SNES VS. Sega Genesis (Part 2)

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  • @deltaplus9k23
    @deltaplus9k23 Před 4 lety +307

    Guy in commercial: "There is no Nintendo CD."
    Sony executives late 1994: "What if there was?"

    • @nils920
      @nils920 Před 4 lety +16

      "There is no Nintendo CD!"
      Thank GOD for that!

    • @Metallic_1214
      @Metallic_1214 Před 3 lety +7

      Gamecube....wii...

    • @20tyler1996
      @20tyler1996 Před 3 lety +8

      @Michael OB1 honestly I'm glad they dropped the whole thing if it continued how it was gonna be we probably would never of gotten an amazing console like the switch

    • @IronSK
      @IronSK Před 3 lety +2

      I mean... back then there really wasn't

    • @user-mb8ww5ci7r
      @user-mb8ww5ci7r Před 24 dny

      1991 CD-i Zelda:"Philips does what Nintendon't."

  • @filmandblues
    @filmandblues Před 5 lety +473

    "the world wouldn't be complete without both of them" what a great way to end the comparison

    • @unknownwolf4046
      @unknownwolf4046 Před 3 lety +2

      Console wars still going
      2020 gaming sure has changed from Atari 😊 was born msy 3 1990

    • @RottenMuLoT
      @RottenMuLoT Před 2 lety +8

      That quote almost made me shed a tear.

    • @conastycorleone5261
      @conastycorleone5261 Před rokem

      This world wouldn't be complete without AVGN!! I Salute You Angry Video Game Nerd King!!!👑 Live Long & Prosper🏆🪬🔮🧨🥇

  • @shanethefox
    @shanethefox Před 4 lety +113

    The part where little James says "Resolu-Ation" is legitimately adorable.

  • @iihellionii9742
    @iihellionii9742 Před 5 lety +953

    “Nintendo is, what Genisisn’t.”
    “Nintendo flies, while Mega drives.” For our European brethren.

    • @DefinitelyFakeGrantOBrien
      @DefinitelyFakeGrantOBrien Před 4 lety +23

      Accurate.

    • @aland7234
      @aland7234 Před 4 lety +47

      Well at least nowadays Nintendo is being an asshole towards fan games while sega loves to see a good sonic fan game like the mania so there’s my point bud

    • @grantskeleton8533
      @grantskeleton8533 Před 4 lety +28

      Genesis Denesis What Nintendenisis

    • @RichDolo
      @RichDolo Před 4 lety +15

      “Genesis does what nintendon’t”

    • @Aquarivania
      @Aquarivania Před 4 lety +20

      Funnily enough Mega Drive was probably better for us back then given the fact that most of the best SNES games weren't localised in the PAL regions while the Mega Drive brought out everything. Still had some good options but imagine the SNES without SMRPG, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger & Earthbound? Unless you don't care for RPGs that's a massive loss for the console

  • @fernandoalejandrofonsecame5079

    You just gotta love James's humbleness and care for the 16 bits consoles. I think I speak for all of us when I say it doesn't matter which one you think it's better, we just love hearing your passion and eloquence. Long live the AVGN, long live Cinemassacre, long live James Rolfe.

  • @S2Tubes
    @S2Tubes Před 8 lety +1881

    Nintendo turns yellow because of UV light exposure. As a basement dweller, far from the natural light, your Nintendo survived better than most.

    • @ColynBowman
      @ColynBowman Před 8 lety +82

      +Blood Angel I thought it would be from smokers. Likely both.

    • @darioildiario3001
      @darioildiario3001 Před 8 lety +39

      +Colyn Bowman I say smokers: that yellow is the same one of nicotine on the teeth.

    • @ColynBowman
      @ColynBowman Před 8 lety +33

      I've found a couple videos describing the effects of UV light on old plastics like that. Really hard to say.

    • @darioildiario3001
      @darioildiario3001 Před 8 lety +8

      Colyn Bowman
      Ah, the misteries of tanned smoking consoles!!
      ^___^

    • @EdgeOfEnding
      @EdgeOfEnding Před 8 lety +29

      +Blood Angel The european SNES looks better than the Genesis

  • @OpenKeith
    @OpenKeith Před 5 lety +226

    The Genesis's FM synthesis is better with artificial sounds, but the SNES's PCM sampling is better with realistic sounds.

