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[Harlock]

Since more than a year ago if you search "Mega Drive" on Facebook (in Brazil at least), they show an anti-pedophilia alert. Nobody understand why at the time. And more recently one guy told that was banned on Tinder when wrote "Mega Drive" in a message talking about videogames.

So seems that the origin is from a drive from megaupload, fill with this children stuff, that became known as "mega drive" by people who search this criminal content.
Maybe because most social networks are from US, banning the term "mega drive" was not a big deal. Sega has a big problem in hands.

 

[Deft Beck]

And here I thought Sonic fans had it rough already.

 

[RoboFu]

Looking at your avatar .. I'm not too sure how you found this out?

Jk

 

[jzbadblood]

Thanks to guys like OP we can finally uniformly call it the Genesis

 

[LectureMaster]

Genesis.

 

[deriks]

Sega can't catch a break

 

[Sooner]

Sega fans are perverts. Finally confirmed.

 

[nush]

Megadrive Mini....

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

Genesis

Sega's legal department needs to operate immediately

 

[Saber]

Theres no Genesis on Brazil, we all were born with Mega-Drive and Master-System consoles. This is the most dumb and ridiculous thing I ever saw. I don't expect much of this generation.

 

[Big Baller]

Sega can't catch a break

 

[SportsFan581]

Luckily, I'm American and would refer to the system by its proper name of Genesis.

 

[SJRB]

This dude is having the worst day of his life





Awesome synthwave producer btw, one of the OG's.

 

[onQ123]

I'm not too fond of "Master System" either

 

[PeteBull]

As an European and big fan of sega megadrive:

 

[Euler007]

Looking at your avatar .. I'm not too sure how you found this out?

Jk

 

[snapdragon]

Nintendo propaganda

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Nintendo propaganda

That Game Freak leak with that stuff about Typhlosion must be Sega propaganda, then.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Sega does what Nintendon't takes a whole new meaning now.

 

[bitbydeath]

Sega fans are perverts. Finally confirmed.

 

[Hotel Security]

So seems that the origin is from a drive from megaupload,

That's ridiculous. Mega has a ton of files that could be referenced. So glad I'm not on Facebook and don't have to worry about that clownshow. A few people get out of line and the punish every user for it...the exact opposite of how this should work.

 

[RSLAEV]

This dude is having the worst day of his life





Awesome synthwave producer btw, one of the OG's.

Is he talking about Mega.nz? that place isn't illegal.

 

[near]

Thanks to guys like OP we can finally uniformly call it the Genesis

Absolutely never! They should've tainted the word genesis.

 

[Hotel Security]

^I'd say Final Fantasy 7 butchered that name enough.

 

[Shifty1897]

And here I thought Sonic fans had it rough already.

Sonic fans are already banned from social media anyway.

 

[Gp1]

It was always Mega Drive.

The entire world called it Mega Drive, the logo is better, the console design is miles better with the golden 16-bit and without that half assed white stamp saying Genesis.

Sega Genesis Its the epitome of "Hey quick, John from the legal team found out that some asshole in Springfieldville trademarked Mega Drive before us. Think on something fast because we are launching next week "

 

[StueyDuck]

Resetera gotta ruin everything. Now I gotta say Genesis which is the vastly inferior name

 

[DAHGAMING]

So which of you nonces owned a mega drive ?

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Seems like a good feature, would love to be able to auto-ignore people that say "Mega Drive" instead of "Genesis". Would really clear out the riff-raff, ya know?

 

[farmerboy]

Genesis.

 

[Radical_3d]

The USA name was a mistake. What a dumb move.

 

[NeverYouMind]

So which of you nonces owned a mega drive ?

Super Nintendo was garbage for most games.

 

[Drell]

Genesis.

Just like for the SNES redesign, Sonic CD and DBZ OST, no thanks America, keep your things for you. If it really becomes a problem, we can always write it Megadrive or something like M*gadrive or M3gadrive. Twitter and youtube are already full of censored words so one more isn't a big deal.

 

[MayauMiao]

Since more than a year ago if you search "Mega Drive" on Facebook (in Brazil at least), they show an anti-pedophilia alert. Nobody understand why at the time. And more recently one guy told that was banned on Tinder when wrote "Mega Drive" in a message talking about videogames.

So seems that the origin is from a drive from megaupload, fill with this children stuff, that became known as "mega drive" by people who search this criminal content.
Maybe because most social networks are from US, banning the term "mega drive" was not a big deal. Sega has a big problem in hands.

Mega Drive long existed before Megaupload. So the real problem is with the Brazillian government.

 

[tkscz]

It was always Mega Drive.

The entire world called it Mega Drive, the logo is better, the console design is miles better with the golden 16-bit and without that half assed white stamp saying Genesis.

Sega Genesis Its the epitome of "Hey quick, John from the legal team found out that some asshole in Springfieldville trademarked Mega Drive before us. Think on something fast because we are launching next week "

Genesis does what Mega Drive don't, and that's sound better.

I just got done explaining Meta's algorithm and how it needs retrained. At least make it more worldly.

 

[CGNoire]

Since more than a year ago if you search "Mega Drive" on Facebook (in Brazil at least), they show an anti-pedophilia alert. Nobody understand why at the time. And more recently one guy told that was banned on Tinder when wrote "Mega Drive" in a message talking about videogames.

So seems that the origin is from a drive from megaupload, fill with this children stuff, that became known as "mega drive" by people who search this criminal content.
Maybe because most social networks are from US, banning the term "mega drive" was not a big deal. Sega has a big problem in hands.

Yep i was trying to look up megadrive devs on IG and was redirected to a pedophile warning splash screen.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Sonic fans are already banned from social media anyway.

If only.

 

[Londo]

Gosh, between the japanese, european and american editions I have 12 or 13 mega drive in my attic... must pack my things now, kthxbai

 

[Pegasus Actual]

If it really becomes a problem, we can always write it Megadrive or something like M*gadrive or M3gadrive. Twitter and youtube are already full of censored words so one more isn't a big deal.

America offers a compromise. We shall go with...

...
...
MAGADrive

 

[DoubleClutch]

The much bigger, apparent problem is that there are so many sick fucks out there. Imagine how disgusting and evil someone must be to take pleasure in the exploitation of children. Unforgivable.

 

[darth.shrimp]

So which of you nonces owned a mega drive ?

Sega kid through and through, until the Gamecube.

 

[StueyDuck]

America offers a compromise. We shall go with...

...
...
MAGADrive

I agree to this...

Purely for the radical meltdowns and comedy we'd get from it

 

[Esppiral]

Thanks to guys like OP we can finally uniformly call it the Genesis

Never

 

[Spukc]

It’s sega genesis you pigs

 

[Soltype]

Genesis.

Always loved the the look of mega drive, even the JP logo, but not the name. Genesis just has more gravitas, having the same name as the first book of the Bible carries a lot of mind share especially back in the early late 80s early 90s

 

[Majormaxxx]

It’s sega genesis you pigs

sega mega drive 2

 

[kapshin]

Megadrive Mini....

Don't copy my floppy

 

[Holammer]

Genesis.

Never. While I'm at it, the US SNES design was a fugly PoS.

 

[N30RYU]

So which of you nonces owned a mega drive ?

I owned it for the far superior version of Jurassic Park

 

[BlackTron]

Absolutely never! They should've tainted the word genesis.

Actually I wish they had banned the word Genesis, then it would take one day to realize what idiots they were blocking the first book of the bible. Not as easy to ignore as an old game console/some synthwave guy.