The console wars are not what they used to be.
But in the 90s, things were very different.
And the same titles could look and play completely differently depending on your console of choice.
But which console really was better?
Yet, by the middle of the decade, Sega had cut that share down to only 65 percent.
The secret was incredibly aggressive marketing.
Teens often wouldnt even admit to owning a Nintendo console.
So, Sega went to work courting these gamers, with the famous Genesis does what Nintendont campaign.
They made Sonic the Hedgehog their cool mascot who had a bit of an edge to him.
Oh, and those extra controller buttons also came in handy here.
Unsurprisingly, it sold much worse than the Genesis version since the gore was the games biggest selling point.
Shoot em ups are still among the best-looking titles on the Genesis.
That meant the Genesis was built with arcade ports in mind.
These arcade ports also gave Sega the opportunity to push the Genesis to its absolute limits.
Then theresShadowrun, one of the very best RPGs on the Genesis.
It was essentially the precursor to Game Pass and downloadable gaming.
And while Nintendo offered a similar service, Satallaview, that never came stateside.
Then there were the add-ons, the Sega CD and the 32X.
Thats something Sony and Microsoft would later pursue with console like the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X.
That in turn led to the release of some of the very best titles on the console.
