A look at my video games collection : Korean Samsung Sega and Hyundai Nintendo consoles unit

Sega has partnered with Samsung to distribute its consoles and games in South Korea. As a result, as soon as the Master system was launched, Koreans were awarded consoles stamped by the brand from the country of Quiet morning.

Indeed, it was not really a partnership but more of a protectionist political maneuver in favor of South Korean companies.
In the mid-1990s, a Japanese firm could not import its products onto the country's soil unless they were distributed by a nationally recognized third party. As proof, here are different models distributed at the time and we start with the Megadrive/Genesis and the Sega Saturn which sports a dress close to that we knew. However the colors as well as the logo change totally.

Obviously, games are obviously affected by this form of distribution and their packaging changes to the benefit of the brand resolutely based on multimedia.
At the present time, there would also be a retro market in South Korea, close to that of Japan but far less affected from the point of view of outrageous, some collectors could thus be offered Battle Mania 2 (Battle Mania Daiginjo) at low price (80 €, counting about 300€ here for a full japanese version).

Below, here is a comparison of two game boxes, the Korean version is on the left and the Japanese version on the right. Free to participate in the seven differences game!

The case remains similar for Nintendo since the company Hyundai is in charge to distribute the consoles inside the country. As it is Game Boy / Comboy:

I hope that this small article has been instructive to you, as for me, I go in my long and tedious searches to acquire some copies of these machines unusual from home. Numerous other consoles have emerged on the Korean market and have its distinctive signs, including Pcengine / turbographx 16 as well as the famous Neo Geo.