THE BEST SYSTEM EVER! Round 2! SEGA Consoles!!!!

[Tan]

Darrggg I had a really big comment otherwise....

 
The SMS is a 16-bit system from foot to toe. Think of it like the SNES which is really a lesser 32-bit system.

Here, let me settle this once and for all. the Sega Master System uses an 8-bit Zilog Z80 as it's CPU. The same CPU used in the SG-1000, ColecoVision, Game Gear, Game Boy, Amstrad CPC, MSX, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum and dozens of others. While no where even close to having the power of a 16 bit system, it was used in the Genesis/Mega Drive as a co-processor for audio, think of it as a "little helper" in the Genesis nothing more.

To touch on an earlier comment, the SNES is not a "lesser 32-bit system". Most of the games that were innovative in graphics or physics or sound, had custom made chips added into the cartridges to assist the unit's capabilities. There's over a dozen different types of custom chips that were added to carts, they made games like Starfox, Super Mario RPG, Mario Kart, Doom, Pilotwings, Mega Man X etc. possible. No different in function than say a 32x or the SVP chip that was added to the Genesis version of Virtua Racing.

That doesn't make the system more than what it is, no more than a 512 meg vid card matched with 512 ram give you a 1gig desktop.

[BadEnoughDude]

Thanks, Tan.

[logical123]

Thanks Tan, but I'm not sure that this will settle it... 

[James]

Here, let me settle this once and for all. the

Sega Master System uses an 8-bit Zilog Z80 as it's CPU.

One proccessor does not define a system. That is only one compenent of a system. There is many other varibles. There is no way for anybody to build a system using one stand only chip. However in CPU emulation as with the PS2 and even the one chip NES has proven differ.

So please explain why the Mega Drive, with its 16-bit processor, has "16 bit" engraved on it.

the SNES is not a "lesser 32-bit system".

Yes it is.

Please, please, please come up with some facts to back that up.

Just because games look nice, doesn't mean they have hardware better than they actually do.

How old are you? You're arguing like a child. I might even go so far as to say you're trolling.

[logical123]

*Sigh*

I didn't want the arguing to continue, but if idiocy continues, let the arguing continue as well... 

[Tan]

*Sigh*

I didn't want the arguing to continue, but if idiocy continues, let the arguing continue as well... 

I've cleaned up the thread, let's all stick to the topic at hand from now on.

[Cobra]

While not a hit in North America or Japan, the MS dominated other parts of the world.
We should of recruited some Brazilian members before doing this poll, as the Master System is still a great seller over there with yet another new model. Not to mention it was still getting new games until 2005 over there last time I checked. But with the latest Master System having 131 built-in games now, I would say perhaps still making games now too.
[img width=167 height=105]http://www.tectoy.com.br/img/produtos/listagem/ms131.png[/img]

[Sirgin]

You're right Cobra, the Master System was very popular here in Europe (for example), among other places