The Sega Genesis Turns 20 Years Old This Week
What will be known as the most successful console in Sega’s long history, the Mega Drive (aka Genesis) was first released this week in Japan back in 1988. The Genesis officially began the 16-bit era, offering near-perfect ports of popular arcade games as well as hot original titles. It struggled at first in the face of the long-running NES and new-comer TurboGrafx-16, until a little blue hedgehog came along and changed the industry forever.
Back in the day, the success of your video game console was determined by the popularity of your company’s mascot. It is from those times that we have the Mario and Sonic franchises of today. But what about the figureheads of consoles passed that didn’t make it? After some investigating, I was able to track a few of them down so we can learn the age-old question: where are they now? 