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Mega Drive VS Super Nintendo:Which one?
- Sep 18, 2012 1:46 am GMT
I grew up with both and love both of them,even though I started gaming with nintendo(NES) I think I would go with the Mega Drive,the SNES was amazing for JRPG´s but if we take those out they were extremely balanced in every other genre(though the MD had a huge advantage in sports games I guess),so in the end I think I liked what the MD had to offer the most,especially since I´m not a fan of JRPG´s all that much.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Sep 18, 2012 1:48 am GMT[QUOTE="rilpas"]
[QUOTE="Megavideogamer"]
I have both Super Nintendo and Sega MegaDrive. Both Model one consoles which were the best versions. Sega MegaDrive had a 2 year headstart on SNES during the 16-bit console race. Selling 35 million consoles during its lifespan. SuperNES sold 49.10 million consoles. Both systems had excellent games. The 16-bit 4th generation era is my all time favorite.
If you can get both SNES and MegaDrive, But if you have to choose go with the Super Nintendo.
[/QUOTE]actually the number of sold megadrives is unknown, but estimated to be 40.9 million
[/QUOTE] Yes,I believe this is true,that number I believe includes the Mega Drive developed by tec Toy in Brazil(and in other SA countries),where sega systems were extremely popular.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Sep 18, 2012 9:16 am GMT
[QUOTE="Talldude80"]
I have a Genesis already, and since the [b]bGenesis came out first, of course the SNES is more powerful.[/b] I'd love to have a SNES, but I really dont need to spend the money to get one right now.
[/QUOTE] That's flawed logic. Also, deja vu?[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]
[QUOTE="WitIsWisdom"]
SNES wins but GEN still rocks.
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This. I'd hate to loose either system. 2 of my favorites of all-time. But if I had to, I'd go with SNES. The must-have games on it are more must-have.
[/QUOTE] In English, we would say: "It has more must have games."
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- Sep 18, 2012 3:48 pm GMT
[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]
[QUOTE="Talldude80"] That's flawed logic. Also, deja vu?[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]
[QUOTE="WitIsWisdom"]
SNES wins but GEN still rocks.
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This. I'd hate to loose either system. 2 of my favorites of all-time. But if I had to, I'd go with SNES. The must-have games on it are more must-have.
[/QUOTE] In English, we would say: "It has more must have games."[/QUOTE]
But that's not what I'm saying. I'm not saying it has more of them, I'm saying they're better. And it was a play on words. Try again Another48hours.
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- Sep 18, 2012 9:25 pm GMT
My favorite of the 2 is the Genesis, given I grew up with one, but I'm going to have to choose the SNES. Too many quality games that the Genesis just can't match in my personal taste.
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- Sep 18, 2012 10:02 pm GMT
Snes had earthbound, FF6, chrono trigger and super mario world. Nothing could beat that, for me atleast.
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- Nov 27, 2012 4:47 am GMTWhile the two systems look differently at times (graphics wise) it is because of the capabilities of each system. SNES 32,768 color pallete with 256 colors per screen. Genesis 512 color pallete with 64 colors per screen. Big difference and the size of sprites the SNES could produce were almost twice the size as the Genesis. The Genesis however could run at 7.16 Megahertz while the SNES ran at 3.87 Megahertz. Furthermore, the SNES had a custom chip set which could do scaling and rotation as well as 16 bit stereo sound while the Genesis only had 8 bit sound. Therefore, most developers used darker shades with the Genesis. You could almost always spot a Genesis title since they used A LOT of blue to dark purple and black on all games across the board.
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- Nov 27, 2012 5:09 am GMT
R.I.P Eric Wright, The legend lives forever.
For me it's Sega, sonic and the streets of rage games did it for me.
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- Nov 27, 2012 5:29 am GMT
MEGA DRIVE for sure.
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- Nov 27, 2012 6:42 am GMT
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Check mySHAFTout.
[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]SNES seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of the genesis in terms of games and graphics.[/QUOTE] lol no genesis master race my opinion is most valid only people with the shaft can have a valid opinion- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Nov 27, 2012 10:31 am GMT
supernintendo all day every day is what i play. other than sonic and a few other games i thought the genesis was always behind the supernintendo, not that it didnt put up a good fight or anything
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- Nov 27, 2012 4:00 pm GMT
[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]SNES seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of the genesis in terms of games and graphics.[/QUOTE] lol no genesis master race my opinion is most valid only people with the shaft can have a valid opinion[/QUOTE]
Making sense really helps when you're making posts.
