While this dual-processor architecture was complex ... As a result, despite the Sega Genesis being neck-and-neck with the ...
The Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) was based around the fairly common Motorola 68000 processor, but this wasn’t the only processor in the console. There were a number of coprocessors including a ...
this isn’t a complete picture of what’s going on inside the Sega console. In effect, the Genesis is a dual-processor computer with two CPUs dedicated to different tasks. The 68000 handles game ...
Overall, it's an excellent presentation that even includes original music composed by the man behind the iconic tracks of Streets of Rage using the original Sega Genesis sound processor.
Mega Cat Studios is publishing the frantic retro-inspired shooter later this year, complete with a physical cartridge release ...
But it went from selling over 30 million Sega Genesis consoles at the height of its fame in 1993 to selling just 3 million units of its final console before pulling the plug on its hardware empire.