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

[Polygon]

Hmmm, if I went by how many games I have in my collection the Genesis would win. To be honest I like my Genesis a little bit more. In the end you would have to pry both from my dead cold hands if you wanted them.

[beefytwinkie]

I loved my Genesis for classics like Golden Axe and Streets of Fu--in' Rage. Those games rocked so hard.

SNES had Street Fighter II (Championship and Turbo Editions) which gave my friends and I thousands of hours of entertainment in my basement. I can't forget to include NBA Jam which was totally sweet, too.

For me, I think the SNES would have to take the gold medal because of Street Fighter II. We just had a blast with that game and never got tired of playing. It's because of that one game SNES is my number one console of the two.

[pBLU-RAYs3]

You'll know which one rules. I don't even have to spell it.

[LynxFX]

I had the Genesis, best friend had the SNES. Got both covered.

[DonRSD]

genesis (i owned both though)

sure snes had better graphics

genesis had BLOOD in mortal kimbat and every sports fan knows genesis was better

bill walsh college football
tony larussa baseball
tommy lasorda baseball
nhl 93
nba live 94

i could go on and on

genesis was the truth
i even played my street fighter on genesis with my 'arcade joystick'

and who can forget the 1st time joe montana football had 'talking' during the game

[Hi-Def Steve]

I owned both and SNES by far. Never liked the Genesis controller.

[LIONSFAN20]

I had both but had to vote SNES, my friends and I would play Mortal Kombat 2 and NBA Jams for hours. But I had Joe Montana Talking Football on Sega and that game RULED!!

[Uniquely]

This is easy. The Genesis was technologically superior.... but the SNES just had more of a fun factor.

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

This is easy. The Genesis was technologically superior.... but the SNES just had more of a fun factor.

+1 both rocked, but nintendo always grabs that fun factor better then the competition.

Streets of rage
Altred Beast
Sonic
Golden Axe etc...

SNES

Supermario World
Super Metroid
Street Fighter
Final Fantasy 3 (US) etc...

good generation for us old school gamers.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

genesis (i owned both though)

sure snes had better graphics

genesis had BLOOD in mortal kimbat and every sports fan knows genesis was better

bill walsh college football
tony larussa baseball
tommy lasorda baseball
nhl 93
nba live 94

i could go on and on

genesis was the truth
i even played my street fighter on genesis with my 'arcade joystick'

and who can forget the 1st time joe montana football had 'talking' during the game

That's a good point.

Anyone else notice the similarities between that generation and this one?

Not trying to start anything here mods, but I just find it kinda hilarious.

Logan

[Musashi]

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.

Funny what happens when you drop $20+ cartridges in favor of $1-2 plastic discs.

Originally Posted by robinandtami

This is easy. The Genesis was technologically superior.... but the SNES just had more of a fun factor.

Incorrect; The SNES was definitely the more powerful of the 2. I can prove it with comparative specs if asked to, but better yet: do a back to back playtest of Street Fighter 2 Turbo on the SNES versus Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition on the Genesis. Mortal Kombat 2 shows it as well.

I had both but got more games on the Super. I probly have more Genesis games on compilations now than I do for my actual Genesis. Of course, I was made especially happy when Sega finally produced a Genesis collection with Streets of Rage and Shining Force.

On the Super I was all about the RPGs and the Super Marios. Or both in one game .

[mj79]

Originally Posted by Musashi

Funny what happens when you drop $20+ cartridges in favor of $1-2 plastic discs.



Incorrect; The SNES was definitely the more powerful of the 2. I can prove it with comparative specs if asked to, but better yet: do a back to back playtest of Street Fighter 2 Turbo on the SNES versus Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition on the Genesis. Mortal Kombat 2 shows it as well.

I had both but got more games on the Super. I probly have more Genesis games on compilations now than I do for my actual Genesis. Of course, I was made especially happy when Sega finally produced a Genesis collection with Streets of Rage and Shining Force.

On the Super I was all about the RPGs and the Super Marios. Or both in one game .

get the specs! compare the neo geo to those 2 as well

[Leopold BUTTERS]

Super Nintendo all the way! I have mine set up to my plasma right now. I only have 12 games or so but they are some of the best games ever made! Also I have a copy of Donkey Kong Country 1,2 and 3 still factory sealed.

[GeologyNut]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Super Nintendo all the way! I have mine set up to my plasma right now. I only have 12 games or so but they are some of the best games ever made! Also I have a copy of Donkey Kong Country 1,2 and 3 still factory sealed.

DK 1, 2, & 3 are amazing!! Sweet having those still factory sealed.

