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The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed "Project Mars", it was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a transitional console into the 32-bit era until
The 32X attached to a second model Genesis
Japanese Sega Saturn, released in November 1994. The 32X was incompatible with Saturn software.
Twin Hitachi 32-bit SH-2 chips power the 32X.
Sega Genesis with both the 32X and CD add-ons
Sega CD
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The Sega CD, known as Mega-CD in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM peripheral and format for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game c
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…its competitors. However by early 1994, it was facing competition from newer, more powerful 32-bit consoles, such as the Atari Jaguar and the 3DO. The Sega CD, a previous add-on for the Genesis released in 1991, had failed to meet commercial expectations or meaningfully extend the Genesis' lifespan, and the…
Sega CD Model 1 Set
Sega CD Model 2 Set
A Model 1 Sega CD without a Genesis attached. The steel joining plate was included to act as RF shielding between the CD and console hardware.
The motherboard and CD laser assembly of a Model 2 Sega CD