35th anniversary of the Sega Mega Drive–Genesis

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-23-2023, 01:15 PM

The upcoming Sunday marks the 35th anniversary of one of the Sega Mega Drive. It was first released in Japan on 29 October 1988, in North America on 14 August 1989, and in Europe in September 1990. In North America, it was known as the Sega Genesis.

A 16-bith console, it had a cooler attidue than Nintendo, and contributed to making more teenagers not feeling ashamed for playing video games. The console was discontinued in 1997. Nintendo's first 16-bit console wasn't released until November 1990, when it first hit Japan.

October 1988.
It is a period of console war.
Rebel video game developers, striking from the Sega headquarters in Japan, have won their first victory against the dominating Nintendo company.

During the console war, Sega managed to develop the Sega Mega Drive, to be used against the Nintendo company's Nintendo Entertainment System, a console with enough capacity to sell video games to an entire generation of young people.

10-23-2023, 01:15 PM	#1
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,478	35th anniversary of the Sega Mega Drive–Genesis The upcoming Sunday marks the 35th anniversary of one of the Sega Mega Drive. It was first released in Japan on 29 October 1988, in North America on 14 August 1989, and in Europe in September 1990. In North America, it was known as the Sega Genesis. A 16-bith console, it had a cooler attidue than Nintendo, and contributed to making more teenagers not feeling ashamed for playing video games. The console was discontinued in 1997. Nintendo's first 16-bit console wasn't released until November 1990, when it first hit Japan. October 1988. It is a period of console war. Rebel video game developers, striking from the Sega headquarters in Japan, have won their first victory against the dominating Nintendo company. During the console war, Sega managed to develop the Sega Mega Drive, to be used against the Nintendo company's Nintendo Entertainment System, a console with enough capacity to sell video games to an entire generation of young people.