What Sega Mega Drive is this? (pic)

[dtrack]

There is some Mega Drive 2 on my local auction site (Europe). It offers a Mega Drive with accessoriess seen on the picture.
If i look on the system only i'd say it's definitely a japanese Model 2 with 2 japanese 6-button controller but there is a picture of the box which shows the same system but there is a spot on it: "European specification PAL * SEGA ORIGINAL *" and the SEGA logo.
Please help me identify this model

[Breetai]

It has to be either unlicensed or have a very unique license where a Japanese MD2 shell was used with PAL insides. What country did it come from?

It is DEFINITELY a Japanese exterior.

[dtrack]

yes my first thought was it is an unlicensed/fake one but isn't it looks too good(original) for being unlicensed?

[dtrack]

got it. the last one:

http://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Asia

Is JP exterior mean it plays japanese carts as well without modifications? (i mean pre 93 titles of course)

[ZeroAX]

got it. the last one:

http://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_consoles_in_Asia

Is JP exterior mean it plays japanese carts as well without modifications? (i mean pre 93 titles of course)

I hate you. I saw this and almost had a heart attack:



I want this....NOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[ApolloBoy]

Looks like it's pirated actually. Notice how the box has a pirated Zapper clone on it, which is something the Mega Drive never had...

[AppleQueso]

Looks like it's pirated actually. Notice how the box has a pirated Zapper clone on it, which is something the Mega Drive never had...

I was gonna say something about the Master System light phaser... but looking again, that's definitely a Zapper.

[arnold_the_bartender]

I've seen that same Mega Drive box only without the gun in the corner.

[KDub]

Looks like it's pirated actually. Notice how the box has a pirated Zapper clone on it, which is something the Mega Drive never had...

and The box referenced on the wiki is for Asian territories. It specifically says so in that little emblem "Asian Specification PAL"
The box in question here says Europe and no such box seems to exist in the Europe territories. Comparing the two, the fonts, size and their placement on the box varies heavily as well.

Looks to me like someone tried to recreate the PAL territories box and used the Asian model for their pirated system.

[dtrack]

Looks like someones thinking:)
I thought the same but there is something to keep in mind. Sega Asia and Sega Europe is 2 almost different companies. As someone wrote here: these multinational companies often doesn't even know what the other hand is doing.
If the graphic design and fonttypes on the box doesn't match it doesn't mean it's not official.
Btw how do you mean "pirated system"? The system itself is a replica or a licensed System (in Asia) selling in Europe?
Because i don't think it was worh pirating this system at the end of it's lifecylce - maybe not even the box.
I suspect it's a very rare instance. I try to get my hands on this stuff from the auction if the price doesn't go too high and post more pictures.