https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni en-us 2023-01-24 14:21:08 UTC 2023-02-14 09:17:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1870142406/7002db6d6c7a21a92399eac4d54e13ce/otter.png matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454738534 The Super Nintendo Entertainment System - or SNES - was the successor to the hugely popular NES. Originally released in Japan in 1990 as the Super Famicom, it came out in the UK in April 1992.]]> 2023-01-24 14:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454738534 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454744310 The SNES came out in the US in August 1991, and had a design quite different to the console in Japan and Europe.]]> 2023-01-24 14:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454744310 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454787654 Mario Kart first came out on the SNES and was a smash hit. ]]> 2023-01-24 14:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454787654 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454799069 2023-01-24 15:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454799069 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454819560 Nintendo had Mario as their mascot on the NES, while on the  Megadrive's predecessor (the Master System) Sega had Alex Kidd (who??!!). So Sega came up with a character who was appealing, cool, dynamic and fast for their new machine.]]> 2023-01-24 15:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454819560 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454857082 In the US, the Megadrive was renamed the Sega Genesis, for some reason.

]]> 2023-01-24 15:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454857082 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454869655 Street Fighter II was a massive hit in the arcades, before moving to 16-bit consoles.]]> 2023-01-24 15:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2454869655 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461591457 The 90s were perhaps the height of the console wars, with Sega and Nintendo in fierce competition]]> 2023-01-30 15:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461591457 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461598956 2023-01-30 15:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461598956 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461616813 The Neo-Geo played arcade-perfect games, which cost around £200. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't a massive success.]]> 2023-01-30 15:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461616813 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461641006 2023-01-30 15:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2461641006 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2462994185 2023-01-31 13:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2462994185 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463009363 The 16-bit era was very much still dominated by 2D games. Platform games, beat-em-ups and shoot-em-ups were maybe the most popular genres.]]> 2023-01-31 13:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463009363 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463030152 2023-01-31 14:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463030152 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463030980 2023-01-31 14:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463030980 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463038874 2023-01-31 14:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463038874 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463044010 The Saturn and the Playstation were at the forefront of the move from cartridges to CD-based games]]> 2023-01-31 14:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463044010 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463051672 An N64 release title, Mario 64 was seen as a huge leap forward in gaming, into the world of 3D]]> 2023-01-31 14:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463051672 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463055295 The Saturn, and especially the Playstation, saw an increase in the number of games aimed at the adult market.]]> 2023-01-31 14:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463055295 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463232927 2023-01-31 15:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2463232927 matthewcharlesworth https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2481256899 2023-02-14 09:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewcharlesworth/sopptwlcfwxd51ni/wish/2481256899