CGQ SuperCut Vol. 1 - The Sega Launch Videos

[@420haxx]

When it's cold and dark outside there is nothing better than chilling out and watching one of these epic trips down memory lane.

[@themanwithnoname4723]

I know the feeling! I am gonna have to figure out how to get these videos on dvd... yeah I’m old school... but I would be watching these the same way I watch Star Wars or other favorites !

[@ShamrockParticle]

if its cold outside and there's no kind of atmosphere, more or less, and you're all alone,, then a few episodes of Red Dwarf also helps! 👍😁

[@420haxx]

@@ShamrockParticle gotta get some fresh mango juice too :)

[@codprocamp4690]

Try going for a run each night, build up your distance change to a clean diet and in 6 months you will be a different person

[@JazGalaxy]

I don’t know if you mean literally or metaphorically, but either works...

[@Gorilla_Jones]

As an old man, industry veteran, and active gamer I love this channel. I wish you would actually produce more content. Thanks for this, you just made my day.

[@davidp420]

You should join his Patreon. He puts countless hours of work and a launch video requires a ton of research. We all wish our favorite KZbinrs had more content but it doesn't just magically happen.

[@Marc-no8lb]

Gotta have the middle man to get to the masses man

[@themanwithnoname4723]

Here, Here !!! Agreed!!!!

[@rvfiasco]

Yea, one of the few things that has brought me joy in this hellscape holiday.

[@tomjopackerson9130]

gorilla jam i won't gum bump the comment section, sega was such a huge part of my life, my pickle would swell to generous proportions at the slightest release, toe jam and earl, nba jam etc... i was ready to buck off a hot gooey rope shot, but i was prepubescent, but the yearning was there, that's the point to remember

[@jrockudont]

Old man here, sega is my childhood. I had every console growing up. I'm on Christmas vacation right now and this is just the perfect thing to watch. Thank you and merry Christmas.

[@pattol666]

i feel old watching too my man

[@themanwithnoname4723]

I just turned 41 years Young.... I feel 18... and these videos make me feel like my 13 yr old self !!! Epic Memories!!!

[@SplinterAce]

15 years on youtube and your channel gets into my top 10 channels EASILY

[@roberto1519]

Your content is diamond in the dirt, if we could only have more of this.

[@IIKings211]

What an awesome early Christmas present.

[@CGQuarterly]

Hey Tommy! Merry Christmas, man!

[@tommyiikings2114]

@@CGQuarterly Hey Chris, Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@anthonymenardmoquin9753]

I’ve worked in the industry for a couple years creating AAA games with Ubisoft Montreal and you are the best to explain and give a real nostalgia feeling to your videos! Happy holidays Bro!

[@Mushtaco]

Wow this dives deeper than the Grand Canyon, wasn't expecting the whole history. This channel is quality!

[@fchris1]

These videos are so well put together and nostalgic. Really captures the era nicely. Awesome content. Wish more content was available. But appreciate what is available. Thank you

[@themanwithnoname4723]

These videos are So Excellent!!! These are my favorites on KZbin. I really think these documentaries deserve to to called “ The Best” when it comes to this era of video gaming. I was born in 1980... so my video game experience match what is shown in these videos.. this is my younger life... NES , then SNES, then PlayStation.... I didn’t own a Sega system until the Dreamcast... BUT the Sega Genesis was basically a huge part of my gaming world. So much Respect for the Sega Genesis! So much Respect for CGQ !! Huge Fan here that hopes you have an Excellent 2022 !!!!

[@MRSAUltraviolet]

This is a great episode. Gonna watch it again.

[@tGette]

My favorite part is that this is "Vol. 1" AKA: More great CGQ content to look forward to!

[@Imcoldallthetime]

i was wondering how i was going to pass my time at work today, the CGQ gods answered

[@Kevin_Smith82]

Merry Christmas from Ireland, love the channel ❤

[@billschlafly4107]

I don't think the Wii is in CGQ's wheelhouse but I would love to watch a CGQ Wii launch video. The Wii takes "pick up and play" to a new level and I like that kind of thing from time to time.

[@bhvrd]

Love everything on your channel, pure gaming nostalgia bliss. Watching and listening to your videos is the closest and most accurate feeling and hype as I experienced back in the day, your channel is a truly brilliant beautiful time capsule and makes it all seem as new as it was back then, you have captured the retro gamer perspective from the time perfectly!!

