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<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I just read Toad85's shroom section
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it has some inaccuracies
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The NEC dominated Japan when the Mega Drive was released
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega did care about PAL a lot which is why the Master System survived a lot longer there then in America
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The Mega Drive was a flop in Japan running a distant 3rd behind the NEC and NES (and latter the SNES)
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: SMW sold more copies then Sonic the Hedgehog
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: No mention of things like blast processing
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Additionally, as a result of increased Genesis sales, Sega was selling more software than ever before.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: of course it was they were selling more systems
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: which makes that statement redundant
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The NES wasn't discontinued until around 1995
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: so clearly people weren't that tired of it
<bulbasaur>: wow i didnt know you were such a history buff
<bulbasaur>: this is exciting
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic was harder than any released Mario game at that time (unless youre one of the unlucky Japanese players who got Lost Levels), and Sega planned to play it up.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: what the fuck does that mean
<bulbasaur>: you know all this
<bulbasaur>: stuff
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah
<bulbasaur>: i didnt kow any of this
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I spend a lot of time looking up video games and shit
<bulbasaur>: so do you also know a lot about the history of shit :?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>:
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Segas share in the market shot up to a record high of 55%, and Sonic had topped Mario as the franchise to beat. In a matter of a year
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah and it only took them what 3 years to beat out the tired old NES that nobody wanted
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also of course it was a record the Master System was getting it's ass kicked
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: First of all was a lack of third-party developers. Pretty much everyone at the time was either under Nintendos direct control, making their own console, or not giving a crap about the console market
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yes but by the time of Sonic the Hedgehog that was no longer the case
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also how many companies made there own consoles that are notable
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Atari doesn't count because they weren't a third party
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: So all I can think of is hudson
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Which third parties didn't care about the home console marke
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: t
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: How many companies developed games exclusively for the game boy...
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With success in Japan, Sega was ready to launch the system in America, with the new Christian-friendly name Genesis,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I believe the real reason they chose Genesis was because Mega Drive sounded stupid (either that or it was a trademark problem)
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Wait no I was wrong he did note blast processing
<Peko_Perchiyama>: "The reason for the two names is that Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in North America."
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Is that from his section or something else
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also the ad budget thing is totally misleading
<bulbasaur>: wait
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: the reason they didn't run that many ads is because the Master System was being dominated
<bulbasaur>: what does the name genesis have to do with christians?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: book of genesis
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: nstead of using well-trusted third-party brand names like Mega Man or Castlevania, Sega relied on the purchasing power of celebrities from King of Pop Michael Jackson to Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: First of all was a lack of third-party developers. Pretty much everyone at the time was either under Nintendos direct control
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: those two statements contradict each other
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: because he's saying that most were under Nintendo's control
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: but that Sega could use Mega Man and Castlevania
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: two popular games on the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: from companies that weren't going to leave Nintendo
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Second, Sega had an awry advertising budget. Aside from being pitifully small, what few ads did run only said Brings the arcade experience home! Which, of course, only spoke to those gamers that still played arcade games,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: >Implying that Arcades weren't still really popular in 1989-1990
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Kratz devised a strategy to not only get more orders for the Genesis, but also drive down Nintendos sales. The advertising budget skyrocketed, and Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) were proudly splashed across magazines and television screens. Ads proclaimed the glory of blast processing, and claimed that the Genesis "did what Nintendidnt".
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: isn't first of all it's nintendon't
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: second of all you mean he marketed it
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: my god what are the odds
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega is looking for another shot to take down Nintendo.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: That implies that Sega was only concerned with beating Nintendo
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: when in fact they were concerned with selling a lot of systems
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic had topped Mario as the franchise to beat. In a matter of a year,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic the Hedehog was out first
*** Packy is now known as Packymon_White_2
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also there were more Genesis's then SNES's primarily because they had a head start
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it also implies that Mario stopped being that popular
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: when Nintendo used SMW as the pack in game for the SNES
<Peko_Perchiyama>: shoey you
<Peko_Perchiyama>: take this really seriously don't you
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I don't like people being mislead
<Packymon_White_2>: late but
<Packymon_White_2>: HI PERCH
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also if somebody wins section of the month for a section that teaches people they better have there facts straight
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic the Hedgehog was released officially on June 23, 1991, to mild success. However, Sega needed a bigger dent in the video game market to compete with the NES, and Sonic alone wasnt cutting it.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: This goes against his own statements
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: first he said that people were tired of the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: but this statement says that the NES was still popular
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: even more popular then the Mega Drive
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: and he later says that Sonic was needed to sell mega drives in Japan
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: so which is it was it a big success that was the only reason the Mega Drive was succeeding or was it a mild success that wasn't getting the job done
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With success in Japan, Sega was ready to launch the system in America, with the new Christian-friendly name Genesis, pack-in game Altered Beast, and new President of Sega of America Michael Kratz. However, when the Genesis hit American shores
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: back to this statment Kratz wouldn't become president of Sega of America until 1990
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: which is after the system was released in America
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And another thing
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Kratz devised a strategy to not only get more orders for the Genesis, but also drive down Nintendos sales. The advertising budget skyrocketed, and Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) were proudly splashed across magazines and television screens. Ads proclaimed the glory of blast processing, and claimed that the Genesis "did what Nintendidnt".
