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.

Sega has developed and published some memorable classics on the PlayStation 2, proving their staying power in a golden age of ...

For some, the Sega Genesis truly did what "Nintendidn’t." Fast-paced 16-bit graphics ... It was certainly enough to put the console on par with Nintendo’s fancier SNES, if not to beat them ...

The Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) was based around the fairly common Motorola 68000 processor, but this wasn’t the only processor in the console. There were a number of coprocessors including a ...

If you want to learn more, check out our full list of the best console ... of the Sega Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear games we loaded up. Of course, it will also work with all 8-bit systems ...

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 ...

Nintendo and Sega fought a savage battle against each other, with Panasonic trying to make inroads with their powerful 32-bit ... Genesis — Sega made the Genesis the first upgradeable home console.

Microsoft have been in the console game longer than Sega ever were. Here’s something that might cheer you up: plenty of modern devs have been making games that feel like they came from the Japanese ...

The Neo-Geo was a notoriously expensive cartridge-based system that served as the company's entry into the crowded 16-bit console market ... than the NES or Sega Genesis. Originally meant to ...

There was something special about the 16-bit generation, with the Super Nintendo and SEGA's Genesis / Mega Drive ... at the height of the 'Console Wars'. Batman Returns is often considered one ...