Sonic Mania: 11 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

By Scott Tailford /

5. "Genesis Does What Nintendon't"

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Speaking of retro throwbacks, the console wars were in full swing across the 90s.

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Regular TV ads from both sides of the Nintendo/Sega divide would poke and prod at one another, with the legendary, "Sega does, what Nintendon't!" slogan quickly catching on (on school playgrounds, anyway).

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Though it would be a little too near the knuckle to include the latter off of that phrase in a game ported to Nintendo systems in 2017, the 'Genesis Does' portion is still included inside Studiopolis.

You can unlock it by getting any character near the orange flip-panels in the centre of the level, but the Nintendo jibes stop there.

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