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Blast Processing didn't come around until after the SNES was relased
<Packymon_White_2>: wow shoey
<Packymon_White_2>: you know your stuff
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also the fucking ad with blast processing features a sonic the hedgehog game
<Packymon_White_2>: srs, i had no idea
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) I remember when the Angry Video game nerd did that joke
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also the ads that talked about doing what Nintendo didn't were directed towards the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: and were based on console superiority
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: But not even crazy commercials could bring up sales, and Nakayamas dream of Hyaku Mankai! was fading fast.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: That's why Sega stopped doing weird commercials right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: because they didn't work
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: What Sega was missing quickly came to light: a true mascot. Okay, there was Alex Kidd, and sure, there was Altered Beast, but Sega didnt really have a singular character to rally behind. Meanwhile, their main competition each had their own cartoon character that brought in the big bucks: Nintendo had Mario, and Hudson had Bonk.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Hudson had more then Bonk they also had Bomberman
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With fast gameplay, tight jumps, and rigorous platforming, Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the fastest-paced games of its time.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he already said the game was fast so of course it was one of the fastest games of all time
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also tight jumps in a platformer no fucking way
<charmander>: who is bonk
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: He was a caveman
<charmander>: I know bomberman, but not bonk
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he starred in his own game series that was popular in the late 80's and early 90's
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: He was the mascot of the Turbo Graphx
<charmander>: ok
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also wouldn't tight jumps require a lot of timing and patience
<bulbasaur>: i think he means the controls are tight
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he should have said that
<bulbasaur>: ok
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: rigorous platforming what the fuck does that mean does it mean it's hard?
<charmander>: was the hudson bee ever in a game, apart from that bad one about the secret castle?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it makes an appearance in a lot of earlier hudson games
<charmander>: hooray!
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Such as Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The hedgehog was designed with Michael Jacksons rebellious style and Bill Clintons assertiveness
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: what
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Bill Clinton has nothing to do with this
<Packymon_White_2>: bill clinton is my idol
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also Bill Clinton wasn't president when Sonic the Hedgehog came out
<bulbasaur>: what lol
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Mario was old news. 80s stuff. Boredom in 8-bit form.
<bulbasaur>: sonic is michael jackson and bill clinton??
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Mario wasn't popular right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: right>
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: ?
<charmander>: uh
<charmander>: sonic is based on michael jackson what
<charmander>: really
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also he once again implies that the NES wasn't popular
<charmander>: why doesnt he ever dance then
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: But when Sega tested the game in the States, they got a little feedback that wasnt so positive. The most easily seen issue was the artwork
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Artwork totally matters in a game
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic was a monkey-fighting hedgehog. I doubt anyone in America at the time had ever even heard of one.
<bulbasaur>: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Studios guys randomyoshi makes computer games
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Hedgehog's don't exist in America right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: opps I made a mistake
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Katz was fired in mid 1990
<Peko_Perchiyama>: edo did you never hear the Sonic 3 Miniboss theme
<charmander>: probably not
<charmander>: is it based on a jackson song?
