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SEGA Genesis
Also known as the SEGA Megadrive in Japan and Europe.
The first 16-bit home console ever made by SEGA. The hardware is based on a modification of SEGA's System 16 arcade hardware, which was created in 1985(?). The SEGA Genesis was released in 1988 and competed with Nintendo's Super NES system, which was released in 1991. Although the graphics and sound were obviously inferior to the Super NES, the quality gameplay and innovative uses of the Genesis's hardware limitations were more than enough to challenge Nintendo in the marketplace for the entire 9 years of its lifespan.
The first 16-bit home console ever made by SEGA. The hardware is based on a modification of SEGA's System 16 arcade hardware, which was created in 1985(?). The SEGA Genesis was released in 1988 and competed with Nintendo's Super NES system, which was released in 1991. Although the graphics and sound were obviously inferior to the Super NES, the quality gameplay and innovative uses of the Genesis's hardware limitations were more than enough to challenge Nintendo in the marketplace for the entire 9 years of its lifespan.
Some of the best games for the SEGA Genesis are the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Streets of Rage series, Gunstar Heroes, Contra 4, Rocket Rat, Shinobi/Shadow Dancer, and Eternal Champions.
SEGA Genesis by AYB February 17, 2003
Virtua Fighter
The first 3d polygon fighting game made by SEGA in 1992. It was followed by Virtua Fighter 2 (1994), Virtua Fighter 3(1997), and Virtua Fighter 4 (2001). Still the most innovative and realistic 3D fighting game series in existence, since it attempts to mimic real moves and physics as closely as possible. Since Virtua Fighter's creation, there have been a slew of half-assed ripoffs such as NAMCO's Tekken series, and Team Ninja's Dead or Alive series.
Virtua Fighter 2 is still the best and most original 3D fighter of all time. Virtua Fighter 4 doesn't count, since it's based off of Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter by AYB February 17, 2003
Dead or Alive
A 3d fighting game which is yet another ripoff of SEGA's Virtua Fighter, except that Dead or Alive caters to the lowest common denominator by featuring female characters with perfect bouncing breasts and plenty of panty-revealing kicks. Basically, the virtual chicks practically make the game sell itself well since, after all, there are plenty of sexually-repressed teenage/college males out there who will never score with a real girl anyway.
I couldn't stop playing Dead or Alive 3 today because I was drooling when I did a 9-hit tag-team combo with the female characters Kasumi and Helena. ^_^
Dead or Alive by AYB February 17, 2003