Shinobi: The Complete History

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Well, Sega were still pointing out their handheld had colour. They should be thankful Nintendo didn't point out how many batteries it consumed.

Nintendo didn't have too since sales-wise Game Boy's already far winning, unlike Genesis vs SNES where the sales number competition is still fierce.

That's fine. Neither was I given I grew up with only the free channels back then, which only consisted of four channels. (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, S4C)

Why would BBC had two channels? what's the difference?

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Nintendo didn't have too since sales-wise Game Boy's already far winning, unlike Genesis vs SNES where the sales number competition is still fierce.

Yeah, Game Gear was underappreciated, though likely due to battery usage.

Why would BBC had two channels? what's the difference?

They actually had quite a few channels. Four channels as well as a news channel, parliament, children (CBBC) and preschool (Cbeebies).

I dunno if any other country has this, certainly not America, but here, the BBC enforce a television licence. It may sound like more nanny-state stuff, but as far as I'm aware it's always been like that since televisions were introduced to Britain.
My family used to have a television licence, but we cancelled it years a go. Especially given BBC are forward with all woke and political correction stuff. Practically ruined Doctor Who over it.

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Yeah, Game Gear was underappreciated, though likely due to battery usage.

As a kid, always asking money for new batteries every day to your parent is really a struggle.

They actually had quite a few channels. Four channels as well as a news channel, parliament, children (CBBC) and preschool (Cbeebies).

I dunno if any other country has this, certainly not America, but here, the BBC enforce a television licence. It may sound like more nanny-state stuff, but as far as I'm aware it's always been like that since televisions were introduced to Britain.
My family used to have a television licence, but we cancelled it years a go. Especially given BBC are forward with all woke and political correction stuff. Practically ruined Doctor Who over it.

If I remember correctly I've read that BBC bragged that they fundamentally shaped modern British culture, especially in standardizing the English language and creating a shared sense of national time.

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As a kid, always asking money for new batteries every day to your parent is really a struggle.

That's why I had a charger!

If I remember correctly I've read that BBC bragged that they fundamentally shaped modern British culture, especially in standardizing the English language and creating a shared sense of national time.

They did. The BBC holds specific statutory powers to collect and enforce the television licence fee, but it does not have general police or state authority. So while BBC have enforcement officers to prosecute those who watch live TV illegally in UK, they are not police officers, so you may deny them entry to your home.

As for using the internet to watch whatever shows on YouTube, that's fine. And watching TV shows on "Free movie and TV" sites such as 7Reels or SeeFlix, those sites are legal grey-areas, especially given they're not "live" television.

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That's why I had a charger!

Only rich kid have charger here back then.

They did. The BBC holds specific statutory powers to collect and enforce the television licence fee, but it does not have general police or state authority. So while BBC have enforcement officers to prosecute those who watch live TV illegally in UK, they are not police officers, so you may deny them entry to your home.

As for using the internet to watch whatever shows on YouTube, that's fine. And watching TV shows on "Free movie and TV" sites such as 7Reels or SeeFlix, those sites are legal grey-areas, especially given they're not "live" television.

I guess Youtube with its live streaming news channel really changes how television media worked. I watch them there now since unlike in television, they almost had no running ads there.

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Only rich kid have charger here back then.

I wasn't that rich, but saved me money on batteries.

I guess Youtube with its live streaming news channel really changes how television media worked. I watch them there now since unlike in television, they almost had no running ads there.

BBC does have YouTube channels. I dunno if they enforce TV licence for people to watch them live. It mostly applies to their BBCIPlayer, their own online streaming service.

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I wasn't that rich, but saved me money on batteries.

Well, actually here's only rich kids have Game Boy or Game Gear back then. We're lucky if we could have NES or Mega Drive since most of us have go to arcade if we want to play game (or just watching people play games). And no, most of arcade centers weren't friendly place like this ...



It's a only grown men place where we could ended up being mugged if we stay too far from the cashier's / guardian's place so sometimes we went without bringing money at all or spent the quarters right away until none's to be taken.

BBC does have YouTube channels. I dunno if they enforce TV licence for people to watch them live. It mostly applies to their BBCIPlayer, their own online streaming service.

Does BBC have no rivals?

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Well, actually here's only rich kids have Game Boy or Game Gear back then. We're lucky if we could have NES or Mega Drive since most of us have go to arcade if we want to play game (or just watching people play games). And no, most of arcade centers weren't friendly place like this ...



It's a only grown men place where we could ended up being mugged if we stay too far from the cashier's / guardian's place so sometimes we went without bringing money at all or spent the quarters right away until none's to be taken.

Coulda stayed home and save your money to buy consoles though...

Does BBC have no rivals?

Yes, ITV, which was made to provide competition to BBC at the time. The Television Act 1984 was passed to break the monopoly BBC had on television, this lead to the creation of the Independent Television Authority and... well, the wikipedia article will explain it.

