12 Mind-Blowing Facts About The Sega Mega Drive

1. Console Was Known As The Super Gam*Boy In Korea

To European users, the console was called the Mega Drive. For North Americans, it was the Genesis, and it was really that simple. Visit Korea however, and video game enthusiasts would be treated to a whole new level of bizarre - in the country, the Mega Drive/Genesis went by an entirely different name, one which would confuse everyone. Giving a little back story to this one, the relationship between Japan and Korea in the early-90's was a little frosty, to say the least. There were strict rules governing which products could transport between both nations, making the Mega Drive a hard sell. A compromise was drawn up, strangely leading to the machine being called the Super Gam*Boy, which would only remind Westerners of the Super Game Boy, a device enabling gamers to play Game boy titles (in colour) on their SNES consoles. The system was still successful in Korea, despite the name, and adds yet another twist in the tale to the history of Sega's historic slice of gaming goodness. What other strange and interesting facts do you know about the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis? Were you aware of any of the facts listed here? Let us know down in the comments section below!