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.

From Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to Shinobi III, Sega's 16-bit Genesis is a landmark gaming console that features some excellent ...

It wasn’t just a fancy slogan. For some, the Sega Genesis truly did what "Nintendidn’t." Fast-paced 16-bit graphics, thick bass beat music, and games that had a cool, mature edge over their ...

One of gaming’s first big rivalries was between the SEGA Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). We know that Nintendo ultimately won the rivalry, but plenty of people still ...

In the US there were consoles called the NES, the TurboGrafx-16, and the Genesis. While in Japan they ... known IBM PC/Mega Drive combo known as the Sega Teradrive. Finding a rare Japanese 1990s ...

As a Sega stan ... that this handheld is worth $80 for its Genesis abilities alone, but you're actually getting so much more than just a way to play 16-bit capers. I'm not even referring to ...

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 Genesis broke the hegemony that Nintendo had established in homes across the globe. The console wars began properly, with Sony getting in the mix with the PlayStation in time. First ...

Coming out in Japan in the winter of ’91 and autumn ’92 in the U.S., the Sega CD was meant to be an add-on for the Genesis — Sega made the Genesis the first upgradeable home console.