Graphical tricks on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | White_Pointer Gaming

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

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   • Sega Genesis Raster Effects Explained...  
   / @codingsecrets  
  / sega-genesis-mega-drive-vdp-graphics-guide...  
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