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- Nov 27, 2012 4:21 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Benaiah427"]While the two systems look differently at times (graphics wise) it is because of the capabilities of each system. SNES 32,768 color pallete with 256 colors per screen. Genesis 512 color pallete with 64 colors per screen. Big difference and the size of sprites the SNES could produce were almost twice the size as the Genesis. The Genesis however could run at 7.16 Megahertz while the SNES ran at 3.87 Megahertz. Furthermore, the SNES had a custom chip set which could do scaling and rotation as well as 16 bit stereo sound while the Genesis only had 8 bit sound. Therefore, most developers used darker shades with the Genesis. You could almost always spot a Genesis title since they used A LOT of blue to dark purple and black on all games across the board. [/QUOTE]
Interestingly, the SA-1 chip in Mario RPG and Kirby Superstar was an enhanced SNES main processor running at 10 Mhz.
This brings up the question if the SNES CPU could not be clocked higher than it was.
But it is also said that it's a bad overclocker so it's possible that Nintendo used a range of lower capacity chips.
It's true that many Genesis games looked darker and also had similar sound FX.
The Sonic games were pretty colorful and nice-sounding tho.
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- Nov 27, 2012 4:31 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="luckykoopsie"]supernintendo all day every day is what i play. other than sonic and a few other games i thought the genesis was always behind the supernintendo, not that it didnt put up a good fight or anything
[/QUOTE] gotta disagree there, the genesis was a more versatile system and it showed- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Nov 27, 2012 4:34 pm GMT
[QUOTE="rilpas"][QUOTE="luckykoopsie"]
supernintendo all day every day is what i play. other than sonic and a few other games i thought the genesis was always behind the supernintendo, not that it didnt put up a good fight or anything
[/QUOTE] gotta disagree there, the genesis was a more versatile system and it showed[/QUOTE]
Well, it's his opinion...
I also like the SNES better myself.
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- Nov 27, 2012 4:41 pm GMT
I love both systems. I don't think I could get rid of either. They both were fantastic 16-bit consoles with incredible game libraries.
With the Sega Genesis, it had a ton of good games. I have more Genesis games than I do SNES games. Great arcade ports. Tons of hidden gems by lesser known developers. And of course the fantastic first-party Sega games including the famous Sonic Genesis trilogy.
But on the other hand, SNES's cream of the crop games were legendary and better than most any Genesis game, IMO. To this day Super Metroid, LoZ: A Link to the Past, Super Mario World, Actraiser, Donkey Kong Country, and Chrono Trigger are some of the greatest games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. And with multiplatform games, more-often-than-not it was the SNES version that looked better.
So it's really hard for me to choose between the 2. But if I absolutely had no choice for some reason, I would go with SNES for those cream-of-the-crop games I mentioned.
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- Nov 27, 2012 5:25 pm GMT
Report someone upon a "heated" but manner debate is as manly as a kid calling his mother for help.
I was HUGE Genesis/MD , aka SEGA , fan back then so ... Ill say MD all the way ( even if SN was superior sales wise, graphic wise etc etc but ill NEVER EVER forger the unforgetable QQ of SNES fans when original Mortal Kombat for SNES lacked blood and fatalities. WHAT A SLAAAAP! haha )- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Nov 27, 2012 9:32 pm GMT
SNES because thats the one I have- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Nov 27, 2012 9:37 pm GMT
The term "overrated"? It's overrated.
Winner regardless of which one you pick, but for me due to my love for Rpg's and Zelda; LttP, I gotta go with the SNES.
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- Nov 28, 2012 12:18 am GMT
3dslice.netis my home.
Check mySHAFTout.[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]SNES seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of the genesis in terms of games and graphics.[/QUOTE] lol no genesis master race my opinion is most valid only people with the shaft can have a valid opinion[/QUOTE]
Making sense really helps when you're making posts.
[/QUOTE] shaft as in LG aim- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
