Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Contra: Hard Corps
Pulseman
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Vectorman
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Zoop
Bonanza Bros.
Batman: The Video Game
Ballz 3D
Sega Top Ten
ClayFighter
Dynamite Headdy
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!
Phantasy Star II
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Trouble Shooter
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Frogger
Shaq-Fu
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Zool
Lemmings
Sunset Riders
CrazyBus
Mortal Kombat II
Daze Before Christmas
World Heroes
Virtual Bart
Another World
Cool Spot
Ristar
WeaponLord
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Rock n' Roll Racing
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
Family Feud
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Comix Zone
The Lion King
Mortal Kombat 3
Crusader of Centy
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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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