Sega Mega CDSega CD

Mega CD / Sega CD Specs

CPU

 16-bit Motorola 68000

Clock speed

 12.5 MHz

RAM

 768 KB on-board

Audio

 16-bit 8 channel (32 KHz)

Resolution

 320 x 224 pixels

Top Games
Sonic (series)
Shadow of the Beast
Rebel Assault
FIFA Soccer
Chuck Rock (series)

Sega Mega CD [1992] Rating: 3/5

Sega CD [1992] Rating: 3/5

The Mega CD (Sega CD in US) came out just after the SNES was released when Sega were losing sales on the Mega Drive. It was an add-on to pick up sales and keep them at the top of the market.

Because of the large amount of storage space on CDs Sega decided on using FMV (Full Motion Video) on their games. It was not the best quality and there was less user interaction which sometimes felt frustrating.

Many games lost sales due to bad publicity over the violence in them. They then introduced a Videogame Ratings Council (VRC), but the damage had already been done.


VERDICT
The Mega CD was a good console but due to the high price and lack of user involvement not many fans were willing to fork out for it.
Retro Sega
32XRating: 2/5
DreamcastRating: 4/5
Game GearRating: 3.5/5
Master SystemRating: 4/5
Mega CDRating: 3/5
Mega DriveRating: 5/5
NomadRating: 3/5
SaturnRating: 3.5/5