Sega Tapes
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| - | [[Image:Segatapes.png|150px|thumb|right|"You could have stolen UPWARDS of one Sega tape."]]'''Sega Tapes''' | + | [[Image:Segatapes.png|150px|thumb|right|"You could have stolen UPWARDS of one Sega tape."]]'''Sega Tapes''', the cartridges used by the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]] game system, have appeared in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. |
"Tape" is a somewhat common misnomer for [[wikipedia:Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]], referring to the Sega Genesis cartridges' resemblance to [[wikipedia:Compact Cassette|cassette tapes]]. But, the cartridges for the Sega Genesis used semiconductor-based [[wikipedia:Read-only memory|ROM]] chips for data storage, not spools of [[wikipedia:Magnetic tape|magnetic tape]], so they are not actually tapes. | "Tape" is a somewhat common misnomer for [[wikipedia:Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]], referring to the Sega Genesis cartridges' resemblance to [[wikipedia:Compact Cassette|cassette tapes]]. But, the cartridges for the Sega Genesis used semiconductor-based [[wikipedia:Read-only memory|ROM]] chips for data storage, not spools of [[wikipedia:Magnetic tape|magnetic tape]], so they are not actually tapes. | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 30 March 2007
"Tape" is a somewhat common misnomer for cartridge, referring to the Sega Genesis cartridges' resemblance to cassette tapes. But, the cartridges for the Sega Genesis used semiconductor-based ROM chips for data storage, not spools of magnetic tape, so they are not actually tapes.
Appearances
- Debut: Email anything - Sega tapes with Videlectrix game names on them are used as coasters for glasses of Melonade.
- On the game catalog in the Videlectrix website, the games are presented as stacks of Sega tapes.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 (Easter egg) - Tompkins steals a Sega tape with the game Road Rash on it.
