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Sega Genesis

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The Sega Mega Drive released in Japan and Europe.
The Sega Genesis, or Sega Mega Drive in Europe and Japan (メガドライブ, Mega Doraibu), was a video game system released by SEGA that competed with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Various games released on the Genesis were later ported to Nintendo systems.

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[edit] Legacy on Nintendo consoles

After Sega had stopped producing consoles, they started releasing games on other systems, including the Game Boy Advance. Many of the games that was released included games that had previously released on the Genesis.

[edit] Virtual Console

Sega Genesis games are currently being released via the Wii Virtual Console on the Wii. On the launch of the Wii, two games from the Genesis were immediately available: Altered Beast and Sonic the Hedgehog. Several more have been released in the weeks following with more to follow.

[edit] Genesis titles currently available

[edit] Planned titles for future release

Currently, of all Sega consoles, only titles from the Sega Genesis are confirmed for release on the Wii Virtual Console.

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