<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codenamed	O
"	O
Project	O
Mars	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
transitional	O
console	O
into	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
uses	O
its	O
own	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
and	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Genesis	B-Device
32X	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Mega	O
32X	B-Device
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
32X	I-Device
in	O
all	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
unveiled	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
presented	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
low-cost	O
option	O
for	O
32-bit	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
would	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
market	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
standalone	O
console	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
executive	O
Joe	O
Miller	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
made	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
design	O
contained	O
two	O
32-bit	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
visual	O
display	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
failed	O
to	O
attract	O
third-party	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
consumers	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
rush	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
to	O
market	O
cut	O
into	O
time	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
weak	O
library	O
of	O
40	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
fully	O
use	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
including	O
Genesis	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
produced	O
800,000	O
32X	B-Device
units	O
and	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
665,000	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
selling	O
the	O
rest	O
at	O
steep	O
discounts	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
Sega	O
turned	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
is	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
commercial	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
second	O
add-on	O
that	O
would	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
its	O
upcoming	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
CEO	O
Tom	O
Kalinske	O
,	O
"	O
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
argument	O
was	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
get	O
another	O
year	O
of	O
life	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
before	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
disagreed	O
with	O
me	O
on	O
that	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
stopgap	O
measure	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
came	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
head	O
Joe	O
Miller	O
took	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
in	O
his	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
hotel	O
suite	O
from	O
Sega	O
president	O
Hayao	O
Nakayama	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Nakayama	O
stressed	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
quick	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Jupiter	O
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
upgraded	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
cost	O
than	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
some	O
limited	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
thanks	O
to	O
integration	O
of	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Virtua	O
Processor	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
suggestion	O
from	O
Miller	O
that	O
his	O
American	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
Genesis	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
power	O
with	O
two	O
32-bit	O
SuperH-2	O
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
but	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
clock	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
add-on	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Bayless	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
a	O
cocktail	O
napkin	O
,	O
but	O
Miller	O
denied	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
account	O
,	O
Bayless	O
claimed	O
that	O
Franz	O
began	O
designing	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
on	O
a	O
hotel	O
notepad	O
,	O
drawing	O
two	O
SH-2	O
processors	B-General_Concept
with	O
separate	O
framebuffers	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
new	O
unit	O
was	O
a	O
stronger	O
console	O
than	O
originally	O
proposed	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
justified	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
statement	O
that	O
both	O
platforms	O
would	O
run	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
would	O
be	O
aimed	O
at	O
players	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
the	O
more	O
expensive	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayless	O
praised	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
this	O
system	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
coder	O
's	O
dream	O
for	O
the	O
day	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
twin	O
processors	B-General_Concept
and	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
headed	O
up	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
with	O
some	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sato	O
's	O
team	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortages	O
of	O
processors	B-General_Concept
due	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
32-bit	O
chips	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hindered	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
as	O
did	O
the	O
language	O
barrier	O
between	O
the	O
teams	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
for	O
November	O
1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
target	O
launch	O
date	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
marketing	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
Japan	O
release	O
occurring	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
answer	O
was	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
a	O
"	O
transitional	O
device	O
"	O
between	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
;	O
Bayless	O
said	O
this	O
"	O
just	O
made	O
us	O
look	O
greedy	O
and	O
dumb	O
to	O
consumers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
to	O
the	O
public	O
came	O
at	O
the	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
in	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promoted	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
poor	O
man	O
's	O
entry	O
into	O
'	O
next	O
generation	O
 '	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
marketed	O
for	O
its	O
US$159	O
price	O
point	O
as	O
a	O
less-expensive	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sega	O
would	O
not	O
answer	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
a	O
Genesis	O
console	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
a	O
32X	B-Device
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Saturn	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
,	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Everyone	O
knows	O
that	O
32X	B-Device
is	O
a	O
Band-Aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
program	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
these	O
comments	O
,	O
Sega	O
executive	O
Richard	O
Brudvik-Lindner	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
would	O
play	O
Genesis	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
architecture	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
GamePro	O
highlighted	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
add-on	O
in	O
its	O
32-bit	O
processors	B-General_Concept
and	O
significantly	O
lower	O
price	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"[n]o	O
doubt	O
gotta-get-it-now	O
gamers	O
will	O
spend	O
the	O
big	O
bucks	O
to	O
grab	O
Saturn	B-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
systems	O
and	O
games	O
from	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
us	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
32X	B-Device
may	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
system	O
of	O
choice	O
in	O
'	O
94.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
1,000,000	O
orders	O
had	O
been	O
placed	O
for	O
32X	B-Device
units	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
had	O
only	O
managed	O
to	O
ship	O
600,000	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launching	O
at	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
as	O
a	O
Genesis	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
price	O
would	O
be	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Sega	O
's	O
initial	O
promises	O
,	O
only	O
six	O
games	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
strong	O
,	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
"	O
looked	O
and	O
played	O
so	O
poorly	O
that	O
reporters	O
made	O
jokes	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertising	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
included	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
being	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Genesis	O
console	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
"	O
