Goron_3 Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 What's everyones favourite out of these two fabulous consoles? My vote would go to the Mega Drive. Games like Streets of Rage 2, Toe Jam and Earl 2, Sega Soccer (best footie game ever) and all the Sonics made it truly fantastic to me. I love the SNES but the mega drive...*drools*. DISCUSS!
The Bard Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 SNES absolutely batters the Megadrive in every. single. way. Reasons?: Later.
Mikey Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 I had both, and I'll choose the Snes. Better games, more powerful console, and a pad that shit on the Mega Drive one.
Tailzo Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 Because of games like Sonic 3 (connected with Sonic & Knuckles), Sonic 2, and the original Sonic, the Megadrive gets a huge sum of bonus points. But the Snes had Final Fantasy 6, a RPG I loved. Still, megadrive had Phantasy Star 4 and the Shining Force games, and I loved those as much as the very best Snes rpg games. Mario was ok, but not as great as Sonic. Altered Beast, Gunstar Heroes, Streets of Rage 1-3, golden axe 1-3, Vectorman, Comic Zone, Quackshot and a couple of other games also made the megadrive a super-console. As for hardware, the Snes had more colors (usually.), but all the sonics, and my favourite rpg games were so beautiful, so I never thought much about that as a kid. The pad however, was much better for the megadrive. (No wonder they had almost the same pad for Saturn.) Overall, the Snes had no chance against the megadrive to get the attention of a kid named Lars, 16-12 years ago.
Nintendork Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 I had the Mega Drive, but didn't have many games.. which seems ridiculous in retrospect- because they weren't cheap. I had a collection with Collumns and Sonic, that's it. I enjoyed the SNES more, my friend had one.. also the controller was better. Feel like a bit of a spoilt brat when I look back to the Mega Drive era , I got a Mega Drive but we blatantly couldn't afford it.. and that's why we didn't have any games. By the time the PlayStation came I was buying my own games and had a concept of value of money.
Rick Dangerous Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 SNES easily it had Unirally, Starwing, SF2, Zelda, etc. Though even in my hardcore nintendo days i did appreciate how amazing sonic 2 and street of rage were. Street Fighter 2 the best game of that generation was crap on the megadrive due to its shite controller. Plus the SNES had a cool toaster like ejection mechanism :P
Kurtle Squad Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 Mega Drive-It brought me up TJ&E2 Goron? I've played a ROM of it and hated it; the 1st it where it's at. Micro Machines (Especially Military - Wont ever see it on Virtual Console as was EU only) Sonic 1, 2, 3 & K Streets of Rage series (esp the 2nd) CHUCK ROCK!!! Alien Storm (My 1st game) Cool Spot (A WAY better mascot of 7UP than that freaky lanky guy) Desert & Jungle Strike The Jurrasic Park games Theme Park (so hard >_<)
Zell Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 Erm too hard to say really. Out of the games I had back then for both consoles, I would have to say that the SNES edges it with games like Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, SM All Stars, Super Star Wars, Zelda and Mario Kart, but Megadrive was also amazing: I had a Sonic compilation with sonics 1 & 2 and mean bean machine, columns, italia 90, ms Pac-man. Ah... great times.
Eddage Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 The SNES has Zelda: A Link To The Past, my favourite game of all time as such the Megadrive cannot compete!
Roostophe Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 I'm gonna have to say MegaDrive as it is the only one I had back in the '90's. I got a Super Nintendo 4 years ago. And so it doesn't count as it paled in comparison to the Dreamcast and Gamecube. MegaDrive truly owned tho. Sonic 1, 2, 3, & Knuckles, Spinball, 3D. Streets Of Rage 2 (I still want to get 1 & 3, aah!), FIFA International Soccer (The very first one!) FIFA Soccer '95 (The very second one!) Fatal Fury I can't remember what else, apart from renting games from a shop named Futurevision in nearby Perry Common (It's gone now, and that place is still a craphole) where I rented games like Streets Of Rage 1 & 3, Toe Jam & Earl, Cool Spot, Lion King, and others.
