Just some general SNES lovin'
Just want to express your love/fondness for this great system? Do it here.
Man, SNES will forever rock. I'm coming up on 6 years since I got back into this system, after loving it from 1991-1999 roughly, and my fire still burns as much today as it did nearly 6 years ago when I repurchased the SNES. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this system and its amazing library.
In fact, I'm already salivating at the idea that it's now been over four years since I last beat games like LTTP, Super Mario World and Super Metroid that I have forgotten enough where if I were to play through them again today, they would be relatively fresh experiences.
And there are still a handful of "classics" and personal undiscovered gems I've yet to play. SNES: the true friend that keeps on giving, and doesn't ask for anything much in return. A great friend, especially at the end of a long, productive day taking care of biz. Or when you're gone on a night out on the town catching up with old friends, SNES always sits there patiently at home, waiting to whisk you away to a land of 16-bit wonder and mystique.
A salute to the best system ever (IMO) that keeps on ticking, keeps on giving.
Man, SNES will forever rock. I'm coming up on 6 years since I got back into this system, after loving it from 1991-1999 roughly, and my fire still burns as much today as it did nearly 6 years ago when I repurchased the SNES. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this system and its amazing library.
In fact, I'm already salivating at the idea that it's now been over four years since I last beat games like LTTP, Super Mario World and Super Metroid that I have forgotten enough where if I were to play through them again today, they would be relatively fresh experiences.
And there are still a handful of "classics" and personal undiscovered gems I've yet to play. SNES: the true friend that keeps on giving, and doesn't ask for anything much in return. A great friend, especially at the end of a long, productive day taking care of biz. Or when you're gone on a night out on the town catching up with old friends, SNES always sits there patiently at home, waiting to whisk you away to a land of 16-bit wonder and mystique.
A salute to the best system ever (IMO) that keeps on ticking, keeps on giving.
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The SNES is my favorite console, however. As I got older, I grew more and more into RPG's, and the Genesis lacks that, horribly. There are a few, but not many. Also, like Steve mentioned, ALTTP, Mario World, and other great games as well.
The SNES was really THE system, it was what the NES was but more, refined, sharpened to a fine point of 2D Nintendo based home perfection. After that aside from handhelds it was downhill as far as selection, quality, and best efforts going forward. I shifted over to grabbing up SNES games this year and ditched the NES stuff mostly for a powerpak (kept 50.) I've used those funds to get the harder costlier to grab carts such as Evo, Wild Guns, Metal Warriors, and a good many more.
The PowerPak is the greatest thing to ever happen to me, haha.
I think that the sega genesis pound for pound is equal to the snes. Not only that, but you can get quality games cheaper. It seems to me that everyone is up in arms about mint condition cardboard and the SNES just rides the hype train. Like I said, I love alot of the games on the SNES, but in terms of getting more for your money, the sega genesis wins.
I would say they're almost equal in some genres, in others not a shot, they only really excelled with Sports games as EA loved to blow Sega back in that era. You are right though, Genesis games are cheap for the most part to buy, but maybe that too is a symptom of greatness? There is a SNES hype train but even when there wasn't it still went for more used. I can't agree you get more for your cash on Genesis as it has less to offer in quality and quantity. It's a great system just not as great as the other.
Axelay was alright, Thunderspirits is just a remake of a better sega game, and Phalanx fucking sucks. All the rest are imports. Aerofighters is way cheaper on the geneis when they called it Airbusters. Yeah, the snes shmups can suck it.
You know, the sad thing is, this is a SNES thread, and we have the big mod from SegaAge in here trolling it with the inferior Sega Genesis hardware and line-up. Fun! I guess the topic starter was right. Must suck having an inferiority complex.
Super Mario World. 'Nuff said. Not to even mention the other cool Nintendo games. Genny was a good system too but SNES just had better games and graphics.
Bullshit, play Rocket Knight and Sonic. Those games run circles around anything Mario on the 16.
Macross, Parodius series and Twinbee are imports, the rest aren't and I didn't list everything.
You know, the sad thing is, this is a SNES thread, and we have the big mod from SegaAge in here trolling it with the inferior Sega Genesis hardware and line-up. Fun! I guess the topic starter was right. Must suck having an inferiority complex.
I personally think that Arrow Flash, Thunder Force, and Wings of Wor trump all of those games you mentioned. Hell, Lightening Force plays faster and better than anything on the 16 bit consoles. We win the shmup category at any rate, there simply isn't even a contest.
Rocket Knight Adventure hit the SNES as Sparkster, I own it.
That's the sequel and it blows.
Do we really need to revisit the 16-bit wars? Seriously.
My most fond memories as a gamer come from the SNES era, it was love at first sight when I played the amazing port of Street Fighter II for the SNES and sure enough we got the SNES for christmas that year. Final Fantasy III (6) was an eye opener for me and my taste in gaming pretty much shifted towards RPG's, some years later I got a Playstation and the SNES got relegated, but I'll tell you I sure enjoyed my SNES much more than the PS, in fact my love for the PS didn't last enough to purchase a PS2...
