[ 1987–2004 ]
Generation 4 — The 16-bit war
SNES vs. Mega Drive — the great two-horse race. Mode 7 scaling, PCM audio, arcade-grade visuals at home. NEC PC Engine rises as a third force in Japan; Neo Geo AES brings raw arcade hardware into the living room.
Consoles in this generation
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TurboGrafx-16NEC1987-10-30 -
Sega Genesis—1988-10-29 -
PC Engine CD-ROM² / TurboGrafx-CDNEC Home Electronics + Hudson Soft1988-12-04 -
Neo Geo AESSNK1990-04-26 -
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo Research & Development 21990-11-21 -
Amiga CDTVCommodore International1991-03-01 -
Sega CD—1991-12-12 -
Sega PicoSega1993-06-26 -
Super A'Can (F16)Funtech1995-10-01