SNES vs. Genesis: A Battle for the Ages! [Part 1 is over, platformers coming up next]

[A Black Falcon]

If I showed someone all three games, they'd probably pick the Super Turrican games as the better looking of the three. That's just how it is. This is a comparison of the two systems and their games.

I really can't even begin to understand why you evidently are refusing to take platform differences into consideration when you talk about games... I mean, what next, criticize Super Mario Bros. 3 for not having graphics as good as Yoshi's Island? It does the best it can on its system, that's all anyone can ask for!

I'm pretty sure I played it, but I can't remember a thing about it from back then.

Huh.

Yeah, the sprites are pretty small, kind of makes it look like a Genesis game in that regard.

True, apart from the number of colors it uses that is. :)

(Oh, as far as translated SNES platfomers go, you probably know of Violinist of Hamelin, but heard of Miracle Girls? It's a very simple, short game, but somewhat entertaining.)

I want to like it, but the lack of diagonal shooting and slow pace just kill it for me.

Um... I have to question you again. Mercs does have diagonal shooting. You said the same thing about Contra: Hard Corps, claiming that the game didn't have diagonal shooting when it fact it does... is your Genesis controller broken or something? :)

(After you said that, both times I checked myself by playing my actual cart copies of the games. Both absolutely have diagonal shooting.)

It's just too slow, I can't get into it at all.

Too bad... they're great games, in my opinion. Rolling Thunder 1 is a true arcade classic. Of course not everyone is going to like everything, but can you at least see why people would like them?