Sega Genesis
Sonic's original hardware
Sega Genesis was a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in 1988 in Japan and 1989 in North America, where it became a dominant platform in the early 1990s.
Known as the Mega Drive outside North America, it competed fiercely with Nintendo's Super Nintendo and helped establish Sega as a major force in gaming.
The console is remembered for iconic titles like Sonic the Hedgehog and for aggressive marketing that targeted an older demographic than Nintendo's family-friendly image.
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- Lion KingFeline sovereign title
- Mortal KombatGory fighting game franchise
- NBA JamArcade basketball with outrageous dunks
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- Mega DriveSega's 16-bit console
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- controllerDevice directing a system
- expansion portInterface for add-on components
AV cable · power adapter · region lock · color palette · memory · CPU · graphics chip · sound chip
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- vintageQuality from past eras
- collectorOne who gathers items
eBay · flea market · flashback · emulator · ROM · re-release · compilation · preservation
Final Cold War year
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- cheat codesSecret gaming commands
- box artGraphics on packaging
- Toys R UsChildren's plaything retailer
Sonic the Hedgehog
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- Lion KingFeline sovereign title
- Mortal KombatGory fighting game franchise
16-bit
Computing word length
- Mega DriveSega's 16-bit console
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- controllerDevice directing a system
expansion port · AV cable · power adapter · region lock · color palette · memory · CPU · graphics chip · sound chip
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- vintageQuality from past eras
collector · eBay · flea market · flashback · emulator · ROM · re-release · compilation · preservation · speedrun
1989
Final Cold War year
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- cheat codesSecret gaming commands
- box artGraphics on packaging
celebrity endorsements
Famous people backing products
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- Game ConsolesPlayStation, Xbox, Wii, PS2, PS3
- 90sTamagotchi, pogs, Furby, slap bracelets, Tickle Me Elmo
- 90s TechWindows 95, Windows 98, dial-up, Netscape, AOL
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- retro electronics8-track, 8-track player, answering machine, Atari, Betamax
Sega GenesisPlayStation 5
Sony's current gaming console
Xbox Series X · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 2 · Atari 2600 · PlayStation 4
Sega GenesisPC gaming
Video entertainment via desktop
mobile gaming · Xbox Game Pass · arcade cabinet · smartphone · personal computer
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