17th April 2010, 6:10 PM
Yeah, they're about even overall. The Genesis has worse graphics and less visual effects, but faster gameplay (faster CPU). The Sega CD improves on the graphics and effects in some ways, but still is crippled by the 64 color limitation. The 32X removes that, but very few games were released for it because of how badly Sega was blowing their lead starting from 1994 (that is, the 32X should never have existed).
I really do like both systems a lot... I actually played quite a bit more Genesis than SNES during the systems' lifetimes, because I knew more people who owned the Genesis than the SNES and I visited them more, so that might have a little more nostalgia value, helping it a bit, but I did also read Nintendo Power (and no other videogaming magazines most of the time), so I was reading about SNES games at least...
I agree that the Sega CD had some good games. If the 32X had never existed I think it'd be hated less. As for the 32X, it has a few fun games if you like action games, but it just should never have happened... releasing that thing was so stupid... I did finally get one last fall though, and it was worth it I think. It is nice to see at least a few Genesis games without the awful 64-color restriction. (On that note, the reason that most Sega CD FMV is 16 color is that the Genesis actually uses 4 16-color palettes on screen, not 64 colors, and in FMV mode you could usually only use one palette. So most Sega CD FMV is 16 color. The 32XCD games are the only exceptions.)
Anyway, I have lots of games for both systems now, but it's still really hard to say which system I like more... both just have such great, great games, and have different and somewhat complimentary strengths so having both makes a lot of sense. I love both Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World, and always have. Of course I was a Nintendo fan first, but I can't remember ever hating Sega like I later would Sony.
Oh yeah, the TurboGrafx-16 is pretty cool too, particularly if you have a CD drive for it. Very expensive to buy and collect for, because everything's got to be bought by mail and a lot of the better stuff was Japan-only, but it's a pretty good system too... I do think I'd have to rank it third behind the Genesis and SNES, but it's absolutely under-appreciated in the US, no question. Many HuCard games are more NESlike, while CD games often have anime-style cutscenes. Oh, the TG16 has the best shmup library that generation, hands down. The SNES and Genesis both have great shmup libraries, but the TG16's is even better.
True, the SNES was better overall for RPGs and had far, far more of them, but my personal favorite RPG of the generation is Lunar 2: Eternal Blue for the Sega CD...
I really do like both systems a lot... I actually played quite a bit more Genesis than SNES during the systems' lifetimes, because I knew more people who owned the Genesis than the SNES and I visited them more, so that might have a little more nostalgia value, helping it a bit, but I did also read Nintendo Power (and no other videogaming magazines most of the time), so I was reading about SNES games at least...
I agree that the Sega CD had some good games. If the 32X had never existed I think it'd be hated less. As for the 32X, it has a few fun games if you like action games, but it just should never have happened... releasing that thing was so stupid... I did finally get one last fall though, and it was worth it I think. It is nice to see at least a few Genesis games without the awful 64-color restriction. (On that note, the reason that most Sega CD FMV is 16 color is that the Genesis actually uses 4 16-color palettes on screen, not 64 colors, and in FMV mode you could usually only use one palette. So most Sega CD FMV is 16 color. The 32XCD games are the only exceptions.)
Anyway, I have lots of games for both systems now, but it's still really hard to say which system I like more... both just have such great, great games, and have different and somewhat complimentary strengths so having both makes a lot of sense. I love both Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World, and always have. Of course I was a Nintendo fan first, but I can't remember ever hating Sega like I later would Sony.
Oh yeah, the TurboGrafx-16 is pretty cool too, particularly if you have a CD drive for it. Very expensive to buy and collect for, because everything's got to be bought by mail and a lot of the better stuff was Japan-only, but it's a pretty good system too... I do think I'd have to rank it third behind the Genesis and SNES, but it's absolutely under-appreciated in the US, no question. Many HuCard games are more NESlike, while CD games often have anime-style cutscenes. Oh, the TG16 has the best shmup library that generation, hands down. The SNES and Genesis both have great shmup libraries, but the TG16's is even better.
Quote:The SNES had an insane amount of RPGs, many of which were never released outside of Japan. The Genesis had a few notable RPGs, and a few more from the Sega CD, but it's really not comparable at all.
True, the SNES was better overall for RPGs and had far, far more of them, but my personal favorite RPG of the generation is Lunar 2: Eternal Blue for the Sega CD...
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