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Sega Megadrive

Sonic and the 16-Bit Era: The Story of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis In the late 1980s, the video game world stood at the edge of a new era. The 8-bit consoles that had revived the industry earlier in the decade were beginning to show their age, and a generation raised on simple sprites and chiptunes …

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Canon V20

A Quiet Classic: The Canon V-20 and the Beauty of Simplicity In the early 1980s, Japan’s electronics industry was experiencing a period of explosive creativity. The home computer boom that had begun in Britain and America was spreading across Asia, and Japanese manufacturers — Sony, Panasonic, Yamaha, Toshiba, and Canon among them — saw an …

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Sega Master System

The forgotten 8-Bit Hero: Sega Master System Shaped a Generation In the mid-1980s, the video game industry was still reeling from its first great crash. The early years of home gaming — dominated by Atari, Mattel, and Coleco — had ended in oversaturation and consumer fatigue. Many believed that home consoles had peaked. Yet across …

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