20 years ago today....the Sega Genesis debuts

[RyGuy45]

Remembering the Sega Genesis, 20 years later

On this day 20 years ago, video games fans in the United States were introduced to the console that birthed Sonic the Hedgehog.
August 14, 1989 marks the debut of the Sega Genesis in North America. The console would eventually engage in a bitter duel with the rival Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the early '90s, highlighted by this memorable ad campaign.

Some of the franchises spawned or expanded upon during the Genesis' reign bring equally fond memories: Golden Axe, Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Shinobi spring to mind for me. It also helped reveal the awesomeness of NHL star Jeremy Roenick.

 

[metallicnitro]

Those were the days man.

 

[jose cansec0]

i remember stayin up 2 whole nights to pass sonic when i was a shorty...def. appreciated

 

[arrjae]

got me reminiscing about the good old days....

 

[caddy721]

wow!!! i cant believe its been 20 yrs on of the best systems ever

 

[pr0phecy718]

make this the sega genesis appreciation post

 

[emmanuel goldstein]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn ... and now i have EVERY game EVER on my pc like its nothing ... smh ...

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/35jGnZ-e3jc&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/35jGnZ-e3jc&rel=1

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/K03fQKkN7VI&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/K03fQKkN7VI&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/mK0OFsWWzu4&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/mK0OFsWWzu4&rel=1

 

[nikeholic23]

Oh my God. That was TWENTY years ago?! I'm old.

I remember seeing those ads in GamePro like it was yesterday.

I'm still a bigger SNES fan though.

 

[rillo561]

Damn, I feel old.

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/3NI35XJBs9A&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/3NI35XJBs9A&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/trmQcq2GprY&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/trmQcq2GprY&rel=1

 

[chokeonsmoke]

genesis

even though my gaming started with the old school nintendo, the genesis blew my 10 year old mind...you ask me back then what i wanted to be when igrew up, my reply "i wanna make video games"

sonic the hedgehog 1,2
golden axe
zombies ate my neighbors
vectorman 1,2
gladiators


man theres to many to list.

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/MAkI8PsvBF4&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/MAkI8PsvBF4&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/YJPUPimof-Y&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/YJPUPimof-Y&rel=1

 

[airmaxpenny1]

I was fiending to play Barkley, Shut Up and Jam the other day

 

[mangudai954]

I dont even know what to say, what a revolutionary system.

 

[quiickz]

, I was heated when it broke down, and ended up gettin' a SNES.

 

[rawex5]

I remember walking out of Toys-R-Us with my Genesis. I was feeling on top of the world hugging it all the way to the car.

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/8hRSuTv3Jzk&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/8hRSuTv3Jzk&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/mHz-y-tF-q4&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/mHz-y-tF-q4&rel=1

 

[djaward]

I loved it when people screamed out SEGA.

 

[RyGuy45]

 

[i3allistic]

Sega needs to make a new gaming system

 

[pr0phecy718]

http://www.youtube.com/v/mDP0NA1W9VU&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/mDP0NA1W9VU&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/WsRhBWLgCE8&rel=1http://www.youtube.com/v/WsRhBWLgCE8&rel=1

 

[wasps and asps]

best game ever.they need to re release this. guaranteed if they came back out with genesis theyd make cake (sarah lee)

 

[sundoobie]

My fav game when that came out was Joe Montana Football.