Talk:Fourth generation of video game consoles

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Bad title[edit]

If this is "more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era", shouldn't that be the title of the page? To label this era as the "fourth" smells of original research to me - trying to apply your own chronology to something that does not have a distinct natural numbering system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.91.92.28 (talk) 21:00, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

+1 czar 21:45, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Backwards compatibility of the SNES[edit]

The article list the SNES as backwards compatible with the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy( through accesories Super 8 and Super Game Boy)

Both those periferal are systems on a chip. Both periferal are hardware clones of their own, and process the entire game while the SNES only provides joystick input, power, and in the case of the Super Game Boy, video pass through[1][2] (Super 8 has its own video output, to further demonstrate that is not the SNES running the game [3])

In contrast, the Power Base Adapter for Sega Megadrive doesn't have any Master System Hardware, only adapts the cartdrige format, and the game runs on the Megadrive (the secondary procesor Z80 included in the Megadrive is the actual CPU of the Master System, and takes control when running Master System games, leaving the 68k main CPU idle)[4]

There are remnants of actual initial attempts of NES backwards compatibility in the SNES hardware, if anyone is interested I could trace the source of it.

References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy#Hardware
  2. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(video_game_accessory
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQ2Fij-W_E
  4. ^ http://segaretro.org/Power_Base_Converter#Technical_information

181.170.195.120 (talk) 18:55, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I do not think this article really misrepresents anything, as it clearly notes accessories are required to use the console for these purposes. The related articles expand and provide the rest of the detail. -- ferret (talk) 19:09, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Mistake[edit]

Someone used the wrong link for the super multitap from genesis. Can someone just fix that mistake? Please, 2 deleted my topics, do not erase this one--173.215.232.156 (talk) 21:33, 31 January 2017 (UTC) Why you guys erase my topics?[reply]

 Done -- ferret (talk) 12:45, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I'm talking about only genesis, not SNES. SNES has an multitap--207.204.162.90 (talk) 21:58, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
So am I. The SNES link looks correct. I updated only the incorrect Genesis link. -- ferret (talk) 22:17, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Sega Pico[edit]

The Sega Pico is also a fourth generation console. It is not highlighted to my knowledge in article. Any reason for it being left out? I'm only asking as I am not finding it. Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 05:58, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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9th Generation starting with Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 in 2020-2021[edit]

These consoles should be a part of the 9th generation of consoles not 8th in my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jared L 9999 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't the article to discuss that at, we don't go by editor opinions but usage within secondary reliable sources, and the concept of a "ninth generation" has yet to be used by sources yet, especially without them being released. -- ferret (talk) 21:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They come out later this year during the holiday season Jared L 9999 (talk) 16:24, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we know. -- ferret (talk) 16:27, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No scream at all[edit]

What the hell does this mean? It's in the middle of the Sega Genesis section TheSOB (talk) 13:58, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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