They were a big step up from the original nintendo cartridges we blew in and wiped with alcohol to keep Tyson winking, but I went the Sega route as Genesis was a better system at the time, but that of course is debatable. Happy people still are interested in the archaic gaming systems.

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kilpikaarna 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Pfft, only 52 simultaneous colors vs 256!

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ericrallen 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I may be a biased Genesis Kid, but SEGA was always ahead of its time.

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dosisking 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

PC Engine was also ahead of its time, actual 8-bit games on CD-ROM!

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moepstar 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

...much to their detriment, sadly.

R.I.P. Dreamcast, R.I.P. 32x, R.I.P. Mega CD, R.I.P. Saturn...

	▲	epcoa 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not sure how any of these except maybe the Dreamcast (and then not by that much - it was almost literally a contemporary arcade board clone) were examples of “ahead of its time”.