I've said this before and gotten slammed for it, but I felt the SNES was the start of the kiddy colorful Nintendo we've come to know today. Whereas the NES hadn't quite gotten to that point. Probably why I prefer the Genesis and consider it the spiritual successor of the NES.
My library of playable Genesis games is 10x that of my SNES library. I just don't have the fun with my SNES as I do my Genesis.
But still after all that rambling I still have my SNES and its still my #3 console. I think you can still generally love the SNES without it being your favorite. I prefer it to any modern day console and I still have awesome memories as a kid playing it at friends houses. The first time playing Star Fox was one of those "wow this is different than what were used to moments."
And as I said I had a Genesis as a kid but I always wanted a SNES too. But the parents would only buy me one.
My favorite console by FAR. I'd be playing it now if I wasn't /startrantSTILL WAITING ON THE SNES POWERPAK TO BE SENT BACK. I checked in with bunny last week on Tuesday, and he said it was repaired and ready to ship.. to this day, still not shipped, and I even paid extra for additional shipping. /endrant
Only memories I had of the genesis was at the club I was involved in. They'd have several of them set up with Sonic 2. I got so addicted to it then.. but never got to play many other games on Genesis.
I was stoked about the Super Nintendo the second I saw the import news of it in Nintendo Power, alongside screens of what was then called "Super Mario Bros. 4". Unfortunately I did not receive one until 1993 when Mario All-Stars was out, but I did get to play it frequently enough when hanging out with friends. So many games were standout titles to me in the beginning, including Ys III, Super Mario World, Super Castlevania IV, Final Fight, UN Squadron, Super R-Type, Zelda: Link to the Past, Final Fantasy II, Super Adventure Island, and TMNT IV. The graphics and sounds were astonishing to me at the time, and most of the games played like a dream. It was a HUGE step up from the NES!
When I finally received the system myself, games like Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Metroid, Mario All-Stars, Final Fantasy III, Secret of Mana, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat II, and so many others sucked up hours upon hours of my time.
To dip a bit into the bit-wars area, I was officially a "Nintendo person" when I was a kid. Siding with any specific company officially died with me when I scored a Genesis for myself a year or two after getting the SNES. It is such an awesome system, with plenty of games I enjoyed that the SNES didn't get, like the Sonics, the arcade Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Strider, OutRun, Sub Terrania, Splatterhouse, and much, much more. Over the years though I HAVE found that the Genesis is the greater of the two for pure arcade-like action. The the SNES is better for those knockout, memorable, AAA-quality experiences that stand the test of time.
The Super Nintendo is easily my favorite system, but nostalgia plays into that heavily. I will say that most SNES games still don't look dated to me, graphically. I can appreciate the art styles and animations used on the system even to this day. Also, the SNES pad is GREAT (don't know if I can say that for Genny controllers).
The point is, figuring all that junk into what the hardware could pull off natively, then look at your modern GBA and DS titles, as well as even more modern DSIware/WiiWare and other systems download offerings including the PC market(indie, otherwise) you'll note a LOT of stuff that looks of the same era. I think that's what uniquely keeps the SNES fresh to a new generation yet again, it holds up because it's comparable. It's not a look back like the Genesis was in most cases or the TG16, or any of the true 8bit devices.
I was heavy into RPGs back in the day, and I was more satisfied by the SNES in that regard, but I still have a lot of nostalgia for Genesis games. They are both great systems. Back then I would have said the SNES was superior in every way possible, but I was looking for the next best thing at the time.
I will say that most SNES games still don't look dated to me, graphically.
It might just be me, but I never thought of the NES or SNES graphics as dated. Now, if we were comparing nasty polygonal graphics of the PS1 to say the PS2 or PS3, then I'd say they're dated. I guess it's how games these days go for realism, when games of the past that lacked the technology always looked playful and artsy.
I love the Genesis as well. Sonic 2, MUSHA, Lightening Force, General Chaos, Shining Force 2, Pier Solar, Beyond Oasis, and Zero Wing are some of favorites on that system.
There's something about 2D sprites that stand the test of time.
There's something about 2D sprites that stand the test of time.
Exactly! And it's the higher resolution of the SNES sprites that really makes them hold up well (NES stuff still looks fine to me, but you could definitely say it's dated).
I think I like the Genesis sound chip better in a lot of cases, but again, totally an apples to oranges comparison. Both are so much better at different things.
One thing I'll never understand is how someone would prefer the buzzy more limited audio core of the Genesis. But, then again, it like the NES is more throwback to like an 8bit era and fits more in line with chiptune type stuff. The SNES didn't do that, it used actual audio samples put into the games and then run over that processor to put them out as instructed to do.