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky Před 4 lety +29

      Bingo. Battle of the two great music synthesis technologies of the 1980's. PCM sampling vs frequency modulation. 🎶

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 Před 4 lety +16

      I think the SNES overall is better because it can offer a greater variety.

    • @joeyfatonefrombackstreetboys
      @joeyfatonefrombackstreetboys Před 4 lety +14

      Which one is better with what kind of sounds doesn't matter. The SNES had so many kickass and genius composers on their games, it doesn't even matter. A lot of people point to distortion guitars and say they sound leagues better on genesis, but look at Rock n Roll Racing or Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Genesis has a very limited sound in my book.

    • @hashbrownslinging-slasher872
      @hashbrownslinging-slasher872 Před 4 lety +9

      joey fatone Yes, but Yuzo Kazuhiro saved the shit out of the Genesis.
      I also would like to point out some of the ingenuity and innovation with Vectorman in terms of sound.

    • @wildannandawicaksana5004
      @wildannandawicaksana5004 Před 2 lety +2

      But I love but because the y have different style in in sounds processing

  • @matthewwind7419
    @matthewwind7419 Před 5 lety +273

    I'm mostly a Sega genesis guy but i respect nintendo for making such masterpiece after masterpiece of games.

    • @firephoenix357
      @firephoenix357 Před 4 lety +34

      I think it can be agreed gents, we just fucking love awesome games, no matter what they're played on

    • @Freshbrood
      @Freshbrood Před 4 lety +10

      Same. I owned both but if the same game existed for each, I would get it for Genesis because it was more "mature" where SNES liked to censor things. That part bugged me.

    • @theboy4414
      @theboy4414 Před 4 lety +2

      I feel like they’re incomparable they both bring such great and different things to the table. There is no better one just preferences

    • @megadriveleo
      @megadriveleo Před 2 lety

      @Empty Batteries Man, I feel you, except I'm the opposite, a genesis guy, but I would be a liar to say the SNES is bad.

  • @sarcastic_slob
    @sarcastic_slob Před 6 lety +1441

    "The winner is.."
    TIGER WRIST GAAMES..

  • @wickkidda
    @wickkidda Před 10 lety +65

    "a simpler time when there wasnt a care in the world other than defending your favorite console" ...that time never ended for some of the internet i'm sure

    • @hacksignify
      @hacksignify Před 6 lety +3

      yeah no, some kids just had a father or mother in iraq... nothing was happening back then -_-

    • @robinhyperlord9053
      @robinhyperlord9053 Před 5 lety +2

      The fuck?

    • @DerTypausBielefeld
      @DerTypausBielefeld Před 5 lety

      I'd even say there are no consoles anymore. It was the same 4 years ago and it's the same right now, the only reason to buy a console is because it's cheeper than a PC. The graphics are worse, if you care about them this much, you should take a PC, but if you can't effort so much money on games, you take one of these consoles which are all just the same.

  • @83miguel
    @83miguel Před 5 lety +650

    A few years later... Sonic on nintendo consoles...

  • @hypernovie
    @hypernovie Před 5 lety +172

    You were a little angry Nerd.

  • @BeerDad69
    @BeerDad69 Před 7 lety +94

    I'm so glad we couldn't afford a camcorder when I was a kid and that there is no footage of young me

  • @exceisior3145
    @exceisior3145 Před 7 lety +987

    ha! get it?
    A BIT!!!?

    • @facerip356
      @facerip356 Před 6 lety +1

      Ahh! You dirty cockah-funey. I'll get you for that.

    • @MyFanMadeFilms
      @MyFanMadeFilms Před 6 lety +24

      James would have made a great Xbox Live shitkid

    • @Orangefootcat
      @Orangefootcat Před 6 lety

      Ha

    • @charon2588
      @charon2588 Před 6 lety +3

      Genesis:I'm 16 bits! What Nintendo got?
      SNES:Well I'm 17 bits!

    • @andrewcatallo2698
      @andrewcatallo2698 Před 5 lety +1

      Should compare all consoles ever

  • @0rderSol
    @0rderSol Před 5 lety +20

    Mario, Sonic, Doom, It was a magical time where everyone fought on who's the best, but everyone won.

