The Sega Mega Drive, aslso known as the Genesis in North America, is a 16-bit home video game console which was developed and sold by Sega.

The Mega Drive was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System.Sega first released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988.The hardware was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board.

This home system is considered iconic by the retrogaming community, and one of the very best of all time by fans. The system supports a library of more than 900 games created both by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers and delivered on ROM-based cartridges.

It can play Master System games when the separately sold Power Base Converter is inserted.

The popularity of the Mega Drive-exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog series, greatly contributed to the success of the console.

This product is considered a classic to own if you are collector, or  a casual gamer.