

The Mega-CD sold approximately six million units worldwide before Sega discontinued it in 1999. Stage will change the starting time period, Scene will change the starting section, and the bottom option flips the stage's orientation. At the main menu, press Left, Right, Right, Up and then select Game Start. Released in Japan in 1991, it allowed gamers to play CD-based games on the Mega Drive as well as audio CDs. Time Gal is yet another timing game originally by Taito. The Mega Drive/Genesis also supported a number of add-on components, including the Mega-CD, known in the US as the Sega CD.
SEGA CD TIME GAL PS2
Mega Drive games also received re-release as part of collector's editions for the Sony PS2 and PSP, and other systems, as well as being available for download on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Games continued to be released internationally as recently as 2002. The first successful 16-bit system, the Mega Drive's 14-year lifespan places it second only to the Nintendo Game Boy. With seven distinct versions the Mega Drive has the largest number of licensed versions of any console. The Genesis could do things that the NES simply couldn't. Sega also focused attention on its better graphics, speed, and sound, especially after the release of Sonic. Its a full-motion video (FMV) game which you only interact with at certain. These efforts were often successful, as Sega marketed the Genesis as hip, cool, and edgy. Time Gal takes its cue from Dragons Lair, the original laserdisc game.

In addition to porting over popular coin-op games, Sega executives worked hard to lure developers away from Nintendo. Dubbed the Genesis, this version was developed with the American market and consumer in mind. A year later, Sega released the Mega Drive in the United States.

Released in 1988, the Sega Mega Drive heralded the coming of the 16-bit era and inaugurated the Console Wars of the 1990s.
