Sega Mega Tech

Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1989
Class: Wide Release
Genre: System
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Either
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 3 [A|B|C]

Sound: Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)

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Sega Mega Tech Description

A cartridge-based multi-game system. Choose one of eight games to play from the menu. This system was never released in the United States.

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Cabinet Information

The dedicated cabinet uses two monitors. The upper 10-inch monitor shows game information, the lower 20-inch monitor is used to display the game as normal.

Game Introduction

Basically, this is a modified Sega Megadrive for arcade use. The motherboard can host up to eight cartridges such as Sonic The Hedgehog or Tetris. The Mega Tech system is the original version of what became the Mega Play system. However, the Mega Tech and Mega Play cartridges are not interchangeable.

Game Play

This system is similar in function to the Nintendo PlayChoice or the Neo Geo MVS.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,485 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,728 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 61,148 machines (3,629 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Sega Mega Tech collectors. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Sega Mega Tech. There is one VAPS member looking for a Sega Mega Tech circuit board set.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Sega Mega Tech machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them even though arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses, while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up.
Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector.
In particular, since VAPS started out focusing on videogames, statistics for other types of machines should not (yet) be an indication of scarcity.
For a clue to value, look at absolute numbers of owners and potential owners above, compare a ratio of how many people want this game vs. how many people have this game (13%) and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

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