They were a big step up from the original nintendo cartridges we blew in and wiped with alcohol to keep Tyson winking, but I went the Sega route as Genesis was a better system at the time, but that of course is debatable. Happy people still are interested in the archaic gaming systems.
Pfft, only 52 simultaneous colors vs 256!
I may be a biased Genesis Kid, but SEGA was always ahead of its time.
PC Engine was also ahead of its time, actual 8-bit games on CD-ROM!
...much to their detriment, sadly.
R.I.P. Dreamcast, R.I.P. 32x, R.I.P. Mega CD, R.I.P. Saturn...
Not sure how any of these except maybe the Dreamcast (and then not by that much - it was almost literally a contemporary arcade board clone) were examples of “ahead of its time”.
https://dcemulation.org/?title=Bleemcast%21