
The Genesis also benefited from numerous peripherals and several network services, as well as multiple first-party and third-party variations of the console that focused on extending its functionality. It can also play the complete library of Master System games when the separately sold Power Base Converter is installed. The system supports a library of over 900 games created both by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers and delivered on ROM-based cartridges. In South Korea it was distributed by Samsung and was first known as the Super Gam*Boy and later as the Super Aladdin Boy.ĭesigned by an R&D team supervised by Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis hardware was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered around a Motorola 68000 processor as a primary CPU and a Zilog Z80 as a secondary processor. In 1990, the console was released as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, by Ozisoft in Australasia, and by Tec Toy in Brazil. Sega first released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988, followed by a North American debut under the Genesis moniker in 1989. The Genesis is Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. In doing so, Gaimin Gladiators became the first team to win two consecutive Majors since PSG.LGD in 2017-2018 season.DESCRIPTION The Sega Genesis, known as Mega Drive (Japanese: メガドライブ Hepburn: Mega Doraibu?) in most regions outside North America, is a 16-bit video game console which was developed and sold by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. The re-vitalized Gaimin Gladiators proceeded to establish an international dominance in the first half of the season, winning the Lima Major, DreamLeague Season 19, and the Berlin Major back to back to back, each time defeating rivals Team Liquid in the finals. The Gladiators saw continued success, placing fourth at the Stockholm Major, and finishing middle of the pack at The International 2022.īefore the 2022-2023 season, the team dropped mid player BOOM for Quinn and coach ImmortalFaith for Cy. The newly sponsored team saw immediate success, beating Team Liquid in the WEU Regional Finals, marking the beginning of a fierce rivalry. In 2022, Gaimin Gladiators signed the members of Team Tickles - dyrachyo, BOOM, Ace, tOfu, Seleri, and coach ImmortalFaith after their promising run in Tour 1 of the 2021-2022 WEU DPC.
