Ah, I remember the good old days, sitting in front of the TV, playing the old Sega Genesis, awesome games like Sonic the Hedgehog, Shining Force 2, and the NHL series, spectacularly losing my battle against video game addiction. The Sega Genesis broke new ground when it was released in 1989 with it's 16-bit engine, and it killed it's only 16-bit competition, a popular Japanese system called the Turbo Grafx 16 (which, coincidentally, was my first home gaming system. My parents … more
Would have been my favorite system of the 90's had ithe games not begun to take a dive in quality. But make no mistake, there are some gems for the system that still hold up until now. Shinobi 3, Revenge of Shinobi, Gaiares, and the Thunder Force series. Classic system.
Out of spite this one gets a lower score even though it did give Nintendo a run for it's money for the short run. Impressive early on but it's raspy sounds and grainy colors were outclassed once Super NES hit the scene.