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Sega 32X
A 32-bit mushroom that grew out of the Mega Drive — for one awkward year.
A bolt-on 32-bit upgrade to the Mega Drive, released ten months before the Saturn. Two SH-2s gave it real power but the library shipped fast and thin (40-ish games), and the value proposition collapsed the moment Saturn appeared. Today it's a cult curio — and an essential cautionary tale about market fragmentation.
2/22 games owned·1 hardware unit
Specs
- CPU
- 2× Hitachi SH-2 @ 23 MHz
- Memory
- 256 KB RAM · 256 KB VRAM
- Media
- ROM cartridge (stacks with Mega-CD for CD-ROM)
- Launch (US)
- $160
- Launch (JP)
- ￥16,800
- Units sold
- 0.8M
Also known as
brMega 32X
euMega Drive 32X
jpSuper 32X
naGenesis 32X
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Key accessories(3)
Connection cableConversion cable for Model 2 GenesisAC adapter
