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Tec-toy is a Brazilian toy/electronics manufacturer that had launched, in partnership with Sega, the Mega Drive initially in 1990, around one year after it brought the Master System to the Brazilian gamers. Although it passed through tough times in the late 90’s, the company kept investing in Sega consoles and even launched original Mega Drive games at the beginning of the next decade.

As promised last year, Tec-Toy is re-releasing the classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The move, according to the company was made by popular demand, which is probably very true.

The classic console, properly licensed from Sega, is back to the Brazilian customers, not as the well-known Flashback editions, but in its original form factor, controller, cartridge slot and SD card. As opposed to the Nintendo Classic Edition and SNES Classic edition, the Mega Drive can play all original cartridges but also has an SD slot which allows you to virtually play any Sega Mega Drive game ever made.

The SD card that comes in the package already includes 22 games:

ALEX KIDD IN THE ENCHANTED CASTLE ALIEN STORM ALTERED BEAST ARROW FLASH BONANZA BROTHERS COLUMNS COLUMNS III: REVENGE OF COLUMNS COMIX ZONE CRYSTAL´S PONY TALE E-SWAT FATAL LABYRINTH FLICKY GAIN GROUND GOLDEN AXE GOLDEN AXE 3 JEWEL MASTER KID CHAMELEON LAST BATTLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER SHADOW DANCER SHINOBI 3 SONIC 3

Even for the rest of us, living far from Brazil, the console price is very attractive. For R$ 349.00 (around USD 100), is a good price considering it is a brand new console, exactly like the original, plus de SD card slot. Maybe we will see some imports coming our way in NA or Europe. It wasn’t clear if they would ship outside Brazil, but for those who are lucky to know someone over there, might be the right time to ask that long due favor 😉

Link: Tec-Toy (In Portuguese only)