My apologies, but RUclips seems to have eaten up half of the video. For whatever reason the original video would process over and over in RUclips Studio and cut off at the 10 minute mark. The only way to truly fix the problem is a clean upload and just start over. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
The tech geek in me likes Mega Drive, but Genesis is just a way better marking name with punch for a game console. Just think about this, what would you rather have Joe Montana lip syncing "Mega Drive Does" or "Genesis Does"? Genesis Does what Nintendon't!!!
Team MegaDrive, I just like the way it sounds. Also since that’s what it’s called everywhere else, I use that name. But Genesis is cool too. Or you can playfully combine the two, megasis or genedrive.
The Genesis is one of the best video game systems ever made, a huge leap forward in technology when it came out, and the name/logo + console design of the model 1 are super badass!
I'm Brazil it was always known as Mega Drive. And up to the 2010s, it was still pretty big and being sold everywhere around here. Due to that, the first videogame i ever bought with my own money was that original "phat" MegaDrive. Bought it dirty cheap and i loved it. I still get nostalgic from the afternoons that i spent playing classics like Super Hang On, Sonic 1, Golden Axe, Run Ark, Altered Beast and Chase HQ.
Awesome video - the passion and attention to detail you pour into these is unbelievable. You truly deserve more subs than what you have, but, I have no doubt your channel will explode in popularity in due time!
Hey my man! I was wondering where you went. I was doing a count of some of the oldest followers here and you’re one of the originals so I’m to see ya back! Happy new year 🥳
I might miss this video, definitely watching now. It's funny just few minutes ago I mentioned your channel,how I like to watch even if I'm not familiar with the topic,and now I see your video. Happy new year! Edit: Cool cameos, I recognize Chris and Rick sadly I can't tell who is 3rd person.
God to see you back! The third person is one of the four names listed. However I really don’t know. That clip was audio only and the panel was not self introduced so I don’t know whose voice it is! However it is that real person and not a guest voice. Happy new year 🥳
I live your videos and our always the perfect blend of informative and entertaining. I never feel like you give superfluous information and the info you do give is always in-depth and isn’t derivative.
Thanks I appreciate that! If a topic is overdone I simply don’t bother but I also try to include one new piece of information in each video regardless. Thanks for the support and happy new year 🥳!
Happy new year, feliz año nuevo, to all the channel, i like the name Sega Tomahawk sounds stronng and with power. Great repetición of episode, saludos camarada.
There is a sense of power. I wonder how the response would have been to tomahawk? Really everything before it had techy names so it was kind of different. Happy new year my friend!
I think this was a blessing in disguise for Sega America, their North American strategy for branding the 16 bit console would NOT have worked with the “mega drive” name IMO, but Genesis was just the thing.
As a US gamer, I tend to flip between the two randomly. Seems like a good chunk of the folks who care about either one nowadays are already aware of the dichotomy, so it doesn't cause any confusion. :)
Happy new year to you my friend! Hilarious to think yo homeboy made it into a Sega commercial when that’s like the epitome of tryhard back then, which after the genesis/md was clearly Nintendo’s domain 🍺
I don’t even bother following it. The true Atari is long dead. If it appeared under another name nobody would know it exists. It’s almost like a classic rock band that tours every summer but all the original members left 10 years ago
@@GTV-Japan Agreed 100%, and while I love AMD, and old school Atari, this new VCS is nothing but an overpriced barely mid-range AMD APU laptop board shoved into a fancy looking box with custom Linux based software, and controllers with no real exclusive games, and streaming apps you can find on a $25 Roku box, or a $20 Walmart ONN Android box.
It exists in a symbiotic relationship between RUclipsr buyers and sellers who for whatever reason feel that a brand name from the past on a piece of hardware will somehow make their lives feel complete.
I left a comment on the OG vid, but it's great that your channel can bridge the gap between Japan and U.S. gaming history and culture without feeling biased toward or against either country. I'm looking forward to your videos next year.
Well, this was a fascinating little tidbit. I had no idea of the Atari connection to Sega! In terms of naming conventions in different territories, I’ve always found it strange that American gaming RUclipsrs always seem to spell out the Nintendo “S. N. E. S.” whereas British parlance always made it quicker to say by acronymising it as the “Snezz”.
I guess that’s just how they heard it growing up. All the commercials in the USA always said N-E-S but I’ve seen old British shows that says nezz or snezz
Can we get one for the PC Engine vs TG16? Like why did us get this wider version instead of the square like PCE and why wasn’t there a 2P? How really wants to play alone?
