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let the throw down begin
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let's start with the most obvious the
look of the console
the genesis has a more modern shape it
looks cool
the super nintendo looks like a blocky
kids toy with purple switches
and for some reason lots of super nes
consoles turn
yellow over time i don't know why maybe
everyone pisses on them
i don't piss on mine and it's one of the
best age super nintendo's i've ever seen
the genesis looks more slick not
counting all the different models and
all that crap that gets attached to it
just the original
winner genesis
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the genesis controller is
straightforward and simple
four buttons if you count start super
nintendo
eight buttons if you count start and
select that makes it way easier to play
fighting games like mortal kombat
on genesis there's not enough buttons
you have to use start to block and both
high punch and low punch are on the a
button with games like street fighter
that requires six
buttons you have to hit start to select
between punches and kicks
or get another controller but we're
comparing the basic controllers that
came with the console
the super nintendo has all the buttons
you need in all the right places
i can easily press l or r and my thumbs
are still free
in a mario type game i can hold down y
to run
and push the rest of my thumb onto b to
jump it helps that the buttons are all
on an angle
on genesis they're all in a straight
line i have to hop my thumb back and
forth
the super nintendo feels more
comfortable that rounded dog bone shape
fits in your hands perfectly
i guess one plus about the genesis is
that you can plug in an
atari controller that's pretty cool
right
winner super nintendo
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this may seem like a minor thing but
isn't it nice to have something to put
your game in
the super nintendo games had the
standard cardboard boxes
but the genesis boxes weren't boxes at
all
they were plastic cases that snap open
that's a good idea
in retrospect it's great for collecting
too
it's much easier to find a genesis game
complete in the box
with the super nintendo the boxes just
got in the way
so most people threw them out the
genesis cases were progressive and it's
now what every game console uses
winner genesis
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being able to play your old games on
your new console is a great feature to
have
the super nintendo had the super game
boy which allowed you to play your game
boy games
the genesis had no such adapter for the
game gear although it did have the power
base converter which was for playing
sega master system
games this was an official contraption
from sega
but super nintendo had an unlicensed
version of the same thing
called the super 8 which played nes and
super famicom games
that makes things pretty even but thanks
to the super game
boy the winner is super nintendo
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graphics is a hard one i've already
mentioned the super nintendo is
technically superior with a greater
color palette and all that
and it makes sense to me that a newer
console would be more advanced
but look at them they both look pretty
good to me
it really depends on which games you're
comparing
all right jimmy so help us out with the
graphics the super nintendo
just came out so what do you think it's
perfect
look at these graphics and rotation like
in here and like an f-zero you curve
around the racing
turns and you could just it it feels
like you're really moving
and it has smooth animation like uh like
suppose someone waving their hand in
imagination
it moves it just a notch just a notch
takes 16 notches to move the hand down
and another 60 notch to move it out
so that means it's smooth animation
scaling i'm talking about scaling
like for instance a car racing away
it shrinks the superintendent has great
as great on things it just shrinks as it
falls and
it has great resolutions resolution
is a very impressive 512
times 448 that's twice the resulation of
other 16-bit video games
color layering big characters and
multi-color
scrolling backgrounds i think my younger
self just went way over my head
so how does it all stack up today well i
think
both systems are very comparable
but the super nintendo impresses me
still just a little bit more
i say the 16-bit super nintendo is a bit
better than genesis ha
get it a bit better
one thing to help push it over the line
was the fx chip used in games like doom
and star fox
which helped to render three-dimensional
shapes this was a new achievement later
in the super nintendo's lifespan
which made it exciting that our 16-bit
console could improve itself
the genesis on the other hand was on
life support using hardware add-ons like
the sega cd and the 32x
just to accomplish the same thing the
super nintendo already could
hey you still don't have a sega cd
what are you waiting for nintendo to
make one there is no nintendo
cd i never understood the purpose you
have to own a genesis to play a sega cd
or a 32x
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when it comes to sound there's no
question about it the sound effects on
the super nintendo
were far superior
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and the music on the super nintendo just
got me so pumped up
it is fair to say that they're both two
different things that each console both
had their own distinct style
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so
i will say as much as i love the
orchestral cinematic sound of the super
nintendo
i also love the gritty heavy metal
sounds of the genesis too
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games like earthworm gym sounded better
on the genesis
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so there are exceptions but most of the
time the super nintendo
rocks the competition
it's the first console i ever heard
where it crossed the line of video game
music
and just started to sound like real
music
the super nintendo has some of the
greatest video game
themes ever
winner super nintendo both
consoles had a great library of games
genesis had altered beast moonwalker the
shinobi game
strider toe jam and earl and the best
version of ghostbusters that existed
back then
super nintendo had pilot wings the mega
man x games
and the best version of simcity around a
lot of the same games that crossed over
to both consoles came out almost the
same
and are hard to compare aladdin is an
example where both versions are
completely different from each other
in this case the genesis version is way
better
all the konami games are different such
as ninja turtles
genesis got the hyper stone heist and
super nintendo got turtles in time
these games are similar but you can't
beat turtles in time
genesis got contra hard cores while
super nintendo got contra 3.
