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Chupanibre
Member
Mega Drive always sounded kind of generic to me, even back then. I still had my original Genesis and Sega CD about 5 years ago...
Craig of War
Banned
Super Nintendo Sega Genesis
Berserking Guts
Member
Mega Drive II
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
megadrive has so many great games like sonic 2 with blast processing. But genesis sucks
JordanN
Banned
Genesis surprised me backed then because I thought of the bible.
"Why would you name your console after the first book?"
Of course, that didn't deter me from playing it.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Did you watch terminator: Genesys in theaters? I didn't
The Fartist
Gold Member
Genesis just sounded bad ass, especially to seven year old me.
bitbydeath
Member
Genesis just sounds bad, Team Mega Drive all the way.
The Fartist
Gold Member
JordanN
Banned
I had this happen to me, but when I had to explain that 3DS wasn't just another DS to people.
What your mom heard...
If I had a Wii U, it would have been even worse.
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The Fartist
Gold Member
Not my mom, I told her:
What your mom heard...
"look here bitch, this! is a PlayStation, got it?"
She now calls Kleenex, PlayStation.
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Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Genesis does.
The Pleasure
Gold Member
Genesis does motherfucker...
MrFunSocks
Banned
Mega Drive
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Genesis was the perfect name they had to use due to a trademark in the States, because it was literally one of the first consoles we seen over here where we were like, “oh yeah graphics will really improve every gen.”
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
I'm brazilian, so mine was a Tec-Toy Mega Drive II.
And that was my first real console of my own, so I take it very seriously.
It's funny because it says "HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS" right on top of it. And this was way before HDTVs, or anything remotely resembling that. They predicted the exact name.
And that was my first real console of my own, so I take it very seriously.
It's funny because it says "HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS" right on top of it. And this was way before HDTVs, or anything remotely resembling that. They predicted the exact name.
Psyrgery ES
Member
*Checks poll results
Vawn
Banned
It definitely would have made more since to have named the Master System the Genesis.
SirTerry-T
Member
One name conjures images of 80's cool, mysterious Sci-Fi gadgetry and hot rodded automobiles.
The other is this bunch of twats...
The other is this bunch of twats...
Laconian Sword
Member
The Fartist
Gold Member
Maybe for you, boomer.One name conjures images of 80's cool, mysterious Sci-Fi gadgetry and hot rodded automobiles.
The other is this bunch of twats...
One name conjures images of 80's cool, mysterious Sci-Fi gadgetry and hot rodded automobiles.
The other is this bunch of twats...
The Fartist
Gold Member
I don't know what's more bad ass, your post or your avatar.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Damn, thirteen year old me is so fucking jealous right now.
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JordanN
Banned
You must have had a lot of batteries.
The Lunch Legend
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Guilty.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
Legendary console, yet two region exclusive names.
Who had the superior name?
I remember those retard Genesis cartridges needed to be cut with a knife to fit in MegaDrive.
MrFunSocks
Banned
It was genesis in the USA wasn’t it? That is enough to determine the poll winner.
Aggressive Carrot
Member
Sega Genesis. It's the name I grew up knowing. For the longest time I didn't even know what a Mega Drive was.
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TLZ
Banned
The same American leadership that flooded the market with a million attachments instead of just waiting and releasing the new console?
S
SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
I had both a master system and a genesis at one point But we all called it genesis. (I also know girls named genesis)
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Don't care that much, but Genesis if I had to choose.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Genesis Does!
Dirk Benedict
Member
Neither.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Probably because they didn’t believe in the piece of shit Saturn, designed by Sega of Japan, which featured TWO (count ‘em) shitty CPUs, that when combined, still got their shit pushed in by the Sony PlayStation. This, after turning down a chance to work with SGI, but ultimately rejecting that piece of kit because some twat wanted to make sure the Saturn had some pricey Yamaha sound chip in it.
Yes, I truly hope the score that is played during Panzer Dragoon’s first level was worth getting bent over a pinball machine by Sony.
In fact, let us all stop and acknowledge Sega of Japan for being the company to really cement the now time-honored tradition of getting your shit pushed in by Sony. Without Sega of Japan’s limp-dick efforts, Sony would have never turned into the gaming powerhouse they are today.
Nice job, Sega of Japan!
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eyesabitdull
Banned
The Sega Mega Drive was first ever console, and I remember until this very day on when that day happened.
My dad came back from a flea market with a used Mega Drive that came with two games: Space Harrier & Phantasy Star IV.
Let it be known that the most I've seen at the time was the original gameboy as I was living in Wellington at the time - so gaming wasn't as prominent.
My dad buying me a console was the start of my interests in the hobby of gaming.
Thinking about it makes me want to go home and visit my family so I can see my dad and tell him I love him, not gonna lie.
My dad came back from a flea market with a used Mega Drive that came with two games: Space Harrier & Phantasy Star IV.
Let it be known that the most I've seen at the time was the original gameboy as I was living in Wellington at the time - so gaming wasn't as prominent.
My dad buying me a console was the start of my interests in the hobby of gaming.
Thinking about it makes me want to go home and visit my family so I can see my dad and tell him I love him, not gonna lie.
