Sega 32X
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The Sega 32X is a short-lived 32-bit add-on for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive that was intended to enhance the console’s graphics and processing power but became a commercial failure.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sega 32X canonical | 9 |
| 32X | 1 |
| Genesis 32X | 1 |
| Mega 32X | 1 |
| Mega Drive 32X | 1 |
| Sega 32X (unreleased port) | 1 |
| Super 32X | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sega 32X Context triple: [Sega Mega Drive, notableAddOn, Sega 32X]
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A.
Sega CD
The Sega CD is an add-on for the Sega Genesis console that introduced CD-based gaming with enhanced audio, full-motion video, and expanded storage for more complex games.
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B.
Sega Saturn
The Sega Saturn is a mid-1990s 32-bit home video game console by Sega, known for its strong 2D capabilities, complex hardware architecture, and commercial struggle against the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64.
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C.
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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D.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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E.
Dreamcast
Dreamcast is a home video game console developed by Sega, known for its ahead-of-its-time online capabilities and influential library despite its short commercial lifespan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sega 32X Target entity description: The Sega 32X is a short-lived 32-bit add-on for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive that was intended to enhance the console’s graphics and processing power but became a commercial failure.
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A.
Sega CD
The Sega CD is an add-on for the Sega Genesis console that introduced CD-based gaming with enhanced audio, full-motion video, and expanded storage for more complex games.
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B.
Sega Saturn
The Sega Saturn is a mid-1990s 32-bit home video game console by Sega, known for its strong 2D capabilities, complex hardware architecture, and commercial struggle against the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64.
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C.
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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D.
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 is a late-1980s home video game console by NEC and Hudson Soft, known for being the first console marketed as 16-bit and for its strong library of arcade-style and shoot-'em-up games.
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E.
Dreamcast
Dreamcast is a home video game console developed by Sega, known for its ahead-of-its-time online capabilities and influential library despite its short commercial lifespan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sega Genesis accessory
ⓘ
video game console add-on ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Genesis 32X
ⓘ
linked to:
Sega 32X
Mega 32X ⓘ
linked to:
Sega 32X
Mega Drive 32X ⓘ
linked to:
Sega 32X
Super 32X ⓘ
linked to:
Sega 32X
|
| announced | 1994 ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| commercialPerformance | commercial failure ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Sega CD
ⓘ
Sega Genesis ⓘ
linked to:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| connectsTo | cartridge slot of Sega Genesis ⓘ |
| cpu | dual Hitachi SH-2 32-bit RISC processors ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 23 MHz ⓘ |
| designedFor | to extend the life of the Sega Genesis ⓘ |
| developer | Sega ⓘ |
| discontinuationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| formFactor | mushroom-shaped cartridge-slot add-on ⓘ |
| generation | fifth generation of video game consoles ⓘ |
| graphicsCapabilities |
32,768-color palette
ⓘ
50,000 polygons per second theoretical maximum ⓘ |
| launchPrice | US$159.99 in North America ⓘ |
| mainMemory | 256 KB RAM ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sega ⓘ |
| marketReception | criticized for poor timing and limited library ⓘ |
| media |
ROM cartridge
ⓘ
Sega CD discs when used with Sega CD ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Doom
ⓘ
linked to:
Doom (1993 video game)
Knuckles' Chaotix ⓘ Star Wars Arcade ⓘ Virtua Fighter ⓘ Virtua Racing Deluxe ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesReleased | about 40 games ⓘ |
| platformFor | 32X games ⓘ |
| powerSupply | separate AC adapter ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Sega Genesis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sega Mega Drive
|
| purpose | to provide 32-bit graphics and processing power ⓘ |
| regionLocking | region-locked hardware ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sega CD
ⓘ
Sega Saturn ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 1994 ⓘ |
| releaseDateInRegion |
December 3, 1994 in Japan
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January 1995 in Europe ⓘ November 21, 1994 in North America ⓘ |
| soundMemory | 256 KB ⓘ |
| successor | Sega Saturn ⓘ |
| unitsSold | approximately 665,000 units worldwide ⓘ |
| videoMemory | 256 KB frame buffer ⓘ |
| videoOutput |
RGB
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linked to:
sRGB
composite video ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sega 32X Description of subject: The Sega 32X is a short-lived 32-bit add-on for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive that was intended to enhance the console’s graphics and processing power but became a commercial failure.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Doom franchise (via id Software)
linked to: Sega 32X
linked to: Sega 32X
linked to: Sega 32X
linked to: Sega 32X
subject linked to:
Heretic (video game)
linked to: Sega 32X