(177 games)
The Sega CD, released as the Mega-CD in most regions outside North America, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis video game console designed and produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. The add-on was released on December 12, 1991 in Japan, October 15, 1992 in North America, and 1993 in Europe. The Sega CD lets the user play CD-based games and adds extra hardware functionality, such as a faster central processing unit and graphic enhancements. It can also play audio CDs and CD+G discs.Seeking to create an add-on device for the Genesis, Sega developed the unit to read compact discs as its storage medium. The main benefit of CD technology was greater storage capacity, which allowed for games to be nearly 320 times larger than their Genesis cartridge counterparts. This benefit manifested in the form of full motion video (FMV) games like the controversial Night Trap, which became a focus of the 1993 Congressional hearings on issues of video game violence and ratings. Sega of Japan partnered with JVC to design the add-on and refused to consult with Sega of America until the project was completed. Sega of America assembled parts from various “dummy” units to obtain a working prototype. While the add-on became known for several well-received games such as Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Lunar: Eternal Blue, its game library contained a large number of Genesis ports and FMV titles. The Sega CD was redesigned a number of times, including once by Sega and several times by licensed third-party developers.By the end of 1994, the add-on had sold approximately 2.7 million units worldwide, compared to 29 million units for the Genesis sold by that time. In 1995, Sega began shifting its focus towards its new console, the Sega Saturn, over the Genesis and Sega CD. The Sega CD was officially discontinued in 1996. Retrospective reception to the add-on is mixed, praising the Sega CD for its individual offerings and additions to the Genesis’ functions, but offering criticism to the game library for its depth issues, high price of the unit, and how the add-on was supported by Sega.
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
After Burner III
AH-3 Thunderstrike
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm
Batman Returns
Battlecorps
BC Racers
BC Racers
Bill Walsh College Football
Black Hole Assault
Blackhole Assault
Bloodshot
Bouncers
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Brutal: Paws of Fury
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm
Championship Soccer ’94
Chuck Rock
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
Cliffhanger
Cobra Command
Colors of Modern Rock, The: Virtual VCR
Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia
Corpse Killer
Corpse Killer
Crime Patrol
Dark Wizard
Demolition Man
Double Switch
Dracula Unleashed
Dracula Unleashed
Dragon’s Lair
Dune
Dune
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Master II: Skullkeep
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN NBA Hangtime ’95
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
Eye of the Beholder
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit
Fatal Fury Special
FIFA International Soccer
Final Fight CD
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flink
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit
Ground Zero Texas
Ground Zero Texas
Heart of the Alien: Out of This World Parts I and II
Heimdall
Hook
Iron Helix
Jaguar XJ220
Jaguar XJ220
Jeopardy!
Joe Montana’s NFL Football
Jurassic Park
Keio Flying Squadron
Kids on Site
The Lawnmower Man
Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters
Links: The Challenge of Golf
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine
Lords of Thunder
Lunar: Eternal Blue
Lunar: The Silver Star
Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold
Mad Dog McCree
Make My Video: INXS
Make My Video: Kriss Kross
Mansion of Hidden Souls
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein
The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO
MegaRace
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Microcosm
Midnight Raiders
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mortal Kombat
NBA Jam
NFL Football Trivia Challenge
NFL’s Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993
NHL ’94
Night Trap
Night Trap
Novastorm
Panic!
Penn & Teller: Smoke and Mirrors
Penn & Teller: Smoke and Mirrors
Pier Solar and the Great Architects Enhanced Soundtrack Disc
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Popful Mail
Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory
Power Monger
Prince of Persia
Prize Fighter
Prize Fighter
Puggsy
Racing Aces
Radical Rex
RDF: Global Conflict
Revenge of the Ninja
Revengers of Vengeance
Rise of the Dragon
Road Avenger
Road Rash
Robo Aleste
Robo Aleste
Samurai Shodown
The San Diego Zoo Presents… The Animals! A True Multimedia Experience
The San Diego Zoo Presents… The Animals! A True Multimedia Experience
The Secret of Monkey Island
Sega Classics Arcade Collection 4-in-1
Sega Classics Arcade Collection 5-in-1
Sewer Shark
Shadow of the Beast II
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II
Shining Force CD
Silpheed
Slam City with Scottie Pippen
Slam City with Scottie Pippen
Slam City with Scottie Pippen
Slam City with Scottie Pippen
The Smurfs
Snatcher
The Software Toolworks’ Star Wars Chess
Sol-Feace
Sonic CD
Sonic CD
Soulstar
Space Ace
The Space Adventure
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Starblade
Starblade
Stellar-Fire
Supreme Warrior
Supreme Warrior
Surgical Strike
Syndicate
The Terminator
Theme Park
Third World War
Time Gal
Tomcat Alley
Trivial Pursuit: Interactive Multimedia Game
Ultraverse Prime
Vay
Virtual VCR: The Colors of Modern Rock
Wheel of Fortune
Who Shot Johnny Rock?
Wild Woody
Wing Commander
WireHead
Wolfchild
Wolfchild
Wonder Dog
World Cup USA ’94
WWF Rage in the Cage
