m)
• Case
• User's manual

Megadrive Portable 3D also comes with a 1100 Mah Li-pol battery (instead of batteries) and an adapter for recharging.

The following accessories are currently available for the console:

• Films of 2 types to protect the screen from scratches.
• Adapter for Megadrive Portable and Megadrive Portable 3D .
• AV cord to connect the set-top box to the TV.
• Headphones Megadrive Portable (2 types).
• Battery for Megadrive Portable 3D (the original Megadrive Portable uses conventional batteries).

The system uses original cartridges that are not compatible with the stationary SEGA Mega Drive . They are the so-called flash cartridges , which can be recorded from one to several (game collections) of games.

At the moment, more than 140 games in Russian, including various collections, have been released for Megadrive Portable .

• Despite the wide distribution of this console in large retail chains in Russia , the licensing and legality of this set-top box is in doubt .
• The appearance of the console is partially borrowed from Game Boy Advance
• Having only 3 (A, B, C) control buttons instead of 6 (A, B, C, X, Y, Z) can cause inconvenience when managing games that support all 6 buttons.

• SEGA Mega Drive

• Official site (Russian)
• Official website
• User review of the console Megadrive Portable on the forum GBX.ru
• Review of Megadrive Portable in the newspaper Virtual joys
• Review of Megadrive Portable 3D in the newspaper Virtual joys
• Review MegaDrive Portable on the website PRISTAVKI66.RU