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Genesis or Super Nintendo?

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Which one?

  • SNES is best.

  • Genesis DOES what NintenDON'T! (Sega Megadrive)

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They were both good consoles, but the SNES was clearly superior. It gave us Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II: Turbo, Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Star Fox, Tetris Attack...

Damn, the SNES was just light years ahead of the Genesis, wasn't it?
 
TeknoBug said:
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Missing X-Band video game modem.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
They were both good consoles, but the SNES was clearly superior. It gave us Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II: Turbo, Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Star Fox, Tetris Attack...

Damn, the SNES was just light years ahead of the Genesis, wasn't it?
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Tetris Attack!!!!
 
I consider fans of most sports video games just sports fans and not video game fans. I've never thought their opinions on which was a better VIDEO GAME console to be valid from that perspective. Who cares which you think is better when all you want to play is Madden, FIFA, or NHL? Now, arcade-style sports games are different, of course (NBA Jam, Punch-Out!!, etc). 😉
 
CZroe said:
I consider fans of most sports video games just sports fans and not video game fans. I've never thought their opinions on which was a better VIDEO GAME console to be valid from that perspective. Who cares which you think is better when all you want to play is Madden, FIFA, or NHL? Now, arcade-style sports games are different, of course (NBA Jam, Punch-Out!!, etc). 😉
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LOLWUT

"I don't like your preferred game genre, so you don't like games."
 
CZroe said:
I consider fans of most sports video games just sports fans and not video game fans. I've never thought their opinions on which was a better VIDEO GAME console to be valid from that perspective. Who cares which you think is better when all you want to play is Madden, FIFA, or NHL? Now, arcade-style sports games are different, of course (NBA Jam, Punch-Out!!, etc). 😉
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Lol, I can guess what you think about Farmville and Candy Crush gamers.
 
Lil Frier said:
LOLWUT

"I don't like your preferred game genre, so you don't like games."
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Oh, I'm serious. Would you consider a "[Genre spoof] Movie" or Adam Sandler movie fan a "movie buff?"

If their interest in video games does not extend beyond sports video games then their interest is in sports and, by extension, sports video games. If they are not interested in the rest of what gaming has to offer then I am not interested in their opinion about which platform is better.

Have fun with Bulls Versus Blazers or whatever. I'll play NBA Jam (a sports game that embraced gaming).
 
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CZroe said:
Oh, I'm serious. Would you consider a "[Genre spoof] Movie" or Adam Sandler movie fan a "movie buff?"
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Depends on how much they go to the movies. Movie Buff to me just means that they like going to the movies.

Now I expect a Cinephile to have better taste in movies, like they should be able to get a Rosebud reference. But being a Cinephile is more than just the types of movies you watch, it is also how much effort you put into watching them properly.
 
CZroe said:
Oh, I'm serious. Would you consider a "[Genre spoof] Movie" or Adam Sandler movie fan a "movie buff?"

If their interest in video games does not extend beyond sports video games then their interest is in sports and, by extension, sports video games. If they are not interested in the rest of what gaming has to offer then I am not interested in their opinion about which platform is better.

Have fun with Bulls Versus Blazers or whatever. I'll play NBA Jam (a sports game that embraced gaming).
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however, on the flip side would you consider someone who only plays CoD games not to be a gamer?
 
how many genres do you have to enjoy playing before you can be called a "gamer" according to people in this thread lol?

been a long time since i've heard something as stupid as that on these forums lol.
 
Super Metroid is probably my favorite 16 bit game, but I didn't really care about any other exclusives on the system that I can think of, so I vote Genesis overall.
 
6 button controller by default vs 3 button
Over 2 dozen Capcom arcade ports vs only 11
Much more Co processor enhancement chips used in various cart games
Eject button for carts


Gee...tough choice.
 
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however, on the flip side would you consider someone who only plays CoD games not to be a gamer?
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Such a creature did not exist then, which is the setting for the viewpoint you are criticizing. Remember what the OP says: Nothing else exists.

OK, I'll answer anyway:
No. If I am comparing the merits of one console to the merits of another as a PLATFORM for all kinds of games then I would not care about the opinion of any bigot that only plays one type of game, calls themselves "gamer," and then tried to tell me why their platform of choice matters. I recall overhearing two Halo fanboys at Fry's Electronics when they noticed Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on the Wii shelf and started wondering aloud what "Metroid" was. They soon decided based on Samus being in an armored suit with a visored helmet that it was "a Halo rip-off." 🙄 Yeah.

It's especially true when it comes to adapted games that exist outside of video game platforms, like board games and sports sims. Gaming consoles are a platform that allows an experience that can't be had elsewhere and should be compared by what unique experiences they bring to the table. If you only care about a subset of those experiences then your opinion is a poor evaluation of the platform as a whole.

Remember when everyone who started playing Guitar Hero thought that they were hardcore gamers? I liked it too, but it's a casual game... like most of the stuff on iPhone, Android, Wii, etc. You wouldn't ask that guy who 5-starred every track on the latest Guitar Hero game within three days of release but doesn't know what Metroid is what his opinion is of the Wii versus the XBOX 360. Similarly, I wouldn't ask a Wii Sports or Wii Fit pro their opinion on the platform as a whole unless they had a more broad experience.
 
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how many genres do you have to enjoy playing before you can be called a "gamer" according to people in this thread lol?



been a long time since i've heard something as stupid as that on these forums lol.
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If all you cared about was the latest Madden and other football games and you tried to convince me that those were the reasons that the Genesis was the best gaming platform, are you seriously saying that I should listen to you even though I have no interest in those games?

Wow.

I wouldn't care if you call it the best sports gaming platform, but don't pretend that your love of football makes it the better platform for my love of video games.

And to answer your question: You should at least play SOMETHING original to the world of video games before you consider yourself a gamer. You can't just play Video Wheel of Fortune or Electronic Trivial Pursuit or Virtual Scrabble or Video Electronic Virtual Battleship and call yourself a gamer. Someone who only plays Tetris is a Tetris player. Someone who only plays Call of Duty is a Call of Duty fan. They simply aren't "gamers" no matter how much they want to apply our word to themselves.
 
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that is one of the most retarded arguments i've ever heard.

i guess people who only read science fiction novels aren't readers either.

or people who only watch horror movies aren't movie watchers.

i'll agree to disagree.
 
purbeast0 said:
that is one of the most retarded arguments i've ever heard.



i guess people who only read science fiction novels aren't readers either.



or people who only watch horror movies aren't movie watchers.



i'll agree to disagree.
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I don't get my literature recommendations from people who only read instruction manuals or skywriting. I don't get my movie recommendations from people who only like porn or Wayans Brothers spoof movies.
 
Played through these Genesis games and loved them:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sonic & Knuckes (both endings)
Earthworm Jim
Vectorman

All those were excellent games, but I played through many more great games on SNES.
 
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Ichinisan said:
Played through these Genesis games and loved them:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sonic & Knuckes (both endings)
Vectorman

All those were excellent games, but I played through many more great games on SNES.
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Don't forget Earthworm Jim.
 
OK, I'm going to mention something because I'm surprised no one has brought it up yet:
Mutant League!
 
CZroe said:
I don't get my literature recommendations from people who only read instruction manuals or skywriting. I don't get my movie recommendations from people who only like porn or Wayans Brothers spoof movies.
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not sure what that has to do with anything. no one is talking about you getting recommendations of anything.

we're talking about you saying that people who only play 1 genre of games (and it has to be a specific genre specifically sports, and it can't be arcade sports, only "realistic" sports) is not considered a gamer, which is pretty whack. it's just a silly point of view to have.
 
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