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The Genesis
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The Sega Genesis appeared in 1989 with a vengeance. It's arrival signaled the end of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Nes was easily keeping pace with the Turbografx-16, as that wasn't a 16-bit system, per se. But the Genesis was, and with it's appearance, people started craving for the next big thing. Nintendo announced plans for a "Super Nintendo", and quietly reduced it's support for the "Grey Box." During it's life, the Genesis spawned many hundreds of quality games. It went on to eventually bury NEC's Turbografx-16, and continued to lead the 16-bit market with a head of steam, even after Nintendo released it's much-delayed "Super Nes." The reason for this was simple: Sega didn't excessively sensor their games. Players would rather buy the "truest" version of game, where the violence/language wasn't sensored as it was by Nintendo. Eventually, with the release of Mortal Kombat 2, Nintendo finally backed down on their anti-violence policy, and the gamers finally opened their eyes to the Super Nes's technological superiority. Eventually, the Genesis went into a downward spiral, releasing add-on after add-on (A CD-ROM based add-on, a co-processor dubbed the 32-X which boosted the Genesis' processor power) - which is oddly paralell to NEC's tactics to save the Turbografx. Ultimately, It spelled disaster for the Genesis, which faded and went the way of the dodo. But not before leaving us an excellent library of games and music =]. Midi Files |
