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Nice write up! I do think that the SNES hogs up more than it's fair share of nostalgia and it's good to read about a Sega kid's ideas about Nintendo.
I was the Nintendo kid - luckily my best friend was a SEGA kid, so I got the best of both worlds. General Chaaaaaoos!
I'm loving these SNES write ups - I can't wait to see what's next!
I'm loving these SNES write ups - I can't wait to see what's next!
Well I mean you can always just buy up old snes games now and experience them. That is what I am doing. I was oblivious to both systems at the time they were out. I am just starting out with the snes library and will buy a genesis eventually too.
I can relate to the sentiment in this. I never had much money as a kid, so a lot of the games I played were of the borrowed/found/hoodwinked variety. The SNES games I spent a lot of time with were great, but they were made even greater because I was forced to play them out of necessity.
I believe that the lack of gaming decadence during my childhood is what fueled my passion for gaming. Just the chance to play anything was revered, as I could never afford to bathe in video games. When you don't have the luxury of having something on top, you're forced to appreciate what you do get that much more.
I believe that the lack of gaming decadence during my childhood is what fueled my passion for gaming. Just the chance to play anything was revered, as I could never afford to bathe in video games. When you don't have the luxury of having something on top, you're forced to appreciate what you do get that much more.
I didn't play most of the games in SNES library until high school and I didn't play any Gensis games outside of Sonic until college. While I still preferred the SNES games more than the Genesis games, I can understand why people liked the Genesis as much as the did, with games like Phantasy Star II, Gunstar Heroes and Rocket Knight Adventures (the SNES version didn't even stand a chance).
Also I agree with you Tony anyone who thinks there's a console war between the 360 and PS3 is clearly out of their minds.
Also I agree with you Tony anyone who thinks there's a console war between the 360 and PS3 is clearly out of their minds.
I had both and so did two of my friends, and we were all poor... Id get one big x-mas gift a year and it was always a console. Gen first year snes the next, then sega cd, then 32x ... Good story though. Helped me through the end of the day. I think it started cause they didnt have any more nes in stock that first year so I ended up with a mastersystem and had to wait a year for the nes
I missed out on that generation of gaming mostly. Played an NES until around the N64 time. Then I got an SNES for a little while till I got a cheap ps1 then a year or 2 later I got a PS2 after they been out for awhile. (The PS2 Age is when I finally got up)
Damn, I didn't have money oozing out of floor boards, but I did have both consoles at the time and can say I was way more
Amused with the snes. So were my friends that came over, so I can relate to the staying up really late to play final fantasy or donkey kong! Great times have been had thanks to the snes!
Excellent write up to bring back memories...vectorman was cool though...
Amused with the snes. So were my friends that came over, so I can relate to the staying up really late to play final fantasy or donkey kong! Great times have been had thanks to the snes!
Excellent write up to bring back memories...vectorman was cool though...
SNES is for poserz, Genesis rulez. Genesis gamez were way radder than baby SNES gamez. Did SNES have a stereo headphone jack? Fuck no. Could it run sick grown-up gamez like Chakan and Mystic Warrior without slowdown and flicker? Fuck no. Did it have awesome first-person dungeon crawlers like Shining in the Darkness? Fuu-uh-uck no. Zelda? Pfft, who cares. What's that, a game about some Jewish chick? I HAVE GOLDEN AXE AND STREETS OF RAGE BITCH!
Yeah, great article and i'm a Genesis boy too *high five*
and here in Brazil it's exactly like that, everyone loves Genesis (Mega Drive here), loves soccer games, Pump It Up and Counter Strike. And i don't know why we love these things so much!
and here in Brazil it's exactly like that, everyone loves Genesis (Mega Drive here), loves soccer games, Pump It Up and Counter Strike. And i don't know why we love these things so much!
@Blasto: And suddenly I know how Union troops felt when random battalions of the Confederacy kept fighting battles despite the Civil War being over.