<Peko_Perchiyama>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTAGVnfXAw
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And heres where Tom Kalinske came in. Formerly head of Mattel, Kalinske had recently saved the Barbie toy line almost single-handedly. He was hired as President of Sega of America in 1990, and he wanted a say in Sonic. Much like the North in the American Civil War, Kalinske utilized a three-part plan to push Sega, and particularly the new Sonic franchise, in
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also he had 4 points in his plan not 3
*** Anton{Foodtoed} is now known as Anton{Politoed}
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega was going to lower the price of the Genesis from US$199 to US$149. This way, Sega could reach some of their more stingy customers, as well as undercut Nintendos prices.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: true
<Peko_Perchiyama>: are you just going to write your own section
<Peko_Perchiyama>: A Corrected History Of Video Games
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I thought about making a thread
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: 2 Move the development for future Sonic sequels to North America. Since Sega was primarily targeting the States, Kalinske thought it best to have the companys flagship series developed by people who knew what American tastes were like.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: not really what he actually wanted was
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: ; create a US-based team to develop games targeted at the American market
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Bundle the Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog instead of Altered Beast.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: true
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he missed part 4 which was more aggressive ads
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And boy did it work. Segas share in the market shot up to a record high of 55%
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: actually it was 60%
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it has some inaccuracies
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The NEC dominated Japan when the Mega Drive was released
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega did care about PAL a lot which is why the Master System survived a lot longer there then in America
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The Mega Drive was a flop in Japan running a distant 3rd behind the NEC and NES (and latter the SNES)
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: SMW sold more copies then Sonic the Hedgehog
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: No mention of things like blast processing
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Additionally, as a result of increased Genesis sales, Sega was selling more software than ever before.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: of course it was they were selling more systems
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: which makes that statement redundant
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The NES wasn't discontinued until around 1995
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: so clearly people weren't that tired of it
<bulbasaur>: wow i didnt know you were such a history buff
<bulbasaur>: this is exciting
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic was harder than any released Mario game at that time (unless youre one of the unlucky Japanese players who got Lost Levels), and Sega planned to play it up.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: what the fuck does that mean
<bulbasaur>: you know all this
<bulbasaur>: stuff
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah
<bulbasaur>: i didnt kow any of this
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I spend a lot of time looking up video games and shit
<bulbasaur>: so do you also know a lot about the history of shit :?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>:
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Segas share in the market shot up to a record high of 55%, and Sonic had topped Mario as the franchise to beat. In a matter of a year
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah and it only took them what 3 years to beat out the tired old NES that nobody wanted
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also of course it was a record the Master System was getting it's ass kicked
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: First of all was a lack of third-party developers. Pretty much everyone at the time was either under Nintendos direct control, making their own console, or not giving a crap about the console market
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yes but by the time of Sonic the Hedgehog that was no longer the case
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also how many companies made there own consoles that are notable
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Atari doesn't count because they weren't a third party
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: So all I can think of is hudson
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Which third parties didn't care about the home console marke
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: t
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: How many companies developed games exclusively for the game boy...
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With success in Japan, Sega was ready to launch the system in America, with the new Christian-friendly name Genesis,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I believe the real reason they chose Genesis was because Mega Drive sounded stupid (either that or it was a trademark problem)
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Wait no I was wrong he did note blast processing
<Peko_Perchiyama>: "The reason for the two names is that Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in North America."
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Is that from his section or something else
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also the ad budget thing is totally misleading
<bulbasaur>: wait
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: the reason they didn't run that many ads is because the Master System was being dominated
<bulbasaur>: what does the name genesis have to do with christians?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: book of genesis
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: nstead of using well-trusted third-party brand names like Mega Man or Castlevania, Sega relied on the purchasing power of celebrities from King of Pop Michael Jackson to Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: First of all was a lack of third-party developers. Pretty much everyone at the time was either under Nintendos direct control
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: those two statements contradict each other
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: because he's saying that most were under Nintendo's control
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: but that Sega could use Mega Man and Castlevania
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: two popular games on the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: from companies that weren't going to leave Nintendo
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Second, Sega had an awry advertising budget. Aside from being pitifully small, what few ads did run only said Brings the arcade experience home! Which, of course, only spoke to those gamers that still played arcade games,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: >Implying that Arcades weren't still really popular in 1989-1990
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Kratz devised a strategy to not only get more orders for the Genesis, but also drive down Nintendos sales. The advertising budget skyrocketed, and Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) were proudly splashed across magazines and television screens. Ads proclaimed the glory of blast processing, and claimed that the Genesis "did what Nintendidnt".
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: isn't first of all it's nintendon't
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: second of all you mean he marketed it
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: my god what are the odds
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega is looking for another shot to take down Nintendo.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: That implies that Sega was only concerned with beating Nintendo
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: when in fact they were concerned with selling a lot of systems
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic had topped Mario as the franchise to beat. In a matter of a year,
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic the Hedehog was out first
*** Packy is now known as Packymon_White_2
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also there were more Genesis's then SNES's primarily because they had a head start
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it also implies that Mario stopped being that popular
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: when Nintendo used SMW as the pack in game for the SNES
<Peko_Perchiyama>: shoey you
<Peko_Perchiyama>: take this really seriously don't you
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I don't like people being mislead
<Packymon_White_2>: late but
<Packymon_White_2>: HI PERCH
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also if somebody wins section of the month for a section that teaches people they better have there facts straight
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic the Hedgehog was released officially on June 23, 1991, to mild success. However, Sega needed a bigger dent in the video game market to compete with the NES, and Sonic alone wasnt cutting it.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: This goes against his own statements
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: first he said that people were tired of the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: but this statement says that the NES was still popular
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: even more popular then the Mega Drive
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: and he later says that Sonic was needed to sell mega drives in Japan
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: so which is it was it a big success that was the only reason the Mega Drive was succeeding or was it a mild success that wasn't getting the job done
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With success in Japan, Sega was ready to launch the system in America, with the new Christian-friendly name Genesis, pack-in game Altered Beast, and new President of Sega of America Michael Kratz. However, when the Genesis hit American shores
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: back to this statment Kratz wouldn't become president of Sega of America until 1990
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: which is after the system was released in America
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And another thing
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Kratz devised a strategy to not only get more orders for the Genesis, but also drive down Nintendos sales. The advertising budget skyrocketed, and Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) were proudly splashed across magazines and television screens. Ads proclaimed the glory of blast processing, and claimed that the Genesis "did what Nintendidnt".
