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The marketing team for SEGA of America in the 90s SINGLEHANDEDLY deep fried gaming discourse in their efforts to loosen Nintendo’s stranglehold on the market and not only has the impact of their tactics had ripple effects that still exist to this day, we’ve only gotten WORSE. BUT it’s NOT ENTIRELY their fault. If we’re being honest, it all comes down to human nature. & modern day gaming companies have been increasingly gotten worse in their efforts to leverage these tactics...

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TIMESTAMPS ⏳
Intro - 0:00
The Original Sin - 1:11
The Aftermath - 5:17
The Problem - 6:44
Don’t Lose the Fun - 13:44
The End Goal - 16:55

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