And SEGA punched NINTENDO right in the nose. (729 hits)
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Submitted by Jesus_Loves_TwEE (View user info) at 2006-03-28 00:14:56 EST
My last post, http://www.ubersite.com/m/85127 wasn't really intended to be a story at all, I just wanted to write a few lines to lull you into a trance like state using the power of nostalgia, then hit you over the head with what curent and future products I think are super neat-o (thats right I said neat-o, deal with it!) until you agreed with me. But I started having more fun with the "story" then I would have with my original intention so I just went with it.
So heres the continuation (part 2) of my impressively comprehensive (thats sarcasm) history of the video game console war.
IN 1988 the usurper SEGA declared an end to the 8-bit war. Not with a declaration of peace but with a shot from his new weapon the Genesis, SEGA had just risen the stakes. The 16-bit war had begun.
Two years went by since SEGA fired that first 16-bit shot, and still NINTENDO stuck to his 8-bit ways some say because he was quite happy with the way things were in the 8-bit era and had no desire to start an arms race, others say it was out of sheer arrogance or stubbornness. Whatever the reason NINTENDO was loosing ground, and his reliants on the aging NES was the cause.
NINTENDO's followers where growing uneasy, SEGA was becoming a real threat to their way of life and rumors of SEGA's Altered Beasts and Golden Axes roaming the woods did nothing to dispel their fears. Discontent was spreading like wildfire, and in the dead of night, those who were once loyal to NINTENDO would slip into the shadows, only to reappear fighting for the other side and waving SEGA's flag high.
Clearly NINTENDO underestimated SEGA's resolve and his new weapon, he could hold off no longer, it was time for him to enter the 16-bit war. In grand fashion he unveiled the weapon that had been in development for the last few years, a 16-bit Nintendo Entertainment system, but he needed a adjective to describe the new weapon, one that would inspire the masses, and let them know they where playing with power, super power. GASP!
With his Super Nintendo and a fresh new propaganda campaign, NINTENDO was ready to bring the fight to SEGA. The fighting was fierce in those early years. For every Mario that NINTENDO could muster, there was a Sonic ready to lay down its life, for every Shining Force fighting for the side of SEGA there was a pack of Final Fantasies out for SEGAs blood.
Though it had a two year head start and was leading in console sales by 1991 SEGA became impatient, he Sat in his war room with one of his top generals eyeing a map of NINTENDO's territory and in a move historians say sealed his fate decided to up the stakes onces more.
He would release two upgrades for the Genesis, first the Sega CD and then the 32X. "Surely" he said as he turned to the other man in the room "this three prong attack would be enough to topple the KING?" Just then a cold gust of wind blew out the candles on the table, SEGA walked over to the window and stared out into the night sky, a red moon, clearly a good omen for the slaughter that was coming. A smile crept across his face as he latched the window shut.
Light from the moon played with the shadows on SEGA's face, and the general quickly lit the candles, not out of necessity, the meeting was over, and the moon provided more then enough light to exit the room, no it was not out of necessity but fear. Sleep did not come easy for the general that night, as he lay in bed staring into the darkness "it was just a trick of the light, nothing more" he said to nobody in particular, laying beside him his wife mumble something in her sleep and rolled over.
Sleep would eventually take the general that night, but he would find no solace in it. For every dream ended the same, he would be standing in a room lit by red moonlight, and across from him would be SEGA, but not the SEGA he'd know for years, alive, vibrant a would be king, no instead there stood a corpse its lips pulled back in a mock smile.
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Submitted by hot_pocket (user info) at 2007-01-07 13:31:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
dude, this is going well but some of the spelling and grammatical errors....just run it through msword once and do spell check, its really not too hard
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-07-28 14:23:48 EDT (#)
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You have made me severely depressed.
I MISS SONIC! I MISS SHINING FORCE! I MISS SEGA!
Submitted by the_lone_stranger (user info) at 2006-07-28 14:10:08 EDT (#)
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Mega Man kicked ass, too.
Submitted by Snare (user info) at 2006-07-28 02:33:11 EDT (#)
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We studied this in school.
NINTENDO, as the market leader in 8-bit, could actually make more money by running that market as long as it had legs.
They let SEGA take the innovation crown and the all the high-end early adopters, and stayed in the 8-bit market, milking profits as the tech got cheaper and cheaper.
They made serious coin. It was short term strategy to build capital to re-invest at the top end. They eventually failed to effectively re-invest, although as you point out, not for lack of trying.
It was a smart and ballsy move. They just fucked up their re-entry at the top of the market.
Submitted by the_lone_stranger (user info) at 2006-07-28 02:16:32 EDT (#)
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I liked The Secret of Mana
Submitted by Jesus_Loves_TwEE (user info) at 2006-03-28 20:45:23 EST (#)
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Yeah Kent_Weirdo, I think I covered that in my last post, if we are talking about the same thing.
Submitted by Kent_Weirdo (user info) at 2006-03-28 20:31:39 EST (#)
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Don't forget the part where Nintendo developed a prototype Compact Disc system before switching their interest over to the "Ultra 64" project, selling their CD-prototype to these SONY folks.
I shit you not.
Submitted by Jesus_Loves_TwEE (user info) at 2006-03-28 19:54:13 EST (#)
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Yeah Metal Gear Solid had a movie like feel, without relying on all the cut scenes
Submitted by Dead_0hi0_Sky (user info) at 2006-03-28 19:42:06 EST (#)
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metal gear solid on playstation defined videogames for me. it was at that point that i said fuck mario, fuck sonic; nothing like this has ever made me feel this tense. Metal Gear Solid is the whole fucking show, period.
Submitted by Jesus_Loves_TwEE (user info) at 2006-03-28 19:25:52 EST (#)
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Shhh turkishblend dont give away the ending..
blueboy: "I've been playing the PS2 vesion of chrono trigger all day today "
What!?!? Theres a playstation 2 version? Is it just the SNES with cut scenes added?
Submitted by blueboy (user info) at 2006-03-28 13:42:00 EST (#)
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I've been playing the PS2 vesion of chrono trigger all day today
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2006-03-28 13:32:04 EST (#)
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Auto Crono trigger +2
Submitted by Ingsoc (user info) at 2006-03-28 02:09:11 EST (#)
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Oh man, I just completed my NES today. I have the console (fully functioning with RF connector and AC adapter), three controllers, two guns and Mario Bros/Duck Hunt. Before today I only had the console. Total cost: >$20.
If I grew up with that instead of the SNES I could be reliving some extreme childhood memories right about now. Oh well. I can say without hyperbole that nothing can beat Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island in terms of anything.
Submitted by r0fl (user info) at 2006-03-28 01:34:18 EST (#)
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Thems is some good stills from gameplay. Thanks for reminding me of the good old days.
Submitted by Spuds002 (user info) at 2006-03-28 01:29:50 EST (#)
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Colecovision
my resolve stand true.
Submitted by turkishblend (user info) at 2006-03-28 01:14:23 EST (#)
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This would be a +2 if you did it all at once. From the 8 bit to the revolution all in one go. None the less, good post.
Submitted by jeveuxgagner (user info) at 2006-03-28 01:03:45 EST (#)
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i would have given this +2 but its not the sort of story you can tell in stages.
Submitted by DJMattB241 (user info) at 2006-03-28 00:38:17 EST (#)
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I just wanted everyone to know that Nintendo's new system is going to have a virtual console where you can download NES, SNES, and N64 games. And they just cut a deal for Sega Genesis and TurboGrafix 16 games too.
BITCHIN.