arcade	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
received	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
developers	O
were	O
already	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
coming	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
would	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
competing	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
those	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quick	O
development	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
also	O
made	O
game	O
development	O
difficult	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Franz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
plagued	O
games	O
developed	O
in-house	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
crunch	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
came	O
out	O
very	O
late	O
,	O
leaving	O
little	O
time	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
before	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
console	O
,	O
Sega	O
flew	O
in	O
journalists	O
from	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
San	O
Francisco	O
for	O
a	O
party	O
at	O
a	O
local	O
nightclub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
featured	O
a	O
speech	O
from	O
Kalinske	O
,	O
live	O
music	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
rapper	O
praising	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
and	O
32X	B-Device
games	O
on	O
exhibition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
third	O
party	O
publishers	O
,	O
including	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Konami	O
,	O
cancelled	O
their	O
32X	B-Device
projects	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
producing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
failed	O
to	O
catch	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
had	O
still	O
not	O
proven	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
beating	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
so	O
Sega	O
CEO	O
Hayao	O
Nakayama	O
decided	O
to	O
force	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
cut	O
support	O
for	O
Genesis	O
products	O
,	O
executing	O
a	O
surprise	O
early	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
summer	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
supporting	O
five	O
different	O
consoles	O
before	O
this	O
—	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Genesis	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Pico	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
estimates	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
stood	O
at	O
665,000	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
assurances	O
from	O
Sega	O
that	O
many	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
1996	O
,	O
Sega	O
finally	O
conceded	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
promised	O
too	O
much	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
retail	O
price	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
dropped	O
to	O
$99	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
remaining	O
inventory	O
was	O
cleared	O
out	O
of	O
stores	O
at	O
$19.95	O
,	O
with	O
800,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	O
Neptune	O
is	O
an	O
unproduced	O
two-in-one	O
Genesis	O
and	O
32X	B-Device
console	O
which	O
Sega	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
retail	O
price	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
$200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
March	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
saying	O
the	O
console	O
"	O
shows	O
 [ Sega's ] 	O
commitment	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
cancelled	O
the	O
Neptune	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
,	O
citing	O
fears	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
dilute	O
their	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
while	O
being	O
priced	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
to	O
be	O
a	O
viable	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
only	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
Genesis	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
like	O
a	O
standard	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
playing	O
its	O
own	O
library	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
is	O
backwards-compatible	O
with	O
Genesis	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
to	O
play	O
games	O
that	O
use	O
both	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
also	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
spacer	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
fit	O
properly	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
;	O
an	O
optional	O
spacer	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
CDX	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
never	O
shipped	O
due	O
to	O
risks	O
of	O
electric	O
shock	O
when	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
CDX	O
were	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installation	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
also	O
requires	O
the	O
insertion	O
of	O
two	O
included	O
electromagnetic	O
shield	O
plates	O
into	O
the	O
Genesis	O
 '	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seated	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
Genesis	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
contains	O
two	O
Hitachi	O
SH-2	O
32-bit	O
RISC	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
23	O
MHz	O
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
claimed	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
work	O
40	O
times	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
is	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
32,768	O
colors	O
and	O
rendering	O
50,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
per	O
second	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
noticeable	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
also	O
includes	O
256	O
kilobytes	O
of	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
256	O
kilobytes	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
is	O
supplied	O
through	O
a	O
pulse-width	B-Algorithm
modulation	I-Algorithm
sound	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input/output	B-General_Concept
is	O
supplied	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
via	O
a	O
provided	O
A/V	O
cable	O
that	O
supplies	O
composite	O
video	O
and	O
stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
an	O
RF	O
modulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stereo	O
audio	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
headphones	B-Device
via	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
on	O
the	O
attached	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
library	O
consists	O
of	O
40	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
six	O
that	O
required	O
both	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
were	O
ports	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Arcade	O
,	O
a	O
sidescroller	O
with	O
a	O
hummingbird	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
Kolibri	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
32X-exclusive	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
spinoff	O
,	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
are	O
enhanced	O
ports	O
of	O
Genesis	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
NFL	B-Application
Quarterback	I-Application
Club	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Arcade	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
by	O
IGN	O
for	O
its	O
cooperative	O
play	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
faithful	O
reproduction	O
of	O
the	O
experiences	O
of	O
Star	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
separate	O
review	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
praised	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
game	O
Shadow	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
as	O
superior	O
to	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
writer	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
jewel	O
in	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
crown	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar+	O
named	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
"	O
the	O
colorful	O
wreath	O
on	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
coffin	O
"	O
,	O
reflecting	O
the	O
consensus	O
among	O
contemporary	O
critics	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
at	O
once	O
arguably	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
best	O
release	O
and	O
a	O
clear	O
harbinger	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
imminent	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
already-released	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
fan	O
inquiries	O
,	O
Sega	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
architecture	O
was	O
not	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
handle	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
32-bit	O
processing	O
and	O
potential	O
for	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
most	O
games	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
received	O
near-perfect	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
criticized	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
with	O
missing	O
levels	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
jerky	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