[@irmaosver]

Thank you for making this awesome collection of videos. I often find myself watching this when I am doing some mundane tasks such as washing the dishes. I particularly liked how you also took the effort to make new video transitions in between each of the original videos to make them more cohesive.

[@silentfanatic]

Finally, something to pass the time while each stage loads in a Neo Geo CD game!

[@johnathanashleyOCSO]

I love this channel ❤️ if they posted a vid a day idk that I'd watch much else

[@endymion4078]

Love this guy, perfect voice for this kind of video. Always informative and entertaining

[@SpaceGringos3D]

This channel is just pure gold. Thank you for putting this together ❤

[@tgft85]

This was a surprise video, almost 3hrs long... lets do this!!!

[@JCally83]

This is excellent. Definitely will be viewed over the Christmas break in full

[@uhoh4961]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wow! What a gift! Thank you!

[@rickylovesyou]

This would have taken quite some time to create, and as usual you've knocked it out the park! Great work! Really appreciate the time you've invested to create this episode, bravo! ❤️

[@akildukes7499]

Perfect for long drives at work. GameSack did a similar thing and I'm thrilled with this right now.

[@teen_laqueefa]

would love if CGQ became the next "Dave" and Co hosted Game Sack as a guest.

[@tardis9436]

Can't get enough of this channel. Re-watched every video 3 times.

[@shareofmoney]

This is awesome work! Thanks for sharing this! It’s such an educational and nostalgic trip! I always enjoy hearing the history of how these wonderful consoles and games came to be!

[@vkermodekumav8949]

I LOVE THAT YOU MADE AN OMNIBUS!!

[@dieard1]

Absolutely brilliant video . Thanks for taking the time as per usual.

[@briannorthFW]

Something about you saying “weekend rental” just sounds oh so right!!

[@BrainSlushTV]

Crazy that the Sega master video came out in 2016. Feels like yesterday I just got notified that the video dropped. Haha one of the best channels on KZbin no doubt.

[@gilavalos2400]

As a sega fan boy, I appreciate the time and effort put into this video into sega's history. Thanks. I actually watched the almost 3 hour documentary in one sitting

[@pdude83]

I love your videos and your style. At WE your content is often running in a endless loop on my tv, while iam programming stuff. And i often listen to your voice to fall asleep. Great stuff! thank you, keep it up.

[@CGQuarterly]

Thanks! What's WE?

[@pdude83]

@@CGQuarterly WeekEnd. Hope you make more videos like this in future. But you covered so much stuff already, sure its hard to come up with new video ideas. Great content.

[@peugeot120]

I was a sega guy during the genesis days but I quickly went back to nintendo once the N64 hit. Although i did buy a dreamcast on the first day it came out and loved it.

[@mysega]

Very informative video even though I know most of the story behind Sega. Merry Christmas. I'm already looking forward to more content in the new year🙂

[@pandnh4]

Your content is outstanding sir. Such thorough history and excellent presentation, this is one of a few game history channels I enjoy like a syndicated series.

[@arloMI6]

Awesome man incredible work!!

[@wojiaobill]

another CGQ video! awesome !

[@clintoncronin2504]

Excellent video ! Love to hear how different places in the world experienced the 80’s and 90’s . Brazil’s history with Sega during this time period is so interesting. Every time I visit there I am always looking around for master system and Megadrive stuff

[@fireresq7]

WOOO ! Awesome ! Thanks Chris!

[@gullpayne]

That was awesome - umteenth time I have watched these episodes - great to have them in one video - thanks again for all your videos and happy holidays 🎄🎄🎄🎄😁😁

[@chocolocojames213]

This is great while playing the Sega Genesis mini. Thanks Chris 😊😊😊

[@briannorthFW]

Great video Chris, enjoyed these in this format

[@DoubleDguitar]

I love your uploads, such great work.

[@meh6722]

Slight desync in audio introducing the genesis/MD segment. Love the content! Keep up the great work!

[@thecunninlynguist]

Awesome! Can't wait for the Nintendo one ;) Christmas came early

[@gfig22]

Another banger by CGQ!

[@antonyjcarter]

Much appreciated that you call it the American Video Game Crash, and not continuing the weird narrative that Nintendo saved gaming all over the world

[@SuperFlashDriver]

If Sega ever makes another console again, they should do the Sega Neptune, followed by Sega Mars. Just so they can do consoles again, someday. BTW< this is just a video of re-releasing CGQ's old Launch videos, from 2016 all the way until 2020.