  • @vpdisco
    @vpdisco Před 4 lety +13

    James, there’s tons of internet content I could be spending my time consuming. Yet, I am rewatching your videos and am still entertained. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @blobsDOTau
    @blobsDOTau Před 8 lety +355

    Nintendon't give a fuck what Genesays.

    • @yaboitucktuck5952
      @yaboitucktuck5952 Před 8 lety +21

      i'd like to have seen that in a nintendo commercial

    • @AtlasBlizzard
      @AtlasBlizzard Před 7 lety +14

      Unlike Sega of America, Nintendo of America had class.

    • @AtlasBlizzard
      @AtlasBlizzard Před 7 lety +7

      ShadowOfTheVoid
      And ultimately, Sega's tactics ended up ringing their own downfall.

    • @gustini2146
      @gustini2146 Před 7 lety +4

      SethBlizzard Lmao they had 'class' cause they were pussies in the marketing department. Say what you want, but Sega dominated in marketing and the way they presented the Genesis. These tactics spoon fed terms like "Blast Processing" into the youth who then spread the term to other kids in the playground. It stuck to their minds like Elmer's glue. Nintendo wish they had this kind of influence. Any smart company would in fact

    • @naiyamay2356
      @naiyamay2356 Před 6 lety +1

      clever bastard

  • @MrSanemon
    @MrSanemon Před 10 lety +17

    I don't really think it's fair to use a 3rd party unlicensed addon for backwards compatibility. By that logic I could argue any number of unlicensed genesis addons.

  • @BlackFlagHeathen
    @BlackFlagHeathen Před 3 lety +33

    I like how he used pictures of the consoles with the game cartridge in them to demonstrate the two consoles’ different music styles. That was clever!

  • @scherzox
    @scherzox Před 5 lety +22

    Dude, you brought me back to my teenage years with this video.

  • @thecollector75
    @thecollector75 Před 6 lety +216

    The 16 bit era was the best time to be a gamer... who needs battlefield 1 when you had the mythical 97th level on super Mario world to try and find !!!!

    • @TheJohnnystockman
      @TheJohnnystockman Před 5 lety +12

      thecollector75 I agree. It was also the best time for co-op play. Inviting your bud over to crush some 2 player games.

    • @gilition
      @gilition Před 4 lety +4

      Ok boomer

    • @randomduck8679
      @randomduck8679 Před 4 lety +3

      I disagree because you can play both classic and modern games

    • @Apo458
      @Apo458 Před 3 lety +1

      Super Mario World didn't have 96 levels, it had 96 exits, counting the regular ones and the secret ones

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 Před 3 lety +1

      I feel like the 90’s as a whole was the best decade for video games; SNES, Genesis, GameBoy, Game Gear, N64, and the PlayStation are amazing

  • @jacksonmoulder2307
    @jacksonmoulder2307 Před 8 lety +583

    RESOLUATION

  • @lordkardok666
    @lordkardok666 Před 5 lety +562

    "It will take centuries to invent something that will top that..."
    Sony in 1994: "Hold my beer..."

    • @rizalmuhamad5284
      @rizalmuhamad5284 Před 5 lety +14

      Then The Big Battle Between Nintendo Vs Sony Rage On!!

    • @SynthApprentice
      @SynthApprentice Před 5 lety +5

      CENTURIES!

    • @PlayerFiveVids
      @PlayerFiveVids Před 5 lety +40

      What's better, Sega or Nintendo?
      Sony: "Hold my $299."

    • @someanimedweebiamsure7071
      @someanimedweebiamsure7071 Před 5 lety +4

      And then wait a few more years,

    • @lenlimbo
      @lenlimbo Před 5 lety +12

      Nintendo also told him to hold their beer. And Microsoft. And Sega. We can joke all we want, but the dreamcast was a good machine. It's just that it was dead on arrival, thanks to Sega managing to lose ALL the trust we had on them. And Saturn was destroyed by the PSX, but it had quite a few good games, too.

  • @CMDRFlyAuburn
    @CMDRFlyAuburn Před 4 lety +15

    DUDE. You should have finished with an over the top SEGA style commercial for the SNES. Missed opportunity!