Well if I can find an interesting way to tell that story but basically in America bigger is better so it tested that way. The Lynx had the same test results so it became bigger than usual. The one port came from reducing size and component price which of course gives them a way to make more money selling taps! Thankfully those days are over and we just pay 70-80 for controllers!
Funny about the 'confusion' thing. Over here it was marketed (almost wrote merkated, Happy New years btw, hic) as a Gaming Console "Spielekonsole", and people simply used that as a reference, lol. Thus, the Drive was still very much Mega over here.
@@GTV-Japan Well, in hindsight, I suppose it's kind of a 'duh' statement...but on the other hand, it really did work without having to think of a different name, lol. Perhaps it would have sold just as well if it had never gotten a different name. We may never know.
Wow, that was informative!! Thanks for making this video. Dude, great hearing your voice again, I've been extremely busy these last few months and I'm only now catching up with all your content. Keep up the great work, seriously some of the most informative, interesting and funny stuff about the gaming world on the net. Hope you're doing great and have a happy new year, all the best!
There’s no reason to not say nintendont in an alternate timeline. That’s for sure. I could imagine smashing an NES with an axe too. Thanks for watching and happy new year
Haha! True. Hey funny thing happened. The very first person who commented here was named Cow. They only said first or something so I left the milk. I think nobody better is deserving of the cookie here so I say go get it!
In all the years and all the books I have read regarding video games, I don't think I've ever come by this piece of info. Well done! As an American, I don't think I have an attachment to the NA naming of the Megadrive. I ended up getting it later from an Aunt, and it served as my gateway to PC gaming, which I guess is funny considering David Rosen's thoughts on the Megadrive name. But I think I could go either way for the name. I do like the NA design better, with the name displayed clearly onn the top and "16 bit" much smaller.
I noticed that American corporate suits are excessively worried that the public is too dumb to understand, this is why everything seems dumbed down and simplified in the US.
@DioBrando-qr6ye sure. A small group of people put millions now billions down on the hopes of cast a net big enough for everyone. Well have you seen most of the general public? Not too bright I say. 💡
Another great video. And yeah, Tomahawk would have been a stupid name... Though it would have been funny if the prize steak dinner was a tomahawk steak ;)
Yeah I wonder about that too. They made their own changes to the case labeling and logo. So they had some control for sure. Thanks for watching and happy new year 🐅
In Chile (and probably in the rest of Latin America, with exception of Brazil) was also known as Sega Genesis. At the time also some game magazines from Spain made it to the country and always wondered why they called it Megadrive.
As a sidenote: Man Tails is so cute. There have been many mascots over the years but Tails always looked extremely cute. Maybe it's the contrast of all the scowling other Sonic characters, lol, since Tails isn't rocking the stink eye brow at all times.
The Master System just did not have the 3rd party support the Famicom/NES did thanks to Nintendo locking up those developers, had that not been the case, and SEGA of America done better marketing, and box art for the games I think It would have been neck, and neck with the NES.
I know this is an old video but living in the US there are more Nintendo fans than Sega fans here as I see it, I rarely here people talk about even Atari as well and I grew up with that system. You'll have to really find fans that are truly Sega fans on this site that does most of Sega's unknown history. I mostly be finding them from the UK or south America well I don't know I hope this helps
What can I say? History is written by the victors. You could say that there are many Sega fans out there but they all got jobs got married had kids and moved on while your average Nintendo lifer did none of these but managed to have 500 switch game boxes on the wall in their parents house. 😂
I love the videos, and this one is very great - but I am devastated the second title isn’t “The Genesis of Genesis” which may be ridiculous, but it’s got charm.
Funny how Atari went into talks first with Nintendo to release the Famicom in N. America, then with SEGA to do the same with the Mega Drive - even funnier with the Tomahawk name, which somehow makes me think that would have been SEGA's equivalent to the Canyonero.
No one talks about this? I covered it in a video a few weeks ago! I won't post a direct link because I don't want to "spam" your comments, but it's in my video "11 Facts About the Genesis You Maybe Didn't Know" if you or anyone want to see it on my channel. But, my channel is small so I understand people not knowing it's out there. I left out the Atari part of the story because I thought it lacked credibility, personally. I couldn't find anything beyond forum posts (the ones you showed in this video) and I didn't consider those a reliable enough source. I'm not saying it's wrong, just that I personally didn't think it was provable enough on include as a fact in my video. Anyway, been a fan of your channel for a long time so I'm not giving you a hard time, just mainly wanted to get out there that there have been people talking about this!
Now I hope that it was named after Star Trek II. . A system made for older teens and an edgy audience with its marketing geared towards it, was named after an object in a movie that was for nerds/geeks throughout the 60s and onwards. . Genesis does. . .
