Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sword of Sodan
Mario Lemieux Hockey
Lemmings
Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Mickey Mania 2
Streets of Rage 2
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Caveman Ninja
Landstalker
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Radical Rex
Mortal Kombat
Red Zone
Marko
Puggsy
Cool Spot
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
PGA Tour 96
Fantasia
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
Madden NFL 98
Chakan: The Forever Man
Zero Wing
The Addams Family
The Lion King
Samurai Shodown
Pulseman
Super Star Wars
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic & Knuckles
CrazyBus
Phantasy Star II
Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
Back to the Future Part III
Strider
VectorMan
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Fatal Fury
Batman: The Video Game
Frogger
Cannon Fodder
Disney's Toy Story
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
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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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