Sega Genesis reaches 20 years of age in the United States

**Yoshi** · 17 Aug 2009, 10:18 AM

The whole 16-bit generation (including the PC Engine from a timing perspective) was awesome. Consider that it had official games released from 1988 (PC Engine) until 2004 (Neo Geo) and that all four of the consoles had amazing exclusives that stand up to this day.

**YellerDog** · 17 Aug 2009, 10:19 AM

Yoshi's Island > Every Sonic Game

**Yoshi** · 17 Aug 2009, 10:21 AM

You know, maybe the fact that I don't care much for real platformers or JRPGs explains my Genesis preference. It clearly had the upper hand of the action and shooter genres, which are far more important to me. And sports was such a massacre.

**YellerDog** · 17 Aug 2009, 10:22 AM

The SNES never, ever produced a playable Hockey game, it's true.

Capcom games are universally better on SNES, unless there's something I'm missing and you don't count Strider. Which you should.

Mortal Kombat is much better on the Genny! Street Fighter not so much!

**Chux** · 17 Aug 2009, 11:22 AM

I was more of a jrpg guy when the SNES/Genny war happened, so I loved the SNES. I would swap systems with friends who had the Genesis though, so I got to play a little bit while it was still relevant. I think I had my friend's genny for a month with PSIV.

**Timber** · 17 Aug 2009, 11:46 AM

I was lucky my Mom loved Nintendo. I used my summer's grass cutting money to buy a Genny and she went out to buy an SNES so she could play the new Mario.

But I always preferred the Genesis since I loved sports games and Toejam & Earl.

**Doc Holliday** · 17 Aug 2009, 11:57 AM

This thread was an entertaining read. B-

**Changeling** · 17 Aug 2009, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by YellerDog

The SNES never, ever produced a playable Hockey game, it's true.

Capcom games are universally better on SNES, unless there's something I'm missing and you don't count Strider. Which you should.

Mortal Kombat is much better on the Genny! Street Fighter not so much!

Street Fighter Special Championship Edition didn't look as good as Turbo did on the SNES, but it fucking killed it in playabiity though. The Sega 6 button controllers were so awesome ! I remember blowing a wad of cash on that game and two 6 button controllers.

Both systems were so fucking great though, they both excelled far beyond what people thought possible. They both had their specialties, but thats what made them both so viable.

With that said, my heart will always be with the Genesis ! I bought it stolen with Phantasy Star 2 and John Madden ! That was one of the best days of my gaming life !