How Sega Conquered Japanese Television

[@st1ka]

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Or else

[@christopherthibeault7502]

About that INSANE STORY I've ever heard... did someone actually write a book that literally ripped off those companies and still got not just published, but numerous times? If that ACTUALLY happened, then (and forgive me if you've already answered this request) can you provide a few links to the title?

[@Mankey619]

It’s amazing that modern anime have shown such incredible love and respect for Sega. I’ve seen a lot of Sega consoles in 90s anime,but never thought that it’s continuing to this day. I guess Japan wants to reminds us that Sega should not be forgotten in our memories.

[@st1ka]

damn right :D

[@fleetquest]

St1ka once again proves to the internet that he is, infact, a man of culture.

[@st1ka]

heck yeah!

[@paufernandezboj5517]

A man of culture and a sofisticated taste

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Poor Saturn, we never got half the games japan loved so much.

[@st1ka]

Yep so true. Ironically, Europe and the US got a different set of Japanese saturn games. There's a few differences between them. For example, Europe got Megaman X3, Keio Flying Squadron 2, King of Fighters 95, Dragon Ball Z: Legends and Deep Fear while none of these were launched in the US. On the other hand, the US got Megaman X4, Megaman 8, Astal, Albert Odyssey, Magic Knight Rayearth and Iron Storm which didn't launch in Europe. Sega's distribution was... odd back then.

[@mopeybloke]

SEGA has really made a comeback. In the 90's it took a major lying down from being featured in Evangelion while PSX had a cameo in Cowboy Bebop.

[@st1ka]

Hah indeed

[@thenerdcage3292]

God I still remember watching Hi-Score Girl on Netflix and kept remembering when all those systems came out. My time playing them… miss those days😅

[@st1ka]

you and me both my dude... you and me both

[@sogero2]

THE FEELS

[@RayceARoni]

Gotta be my favorite video yet, fantastic job all around. That Punisher reference is crazy consider it's so American in nature. Also, the quote about the Game Gear becoming a Nomand... wasn't the Nomad exclusive to the United States as well?

[@st1ka]

Oh yeah, that's a good point, the nomad was exclusive to the US, I forgot about that

[@t0xcn253]

I'm the same age as the comatose uncle, and I can confirm that there is no method too extreme or sacrilegious that I wouldn't use it to remove the knowledge that SEGA lost the console wars.

[@st1ka]

Haha

[@mattsgaminglifeAUS]

Hi-score girl opened my eyes to Sega and the influence it had on gamers back in the 90s, I was too young to understand it and only had a ps1 but thanks to hi-score girl and Uncle From Another World I purchased a Sega Saturn and have started a little collection 😊

[@st1ka]

Oooh hope you'll enjoy it. I love the Saturn :D

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

There's a CD-i on the table in Love Live Superstar 🥰

[@st1ka]

yes there is! No Thunder in Paradise though :P

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

@@st1ka Perfection is always just out of reach, isn't it?

[@st1ka]

@@WrestlingWithGaming so true, there should be at least twice as much Sega representation 😏

[@eligreene9246]

I like that Hi Score Girl and Uncle from Another World reference classic video games

[@Zahir658]

15:31 I really appreciate the fact that the developers of that anime show put some research into it. The Master System was indeed popular in South America.

[@st1ka]

haha right?

[@Zahir658]

@@st1ka Yeah. Even popular than the NES in that region.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

And in Europe Because The máster system was more cheap and better that The NES

[@TheFieryWind99]

Fun fact; Sega has always been collaborating with Love Live! since at least 2014-2015, usually for merchandise such as plushies. Rin Hoshizora from Love Live! School Idol Project, Hanamaru Kunikida from Love Live! Sunshine!!, and Rina Tennoji from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club even have been featured as Sega Girls, although Superstar! has yet to have such a poll for a Sega Girl from their unit, Liella.

[@st1ka]

how interesting, I did not know that.

[@KameariKillScreen]

Jesus hell Man. You went overboard with this one. And I love it.

