Sega Genesis,
video game system,
16-bit. Introduced in
1989, the first game was
Altered Beast, later known for the game
Sonic the Hedgehog, which became the
icon for which
Sega was known, similar to the
Taco Bell dog.
This was the first true
16-bit console system, not to be confused with the
TurboGrafx 16. It's biggest competition came from the
Super Nintendo, or
SNES, which came out in
1990.
There were 8 games released in
1997, and no more after that
date. The
Genesis had the
add-on of the
Sega CD.
Also see:
Sega GameGear Portable
Sega Master System Original Sega System
Megadrive Japanese Genesis
Sega CD Genesis add-on
Sega Saturn 32-bit
Dreamcast latest and greatest as of 2000