That's pretty much like the name "America" being used, and half of the people here in the United States saying, "North or South America?" While the other half of people are like "I'm a proud American, America is my home, and I'm proud of my country." Then you get to ask them if they know the actual name of the country that they live in, and they give you this blank stare. Then you can point out that there is no actual country named "America". There are even "Made in America" labels, on products made in Mexico, and Canada, because they are part of America, and so are Brazil, Argentina and all the countries in between. There is still debate as to whether there are two "Americas" or both are the same continent.
I would say that people use the term United States in a legal sense like US law or US passport and American in a cultural sense even though yes the americas encompass many nations.
There, who knew? Atari is the reason. Either name is cool to me. Interesting that North America was calling it the genesis, and I always understood that’s the territory that did the best (maybe I’m wrong, but I had heard that somewhere)
I think the UK and Australia probably did better as far as market share. I have friends who grew up never even seeing anything Nintendo in the 80s or 90s! But from what I’ve studied only Japan and Germany were the two places Nintendo out sold Sega in the 16 bit days
Don’t worry! I have a few years left in the tank. When the day comes though I will let everyone know, have a proper finale and say goodbye. The channel will stay up too. Thanks for the support!
I remember reading about this but thanks for the final clarification. I didn't know about Atari's part though so thanks. I feel condolences for those gamers in America that got saddled with that silly name. Atari instead of using a cool name came up with something so abstract and intangible it rendered playing each game an art experience rather than just something fun. I'm also sure Sega of America did their best to make boxart for their region as unappealing as possible whether it's using the black inlay borders for the worst design layout, using that awful red inlay cover or just printing out an inlay without any borders or layout. Surprised the game sold so well in the US to be honest. Arguably Japan did worse with their "WTF is this?" covers but US tried to be minimalist but also uniform and it didn't work at all. PAL did things the correct way and the games looked lovely on store shelves as a result. Apologies my autism means I have some strong views on certain things. It wasn't a rant though. 😂
@@GTV-Japan One of the few positives of social media is that it allows me to communicate my thoughts more than if I was in a group being talked over due to my disability.
@@GTV-Japan If I could communicate more easily in real life like most people I wouldn't personally end up relying on it so much to make my thoughts heard, a lot of which I get in trouble for having "hot takes" or contrarian opinions.
It definitely doesn't bother me, I actually think it's kind of a cool bit of ephemeral trivia. What does bother me is Nintendo allowing a country with a record of massive human rights violations, to buy the biggest stake in the company outside of Nintendo themselves. That actually made me queasy when I read it. (And they apparently own 96% of SNK, too. Yay.)
To repeat my comment on the previous upload, Megadrive was the better name and the American SNES was ugly as sin. Back in those days brands & products could have different names in regions as the world was not as interconnected as it is today. I imported a lot of American magazines like EGM so this particular issue became background noise for me. However, I'm still upset they harmonized the international branding on the 'Raider' chocolate bar and it got renamed as "twix". ruclips.net/video/jNwwyJa9wKg/видео.html
Thanks for bringing your comments over here and updating them. Of course twix is only candy bar with the cookie crunch. That joy if eating one doesn’t change regardless of the name! Happy new year 🐅
The "byte" and "bit" discussion here is hilariously shallow. "Things shifted to bytes in the 90's" - oh really. How fast is your fiber? Gigabit. ... .... ...... Memory chips (ROM, EPROM, RAM) sizes were always sized in bits, not in bytes.
Well, games were always listed in megabits until CDs came around then the amount of data didn’t really matter but they always talked about the as 700 megabytes.
I always looked at "Genesis" as an odd name, for a few reasons. One, there's the obvious religious association with the word, and as a kid being forced to sit through boring church crap, the last thing I wanted were ties between religiosity and video games. The other being that, being the child of a huge Phil Collins fan, I assumed it had something to do with "old people" music, haha.
Well the root were is generation. So I see it just as an origin. Point. But weird that it came after the master system which wasn’t the master apparently
"Genesis sounds cooler".... respectfully disagree! As a brit and being my childhood console, through my clearly bias glasses, Megadrive is the only true name 😋
My apologies, but RUclips seems to have eaten up half of the video. For whatever reason the original video would process over and over in RUclips Studio and cut off at the 10 minute mark. The only way to truly fix the problem is a clean upload and just start over. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
You Made A Remastered Video Thank you
Happy New Years
Your video is getting another like then. They can't keep me from liking them. Happy new year salary man
it just gives me a reason to rewatch them
Woohoo!
i love how there are still new things to learn about gaming history
I know! It’ll be a sad day when we run out. Thanks for watching!