  • @hannes8991
    @hannes8991 Před 7 lety +16

    The European and Japanese SNES/Superfamicon and their cartridges looked way cooler than the blocky US vers., btw.

  • @LazerLord10
    @LazerLord10 Před 10 lety +101

    Nice list. As a hardcore Genesis fan, I was afraid of too much Nintendo praise, but was decently pleased with this video, even though the SNES won. I agreed with nearly everything. I don't think that this video could have been any better. Nice job!

  • @WobstaCat
    @WobstaCat Před 5 lety +116

    The European SNES looked a lot better 😁

    • @HereticDuo
      @HereticDuo Před 5 lety +24

      the US SNES looked like it was made from some sort of bootleg lego.
      And what's with all the purple? the whole system & all the controller buttons... what were they thinking?

    • @rsotuyo15
      @rsotuyo15 Před 5 lety +8

      @@HereticDuo And why Sega europe and Japan, called it mega drive, GENESIS is way cooler

    • @LakeHowellDigitalVideo
      @LakeHowellDigitalVideo Před 5 lety +17

      @@rsotuyo15 It was always supposed to be called Mega Drive. But a company owned the rights to that name in the United States. The Genesis name was actually created by Atari executives -- when they were trying to negotiate the rights to distribute the Genesis worldwide.

    • @mgeiger2341
      @mgeiger2341 Před 5 lety +7

      @@HereticDuo Apparently, the US snes was blocky, because some dumb shits kept putting soda on their NESes and it kept spilling.

    • @PinoyBowlerGS92
      @PinoyBowlerGS92 Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah, but I don’t care of Console designs, the most important is the games, functionality and the power of the SNES that Nintendo is trying to beat Sega, but Sega accidentally beat themselves due to the Sega CD, 32X and almost over saturated the market with several consoles and they almost caused the 3rd Video Game Crash.

  • @letthemeatboobs
    @letthemeatboobs Před 5 lety +18

    I had both but definitely played Genesis more. The RPGs on SNES were amazing though.

  • @thenekom
    @thenekom Před 10 lety +18

    I had both the SNES and Genesis and I agree with your conclusions. FF3, A link to the Past, Crono Trigger. Yeah, 'nuff said. But Sonic was pretty badass too.

  • @otherealmentertainment966
    @otherealmentertainment966 Před 9 lety +14

    I fucking love how you're able to take me back like that. Hearing the end music to Donkey Kong Country at the end of the video almost made me cry.

    • @otherealmentertainment966
      @otherealmentertainment966 Před 9 lety

      cool, i don't know why i got a notification from you tube saying that you responded to me when it appears that you didnt, but, cool anyway. PAECE!

    • @ocass66
      @ocass66 Před 9 lety

      You can't forget Cartoon Fridays!

    • @otherealmentertainment966
      @otherealmentertainment966 Před 9 lety

      No Sir, you cannot!

  • @theiosgamer4705
    @theiosgamer4705 Před 5 lety +198

    Sega: you waiting for Nintendo to make a sega cd?
    Nintendo: *makes a sega cd*
    Sega: you weren’t suppose to do that

    • @bingbong5076
      @bingbong5076 Před 5 lety +15

      Well, yes. But actually, no.

    • @bingbong5076
      @bingbong5076 Před 5 lety +5

      R/woooooosh

    • @scarpulla3358
      @scarpulla3358 Před 5 lety +6

      Nintendo basically made the psone. I guess that counts.

    • @SugarRainer
      @SugarRainer Před 4 lety +13

      the Nintendo CD was kinda planned but then they fucked up and Sony made the PSX yeah Boy

    • @Haganeren
      @Haganeren Před 4 lety +3

      @@scarpulla3358 No..... But Sony basically made the cancelled Super Nintendo CD, yes.

  • @BananaTV1978
    @BananaTV1978 Před 5 lety +23

    15:15 ... Well said, very true 🙂👍

  • @TripNBallsGaming
    @TripNBallsGaming Před 10 lety +18

    Now I want to see N64 vs. PS. Despite being born in 1997, those systems made my childhood.