[@st1ka]

Why go board, when you can go overboard? :P

[@vaporwave2345]

Who's ready for a Segata Sanshiro anime? 😛

[@st1ka]

*raises hand*

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm still watching this now my friend, but I had to drop a comment of thanks for the PC Engine shout out on high score girl as well. It warmed my heart when I first watched that episode to see it getting some love. Impeccable taste indeed 😆

[@jbmaru]

Recommended it to a PCE buddy :)

[@st1ka]

hehe, I has a big soft spot for the PCE and I had to mention it here. Sadly, I didn't do a segment on the PC engine because high score girl is the only anime that came to mind

[@st1ka]

you did the right thing :D

[@tomonemo2992]

Also a western cartoon reference to Sega: In Regular Show the console the guys have is cearly a Master System :)

[@st1ka]

oh yeah I remember that one :D

[@almaelma11]

This was a GREAT episode! I didnt know this was all going on in anime. I need to watch it more again, especially uncle from another world. Also that story at 6:08 was friggen wild and coulda been a video on its own! You drop some friggen great stuff every video! :) Thanks for this St1ka! Also also 19:00 is all: DONT LEAVE! He has a MD Understandable, have a good day.

[@st1ka]

Having a Mega Drive comes before all

[@cainiwakura]

You forgot that Hyperdimension Neptunia have literal SEGA Canceled console with the code name Sega Neptune as main character.

[@Shinmsl]

Just a side note, I remember in classic 90s anime Dragonball Z Mr.Satan gives majin Boo a "Gamepoy" to play (which has a bomb inside) in an effort to distract and kill him. And I also remember that in Sailor moon my waifu Sailor Jupiter was very much into Arcade games but never there was any specific references to any actual games. I also remember from the Author pages in the earlier volumes of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama himself mentioning that his wife confiscated his Famicom because he wouldn't stop playing Dragon Quest 🤣

[@st1ka]

hah! I remember those. I also remember they owned a console, but I couldn't find footage of it on youtube.

[@MCHeyStoopid]

@@st1ka The Sega Saturn was in Dragon Ball GT!

[@OM19_MO79]

Squid girl has an episode in which they play a super DS-like system made by the MIT guys and play a Mario and a Final Fantasy parodies. After their ordeal, they go and play an F-Zero-like game on an SFC-like console, but their experience with the MIT guys console had made the so strong that they destroy the cart and controllers.

[@st1ka]

I remember seeing the DS but I didn't include it because it was a modern system back when the show aired. Somehow, I completely missed that Super Famicom reference though

[@sojannedos]

Really good video! I honestly miss my Sega Dreamcast.

[@st1ka]

It was a super fun video to make! :D

[@superbros64deluxe]

12:12 You forgot to mention the Darkstalkers box art in this scene, also in the manga for call of the night there was a Super Famicom instead.

[@crazizzle85]

This video is a video after my own heart. Truly the best channel of all time.

[@st1ka]

haha thank you!

[@afropowa1598]

11:12 naw, that is just the straight up truth there! This is one of your best episode since you sound like you was having tons of fun making it. Everything was on point from that horrible Portuguese fan fiction to the best anime of all time joke with the crowd cheering. Keep it up!

[@st1ka]

haha thank you. Yeah, making this video was a blast!

[@AReaverZappy]

For those that missed it there's loss at 7:37 Damn St1ka not only are you a Portugese weeb, but your meme game is on point too.

[@st1ka]

Haha good catch. Yep that was a hidden joke that I expected to go over most people

[@analogmoz]

Oh, good eye, Reaver!

[@st1ka]

@@analogmoz hehe

[@Larry]

Most excellent video Sir!!!

[@st1ka]

thank you, Larry! :D

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

@@st1ka Now you know you've made it 💪🏻

[@flottenheimer]

@11:50 Man, I loved the S.A.P.S.-campaign. Great, great video, St1ka - added several shows to my 'Must watch'-list.

