https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-05-07T18:16:10+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2022-05-10T23:38:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/summary?rev=1652225881&do=diff 4th Generation The 4th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1989 with the release of the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, and ending in the period between 1993 (release of the 3DO/Jaguar) and 1996 (release of the N64). Possibly the generation with the 2nd highest amount of potential for EOPs, considering the hardware capabilities of this era contrasted with the relative lack of interesting programs for much of this period's systems. text/html 2022-11-30T05:20:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/snk_neo_geo_aes?rev=1669785624&do=diff SNK Neo Geo AES SNK's home console conversion of their wildly popular arcade systems. Releasing on July 1st, 1991 in North America and Japan, the Neo Geo AES was a powerful system but limited in it's appeal and market dominance, mostly due to high prices and a genre-limited game library. Specifications-wise, the AES has a Motorola 68k CPU with Zilog Z80A co-processor, 64 KB of RAM + 84 KB of VRAM + 2KB sound memory, and an output resolution of text/html 2022-05-12T21:51:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/phillips_cd-i?rev=1652392307&do=diff Philips CD-i A “media format standard” created by Phillips in 1990, which was targeted by a variety of “players”. With the first CD-i compatible player releasing on December 3rd, 1991 in North America, the format's biggest claim to fame are it's notoriously bad Nintendo-licensed games - a rarity for the giant. Capable of outputting 384×280 to 768×560 depending on the model at 24-bit/16-bit color, with all models containing the Philips SCC68070 68k-based chip + Philips SCC66470 graphics chip, la…