Yeah i know...mario's competitor was sonic, and yeah sega used to make nice consoles and were most of the time ahead of their time...i mean i remember playing the "gamegear" this was a handheld console but man! Compared to the gameboy this was a true gem. Im fron 86 and yeah i've also wittnesed some consoles dissapearing fron the earth but i didnt know much about sega tottaly dropping the consoles.....they should make a comeback....that way there will be more competition between xbox wii and ps....now the 2 dominant species are the xbox and the ps.....they need more conpetition