[@st1ka]

hehe glad I could help

[@Monhamd1000]

Sega is quite big in Japan. That's why Sakura Wars was created.

[@st1ka]

Indeed.

[@sandroconrado7417]

Great video St1ka! While watching, I remembered that in one of the first episodes of Great Teacher Onizuka, PS1 is mentioned and Eikichi is shown playing Wild Arms. Edit: Just checked, it is episode 3

[@st1ka]

Thank you! :D I'll have to check out that episode

[@anerysium]

You're Love Live Superstar thumbnail caught my attention to your video.

[@st1ka]

Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@anerysium]

@@st1ka I did. Thanks. 😊

[@st1ka]

Thank you! :D

[@Ostnizdasht206]

$27 for a Saturn is a steal in my book.

[@st1ka]

Right?!

[@lilcash17]

This has got to be my favorite st1ka episode so far

[@st1ka]

haha thank you!

[@SylveonTrapito]

In Argentina you can use the Game Gear TV receiver. Analog tv still exists. Don't know if you can syntonice because of frecuencies tought.

[@st1ka]

Damn that's awesome!

[@jbmaru]

Lots of great things about this video, including the running jokes. A video after my own heart. 🎶SEEEGAAA🎶

[@st1ka]

hehe, I do love me some running jokes.

[@NIGH11]

Sega's back! In anime form !

[@st1ka]

Hah! Love that reference!

[@NIGH11]

@@st1ka everything's comin' up Sega!

[@st1ka]

It's time for Lee Carvallo's Putting challenge! :P

[@dexocube]

Well that proves it. Sega won the console wars. Nice one St1ka

[@st1ka]

heck yeah!

[@Zahir658]

I will be completely honest here. I knew that Saturn and, to some extent, the Dreamcast would be featured in the anime given its popularity in Japan but I had no idea that the Mega Drive, which fell behind the Super Famicom and PC-Engine in Japan, would be featured in the anime as well. This really makes me wonder about the factors that could have led to it. Could it be that the Sega's popularity on its retro console could have made even the Mega Drive into the anime scene?

[@st1ka]

It's definitely possibly. I mean, even the master system received representation so clearly there's been a resurgence of Sega's gaming past.

[@Zahir658]

@@st1ka Yeah. Even some arcades are getting talked about but it's mostly the home consoles that's getting talked about the most.

[@solnocturno]

Finding ur channel was like a nostalgic capsule

[@st1ka]

haha thank you!

[@crazizzle85]

It feels to me Sega has only gotten more popular in Japan since they went third party. And it helps their last two systems were more popular in Japan than the west. In the u.s, there is a nostalgia over Atari. But imagine if Atari was one of the biggest publishers in the industry and still a cultural institution. I imagine that's how Sega feels in Japan.

[@st1ka]

yeah that's a good point

[@adamokon85]

As i know SEGA was even the first game company who was involved to make an anime: Zillion. Great game, great anime.Yyou can watch it here on youtube as Red Photon Zillion. It´s wonderful to see that SEGA has still so much love outside the video game-world.

[@st1ka]

Oh i did a video on zillion where i took a look at all the games and the anime. No idea if sega was the first though

[@adamokon85]

@@st1ka I´ve heared about Zillinon from another channel called GTV Japan. it was before i knew your channel. in their retrospective they say that SEGA was the first game company who worked with an anime studio together.

[@Shinmsl]

Hahah you clearly had fun with this video XD this video could be great for drinking games 😂 My theory of why Sega now seems so prominently epitome of retro gaming is because it encapsulates a very specific era that had a very clear beginning middle and end whereas Nintendo and Sony kept going to these days . Of course Sega is still exist but it's not the same as their time as a console developer and how much they were into putting Innovation and creativity into their games at that time. And basically we are in the era of the nostalgia for the '90s after the nostalgia from the 80s was dried to the death by every possible form of media.