    • @dantemoon9789
      @dantemoon9789 Před 10 lety +1

      Yeah man, I still have mine Ps, playing some times with my childchood friend

    • @DrBeef216
      @DrBeef216 Před 10 lety +2

      Good idea. I don't know if James will do it, but it's got a lot of potential, should he decide to compare them in this same manner.

    • @RySenkari
      @RySenkari Před 10 lety +1

      N64 definitely had the best first-party games and probably the best games overall, but a VERY top-heavy lineup. PS1 had far far FAR more great games. N64 was capable of better graphics but the choice to use cartridges crippled how far the system could be pushed. N64 was probably the best console of all time for local multiplayer, PS1 was probably the best console of all time for single player. PS1 games had better music (thanks to the Sony soundchip). If you take the RPGs away from the PS1 it's neck-and-neck but with the RPGs (of which the N64 had like 2 or 3 unless you count the Zelda games as RPGs), it's probably PS1.

    • @DrBeef216
      @DrBeef216 Před 10 lety +1

      I'd take the N64 because of how many great games that were on the system. The PS1 had more titles that were good, though. If it wasn't awesome on the N64, it sucked a dick. The graphics were pretty much a wash, until the end, when Nintendo actually started utilizing the expansion pack(I was always rather shocked that they didn't recycle their SNES idea of putting an N64 version of the "FX" chip in the cartridges, to power them up. Zelda isn't an RPG - it's an action/adventure game, though I will agree that it shares some similarities.

    • @llynellyn
      @llynellyn Před 10 lety +1

      PS1 was probably the best console ever made, originally designed as a CD addon for SNES (that's why it's controller is basically a more ergonomic SNES pad with two more shoulder buttons) it became it's own console after Sony/Nintendo stopped working together and went on to defeat the Saturn, the N64 and arguably the Dreamcast, Sony ended up having to kill it off because it was hurting PS2 sales LMAO.

  • @Tatsh2DX
    @Tatsh2DX Před 7 lety +103

    Yellow is caused by oxygen interacting with the bromide-based plastic. Newer versions of SNES were less affected.

  • @kaseyj979
    @kaseyj979 Před 5 lety +6

    I don't know why but the nostalgia and goosebumps hit me reallllyy hard during the sound comparision, especially when Terra's theme was playing.

  • @kawsakiTV
    @kawsakiTV Před 5 lety +19

    5:23 Wait you were telling Dad jokes at age 11? Dude you’re my spirit animal

  • @jasonwood1422
    @jasonwood1422 Před 7 lety +96

    sega know how to drop that bass son.

  • @Cozy90X
    @Cozy90X Před 9 lety +39

    James you really shoulda popped in streets of rage there at 7:50ish. I mean that WHOLE SOUNDTRACK IS FANTASTIC.

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics Před 9 lety +7

      Cozy Streets Of Rage Series on Sega Genesis = Best 16 bit music ever produced. ;)

    • @Pholiage
      @Pholiage Před 9 lety

      Bassotronics Will certainly get flak for this. But in my ears it just sounds like some cheesy 90s rave music. It's alright sure. But it doesn't sound that different to that kind of music I mentioned. Guess I just don't see the beauty in it. And before the fan rages from others I do enjoy many soundtracks on Genesis. Sonic being one of them.

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics Před 9 lety

      Pholiage
      Be aware that the official CD Soundtrack and other files I have heard taken from the game has a different sound to it. Or at least the high frequency sounds. There is an emulator called Gens and plays the game's music BUT....here here is the good news, the emulator has a option called (high quality) and makes the music sound EXACTLY like the original restoring the high frequencies and making it sound exactly like the good old Genesis.

    • @goldengames8792
      @goldengames8792 Před 8 lety +1

      S o R 2 best 16 bit music ever

    • @richardg5301
      @richardg5301 Před 8 lety

      +Pholiage Yeah Sega's chip is hard to make sound good. buuuut of the top of my head:
      Gunstar Heroes
      MUSHA
      Adventure's of Batman and Robin
      Thunderforce 3
      Shinobi 3
      Phantasy Star 4
      Alien Soldier
      Ristar
      Comix Zone
      Xmen 2
      Red Zone
      Sub-Terrania
      Castlevania Bloodlines
      Captain America and The Avengers
      Rocket Knight
      Lethal Enforcers
      Truxton
      Darius 2
      I don't think anyone is going to argue against the SNES being waaay more capable in the sound department, but the Genesis has some great stuff in the hands of the right composer and a unique sound. The SNES had so much more to offer in the way of orchestral sounds and the great RPG soundtracks of the time wouldn't be what they were if they used something like the Genesis' sound chip.

