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How Sega built the Genesis

In late 2014, publisher Read-Only Memory released Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works, a history book covering the hardware, games and legacy of Sega's 16-Bit system. Featuring console diagrams and translated design documents, it serves as part art book, part history lesson and part interview collection. And you can read one of those interviews below. Read-Only Memory has provided Polygon with an excerpt — an interview with product designer Masami Ishikawa on how the hardware came about.

Knightofelemia4120d ago

A very good article about the Genesis.

RjK311jR4120d ago

these are the types of articles I love! History, stories from the era of the video game revolution! It still amazes me how far, how fast, and how much further things will be going, very soon!

lemoncake4120d ago

I loved my mega drive for many years until someone stole it, great machine.

ThatArtGuy4120d ago

I have the book and it just bleeds awesomeness. It's very high quality.

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