[@st1ka]

Yeah that's a good theory. It could definitely be it

[@DanielMonteiroNit]

That detour on the book was epic lol

[@st1ka]

I just HAD to talk about it. But I don't think people would watch a full video on it lol

[@ParanoidThalyyMVS]

This has got to be the video with the largest amount of thumbnail changes I have ever seen XD, has it been 7 or 8 by now?

[@st1ka]

5, but I finally settled on one xD

[@georgesleeth1157]

It's kinda like I remember watching a lot of late 2000s animes in my teens and everyone had PSP knock offs XD

[@st1ka]

Hah so true. Those were super common

[@DizzyPlays]

And also, also, also (x-infinity) I think the level of research you do is always amazing. 🙂

[@st1ka]

hehe thank you! xD

[@LocoRodeoBozo]

I need to check out Isekei Ojisan, that reaction was very similar to mine when Sega discontinued the Dreamcast, such a heartbreaking moment when I was a little kid lol

[@chrisengh2323]

Awesome video! Was pretty funny! Surprised you didn't include all the wonderswan references in modern anime. There are a bunch in the new Evangelion movies.

[@st1ka]

ah I haven't watched the Eva movies. Surprised to see the Wonderswan is there, that's kinda cool

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

Hi-Score Girl is quite an awesome anime indeed, and speaking as a former Nintedrone who now embraces the superiority of Both PlayStation and Sega (PS1 and PS2 are my favorite consoles with Saturn, Dreamcast, and Genesis/CD not too far behind), I can safely say with certainty Haruo Yaguchi is indeed a true man of culture (especially for his love of the PC Engine, AKA; the best console of the 16-bit generation in my book).

[@st1ka]

Anyone who chooses the PC Engine as their gaming system is a fine person with excellent taste! :D

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

@@st1ka PlayStation 1 and 2 as well might I add, especially for the JRPGs on the system (namely my favorite Xenogears).

[@st1ka]

I really need to play the Xenogears games

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

@@st1ka Oh trust me when I say Xenogears is quite possibly the greatest love letter to 80s mecha anime from here to Gundam and Macross with quite possibly the greatest sci-fi storyline this side of Dune, Gundam, and Evangelion.

[@jordanjackson6151]

Dayum!! This vid needed to happen! I never even suspected this kind of culture vibe was worth a research!

[@st1ka]

I aim to please

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

I like retro gaming/gaming history, and I find that I have a sort of preference for Sega too. It's just so interesting. I hope that one day I will be able to own a dreamcast and or saturn

[@st1ka]

I think it helps that Sega has historically always been the underdog and hasn't been afraid to try absolutely insane stuff. It makes them very easy to like.

[@TheBeird]

That information about the Weeb book getting successful is . . . real depressing. But if all this Sega representation in these anime's continues, especially with the Saturn, then maybe Sega will acknowledge that they did do a 32bit console and try bringing some of that shit back

[@st1ka]

I've been wanting to do a video on the book, but I don't think I could make a video interesting enough for it to be successful, so I took this tangent instead.

[@mmpsp693]

This video is one of the best things our of 2022

[@st1ka]

Thank you! :D

[@elbarto6668]

We Neeeeeed a review of the Book!

[@mkopke]

Waver aka Lord El Melloi from Typemoon's The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II is a hardcore SEGA Mega Drive / Sega Saturn gamer, constantly portrayed in the novels, manga, and anime. He also does the same in his roles on the Fate series.

[@st1ka]

oooh I did not know that :D

[@jeweltara]

If sega ever returns to console war status it will be because of the love shown in anime

[@st1ka]

that would be great :D

[@jeweltara]

@@st1ka it sure wiuld and if they do the console sgould be either black and blue or black and purple ((Ne[tunia fans know why))

[@GJDZ02]

Loved the video, super fun... However, I'm surprised you didn't mention that Love Live is the best anime ever made, it definitely is.

