Released on August 14th, 1989 in North America, the Sega Genesis was noted as being one of the best (and most influential) video game consoles of all time. It was made and designed to compete with Nintendo throughout the 90s.
Okay, think for a second: when you hear the word "Nintendo", what thought comes to your mind first? Is it Mario? Donkey Kong? The Legend of Zelda?
The thing is, if you grew up throughout the mid to late 80s, then you may recognise this console:
This is the NES, Nintendo's most prominent console throughtout the late 80s. An 8-bit system only capable of displaying 48 colors and 6 different shades of gray.