Forget Sega Vs. Nintendo! Are you on Team Genesis or Team Mega Drive? Leave your thoughts and opinions!
The tech geek in me likes Mega Drive, but Genesis is just a way better marking name with punch for a game console. Just think about this, what would you rather have Joe Montana lip syncing "Mega Drive Does" or "Genesis Does"? Genesis Does what Nintendon't!!!
Team MegaDrive, I just like the way it sounds. Also since that’s what it’s called everywhere else, I use that name. But Genesis is cool too. Or you can playfully combine the two, megasis or genedrive.
Team Genedrive.
Mega Drive all the way. Genesis sounds funny for me, like a band of the same name.
Genesis Does...
You can't do this on Nintendo...
GTV Japan, you are truly one of the most underrated gaming channels on RUclips. I salute you.
Thanks for the vote of confidence! Much appreciated! Happy new year 🐅
@@GTV-Japangreat channel indeed
The Genesis is one of the best video game systems ever made, a huge leap forward in technology when it came out, and the name/logo + console design of the model 1 are super badass!
High definition graphics! Happy new year old friend! 🎉
@@GTV-Japan Thank you for creating amazing video content and Happy New Year!
I do what I can despite my obvious lack of skeleton power. ☠️ Have a great 22 🐅
Became a Sega Kid for my birthday/Christmas of 1992. Thank You for bringing those memories flooding back.
You’re welcome! Happy new year 🥳
@@GTV-Japan Happy New Year 🥳 to you too
6 hours in and it’s looking good so far
I'm Brazil it was always known as Mega Drive. And up to the 2010s, it was still pretty big and being sold everywhere around here.
Due to that, the first videogame i ever bought with my own money was that original "phat" MegaDrive. Bought it dirty cheap and i loved it.
I still get nostalgic from the afternoons that i spent playing classics like Super Hang On, Sonic 1, Golden Axe, Run Ark, Altered Beast and Chase HQ.
Sounds like a great memory thanks for sharing!!
Glad to see the video again, ¡Feliz año nuevo!
Thanks and happy new year to you too! 🎉
Thank you for another great video and happy new year!
Same to you! Have a great 22! 🐅
Very glad your channel exists.
Thanks! And you’ve been around for ages, so thanks for staying all this time! Happy new year 🥳
Thank you for making such interesting, informative videos, have a great new year!
Thanks and happy new year to you too!
I see your videos and I CLICK /fantastic work as always GTV
Thanks and happy new year 🥳
It never ceases to amaze me how small decisions can reverberate through history like this.
Thanks for digging into the Megadrive/Genesis name split!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and happy new year 🐅
Awesome video - the passion and attention to detail you pour into these is unbelievable. You truly deserve more subs than what you have, but, I have no doubt your channel will explode in popularity in due time!
Hey my man! I was wondering where you went. I was doing a count of some of the oldest followers here and you’re one of the originals so I’m to see ya back! Happy new year 🥳
I might miss this video, definitely watching now. It's funny just few minutes ago I mentioned your channel,how I like to watch even if I'm not familiar with the topic,and now I see your video. Happy new year!
Edit: Cool cameos, I recognize Chris and Rick sadly I can't tell who is 3rd person.
God to see you back! The third person is one of the four names listed. However I really don’t know. That clip was audio only and the panel was not self introduced so I don’t know whose voice it is! However it is that real person and not a guest voice. Happy new year 🥳
Happy New Year GTV!
You too! Have a great 22 🐅
@@GTV-Japan thanks 😀
Great video and very interesting. I always knew the MegaDrive name rumor but didn't know the Atari part. Great content as always!
Thanks I’m glad you liked it! Happy new year 🥳
I live your videos and our always the perfect blend of informative and entertaining. I never feel like you give superfluous information and the info you do give is always in-depth and isn’t derivative.
Thanks I appreciate that! If a topic is overdone I simply don’t bother but I also try to include one new piece of information in each video regardless. Thanks for the support and happy new year 🥳!
Happy new year, feliz año nuevo, to all the channel, i like the name Sega Tomahawk sounds stronng and with power. Great repetición of episode, saludos camarada.
There is a sense of power. I wonder how the response would have been to tomahawk? Really everything before it had techy names so it was kind of different. Happy new year my friend!
I think this was a blessing in disguise for Sega America, their North American strategy for branding the 16 bit console would NOT have worked with the “mega drive” name IMO, but Genesis was just the thing.
Yeah probably. We might never know. Mega vs super (vs turbo) would have been interesting though
I kinda like Tomahawk
Yeah it’s not the worst name!
