October 1995 · Computer or hardware
Sega Nomad (1995)
A portable Genesis, derived from the Mega Jet in-flight game unit.
Released October 1995 in North America at $179 with a 3.25 inch backlit LCD. It played 500+ Genesis cartridges but not Sega CD or 32X. It sold about 1 million, ate six AA batteries in 2-3 hours, and was Sega's last handheld.
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Facts
- Date
- October 1995
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Handheld console
- Maker or publisher
- Sega
- CPU
- Motorola 68000
- Graphics
- 320x224 backlit LCD
- Units sold
- about 1 million
- Generation
- 4th
- First sold in
- North America
- Media
- cartridge
- Notable games
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2; Streets of Rage 2
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- Sega Genesis (North America) (ancestor, 1989)
- Sega Game Gear (North America) (rival, 1991)
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