a b c d " Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008 . Retrieved June 1, 2016. , 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992) The Genesis, also known as the Mega Drive [b] outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, Ozisoft in Australasia, and Tectoy in Brazil. In South Korea, it was distributed by Samsung Electronics as the Super Gam*Boy and later the Super Aladdin Boy. [c] A Mega Drive port of Star Mobile originally released for the Sharp X68000 computer in 1991, which finished development in 1992 but was never released. Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p.405. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

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The additions of things like online play – to compatible games – are also a real treat that weren’t possible 30 years ago. Being able to take advantage of the internet in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is almost mind-blowing. This is also true when talking about the horizontal flip mode which has also been included. Doing exactly what it says on the tin, you can now play every title with the screen mirrored which, in one sense, makes certain entries here feel brand new. The mode’s unashamedly aimed at those who have played the games to the point they can complete them in their sleep, but it does introduce a whole new dimension and, for many, will be enough to justify yet another playthrough. Any muscle memory goes right out the window when left is right and up is down. It’s a simple but smart extra. Sonic the Hedgehog GameTap Retrospective Pt. 4/4 ( YouTube). GameTap. Event occurs at 1:39. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Langberg, Mike (May 1, 1993). "Accolade, Sega Settle 'Reverse Engineering' Case Out of Court". San Jose Mercury News . Retrieved June 20, 2013– via NewsBank. Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p.447. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.a b Redsell, Adam (May 20, 2012). "SEGA: A Soothsayer of the Games Industry". IGN. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2013.

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Genesis Emulators". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008 . Retrieved July 18, 2010. The Genesis produces sound using a Texas Instruments SN76489 programmable sound generator, integrated with the Video Display Processor (VDP), and a Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer chip. The Z80 processor is primarily used to control both sound chips to produce stereo music and sound effects. Most revisions of the original Genesis contain a discrete YM2612 and a separate YM7101 VDP; in a later revision, the chips were integrated into a single custom ASIC (FC1004). [122]

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Gross, Neil (February 21, 1994). "Nintendo's Yamauchi: No More Playing Around". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012 . Retrieved December 4, 2013. His first priority is fixing the disaster in the U.S. market, where Nintendo's share of the 16-bit machine business plummeted from 60% at the end of 1992 to 37% a year later, according to Goldman, Sachs & Co.