Sega Mega Drive

E38951

16-bit video game console home video game console

The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Sega Genesis	55
Sega Mega Drive canonical	28
Mega Drive	17
European Sega Mega Drive	1
PAL Mega Drive	1
Sega Genesis console	1
Sega Mega Drive II	1
Sega Mega Drive console	1
Sega Mega Drive family	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sega Mega Drive
Context triple: [Motorola 68000 family, usedIn, Sega Mega Drive]

A. Taitō
Taitō is a special ward in central Tokyo known for its historic districts, traditional temples, and major cultural attractions such as Ueno Park and Asakusa.
B. Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
C. Xbox
Xbox is a video game console brand and ecosystem developed by Microsoft, featuring dedicated gaming hardware, online services, and digital media capabilities.
D. NSPS
NSPS stands for New Source Performance Standards, a set of U.S. federal air pollution control regulations under the Clean Air Act that limit emissions from newly built or modified industrial sources.
E. Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sega Mega Drive
Target entity description: The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

A. Taitō
Taitō is a special ward in central Tokyo known for its historic districts, traditional temples, and major cultural attractions such as Ueno Park and Asakusa.
B. Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
C. Xbox
Xbox is a video game console brand and ecosystem developed by Microsoft, featuring dedicated gaming hardware, online services, and digital media capabilities.
D. NSPS
NSPS stands for New Source Performance Standards, a set of U.S. federal air pollution control regulations under the Clean Air Act that limit emissions from newly built or modified industrial sources.
E. Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16-bit video game console ⓘ home video game console ⓘ
alternateName	Sega Mega Drive ⓘ surface form: Sega Genesis
alternateNameRegion	Brazil ⓘ North America ⓘ
audioChannels	6 FM channels plus PSG ⓘ
backwardCompatibilityWith	Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) ⓘ
colorPalette	512 colors ⓘ
competedWith	Neo Geo AES ⓘ Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ TurboGrafx-16 ⓘ
controllerPorts	2 ⓘ
controllerType	3-button gamepad ⓘ 6-button gamepad ⓘ
cpu	Motorola 68000 family ⓘ surface form: Motorola 68000
cpuClockSpeed	7.67 MHz ⓘ
developer	Sega ⓘ
discontinuedBySega	1997 (most markets) ⓘ
generation	fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ
graphicsProcessor	VDP (Video Display Processor) ⓘ
introducedFranchise	Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
legacy	helped establish Sega as a major console manufacturer in the early 1990s ⓘ
lifecycleStatus	discontinued ⓘ
manufacturer	Sega ⓘ
marketPosition	Sega's most successful home console worldwide ⓘ
maxOnScreenColors	64 colors ⓘ
maxResolution	320×224 pixels ⓘ
mediaFormat	ROM cartridge ⓘ
notableAddOn	Sega 32X ⓘ Sega CD ⓘ
notableFeature	blast processing marketing term ⓘ support for up to 80 sprites on screen ⓘ
notableMarketingCampaign	Genesis Does What Nintendon't ⓘ
notableVariant	Sega Genesis Model 2 ⓘ Sega Genesis Model 3 ⓘ Sega Mega Drive self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sega Mega Drive II
popularFranchise	Ecco the Dolphin ⓘ Golden Axe ⓘ Phantasy Star ⓘ Shining Force ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ Streets of Rage ⓘ
popularGame	Aladdin ⓘ Castlevania: Bloodlines ⓘ Comix Zone ⓘ Contra: Hard Corps ⓘ Earthworm Jim ⓘ Gunstar Heroes ⓘ Mortal Kombat ⓘ NBA Jam ⓘ Phantasy Star ⓘ surface form: Phantasy Star IV Ristar ⓘ Road Rash II ⓘ Shining Force ⓘ surface form: Shining Force II Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ surface form: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ surface form: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Streets of Rage ⓘ surface form: Streets of Rage 2 ToeJam & Earl ⓘ
powerSupply	external AC adapter ⓘ
predecessor	Sega Master System ⓘ
regionLocking	yes ⓘ
releaseDateBrazil	1990 ⓘ
releaseDateEurope	1990-11-30 ⓘ
releaseDateJapan	1988-10-29 ⓘ
releaseDateNorthAmerica	1989-08-14 ⓘ
secondaryCpu	Zilog Z80 ⓘ
secondaryCpuClockSpeed	3.58 MHz ⓘ
soundChip	Texas Instruments SN76489 ⓘ Yamaha YM2612 ⓘ
successor	Sega Saturn ⓘ
unitsSoldWorldwide	over 30 million units ⓘ