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Blast Processing didn't come around until after the SNES was relased
<Packymon_White_2>: wow shoey
<Packymon_White_2>: you know your stuff
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also the fucking ad with blast processing features a sonic the hedgehog game
<Packymon_White_2>: srs, i had no idea
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Genesi (Geneses? Genesises?) I remember when the Angry Video game nerd did that joke
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also the ads that talked about doing what Nintendo didn't were directed towards the NES
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: and were based on console superiority
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: But not even crazy commercials could bring up sales, and Nakayamas dream of Hyaku Mankai! was fading fast.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: That's why Sega stopped doing weird commercials right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: because they didn't work
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: What Sega was missing quickly came to light: a true mascot. Okay, there was Alex Kidd, and sure, there was Altered Beast, but Sega didnt really have a singular character to rally behind. Meanwhile, their main competition each had their own cartoon character that brought in the big bucks: Nintendo had Mario, and Hudson had Bonk.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Hudson had more then Bonk they also had Bomberman
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: With fast gameplay, tight jumps, and rigorous platforming, Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the fastest-paced games of its time.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he already said the game was fast so of course it was one of the fastest games of all time
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also tight jumps in a platformer no fucking way
<charmander>: who is bonk
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: He was a caveman
<charmander>: I know bomberman, but not bonk
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he starred in his own game series that was popular in the late 80's and early 90's
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: He was the mascot of the Turbo Graphx
<charmander>: ok
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also wouldn't tight jumps require a lot of timing and patience
<bulbasaur>: i think he means the controls are tight
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he should have said that
<bulbasaur>: ok
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: rigorous platforming what the fuck does that mean does it mean it's hard?
<charmander>: was the hudson bee ever in a game, apart from that bad one about the secret castle?
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Yeah
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: it makes an appearance in a lot of earlier hudson games
<charmander>: hooray!
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Such as Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: The hedgehog was designed with Michael Jacksons rebellious style and Bill Clintons assertiveness
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: what
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Bill Clinton has nothing to do with this
<Packymon_White_2>: bill clinton is my idol
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also Bill Clinton wasn't president when Sonic the Hedgehog came out
<bulbasaur>: what lol
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Mario was old news. 80s stuff. Boredom in 8-bit form.
<bulbasaur>: sonic is michael jackson and bill clinton??
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Mario wasn't popular right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: right>
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: ?
<charmander>: uh
<charmander>: sonic is based on michael jackson what
<charmander>: really
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: also he once again implies that the NES wasn't popular
<charmander>: why doesnt he ever dance then
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: But when Sega tested the game in the States, they got a little feedback that wasnt so positive. The most easily seen issue was the artwork
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Artwork totally matters in a game
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sonic was a monkey-fighting hedgehog. I doubt anyone in America at the time had ever even heard of one.
<bulbasaur>: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Studios guys randomyoshi makes computer games
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Because Hedgehog's don't exist in America right guys
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: opps I made a mistake
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Katz was fired in mid 1990
<Peko_Perchiyama>: edo did you never hear the Sonic 3 Miniboss theme
<charmander>: probably not
<charmander>: is it based on a jackson song?
<Peko_Perchiyama>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTAGVnfXAw
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And heres where Tom Kalinske came in. Formerly head of Mattel, Kalinske had recently saved the Barbie toy line almost single-handedly. He was hired as President of Sega of America in 1990, and he wanted a say in Sonic. Much like the North in the American Civil War, Kalinske utilized a three-part plan to push Sega, and particularly the new Sonic franchise, in
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Also he had 4 points in his plan not 3
*** Anton{Foodtoed} is now known as Anton{Politoed}
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Sega was going to lower the price of the Genesis from US$199 to US$149. This way, Sega could reach some of their more stingy customers, as well as undercut Nintendos prices.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: true
<Peko_Perchiyama>: are you just going to write your own section
<Peko_Perchiyama>: A Corrected History Of Video Games
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: I thought about making a thread
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: 2 Move the development for future Sonic sequels to North America. Since Sega was primarily targeting the States, Kalinske thought it best to have the companys flagship series developed by people who knew what American tastes were like.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: not really what he actually wanted was
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: ; create a US-based team to develop games targeted at the American market
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: Bundle the Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog instead of Altered Beast.
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: true
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: he missed part 4 which was more aggressive ads
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: And boy did it work. Segas share in the market shot up to a record high of 55%
<Marshal_Dan_Troop>: actually it was 60%