[@rars0n]

No offense (this is a great video), but you've got a few gaps here. For one thing, before the Saturn was launched, Kalinske actually got in touch with SGI and proposed a hardware platform based on their technology to Sega of Japan. SOJ of course rejected this and it apparently was Kalinske who suggested to SGI that Nintendo might be interested. Of course, that technology eventually turned into the Nintendo 64. Second, there was the rumored hardware add-on cartridge for the Saturn that was supposed to have either shipped with VF3 on Saturn or been available separately for $99. Sega of Europe seemed to be the most vocal about this cartridge in both its existence and its potential release. Everything I've dug up about it suggests that VF3 either was or was not running on the cart at some point. Someone from Core Design actually claimed to have seen the hardware and seen something running on it, so I'm pretty sure it existed in some form. However, I have to go with what Yu Suzuki himself has said, which is that both VF3 and Shenmue for Saturn were running only on the base Saturn hardware. We've seen video of Shenmue Saturn and IMO it looks downright amazing for a Saturn game, I would have loved to have played it. Likewise, from everything I can find, there were actually two versions of VF3 Saturn that were basically ready for retail that never made it to market (I am not sure if the first one used the hardware cart, but it seems likely that if VF3 ever DID use the cart, then it would have been this first version). At least one of them, the second one, would have been a technological masterpiece for the Saturn. Apparently Yu Suzuki really believed in the power of the Saturn and wanted nothing more than to give Saturn owners one final hurrah. And I believed he achieved this. However, Sega did not release the game as they were worried that it would compete with the "superior" Dreamcast port (which was handled by Genki... I mean, it's an alright game, but it was very late from the arcade release and Soul Calibur kinda blew it out of the water). Funny that they had no such concerns when releasing 3 different versions of Virtua Racing or 2 versions of Virtua Fighter. It's worth noting that this version probably would have shipped in 1998, meaning it was pretty late, but still a year before the (US) launch of the Dreamcast. Had I owned a Saturn back then, I would have bought both versions. Having said all that, the question remains what the hardware inside the cart would have been (and my god, how complex would that have been to utilize given the already-complex Saturn architecture?). Next Generation mentioned Sega partnering with Lockheed on a scaled down version of their Real3D hardware which powered the Model 2. This would eventually be sold off to Intel and arrive in the form of the terrible Intel i740 graphics cards, but the basic concepts around the hardware sounds like it was essentially the same idea (maybe it would have worked better in a console, I'm not sure). There seems to have been a lot of speculation that the Real3D hardware was inside the add-on cart. But there's also some evidence to suggest that no, Sega was working with them for a Saturn successor. This was pretty early on, and Lockheed had a problem with delivering stuff on time, so I'm not sure how long this actually lasted. I'm not sure whether this was dead before or after Kalinske contacted SGI. Sega had also been working with Nvidia using a follow-up to NV1 that might have used the SH-3 as its main CPU. Nvidia's hardware wasn't actually limited to quadratic polygons but could in fact do a lot of really cool stuff in addition to triangles, which resulted in curves that weren't otherwise possible on other 3D hardware. Optimus6128 (aka BugotheCat) has a demo video showing what kind of crazy capabilities were possible using NV1 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpqZnYF7qst1o7M This follows what was said in an interview with ex-STI people who worked on Sonic X-treme and actually got to see the Nvidia hardware that was being worked on. According to them, it was like NV1 in its capabilities, but faster and more capable, and it seemed very promising, albeit it really wasn't doing 3D graphics in the same way the industry was starting to more towards, and Sega didn't share Nvidia's enthusiasm for quads, so they dropped it. This was most likely Nvidia's never-released NV2 hardware. Interesting to think how the future of graphics would have evolved had NV2 become the standard. Then there's M2. Sega was apparently VERY close to buying M2 from 3DO to create a Saturn successor before they pulled out. There's plenty of evidence for this as well, as Sega did some demos on M2 hardware, which shows they were actually developing on it for some time before they chose not to use it. As far as I know, all of this was well before 3dfx and Blackbelt. Sega was literally looking at EVERYTHING. There was an interview with a hardware engineer that I read recently (unfortunately I haven't been able to find it again, but I'm sure it's out there) where he casually references evaluating all of these different combinations of hardware and then some. It's amazing to me the amount of hardware that Sega was evaluating and even testing development for. Meanwhile their potential console hardware was equally insane: there was the Genesis/32X combo Neptune, the cartridge-only Saturn called Jupiter, the now famous Neptune, etc. I think people also don't understand that Sega was actively trying to develop a Saturn 2, that is a console successor to the Saturn that WAS NOT the Dreamcast. The M2 or Real3D hardware, for instance, would not have been released as the Dreamcast but as the Saturn 2 (whatever they would have called it) and would have arrived at least a year or two before Dreamcast. Also, Hideki Sato has gone on record to explain why they chose Dural over Blackbelt. Essentially they were already on friendly terms with NEC and Hitachi and already knew the SuperH architecture from their work with it previously. Overall it was more favorable to Sega, and from a business perspective, I think that makes sense, especially at the time. However, as much as I love the Dreamcast and think it's great hardware, I think they chose the wrong path. 3dfx's 3D technology was superior in most respects and was already popular in arcade boards, that's how they grew their business. I think it could have drastically changed the fortunes of both companies had they partnered together on the Dreamcast hardware. Sega truly failed because they were not only extremely innovative, but ahead of their time. They were also too willing to give gamers exactly what they wanted. Ask me, a SNES owner back in 1992 what I wanted more than anything, and I'd probably say "Sega CD or an equivalent for my Super NES!" A 32-bit add-on for my 16-bit console? YES PLEASE! What could possibly go wrong? Other than the fact that I couldn't afford those add-ons anyway. But I sure loved the concept of them. I was begging for Nintendo to release something awesome that would beef up the SNES. Genesis owners had it all, or at least I thought they did at the time, with all these awesome add-ons. Hell, even TG-16 owners had a CD add-on! I was missing out! Old, slow Nintendo just never delivered! Obviously in hindsight that's not how the industry works. And with Sony getting involved, the game was stepped up immensely.