Happy early new Year to you.
Happy new year from the future
As a US gamer, I tend to flip between the two randomly. Seems like a good chunk of the folks who care about either one nowadays are already aware of the dichotomy, so it doesn't cause any confusion. :)
Same here!
Radical Rick is now commissioning his voice?
Yeah! Actually I’m open to guest spots for anyone but he asked a longtime ago and this role felt like a good fit! Happy new year 🥳
That's fascinating! I had no idea that Atari actually came up with the name! Thanks as always for the informative and entertaining video. :)
You’re welcome! Happy new year
@@GTV-Japan Happy New Year right back atcha!
Kanpai 🥂
Yo Homeboy! LOL Great job as always bud! Happy New Year!!! Have a good one.
Happy new year to you my friend! Hilarious to think yo homeboy made it into a Sega commercial when that’s like the epitome of tryhard back then, which after the genesis/md was clearly Nintendo’s domain 🍺
@@GTV-Japan Hopefully this year can go better and I can finally go over there. I was just about to when covid hit. Hopes for this year are high.
Yeah I’d say that 21 was the worst year I can remember for sure
The Atari Entertainment System, the Atari Genesis. Only Atari could screw up like that, twice.
If you don’t count their own internal screwups!
@@GTV-Japan the sad thing is, Atari is making similar mistakes from their past now with the VCS. History repeating.
I don’t even bother following it. The true Atari is long dead. If it appeared under another name nobody would know it exists. It’s almost like a classic rock band that tours every summer but all the original members left 10 years ago
@@GTV-Japan Agreed 100%, and while I love AMD, and old school Atari, this new VCS is nothing but an overpriced barely mid-range AMD APU laptop board shoved into a fancy looking box with custom Linux based software, and controllers with no real exclusive games, and streaming apps you can find on a $25 Roku box, or a $20 Walmart ONN Android box.
It exists in a symbiotic relationship between RUclipsr buyers and sellers who for whatever reason feel that a brand name from the past on a piece of hardware will somehow make their lives feel complete.
America is weird. I'm glad the then German Nintendo of Europe kept the Japanese design for the SNES
It was the superior design
Oh man, so close to the end! Once again, thank you so much for your time and videos, truly you deserve a lot more views and support!!
It’s not the end. New ones are on the way! Thanks my friend for the support. Recently views are way way up
@@GTV-Japan Maybe you should do a GTV video about OKAMI, I know its history is short but man that is a solid beautiful game!
Someday when all the 90s ideas have been done. Sure!
I left a comment on the OG vid, but it's great that your channel can bridge the gap between Japan and U.S. gaming history and culture without feeling biased toward or against either country. I'm looking forward to your videos next year.
Thanks for bringing that comment over here. Much appreciated
Awesome video brother Happy 4th of July
Well, this was a fascinating little tidbit. I had no idea of the Atari connection to Sega! In terms of naming conventions in different territories, I’ve always found it strange that American gaming RUclipsrs always seem to spell out the Nintendo “S. N. E. S.” whereas British parlance always made it quicker to say by acronymising it as the “Snezz”.
I guess that’s just how they heard it growing up. All the commercials in the USA always said N-E-S but I’ve seen old British shows that says nezz or snezz
I actually have seen a video going over this before. I wish I could remember who made it, but as always, you did it better.
Cheers for that! 🍺
@@GTV-Japan Cheers to you! Happy New Year my friend
Here’s to 22! It’s already better than last year 5 hours in 🥂
I really do hope Steve got his steak dinner.
The man deserves it.
He certainly does! I wonder 💭
An informative and enjoyable watch with superb production.
Thanks I’m glad you liked it! Happy new year 🐅
Can we get one for the PC Engine vs TG16? Like why did us get this wider version instead of the square like PCE and why wasn’t there a 2P? How really wants to play alone?
Well if I can find an interesting way to tell that story but basically in America bigger is better so it tested that way. The Lynx had the same test results so it became bigger than usual. The one port came from reducing size and component price which of course gives them a way to make more money selling taps! Thankfully those days are over and we just pay 70-80 for controllers!
Funny about the 'confusion' thing.
Over here it was marketed (almost wrote merkated, Happy New years btw, hic) as a Gaming Console "Spielekonsole", and people simply used that as a reference, lol.
Thus, the Drive was still very much Mega over here.
Very interesting! Thanks for the info and insight!
@@GTV-Japan Well, in hindsight, I suppose it's kind of a 'duh' statement...but on the other hand, it really did work without having to think of a different name, lol.
