Somewhere in that period (end '80) I first rented me Sega Master Systems and later on (somewhere begin '90) I bought myself a Sega Megadrive. And ofcourse the MegaCD and 32X followed after they came out. I really enjoyed games like the Shining Force Series (both the Megadrive and the MegaCD versions), Shinobi, Castlevania, Alien Soldier, Flashback, Eternal Champions (especially the MegaCD version with it's brutal Cinekills), Soulstar (MegaCD), Snatcher (MegaCD), the Sonic The Hedgehog serie, Thunderforce serie, Strikes serie and the Streets Of Rage serie with their great soundtracks. On 32X I liked games such as Doom (even it was played in a window and a little buggy), Metal Head, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Racing Deluxe.
Then I did something which I still regret, I sold the Sega Consoles and their games as I needed the money for buying a Sega Saturn and a Sony Playstation. Although there are some good games on Playstation (Ridge Racer serie,Wipeout serie, the first Tombraider, the Resident Evil's and Tekken's for example) I enjoyed playing on the Saturn more. Some really great games on the Saturn are Shining Force 3.1 (and probably part 2 and 3 but they were never released outside Japan and I don't speak Japanese), Shining In the Holy Ark, Burning Rangers, Nights Into Dreams, Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter 1&2, Virtua Cop, House Of The Dead, and the mighty Panzer Dragoon Series. These are all games with that special touch of "Magic" only a company as Sega can develop.
Ofcourse after the 32bit era came Dreamcast. The most underrated console in history with classic games as the DC version of Daytona USA, The House Of The Dead 2, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi, Headhunter, Samba De Amigo, Skies Of Arcadia, the great Shenmue 1&2 and the more recent shooters Ikaruga and Borderdown
It was in this time I began to buy all the Sega consoles/games again, but this time it was rather to collect them then playing the games. Ofcourse I still enjoy playing all those classic 8bit and 16bit games nowadays
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