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This and additional missteps led to some amount of consumer mistrust and played at least a part in the eventual exit of Sega from the hardware market. The shortcomings of the system (price, limited unique library) and the subsequent lack of success of the unit in the marketplace was the first major misstep by Sega in the hardware market.Sega hyped the add-on quite well to keep bleeding-edge gamers from switching sides. The system attempted to fill the technology and release date gaps between a waning console (Genesis) and the next generation (Saturn).

While the Sega CD was not the first unit to bring optical disc technology to a gaming environment, it was the most widely distributed unit in its day.

Sega CD was the first peripheral offered by Sega intended to expand the capabilities of and extend the life cycle of a basic gaming console (the Genesis).

Appropriately, the Sega CD was named the Mega CD outside North America and in this article the term Sega CD will be used but should be noted that it is interchangeable with the name Mega CD. For purposes of this article, the term Genesis will be used but should be noted that it is interchangeable with the name Mega Drive. Note: Sega’s 16-bit wonder was titled the Mega Drive in all markets except North America where the name had previously been copyrighted and was thus named the Genesis in that market. The Sega CD is still an interesting piece of hardware and has some games that are still worth checking out. Even though it was not a commercial success, that does not mean that a Sega CD isn’t worth picking up for a reasonable price to expand on one’s classic Sega collection. Unfortunately, they did not completely follow through with their vision.

Sega produced the Sega CD add-on for the Genesis to bring the technology to the many Genesis owners around the world without requiring them to invest in a completely new system.

Note from racketboy: Special thanks goes to Scooter for putting this guide together! The RetroGaming 101 series is aimed at gamers who are just starting out in the classic gaming scene or are curious about an older console that they don’t know much about yet.Īfter Sega established a strong lead in the console market in the early 1990’s, the company saw the possibilities that the new CD-ROM format could bring to gaming.