The Untold History of Sega

2015-11-01

TCW Podcast Episode 005 - The Untold History of Sega We discuss the history of SEGA. We go over how the company came to be, and the myriad of names the company was known by. How SEGA started as a distributor, and evolved into making their own coin op-games. We also go over how the coin-op business evolved in the post WW II era. The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega in the console market. We also go over how Nintendo had a stranglehold on the game market in the USA, and Sega beating them out in market share for a year. Zaibatsu Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu

TCW Podcast Episode 005 - The Untold History of Sega

We discuss the history of SEGA. We go over how the company came to be, and the myriad of names the company was known by. How SEGA started as a distributor, and evolved into making their own coin op-games. We also go over how the coin-op business evolved in the post WW II era. The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega in the console market. We also go over how Nintendo had a stranglehold on the game market in the USA, and Sega beating them out in market share for a year.

Zaibatsu Definition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu

Nintendo Training Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjgHLFZMa0

Genesis does what Nintendon't

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzUlkw6nh6I

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love

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