again both are similar but on the
genesis version you could choose to play
as different characters
including a wolf and it didn't have that
annoying overhead stage like in the
super nintendo version
what were they thinking genesis got
castlevania bloodlines while super
nintendo got castlevania 4.
both are great but castlevania 4 blows
my mind with its smooth control and
creepy graphics
one of my favorite games of all time
adventures of batman and robin both
versions have awesome graphics that
resemble the animated tv series
that it's based on but the genesis
version just nails it this time
it has the cut scenes that the super
nintendo version is missing
and the stage graphics have a lot of
three-dimensional depth
there seems to be a myth that genesis is
more of an adult console
that may be true that nintendo seems to
target younger audiences
but it's not all rainbows and flowers
all the hubbub
comes from the first mortal kombat game
the super nintendo took out the blood
and altered some of the fatalities
the genesis version also didn't have the
blood until you turn it on with a secret
code
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starting with mortal kombat 2 super
nintendo brought the blood back full
on so now it's a moot point
super nintendo had blood in doom
troopers and in doom
so there's no way you can say it's just
a kitty console
even nintendo's own branded game super
metroid was dark in tone
and overall badass
both had their share of fighting games
but killer instinct come on
it wasn't the same as the arcade but
it's still the best exclusive
16-bit fighter by far
the beat-em-up genre genesis had the
golden axe games alien storm and streets
of rage
everyone always talks about streets of
rage but super nintendo
had the final fight games the first one
didn't have a two player option like the
arcade but they rectify that with the
sequels
i don't know what it is but beat em up
games always feel more fun on the super
nintendo
on the genesis they're a little bit
clunky
on super nintendo the action is smooth
and it just feels right when you hit
people
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genesis had more sports games i'll give
you that any day
you can keep your sports game so if
that's your thing your console is
genesis
the rpg department super nintendo just
kills it final fantasy 3 which is
actually six
is one of the best games ever made you
can't compete with that
and that's not to say genesis didn't
have its share of rpgs
there is the fantasy star games of
course but super nintendo also had
chrono trigger
another masterpiece that's a one-two
punch
and also their super mario rpg may seem
gimmicky to make an rpg just to include
nintendo characters
but it's a really fun game and much
better than what most people may expect
both consoles had their share of bad
games
super nintendo had wizard of oz genesis
had action 52
and both consoles were unfortunate
enough to have shaq foo
then of course there's sonic the
hedgehog and super mario world
which is better it's all a matter of
preference i will say
sonic 2 was the game that made me buy a
genesis
but even with all the sonic games i
still could never live without super
mario world
it may not have the fast speed action
but it has lots of power ups
fun challenge and an incredible world to
explore
after all it is super mario world i love
sonic but i feel with a good mario game
there's just a little bit more to it if
there's one
platformer that can top super mario
world it's the donkey kong country games
they're so addicting that just trying to
record the footage
here i had trouble turning it off i
wanted to keep playing
between the super nintendo and genesis
it all depends on what kind of games are
your favorite
possibly my favorite game of all time is
legend of zelda a link to the past
the puzzle solving the storyline and the
action that goes on in that game is so
phenomenal i'm at loss for words it
never gets old i can still play it
any day i think this game just nukes the
entire competition
if you ask me why do you like super
nintendo better my answer
is linked to the past and if that's not
enough
super metroid i recommend it hardcore
this is a must play game it's a giant
maze that you can't stop playing until
it's finished
it has a foreboding atmosphere that
keeps you tense the whole time
running around blowing stuff up has
never been so much fun
take your pick but the winner for me is
super nintendo
there you have it nintendo wins
it will take centuries to invent
something that'll top that
give it a few years jimmy so i just
wanted to bring you back to a simpler
time when
there wasn't a care in the world other
than defending your favorite console
there's always problems going on in the
world and political issues and whatnot
but
back then all we cared about was what's
better sega genesis or super nintendo
and um one thing i do know the world
wouldn't be complete without both of
them
long live the 16 bits
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