Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Disney's Pinocchio
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
Shaq-Fu
Virtual Bart
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Trouble Shooter
Dynamite Headdy
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Rise of the Robots
ToeJam & Earl
Landstalker
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Zoop
Superman
Rings of Power
Earthworm Jim
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Ranger X
Sonic 3D Blast
Super Monaco GP
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Mickey Mania 2
Frogger
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past
Streets of Rage 2
Daze Before Christmas
Shining Force II
VectorMan
ClayFighter
Barney's Hide & Seek Game
Champions World Class Soccer
James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod
Super Star Wars
NBA Live 95
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Action 52
Ballz 3D
John Madden Football '93
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Chakan: The Forever Man
Ristar
Streets of Rage 3
WWF Raw
Phantasy Star II
Art of Fighting
Radical Rex
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
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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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