The Sega Genesis
was released in 1989 as a follow up to their 8 bit "Master System" and
at the time was the first true 16 bit system (The NEC TurboGrafx had an
8 bit main processor and a 16 bit graphics processor). The Genesis was
sold with a pack in game (Altered Beast) and one controller, it sold for
$189.99. Since then the Genesis has gone through many changes internal
(a special encoding chip that blocks unauthorized and import games), complete
redesigns (Genesis II/3/ Nomad) and Price / pack in changes.
Genesis Links
Sega's Genesis
Info
The Super Nintendo Entertainment
System (SNES) was released in 1991 as a follow up to 8 bit Nintendo Entertainment
System (NES) and to compete with the Sega Genesis and (to a lesser extent)
the TurboGrafx 16. The SNES hardware was superior to the competition in
many ways (more colors, hardware scaling and rotation) but was hindered
by a comparatively slow processor. However as the overall winner of the
8 bit wars, Nintendo had earned a large number of 3rd party developers
and a huge number of loyal customers that followed them right to the SNES
making the machine an instant success. The SNES has undergone internal
system changes (mostly cost cutting & anti-piracy protection) and released a more compact unit.
SNES Links
SNES INFO
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