Going by the original Japanese launch date of October 1988, the Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) turns 25 in 2013. It’s an occasion worth celebrating, and what’s pleasing is that the Mega Drive is a name that is still well known and relevant in the modern gaming scene. It certainly didn’t suffer the same fate as consoles like the 3DO, Jaguar, and TurboGrafix, where modern gamers have to look up Wikipedia just to see what they were. The Mega Drive is a brand that is still instantly recognizable and alive, just hop on to Xbox Live/PSN/Steam today and you will find a wide selection of beautifully ported classics, many with added network functionality even.

Welcome to the 72st Capsule Computers Podcast, the podcast that has been delayed on many occasions because I'm cool like that. In our new format podcast, we have a much more free flowing and personal take on the gaming industry, video games and just gaming in general. Gone are the days of structured content and here are the days of the gloriousness of unscripted, unplanned and totally interesting podcasting. This is, as Majora's Mask would put it, The Dawn of the Second Day.

Welcome to the 71st Capsule Computers Podcast, the podcast that has been used to represent the 71st Podcast in the series. In our new format podcast, we have a much more free flowing and personal take on the gaming industry, video games and just gaming in general. Gone are the days of structured content and here are the days of the gloriousness of unscripted, unplanned and totally interesting podcasting. This is, as Majora's Mask would put it, The Dawn of the First Day.