I don't usually say this on here because I know it'll offend people. And it's only my preference. And I don't want to be that console fanboy guy. But quite honestly. Sega was never even close to Nintendo in anything they made. Even with their peak which is the Genesis in most people's eyes.
The Genesis isn't even close to the Super Nintendo imo. It can't even sit at the same table. Gameboy trumps Gamegear, Trumps Nomad. Then if we get into pinnacle gameboys like Advance SP. Folding screen DS. Boy the margain gets larger.
Yeah, I have to agree with you.
the both of you either have zero genesis games to a very small collection of 10ish games mainly sports with 2 sonics and altered beast
That's not really a fair shot to just diss the console.
i would say the exact same thing if i where in marvel's shoes since yea for sure the snes side would look a ton greener with that genesis collection.
not to be like the devil but to say that the snes is miles ahead of genesis while you both either have zero to few mainly mediocre titles Kinda hard to make it a solid argument in my opinion.
not saying that you have to prefer the genesis over snes everyone has their preferences.
The on site collections don't always reflect one's experience with said console. I just think I have less games for it because I prefer SNES. Not because I never played them. I actually like Genesis quite a lot. I just think SNES is leagues above Genesis in almost every way.
As for libraries I just think their comes a point in the lineups where Sega just can't keep up anymore. It starts off really competitive. Sonic vs Mario debate. The iconic Ristar, games like Kirby. And Moonwalker and Streets of Rage facing off against games like Final Fight. Hyperstone Heist vs Turtles in Time, who had the better batman game. Ect.. But then always comes a point in the argument where the SNES guy pulls out the Holy trinity. The Thanos Infinity gauntlet of gaming. Super Metroid, Link to the Past and Donkey Kong Country. And while the Genesis guy starts sweating, clammering for words because of the prophecy being spoke upon him, the SNES guy drops a good ol fashioned Final Fantasy III (VI) as an atom bomb to top off the sundae.
I'm sure some bias comes into play because I was an SNES baby. But I just don't think Genesis has any answer to that imo. And I stand by saying it's not very close. That's just too much gold to compete with. And not to mention Donkey Kong Country had 3 installments. And nobody touched on Mario Kart and F Zero yet. Sega has it's RPGs. Great ones. It's one of the best consoles of all time for RPGs. Phantasy Star II and Beyond Oasis were amazing. But Final Fantasy III (VI)? Tough to compete with that. Exclusive for exclusive the distance between them becomes far imo. Further than the sales show.
But with Gameboy vs Nomad and Gamegear. I'd say it's even worst. Genesis is very debatable. And it dominates a few genres like Sports titles, possibly beat em ups. But with gameboy. Mario Land alone just by and far was one of the greatest handheld franchises of all time. Then Pokemon? Oh lordy lol.
But I think that's the beauty of the 16 bit wars. It will never end. It's actually pretty refreshing we are bringing it up. It reminds me of the same things I used to say on the bus to school. It's like time stands still sometimes. 
This whole thread has been very nostalgic.
first of all a nomad is console games on a handheld no competition miles ahead of gameboy naturally it's like a snes on the go if where talking consoles. it has genesis games not gamegear. it was pricy and bad marketing nothing to do with quality for poor sales just like the turbo express for turbografx/pc engine games.
furthermore sonic vs mario is not a competition that's like a slaughterfest in wich mario comes out on top easily i'll give it that.
the shootemups on snes are way worse than on the genesis not to mention very few in comparison let alone titles that can even hold a candle to musha, thunder force IV battlemania or truxton to name a few. the snes has few shootemups and most of them suffer from slow downs since the snes can't handle it except for a select few. the snes is a poor mans shootemup console there is almost nothing.
Castlevania and contra are better on genesis.
Bloodlines looked less pixelated and had better gameplay than super castlevania IV bloodlines on genesis also has arguably the best music in the entire castlevania series. and contra hardcops was just 2d contra all the way instead of 50% pixelated top down gameplay wich was way less fun. did i forget to mention that both sega games have multiple paths and characters with different weapons?
those are two very iconic series of the 16bit era Kinda a heavy blow towards snes I'd say
Where are the action platformers run & gun games such as alien soldier gunstar heroes shinobi III rocket knight revenge of shinobi etc etc The snes is lacking in that department aswell yes there are some excellent ones such as actraiser hagane and such but there is way less action. again the processing power on genesis was higher than on snes. the genesis can handle more things at once.
have you ever played final fight on snes? only 2 enemies on the screen at once you serious it was a very poor arcade port the action is meh very subpar even the later ones arent that fantastic with flaws. streets of rage II is way better tons of enemies at all times. the snes lacked horsepower unlike the genesis
also way fewer arcade ports on snes than on genesis. genesis has tons of fun arcade ports and while snes also has it's fair share it's way less than genesis.
Games like splatterhouse series to violent for snes that's kinda sad in my opinion.
Snes is good with rpg's but turn based strategy rpg's even the japanese games do not come close to shining force 1 and 2. in that department the best turn based rpg of the 16 bit era genesis comes out on top.
also phantasy star IV isnt that much worse than final fantasy III if not better depending on what rpg's you like.
here are some other reasons why i prefer genesis over snes.speaking of legend of zelda snes the 3d zelda's are just straight up better
super metroid it's good but castlevania symphony of the night did it way better
you want 2d kirby. ds did it better with squeek attack and super star
2d fighting games. 16 bit era was pretty poor for that even on snes. there are way better consoles tto play street fighter on and where not talking modern ones to get arcade perfect ports. tons of them 2d fighting games in general way better consoles for those.
The snes in certain departments is way behind genesis. mascot games and rpg's is where it's at for snes otherwise It's genesis. Since i mainly play action based games for retro stuff I'm sticking with genesis. i do enjoy my games for snes but it's worse in the departments that i mainly play retro games for.
mario and zelda have superior games in 3D in my opinion.
mario 64 and ocarina of time and up is where it's at. minus mario 3d land on wii u that was an abomination.
i can go on but i'll leave it at that.
a ton of the snes strong points i'd rather play those on other consoles, i don't really have that issue with the genesis. even if other consoles did not have the better options the win still goes to genesis since action packed games is what I mainly seek for 2d retro stuff.