windowed	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franz	O
believes	O
few	O
developers	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
designing	O
games	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
improved	O
audio	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
cause	O
was	O
the	O
rush	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
launch	O
;	O
former	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
executive	O
producer	O
Michael	O
Latham	O
said	O
it	O
took	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
convincing	O
"	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
launch	O
game	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
id	O
Software	O
programmer	O
John	O
Carmack	O
had	O
to	O
cut	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
time	O
limitations	O
,	O
game	O
designs	O
were	O
intentionally	O
conservative	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
show	O
what	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
hardware	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
Sega	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
Mike	O
Ribero	O
insisted	O
that	O
Sega	O
was	O
not	O
abandoning	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
but	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
first-party	O
support	O
had	O
been	O
lackluster	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
wo	O
n't	O
lie	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
we	O
screwed	O
up	O
with	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
its	O
games	O
upon	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	O
was	O
very	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
multiple	O
input	O
and	O
power	O
cords	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
as	O
complicated	O
as	O
setting	O
up	O
your	O
VCR	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
some	O
performance	O
glitches	O
with	O
the	O
prototype	O
such	O
as	O
freezes	B-General_Concept
and	O
overheating	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
confidence	O
that	O
the	O
production	O
models	O
would	O
perform	O
well	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
add-on	O
their	O
overall	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
were	O
likewise	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
1996	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly'''s	O
four	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
add-on	O
3	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
library	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
abandonment	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
panned	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
for	O
its	O
weak	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
processing	O
,	O
the	O
tendency	O
of	O
developers	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
its	O
capabilities	O
with	O
garishly	O
colored	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
apparent	O
function	O
as	O
"	O
simply	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
grabbing	O
extra	O
1994	O
mind	O
and	O
market	O
share	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
so	O
much	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
that	O
its	O
lower	O
price	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
enticement	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
just	O
as	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
commenting	O
that	O
both	O
first	O
party	O
and	O
third	O
party	O
software	O
support	O
had	O
been	O
weak	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
 [ and ] 	O
good	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Device
make	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
a	O
system	O
that	O
never	O
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
is	O
widely	O
criticized	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
shallow	O
library	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
poor	O
idea	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
"	O
tainted	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
it	O
touched.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
also	O
panned	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
ninth-worst	O
console	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
criticizing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
stopgap	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
thrown	O
under	O
the	O
bus	O
when	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
came	O
out	O
six	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
everyone	O
seemed	O
to	O
know	O
it	O
except	O
for	O
die-hard	O
Sega	O
fans	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
offered	O
some	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
power	O
increase	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
to	O
offer	O
ports	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
that	O
were	O
accurate	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
add-on	O
'	O
s	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
deep	O
enough	O
pockets	O
to	O
afford	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
then	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
a	O
viable	O
option	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
it	O
sold	O
so	O
poorly	O
because	O
the	O
potential	O
was	O
there	O
for	O
true	O
greatness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
saw	O
some	O
sense	O
in	O
the	O
move	O
for	O
Sega	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
actually	O
thought	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
a	O
better	O
idea	O
than	O
the	O
SEGA	B-Device
CD	I-Device
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
while	O
underpowered	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
advanced	O
the	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
status	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
and	O
poor	O
timing	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
has	O
been	O
identified	O
by	O
reviewers	O
as	O
being	O
responsible	O
factors	O
for	O
fracturing	O
the	O
audience	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
both	O
developers	O
and	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
reviewer	O
Blake	O
Snow	O
,	O
"	O
Just	O
how	O
many	O
16-bit	B-Application
attachments	O
did	O
one	O
need	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
Reparaz	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
developers	O
—	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
waste	O
time	O
on	O
a	O
technological	O
dead-end	O
—	O
abandoned	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
in	O
droves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reparaz	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
criticize	O
Sega	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
(	O
u	O
)	O
ltimately	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
boneheaded	O
short-sightedness	O
:	O
its	O
existence	O
put	O
Sega	O
into	O
competition	O
with	O
itself	O
once	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
rolled	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN''	O
,	O
Buchanan	O
points	O
out	O
,	O
"	O
Notice	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
seen	O
many	O
add-ons	O
like	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
since	O
1994	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
killed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
add-on	O
like	O
this	O
—	O
a	O
power	O
booster	O
—	O
permanently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
executives	O
at	O
Sega	O
have	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayless	O
believes	O
firmly	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
serves	O
as	O
a	O
warning	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
not	O
to	O
risk	O
splintering	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
consoles	O
by	O
creating	O
add-ons	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
for	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franz	O
places	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
commercial	O
failure	O
on	O
its	O
inability	O
to	O
function	O
without	O
an	O
attached	O
Genesis	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
CD	O
drive	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
destined	O
to	O
die	O
because	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
CD	O
drive	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
remembers	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
positively	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
actually	O
was	O
an	O
interesting	O
,	O
viable	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timing	O
was	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
certainly	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
stick	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
given	O
what	O
we	O
did	O
with	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
was	O
severely	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
whole	O
bunch	O
of	O
reasons	O
why	O
we	O
could	O
n’t	O
ultimately	O
do	O
what	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
without	O
third	O
party	O
support	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
but	O
I	O
still	O
think	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
other	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
