We didn't have internet back then but companies hyped is up more than anything. Turned is into good little soldiers in their war. Outside of Nintendo and Sega other usurpers to the throne tried their hand, too.
You had snk bragging about their power while showcasing graphics the 16-bit consoles could only dream of. NEC with their TurboGrafx and Turbo Duo systems attacking the NES and Sega CD. Atari asking gamers to "Do the math". 3DO and CD-i going after those who thought FMV gaming was the future. And I'm probably forgetting some.
All of those players from Phillips to Panasonic wanting a piece of the pie. And one by one, they fell. That's why I didn't expect much from Sony when I heard they were going to toss their name in the hat. I wonder how that went... 🤔
