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The art and engineering of Sega CD Silpheed
The Sega CD Mega-CD add-on for the Genesis brought CD-ROM technology to gaming. Silpheed used a unique video format that cleverly reduced bandwidth through techniques like referencing color tiles, using an ASIC for graphics, and using tilemap compression, allowing it to deliver near-cinematic visuals despite the limitations of the hardware.
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