[@st1ka]

Yeah looking back i should have done that

[@Dead-Pool3_II_Sij6]

I so expecting to hear Kenny Lauderdale pop in the moment you said "What is "Modern Anime"" and to hear you both have a back and forth collab till you get to the representation portion of the video. that said great video, I bet at some point someone will mod a PS1 to have PS4/PS5 type of save system setup and another great great video.

[@st1ka]

Funny thing, the thumbnail I'm using now was suggested by him

[@Dead-Pool3_II_Sij6]

@@st1ka OH nice. also idea forming for a gift but will need to save up for it. I look forward to when you and Kenny do a team up even if its just he does the opening narration for you and you do like interview reads for him

[@st1ka]

@@Dead-Pool3_II_Sij6 well, even though I love anime it is a bit outside my channel's scope. And this video did flop hard too

[@Dead-Pool3_II_Sij6]

@@st1ka which is a shame because its really good. and I'm not saying "do another anime" just be cool to see/hear you do other neat trivia that normally isn't covered and has a remarkable history behind it(good, bad, game, book, show or the odd bootleg) with Kenny as a guest star

[@st1ka]

@@Dead-Pool3_II_Sij6 yeah I'm super bummed out over how this video turned out. As for making a collab with Kenny, who knows? I'm certainly not against it :P

[@traphousegamer1906]

Can we get a part 2?

[@st1ka]

I'd need to find more modern anime with sega references :P Though sadly, this video flopped pretty badly >_>

[@PlaystationTaxation69999]

​@@st1kaThere is Yofukashi no uto scene where Nazuna plays a playstation game of Street Fighter I believe.

[@st1ka]

​@@PlaystationTaxation69999 yep there is! I think I mentioned it in this video. Can't recall

[@Digitaaliklosetti]

The thumbnail keeps changing!

[@st1ka]

sorry, was running some tests. It's gonna stay as it is now though.

[@heilong79]

What is the music at 13:25. I thought it was after burner but maybe not?

[@heilong79]

It is SEGA RALLY 2.

[@st1ka]

Yep sorry didn't see this sooner. It's soul on desert from sega rally 2

[@guyyoung4388]

Sega is the only company that stayed true to their roots every other company are now more American than anything else

[@guyyoung4388]

Also don't forget Sony closed their Japanese business

[@st1ka]

aye agreed!

[@paufernandezboj5517]

Thats funny when you know that Sega was founded in Hawaii 😂 and its more japanese that The japanese funded companies, that's pretty good

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Sega is finally just as represented as the Famicom and Super Famicom in anime granted it took longer

[@fayezfawzi3255]

Nice video! a few things though: -You forgot about two animes with a ton of game consoles, which would raise the count of all the companies by two: 1-The World God Only Knows, A 2010 anime all about an extremely hardcore gamer and visual novel lover, with multiple scenes of all his consoles including one where he controls them all at the same time. 2-Ixion Saga DT. A 2012 Isekai anime where, in one episode, the MC teaches the history of creation through talking about the history of gaming, with pictures of all consoles flying in the background. -Not sure why you decided to include Sega's 6th gen console (Dreamcast) yet exclude the rest of the companies' 6th gen consoles (PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox). I don't think that is fair. -Also not sure why you decided on 2010 specifically as the cutoff date for "Modern Anime". I think the 21st century would have been a way more natural cutoff date. Death Note and Code Geass were released in 2007 for example, and they aren't really considered "Retro Anime". -A likely reason for Sega having more representation is simply because it is the only major player in Japan's console market that has ever disappeared (as Atari didn't have much of a notable presence there other than the Lynx for a bit). Both Sony and Nintendo are still releasing consoles, while Sega isn't, so it is far easier for Sega to symbolize the bygone retro era in one's mind there. The only other company that would even be in the discussion would be NEC, and they only had 1 successful console and 1 flop console to their name. -Lastly, it annoyed me that in Hi-score Girl she was playing the Game Gear without any cartridge in it lol.

