![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/neptune-logo-3-sm.jpg) |
Sega Neptune
Type |
Console Prototype |
Developer |
Sega |
Proposed Date |
1994 |
Region(s) |
N\A |
Proposed Price |
$199 USD |
Games Released |
0 |
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![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune-Gen1-top.jpg) |
DW FACTS
by Dark Watcher |
The Sega Neptune was to be a Sega Genesis and 32X combined into a single console. Sega had admitted that the 32X was rather expensive and
had problems, so combining it with a Genesis and selling it at a better price would have been a good idea.
By the time they had
made a prototype, the 32X had reached the end of its short developmental life-span. Interest in the Sega Saturn killed off any
chances for 32X, so the idea was scrapped. Sega believed there would not be much interest in it. |
![Sega Neptune Advertisement](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune_article.jpg)
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MODELS
Prototype Pictures |
![Sega Neptune from E3 (picture credits unknown)](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune-E3-450.jpg) |
![Serga Neptune proto](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune-Gen2-450.jpg) |
![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune-8-450.jpg) |
![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune_E3-450.jpg)
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CLONES
Non-licensed hardware releases |
If this system was released, this console would have been a clone of the Sega Genesis with the Sega 32X add-on module. Watch out for
fakes on eBay and the like - there are plenty of them like the one pictured below. |
![Sega Neptune fake](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/Sega_Neptune_Fake.jpg)
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WEB RESOURCES
Highly recommended websites for this system |
The Longhorn Engineer
![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/neptune-link-1_small.jpg)
DIY article on how to build your own Neptune
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Sega Retro
![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/neptune-link-3_small.jpg)
Nice wiki-style site for Sega consoles |
Racketboy
![](images/1990s/94_Sega_Neptune/neptune-link-2_small.jpg)
Reflection on creating your own Neptune |
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