While the add-on did contain a faster central processing unit than the Genesis, as well as some enhanced graphics capabilities, the main focus of the device was to expand the size of games. It can also play audio CDs and CD+G discs. The device adds a CD-ROM drive to the console, allowing the user to play CD-based games and providing additional hardware functionality. It was released in Japan in 1991, North America in 1992 and in PAL regions in 1993. The Sega CD, originally released as the Mega-CD ( メガCD, Mega-Shī Dī) in most regions outside of North America and Brazil, is an add-on device for the Sega Genesis video game console, designed and produced by Sega. The Mega-CD sold approximately six million units worldwide before Sega discontinued it in 1999.Sega CD 2 attached to a model 2 Sega Genesis. Released in Japan in 1991, it allowed gamers to play CD-based games on the Mega Drive as well as audio CDs. The Mega Drive/Genesis also supported a number of add-on components, including the Mega-CD, known in the US as the Sega CD. Mega Drive games also received re-release as part of collector's editions for the Sony PS2 and PSP, and other systems, as well as being available for download on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Games continued to be released internationally as recently as 2002.
The first successful 16-bit system, the Mega Drive's 14-year lifespan places it second only to the Nintendo Game Boy. With seven distinct versions the Mega Drive has the largest number of licensed versions of any console. The Genesis could do things that the NES simply couldn't. Sega also focused attention on its better graphics, speed, and sound, especially after the release of Sonic. These efforts were often successful, as Sega marketed the Genesis as hip, cool, and edgy. In addition to porting over popular coin-op games, Sega executives worked hard to lure developers away from Nintendo.
Dubbed the Genesis, this version was developed with the American market and consumer in mind. A year later, Sega released the Mega Drive in the United States. Released in 1988, the Sega Mega Drive heralded the coming of the 16-bit era and inaugurated the Console Wars of the 1990s.
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