Perhaps it would have sold just as well if it had never gotten a different name. We may never know.
If it has the must-play games they can call it anything and people will line up. but there is an image factor for sure
Since I cannot currently play video games, I am overjoyed that I get to learn about their history.
I’m sorry to hear that. I also no longer play games so I enjoy telling the stories behind them instead
Wow, that was informative!! Thanks for making this video. Dude, great hearing your voice again, I've been extremely busy these last few months and I'm only now catching up with all your content. Keep up the great work, seriously some of the most informative, interesting and funny stuff about the gaming world on the net. Hope you're doing great and have a happy new year, all the best!
Hey Kevin! Good to see you back. Take care and have a happy new year
this is why im subscribed to GTV
Thanks! Have a happy new year 🥳
Happy 2022 📼📼📼📼📼
You too my man! 🐅
I dig the colors of the mega drive especially the use of blue
The visuals were very striking. I agree with you. It had its own style
There's just something about the JP version's Sega-blue reset button.
Oh I thought you mean the on screen color. Duh!
GTV has the best content. 🎮🎉
Thanks! 🍺
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Now that I know this it's time to fire up the Genesis and play some D&D Warriors of the Eternal Sun
A good choice to kick off the new year
Since we're talking books of the Bible, they could have called it the Sega Deuteronomy.
Ha ha nice! Happy new year 🥳
@@GTV-Japan Happy new year, man!
Here’s to 22! Already better than 21 by default 🍺
Just a good excuse to watch it again 😁
Thanks I do appreciate that a lot. I am planning to re-record a few older videos with a new voice over or updated information. Happy new year 🥳
@@GTV-Japan Awesome, looking forward to it! HNY to you too! 🎉
Expect on each month coming uo
@@GTV-Japan Heck yeah! 🎉
Tomahawk does what Nintendon't
There’s no reason to not say nintendont in an alternate timeline. That’s for sure. I could imagine smashing an NES with an axe too. Thanks for watching and happy new year
@7:15 You know it’s about to get serious when Rob moves his stacks to the beat of Streets of Rage fight music.
Haha yeah. That’s proof that it’s on baby!
Dammit! The adventures of Pepe & Chuck would have been lit!
Haha! True. Hey funny thing happened. The very first person who commented here was named Cow. They only said first or something so I left the milk. I think nobody better is deserving of the cookie here so I say go get it!
Good stuff. Some cool graphics there. Spacey.
Cheers! Happy new year 🐅
In all the years and all the books I have read regarding video games, I don't think I've ever come by this piece of info. Well done!
As an American, I don't think I have an attachment to the NA naming of the Megadrive. I ended up getting it later from an Aunt, and it served as my gateway to PC gaming, which I guess is funny considering David Rosen's thoughts on the Megadrive name. But I think I could go either way for the name. I do like the NA design better, with the name displayed clearly onn the top and "16 bit" much smaller.
I agree. There’s something about the jp and eu design that to me seems kind of off. Thanks for watching!
I noticed that American corporate suits are excessively worried that the public is too dumb to understand, this is why everything seems dumbed down and simplified in the US.
@DioBrando-qr6ye sure. A small group of people put millions now billions down on the hopes of cast a net big enough for everyone. Well have you seen most of the general public? Not too bright I say. 💡
Another great video. And yeah, Tomahawk would have been a stupid name... Though it would have been funny if the prize steak dinner was a tomahawk steak ;)
That would have been a delicious irony!
So that's what happened. Cool.
Makes you wonder if Sega of America tried to push the Genesis name in other regions but Sega of Europe/Japan said no.
Yeah I wonder about that too. They made their own changes to the case labeling and logo. So they had some control for sure. Thanks for watching and happy new year 🐅
In Chile (and probably in the rest of Latin America, with exception of Brazil) was also known as Sega Genesis.
At the time also some game magazines from Spain made it to the country and always wondered why they called it Megadrive.
This is true! Others have told me so. It adds to the confusion! Thanks
As a sidenote: Man Tails is so cute. There have been many mascots over the years but Tails always looked extremely cute.
Maybe it's the contrast of all the scowling other Sonic characters, lol, since Tails isn't rocking the stink eye brow at all times.
He does have a child like optimism that’s for sure
This video was incredible
Thanks for watching! Every view helps support the channel and I appreciate it very much! Happy new year 🥳
16:10; YOU FOOL!!
Wait until 16:25 or so
RUclipsr: the name was changed to Genesis because there was already something called that in America
Phil Collins: am I nothing to you?
Ha. Nice.
The master system was better than the Famicom in many ways... Expect for being a Famicom
Doh!! I knew something was up!!
