![]() ![]() The console came out with a 3-button controller which is the one we've all known. In addition to the Games developed on the Mega Drive, it was backwards compatible with the games of the Master System by inserting the Sega Power Base Converter. It has been critically acclaimed for many popular games, including the Sonic Team games (The Sonic Series, Ristar), Gunstar Heroes, Golden Axe, The Legend of Thor, Sun, and many others. You have surely heard of the slogans of the time in France especially with the slogan " Sega c’est plus fort que toi" (" Sega is stronger than you") and in the rest of the world " Sega does what Nintendon't" (or " Genesis does what Nintendon't" for North America). The marketing campaigns were very aggressive and wanted to target an audience older than its competitor by targeting teenagers. The Mega Drive was a commercial success, selling almost 40 million copies. The American name of Genesis was changed mainly because the rights on the trademark "Mega Drive" were already taken by another company. Released in 1988 in Japan, 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe, it was designed to counter its competitor Nintendo which offered at its release the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) which dominated the market. The Mega Drive, also known as Genesis in North America, is a 16-bit generation console designed by the Japanese company Sega. This article is part of a series of short articles that we propose to make you (re)discover some consoles or computers emulated in Recalbox. ![]()
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