kyoya
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Thanks for the info Cody_D165, I appreciate it.
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The Sega Genesis turns 25 years old today
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Thanks for the info Cody_D165, I appreciate it.
Nocturno999
Member
I remember that I bought it in launch with a few games and a power base converter to play the original Phantasy Star. Great times.
sf2fanatic
Member
I wish I could find my 6 button Genesis pad. Would tweak it out and use it for fighting games. Best pad ever. Ty Sega for SoR, columns, too many to list
SparksterMeta0
Member
I cannot quantify the amount of joy this gave me. Decades ahead of its time.
HECK YEAH!
I think the only games I owned were Sonic 1 and 2, Sonic & Knuckles (Lost that game T_T), and Mortal Kombat 1 and 3-Ultimate. I forgotten the rest, but then Sega Channel arrives.
Favorite games because of this:
Pulseman
Gunstar Heroes
Vectorman
Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Mega Drive! Still remember when I got it with Golden Axe and Altered Beast!! Great console
IrishNinja
Member
so many greats, but that Strider one holds a special place in my heart.
wish id've bought a CD-X back then! if for no other reason than i could sell it for a Nomad & some stuff today, haha
wish id've bought a CD-X back then! if for no other reason than i could sell it for a Nomad & some stuff today, haha
UltraGunner
Banned
Treasure's output alone makes the genesis the best 4th gen console to me.
IrishNinja
Member
"flying games" is such an un-catered-to genre these days
Tom Kalinske gets almost all the credit, and rightfully so, as Genesis did not become a huge success in the U.S. until after he took over. However it was Michael Katz that oversaw the launch, got the price to $189 (TurboGrafx was $199), beat NEC in the largest territory, and the Genesis Does campaign was set in motion under him.
Small victories next to what would later happen in 1991 ~ 1993, but should be recognized all the same.
Michael Katz Interview at Midwest Gaming Classic 2011
Small victories next to what would later happen in 1991 ~ 1993, but should be recognized all the same.
Michael Katz Interview at Midwest Gaming Classic 2011
SlaughterX
Banned
I was 4 when the Genesis came out? That makes me feel deprived. Anyway having the Sega channel was awesome, crazy modern consoles are just not getting back to that on demand type of service that was available so many years ago. Sega were the true innovators way back then.
Forever and always the best console. I am still waiting for something to beat it, original Game Boy is close though.
Sonic series
Streets of Rage series
Ristar
Comix Zone
Shining Force
Gunstar Heroes
Kid Chameleon
No first party offering has anything against these bad boys. MS, Nintendo, Sony, as far as I am concerned aren't even close.
Sonic series
Streets of Rage series
Ristar
Comix Zone
Shining Force
Gunstar Heroes
Kid Chameleon
No first party offering has anything against these bad boys. MS, Nintendo, Sony, as far as I am concerned aren't even close.
rokkerkory
Member
love love this console esp the synthetic music from shooters and beat'em ups!
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, even as a big Kalinske fan, this is a good & important post - Console Wars only spends a bit talking about his contributions, but i bought in during his era, so something worked!
Professor Beef
Banned
Sega Channel, forever and always. <3333
Long before the SNES came out here, there were some non-heated conversions at school about Genesis having better looking games than TurboGrafx-16 but that NEC's console had the better playing games.
But by the time school was getting ready to let out for the summer, the heavier hitting Sega advertising against Nintendo and larger software lineup no doubt had the side effect of crushing NEC's mindshare, not to mention its market share which would be next to nothing in the U.S. by the time Sonic came out in mid 1991.
The prices of TurboGrafx-16 games were awfully high. The best example of that was R-Type. At Toys R US it went for $69.99.
It's not like Sega didn't have expensive games either. Phantasy Star II retailed for $79.99 (6 'Mega Memory' plus a 110 page hint book in March 1990) but that was more understandable for such a large game plus the extra hint book in color, plus a map, not counting the instruction manual.
Even after I got a TG-16 a year after Genesis, I still saw R-Type in TRU for $69.99. Mind you, this was before the era of "BOMBA, price cuts", GameStop pre-owned games, and HD games costing an extra $10 over the standard $49.99 that started with the 360 / PS3 gen.
But by the time school was getting ready to let out for the summer, the heavier hitting Sega advertising against Nintendo and larger software lineup no doubt had the side effect of crushing NEC's mindshare, not to mention its market share which would be next to nothing in the U.S. by the time Sonic came out in mid 1991.
The prices of TurboGrafx-16 games were awfully high. The best example of that was R-Type. At Toys R US it went for $69.99.
It's not like Sega didn't have expensive games either. Phantasy Star II retailed for $79.99 (6 'Mega Memory' plus a 110 page hint book in March 1990) but that was more understandable for such a large game plus the extra hint book in color, plus a map, not counting the instruction manual.
Even after I got a TG-16 a year after Genesis, I still saw R-Type in TRU for $69.99. Mind you, this was before the era of "BOMBA, price cuts", GameStop pre-owned games, and HD games costing an extra $10 over the standard $49.99 that started with the 360 / PS3 gen.
tiggerkiddo
Member
My favorite console of all time, between Sonic, the Disney games, even Bubsy...my Genesis got a ton of play.
Haha, yeah, I opted for a model 2 though since it matches the model 2 Genesis a bit better and is less prone to breaking.
Thanks!
Absolutely! Worth every penny. They feel great, and the range is really good. Best IR based wireless controllers I've ever used.