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by kjell1979,  in Games
No you're right. It was Champion Edition. I have trouble with game titles sometimes. Super Street Fighter II was on the Genesis, but I enjoyed Champion Edition more.
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Jun 01 '09
7:30 pm PDT
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by thewisefool,  in Games
Thanks for the comments, guys. It's interesting to see more takes on the Master System. It looks like it had more appeal here in the States than I thought, and that I just wasn't as aware of it compared to the Nintendo.
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May 26 '09
1:52 pm PDT
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by Chris_Billings
I love my Sega Master System and I still fire it up once in a while. Sega always had a "better" product, but it was always their timing that caused their systems to not do as well as Nintendo. Plus Nintendo pumped a lot more money into campaigns. Also Nintendo crushed Sega when they started putting "Nintendo Stores" and Kiosks into malls around the country. Nintendo always ended up with a stronger ad campaign every time Sega up'd their strategy.
Nice editorial!
Chris
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May 26 '09
12:46 pm PDT
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by henry_thoreau
Wow, I mainly just want to say that this is an exceptional write-up! You clearly invested some time and thought here, and your piece deserves a top-notch rating for sure.
I'm old enough to have largely witnessed/experienced the first few historical phases (of home videogame consoles) that you discussed. Back in the day [while simultaneously owning all of the then popular (early eighties) "home computers" that were themselves cartridge/disc-compatible game consoles!], I successively acquired the following consoles (not necessarily in this order): Atari Video Pinball; Coleco Telstar Arcade; Fairchild Channel F; Bally Arcade; Odyssey 2; Atari 2600; Intellivision; Entex Adventure Vision; Colecovision; Emerson Arcadia 2001; Vectrex; Atari 5200; Atari 7800; Nintendo NES (& SNES); and Sega Master System (not to mention a subsequent Game Gear and Nomad).
As of the nineties, I stopped being such an avid console gamer (and in 2003 I sold almost all of my aforementioned gear via eBay), though I did more or less continue to enjoy some PC-based gaming. Nonetheless, via the news and store displays I've continued to keep an aloof eye on (while never personally playing) the subsequent generations of popular consoles.
In closing, I might add that the only part of your piece that made me slightly raise an eyebrow was your remark that the Sega Master System wasn't a veritable "classic" on these shores. In the mid eighties (very shortly after the two respective systems had been released) I purchased both an NES and a SMS at typical Midwestern retailers; and (at the time) I was under the impression that both systems were perfectly commonly known here (albeit, indeed, the NES sold better--partly, IMO, because the inclusion of the optional "robot" made for a much more appealing in-store display!). BTW, I didn't notice that the gameplay of either of those two system's earliest carts seemed significantly better or worse than the other. :-)
Mike
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May 26 '09
7:39 am PDT
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by thewisefool, in Games
Yeah, it seems its popularity was greatest in Europe, and I imagine the SMS is a classic console there, and for quite a few gamers who enjoyed it elsewhere such as yourself. Meanwhile, I might have given too much credit to some other systems which didn't do as well outside of my country. I'd be interested in hearing the take of how console gaming has gone historically in other parts of the world, and to see what other consoles people hold dear regardless of location. My two cents are just two of many. :) Thanks for the comment.
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May 25 '09
5:16 pm PDT
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by cripper
"Whereas Nintendo decimated whatever minor competition it had from the Sega Master System (a relatively popular system in Europe, but one I had never heard about until recently, thus negating its potential status as "classic" for me)"
Whilst I agree that the Nintendo console system was much better than the Sega Master System, I still had my fun with the Sega Master System and would still consider it a classic (and I got to play this outside of Europe!).
But thats my view and I have been known to be wrong before....
Thanks for a most informative review though.
cripper
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May 25 '09
5:10 pm PDT
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by thewisefool, in Games
I didn't know Turbo was on the Genesis; I thought it was just the Championship Edition one. D'oh! I'll go fix that.
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May 25 '09
5:07 pm PDT
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by kjell1979, in Games
I played a ton of Street Fighter II Turbo on the Genesis. The 6 button controller was perfect for that game.
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May 25 '09
4:47 pm PDT
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by thewisefool, in Games
I switched to computer games briefly after the 16 bit war came to a close (1995-96). Of course, computer games eventually got more and more 3D as well - so after those brief two years of computer game exploration, it took me awhile to get back into those again. :) Thanks for the comment.
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May 25 '09
2:17 pm PDT
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by dolphinboy
a Pong and an Atari 2600. Then I just switched to computer games. I loved Lost Vikings.
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May 25 '09
2:14 pm PDT
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