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  We are going to start putting up some blog posts here, what would you like to see 'blogged' about?  Specific systems? Reviews of systems/games? Specific games? Genres? Generations? Modern Gaming? Retro Gaming? How often would you like to read new ones? How would you like to know they are live? Social Media? Email? Leave us a comment and let us know

Retro Bay Cafe- By Ben Willis

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Sega Mega Drive

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Philip Coghill   Launched in Japan in 1988 during the 16-bit era of gaming, the Sega Mega Drive was only a modest success and came behind Nintendo’s Super Famicom and NEC's PC Engine. However, it was much more popular in North America (where it was renamed the Sega Genesis) and Europe. This was partly due to its heavy advertising campaigns aimed at the youth market, but also because of a strong library of games conditioning of arcade ports and popular franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog. When the Famicom was released outside of Japan as the Super Nintendo in 1991, it led a rivalry between fans of each console which was further fuelled by both companies aggressive marketing and somewhat differing target audiences. Nintendo’s console was aimed squarely at family audiences and while the Mega Drive had its fair share of games for kids, it also had many that appealed to older, more mature players as well. This often-got Sega into trouble however, as games su