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Fourth-generation video game consoles

  • Sega GenesisIn the early 1980s, Sega Enterprises faced a severe downturn in its arcade business. Company revenues had surpassed $200 million between July 1981 and June…
  • Sega CDIn 1988, Sega released the Genesis console to enter the fourth generation of video game systems. By the early 1990s, CEO Tom Kalinske had driven sales…
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemOn the 9th of September 1987, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi revealed the development of the Super Famicom in a newspaper article published by Kyoto…
  • Game BoyOn the 10th of June 1987, division director Gunpei Yokoi informed R&D1 that Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi wanted a successor to the Game & Watch series…
  • TurboGrafx-16In July 1985, Hudson Soft approached Nintendo with a proposal for a new add-on to the Famicom. This device would use patented Bee Cards to store full games…
  • CP SystemCapcom began developing the CP System hardware around 1986. Capcom president Kenzo Tsujimoto came up with the concept inspired by the success of the Nintendo…