Sega Genesis & Mega Drive

The successor to the Sega Master System and 16-Bit new kid on the block, the Sega Genesis was quite the trouble maker when it arrived on the scene. Regardless of being a bad ass system that could hold it's own, Sega of America opted for a multi-million dollar smear campaign to stick a spear into the side of it's #1 rival Nintendo. It's head start on the SNES, coupled with massive amounts of shit talking would help it corner the market at the time and give birth to one of today's most beloved mascots, Sonic the Hedgehog.