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The Sega Mega-CD was an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The Genesis add-on for the North American market was called Sega CD. The device allowed the user to play games, audio CDs, and CD+G discs.

The development of the Mega-CD was confidential; game developers were not made aware of what exactly they were working on until the add-on was finally revealed at the Tokyo Toy Show in Japan. The Sega Mega-CD was designed to compete with the PC Engine in Japan, which had a separate CD-ROM drive.

The Sega Mega-CD was not meant to compete with the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan). This posed a problem in the markets outside of Japan, where the PC Engine did not fare very well, and the expectation was that the Mega-CD would be in competition with Nintendo.

The first version of the system sat under the Mega Drive console and loaded CDs via a motorized tray. The second version of the system, dubbed Mega-CD 2, had the CD-ROM drive relocated to the right of the Sega Mega Drive system, changed to a top-loading CD-ROM drive with a lid, and was meant primarily to be used with the redesigned Sega Mega Drive 2. However the original model of the Sega Mega Drive could still be used with the addition of an extension that allowed the system to firmly sit on the add-on without overhanging the edge. (the Sega Mega Drive still sat ontop of the system, but to a much lesser extent than before). (Source: Wikipedia)

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I am trying to only include TOSEC verified Sega CD images. TOSEC is a highly motivated group of enthusiastic emulation guys who go through rigorous steps in order to ensure the image is 100% like the original. They need two original copies of the CD and rip it in a certain fashion to add it to the TOSEC listing of CDs. As you can see, not all the CDs are available. I am still going to add some degraded CD games (ISO/CUE/MP3) to complete the list that TOSEC lacks. The TOSEC files are in ISO/CUE/WAV format and can be emulated using the Kega Fusion emulator. Also, the cue sheets are from the updated March 2007 versions. You do not need to actually burn the image to a physical CD (unless you want to play it in an actual Sega CD game console) because Fusion reads directly off of the cue file. Here are links to the BIOSes and emulator:

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NOTE: If an ISO freezes after the BIOS screen, you may correct this in the emulator by going to "Options" -> and then ensuring that "Perfect Sync" is checked!

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