It always sounded a bit crunchy, but crunchy in a good way. SEGA’s 16-bit console, whether you call it the Genesis or Mega Drive, always had a unique sound thanks to it’s Yamaha YM2612 sound chip.

became a dividing line in the battle for 16-bit supremacy. The mega popular arcade game Mortal Kombat was ported to Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis consoles, and every fanboy and fangirl had an ...

For some, the Sega Genesis truly did what "Nintendidn’t." Fast-paced 16-bit graphics ... It was certainly enough to put the console on par with Nintendo’s fancier SNES, if not to beat them ...

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If you want to learn more, check out our full list of the best console ... of the Sega Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear games we loaded up. Of course, it will also work with all 8-bit systems ...

The Genesis’ ad campaign is just as memorable as the console itself ... That’s exactly what Sega pulled off in 1989 when it brought its 16-bit Mega Drive to North America on August 14 ...

Nintendo and Sega fought a savage battle against each other, with Panasonic trying to make inroads with their powerful 32-bit ... Genesis — Sega made the Genesis the first upgradeable home console.

But it went from selling over 30 million Sega Genesis consoles at the height of its fame in 1993 to selling just 3 million units of its final console before pulling the plug on its hardware empire.

Sega has confirmed that it will not release any more mini consoles, such as the Sega Genesis Mini. According to Shuji Utsumi, CEO of Sega America and Europe, this decision reflects the company’s ...