Genesis vs SNES - The personal Vietnam

[StMaryPiper]

Time for the age old question. Are you a Sega Genesis type of guy or do you enjoy Super Nintendo? You can enjoy both but you need to choose one over the other

 

[vomitusdeux]

Does Genesis have donkey kong country? No?
Obvious winner goes to the console with donkey kong country.

 

[Professor G. Raff]

It's not even close, the SNES is so much better you have to be an actual retard to think otherwise.

 

[Geddy Lee's Fee and See]

The SNES has so many classics compared to the Genesis, it's hard to see why you would choose the Genesis unless you really like platformers, in which case, good luck playing Sonic for th 300th time.

 

[The Backwards Man]

Every kid who grew up on Sega consoles usually ends up having a thread here.

 

[Londo]

I think Genesis had a much larger variety of games with a lot less feathering around the content in them, buuuuuuuuut Nintendo had a lot more quality IPs and while I grew up with the Genesis I only ever go back to play a few games that were on it wherein I've emulated and played a shit ton from SNES.

 

[Kawaii Supremacy]

Mario is too slow. I gotta go fast. End of debate.

 

[TyrasGuard]

I choose the Genesis because that fucking soundchip sounds great with drums and bass. Gotta TWANG fast.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Genesis had better audio and SNES had a bigger color pallet. I liked playing Genesis better with Sonic and Road Rash, but SNES had all the Mario games.

They both have their pros and cons. I prefer Sega.

 

[libRT]

Probably would pick SNES, though would be sad to lose toejam and earl

 

[cybertoaster]

Lot of pretendo nintendon't seething in this thread.

Frankly the only Snes game I wished the Genesis had was Starfox, even if it ran like ass compared to Virtua Racing it was a fun game, sucks they cancelled the sequel and only released the final non-broken beta like what, 25 years later?

Anyway, SEGA fucking up its domination of the console market is one the the biggest blunders in tech, up there with SGI going bankrupt and Blackberry shitting the bed.

 

[The Cunting Death]

I legitimately cannot hate either of them.

 

[augment]

I had a snes but a kid down 2 blocks from my house had a genesis and good thing, because I couldn't get enough of streets of rage 2.
Sonic sucks ass though.

 

[TheRetardKing]

It's not the Jaguar and 3DO, I'll give you that.

 

[Colon capital V]

The RAW power of FM Synthesis MOGS the best soundtracks the snes could ever muster.

 

[The Angry Video Game Nerd]

Both consoles had their share of BAD games. Super Nintendo had Wizard of Oz, Genesis had Action 52, and both consoles were unfortunate enough to have Shaq Fu.

Then of course, there’s Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World. Which is better? It’s all a matter of preference. I will say, Sonic 2 was the game that made me buy a Genesis. But even with all the Sonic games, I still could never live without Super Mario World. It may not have the fast-speed action, but it has lots of powerups, fun challenge, and an incredible world to explore. After all, it is Super Mario WORLD. I love Sonic, but I feel with a good Mario game, there’s just a little bit more to it.

If there’s one platformer that can top Super Mario World, it’s the Donkey Kong Country games. They’re so addicting that just trying to record the footage here, I had trouble turning it off. I wanted to keep playing!

Between the Super Nintendo and Genesis, it all depends on what kind of games are your favorites. Possibly my favorite game of all time is Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The puzzle-solving, the storyline, and the action that goes in that game is so phenomenal, I’m at a loss for words. It never gets old. I can still play it any day. I think this game just nukes the entire competition. If you ask me, “Why do you like Super Nintendo better?” My answer is “Link to the Past.” And if that’s not enough, Super Metroid. I recommend it hardcore. This is a must-play game. It’s a giant maze that you can’t stop playing until it’s finished. It has a foreboding atmosphere that keeps you tense the whole time. Running around blowing stuff up has never been so much fun.

Take your pick, but the winner for me is Super Nintendo.

 

[Biggie Smalls' Taint]

SNES had: Super Mario World, The Dongkey Kong trilogy, Super Metroid, Super Mario Kart, Megaman X, Starfox, F-Zero, Super Ghosts 'n Ghouls, Final Fantasies, Breath of Fire, Chrono Trigger, Contra 3 and the best home console version of Street Fighter 2.

Genesis had: Sonic 3 and knuckles (the first two were just average), Streets of Rage and Gunstar Heroes (arguably the best out of this entire pile) and uncensored Mortal Kombat, but it sucked.

Sega couldn't blast process any good games. SNES wins. The SNES soundchip doesn't sound like a chipmunk being waterboarded, too.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

The one that can play Dragon Wang.

 

[PipTheAlchemist]

Mario is too slow. I gotta go fast. End of debate.

Ummm ackchyually Mario runs faster than Sonic in their respective games. So therefore it is Sonic who is "too slow", not Mario.

 

[BPD Gunt Rider]

I grew up Sega, but I wish I had SNES. Most games sound awful on the Genesis's sound chip.