Sega vs Nintendo: The Most Brutal Console War with Al Nilsen - The Retro Hour EP145

Episode 145,   Oct 26, 2018, 03:31 PM

How Sega challenged Nintendo in the 16-bit era, marketing the Mega Drive, planning Sonic 2sday and why the 32X should have never existed with ex Sega marketing legend Al Nilsen.

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Show notes:

Castlevania Requirem: https://bit.ly/2O2PmFP
Sneaky Alan Sugar tries to promote Amstrad on BBC: https://bit.ly/2yCtVqb
Montana Mike coming to the Spectrum Next: https://bit.ly/2Au0Z5d
Vinyl Video: https://bit.ly/2D3PljK
The Vinyl Story - Keeping in the groove - https://kck.st/2Rn38Ft
Converting old tv to RGB: https://bit.ly/2yEnl2p