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Mega Drive 3

The Mega Drive 3 is a "console on a chip" manufactured by Lite Star in 2000 for sale in Asia. According to the system itself, it was manufactured under license by Sega, though the production values are very…

31 December 2000

Mega Drive 3 is a video game developed by Lite Star, released 31 December 2000 on Plug & Play.

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What Mega Drive 3 is

Mega Drive 3 was developed by Lite Star and released in 2000. It is available on Plug & Play only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Mega Drive 3 is a "console on a chip" manufactured by Lite Star in 2000 for sale in Asia. According to the system itself, it was manufactured under license by Sega, though the production values are very unprofessional. The following year it was released in Japan as the Mega Drive 21. The console doubles up as a controller which can be plugged into a TV, and the unit itself is a similar shape to the Tectoy Master System Handy. Rather than have a cartridge slot, it contains 20 built-in Sega Mega Drive games (though in actuality, there are only 8 - the rest are duplicates). The system is sold in a number of colors, including transparent-green and transparent-purple.
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What it launched against

Mega Drive 3 launched on 31 December 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Quake III: Team Arena.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2, Quake III: Team Arena.

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When did Mega Drive 3 come out?
Mega Drive 3 was released on 31 December 2000 for Plug & Play.