Which was better? SNES vs. Genesis. The Ultimate SMACKDOWN

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Isn't it kind of scary how EXPENSIVE games were back then? I mean the price hasn't increased all that much if you account for inflation.

Yeah, Nintendo made a killing off of me in the early/mid 90's.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Isn't it kind of scary how EXPENSIVE games were back then? I mean the price hasn't increased all that much if you account for inflation.

What about Nintendo 64 when some new games cost $70? That was the main reason I bought a Playstation over a N64. The Playstation games were usually $50 and that was a lot easier to afford when I was around 14. I will say Goldeneye was worth any amount of money though. 4 player Goldeneye is my favorite video game of all time.

[Sussudio]

In Sega's defense, they did have Road Rash

[bandit29]

Had them both but gotta go with SNES.

Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Illusion of Gaia, Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 and better versions of Mortal Kombat II and Super Street Fighter II. Nuff said

However the six button Genesis controller was superior to the SNES controller.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

What about Nintendo 64 when some new games cost $70? That was the main reason I bought a Playstation over a N64. The Playstation games were usually $50 and that was a lot easier to afford when I was around 14. I will say Goldeneye was worth any amount of money though. 4 player Goldeneye is my favorite video game of all time.

goldeneye and perfect dark!!!

i remember when me & my buddies played perfect dark the 1st time and realized you could have "drones" or whatever to fight against and then have turrent guns you could throw out and would be automatic when people walked by.

then proximity mines!!!

i wish my 64 still worked!!!

Originally Posted by Sussudio

In Sega's defense, they did have Road Rash

i remember on # 3, i had the biggest burliest bike u could buy!!!

remember when u'd be going and smoke a car and fly for like ever and the race would be over before you got back to your bike!!! : bitenails:

[Blu-Benny]

OMG!!! did anyone else play the Mutant League games on the genesis???

some of the funnest games ever!!!

[master_8ball]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

In Sega's defense, they did have Road Rash

Ya I loved Road Rash on Genesis too, I didnt have a Sega but my friend did, played Road Rash a lot and the Jurassic Park game was sweet for its time too.

[Dexter Morgan]

SNES all the way!

I did like a number of Genesis titles though, such as Skitchin', Toe Jam & Earl, Mutant League Football/Hockey, Road Rash, and I also preferred the uncensored Mortal Kombat versus the SNES version.

But the SNES featured some of my all-time favorite games: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Contra 3: The Alien Wars, Super Mario World, Super Castlevania IV, Street Fighter II: Turbo, Super Mario Kart, and many many more.

[sfmarine]

SNES...Mario Cart ruled all!

[Jellybeans]

SNES all the way!

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Isn't it kind of scary how EXPENSIVE games were back then? I mean the price hasn't increased all that much if you account for inflation.

And what you got for that wasn't nearly as much as you get now.

multiplayer, single, maybe some mess around game modes.

But I owned both and even though sega had some great games. It couldn't keep up with the enormous amounts of good games that were on SNES.

[thecroshow]

genesis but it's all about preference. if you like kiddie games, SNES is for you! =p (stab stab poke poke) lol

genesis is near and dear to me because it was the first system i bought on my own. i scored a summer job landscaping, paid like $5/hour? lol bought a genesis+road rash, I LOVED IT!! i was proud of snatching away the chains/batons then beating them off (oops).

sega had better commercials IMO "say it...say it......SEGA!!"

[arykmax]

SNES but Genesis was awesome at the time as well.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by supersix4

And what you got for that wasn't nearly as much as you get now.

multiplayer, single, maybe some mess around game modes.

But I owned both and even though sega had some great games. It couldn't keep up with the enormous amounts of good games that were on SNES.

I remember N64 games were like $70 lol.

[Porkchop Express]

I still have my original SNES and all my games

[JonD7]

I voted Sega, had good times on both consoles though.

[xtop]

i didn't have an snes as a child. but this game is why the genesis is better

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

SNES without question. I still play Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 to this day and the fun factor hasn't decreased at all. Donkey Kong Country 3....well....whose decision was it to put pajamas on what turns out to be the most worthless character in video game history

I actually downloaded Donkey Kong Country onto my Wii... good times!

SNES all the way, I can count on one hand the number of my friends who had a Sega with one hand and still have enough fingers left to... well... you figure that one out.

Logan

[Monkey]

Damn, I had both and it is really hard to choose. SNES probably had more titles that I played but both had some top notch games.

Herzog Zwei - one of the best games ever!!!!
Ghoul's N Ghost
Golden Axe
Space Harrier 2
Strider
Thunder Force II
Phantasy Star II
Streets of Rage


Super Metroid (One of the most amazing gaming experiences ever.. best use of Michael Jackon's voice acting).
Demon's Crest
Super Tennis (best tennis game ever.. Wagassi!)
Star Fox
Contra III Alien Wars (best contra game by far!)
Super Castlevania IV
Donkey Kong Country
Legend of Zelda:Link to the Past

[Gaius Marius]

SNES! It is actually my favorite system (PS2 right behind). So many good games and memories attached to that system:

Final Fantasy II (IV)
Final Fantasy III (VI)
Chrono Trigger
Ogre Battle
Super Metroid
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Mario Kart
Castlevania IV
ActRaiser
Soul Blazer
Secret of Mana
Super Mario World
Super Star Wars series
Super Street Fighter II

Excellent system