Commander X16

Back then, I seen a distinct line between "computers" and "consoles", and while you played games on both, I was much more interested in the hardware on computers and just the games on consoles. Not really fully appreciating the fact the consoles were really just "dedicated" computers, designed to do one task, and do that task very well.

Me personally, my only real gripe with the Nintendo/Sega debate was Nintendo's censorship of games, while Sega let the blood fly. Beyond that, I liked both systems for what they were, and actually enjoyed the fact they both had different sound and graphical palettes. It made each machine unique in it's own way. Granted, I favored more games on SNES than Genesis, but I did love the fact Sega tried so hard to push the envelope with the 32X and Sega CD. Nintendo had CD and floppy disk add-ons, but not here in the US, they just didn't want to step away from carts.

Also, Sega tried to push consoles online with the Saturn in 1996 (and later with the Dreamcast in 1998), something I thought was so awesome back then. My real first "MMO" was Phantasy Star Online on the DC.

Of course, XBand tried it earlier in 1994. I thought it was a neat idea, and had one for each console, it only supported a very limited number of games. Plus, it was SLOW as all get out by PC standards of the era, really only good for messaging.?

1 hour ago, Strider said:

I liked both systems for what they were, and actually enjoyed the fact they both had different sound and graphical palettes.

One Sega Genesis game really made a huge impression on me as far as hitting the sweet spot for the look/feel/sound - Micky Mouse & The Castle Of Illusion. Something about the music and the parallax scrolling (which really wasn't amazing when I look back on it) really wowed me. I liked how the music was always really perfect for the environment, and in particular, the music that it played during stage 1 when you get to the haunted section at the end. Something about that spooky-ookie set of instruments and the minor key just resonated with me.

The Genesis games that made the biggest impression on me were titles like Chakan, Splatterhouse 2, Comix Zone, or other games that were "darker". Comix Zone I just thought looked really cool, loved the comic book art style of it. Oh, and I can't forget TMNT Hyperzone Heist. Loved the TMNT games back then!

One of my all time favorite video game series is Castlevania, and while Nintendo had a majority of the series on their platform, Castlevania Bloodlines is by far one of my all time favorites! They did an absolutely wonderful job on that one. The visuals, music, levels, just a ton of fun to play. I have always been a fan of the music in the series, but to hear it on the Genesis was a treat.

 

 

Here some memes translated from russian. An yes, NES games came to ex-USSR countries in 90's.

OMG, the "9999 Games in One" scams! I hated  those! I never knew those were common in other countries as well.

The RAM one, that's good. I would say "No, son, it's not RAM, it's ROM." ?

 

I ran across a few more that I had to share...

Like this one... I have no idea what this is supposed to be, just "futuristic" tech advertising or some sort of dev setup? I mean, we can identify all the hardware, but used together???

Either way, it may not be a meme, but it's meme worthy. haha



 

I remember this. Good times. Pain in the backside. ?



 

Lastly, beware of games that are too realistic! If they only knew how far we would come...

My caption for the one with the woman at a Sparcstation with VR goggles and a Nintendo PowerGlove:

"This is a UNIX system. I know this!"

"If a ram is a male sheep, is a rom a female sheep?"

24 minutes ago, Scott Robison said:

"If a ram is a male sheep, is a rom a female sheep?"

40 minutes ago, Scott Robison said:

"If a ram is a male sheep, is a rom a female sheep?"

If a RAM and a ROM get together do you get a wee little bit? Does it byte? Or do you just get a warm blanket?

OK, that was a bad one. haha

1 hour ago, ZeroByte said:

My caption for the one with the woman at a Sparcstation with VR goggles and a Nintendo PowerGlove:

"This is a UNIX system. I know this!"

Nintendo's old "Now you're playing with power!" came to mind. ?

With my soft spot for retro translations, I came up with this one Valentine's Day a few years back:



Ah, Zero Wing. So many memes. All my heart is belong to you.

Edit: Oh hey, that wouldn't be bad, either.