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numberwang on 28 August 2022
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Salnax said:

Assorted Thoughts

  • That SNES CPU is SLOW, and I suppose this is what Sega meant by not having "Blast Processing." Apparently this was essentially the same CPU used by the Apple IIGS computer, but even back in the 80's, people were complaining that the Apples IIGS was a slow computer. If anyone knows why this chip was used, I'd appreciate a TLDR version.

Attempted backward compatibility with the NES.

The Motorola 68000 CPU family was widely used in Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, Mac, Amiga and Atari ST. It was supposed to be IBM's PC-CPU but for some reason x86 won that race.

The MOS Technology 6502 family was used in C64, NES, older Apple, Atari, Lynx, PC-Engine and as a 8/16bit hybrid version in the SNES.

Last edited by numberwang - on 28 August 2022