MegaDisc

MegaDisc was a video game console released on September 2nd, 1994. It was noted for its odd trapezoidal shape, and for being more powerful than the PlayStation despite coming out 3 months before it. The console was a collaboration effort between Technōs (dropped out of the partnership in 1996 due to shutting down), Simutrek (whose only other product was the arcade game Cube Quest, developed the hardware, dropped out of the partnership in 1997 due to shutting down), Zaccaria (an Italian company best known for their pinball machines, helped with marketing the system, dropped out of the partnership in 2000 due to shutting down), Capcom, SNK (who ported most of their Neo Geo games to the system), and NTVIC (Nippon TV International Corporation, helped make the console's design). The console received huge support from various third-party companies, and eventually some exclusive games from other 5th and 6th generation video game consoles such as the 3DO, the Atari Jaguar, the Nintendo 64, the Apple Bandai Pippin @WORLD, the PlayStation, the Sega Saturn, the Dreamcast, the GameCube, the Nuon, the PlayStation 2, the Game Boy Advance, the GP32, and the Neo Geo Pocket Color came out on the MegaDisc some years later, along with the system also having its own exclusive video games. The MegaDisc's lifespan was far longer than other video game consoles from the 5th generation, released in 1994 and discontinued in 2012 (although support for the console discontinued in 2014). The system was released twice in Japan, once by Capcom and once by SNK, along with an Italy release coming from Zaccaria in the years 1994-2000. Releases in Europe and Russia were cancelled, although the console did get a Russia release by Steepler from 1994 until 1996 when the company was shut down, being called the "Dendy Ultimate" and being released as part of the company's Dendy series.

Controllers
The controller is similar to the PlayStation controller, except the buttons were labeled A, B, C, and D. It was also available in a six-button controller, called the "Fighting Game" controller with buttons labeled A, B, C, X, Y, and Z. The console was also available in a gold "Special Edition". The controller was also available in "Special Editions", in black and grey, gold (also sold separately from the gold Special Edition console), transparent, translucent black, translucent red, translucent blue, translucent green, translucent blue and white, translucent purple, translucent red and white, translucent orange, blue and yellow, orange and yellow, translucent orange and black (initially only released along with the console in Ohio as promotion for the Cincinnati Bengals, later released outside of Ohio with the only difference being no Cincinnati Bengals logos on the console or controller, the Cincinnati Bengals version is the rarest to find, although it is very easy to find in Ohio), Cartoon Network (initially only available in a sweepstakes for the channel, translucent blue and white with the Cartoon Network logo on it), Lunchables (initially only available in a sweepstakes, translucent orange with the Lunchables logo on it), Hello Kitty (pink with Hello Kitty's head on it and the Hello Kitty logo), Panasonic (only available in a sweepstakes, translucent blue with the Panasonic logo on it), The King of Fighters (transparent with King of Fighters artwork on it and the King of Fighters and SNK logos, only available in the Fighting Game controller), Street Fighter (transparent with Street Fighter artwork on it and the Street Fighter and Capcom logos, only available in the Fighting Game controller and released alongside the King of Fighters controller), Disney Channel (initially only available in a sweepstakes for the channel, translucent blue with the Disney Channel logo on it), Nickelodeon (initially only available in a sweepstakes, orange and translucent green with the Nickelodeon logo on it, later versions were made for Nicktoons and Nick GAS), Gak (green with the Gak logo on it, later versions were made for Floam, Zog Logs, Smud, Sqand, Zzand, Goooze, Smatter, Skweeez, Splish Splat! and Zyrofoam), Swiss Gamer (red with the Switzerland cross on it and the text "SwissGAMER EDITION" above it, initially only released in Switzerland), Toon Disney (initially only available in a sweepstakes for the channel, translucent red with the Toon Disney logo on it), Jetix (initially only available in a sweepstakes for the channel, translucent red with the Jetix cat symbol on it, a blue version was also made when it was released to stores), America's Army (released on the 4th of July to promote America's Army being released for the system, camouflage colored with the America's Army and U.S. Army logos on it, given out for free along with the America's Army video game as a gift to members of the Army), 24 Karat Gold (ultra rare, only 10 were made for a sweepstakes, same as the gold Special edition but with real 24 karat gold), SpongeBob SquarePants (initially only available in a sweepstakes for Nickelodeon, SpongeBob design), Patrick Star (released alongside the Patrick Star version in stores), The Cheesecake Factory (red and white with the Cheesecake Factory logo on it, designed after a red velvet cake), Cinnabon (brown colored with a white swirl on it and the Cinnabon logo, designed after a cinnamon roll), Dunkin' Donuts (light yellow and brown colored with the Dunkin' Donuts logo on it, designed after donuts and coffee), Dairy Queen (regular controller with the Dairy Queen logo on it), Orange Julius (translucent orange controller with the Orange Julius logo on it), Jollibee (translucent red and white with the Jollibee logo on it), KFC (similar to the Jollibee controller with the Colonel's head on it and the KFC logo under it), Baskin-Robbins (translucent blue and pink with the Baskin-Robbins logo on it), McDonald's (translucent yellow with the McDonald's logo on it in black, also used on the MegaDisc kiosks inside McDonald's locations and sold under the McKids brand), Taco Bell (translucent purple with a Mexican style pattern on it and the Taco Bell logo), Sbarro (translucent red and green with the Sbarro logo on it, designed after the Italian flag), Subway (translucent green and yellow with the Subway logo on it), Daiso (translucent red with the Daiso logo on it), 7-Eleven (translucent green and orange with the 7-Eleven logo on it), and Famima!! (green and black with the Famima!! logo on it).