Sega Genesis model 2 (North America) The, known as the Mega Drive (: メガドライブ,: Mega Doraibu) in regions outside of North America, is a that was developed and sold. First released in Japan in 1988, in North America in 1989 and in in 1990, the Genesis is Sega's third console and the successor to the. The system supports a library of more than 700 games created both by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers and delivered on. It can also play when the separately sold Power Base Converter is installed.

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The Sega Genesis also benefited from numerous, including the and, several network services, and multiple first-party and third-party variations of the console that focused on extending its functionality. The console and its games continue to be popular among fans, collectors, video game music fans, and emulation enthusiasts. Licensed third party re-releases of the console are still being produced, and several developers continue to produce games for it.

Many games have also been re-released in compilations for newer consoles and offered for download on various digital distribution services, such as,,,. The Genesis library was initially modest, but eventually grew to contain games to appeal to all types of players. The initial pack-in title was, which was later replaced with. Top sellers included Sonic the Hedgehog, its sequel,. During development for the console, Sega Enterprises in Japan focused on developing while Sega of America was tasked with developing.

A large part of the appeal of the Genesis library during the console's lifetime was the -based experience of its games, as well as more difficult entries such as and sports games such as. Compared to its competition, Sega advertised to an older audience by hosting more mature games, including the uncensored version of. This is an alphabetical list of released games for the Sega Genesis. Titles listed do not include and add-ons. Included in this list are titles not licensed by Sega, including releases in Taiwan by several developers such as, as well as releases by before being licensed following the events of. This list also includes titles developed by unlicensed third-party developers after the discontinuation of the Genesis, such as. A few games were only released exclusively on the subscription service, which was active from 1994 to 1998, in the US.

This means that, whilst cartridges were officially released for use on PAL and Japanese consoles, they were unavailable physically in the US. While few games were released this way, some of them are considered to be staples in the Genesis library, such as. Region code guide Regions released Region description JP () Japanese () formatted release NA () North America and other territories, besides Japan / territories: much of,, parts of BR () NTSC-U release exclusively in Brazil (some systems may output PAL-M, but all games are NTSC-U) [ ] KR () NTSC-J release exclusively in South Korea TW () NTSC-J release exclusively in Taiwan Games [ ] A total of 897 game titles are known to have been released for the console. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sega Meganet titles [ ], also known as the Net Work System, was an online service for the Mega Drive in Japan. Utilizing, Meganet was Sega's first service, and functioned on a basis. The system functioned through the use of a peripheral called the Mega Modem and offered several unique titles that could be downloaded, and a few could be played competitively with friends.