
Gaming Historian
SEGA Mega Modem: Ahead of Its Time
2021 • E3 May 26, 2021 28m
In 1989, Sunsoft came to SEGA with a proposal: What if people could play Mega Drive games online? Wanting to make a splash in the market, the two companies teamed up and created the Mega Modem. The device brought online gaming, downloadable games, news, contests, and even financial transactions to the SEGA Mega Drive.