[@st1ka]

Oh, I didn't know about The World God Only Knows and Ixian Saga, any idea which episodes those were featured in? Oh and Honestly, I wasn't sure I'd include the Dreamcast or not, but then again, the Dreamcast only got one reference in passing and that same anime also references the Sega Saturn, so it ended up being a non-issue. With that said, I didn't really find any anyime that referenced the Gamecube, Xbox or PS2 during the last 10 years.

[@fayezfawzi3255]

@@st1ka -*Ixion. I don't remember which episode it was for it, but for TWGOK it is all over it, there is barely an episode without a game console (especially the PSP, though that one is irrelevant to this topic). Both are great shows too :) -Well, if there weren't any that referenced them other than shared shows then it isn't a problem really. Still not sure why you picked 2010 though, but it isn't a big deal. -I am curious which animes if any referenced the NEC consoles other than Hi-score Girl.

[@st1ka]

@@fayezfawzi3255 I stuck with 2010 mostly to try and keep the list manageable. The further back I went the less information there was

[@fayezfawzi3255]

@@st1ka I see. That does make sense. Did you find any references to NEC consoles in animes other than Hi-Score Girl?

[@st1ka]

@@fayezfawzi3255 Sadly no :(

[@Winter_337]

I know nothing of the animoo, it exhausts me and I find it boring. However, the comedy chops on display in this video are absolutely peak. This is why this video is the greatest video St1ka made of all time

[@st1ka]

"Oh! This is beautiful!"

[@VinnytotheK]

I will say that Yuyushiki made a few Nintendo references from what I remember.

[@st1ka]

were they classic nintendo references? That one must have slipped by me.

[@VinnytotheK]

@@st1ka Maybe more broad, I remember them wanting to have a Mario Kart tournament, and perhaps play Smash Bros.

[@st1ka]

aaah, yeah, if it's too broad I didn't include them here. It's also why there were no Sonic references in this video.

[@comradeinternet467]

I hope some day we get an anime equivalent to Halt And Catch Fire. I could watch anime of people tinkering with circuit boards for days.

[@st1ka]

oh man that would be awesome

[@Mchenrygames]

Great video. I miss Sega making consoles.

[@st1ka]

Same here :(

[@cordellriemer5177]

This video is fantastic 👍😀

[@st1ka]

haha thank you! :D

[@thunderhammerx2966]

If only "having a Mega Drive" had that kind of value. There's two around here somewhere; with CD add-ons at that.

[@st1ka]

Clearly you'd be swimming in Japanese women by now

[@Treychik]

Hey! what about Komi can't communicate? ...they were playing Smash bros in there...though a bit, VERY ambiguous way, lol not sure if it was n64, wii, gc...

[@st1ka]

I saw that but they were holding a PS4 controller in one episode and a switch in the other

[@analogmoz]

I wanna play Space Harrier with a joystick in an arcade with my Portuweeabu friend.

[@st1ka]

maybe one day :P

[@yogsothoth915]

Let us take a moment to pay respect to the half of the Saturn library , and the near entirety of the PC Engine library, that never touched the west. (The PC Engine was freaking huge in Japan But they had next to no interest in supporting their western Turbo graphics 16 with their library, dispite a passionate western marketing team.)

[@st1ka]

yeah very true :\

[@jmarra07]

I have to assume you made you own pixel art opening, and if that's true, you got real talent old man.

[@st1ka]

actually I hired a pixel artist for that :P

[@ChronoMoogle]

Nice of you to reveal that your book author pen name is João Zuzarte Reis Piedade 😂

[@st1ka]

Haha

[@eng3d]

It happens where companies respect fans instead of sue them

[@st1ka]

Sadly Sega of Japan isn't known for being lenient

[@badenialshreebley91]

Great video! I would love a bootleg sonic video

[@st1ka]

oh there's definitely a lot of Sonic bootlegs. Definitely something worth putting on my to do list.

[@shadow4126]

I love the reoccurring jokes here. I was a sega fanboy back in the day so I can relate. Thanks for the video and the info on some anime I might want to look into now.

