The 8-Bit Revival & 16-Bit War · 1985â1994
Sega CD
Mega-CD
Sought After?
Cult collector interest â FMV games like Night Trap are cultural curiosities more than good games, but that novelty drives demand.
Downsides
Expensive ($300+ at launch, nearly the cost of a whole new console), a small and uneven library heavy on cheesy full-motion-video titles.
Why It Faded
Consumers balked at the price for a peripheral, and the actual games rarely justified the CD format's promise.
Trivia
Night Trap became a centerpiece of 1993 US Senate hearings on video game violence, hearings that directly led to the creation of the ESRB rating system still used today.