Goron_3 Posted October 5, 2006 Author Posted October 5, 2006 Mega Drive-It brought me up TJ&E2 Goron? I've played a ROM of it and hated it; the 1st it where it's at. Micro Machines (Especially Military - Wont ever see it on Virtual Console as was EU only) Sonic 1, 2, 3 & K Streets of Rage series (esp the 2nd) CHUCK ROCK!!! Alien Storm (My 1st game) Cool Spot (A WAY better mascot of 7UP than that freaky lanky guy) Desert & Jungle Strike The Jurrasic Park games Theme Park (so hard >_<) Agree with most of those...BUT TJ&E2 is MILES better than the first (which i can't stand). It's easily one of my favourite 2D platformers ever made, and it's also hilarious (i only find Phoenix Wright and Paper Mario 2 funnier). I'm disappointed in you
Kurtle Squad Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Okay Goron; WHatever you say The Villan pointed out a good one Lion King, my mate had it, it was awesome!!!
Indie James Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Mega Drive - It's what got me into games in the first place and was and still is the best console I have ever had and will probably always be. And has some of my favourite games of all time on there. I could just put 'Sonic' and that would sum up the reasons for me: Sonic 1 Sonic 2 Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Best game ever made in my opinion) Sonic Spinball Sonic 3D (I found most people hated this but I loved it) Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3 (especially no.1) Shinobi Alladin (Yes one of the only movie tie ins that was excellent, if it was a movie tie in?) Columns PGA Golf Ristar And Many others
darksnowman Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 SNES! F-Zero, Mario, The Almighty DKC Trilogy... Mario Kart... POP N TWINBEE! I never did get the hang of the Megadrive due to the controller and games. I wont deny Sonic was good fun... but it wasnt (and isnt) Mario... I played games like Micro Machines and Desert Strike on both and I just thought they somehow lacked something on the 'drive.
Mundi Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 Mega-Dive, by far. Sonic 1,2,3 Every Shining Force game Landstalker (one of the best game i have ever played) Streets of rage Ren & Stimpy, Stimpy´s invention Jurassic Park
Pit-Jr Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 SNES has such a vast AAA library that answered anything the Genesis had, except for Ecco and that Michael Jackson game. Apart from games already listed Actraiser Barts Nightmare Super Turrican Super Ghouls n Ghosts Gradius and Life Force Mega Man X series best versions of SFII Final Fight TMNT Ninja Gaiden Trilogy Hal's Hole in One Super Tennis NCAA Basketball and every good Square RPG and the better controller
Zechs Merquise Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 What is this? Madness? The SNES far outstripped the Megadrive: Street Fighter 2 (not the shitty megadrive version) Super Mario World Yoshi's Island Super Mario Allstars Super Probotector Super Metroid Super Mario Kart Super Castlevania Killer Instinct Donkey Kong Country (and it's sequels) Zelda: LTTP Axelay Chrono Trigger Secret of Mana F-Zero Starfox But it didn't just win in the software stakes, it looked better, had nicer graphics and had a controller which totally shit all over the megadrive pad. The SNES was king!
Kurtle Squad Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 But it didn't just win in the software stakes, it looked better, had nicer graphics and had a controller which totally shit all over the megadrive pad. The SNES was king! Shitted/Shat
c0Zm1c Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 I remember preferring the Mega Drive. I liked the SNES too though.
Zechs Merquise Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Right... anymore of this Megadrive is better nonsense and the culprits can meet me behind the bike sheds at lunch break to sort it out!!! lol
Kurtle Squad Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Right... anymore of this Megadrive is better nonsense and the culprits can meet me behind the bike sheds at lunch break to sort it out!!! lol No thanks mate, I don't swing that way:wink:
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