I never have these kinds of experiences as I actually owned both consoles back in the day. My parents weren't the greatest, though it was mainly my father. My mom worked nights and she didn't want me or my sister to go unsupervised, so she got us an SNES and Genesis. We'd trade off and be occupied all night.
As such, I have much fonder memories of the SNES than I do Genesis. Something about Nintendo in the 16-bit era is just fucking golden. They were better, hands down.
As such, I have much fonder memories of the SNES than I do Genesis. Something about Nintendo in the 16-bit era is just fucking golden. They were better, hands down.
Please dont speak for all Latinos and all Boricuas. Street Fighter is way better than King of Fighters.
While I had my fair share of genesis games, SNES emulators would prove that I missed out on some truly classic titles. I still can't believe how much fun I had with Final Fantasy VI. Genesis had great games, but the SNES's had titles that were so beautiful that you'd cry. Super Metroid, Super Mario World, Megaman X, Final Fantasy VI...I never owned them, never had the chance to. But I played them on my computer when emulation was still a fresh scene, and those moments may have been far more enjoyable than most of the 30 + games I had on the Geni.
Yeah the snes without doubt is that great, great beat em ups, great side scroller action such as mega man and contra, you also can't forget about all those timeless rpgs. Just great all around and nostalgia has no factor in its greatness/nintendo kid.
Oh and nice write up, keep em coming Dtoid. In my case my cousins were the sega kids so I played sonic whenever I went over, and they would play contra 3 and DKC whenever they would come over. Good times all around.
Oh and nice write up, keep em coming Dtoid. In my case my cousins were the sega kids so I played sonic whenever I went over, and they would play contra 3 and DKC whenever they would come over. Good times all around.
Great write-up Tony! I love my Super Nintendo SO HARD. Sorry that the podcast hasn't been working out, haha. You're awesome.
@Magnalon General Chaos was awesome.
I'm also kinda surprised that people want an SNES for Zelda because it's an open world game. The Genesis had some really good open world games like Landstalker, Beyond Oasis and a few others.
Note: SNES owner at the time.
I'm also kinda surprised that people want an SNES for Zelda because it's an open world game. The Genesis had some really good open world games like Landstalker, Beyond Oasis and a few others.
Note: SNES owner at the time.
I say the same thing about beatmania IIDX. I thought I was the only one in the East Coast who knew about it. And then MAGFest 2009.
"so where's the competition?"
Appearently today its in which one has the better, less shifty online services (and it looks like, generally speaking, no one wins in this fight either).
"Perhaps this is purely anecdotal, but have you ever noticed that Latin-American gaming trends are the polar opposite of those in the States?"
Actually I have, and its kinda funny others have too. I almost want to blame Latin-American's penchant for revolution, but I also don't want to get my ass kicked.
"Being the greedy little brat I was, I would frequently suggest to my parents that they gift me an SNES to supplement my Genesis. Yeah, that wasn't happening."
My cousin had both and it was his dad was pretty successful.. And the only reason I ended up with both is because somewhere along the line he gave me his Genesis.
And its funny how I'm kinda stuck in the "only can afford one home console at a time" predicament again.
"he would frequently bring up his love for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Admittedly, the concept of an open-world adventure with no explicit level structure sounded absolutely boring."
But you were once a happy little Nintendo player right? Link to the Past really isn't much different from the first Zelda, so I'm kinda confused by that (other then those types of games just boring you in general)
"Had the situation been reversed, it might have been the Genesis upon which I gazed with the same wide-eyed wonder."
See, this is my reason for being so enthralled by the genesis, even after I had one, I kept getting SNES games and rarely ever bought any Genesis games (only 3 I remember buying, that my cousin didn't give me, where Comix Zone, X-Men and Eternal Champions). For some reason the Genesis was like some unknown territory, and even today I'm intrigued by it somewhat, even though I still don't track the games down and play them.
Great Article Tony, a really awesome read.
