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    Default Sega Genesis -- Sega Megadrive (Compare/Contrast)

    I know they are the same system, what I mean is which do you think has a better name, and logo?

    I understand that Megadrive is the original title for the system, but I personally think that Genesis just sounds so much cooler... I'm glad they had to change it.

    And comparing the logos, I think the Genesis font looks a lot better than the Megadrive's.

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    I prefer Mega Drive personally, but that's what I grew up with in the UK.

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    I prefer the name Mega Drive, and the Japanese logo. Basically, I do not like it when game companies change names and designs on hardware and software.

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    Quote Originally Posted by segagamer
    I prefer the name Mega Drive, and the Japanese logo. Basically, I do not like it when game companies change names and designs on hardware and software.
    Well, they had no choice in this case...
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    I don't like the huge 'GENESIS' logo stamped on the US model 1. Are you likely to forget its name or something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elusive
    I don't like the huge 'GENESIS' logo stamped on the US model 1. Are you likely to forget its name or something?
    *points to Elusive's sig*

    I rest my case....

    What do you want? a big WHITE Genny logo....or beautiful big Gold 16-BIT logo? with a blue reset button? vs. our white reset button on a model 1?

    I like the Megadrive font a bit more...but CLASSIC Genesis logo is lovely, but down the road...we got the red/grey stripes..I have no clue why....

    Europe had our style for a while, then stuck with the BIG BLUE (cue F-Zero music) Megadrive logo. Which I kind of like, but the colors are a bit loud

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    I admit i like the Japanese "Mega Drive" logo a bit more, but i also like the Genesis logo.

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    I know of the name change that was a necessity in the US, but my comments are general comments meant for all consoles from Japan. Case in point, the US Sega Saturn logo pales in comparison to the Japanese logo.

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    Well of course the Japanese Saturn logo was better than the US logo.


    I'm still trying to find a way to have "Mega Drive" on my system along with the name Genesis. But since i'm lazy i'll probably never get around to it.

    It sure is nice to be able to play games from any region though.

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    actually Segagamer, that brings up a good point. The real story of why the US Market decide to name the Megadrive, "Genesis" was kind of forced..

    Can someone provide the history of what really happen back then? The U.S. version went by the name Genesis due to a trademark dispute, some computer company I think had a problem with it?

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    i prefer the genesis. it sounds much more console-ish. im convinced that the success of hte system here in the US would not have been so large had it been called a "mega drive" which sounds like another failing computer adapter.

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    being a PAL gamer i prefer MegaDrive as thats what is the norm for me.

    Does anyone remember the full page adds in Uk Sega mags
    "Take your Sega for a Mega Drive!" funny and yet very cool
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    In Aust and NZ, as can be expected, it's also known as the Mega Drive.

    I believe during the 16B wars, it seriously outpaced the SNES here. But my memory isn't so great now, seeing it's been well over a decade.
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    It was only really the last year and a half of the 16bit wars
    that the Snes took any real chunk of sales in Aus at least
    due to sega having a super strong foothold with the SMS.

    Ask any aussie 80's kid who alex kidd is and they will always
    know straight away.

    The Mega Drive is still my most loved console, i dont hate the
    genesis name I just prefer the cool Mega Drive name as it
    felt more relevant for its time, but hey thats my opinion.
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    Also, anyone wonder why they called it "Genesis"? Genesis means "the beginning", or "birth" ... "origin", you know. It wasn't Sega's first console, it wasn't the first 16-bit console, the launch titles were arcade ports, so nothing new there.... hardly the "beginning" of anything, really. Maybe they were thinking of the beginning of the 16-bit era of the video game market.

    Still, "Genesis" was a better idea than "Master System II" or "Mega Master System", eh?

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    Master Sytem II was pretty popular here in Aus, infact it
    murdered the Nes in sales, so much so that it isnt even
    funny,

    Mega Master System does sound stupid and might have something
    to do with the fact that is wasnt used, unlike the "Master System II"
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    Either way it doesn't matter. The Mega Drive / Genesis was nothing more than Atari's European market technology which Sega stole and reverse engineered. Sega later lost a lawsuit to Atari in the United States in which Atari won an unconditional victory.

    Honestly Sega never came up with anything successful on their own. When they did develop things on their own such as the Saturn (too difficult to develop for and fully utilize one of the SH2 cores let alone both) or Dreamcast (too little too late after SoJ slowly rotted out SoA over the years) the damage was already done.

    Anyway, back to the question. Um, honestly... I'll have to go with the JVC X'Eye / Wondermega.

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    I think the Mega Drive was a cooler name, but the Genesis logo looked better. And it frustrates me that whenever I'm searching for Genesis games on ebay, I always get a bunch of Genesis albums mixed in with all the results. Damn you, Phil Collins!

    BTW, The only reason why the Saturn was so hard to develop for was because the stupid Playstation forced Sega to give it 3D capabilities at the last minute. It was never intended to be a 3D system. So blame that one on Sony.
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    I liked the Genesis brand, but I always preferred the japanese MD logo.
    It doesn't help that there was a crappy band called Genesis, as well as a porno mag.
    Quote Originally Posted by InsaneDavid
    Either way it doesn't matter. The Mega Drive / Genesis was nothing more than Atari's European market technology which Sega stole and reverse engineered. Sega later lost a lawsuit to Atari in the United States in which Atari won an unconditional victory.
    What are you talking about? The MD/Genesis is built almost entirely of off the shelf parts, and is based on Sega's arcade hardware.

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