Education gate CDROM system

**Yakumo** · 10-16-2004

We've seen black market Famicoms,mega Drives and even PC Engines but have you ever seen a black market Multimega ?

Importaku found this one. The Education gate CDROM seems to be a Multimega Ripp off. I love the licenced by Sega sticker on the bottom of the unit. Where are these from? Anyone know? I know it says made in Japan but I've never seen one. Are they really licensed?

Yakumo

**LeGIt** · 10-16-2004

I've heard of linguaphone.

They are a respectible company for language teaching.

I've never seen the multimega wannabe before, but I do know they provide CD's books and tapes for people willing to stump up the cash to learn a new language. They advertise on UK TV every now and again too!

http://www.linguaphone.co.uk/

**Calpis** · 10-16-2004

My jesus, that must be rare. It couldn't be a clone clone, must be a simple alteration. I'd like to see the software for that :)

**vanadium** · 10-16-2004

I'd really like to see a screenshot of the bios screen at bootup, actually.

**Nintendomad** · 10-16-2004

This is a licensed product as far as I know, they bought the technology of sega to use in an educational system of some sort, I am sure it plays other kinds of discs as well as the sega ones.I'm not 100% though, I read about this an awfully long time ago.But I am almost certain it is an officially licensed product from a very reputable company.

**Calpis** · 10-16-2004

Its probably not modified in any way other than the BIOS splashscreen. I'll wager that the software is just standard MCD.

**Yakumo** · 10-16-2004

You can buy it on Yahoo Japan for a cool 100'000 yen !!! That's an awful lot of money. I could buy a decent used car for that much.

Yakumo

**ASSEMbler** · 10-17-2004

Oh good God. :prayer:

**Nintendomad** · 10-17-2004

I'm positive these could be had from language teachers at a much more reasonable price than that but if people do pay that it will stay at that ridiculous price.

**Fonzie** · 10-17-2004

Its probably not modified in any way other than the BIOS splashscreen.

Ummm
There is maybe something like a teach player.
(text+music)
As a remplacement of the crap CD+G player.

NOTE: There is only one joypad input, odd!

I want this piece of hardware!

**GaijinPunch** · 10-17-2004

That is pretty cool. Wonder if it has region lockouts. Keep in mind though, the MultiMega is a pretty expensive unit. WAAAY more expensive than a CDX.

Greatsaintlouis · 10-17-2004

Originally Posted by Nintendomad

I'm positive these could be had from language teachers at a much more reasonable price than that but if people do pay that it will stay at that ridiculous price.

*cough*RADIANTSILVERGUN*cough*DRACULAX*cough*

**SuperGrafx** · 10-18-2004

That looks 100% identical to a Sega CDX....I compared the pics to the unit that I own.
I don't think these are rip-offs.

**Fonzie** · 10-18-2004

As i said, this one only have 1 joypad input and probaly no cartridge port (possibly replaced by a inbuilt homemade bios cartridge)...
I'm not sure it can run segacd games...

Any additional infos?

**Calpis** · 10-18-2004

How are you sure theres only 1 joypad port? From the birdseye pictures, thats pretty hard to make out...

**Fonzie** · 10-18-2004

ooops, sorry, i made a mistake, i was thinking that the little bump was a joypad... In fact, its just the open button.
Definitively sorry :-(

**Calpis** · 10-18-2004

That button is the power button actually lol. The round button on the far left is the open button.

**Youloute** · 03-19-2011

"Rise from your grave".

Meanwhile on Sega 16's forum:

here is the thread: http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17121

**ASSEMbler** · 03-20-2011

Too bad they are beat to shit.

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