Sega Nomad
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The Sega Nomad is a handheld version of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console that plays full-size Genesis cartridges on the go.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sega Nomad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8472795 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sega Nomad Context triple: [Yamaha YM2612, usedInPlatform, Sega Nomad]
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A.
Sega 32X
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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B.
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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C.
Sega TeraDrive
The Sega TeraDrive is a hybrid personal computer and video game console developed by Sega and IBM that combines a DOS-based PC with full Mega Drive/Genesis hardware in a single system.
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D.
Sega Multi-Mega
The Sega Multi-Mega is a compact, portable version of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that also functions as a Sega CD unit, combining cartridge and CD-based gaming in a single device.
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E.
Sega System 16
The Sega System 16 is a 16-bit arcade hardware platform developed by Sega in the late 1980s, known for powering popular titles such as Golden Axe and Shinobi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sega Nomad Target entity description: The Sega Nomad is a handheld version of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console that plays full-size Genesis cartridges on the go.
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A.
Sega 32X
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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B.
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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C.
Sega TeraDrive
The Sega TeraDrive is a hybrid personal computer and video game console developed by Sega and IBM that combines a DOS-based PC with full Mega Drive/Genesis hardware in a single system.
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D.
Sega Multi-Mega
The Sega Multi-Mega is a compact, portable version of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that also functions as a Sega CD unit, combining cartridge and CD-based gaming in a single device.
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E.
Sega System 16
The Sega System 16 is a 16-bit arcade hardware platform developed by Sega in the late 1980s, known for powering popular titles such as Golden Axe and Shinobi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
handheld game console
ⓘ
video game console ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Genesis Nomad ⓘ |
| audioOutput | stereo audio output ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibility | compatible with most Genesis library ⓘ |
| batteryLife | approximately 2–3 hours on AA batteries ⓘ |
| cartridgeCompatibility |
Mega Drive cartridges (with region considerations)
ⓘ
Sega Genesis cartridges ⓘ |
| colorPalette | 512 colors ⓘ |
| controllerLayout | six-button layout ⓘ |
| controllerPort | one Genesis controller port ⓘ |
| cpu |
Motorola 68000
ⓘ
linked to:
Motorola 68000 family
|
| cpuClockSpeed | approximately 7.67 MHz ⓘ |
| discontinuation | late 1990s ⓘ |
| displayResolution | 320×224 pixels (typical Genesis resolution) ⓘ |
| displaySize | 3.25 inch diagonal ⓘ |
| displayType | backlit color LCD ⓘ |
| family |
Sega Genesis hardware family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sega Mega Drive
|
| generation | fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ |
| hasDPad | true ⓘ |
| hasModeButton | true ⓘ |
| hasStartButton | true ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sega ⓘ |
| marketPosition | portable version of Sega Genesis ⓘ |
| multiplayerSupport | supports two-player games with external controller ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
can function as both handheld and home console
ⓘ
plays full-size Genesis cartridges on the go ⓘ |
| notableLimitation | high battery consumption ⓘ |
| originalPrice | approximately US$179 at launch ⓘ |
| platform |
Mega Drive
ⓘ
linked to:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Genesis ⓘ
linked to:
Sega Mega Drive
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| powerSource |
6 AA batteries
ⓘ
AC adapter ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sega Game Gear ⓘ |
| ram | 64 KB main RAM ⓘ |
| regionLocking | subject to Genesis/Mega Drive region locking ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 1995 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | North America ⓘ |
| secondaryCpu | Zilog Z80 ⓘ |
| simultaneousColorsOnScreen | up to 64 colors ⓘ |
| soundChip |
Texas Instruments SN76489 PSG
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Instruments SN76489
Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer ⓘ
linked to:
Yamaha YM2612
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| successor | none (no direct handheld successor from Sega) ⓘ |
| tvPlaySupport | can be connected to a television for play ⓘ |
| videoOutput |
NTSC
ⓘ
composite video output ⓘ |
| videoRam | 64 KB VRAM ⓘ |
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 Nomad Description of subject: The Sega Nomad is a handheld version of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console that plays full-size Genesis cartridges on the go.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.