[@st1ka]

I'm a sucker for recurring jokes. I love inserting then when possible lol

[@TheRoninteam]

Hello from Brazil once again!

[@st1ka]

Olá, tudo bem? :)

[@Retro_Royal]

SEGA was / is more hardcore by design

[@st1ka]

Hehe

[@Retro_Royal]

@@st1ka Enjoyed this one more then I thought, thank you :)

[@st1ka]

Glad to hear it! I hope it does well :D

[@JoDoSa]

St1ka, onde é que encontro este fanfiction publicado, porque mesmo que digas que não estás a inventar, eu só consigo acreditar lendo o livro

[@st1ka]

Chama-se "O filho de Odin". O livro lançou em 2006 acho eu

[@JoDoSa]

@@st1ka obrigado. Eu vou procurar. Eu até dizia que não pode ser pior do que os romances de Eurico Cebolo, mas eu já me enganei antes

[@st1ka]

@@JoDoSa ah esses não conheço :P

[@JoDoSa]

@@st1ka conheces os livros de educação musical, como o flauta mágica? É o mesmo autor

[@Discgolfanatic]

Thanks for the new video. Glad you liked my name hehe.

[@st1ka]

it's quite the name xD

[@pinowsky]

Great video! You reviewed many animes that feature Sega. It's clearly it has more representation than Sony or Nintendo. Still I missed an explanation on why do you think that happens. If attempt to find an explanation I would say that since retrogaming has a nostalgia factor, the overrepresentation of Sega is because it inspires a higher nostalgia factor than Sony or Nintendo. The legacy of Sega as a videogame and hardware manufacturer is frozen in time, whereas Nintendo and Sony got new releases of their landmark games for every new console iteration. It's hard to miss something if you get new upgrades every few years of essentially the same game (Super Mario Kart vs Mario Kart 8). Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Virtua Fighter, Panzer Dragoon, Guardian Heroes, Last Bronx, Space Channel 5...all these emblematic games are bound to specific systems that no longer exists and neither these games exist in the form of an upgrade in a modern system. If you want to play them, you got to go back in time.

[@st1ka]

Sadly, there's no clear answer. I think there was a resurgence of Sega's gaming past in Japan, but sadly, even that is speculation on my end.

[@Dosunceste]

It's more related to the target audience (of the anime), more than "retrogaming" as a whole IMO. As a proof the Famicom Mini and Super Famicom Mini have widely outsold the Mega Drive Mini in Japan (source: Media Create): Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom - 580.847 (in 2016) Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom - 929.176 (in 2017) Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Edition - 111.000 (in the launch week, in 2018) PlayStation Classic - 140.354 (in 2018) Mega Drive Mini - 169.689 (in 2019) The advantage Nintendo has over the others console makers, is that their run is still uninterruped (and they are dominating hard at the moment) while their whole business revolves around the continuity of their legacy. As you said if a youngling get addicted to Mario Kart 8, he have a long inturrepted line to explore backward down to the Super Famicom if he wishes to know more about the series. Therefore the popularity of Nintendo's legacy get renewed generation after generation.

[@Zahir658]

If that Sega girl anime was set in the West: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis would be treated like a Queen. Sega Dreamcast would still get along well with others. Life is going to be really tough in the West for Sega Saturn.

[@st1ka]

Yeah very true

[@PSELMASTER]

Omg a referência a' "O fillho de Odin" 😂😂 Uma amiga falou-me desse livro e eu podia acreditar, ainda hj nos rimos disso XD

[@st1ka]

Haha eu lembro-me quando o livro saiu, toda a gente gozava com aquilo. Gostava de um dia fazer um video dedicado ao livro mas nao estou a ver um vídeo desses a ter muito sucesso

[@renzokufc]

Of course Haruo is into the Saturn, it had the best 2D fighting game ports of the era!

[@renzokufc]

Also also also what the f with the son of Odin? We need a video about it!

[@st1ka]

damn right!

