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Tiamat2san
Member
Megadrive.
It’s the Japanese and the European name.
So Japanese name prevails.
It’s the Japanese and the European name.
So Japanese name prevails.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Ahhh, the CDX. Totally unattainable for eleven year old me. Wanted it so bad.Neither.
Shantae
Banned
That's like saying Dr. Eggman is a better name then Dr. Robotnik because it was always that in Japanese.
Stilton Disco
Member
Mega Drive is a far better name for a cool 90's game console, that doesn't share it's name with dorky things like bible verses and Phil Collins' band.
Also saying 'Snez' makes way more sense to call a console that has a perfectly good acronym, than to spell it out as S - N - E - S like a total dweeb.
Also saying 'Snez' makes way more sense to call a console that has a perfectly good acronym, than to spell it out as S - N - E - S like a total dweeb.
Soodanim
Gold Member
The choice is between the superior original name or some Americanised name that didn’t need to exist, and didn’t when it came to Europe.
This site is USA heavy so the poll will be overwhelmed by Cleetus’ family, but those of us with posh accents and bad teeth, or the metric system on the continent, or the land of the rising sun and ageing population know the truth.
Shame we also chose PAL and 50hz, that didn't really work out for games.
This site is USA heavy so the poll will be overwhelmed by Cleetus’ family, but those of us with posh accents and bad teeth, or the metric system on the continent, or the land of the rising sun and ageing population know the truth.
Now I’m conflicted. But it just shows Europe got it right. Robotnik and Mega Drive.
Shame we also chose PAL and 50hz, that didn't really work out for games.
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MastaKiiLA
Member
It was the Genny in the US, so it will always be the Genny to me.
Team Andromeda
Member
Mega Drive - The best name for a console ever !. You could always rely on America in the 80's and early 90's to name and make a console look far worse from their Japanese versions on which it was based until SONY changed that
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
SCB3
Member
Castef
Banned
Bo_Hazem
Banned
Team MegaDrive is winning
I remember when we saw some cartirdges and consoles named (Genesis) later in the console life cycle we thought those are fake duplicates and most people used to avoid them as much as possible.
SirTerry-T
Member
Ahh, I see the poll is heading in the right direction now Europe has woken up
TheGrat1
Member
Yeah, no.
The Family Computer looked like and had the name of a toy.
Nintendo Entertainment System was considerably more badass in both departments.
As a kid i always liked the door for the NES' cartridge bay and wondered why other consoles did not copy it. Just shoving the cartridge in the top always felt tacky on comparison.
At least the Super Famicom was a step up in the looks department, but the name still sucked.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Genesis. I'm not a heathen.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
Ahh, I see the poll is heading in the right direction now Europe has woken up
Actually it's Asia, Europe, Africa, South America (I think), Oceania, Antarctica
SirTerry-T
Member
They turned the sleek, cool sounding Megadrive into a prog rock tribute console and turned the "SNEZ" into a Parma violet sponsored minger of a machine. Bad America, bad...don't do it again (slaps wrist).
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AquaticSquirrel
Member
Yeah, no.
The Family Computer looked like and had the name of a toy.
Nintendo Entertainment System was considerably more badass in both departments.
As a kid i always liked the door for the NES' cartridge bay and wondered why other consoles did not copy it. Just shoving the cartridge in the top always felt tacky on comparison.
At least the Super Famicom was a step up in the looks department, but the name still sucked.
I also prefer the US/Europe NES design. It was so 80's in terms design sensibilities, the Delorean of console design. Even has the top hinge flap the way the doors on that car did!
NeonDelta
Member
Even if I didn't live in UK I think I would prefer the name Mega Drive.
First console I owned, asked for a SNES but the Mega Drive games were £10 cheaper so that's what my Mum and Dad bought me.
Remember getting a Japanese version of Mortal Kombat from a mobile games renting guy which was a different shape, had to get it out with a knife as it got stuck.
First console I owned, asked for a SNES but the Mega Drive games were £10 cheaper so that's what my Mum and Dad bought me.
Remember getting a Japanese version of Mortal Kombat from a mobile games renting guy which was a different shape, had to get it out with a knife as it got stuck.
Team Andromeda
Member
Wonder Mega beats that tooNeither.
Yeah, no.
The Family Computer looked like and had the name of a toy.
Nintendo Entertainment System was considerably more badass in both departments.
As a kid i always liked the door for the NES' cartridge bay and wondered why other consoles did not copy it. Just shoving the cartridge in the top always felt tacky on comparison.
At least the Super Famicom was a step up in the looks department, but the name still sucked.
The NES looked liked a Breezeblock *rollseyes*
Team Andromeda
Member
Bo_Hazem
Banned
RetroAV
Member
Love both names, but count me in for Team Genesis. It was the beginning of a new generation of consoles and a new beginning for Sega to rethink their approach (as far as philosophy and strategy go) in taking on Nintendo's 90%+ control of the market at the time. This wasn't the same Sega that got their asses handed to them with the Master System, this was the Genesis of a NEW, bad-ass, kick-ass, and edgy SEGA!
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Tiamat2san
Member
Well, I prefer eggman.
And the first name characters had in their fist version of the game.
Like Bulleta > BB Hood , Zabel > lord raptor in Vampire/darkstalker.
M. Bison is the boxer in Street fighter 2.
If I play FFVI it’s Tina, not Terra.
Back in the day, I played mostly Japanese games on Japanese consoles maybe that’s why I’m thinking like this.
BlackTron
Member
Genesis was an appropriate name as the system marked the beginning of Sega's rise to power in the console market. The dawn of a new age...
Unfortunately, it also marked the end. Maybe it should have been called something like Zenith, indicating the highest point of the brand too?
If we're going with biblical inspiration, perhaps Saturn could have been the Sega Exodus.
Unfortunately, it also marked the end. Maybe it should have been called something like Zenith, indicating the highest point of the brand too?
If we're going with biblical inspiration, perhaps Saturn could have been the Sega Exodus.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Mega drive.
genesis was for fat Americans.
did you see the American SNES? They took the amazing looking SNES and turned into some fat monstrosity for the overweight American market.
genesis was for fat Americans.
did you see the American SNES? They took the amazing looking SNES and turned into some fat monstrosity for the overweight American market.
The Fartist
Gold Member
That's funny I was only allowed to play my Genesis on my 22 (I think?) inch Zenith TV.
TLZ
Banned
Watch your mouth you.Yeah, no.
The Family Computer looked like and had the name of a toy.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Yeah, fat no thanks to you, asshole.
JordanN
Banned
Yeah, no.
The Family Computer looked like and had the name of a toy.
Nintendo Entertainment System was considerably more badass in both departments.
As a kid i always liked the door for the NES' cartridge bay and wondered why other consoles did not copy it. Just shoving the cartridge in the top always felt tacky on comparison.
At least the Super Famicom was a step up in the looks department, but the name still sucked.
Fun fact: the Famicom controller actually came with a microphone (look at the docked controller).
So it was actually superior because you could kill enemies with it in Zelda.
cireza
Member
You can also simply shoot an arrow
lock2k
Banned
You just needed to open it and take this piece out and they fit. No need to cut anything.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
You just needed to open it and take this piece out and they fit. No need to cut anything.
Yup, some made the trick, and some even cut the main hole in the console to solve it once and for all.
MaulerX
Member
Todays marketing is so tame compared to what Sega was doing back then. And they had some serious star power to back them up with those commercials too. Crazy.
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