| The Sega Genesis was released in 1989 when the world was firm in the
grip of Nintendo. Sega had been planning on doing so for some time but
losses from the inevitable failure of the Master System and a reluctance
to expand by game production companies kept Segs from doing so until the
decade was almost over.
When the Genesis was released, Sega blitzed the airwaves with a slew
of commercials. Soon every kid at school was talking about playing games
that looked "just like" the arcades. People started slowly but soon flocked
to stores to buy the awesome new console. Games like "Altered Beast" (a
classic at the arcade) and Golden Axe insured that Sega had started on
a bright road.
The success of the Genesis continued for several years and eventually
the once feared Nintendo became a bitter rival. The Genesis allowed Sega
to do something that wasnt believed possible... to challeng the reign of
Nintendo and actually come out on top.
At one point, the Genesis not only outsold the NES but the SNES as
well.
Eventually because of the technology the Genesis was built around,
it became dated.
The graphics of the SNES were centered around a much more advanced
chip and the sound was as well.
despite the slow CPU of the SNES, these advantages would slowly catch
up to SEGA.
...leading them to expand into the next arena...
The 32 bit Market... |