The Master System just did not have the 3rd party support the Famicom/NES did thanks to Nintendo locking up those developers, had that not been the case, and SEGA of America done better marketing, and box art for the games I think It would have been neck, and neck with the NES.
Yess
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Amazing, also for the second time :D
Thanks for coming back!
Our most valuable asset is TIME.
Very true!
I just went to purchase the domain and somebody already beat me to it.
Ah snap! I wonder who it is?
I know this is an old video but living in the US there are more Nintendo fans than Sega fans here as I see it, I rarely here people talk about even Atari as well and I grew up with that system. You'll have to really find fans that are truly Sega fans on this site that does most of Sega's unknown history. I mostly be finding them from the UK or south America well I don't know I hope this helps
What can I say? History is written by the victors. You could say that there are many Sega fans out there but they all got jobs got married had kids and moved on while your average Nintendo lifer did none of these but managed to have 500 switch game boxes on the wall in their parents house. 😂
@@GTV-Japan LOL that's true
I love the videos, and this one is very great - but I am devastated the second title isn’t “The Genesis of Genesis” which may be ridiculous, but it’s got charm.
Someone else said that too. I guess I could but the repetition sounds odd to me. Thanks for sharing your opinion 👍🏻
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Yeah! 🍺
Curious bit of trivia
Funny how Atari went into talks first with Nintendo to release the Famicom in N. America, then with SEGA to do the same with the Mega Drive - even funnier with the Tomahawk name, which somehow makes me think that would have been SEGA's equivalent to the Canyonero.
I guess each time the new owners would mess it up?
Defiantly a better name than tomahawk. Surprised they didn't try to call it the Atari Ocelot tho
Haha that’s awful
Ok here we go. I'll get the mochi
Perfect day to do so 🐅
Wow atari really dropped the ball back in the day dident they
Yes. But without Tom Kalinske it’s not like Atari would have had any success had they continued.
In a perfect world we could have had the Sega Mega Genesis Drive!
Perhaps it awaits us in the afterlife
@@GTV-Japan Heaven is where the Sega Mega Genesis Drive DOES! (Just rolls off the tongue)
No one talks about this? I covered it in a video a few weeks ago! I won't post a direct link because I don't want to "spam" your comments, but it's in my video "11 Facts About the Genesis You Maybe Didn't Know" if you or anyone want to see it on my channel. But, my channel is small so I understand people not knowing it's out there.
I left out the Atari part of the story because I thought it lacked credibility, personally. I couldn't find anything beyond forum posts (the ones you showed in this video) and I didn't consider those a reliable enough source. I'm not saying it's wrong, just that I personally didn't think it was provable enough on include as a fact in my video.
Anyway, been a fan of your channel for a long time so I'm not giving you a hard time, just mainly wanted to get out there that there have been people talking about this!
It’s just my usual hyperbole. 😂 thanks for supporting the channel for so long! I’ll go see your video and what you say. 🍺
Now I hope that it was named after Star Trek II.
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A system made for older teens and an edgy audience with its marketing geared towards it, was named after an object in a movie that was for nerds/geeks throughout the 60s and onwards.
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Genesis does.
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That's pretty much like the name "America" being used, and half of the people here in the United States saying, "North or South America?" While the other half of people are like "I'm a proud American, America is my home, and I'm proud of my country." Then you get to ask them if they know the actual name of the country that they live in, and they give you this blank stare. Then you can point out that there is no actual country named "America". There are even "Made in America" labels, on products made in Mexico, and Canada, because they are part of America, and so are Brazil, Argentina and all the countries in between. There is still debate as to whether there are two "Americas" or both are the same continent.
I would say that people use the term United States in a legal sense like US law or US passport and American in a cultural sense even though yes the americas encompass many nations.
There, who knew? Atari is the reason. Either name is cool to me. Interesting that North America was calling it the genesis, and I always understood that’s the territory that did the best (maybe I’m wrong, but I had heard that somewhere)
I think the UK and Australia probably did better as far as market share. I have friends who grew up never even seeing anything Nintendo in the 80s or 90s! But from what I’ve studied only Japan and Germany were the two places Nintendo out sold Sega in the 16 bit days
Scott Williamson sounds very familiar 🤔
He made a few Lynx games!
I think Mega Drive sounds cooler than Genesis
Me too. I choose power over mystique! Thanks for watching and happy new year 🥳
Great video
I know you said you’re not shutting off the channel but please please don’t shut off the channel 😭
Don’t worry! I have a few years left in the tank. When the day comes though I will let everyone know, have a proper finale and say goodbye. The channel will stay up too. Thanks for the support!
