Sega Mega Drive Console

Product Information

McFerran, Damien (December 14, 2020). "Just When You Thought 2020 Couldn't Get Any Weirder, WaterMelon's Paprium Is Finally Finished". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021 . Retrieved January 21, 2021. Kent, Steven L. (2001). "The Legal Game". The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

The Genesis produces sound using a Texas Instruments SN76489 programmable sound generator, integrated with the Video Display Processor (VDP), and a Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer chip. The Z80 processor is primarily used to control both sound chips to produce stereo music and sound effects. Most revisions of the original Genesis contain a discrete YM2612 and a separate YM7101 VDP; in a later revision, the chips were integrated into a single custom ASIC (FC1004). [122] Other peripherals were released to add functionality. The Menacer is a wireless, infrared light gun peripheral used with compatible games. [127] Other third parties created light gun peripherals for the Genesis, such as the American Laser Games Pistol and the Konami Justifier. Released for art creation software, the Sega Mega Mouse features three buttons and is only compatible with a few games, such as Eye of the Beholder. A foam-covered bat called the BatterUP and the TeeVGolf golf club were released for both the Genesis and SNES. [126] Sega Power Base Converter on a Model 1 GenesisAlthough the new unit was a stronger console than originally proposed, it was not compatible with Saturn games. [157] Before the 32X could be launched, the release date of the Saturn was announced for November 1994 in Japan, coinciding with the 32X's target launch date in North America. Sega of America now was faced with trying to market the 32X with the Saturn's Japan release occurring simultaneously. Their answer was to call the 32X a "transitional device" between the Genesis and the Saturn. [155] This was justified by Sega's statement that both platforms would run at the same time and that the 32X would be aimed at players who could not afford the more expensive Saturn. [147] MEGA happy to confirm Mega Drive Mini 2 (Europe) arrives on October 27th, same day as Genesis Mini 2 (NA)! I was fourteen when PlayStation launched, and a total Nintendo/Sega fanboy! PlayStation managed to grab my complete and undivided attention, at least until the Dreamcast arrived. I didn’t care for the N64. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t care how good your first party games are. If your third party support is garbage, I won’t support you. McWhertor, Michael (February 16, 2011). "Sega Genesis Games Come To PlayStation Plus". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. The additions of things like online play – to compatible games – are also a real treat that weren’t possible 30 years ago. Being able to take advantage of the internet in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is almost mind-blowing. This is also true when talking about the horizontal flip mode which has also been included. Doing exactly what it says on the tin, you can now play every title with the screen mirrored which, in one sense, makes certain entries here feel brand new. The mode’s unashamedly aimed at those who have played the games to the point they can complete them in their sleep, but it does introduce a whole new dimension and, for many, will be enough to justify yet another playthrough. Any muscle memory goes right out the window when left is right and up is down. It’s a simple but smart extra.

Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p.447. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.Sheff, David (1993). Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children. New York: Random House. p. 352. ISBN 0-679-40469-4. Parish, Jeremy (August 14, 2014). "Sega Genesis 25th Anniversary: The Rise and Fall of an All-Time Great". USgamer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015 . Retrieved November 16, 2015. GameTap Sega Catalogue". GameTap. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009 . Retrieved July 16, 2010.

The NEC TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) was also a competitor to the Mega Drive, but it did not have a major hold on the 16 bit era outside of Japan. The other main competitor, the Neo Geo AES from SNK, did not sell well due its large price tag both for the system itself and for its titles.

Limited Edition Collectibles

Cifaldi, Frank (April 30, 2010). "This Day in History: Sega and Accolade Settle Their Differences". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013 . Retrieved December 11, 2016. Court: Copying Sega's Code Ok an Appeals Court Ruling Protects The Practice of 'Reverse Engineering.' ". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. September 1, 1992 – via NewsBank. Console Classix Sega Genesis games". Console Classix. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008 . Retrieved May 15, 2008.

Greenstein, Jane (January 13, 1995). "Game makers dispute who is market leader". Video Business. Sega said its products accounted for 55% of all 16-bit hardware sales for 1994

In This Article

Damien McFerran. "Retroinspection: Mega-CD". Retro Gamer. Vol.61. London, UK: Imagine Publishing. p.84. During the run-up to the Western launch of Mega-CD... [Former Sega of America technical director Scot Bayless] mentioned the fact that you could just 'blast data into the DACs'. [The PR guys] loved the word 'blast' and the next thing I knew 'Blast Processing' was born." a b c d e f g Kent, Steven L. (2001). "Moral Kombat". The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.