  • @matheusdiasg.soares6416
    @matheusdiasg.soares6416 Před 5 lety +15

    I think overall SNES was better then Genesis. But, as a brazilian, the Sega Mega Drive was way cheaper and easier to buy. So I got one when I was a kid and played it as much as I could. I'm still in love with the music and the Sega classics. Now, the brazilian company Tec Toy has made a new version of the Mega Drive, and I bought it too!

  • @potatogod9134
    @potatogod9134 Před 5 lety +80

    This has a really sweet ending

  • @Lecrie
    @Lecrie Před 10 lety +68

    Long live the 16 bits.

  • @ZeFleischwaffe
    @ZeFleischwaffe Před 10 lety +16

    i couldnt choose between the two, its like choosing between your kids °_°

    • @justingochioco1121
      @justingochioco1121 Před 10 lety +3

      I go with SNES because of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat which control way better with the SNES. If I was allowed to pick up to 5 games, I would choose Ultimate MK3, MK2, Street Fighter 2, Killer Instinct, and for the hell of it Street Fighter 2 Turbo. These are my reasons to pick the SNES.

    • @xyzzy-dv6te
      @xyzzy-dv6te Před 4 lety +1

      @@justingochioco1121 MK on SNES also has mostly better graphics and much better sound

  • @Antti29
    @Antti29 Před 4 lety +34

    "And it just feels right when you hit people."
    I might have to quote you on that.

  • @13marciano
    @13marciano Před 5 lety +19

    The genesis is my favorite, but, the SNES is my favorite, a tie from me

  • @asmcint
    @asmcint Před 10 lety +7

    Fun fact: For the Gameboy Advance version of Earthworm Jim, they used the Genesis audio rather than the SNES audio.

  • @jussitiihonen4559
    @jussitiihonen4559 Před 10 lety +7

    He's right about the music on SNES, Final Fantasy IV, V and VI had the best OSTs I've heard in a game.

  • @certifiednobody
    @certifiednobody Před 2 lety +8

    It's crazy how much better the Sonic games looked than their competition when you look at how many graphical advantages the SNES had.

  • @ChrisEvans66
    @ChrisEvans66 Před 4 lety +5

    You did a music comparison and left out the Streets of Rage soundtrack for the Genesis? daaang

  • @FancyGeeks
    @FancyGeeks Před 6 lety +14

    "Final Fantasy III (which is actually VI) is one of the best games ever made."
    I'm home.

  • @KabukeeJo
    @KabukeeJo Před 10 lety +20

    I miss those days so much. The days when we didn't have to worry about DRM or lame Firmware updates that could break your system. Or Cloud Based Games that would stop working if the server went down or you didn't have internet. Those were the good times. They are gone for ever.

    • @IamAManNotAMadHobo
      @IamAManNotAMadHobo Před 10 lety +2

      You just had to worry about buying/renting a crap game!

    • @KabukeeJo
      @KabukeeJo Před 10 lety +2

      *****
      crappy games will always be with us.

    • @TheWeegeeToast
      @TheWeegeeToast Před 10 lety +1

      ***** Reviews don't tell you if something is good or bad, it tells you if some random person liked it or not. If you gauge what you buy or don't buy based on reviews, you're no better than a small child.

    • @ObnoxiousLetsPlays
      @ObnoxiousLetsPlays Před 10 lety

      Man of Truth lol idiot that's not the entire point of a review, a review also looks over aspects of the game. Are you saying you blindly buy games without regarding reception of it?

    • @KabukeeJo
      @KabukeeJo Před 10 lety +1

      *****
      Problem with that is, another persons opinion may not be the same as yours. I have learned that the best way to see if a game is truly good or bad, is to rent it & try it out for myself.

  • @advang4820
    @advang4820 Před 4 lety +10

    "Ha, get it? A BIT better?!"

