Sega - Sega Nomad lyrics

There once was a time where innovation ran in the gaming industry. The Sega Nomad was a child of this era. This handheld device is the successor to the Game Gear. This portable console was released alongside the Sega Saturn. It had an extremely brief bout against the Virtual Boy during the fifth generation of video games. Sega needed a new handheld to compete with Nintendo's next product. Sega seemingly decided to leech of the success of their Sega Genesis. The Genesis was hugely popular and in high demand even after they released the Saturn. In turn, they improved upon their design for the Mega Jet and used the same components that made the Genesis. And thus, the Nomad was born. It was released only in the United States some time in October of the year 1995 at the starting price of 180 US dollars. The Nomad, in concept, was suppose to be the greatest handheld to exist during that time. In a lot of ways, it was. It followed Nintendo's idea for the Game Boy. However, unlike the Game Boy, it shared the same game cartridges it's console brethren did. With consumers already having access to their favorite video games they brought previously, there would be a small spike in sales for that department. Where the Game Gear was bashed for being so big to hold, the Nomad changed that. It was lighter and was comfortable to hold in a strange way. The whole Genesis library can be played on this wonderful device. The Nomad was very innovative. It had an installed A/V output to be linked to a television and play. This feature is comparable to the Wii U. No other handheld had this at the time. This can even be called the father of the cellular phone to television via HDMI cable, which tablets and other devices can use. The Nomad also had included is an extra DE-9 port for an extra player. Sadly, the Nomad did poorly on the market. It was based on a generation old console, which people still loved, but they were looking forwarded to advances like the Jaguar and PlayStation. On top of that, many people had already bought a Genesis, so logically, they could just play their home console instead of buy the same device on for the go. You also couldn't tilt, turn, drop, shake, bump or otherwise move the Nomad lest it freeze or just quit working altogether. This was because production was rushed so the Sega can focus on another failing system at the time. And a few bad points on the Game Gear followed with the Nomad. Sega understood their screen drained the batteries in the Game Gear and opted for a Pa**ive-Matrix LCD screen. This lessened the strain on the power source, but there was “ghosting” present. Similar to early plasma televisions, the screen had a small burning-in effect. Fast, action-packed gameplay meant for blurry graphics. The 180 dollar price tag did not help. After a few months, Sega dropped the price to 80 dollars, and it still did not sell well. Later, it was discontinued. Sega originally had bigger plans for the unforgotten system. During early development for the console, many rumors spawned. There was talk of a touchscreen to be installed and it appears plans were made to bring it to Europe. An interactive screen at the time cost too much for your average handheld. And Europe did not receive the device from poor customer interest in America. Also because of the lack of support, Sega did not think to allow peripherals the Sega CD and Sega 32X to be used on the Nomad. There are fourteen games not compatible with the Nomad, either not being able to play, or hosting high amounts of freezing and more errors in gameplay. Although it is considered a failure to many, the Sega Nomad is a very well made console and had breakthrough features. Selling around one million units, the Nomad will always be a star in video gaming's great galaxy. Specifications CPU: Motorola 68000 7.61 MHz Resolution: 320 x 224 Output: A/V RAM: 64 KByte Video RAM: 16KB internal Display: 3.2 Inch Pa**ive-Matrix LCD screen Sound: Sound: PSG (TI 76489 chip)/FM chip (Yamaha YM 2612) :: Mono speaker Power: 6 AA batteries Game Library Ristar Dynamite Headdy Rocket Knight Adventures Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Super Baseball 2020 NBA Jam TE Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen