Let's take a step back in time... Genesis VS SNES

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#1 TuRb0SxxT
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GO!

I would pick Genesis purely for nostalgia.

But this is not a nostalgia thread, so I say SNES. Super Mario World, Mario Kart, Star Fox, DONKEY KONG COUNTRY.

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#2 akira2465
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Take this to the legacy board please

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#3 TuRb0SxxT
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Take this to the legacy board please

akira2465

I'm starting a war between two systems though.

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#4 Cherokee_Jack
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[QUOTE="akira2465"]

Take this to the legacy board please

TuRb0SxxT

I'm starting a war between two systems though.

Yeah, this is technically only relevant to this board.
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#5 TREY_FOR_LI4E
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I remember getting a Turbo Grafx 16. I liked it, but then I went back the next day to Toys R Us to return it and get a SNES instead. Good times.

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#6 glez13
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Take this to the legacy board please

akira2465

This doesn't belong to the legacy board. This is a war and belongs to SW.

SNES FTW.

Final Fantasy II, III

Chrono Trigger

Earthbound

Doom

Donkey Kong Country I, II, III

LoZ: ALTTP

Super Metroid

I could go on and on.

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#7 shutdown_202
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SNES, barely. And i really mean just barely. I think the battle between these 2 consoles was the most competitive in the history of gaming, you could choose either console and not go wrong. PS3 vs 360 comes pretty close but is still not near due to the amount of multi plats this gen.

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#8 z4twenny
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SNES, barely. And i really mean just barely. I think the battle between these 2 consoles was the most competitive in the history of gaming, you could choose either console and not go wrong. PS3 vs 360 comes pretty close but is still not near due to the amount of multi plats this gen.

shutdown_202

just no. if we're doing a system wars standard and bringing in horsepower, snes won hands down. sega had the "blast processing" which allowed quick movement in.... well.... just sonic. but the snes had a larger color palette, more on screen colors, larger sprites, mode 7 scaling, faster cpu, more sound channels and higher sound quality.

if you're talking about the games i think thats somewhat opinionated and preferential. i will say im pretty sure the snes put the genesis down in worldwide hardware and software sales. i want to say some parts of asia were genesis dominant such as korea and china.

that being said genesis did have awesome games like shining force and the phantasy star series.

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#9 TuRb0SxxT
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Anyone else love Vectorman?

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Anyone else love Vectorman?

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Hell yes! Genesis all the way. Playing co-op Golden Axe and Streets of Rage with the other kids in the neighborhood is something I will never forget. Locking on the Sonic 3 cartridge to Sonic & Knuckles might have been the coolest thing I have ever or will ever do. Best Christmas ever.
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#11 VeryGnawty
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definetly SNES

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#12 PAL360
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I loved both, probably Megadrive a bit more.

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#13 3KindgomsRandy
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Give me the Genesis. This was the golden age of gaming though, as far as I'm concerned.

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#14 TuRb0SxxT
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Haha speaking of christmas to the guy above, one of the best Xmas's I had was when my mom got me the Genesis 6-Pack!

Streets of Rage, Golden axe, Sonic, Shinobi, Columns, and some other game.

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#15 VoodooHak
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SNES was when I played the most JRPGs. My favorite wasn't Chronotrigger like many. My fave was the Secret of Mana. Other games I loved:

  • Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Championship Edition. I remember paying $90 for that.
  • Shadowrun
  • Super Star Wars/Emp Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi
  • NBA Jam
  • Breath of Fire
  • The Lion King
  • Aladdin
  • Earthbound
  • F-Zero
  • Flashback
  • Knights of the Round
  • LoZ: Link to the Past
  • Lufia
  • Pocky & Rocky
  • Primal Rage
  • Samurai Showdown
  • Super Smash TV
  • Zombies Ate My Neighbors

I know some of those were multiplat, but for some reason, I gravitated toward the SNES. I also had a genesis, SegaCD with the 32x add-on, but still have fonder memories of the SNES.