Greg Gillis wrote:
> Scott H wrote:
>> AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>>> well, technically this http://i15.tinypic.com/6bx4d41.jpg
(it's small
>>> print) is a total lie.
>>>
>>> the television commercial I suppose wasn't a blatant lie, but it was
>>> misleading.
>>
>>
>> The statement "We bring the arcade experience home" isn't a lie. Where
>> did you find this fine print? Claiming that any console perfectly
>> replicates the arcade's in graphics and sound is certainly a fallacy.
>
> That fine print is from Sega's introductory print ad for the Genesis:
> http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/genesisIntroAd.jpg
>
> It's stretching the truth a bit, I suppose, but Genesis games did come
> pretty close to "arcade perfect" at times. Perhaps Sega's original
> Genesis slogan should have been "We bring home an experience that is
> broadly similar to the arcade, but Arthur's feet don't go behind the
> grass." :)
>
Either that, or "We bring the arcade experience home at the cost of
certain components because you can't afford the real thing." ;)
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Scott
http://www.gamepilgrimage.com
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