Yup, the Pokémon developer made a game for the Sega Genesis, and it's great. It's a platform action game that's a little bit like Mega Man, a little bit like Sonic, and a whole lot of fun.

It always sounded a bit crunchy, but crunchy in a good way. SEGA’s 16-bit console, whether you call it the Genesis or Mega Drive, always had a unique sound thanks to it’s Yamaha YM2612 sound chip.

"Man in the Mirror" by Michael ... decided that in order to challenge Nintendo, Sega had to focus its sights on the west. The Mega Drive was rebranded as the Genesis in America.