Appearently today its in which one has the better, less shifty online services (and it looks like, generally speaking, no one wins in this fight either).
"Perhaps this is purely anecdotal, but have you ever noticed that Latin-American gaming trends are the polar opposite of those in the States?"
Actually I have, and its kinda funny others have too. I almost want to blame Latin-American's penchant for revolution, but I also don't want to get my ass kicked.
"Being the greedy little brat I was, I would frequently suggest to my parents that they gift me an SNES to supplement my Genesis. Yeah, that wasn't happening."
My cousin had both and it was his dad was pretty successful.. And the only reason I ended up with both is because somewhere along the line he gave me his Genesis.
And its funny how I'm kinda stuck in the "only can afford one home console at a time" predicament again.
"he would frequently bring up his love for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Admittedly, the concept of an open-world adventure with no explicit level structure sounded absolutely boring."
But you were once a happy little Nintendo player right? Link to the Past really isn't much different from the first Zelda, so I'm kinda confused by that (other then those types of games just boring you in general)
"Had the situation been reversed, it might have been the Genesis upon which I gazed with the same wide-eyed wonder."
See, this is my reason for being so enthralled by the genesis, even after I had one, I kept getting SNES games and rarely ever bought any Genesis games (only 3 I remember buying, that my cousin didn't give me, where Comix Zone, X-Men and Eternal Champions). For some reason the Genesis was like some unknown territory, and even today I'm intrigued by it somewhat, even though I still don't track the games down and play them.
Great Article Tony, a really awesome read.
This being said, not all of Latin America was Genesis land.
Mexico was a Super Nintendo territory, without any doubt.
A friend from my block had both SNES and Genesis, and with him I played several of the best games of both systems. I had only the SNES, and it was awesome, but yeah, Genesis also had some great games.
SNES was vastly superior. It looked better, played better, sounded better. But I did eventually get my own Genesis just to play some exclusives.
This is something that cannot be doubted: SNES won. It was superior. Vastly so.
This being said, the Sega CD has so many hidden jewels, that it's a damn shame that the FMV crap and general shitty library brought it down.
Mexico was a Super Nintendo territory, without any doubt.
A friend from my block had both SNES and Genesis, and with him I played several of the best games of both systems. I had only the SNES, and it was awesome, but yeah, Genesis also had some great games.
SNES was vastly superior. It looked better, played better, sounded better. But I did eventually get my own Genesis just to play some exclusives.
This is something that cannot be doubted: SNES won. It was superior. Vastly so.
This being said, the Sega CD has so many hidden jewels, that it's a damn shame that the FMV crap and general shitty library brought it down.
That's weird, all latino's that I have met myself included were big Snes fanboys. We all loved Street Fighter more then King of Fighters as well.
Kid Chameleon was one of the single greatest Sega games! I am so glad I saw that picture. I also grew up a Nintendo fan and converted over to Sega, only to come back and convert to Microsoft, only to come back and leave again for Sony. I recently purchased the 3DS and it almost made me wish I had stayed away. I don't want a rehash of the great games I played when I was 10. I'd like some newness!
Oh, but how I wish SEGA was still around in console form.
Oh, but how I wish SEGA was still around in console form.
nah I still got my working SNES with 2 shoeboxes full of games and I do not look back on the genesis eventhough my cousin had one with a comparable collection of games and think I made the wrong choice.... I will admit that I was fascinated with sonic the firsttime I saw it and I did ask for a genesis after my parents sold my NES when we came to America, but I got a Super with DKC and never looked back
@BoomingEchoes
But you were once a happy little Nintendo player right? Link to the Past really isn't much different from the first Zelda, so I'm kinda confused by that (other then those types of games just boring you in general)
ALttP was my first Zelda. I couldn't play the first two even if I wanted because they were only available on the Famicom Disk System at the time, which I didn't own.