[@st1ka]

I've thought about making a video on it. But Making a video on a series of books ain't easy

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

I totally forgot the super famicom in ranma 1/2, even if the anime were on german tv, I think I missed that part🤔Cool Topic 4K Raytraced Wizard😃🤗

[@st1ka]

thank you kind sir! :D

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

@@st1ka I do what I must :D

[@st1ka]

@@FarmerSlideJoeBob hehe :P

[@bieldemen]

i am not joking, I bought a sega genesis because of your video

[@st1ka]

Haha really? That's awesome. Let me know if you want some recommendations

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

As long as anime doesn’t forget the SEGA of the past it will never die. The SEGA of now is the same as Atari or far too many other companies that are the company they were in name only. Retro forever.

[@sonataonmymind]

St1ka, achei esse episódio muito divertido. Achei bem engraçado a parte em que você descreve um otaku português rss A propósito, eu tenho o primeiro livro dessa trilogia que você cita aí, ganhei de um primo português vários anos atrás mas nunca li rss Mas agora fiquei curioso rss

[@st1ka]

Boa sorte com o livro xD

[@sonataonmymind]

@@st1ka Hahahaha Pela sua descrição eu fiquei mais com uma curiosidade mórbida mesmo

[@faidou9954]

THe only Sega Console I legitimitely loved was the Dreamcasr.

[@st1ka]

hah, for me, that's my least liked Sega console

[@chuchoggaming2132]

Best 8 bit theme for KZbin?

[@st1ka]

hehe thank you! :P

[@pprandomnpz]

I feel like the Neptunia franchise needs a mention at least

[@st1ka]

I wasn't sure what to do about that one tbh. Because they're consoles, but never directly stated so either. It's a bit of an odd one.

[@BryanTruong]

Fascinating!

[@st1ka]

I think it's a pretty cool topic! :D

[@PedroFerreira-sx2gd]

You surely know how to make obscure videos

[@st1ka]

Indeed :D

[@peterjanssen5901]

Well, as an old fart who was a teen in the '90s, I used to tell my buddy with his SNES: "Okay, it has better graphics & sounds and a lots of great RPGs, but SEGA has Phantasy Star." Ah, Good ol' Phantasy Star, thank you for getting me into epic space opera sci-fi. ;)

[@AndreNYH]

Something that is very unrelated is that I have a mega drive because I am from Europe and I have a saga city from Japan I bought it it was really expensive 5000 Crohn’s that is roughly $500 and it broke so one day I am going to get another one because I have Sonic CD for the mega CD

[@st1ka]

Oh dude, so sorry to hear that. Especially considering the price they go for now:(

[@AndreNYH]

@@st1ka yeah they’re very expensive and I didn’t make it easier for myself because I want to model one but it’s fine I’m gonna get one some other time and then I’m gonna get someone else tomorrow to be a region free 👍

[@st1ka]

@@AndreNYH I'd like to get a model 1 mega CD instead of my model 2 but it's so expense that I gave up on it

[@AndreNYH]

@@st1ka I completely understand it’s more reliable I just really don’t like how it looks

[@st1ka]

@@AndreNYH I do prefer how the model 1 looks but yeah, retro gaming is so expensive

[@Edudux]

Após ver uma foto do Fernando Mendes em tronco nu num vídeo sobre Anime e Retrogaming, posso dizer que a minha vida está completa. 🤯

[@st1ka]

haha

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

11:09 N64 is beloved.... but it is true, if you were a gamer in that time nobody had N64 meet-ups, it was either SEGA, SONY, or SNK N64 has the weakest library compared to tons of content on the competition but it also makes it easier to find the biggest hitters on Nintendo ( but lets not forget, most of the games popular in the SNES, went to the competition, almost no one tried to give N64 something on those franchises mostly due to using cartriges instead of CD/DVD )

[@st1ka]

I have to admit, to this day, I'm not sure how the N64 is seen in Japan

[@lucianof-f6z]

Acho que eu preciso assistir esse High Score Girl. Também o do tio

[@st1ka]

recomendo vivamente!