SNES vs Sega Genesis Observation

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telekill:
I was a Sega kid growing up but I enjoyed playing the SNES at friend's homes. Over the years, I've stayed in the Sega camp as my preferred 16bit era system. Games like Sonic drew me into the ecosystem; especially blew my mind on the Game Gear. I've noticed that I still have a blast with Genesis games today. I really wish we'd see a new Comix Zone in the same vein as Streets of Rage 4 from last year. Same art style on it would be phenomenal.

mrkonasoni:
Eh, I like both.
While, at the time this argument was quite interesting and entertaining, in 2021 I think is correct accept that both consoles had great games and if you dont care about roms, download an emulator and just discover or play again the most popular games for the consoles is fine.

Now back then in the early 90s, I am sure that more than one child wanted both consoles for play at least one game that looked interesting in the console of the corner store.

Also Contra 3 is a legendary great game.
Contra Hard Corps is a legendary great game.

Why take just one when you can have both?

oldgamerz:
For some reason I never got into the late 16 bit consoles to be honest. the SNES and the SEGA Genesis. was actually before my time. and I never was around for all the hype , commercials and gaming culture of the early 1990's I realize this is not a common opinion among most core retro gamers. My parents did not let me have a game console. I had a PC instead. I was 5 years old in 1993 I am not a fan of Platformers or shoot em ups or RPG games because I don't understand how to win at them.

to me the transition from the 3rd to the 4th console generation was not as impressive as the 4th generation switching to the 5th.

I usually don't get any 4th generation games because I can find 5th generation games a lot easier to find (enjoy) and afford.

sworddude:

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--- Quote from: kamikazekeeg on March 09, 2021, 06:52:59 pm ---There's always been more games I've liked on SNES. Genesis has some good games for sure, but stuff like Sonic, that gameplay has not aged well to me I found after playing Sonic Mania and there isn't as much I'm interested in having for it, though there are a few for sure like Gunstar Heroes and a couple others.

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I loved Sonic Mania. Felt just like a Genesis Sonic title with just as great quality.

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--- Quote from: dreama1 on March 09, 2021, 08:19:28 pm ---The SNES is kind of kiddy console compared to the Genesis/Megadrive.

There's not much for someone outside Jrpgs, and the main Nintendo franchises if you don't care for those.

I think most of the older franchises played and felt better on the NES to be honest.

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Truth.

Another cultured individual

If where talking nes > snes

I've heard people who prefer the nes era. They didn't like the more cartoony look of the snes but there are probably multiple reasons aside from the looks to prefer the nes if where talking for example gameplay

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This is just a bonkers take to me. I love the NES, but anything it can do the SNES does better.. Especially gameplay.

And if we are comparing SNES to Genesis? Most the dual platform games are better on the SNES (your occasional Aladdin not withstanding), but to say it only has first party games and RPGs? Buh? Huh? The Super Star Wars Trilogy, Earthworm Jim, Rock n' Roll Racing, the Mega Man X trilogy, TMNT IV, Contra, ActRaiser, and so many more. And discounting first-party titles when that literally has gems of pretty much every genre? That's a very broad dismissive statement.

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I legitamitely don't see how contra on snes is better. I'm a big fan of the contra series but contra on the snes just has allot less to offer.

50% of the game is in an awkward 3d mode 7 setting instead of the 2d action fest that contra is usually known for. and the game is really short aswell. pixelated compared to crisp sega grapics with this title to boot.

meanwhile sega had multiple paths a story actual different characters to choose from and a superior weapon selection I could pretty much say the very same thing for castlevania bloodlines in almost all those aspects. The snes version is quite inferior in many ways. Preference is a thing but when the sega counterpart comes out years later with allot more options especially with contra It baffles me how contra on snes can be the better version. Again 50% of contra snes is in top down view. Excellent game regardless even on snes

Also I have never said that the snes had a bad library in terms of non rpg's but compared to genesis there is just allot less to choose from especially in the action and shootemup department I don't have comparable quality titles in those genre's Snes is in my eyes a poor mans option. let alone the slow down wich many snes titles are known for wich isn't really a thing for sega. later titles had it way less but still.

Earthworm jim was better on sega not snes that's literally a title in wich people say that the sega version is superior even people with the snes bias have acknowledged that.

Mega turrican was the superior option compared to super turrican 1 and 2 on snes.

If where talking first party titles. zelda and super metroid where nice although I prefer the 3d zelda games far more. but I'm not particulary a fan of the so praised donkey kong country or super mario kart. F zero wasn't that great either. That series started to actually get good on the N64.

Snes is a great console even for non rpg's but for my taste sega has allot more quality titles within the genre's that I'm interested in for my 2d needs.

burningdoom:
Only RPGs? I don't even own a lot of RPGs on my SNES. It also has great platformers, beat-em ups, and fighting games.

All-time classics like Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Sim City, Wolfenstein 3D, Contra III, Castlevania IV, Turtles in Time, Mega Man X, Super Turrican.

None of those are RPGs.

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