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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Apr 24, 2008 19:20:54 GMT -5
Here is the first debate.
It's kinda hard to establish which system was the best out of the two. Some Super Nintendo games were better than the Genesis counterpart. For example Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat are two examples. However, the Genesis has better sports games. NBA Live '96 for the Genesis, has more features and the home courts are a tad more life like.
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Post by Justice on Apr 24, 2008 20:51:52 GMT -5
In my opinion, the Super Nintendo was the better system.. I feel that it had funner games in its sense that you could play for hours on end. It also helped evolve the already famous Mario. Super Mario World, i think, was one of the best games for the SNES. It also had other great games such as LoZ ALttP and FF: MQ.. Both of which were enjoyable... I never really played the Genesis, but i know it was ahead of its time. I was never really a huge Vdeo Game Sports fan and there werent too many other great ttles on this Sega system. Thats my debate.
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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Apr 25, 2008 0:30:08 GMT -5
You'll hardly find someone that has both and a extensive library of games for both. They just play the system that they don't own at a friends and say that system sucks without giving it a fair chance. Super Nintendo had Mario and Zelda. Sega had Sonic. Other than sports titles, very few Sega games had sequels. I never played much Sega either, but it had its fun games like Taz-Mania. Sega had some hard as hades games too which turned some gamers off To explain my point about the sports games further, I have screenshots NBA LIVE 96 SNES Version    NBA LIVE 96 Sega Gensis   Also another arguement for the snes was it was a 6 button controller thus you could do more. Once Sega caught on, you actually had to buy a 6 button controller and many games wouldn't be as fun with the 3 button controller namely the fighting games like Street Fighter II. Sega had the graphics. SNES had the perseverance to remain with the console itself. Sega had many add ons to the system like cd and 32X and both, but nothing great came from that. This is why Sega hasn't made any newer systems since the Dreamcast. |
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Post by Chris on Apr 25, 2008 9:30:41 GMT -5
The 16-bit wars are intriguing because both sides have a legitimate argument. That being said, however, I feel the Super Nintendo had better games. There was, of course, the usual Mario and Zelda entries, but also there were other amazing games like Final Fantasy, Starfox, F-Zero, and Pilotwings. The Super Nintendo had its share of bad games too, but for the most part SNES games are entertaining.
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Post by mignelli on Apr 26, 2008 11:53:10 GMT -5
Exactly. The SNES had way more series entries from games that are amazing. The Genesis had Sonic, and thats one good series, and the SNES had like 7.
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Post by Chris on Apr 27, 2008 0:24:24 GMT -5
Mignelli, please try to make sure your responses are at least 4 sentences long.
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Post by Powerfullove on Apr 27, 2008 16:08:33 GMT -5
Hmm, not much of a debate going on here...
Oh well. While the SNES had much better game series (Zelda, Mario), I think its safe to say that Genesis had the upper hand graphics wise. Sonic games (which were all I played) looked very clean and vibrant. SNES games had a little more of a plain look to them, but had much more originality to them. Nintendo always found new ways to please the crowds, while Sega sorta just took a peek at Nintendo to see what worked, then followed.
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Post by NintendoNerds on Apr 29, 2008 8:26:15 GMT -5
There are a few reasons why I would choose the SNES over the Genesis. Please allow me to explain a few reasons.
First of all, I never personally owned a Sega Genesis console partially because of popularity. Thinking back, I never really remember anyone hooting and hollering about how cool the Genesis was. Sure I had a few friends that had one but the majority of my friends had Nintendo; specifically SNES for this case. And of course I played a few games with my friends but I never was mystified by it.
For me, the Genesis controller sat awkward in my hand and was not very comfortable. The SNES controller was very easy to hold and it wasn't that much different than the NES controller. So for me, I liked the SNES controller better.
As far as games go, I don't remember the Genesis ever having any truly exceptional games. As a matter of fact the top-selling game for the Genesis was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which sold only 6 million copies. Super Mario World for the SNES sold roughly 20 million copies.
Graphics, graphics, graphics. Here is a topic that I won't really spend a ton of time on because of the extreme controversy. The facts are this though. The SNES offered more colors and a highly resolution that the Genesis.
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Post by tails on Jul 15, 2008 14:42:08 GMT -5
I would have to like both, sure the SNES had DKC, Mario, Zelda but Sega had nice games as well. Sonic was a good series, aero the acrobat was fun, zombies ate my neighbors was better for the Genesis.
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Post by freak on Jul 21, 2008 4:51:40 GMT -5
Sorry I'm replying to an old thread but I just joined and I just had to. First, both consoles were absolutely incredible. I grew up with the SEGA Genesis (and NES) and didn't get a Super NES until probably a few years ago. Nevertheless, I appreciate the great things that each had to offer and together (along with the TG16 to some extent) they made arguably the greatest video game generation of all time.
Most of SNES's great games ended up being very popular and were part of franchises that still live on. Ask what most SNES fans' favorite games are and most of them could agree that games like Super Metroid, Earthbound, Super Mario World, LoZ: Link to the Past, FFIV & VI, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG, and Chrono Trigger, etc. would rank pretty highly. There was a general consensus of which games would be regarded as classics among fans.
The Genesis also had tons of great games but the difference is that only a few of them ever developed into well-known franchises (and therefore aren't as widely remembered). Outside of Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Ecco, and Streets of Rage, not a lot of people actually played most of the Genesis's best games. Ask Genesis fans what their favorite game is and the answers will be all over the place: Gunstar Heroes, Ristar, Herzog Zwei, Shining Force I & II, Wonder Boy, Ghouls N' Ghosts, Strider, Golden Axe II, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Gain Ground, Vectorman, Castle of Illusion, Comix Zone, Outrun, ToeJam & Earl, LandStalker, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Contra: Hard Corps., Super Monaco GP, Alex Kidd, DecapAttack, Shining in the Darkness...they were all great but none were ever super popular AAA games. Therefore, people will often say that the SNES had all those great games while the Genesis only had Sonic and some sports games. It's not really a fair comparison.
Based on graphics and sound, it's no contest. The SNES was the better console. Objectively, the SNES is definitely the overall best 16 bit console but my personal favorite is still the Genesis.
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Post by tails on Jul 21, 2008 23:46:02 GMT -5
sorry but i think Genesis has better sound while SNES has better graphics. what games do you think surpass the genesis in sound?
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Post by Classic Gamer Nerd on Jul 22, 2008 0:11:09 GMT -5
Great point about Sega there freak.
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Post by tails on Jul 23, 2008 18:12:38 GMT -5
CG i thought SNES had only 4 buttons/
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Post by NintendoNerds on Jul 23, 2008 19:31:47 GMT -5
Nope...the SNES controller has 6 buttons:
Y, X, B, A, R, L
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Post by tails on Jul 23, 2008 19:37:30 GMT -5
you count R and L?? i was speaking of buttons on top.
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