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The '''Sega Mega-CD''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]:&#12513;&#12460;CD) is an add-on device for the [[Sega Megadrive]] released in [[Europe]], [[America]], [[Australia]] and [[Japan]]. The [[North America|North American]] version is called Sega CD.

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

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The system sold 100,000 units during the first year of release in Japan. However, cost issues prevented more units from being sold. 

===United States===
Sega of Japan did not speak to Sega of America about their Mega-CD plans for that market until a few months later. 

The Sega CD had been announced at the Chicago CES on 
[[November [[1992]].

In the end, the Sega CD failed to convice American gamers, mostly due to the cost of the console. There just was not enough value for the price. Moreover, the game experience was little improved. 

Sound was likely to be better if it included some CD audio tracks, but on the average, conventional games looked the same. Sega insisted on licensing and producing primarily "full motion video" games similar to earlier laserdisc games, that were universally panned by game reviewers.

(contracted; show full)Weight: 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs)

==External Links==
*[http://www.consoledatabase.com Console Database] - Sega Mega CD Info

[[Category:Video game consoles]]

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