Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Story | Nostalgia Nerd

I love that Toys'R'Us advert, it's so pretty and reminds me of being a kid and how magical toy stores were back then.

As a brazilian, I'm glad you've mentioned the huge market share Sega had in this territory through Tec Toy efforts, most of game history videos fails in this regard. They still support Mega Drive and Master System in mainstream retail stores until this very day in Brazil! This alone deserves recognition in Sega's history.

So many gems on this great console, Genesis/Mega Drive ruled then and still rules now.

Today is October 29, 2018. The mega drive was launched in October 29, 1988. Happy Birthday, Sega Mega Drive.

This is the most comprehensive megadrive documentary ever! No idea how you managed to get so much detailed info! Incredible effort! Thank you!

(24:10) I remember the Genesis game speed being a selling point. The titular character in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was depicted in the "Chemical Plant" stages as sometimes moving faster than the screen could keep up, and it was incredible to experience it first-hand rather than being just a marketing gimmick.

This video deserves more views. So well done. Great editing, great music, such thorough detail. Seriously top level stuff. THIS IS THE BEST GAME DOCUMENTARY I'VE EVER SEEN.

Sega's advertising game back then was so on point! Wish commercials were that weird and crazy these days.

After watching this vid i realized how awesome the name MEGA DRIVE was, expecially as a follow up name to the MASTER SYSTEM. Its freaking genuis.

Still have my launch Genesis with box and launch Sega CD with box. Still play them. It's just got so many great games.

Very well done! The wealth of vintage ads and TV clips really makes this story come alive.

I wanted a Mega CD so bad. I was late to the party, but had saved hard, and entered the store one triumphant day to finally purchase one... PlayStation got there the day before. I hadn't even heard of PS before. It cost almost 3 times more at this point ($800 AU) which was way out of my budget. Needless to say, I promised far more to my parents than I could ever deliver in order to get that machine. One of the best days of my life, not to mention a bullet dodged.

Here in Brazil we had a cartridge called "Tele Bradesco". Bradesco is a bank and the cartridge had a port to plug a telephone wire and access banking information thorugh the dial up!

That was an absolutely brilliant video on The Megadrive. Great work & nice to see things from our point of view here in England. Nearly every video is always 'Genesis' on the internet when it was the Megadrive we grew up with here.

38:15 Donkey Kong Country was a big deal when it came out. It really showed that the SNES was a great system late in its life. I remember renting it, and played all weekend. It was fantastic. A great game

Looking at this gives me so much nostalgia of growing up with a mega drive (albeit a lot later than 1990 lol). As much as I appreciate and enjoy the SNES (even with its better GFX and sound capabilities), FM synth and black angles always gets me to this day.

How the hell could i have missed this channel for so long?! Amazing to relive the glory days of gaming and awe at the ridiculous quirkiness of the 80s. Powerful!

I wish we got those Rik Mayall advertisements here. Man was a comedy legend!

me now being 49,,in my teens in the early 80's,,living in the arcades,,spending all my lawn cutting money there.and had a SNES,,PLAYSTATION1,2,3,,ORIGINAL ATARI 2600(SEARS TELE-GAMES),it shure is nice to see people who appreciates the golden days of simplicity. boy what i wouldnt give to go back to 1982(i was 14)and live at the red baron,,putt-putt plus,,fat darils,old towne,,electronic experience,,and all the arcades i lived in thru the middle 80's. watching these videos on old systems brings a warm,,glowing smile to my face. thanks for putting all these up,,makes me happy to have lived thru these days in my teens. :)

EA trying to circumvent manufacturer DRM. That's an irony for you.