/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9575615
>People are still gonna blame the SEGA CD and 32X

The Sega CD was an interesting add-on for the time. It was the second CD-ROM on the market behind the TurboGrafx-CD. The Sega CD tried to add in some Mode 7-like playing fields (an effect used with the Saturn as well) and even scale sprites. Plus there is some audio enhancements. The 32x, was released to try and extend the life of the Genesis in the west. The idea started as something smaller, but they ended up with an add-on that has two 32bit CPU's. I think the 32x was cool as some sort of machine that has Model 1 arcade ports and a few scaling sprite games. And, this system did kinda do well at launch. There was actually quite a number of games announced for the machine, and so many of them were later cancelled due to the surprise early release of the Sega Saturn. 1994-1995 was weird for gaming. You had the 16-bit consoles. the 8bit handhelds. the 3DO and Jaguar. The Sega/ Mega CD. There was the 32x, and the Playstation just coming out, as well as the Saturn, and all the other weird consoles. the 32x did come out later 1994, and Saturn was early 1995.