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Sega CD attachment sat awkwardly underneath the main console

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When your base hardware is already struggling, the best solution is clearly to bolt an enormous disc tray underneath it. This bulky peripheral required its own massive dedicated power supply and turned the sleek, streamlined base unit into a towering, unwieldy plastic behemoth that barely fit onto a standard entertainment center shelf.

Sega CD attachment sat awkwardly underneath the main console
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