Sega Nomad
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| Manufacturer | Sega | |||
| Type | Handheld console | |||
| generation | fourth generation of consoles | |||
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| Main processor | Motorola 68000 clocked at 7.67 MHz | |||
| Graphics processor | unknown | |||
| Storage media | Modules | |||
| Online service | none | |||
| Units sold | about 1 million | |||
| Most successful game | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | |||
| predecessor | Sega Game Gear | |||
| successor | none | |||
The Sega Nomad (also Genesis Nomad , code name : "Venus") is a handheld console version of the Sega Mega Drive (known in North America as Sega Genesis) and was released in October 1995 exclusively in the USA . Due to the moderate success, it was not published in Europe and Japan.
All Genesis games can be played with the Nomad , as well as all Mega Drive games that do not have regional protection. The device can also be connected to a television using Mega Drive 2 AV cables. In addition, the Nomad offers a second controller port so that it can also be used as a full-fledged home console, making it the smallest home console in existence at the time. Power is supplied either via an attachable battery compartment for six AA batteries , an alternatively attachable and rechargeable battery pack called Power-Back (MK-6102), a power adapter for 12 volt car cigarette lighter (MK-2115) or a mega-drive -2 230 volt power supply.
The Nomad came out at a time when 32-bit consoles such as Sega Saturn and PlayStation were already being released. In addition, the Nomad was not marketed as an independent handheld, but as a portable mega drive. These facts and a comparatively short battery life of approx. 2 hours prevented the product from achieving greater success.
Technical specifications
- Main processor: Motorola 68000 , 16-bit, 7.67 MHz
- Coprocessor: Zilog Z80a , 8-bit, 3.58 MHz
- Resolution: 320 × 224 pixels , 64 colors
- Color palette :: 512 colors ( RGB , 3 bits per color channel)
- Fuel size: (8, 16, 32) x (8, 16, 32)
- Screen: Passive color LC screen , 320 × 224 pixels
- Audio: 10 channels (3 PSG square waves, 1 PSG noise, 6 FM , whereby the sixth channel can be replaced by a PCM channel)
- RAM: 64 KB RAM (68000, address space $ FF0000 - $ FFFFFF), 64 KB video RAM, 8 KB Z80 RAM (often also called sound RAM)
Individual evidence
- ^ The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time. Retrieved September 4, 2008 .