Graphics: Turbo vs. Genesis - ye old debate

[nodtveidt]

"Genesis" was meant to imply "the dawn of 16 bit gaming".

[Joe Redifer]

And "Genesis" doesn't even make sense. Did they want us to think of the Bible or early 80s british bands?

No, they wanted us to think that is was so cool that even Khan and Christopher Lloyd would go apeshit over trying to get it.

[ceti alpha]

And "Genesis" doesn't even make sense. Did they want us to think of the Bible or early 80s british bands?

No, they wanted us to think that is was so cool that even Khan and Christopher Lloyd would go apeshit over trying to get it.

haha!! GIVE MEEE GENESIIIISSSSS!!!!

[Keranu]

Genesis doesn't make any sense, but it just sounds awesome. Maybe it means like "The beginning of raw video game power", or in other words "blast processing".

[Joe Redifer]

According to what Sega told me before it came out, it was meant as their own personal "New beginning", especially since they were marketing it themselves instead of Tonka.

[ceti alpha]

According to what Sega told me before it came out, it was meant as their own personal "New beginning", especially since they were marketing it themselves instead of Tonka.

And that makes sense. Kinda what I always thought of it as - a new beginning after the SMS days.

[esteban]

I'm doing the smart thing and not reading (re-reading) anything in this thread.

Instead, I'll just jump in at the current conversation: "Genesis" was, and remains, a great name for a console.

The only way to trump "Genesis" was if Sega had named its successor "Leviathan".

Awesome.

If only more consoles made biblical references... I'd be stoked.

[geise]

I personally would prefer if consoles made name references to ninjas.

[Tom]

I personally would prefer if consoles made name references to ninjas.

 Could you give some examples?

[guyjin]

Well, there's the Sega Katana (known to its friends as the Dreamcast)

[Necromancer]

If only more consoles made biblical references... I'd be stoked.

MS could've named the Xbox Mary's Virginal Box.  I still wouldn't have bought it.

Could you give some examples?

How 'bout the Wii nunchuks?

[Joe Redifer]

The only way to trump "Genesis" was if Sega had named its successor "Leviathan".

Haha I laughed out loud on that one.  An actual, real life LOL.  That's hilarious... and AWESOME!  The 32-Bit Sega Leviathan!

[spenoza]

Fortunately, Sega wasn't all that interested in sending a message to consumers that their next system was big, mean, and ugly. Could you imagine a minicomputer (think Vax) form factor home console?

[nodtveidt]

I prototyped an x86-based console a few years ago called Leviathan. I also designed (but never prototyped) a smaller version called Serpent.

[Necromancer]

I prototyped an x86-based console a few years ago called Leviathan. I also designed (but never prototyped) a smaller version called Serpent.

Was that for MS?  If sounds like the Xbox - the largest or most massive thing of its kind.