Sega Neptune

Written by Link on 31st January, 2008

If you picked up on Nicola’s excitement at discovering a replica Sega Neptue console, you may be curious as to what this system actually is. Well, I’ll save you the trouble of Googling.

The Sega Neptune was a combo Mega Drive/Genesis and 32X console which Sega had planned to release durring 1994/1995. It was intended to have a price of $200.00 US.

Apparently, Sega had admitted how expensive and problematic the 32X was, so the decision was made to make a combined version of the Mega Drive/Genesis and 32X. 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, and so the project was then scrapped.

Several sources on the web state that there are several prototypes, with at least one was declared to work.

However, to my own knowledge I only know of the system contained within the CGE Museum. While many sites refer to this as a working prototype, I’m rather sure this is just a plastic mockup shell with no internal parts.

If you’re interested in cobbling together your own system, than check out this site.

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8 Responses to “Sega Neptune”

Nicola on February 1st, 2008 3:19 am

It’s not plastic. It’s wood!
Link on February 1st, 2008 6:53 am

Are you joking?
rob.ocelot on February 1st, 2008 8:42 am

It’s a plastic covered wood mockup used for photo purposes. That particular one was used in a 1996 Sega catalog. As far as I am aware no working Neptune prototypes exist (except for the few that have been home made).
drx on February 1st, 2008 10:04 am

rob speaks the truth
Aze on February 1st, 2008 12:11 pm

Man,getting that 32X board in there,it sure was frustrating…All my thanks to Nicola for posting my Mod on this AWESOME site!
Nicola on February 1st, 2008 12:47 pm

Well, that MOD it’s worth it!
Armandino on February 1st, 2008 2:58 pm

Nicely done Aze!!!
Aze on February 1st, 2008 3:58 pm

Thanks fellows!…Much appreciate it!