Sega Neptune

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sega Neptune was a two-in-one Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and Sega 32X console which Sega planned to release in 1994 or 1995.

Sega had admitted how expensive and problematic the 32X was, so they decided to make a combined version of the Mega Drive/Genesis and 32X, which they felt was a better idea; however, by the time a prototype came out, the Sega Saturn was ready for release. Sega felt that consumers would not be interested in the Sega Neptune, so the project was scrapped. Of the two prototypes that were made, neither actually functioned, but were just empty cases.

The proposed retail price for the unit was US$200.

Electronic Gaming Monthly used the Sega Neptune as an April Fool's Joke in its April 2001 issue. The issue included a small article in which the writers announced that Sega had found a warehouse full of old Sega Neptunes and was selling them on a website. The site referenced redirected to an online shopping site, where internet users were greeted by an "April Fools!" after adding the product to the cart.

[edit] External links

• a Neptune at the Classic Gaming Expo 2003: [1] (original page), [2] (original page)