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The '''Sega Mega-CD''' is an addon device for the [[Sega Megadrive]] released in [[Europe]] and [[Japan]]. (The [[North America|North American]] version is the [[Sega CD]]).

The device will allow the user to both play audio CDs and specially designed game CDs.  It also has [[CD plus G|CD+G]] capabilities. 

The development of the Sega CD was top secret; game programmers didn't know what they were designing for until the Sega CD was finally revealed at Tokyo Toy Show in Japan.  The Sega Mega-CD in Japan was desgned to be in competition with the [[PC Engine]], which had a CD module. A combination version of the aforementioned system, the Duo, would later be released. The Sega Mega-CD was not meant to compete with the [[Super Famicom]], which was released in in Japan, nor did it compete with [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in Europe.

The Sega Mega-CD was first released in Japan in [[1991]] for ¥49,800.  Initially, it was a great success because of the inherent advantages of CDs (high storage space and low media cost) and the fact that it had a nice RPG base. The system sold 100,000 units during the first year of release in Japan. Cost issues prevented more units from being sold. Sega of Japan did not inform their North American division of their Mega-CD(contracted; show full)* 8X internal over-sampling digital filter
Audio:
* Frequency Range: 20Hz - 20 KHz
* Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >900dB @ 1K
* Channel Separation: >900 dB
Output: RCA Pin Jack x2 (L/R)
Dimensions: 301mm x 212.5 x 112.5
Weight: 3.1 lbs