FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition

Sega Mega CD II

From SEGA Retro

The Mega-CD comes in many forms, but in all cases the hardware adds the capability of reading compact discs, technology which in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was becoming a more affordable storage option than the traditional video game ROM cartridge of previous console generations.

A traditional Mega-CD does not act as a stand-alone unit, and needs to be hooked up to a Mega Drive via the expansion port located on the right hand side of the console. Mega-CDs do, however, require their own AC adaptor, meaning that in order to play Mega-CD games, two sockets will be occupied by the upgraded console.

Though one would expect the Mega-CD to simply give the Mega Drive access to compact discs, it in fact adds extra processors, memory and audio features as well, all of which can only be utilised by CD software. The Mega-CD does not, however, solve the issue of graphics, which aside from the ability to scale and rotate sprites on the fly, remain identical to the standard Mega Drive system.

The Mega-CD also offers stereo sound RCA connectors. The Mega Drive on its own will output a monaural audio signal to the television, with stereo only being available through the headphone port located at the front of the console. An external connection from the Mega Drive to the Mega-CD will allow all games to play through the television in stereo.

The Mega-CD can be used in conjunction with a Sega 32X to run one of the six Sega Mega-CD 32X games. Alternatively it can be used to just play regular 5-inch or 3-inch audio CDs.

20 games are compatible with the Sega Mega CD II

Ecco the Dolphin
[1993]

FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition
[1994]

Final Fight CD
[1993]

Ground Zero Texas
[1994]

Jaguar XJ220
[1993]

Jurassic Park
[1994]

Lethal Enforcers
[1993]

Mortal Kombat
[1993]

NBA Jam
[1994]

NHL Hockey '94
[1993]

Prince of Persia
[1993]

Road Avenger
[1993]

Sega Classics Arcade Collection Limited Edition
[1993]

Sol-Feace/Cobra Command
[1993]

Sonic CD
[1993]

Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
[1993]

Star Wars: Rebel Assault
[1994]

The Terminator
[1994]

Tomcat Alley
[1994]

WWF Rage in the Cage
[1994]

Electronic Arts 4 Way Play
Released: 1st of September 1993

The 4 Way Play is an accessory created by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive. It allows for up to four players to play together in certain games. Largely, mostly games designed by EA itself supported it. When first released, Sega's official Team Player multi-player adaptor was not compatible with 4 Way Play games. Later releases fixed this incompatibility issue.

The device itself plugs directly into the system and has no wires sticking out and attaches to the front of the system like an extension. To attach like this it plugs into both controller ports. Due to the way it is plugged into the system it is incompatible with devices such as the Sega Multi-Mega and X'eye.