sega
Americannoun
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a type of dance originating with African slaves in the islands of Mauritius, Reunion, and the Seychelles, characterized by swaying and stepping to a strong, syncopated rhythm.
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a genre of music originating in the islands of Mauritius, Reunion, and the Seychelles, characterized by a strong, syncopated rhythm played on a variety of percussion instruments and usually accompanied by Creole lyrics that focus on themes of social injustice and protest.
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The Sega Genesis console made its debut in 1989 with a technological advantage: It was a 16-bit system, giving it twice the processing power of Nintendo’s 8-bit system, which allowed for better graphics and more-complex games.
The taunting slogan of a 1990 Sega advertising campaign was “Genesis Does What Nintendon’t.”
But Nintendo soon did release its own 16-bit Super Nintendo console, and as the ’90s wore on, Sega and Nintendo launched more new consoles.
Nintendo won that competition in the end, while Sega saw itself edged out of the market by Sony’s PlayStation.
In the late 1980s, the machines began to gain traction, notably with game company Sega's 1985 invention of the "UFO Catcher", which switched up the older version that forced players to lean in and look down.
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