[@coreydeluna5258]

get a life

[@retrodungeonYT]

Watched all of these multiple times before, but never in succession. Time for CGQ background vibes.

[@Domoppedi123]

Great Video!

[@retropotatoe]

Great stuff !!

[@AIex_Kidd]

at 13:17 there's an obvious typo on Super Tennis' price :)

[@lokemmslokemms4294]

wow wow wow the amount of information in this video is staggering. I could keep watching like no tomorrow. I gotta sub for this awesome channel.

[@sotobello.]

Grande Cosmic Effect representando o Brasil!

[@marccaselle8108]

My favorite Dreamcast games were sonic adventure, power stone, hydro thunder, ready 2 rumble boxing, resident evil 2, street fighter 3 double impact, marvel vs Capcom 2, WWF Royal Rumble, house of the dead 2, and grandia 2.

[@andresbravo2003]

Quite like a full movie. SEGA is the best but possibly unforgettable.

[@yippee.12]

Love your videos man!

[@SophiaNyx]

This video has one million mega power!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

master System is probably the most underrated/underappeciated console of all-time, at least in the US.

[@theonlybilge]

Hearing the first line just made me think of "remember the nineties?"

[@hazybasement7101]

Really great coverage on the Sega launches, They have been out of the hardware game for so long it really speaks volumes about the passionate Sega fanbase. I was mostly a Nintendo kid, but I gotta be honest. I was bitten by the Sega bug quite a few times!

[@SlippyMcDervish]

1:26:46 - I had never thought of the origin of my favourite video game song until now. A blown mind I have.

[@andysanchez1215]

I was a Sega and PlayStation fan back in the 90s!

[@joshuamackey2326]

Ur videos are always informative and awesome thank u very much for ur content!!

[@eyeofthestorm7830]

Awesome Video. I always wanted to know the story on why the Master System was so popular in Europe and South America. Now I know! I remember picking up my console with Phantasy Star...and that game at that time was $75 at launch! In the late 80's! Still one of the best RPG's ever made. Ahh the memories........

[@jsjsjjehesjjejej1828]

Your videos are very very very very very good. More launch videos please. And I hope you get a billion subs

[@lordferdinand85]

Thank you for this documentary!

[@GU__NI]

Was there a gamesmaster Tv show worldwide, or just the UK?

[@33Dannyb]

This is a random comment but I’m looking forward to you next video! I know it takes a long time but it’s worth it, your content is great. Also hoping for a “Sega Saturn in 1995” video hehe.