I remember reading about this but thanks for the final clarification. I didn't know about Atari's part though so thanks. I feel condolences for those gamers in America that got saddled with that silly name. Atari instead of using a cool name came up with something so abstract and intangible it rendered playing each game an art experience rather than just something fun.
I'm also sure Sega of America did their best to make boxart for their region as unappealing as possible whether it's using the black inlay borders for the worst design layout, using that awful red inlay cover or just printing out an inlay without any borders or layout. Surprised the game sold so well in the US to be honest. Arguably Japan did worse with their "WTF is this?" covers but US tried to be minimalist but also uniform and it didn't work at all. PAL did things the correct way and the games looked lovely on store shelves as a result.
Apologies my autism means I have some strong views on certain things. It wasn't a rant though. 😂
What would the internet be without it?
@@GTV-Japan One of the few positives of social media is that it allows me to communicate my thoughts more than if I was in a group being talked over due to my disability.
If only there were such a thing as anti social media… I don’t have disabilities only super powers!
@@GTV-Japan If I could communicate more easily in real life like most people I wouldn't personally end up relying on it so much to make my thoughts heard, a lot of which I get in trouble for having "hot takes" or contrarian opinions.
Ok
well, all i knew was the sega genesis, and everytime someone says megadrive i just dont know what old sega console they are talking about.
Now you know the rest of the story!
I think the Sega Mega Drive was a better name but I got use to the name Genesis so oh well I love the name Mega CD over Sega CD but that's just me LOL
Mega sounds cooler. Oh well too late now
@@GTV-Japan exactly I know right
Back then there were a lot of religious parents, I think many kids used the excuse that the console had a Biblical name to get it for Christmas! 🤣
It’s possible! I mean you never know!!
Bit, crumb, nibble, byte. 1 bit,2 bits, 4 bits, 8 bits
0:04 dammnit
Oh No...😱
(c) from the author of the 666th like
P.S. Thanks for the video, that was really interesting!)
No problemo
Eh I'll be happy knowing mine is both...the Analogue Mega Sg (sega genesis) :D
I use open emu and you can also choose either as you like
It definitely doesn't bother me, I actually think it's kind of a cool bit of ephemeral trivia. What does bother me is Nintendo allowing a country with a record of massive human rights violations, to buy the biggest stake in the company outside of Nintendo themselves. That actually made me queasy when I read it. (And they apparently own 96% of SNK, too. Yay.)
I didn’t know this! Bad enough the games are manufactured by the Chi-coms
The reason of 'GENESIS' is a little bit unfair to me but waaaay better than 'TOMAHAWK'.
To repeat my comment on the previous upload, Megadrive was the better name and the American SNES was ugly as sin.
Back in those days brands & products could have different names in regions as the world was not as interconnected as it is today. I imported a lot of American magazines like EGM so this particular issue became background noise for me.
However, I'm still upset they harmonized the international branding on the 'Raider' chocolate bar and it got renamed as "twix".
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Thanks for bringing your comments over here and updating them. Of course twix is only candy bar with the cookie crunch. That joy if eating one doesn’t change regardless of the name! Happy new year 🐅
@ 7:51 - stupid sexy space harrier
Haha. Top comment!
@@GTV-Japan what's the song @ 12:35 -- such a catchy hook
That’s from phantasy star iv
Your channel is great but I don’t prefer the name Mega Drive over Genesis.
That's ok!
My god...
The "byte" and "bit" discussion here is hilariously shallow. "Things shifted to bytes in the 90's" - oh really. How fast is your fiber? Gigabit. ... .... ...... Memory chips (ROM, EPROM, RAM) sizes were always sized in bits, not in bytes.
Well, games were always listed in megabits until CDs came around then the amount of data didn’t really matter but they always talked about the as 700 megabytes.
I always looked at "Genesis" as an odd name, for a few reasons. One, there's the obvious religious association with the word, and as a kid being forced to sit through boring church crap, the last thing I wanted were ties between religiosity and video games. The other being that, being the child of a huge Phil Collins fan, I assumed it had something to do with "old people" music, haha.
Well the root were is generation. So I see it just as an origin. Point. But weird that it came after the master system which wasn’t the master apparently
In México, I play whit my Sega Genesis!
(Not Mega Drive)
Woohoo!
"Genesis sounds cooler".... respectfully disagree! As a brit and being my childhood console, through my clearly bias glasses, Megadrive is the only true name 😋
… well it’s all I could add! Thanks for watching and happy new year 🥳
GAtari could have had the NES, Atari could have had the GENESIS
Atari Should have kept Nolan