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Mega Jet / Genesis Nomad

Sega’s portable 16-bit branch moved from the screenless Mega Jet to the self-contained Nomad.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

The Mega Jet entered Japanese retail in 1994 after airline use. Sega’s 1995 Genesis Nomad added a color screen and battery operation, making it a distinct handheld console rather than a Genesis revision.

Released
1994 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Portable Mega Drive / Genesis
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
Japan / North America
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Mega Jet / Genesis Nomad is a Sega hardware family documented for Japan / North America, with a release recorded as 1994 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Portable Mega Drive / Genesis hardware using Cartridge. PLAYBACK connects 2 documented hardware variants to this family, including Sega Mega Jet, Genesis Nomad.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is 1994 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Japan / North America on Portable Mega Drive / Genesis. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to Japan / North America. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

2 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Sega Mega Jet, Genesis Nomad.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