Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Ecco the Dolphin
The Lion King
Cool Spot
Mario Lemieux Hockey
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
Puyo Puyo 2
Super Noah's Ark 3D
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Bonanza Bros.
Daze Before Christmas
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic & Knuckles
Virtual Bart
Mortal Kombat
The Punisher
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
NBA Jam
Trouble Shooter
NBA Live 95
Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Strider
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Red Zone
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
Fatal Fury 2
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Alisia Dragoon
Streets of Rage 2
Back to the Future Part III
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
John Madden Football '93
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Virtua Racing
Mortal Kombat 3
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
Radical Rex
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Wayne's World
Ristar
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Another World
Fantasia
Lemmings
Last Battle
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
VR Troopers
ClayFighter
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Superman
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According to a 1998 interview with Sega R&D head Hideki Sato published in The History of Sega Console Hardware, the Mega Drive's design from Japan was based on the audio player's appearance, and presented the "16-bit" label embossed with a golden metallic veneer to give it an impact of power:
"We had a feeling that before long, consumers would be appreciating video games with the same sense with which they enjoyed music; moreover, since the Megadrive was a machine that you put in front of your TV, our concept was to make it look like an audio player. So we painted the body black and put the “16BIT” lettering in a gold print. That gold printing, by the way, was very expensive. (laughs) But we really wanted to play up the fact that this was the very first 16-bit home console."
"We had a feeling that before long, consumers would be appreciating video games with the same sense with which they enjoyed music; moreover, since the Megadrive was a machine that you put in front of your TV, our concept was to make it look like an audio player. So we painted the body black and put the “16BIT” lettering in a gold print. That gold printing, by the way, was very expensive. (laughs) But we really wanted to play up the fact that this was the very first 16-bit home console."
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