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'''{{wp|Sega|Sega Corporation}}''' (also referred to and stylized as '''SEGA''') is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Starting as an arcade-focused company, Sega moved into the game console market in the early 1980s with the {{wp|SG-1000}}, later releasing platforms such as the {{wp|Sega Genesis}} (known as the Mega Drive in Japan and European regions) and {{wp|Sega Saturn}}. After a string of primarily-western commercial failures and profit losses in the later half of the 1990s, Sega quit the home console business in 2001, moving on to become a software developer. Sega is most known for their mascot, [[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]], who debuted in 1991. The company is currently a subsidiary of '''Sega Sammy Holdings'''. | '''{{wp|Sega|Sega Corporation}}''' (also referred to and stylized as '''SEGA''') is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Starting as an arcade-focused company, Sega moved into the game console market in the early 1980s with the {{wp|SG-1000}}, later releasing platforms such as the {{wp|Sega Genesis}} (known as the Mega Drive in Japan and European regions) and {{wp|Sega Saturn}}. After a string of primarily-western commercial failures and profit losses in the later half of the 1990s, Sega quit the home console business in 2001, moving on to become a software developer. Sega is most known for their mascot, [[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]], who debuted in 1991. The company is currently a subsidiary of '''Sega Sammy Holdings'''. | ||
==Rivalry== | |||
During Sega's time in the console business, during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, the company usually mocked Nintendo's properties in their games. In addition, marketing from the era usually portrayed Sega's platforms as superior to Nintendo's, even going as far to mention the company by name. An early mockery toward Nintendo can be found in the final game of the ''{{wp|Alex Kidd}}'' series, ''{{wp|Alex Kidd in Shinobi World}}'', where the first boss was originally going to be named Mari-Oh, a parody of [[Mario]]. However, it was later changed to Kabuto. In the British '' | == Rivalry == | ||
During Sega's time in the console business, during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, the company usually mocked Nintendo's properties in their games. In addition, marketing from the era usually portrayed Sega's platforms as superior to Nintendo's, even going as far to mention the company by name. An early mockery toward Nintendo can be found in the final game of the ''{{wp|Alex Kidd}}'' series, ''{{wp|Alex Kidd in Shinobi World}}'', where the first boss was originally going to be named Mari-Oh, a parody of [[Mario]]. However, it was later changed to Kabuto. In the British ''{{wp|Sonic the Comic}}'' series from Fleetway, characters known as the "Marxio Brothers" appeared, a trio of electricians who were parodies of both the Mario Bros. and the {{wp|Marx Brothers}}. | |||
To counter these mockeries of Mario, [[Rare]] had Sonic make a "cameo appearance" in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. His shoes, as well as a weapon from a fellow platforming mascot rival, {{wp|Earthworm Jim}}'s blaster, are seen next to a trash can during [[Cranky Kong]]'s [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|contest]] labeled "No Hopers". | To counter these mockeries of Mario, [[Rare]] had Sonic make a "cameo appearance" in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. His shoes, as well as a weapon from a fellow platforming mascot rival, {{wp|Earthworm Jim}}'s blaster, are seen next to a trash can during [[Cranky Kong]]'s [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|contest]] labeled "No Hopers". | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{NIWA|HardDrop=1|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Sega}} | {{NIWA|HardDrop=1|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Sega}} | ||
*[ | *[http://segaretro.org/Sega Sega on Sega Retro] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.sega.com/?t=EnglishUSA Official American website] | ||
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[[Category:Developers]] | [[Category:Developers]] | ||
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