[@CGQuarterly]

There will be more content coming. Just took a little break from the show, but have been uploading to the side channel... Thanks for watching!

[@user-studio.pocket.5]

SEGA is interesting and will come to watch again

[@teen_laqueefa]

Tommy Lasorda ranting about Kurt Bevacqua is a different man than the loving grandpa in the commercials

[@UR_LOCAL_KK]

I was all sega. Was hart broken when they stop making consoles. Great video, I learned a lot.

[@sylvain316]

I wish I could go back in time and releave those moments when I first got my old master system

[@Cafeman_2D]

Good stuff. Watched it all!

[@rstallworth5349]

Man I loved my sega master system. The memories!!!

[@plainlazy2097]

@25:23 that’s not true. I got the Hang-On and Astro Warrior multicart bundled in with the base unit in the UK. I believe the deal was an exclusive at an electronic store called Dixon’s.

[@souljastation5463]

21:21 So, Quickshot had a partnership with SEGA in Brazil, interesting. Here in Europe Quickshot was a very popular brand, but it was mostly associated with microcomputers (Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad, ecc...).

[@johnnycigar2061]

Love the supercut.

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

i can confirm that blue stinger is the best game ever made.

[@charliehustle2591]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

This videos are the perfect antidote to my anxiety.

[@CGQuarterly]

Glad to hear it. I suffer from anxiety as well so I know how important that is. Take it easy!

[@Jzupp10]

I said "whoa" out loud to myself when I heard that FM sound unit

[@christosnikiforos4103]

Goodday sir.. I can't help but wonder why you have not yet made a console launch video of the NES? Of course it's easy talk for me and can imagine the work that goes in these type of videos, but i always enjoyed your take on the console launches and, for years now, i was always under the impression that a NES launch video would eventually follow.. whatever the case, nice work again on this video. Thanks.

[@CGQuarterly]

Working on it!

[@christosnikiforos4103]

@@CGQuarterly 😄 you never dissapoint. Take your time my friend. Happy holidays

[@TruthSword7]

Hoping for more of these SuperCuts!

[@MixologistMilo]

👏👏✊ thank you

[@theonlybilge]

1:23:49 Really? Because the level geometry looks like actual polygons.

[@override7486]

It is. Sprites etc. are pre-rendered

[@TVsMrNeil]

A lot of time has passed from the time these were produced, but I'm noticing a lot of hiccups in the facts. It happens, so no big deal. 26:08 But in more recent times, it's been revealed that Zillion was actually an adaptation of Laser Tag, and the characters in the anime even wear the body sensors from the game. The Master System light phaser, which was never released in Japan, is actually was the Laser Tag plastic mold in Japan. Another one I noticed was Super Thunder Blade's relation to Blue Thunder. 54:40 While not technically based on the Roy Scheider film, the game's title screen is literally ripped straight from the movie.

[@xwizitrod]

Go make a video with the info corrected then

[@override7486]

​@@xwizitrod lol. Do you know meaning of words like "information", "critique", "opinion" or "feedback"? Dissing OP because I'm not OK or disagree with some particular opinion is so retarded and childish I'm kinda speechless.

[@dogsauce19]

8:22 Sega System?

[@kermit1]

I used to love playing Golden Axe at the local pizza shop.

[@frankez99]

Blue Impulse were the JASDF demo team. I was stationed in Misawa in 93-95.

[@CGQuarterly]

So like the Japanese version of the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds?

[@frankez99]

@@CGQuarterly yes sir!

[@MaXFaRaDaY77]

Was that Stephen Dorff as a sega kid

[@Boss-Bot]

1:07:00 Mention of no pack in game. 1:11:30 mention of pack in game.

[@CGQuarterly]

At 1:07 I'm talking about the Japanese release, for which there was no pack-in game. In the US, Virtua Fighter was packed in.

[@videogameobsession]

Ahh.. The Xbox, AKA "The Sega Dreamcast 2". One of my favorite, newer systems.

[@Jacksonzole57]

Thank u!!!!

[@33Dannyb]

Are you going to do more let’s read episodes?

[@CGQuarterly]

Yes

[@neuro_davinci]

Being "yellow carded" in football is called being booked. Impress us Europeans with that one next time 😉

[@CGQuarterly]

I’ll try to remember that for next time!

[@MagicRooster41]

Awesome, thank you for creating such in depth content. Please consider a similar video for Nintendo consoles