But you were once a happy little Nintendo player right? Link to the Past really isn't much different from the first Zelda, so I'm kinda confused by that (other then those types of games just boring you in general)
ALttP was my first Zelda. I couldn't play the first two even if I wanted because they were only available on the Famicom Disk System at the time, which I didn't own.
Dunno if anybody has said it yet, but Crusader of Centy on Genesis was a damn good Zelda clone. I had SNES and Genesis, I got Genesis after SNES, but they both had their strengths and weaknesses. In retrospect, I feel like the the Genesis had more good games, but SNES had a select few amazing-holyshit-masterpiece games, like Fantasy/Trigger/Mana. Genesis had a few masterpieces as well, but not compared to SNES's. When I was younger, I liked SNES ports more because they had better graphics, but in retrospect, I think Genesis ports are more fun, they seem to run faster and can have more action going on the screen at once. SNES games feel sparse in the crazy action department compared to Genesis. I used to defend the SNES like it was a lifestyle decision or something. Now that I'm all grown up and can buy all of the consoles, I'm not very biased. Although I still hate the Wii.
Hehe, I was a SNES kid with a friend in the neighborhood like Tony. He was super defensive of his beloved Genesis and adamant in his belief in Sonic's innate superiority over the Italian Plumber, but he invariably had a blast when he came over to my place all the same.
I also grew up on the Genesis, but unlike you I wasn't an obsessive gamer yet. I loved the Sonics and owned all of the main platformer releases in the series, but it wasn't until I got my GameBoy with Donkey Kong Land and Pokemon that I became what I would call a "gamer", and later with the N64 when I played Ocarina of Time, there was no looking back.
I never owned an SNES or played it more than a few times when it was out, but I've played many of its games and I have to say it is the better system by far. It's weird that some of my favorite games like Super Metroid and A Link to the Past are for a system that I never even owned. Even better, though, is that I know for sure that nostalgia's got nothing to do with it.
I never owned an SNES or played it more than a few times when it was out, but I've played many of its games and I have to say it is the better system by far. It's weird that some of my favorite games like Super Metroid and A Link to the Past are for a system that I never even owned. Even better, though, is that I know for sure that nostalgia's got nothing to do with it.
Has anyone else noticed that Casey (I think that's the name of the kid in the first picture) looks more than a little like Max Scoville?
I was the Genesis kid as well. This whole writeup couldn't have come better out of my own mouth. I wouldn't have traded my genesis for a snes even if they gave me money to do it.
I was a SNES kid... hell, waiting for the SNES to come out and holding off buying a Genesis in the meantime sucked... my cousin and best friend had Genesis, so I got to play it plenty. I bought the SNES purely because I was a NES fan, and it had MARIO. As well as an awesome controller. The SNES versions of Zombies Ate My Neighbors and MKII were vastly superior to the Genesis counterparts.
@Allistair Pinsof: if your parents could buy them a 3DO or a Jag, they could buy a NEO-GEO, Genesis and SNES as well, since those weren't exactly cheap. When the 3DO came out, i saw "Lost Eden", and almost got my father into it, until he saw the nice tag (in dollars would be around 700). I don't know if it was cheaper in the US, but holy shit was it ridiculously expensive in spain.
OT: Genesis was a marvelous machine, if SEGA hadn't screwed up with the megaCD and the 32X, now we would have a SEGA console and wouldn't have to suffer this painful forsaken.
OT: Genesis was a marvelous machine, if SEGA hadn't screwed up with the megaCD and the 32X, now we would have a SEGA console and wouldn't have to suffer this painful forsaken.
Look, we all know that Sega did what Ninten... didn't?
Anyway, I was a Genesis guy, too and I'm not really sure why. I can't really remember asking for a Genesis OR an SNES. I had a regular NES and then a Genesis appeared. I even got the Sega Channel around the last couple of years of its life. That thing was awesome.
I think both systems ended up being pretty damn even really. I mean, even back then, Nintendo had its staple of classic games that EVERY Nintendo platform since has had (Zelda, Super Mario, Mario Kart, Kirby), but Sega had it's own list of awesome games that really didn't have any analogs on the SNES.
