Despite having the capability to support sound chips in cartridges, almost no 7800 cartridges feature POKEY hardware for enhanced sound.

Despite having no experience with women, their other signature traits are a shared obsession with sex, and their tendency to chuckle and giggle whenever they hear words or phrases that can even remotely be construed as sexual or scatological.

Despite having lost the test series to South Africa by game three, the Lions won the final test.

Despite his ferocious reputation though, there are no verified accounts of his ever having murdered or harmed those he held captive.

Despite having a simple architecture, Berkeley DB supports many advanced database features such as ACID transactions, fine-grained locking, hot backups and replication.

Despite its faintness, Capricornus has one of the oldest mythological associations, having been consistently represented as a hybrid of a goat and a fish since the Middle Bronze Age.

" Despite having the quote presented to a notable organisation, it has also appeared in books such as " The Most Stupid Words Ever Spoken " as it is deemed by some Westerners as a prime example of a lack of understanding of foreign culinary traditions in the Western world.

Despite both forces having similar numbers, the Japanese were easily defeated due to the Ming cannon.

Despite having a tremendous chronology, their use was not at all consistent or unchanging.

Despite opinion that such a voyage was impossible and his having retired, Slocum rebuilt a derelict sloop Spray and sailed her single-handed around the world.

Despite having the stronger army, Carinus held the weaker position.

Despite having no debris shields, the spacecraft survived the comet passage intact.

Despite having invented much of the technology of software, Dijkstra eschewed the use of computers in his own work for many decades.

Despite not having a civil ensign, the EU's Fishery Inspection teams display a blue and yellow pennant.

Despite the efficacy of epilepsy surgery, some patients decide not to undergo surgery owing to fear or the uncertainty of having a brain operation.

Despite popular lore, it seems unlikely that he reached Cape Horn or the eponymous Drake Passage, because his descriptions do not fit the first and his shipmates denied having seen an open sea.

Despite having " lost " its Soviet periphery, Russia has 9 time zones, stretching slightly over half the world's longitude.

Despite having direct access to Hitler, Heydrich's loyalty to Himmler remained firm.

Despite opposing the United States in favour of the Sandanistas on the country's northern border, stern warnings against the US Bay of Pigs invasion, along with repelling Nicaraguan dictator Somoza's invasion after turning to the Organization of American States, and border disputes with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has held firmly to its belief against ever having a military.

Despite having the go-ahead runs on base, Smith was able to escape the inning without any further damage.

Despite having just turned 21, Cronje was made captain of Orange Free State for the 1990-91 season.

Despite this, the office was not legally hereditary, and the heir could not title himself " Emperor " without having been personally elected.

Despite having defeated Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, the city of Hanover became a Prussian provincial capital.

Despite having interest rates down near zero for a long period of time, the Quantitative easing strategy did not succeed in stopping price deflation.

Despite Valenti's two-year marriage to Johnson's personal secretary, the investigation focused on rumors that he was having a gay relationship with a commercial photographer friend.

Despite this, by September 1960, following the four-way division of the country, there were four separate armed forces: Mobotu's ANC itself, numbering about 12, 000, the South Kasai Constabulary loyal to Albert Kalonji ( 3, 000 or less ), the Katanga Gendarmerie which were part of Moise Tshombe's regime ( totalling about 10, 000 ), and the Stanleyville dissident ANC loyal to Antoine Gizenga ( numbering about 8, 000 ).

Despite the departure of Stevie Nicks, Christine remained loyal to Mick Fleetwood and her former husband, recording five songs for the band's 1995 effort Time.

Despite having a child under the regency of his mother as a ruler, the structure established by Emperor Otto the Great remained strong as most of the Empire's most powerful official stayed loyal to the Imperial system.

Despite the increased threat, the rebels were loyal to Kett throughout and continued to fight Warwick's men.

Despite their differences, William remained loyal throughout the hostilities between John and his barons which culminated on 15 June 1215 at Runnymede with the sealing of Magna Carta.

Despite this, Afranius, along with Petreius, broke his word to Caesar, embarked with as many loyal troops as he could gather and sailed for Epirus and Pompey.

Despite securing the support of Geoffrey de Mandeville, who controlled the Tower of London, forces loyal to Stephen and Queen Matilda remained close to the city and the citizens were fearful about welcoming the Empress.

Despite his alcoholism, Garganta de Lata is a very loyal pal and a more than decent father.

Despite this, Hamilton remained, for a time, loyal to the Major government which endorsed the treaty.

Despite being out of print intermittently for years at a time, Talisman continues to be a popular game among many loyal fans.

Despite being out of print for several years, Civilization still holds a loyal following.

Despite her pleasant and cheerfully optimistic nature, April is dangerously loyal to Warren and physically attacks anybody who came between them, including Spike, Buffy, and Katrina.

Despite the lower than anticipated sales numbers and an unenthusiastic response by the American public, the new-age GTO has become a " sought after cult-car ," with many loyal owners.

Despite the appeals of Wallenius, the army and the White Guards were largely loyal to the government.

Despite his defeat by Jack Lynch in the leadership contest four years earlier, Colley had remained loyal to the party leader and had become a close political ally.

Despite a loyal fan following, serious doubts were raised about whether Winnipeg could support an NHL team in this new environment.

Despite the rebranding of MacCentral, a cadre of loyal readers continued to maintain a presence in the MacCentral Forum, a community that remained in operation without being prominently linked to from anywhere on Macworld's primary site.

Despite belonging to a prominent slaveholding family, Blair was an abolitionist and a loyal member of the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

Despite his incarceration, he is honest, trustworthy and loyal, particularly to Arthur, although, the scrapes that Arthur lands him in make him wonder why.

Despite some positive reviews ( and a loyal audience that might be classified as a cult following, based on Crosby's claim the network received more requests from fans for Quiet, Please!

Despite his oath of allegiance to the restored monarchy, the loyal Ney had rallied to Napoleon's banner immediately upon his landing in southern France and had led a corps into battle at Waterloo.

Despite the band's fluctuating musical styles and limited commercial success in The United States, their fans have remained extremely loyal over the decades.

Despite the fact that he overthrew the kingdom of Goryeo, and purged officials who remained loyal to the old regime, many regard him as a revolutionary and a decisive ruler who disposed the inept, obsolete and crippled governing system to save the nation from many foreign forces and conflicts.