I also loved Chrono Trigger. Great game! Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Alien3 were fun games!

[mj79]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Super Nintendo all the way! I have mine set up to my plasma right now. I only have 12 games or so but they are some of the best games ever made! Also I have a copy of Donkey Kong Country 1,2 and 3 still factory sealed.

ebay..

[Musashi]

Originally Posted by mj79

get the specs! compare the neo geo to those 2 as well

Based on google searches and old magazines so far:

CPU:
Genesis: Motorola 68000 @ 7.61 MHz, Z80 @ 4 MHz.
Super NES: Custom 65C816 @ 3.58 MHz

Advantage: probly the Genesis, but inconclusive as I've yet to determine things like cache size, operations per cycle, etc.

Gfx chip:
Genesis: Gen VDP, speed unknown.
Super NES: 16-bit SN PPU, speed unknown.

Detail: SG / SNES
Max Resolution: 224i / 448i
Max Sprites: 80 / 128
Max Sprite size: 32x32 / 64x64
Color avail: 512 / 32,768
Colors displayed: 64 / 256
Planes: 3 / 4

The Super was capable of Mode 7 animation such as rotation and scaling not possible on the Genesis.

Advantage: Super NES

RAM:
Genesis: 136 kB: 64 Main + 64 Video + 8 Audio
Super NES: 256kB: 128 Main + 64 Video + 64 Audio

Advantage: Super NES

Sound:
Genesis: 8-bit Yamaha YM2612 + Tex Instr. PSG chip, speeds unknown
Super NES: 8-bit Sony SPC700 @ 1.024 Mhz + 16-bit DSP

Genesis had more total sound channels but they were split up; The Super NES had much more Audio RAM and could actually process stereo sound and Left-Right effects. Both could decode digital sound/voice clips.

Advantage: Super NES.

Carts:
Both topped out around 4 MB for game size. There were a couple of Japan only 6 MB games on the Super. They were Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean 1, which eventually saw US releases on later platforms: GBA, PSP.

[mj79]

Originally Posted by Musashi

Based on google searches and old magazines so far:

CPU:
Genesis: Motorola 68000 @ 7.61 MHz, Z80 @ 4 MHz.
Super NES: Custom 65C18 @ 3.58 MHz

Advantage: probly the Genesis, but inconclusive as I've yet to determine things like cache size, operations per cycle, etc.

Gfx chip:
Genesis: Gen VDP, speed unknown.
Super NES: 16-bit SN PPU, speed unknown.

Detail: SG / SNES
Max Resolution: 224i / 448i
Max Sprites: 80 / 128
Max Sprite size: 32x32 / 64x64
Color avail: 512 / 32,768
Colors displayed: 64 / 256
Planes: 3 / 4

The Super was capable of Mode 7 animation such as rotation and scaling not possible on the Genesis.

Advantage: Super NES

RAM:
Genesis: 136 kB: 64 Main + 64 Video + 8 Audio
Super NES: 256kB: 128 Main + 64 Video + 64 Audio

Advantage: Super NES

Sound:
Genesis: 8-bit Yamaha YM2612 + Tex Instr. PSG chip, speeds unknown
Super NES: 8-bit Sony SPC700 @ 1.024 Mhz + 16-bit DSP

Genesis had more total sound channels but they were split up; The Super NES had much more Audio RAM and could actually process stereo sound and Left-Right effects. Both could decode digital sound/voice clips.

Advantage: Super NES.

Carts:
Both topped out around 4 MB for game size. There were a couple of Japan only 6 MB games on the Super. They were Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean 1, which eventually saw US releases on later platforms: GBA, PSP.

Its like a blast from the past.. I remember those 3 stats... I have no idea how tho

[Leopold BUTTERS]

Originally Posted by GeologyNut

DK 1, 2, & 3 are amazing!! Sweet having those still factory sealed.

I also loved Chrono Trigger. Great game! Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Alien3 were fun games!

Don't forget Turtles in Time, Kirbys dreamland 3 castlevania 4 and battletoads double dragon! SNES was the best system ever.

[landry_p2000]

SNES for me as well. Hours of Street Fighter with the turbo switch set to "on".

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Don't forget Turtles in Time, Kirbys dreamland 3 castlevania 4 and battletoads double dragon! SNES was the best system ever.

And really Don't forget

Ken Griffey Presents MLB
Yoshi's Island
Tecmo Super Bowl
Super Mario All-Stars (probably the first game to bring old classics with updated graphics)
Killer Instinct

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, really I think thats where it all started.