Things like Comix Zone, Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy (Treasure was a pretty awesome developer), Ecco the Dolphin, and Sonic Spinball.
The only time I can remember gloating to SNES owners about what I had and they didn't was when Mortal Kombat came to the Genesis WITH blood and had the gore removed for the SNES.
Good times...
Anyway, I was a Genesis guy, too and I'm not really sure why. I can't really remember asking for a Genesis OR an SNES. I had a regular NES and then a Genesis appeared. I even got the Sega Channel around the last couple of years of its life. That thing was awesome.
I think both systems ended up being pretty damn even really. I mean, even back then, Nintendo had its staple of classic games that EVERY Nintendo platform since has had (Zelda, Super Mario, Mario Kart, Kirby), but Sega had it's own list of awesome games that really didn't have any analogs on the SNES.
Things like Comix Zone, Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy (Treasure was a pretty awesome developer), Ecco the Dolphin, and Sonic Spinball.
The only time I can remember gloating to SNES owners about what I had and they didn't was when Mortal Kombat came to the Genesis WITH blood and had the gore removed for the SNES.
Good times...
Holy Shitzo, Batman! Have you guys SEEN Golden Axe Warrior for the Sega Master System?
You said you were looking for a Zelda-type game from Sega, well here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StATbJTqL0Y
I can't believe I've never heard of this. It really is the same damn game as Zelda 1 with slightly better graphics.
Wow.
You said you were looking for a Zelda-type game from Sega, well here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StATbJTqL0Y
I can't believe I've never heard of this. It really is the same damn game as Zelda 1 with slightly better graphics.
Wow.
I was just the opposite. I owned a Sega Master System, and then eventually upgraded to, no, not the Genesis, to the SNES. Eventually I wanted the Genesis so badly that I ended up saving my allowance, selling my SNES and all its games and getting a Genesis. And then doing the same when I decided to go back to the SNES. Yes, video games taught me early on that the gaming is always greener on the other side.
Also, as a kid, I really thought the SNES controller was infinitely better. Three button Genesis? When the SNES had six? That was one of the reasons for me selling the Genesis. I wanted to play fighting games that actually used all six buttons!
I never owned a Genesis but I never doubted the fact that it had awesome games. In fact, when I first discovered Emulation most of the games I rushed to play were all the Genesis games i never got around to playing.
A nice Zelda alternative on the Genesis is a game called Crusader Of Centy. Highly recommended.
A nice Zelda alternative on the Genesis is a game called Crusader Of Centy. Highly recommended.
Nice article. I remember some of the SNES vs Genesis arguments I would get into with my pals back in elementary school. Things could get downright hostile! I was always a Super Nintendo guy while most of my friends were Genesis people... having been enticed away from the fold by Sega's promise of "blast processing" and ultra cool extreme attitude.
I still get a sick satisfaction to this day when I think about how often I was poled fun at for not owning the "cool" system (the Genesis) and finally knowing now that I was RIGHT! In the end, the Super Nintendo was the better system! I miss those days...
I still get a sick satisfaction to this day when I think about how often I was poled fun at for not owning the "cool" system (the Genesis) and finally knowing now that I was RIGHT! In the end, the Super Nintendo was the better system! I miss those days...
Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat - Johnny Cage knocks heads off like a boss
SNES Mortal Kombat - Dude kicks you in the chest. Wait, what? That's not even a fatality! He does that all the time anyway!
Advantage: SEGA
SNES Mortal Kombat - Dude kicks you in the chest. Wait, what? That's not even a fatality! He does that all the time anyway!
Advantage: SEGA
Genesis > SNES
The simple reason?
Better Mortal Kombat port
Better Street Fighter 2 port
Every Sports Game was better on Sega
The simple reason?
Better Mortal Kombat port
Better Street Fighter 2 port
Every Sports Game was better on Sega
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