The sheer jump in graphics quality was enough in the minds of most to convince them that theyвЂ™d be getting plenty of bang for their buck. The thing was that virtually no one really noticed (or cared) back then. Well, noвЂ¦ The Genesis came darn close, but it wasnвЂ™t arcade perfect by any means. Could it really вЂњbring the arcade experience homeвЂќ? Was it truly capable of mimicking those huge and expensive machines that swallowed lunch money with unflinching consistency? Was this the machine that would finally bring substance to the tem вЂњarcade perfect?вЂќ Gamers who got a Genesis quickly booted up Altered Beast, to see if the rumors and hype about the console were true. Of all the companies at the time, Sega seemed to be in the best position to challenge Nintendo, and things were looking up now that itвЂ™s new console had arrived. To a lesser extent, the Master System had also been screaming at the top of its lungs for almost five years, only to be drowned out completely by Mario and his 8-bit money maker. Technically, it wasnвЂ™t, as NECвЂ™s Turbo Grafx-16 had been kicking around for almost a year by the time the Genesis touched down, but NEC was a relatively unknown game-maker in the U.S., and SegaвЂ™s reputation for creating unparalleled arcade experiences was well known to video gamers. After years of your NES and Master System, it seems like the next generation (did they even use that term in 1989?) was finally here. You just received a shiny new Genesis for your birthday/Christmas/good grades, and you knew there was something special in that box, waiting to blow you away.

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