lazygecko Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 On October 28th, 1988 the Mega Drive was released in Japan. Like all of Sega's consoles, it was tailored to provide accurate ports of their arcade games. Sonic wouldn't grace the machine for nearly 3 years. These were the golden years for Sega, and it can mostly be attributed to Tom Kalinske who was in charge of their American division. He made the decision to market it head-to-head against Nintendo, a task thought impossible by the competitors at the time. By the mid-90's, Kalinske began having disputes with their Japanese management. Sega Japan wanted to scrap the Mega Drive and focus 100% on the Saturn, while Kalinske thought the 16-bit generation still had a lot of selling power. These disputes ended with Kalinske leaving the company and the disastrous compromise known as the 32X. Since then, Sega has failed to achieve its past prosperity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 That's not a Super Nintendo. What kind of creepy mirror world is this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Happy belated MegaDrive (genesis)! Cheers for nostalgia. So, who here has a Sega 3? (raises own hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electronic Samurai Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I do, and it still works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 If I recall correctly the first game I played on Genesis was Ghouls 'N Ghosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 So, who here has a Sega 3? (raises own hand) I still have my bigass first-version Genesis Works great I think it is too big though, I think I will get one of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 It's so...chibi! Only one controller though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I still have my Genesis 1, which I got for Christmas for the year it came out (the original one that came with Altered Beast as a pack-in). Everything on it still works too (volume control, headphone jack, etc). I've spent countless hours playing the likes of Thunder Force IV, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ristar, Herzog Zwei, Ghouls 'N Ghosts, along with the many other fun filled simulators, racing games, shmups, RPGs, hack 'n slashes, and platformers the system has. Add on the fact that over the last few years, I've been able to play imports on it, and it's safe to say my old system has really seen a lot of use... and still does to this day. It's a great older system with a lot to offer. It may be a day late, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José the Bronx Rican Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Props and salutes to the first console I ever bought with my own cash (I was all broke during the NES generation); at that time, Sonic was the pack-in. Still working; until I find time for regular gaming again, it's usually for a quick SOR2 game after coming home from work. It's where I first started collecting videogame music for personal listening... on CASSETTES! Nothing beats lo-fi FM with warmth, hum AND hiss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Props and salutes to the first console I ever bought with my own cash (I was all broke during the NES generation); at that time, Sonic was the pack-in. Still working; until I find time for regular gaming again, it's usually for a quick SOR2 game after coming home from work. It's where I first started collecting videogame music for personal listening... on CASSETTES! Nothing beats lo-fi FM with warmth, hum AND hiss! This is probably going to sound a bit goofy, but I still have the last two sixty-minute tapes I made when I was kid. One was a selection of faster tunes (Revenge of Shinobi, TF3 + TF4, TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist, etc.), the other was for slower tunes (Castlevania: Bloodlines ending, Batman ending, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickDaddySlick Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I had every incarnation of the Sega Genesis. My first game on it was some Disney game. God, it was such a wonderful system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Penwald Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The Retronauts podcasts have been (almost) all about the Mega Drive this month. Check 'em out if you have some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I was one at the time, so I don't remember the release. However, I still have the family genesis, and the box it came in. I have claimed it, and it is now priceless to me. Now, if only I hadn't sold half my games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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