The Sega Mega Drive or Genesis was an impressive piece of hardware when it first launched, and was capable of pulling off some pretty interesting graphical effects. So let's take a closer look at them to see how Sega did what Nintendidn't.
0:00 Intro
0:41 Mega Drive vs Super Nintendo
2:30 Planes, scrolling and priorities
7:13 Dithering and colours
10:33 Raster effects
12:21 Outro
Further resources if you are interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDkefeZDv8
https://www.youtube.com/@CodingSecrets
https://megacatstudios.medium.com/sega-genesis-mega-drive-vdp-graphics-guide-v1-2a-e14093f71a33
https://rasterscroll.com/mdgraphics/vdp-overview/
http://www.firebrandx.com/downloads/Genesis-256-Mode-List.txt
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