Looking at Sega in the Video Game Industry

There was a time most known that Sega was at one point making video game consoles. The 1^st system Sega made that became known was the Sega Master System. Its goal was to compete with the NES during the 8-bit Era. That system failed to put a dent into what was going on into the United States and really isn't one of the more known systems. Its successor, the Sega Genesis, sometimes known as the Mega Drive outside North America, is referred to as one of the more known systems. Though the goal was to compete with the Super Nintendo, it was built was the NES was around and during that time competed with that. It was 16-bit and introduced a character that would symbolize Sega in Sonic. He was designed to be Sega's answer to Nintendo's Mario. At one point, the Sega Genesis was able to give Nintendo a run for their money.

To be fair, the Genesis is a pretty good system and defines classic. It is perhaps the best system that Sega had ever made probably next to the Dreamcast, which will be brought up later on. It had some pretty good games like Sonic and Altered Beast to name a few.

It peaked but then it all went downhill from there. Following the Add-On called the Sega CD, yet another one was made called the 32X. This item was designed and looked like either a brain tumor or a mushroom that attached to the Genesis. This idea would have to be regarded in personal opinion as Sega's biggest mistake ever made. In a twist of irony, while the goal was to actually extend the life of the Genesis, it did just that. For either just laughs or just because; there were some Sega CD 32X games, which require both items. History has dictated that whenever a giant mistake was made, it would eventually be the end of them in the console race.

In between that and the Sega Saturn, there was supposed to be a system called the Neptune. The only purpose it was going to serve was more or less being a stand-alone 32X. To be honest, that should have been developed instead of the 32X. Also, the main question would be how would it attach to the Sega CD or it would have that ability built inside of it. To this day it is a mystery as to what would have really happened if that had been developed instead of a 32X.