You still need a TV licence issued by the BBC to watch live television in the UK regardless though.

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Coulda stayed home and save your money to buy consoles though...

It would take me 2 years with my pocket money at that time.
I'd rather play the game that's available right away with my friends than saving the money and losing all the fun around me.
But I did save some money to buy a gamewatch-like game handheld called Happy Monkey.
This is my first gaming system that I bought with my own money :



It's not working now and can't be repaired but I still keep it for memories reason.

Yes, ITV, which was made to provide competition to BBC at the time. The Television Act 1984 was passed to break the monopoly BBC had on television, this lead to the creation of the Independent Television Authority and... well, the wikipedia article will explain it.

You still need a TV licence issued by the BBC to watch live television in the UK regardless though.

I guess this "TV licence" is a UK thing (or western thing?) because all Indonesia channels were free to watch here back then before digital era. Or may be my country's the one that's odd for not having that license thing.

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It would take me 2 years with my pocket money at that time.
I'd rather play the game that's available right away with my friends than saving the money and losing all the fun around me.
But I did save some money to buy a gamewatch-like game handheld called Happy Monkey.
This is my first gaming system that I bought with my own money :



It's not working now and can't be repaired but I still keep it for memories reason.

It looks cute! Maybe there is someone online you can pay to repair it?

But still, if arcades were dangerous places, it means instead of saving your money to play games, you're just saving your money to get mugged.

I guess this "TV licence" is a UK thing (or western thing?) because all Indonesia channels were free to watch here back then before digital era. Or may be my country's the one that's odd for not having that license thing.

Nah, as far as I'm aware, it's a UK thing. Even most Brits find it redundant.

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It looks cute!

Yeah, I even mastered it until my score is maxed (99,999) and then it just reset to zero again.

Maybe there is someone online you can pay to repair it?

If only. It needs specific hardware inside it that wasn't made anymore.

But still, if arcades were dangerous places, it means instead of saving your money to play games, you're just saving your money to get mugged.

I never got mugged since I never go alone.  Muggers targeted people who came alone.  If we came in groups with friends, we'd never had any problems with them.



Actually I never saw anyone's being mugged, just a story from friends.

There are also some friendly arcade centers that's safe. They're located in a mall, superstore, and cinema. But they are more expensive to play (using their own coins instead a quarter). It's fair I guess since they need more to rent a space in those comfortable places but the price difference was mattered for a kid. I only switched to go there after I was in college and had a part time job.

Nah, as far as I'm aware, it's a UK thing. Even most Brits find it redundant.

I guess BBC is right when they claimed they shaped some modern British culture, wanted or unwanted.

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Yeah, I even mastered it until my score is maxed (99,999) and then it just reset to zero again.

If only. It needs specific hardware inside it that wasn't made anymore.

True, but with 3D printing and AI, some components that were once hand-made but forgotten can now be replicated with modern tech.

I never got mugged since I never go alone.  Muggers targeted people who came alone.  If we came in groups with friends, we'd never had any problems with them.



Actually I never saw anyone's being mugged, just a story from friends.

There are also some friendly arcade centers that's safe. They're located in a mall, superstore, and cinema. But they are more expensive to play (using their own coins instead a quarter). It's fair I guess since they need more to rent a space in those comfortable places but the price difference was mattered for a kid. I only switched to go there after I was in college and had a part time job.

I wish we had nice arcades. Not to say there aren't. It's just most of the arcades I visit consist of gambling machines, but there are some nice attractions like ball toss or shooting range etc, and genuine arcade machines from the last decade or two.

In fact, there is an arcade where I live, but I rarely go to it given it's 70% gambling machines.

I guess BBC is right when they claimed they shaped some modern British culture, wanted or unwanted.

yes, pretty much. It's a straight-up fact here.

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True, but with 3D printing and AI, some components that were once hand-made but forgotten can now be replicated with modern tech.

I don't know if 3D Printer could produce ROM chips.

I wish we had nice arcades. Not to say there aren't. It's just most of the arcades I visit consist of gambling machines, but there are some nice attractions like ball toss or shooting range etc, and genuine arcade machines from the last decade or two.

In fact, there is an arcade where I live, but I rarely go to it given it's 70% gambling machines.

I guess we got lucky since gambling is banned here.

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SEGA president: “SEGA’s music is truly amazing” and few companies can compete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGyaixfdadc

https://youtu.be/c7METn-Yc9o

Utsumi: "From a business perspective, there are few companies that possess such wonderful music. I used to be the president of Warner Music Japan, and from my experience in the music industry, I think that “Sega’s music is truly amazing.” I want to create an environment where people can more easily listen to such music, for example, on Spotify or Amazon Music. Incidentally,
There are many fans of Sega’s music all over the world, so it would be great if we could, for example, create a list of Sega songs to make them easier to listen to. Of course, we are also ..."

Article: https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/26/sega-president-segas-music-is-truly-amazing-and-few-companies-can-compete/