<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
is	O
a	O
portable	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
outside	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Jet	I-Device
,	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
designed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
airline	O
flights	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
left	O
the	O
Nomad	O
under-supported	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
several	O
Genesis	O
peripherals	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Power	O
Base	O
Converter	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Jet	I-Device
,	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
for	O
use	O
on	O
Japan	O
Airlines	O
flights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Device
Jet	I-Device
requires	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
power	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
outside	O
of	O
airline	O
flights	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
cars	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
and	O
cigarette	O
lighter	O
receptacle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
planes	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Jet	I-Device
was	O
connected	O
into	O
armrest	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
succeed	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Sega	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
interface	I-Device
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
technology	O
was	O
expensive	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
Sega	O
instead	O
released	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
could	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
head	O
Joe	O
Miller	O
,	O
the	O
Nomad	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
had	O
few	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
supporting	O
five	O
different	O
consoles	O
:	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Genesis	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Pico	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
32X	B-Device
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
had	O
never	O
been	O
successful	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
so	O
Sega	O
Enterprises	O
CEO	O
Hayao	O
Nakayama	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Genesis-based	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
dominant	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
became	O
even	O
more	O
dominant	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Jet	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nomad	O
's	O
main	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
has	O
a	O
3.25	O
inch	O
diagonal	O
backlit	O
color	O
LC	B-Device
display	I-Device
and	O
an	O
A/V	O
output	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
Nomad	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
were	O
made	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
but	O
included	O
six	O
buttons	O
for	O
full	O
compatibility	O
with	O
later	O
Genesis	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
could	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
,	O
a	O
battery	O
recharger	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
PowerBack	O
,	O
or	O
six	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
provide	O
a	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
several	O
Genesis	O
peripherals	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	O
Activator	O
,	O
Team	O
Play	O
Adaptor	O
,	O
Mega	O
Mouse	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
and	O
XBAND	B-Application
network	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nomad	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Power	O
Base	O
Converter	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
or	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
the	O
Nomad	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
Genesis	O
games	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
standard	O
Genesis	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
32X	B-Device
games	O
with	O
the	O
respective	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nomad	O
can	O
boot	O
unlicensed	O
,	O
homebrew	B-Application
,	O
and	O
bootleg	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
earlier	O
third-party	O
games	O
have	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Nomad	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
successfully	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
compatibility	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
 '	O
add-ons	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nomad	O
shortly	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
considered	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
$179	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
steep	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
system	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
stock	O
Genesis	O
since	O
it	O
could	O
play	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
portable	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Snow	O
of	O
GamePro	O
listed	O
the	O
Nomad	O
as	O
fifth	B-Application
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
10	O
Worst-Selling	O
Handhelds	B-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
poor	O
timing	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
inadequate	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Hunt	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
Nomad	O
,	O
saying	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
that	O
Nomad	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
16-bit	O
handheld	B-Application
"	O
and	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
the	O
collectability	O
of	O
the	O
Nomad	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
low	O
production	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Had	O
Sega	O
cottoned	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Nomad	O
before	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
rolled	O
it	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
...	O
then	O
perhaps	O
Sega	O
may	O
have	O
succeeded	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
goal	O
to	O
prolong	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
"	O
In	O
2017	O
a	O
mod	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Nomad	O
to	O
charge	O
power	O
using	O
USB	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
