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16-bit console wars


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  1. 1. Which 16-bit system did you own?

    • Sega Genesis
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    • Super Nintendo
      18
    • Both :)
      13
    • Neither :(
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This topic is for those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s.

 

When you were a kid, if you had a 16-bit system, which one did you own? If you ended up owning both after the prices plummeted, only count the one you owned back when they were still relevant. Owning both consoles was fairly uncommon since most parents didn't want to buy games for two systems. Which side were you on? Did you get into immature arguments with your peers about how yours was better than theirs? Be honest.

 

I was on the Sega side of the fence, and I was a fanboy back in the day (but I was a closet Nintendo fan, I loved playing SNES on friend's houses). Those were good times and I loved playing what both had to offer, but when brands were discussed, I defended Sega furiously. I look back now and I laugh a lot about it, because it's just so immature! lol

 

Nowadays I don't really care about brands, I only care about games, and I have all of Nintendo's and Sega's mainstream systems :)

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I agree with Clowny. Maybe not on the controller part, though. But the SNES's 16-bit graphics have a timeless charm to them. You could say that's nostalgia, but that doesn't explain why I don't feel the same way about the NES (a console I actually owned as a kid, as opposed to the SNES). I think there's quite a few SNES games that still hold up pretty well if you show them to kids born in (or even after) the 90's. Hence all the remakes on PSN, XBL and Virtual Console.

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SNES is shit tons better than the Genesis. It's still, in my mind, the best console of all time. OF ALL TIME. And probably the best controller, too.

 

Only problem I have with the SNES controller is that it's a little too small. When I was a kid it was the perfect size, though.

 

I have a Super Famicom at home, and the controller wires are SO SHORT. I either have to put the console on my lap or sit 1 inch away from the TV. Damn those freakishly tiny Japanese homes.

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Had the same with Star Wars Jedi Power Battles, on ps1. Think I've rented that shit at least 15 times. Only recently did I actually buy it and replay the thing on my ps3. It has actually aged relatively well. Oh ye olden times.. ye simpler times..

 

Haha. If it's aged 'relatively well' it's because it couldn't really get much worse. Still love that game though.

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Had the same with Star Wars Jedi Power Battles, on ps1. Think I've rented that shit at least 15 times. Only recently did I actually buy it and replay the thing on my ps3. It has actually aged relatively well. Oh ye olden times.. ye simpler times..

 

Haha. If it's aged 'relatively well' it's because it couldn't really get much worse. Still love that game though.

 

The zoomed out perspective helps hide details. Remember in those class photos when teachers would always put you in the back, even though you weren't especially tall?

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People today love to compare PS3 and 360 multiplatform games, trying to figure out which is superior. They need to look at a few multiplatform games on the Genesis and SNES for a little perspective. While not always the case, games could have the same name yet still be completely different. Observe one of the most egregious examples, Sparkster.

 

 

Genesis

 

 

 

SNES

 

 

That's level one of both games. In some cases, you can probably see that even a few gameplay mechanics are different.

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SNES

 

That Konami logo... Nostalgia overload.

 

Turtles in Time was my favorite SNES game as a kid. Throwing Foot Soldiers at the screen just blew my little mind.

 

 

BIG APPLE! 3 AM.

 

Turtles in Time was insanely fun, there was even a level with rocket-powered skateboards.

 

Rocket-powered skateboards.

 

Say it with me now, Rocket-powered skateboards.

 

Fuck yes.

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