  • @colesgamingadventures4946
    @colesgamingadventures4946 Před 5 lety +17

    I love the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis they are both good.

  • @clemmu
    @clemmu Před 10 lety +5

    9:32 OMG THATS THE GAME FROM AVGN WISHLIST 2

  • @BryanRiztama
    @BryanRiztama Před 8 lety +113

    Resoluation.. I'll add that word to my dictionary

  • @overdosh
    @overdosh Před 5 lety +36

    long live the 16bit!!!!!

  • @TheAuron32
    @TheAuron32 Před 5 lety +8

    watching him react to his past self is priceless, and also relate-able to my past facebook posts... *shudders*

  • @fatjack2b
    @fatjack2b Před 10 lety +6

    I think he should've taken price into account too. It'd probably explain why the snes looked like a kiddy block, to make it cheaper to produce.

  • @Randomark3087
    @Randomark3087 Před 9 lety +8

    Perspective or not, he makes some REALLY good points.

    • @Maru96
      @Maru96 Před 9 lety +1

      Many biased points too though.

  • @jtsburn
    @jtsburn Před 5 lety +38

    You always say “Supern tendo”. Haha

  • @lambda494
    @lambda494 Před 4 lety +16

    "He's gonna take you back to the past..."
    He wasn't kidding, with kid AVGN!

  • @driedpancake
    @driedpancake Před 8 lety +501

    but blast processing.

    • @garbanzomeatball4993
      @garbanzomeatball4993 Před 8 lety +10

      Nintendo wins in my opinion

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha Před 8 lety +5

      +Seppuku Genesis does what Nintendon't??? LOL
      sega only got blast processor and thats it
      boom take that sega

    • @pac-man7506
      @pac-man7506 Před 8 lety +16

      +Daniel Easyrhino Well...Sega Genesis had...
      -Sega Channel
      -Better 3-D sprites and environments
      -Colorful graphics
      -SVP chip (The Super FX chip and SVP chip are both good to be honest.)
      -No problems with backwards compatibility
      -The console is cheap
      -The games are cheap
      SNES
      -Too expensive for console and games
      -Not to colorful(Some games are colorful)
      -Kinda problems with backwards compatibility
      -There's rarely any 3-D sprites and environments in games
      -It's slow (I have no problems with slowness in the SNES)

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha Před 8 lety +2

      Pac Man high five i agree
      waka

    • @94460706
      @94460706 Před 8 lety +3

      +PAC- MAN (The king of Arcades/VG) The console wars are still alive, lol

  • @Sergiocrivelin
    @Sergiocrivelin Před 7 lety +268

    "A bit better" ahaha

  • @user-be4vx6ho4c
    @user-be4vx6ho4c Před 5 lety +10

    I was totally with the sound on the SNES until i heard Sonic.

  • @a.h.2276
    @a.h.2276 Před 5 lety +1

    Aw man, these chill wholesome videos always melt my heart.

  • @abhay.haribol
    @abhay.haribol Před 10 lety +9

    Dude, this is one of the BEST videos you have ever made.

  • @CapTrainT
    @CapTrainT Před 10 lety +62

    Chrono Trigger alone is enough reason for why Super Nintendo won.

    • @MeowsyMcdermottEsq.
      @MeowsyMcdermottEsq. Před 10 lety +2

      My favorite game of all time.

    • @dddemon777
      @dddemon777 Před 9 lety +2

      That sucked and was made for the Japanese market so the humor was not so funny to me. Battles were too tedious, even in the beginning of the game.

    • @alabaster5302
      @alabaster5302 Před 9 lety +3

      Nope, you are WRONG! Earthbound is the lone reason SNES wins... If it were! The last catagory, for me, would be cultural contribution! What console enriched the medium of gaming the most? I go for SNES, 'cause Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Terranigma, Clock Tower, etc.

    • @aerogun18
      @aerogun18 Před 9 lety +3

      Super Nintendo had more RPGs, but Mega Drive had the best one: Phantasy Star IV

    • @alabaster5302
      @alabaster5302 Před 9 lety

      aerogun18 Well Clock Tower is not an RPG, it is a horror game. Does the Genesis have one of those?

  • @dabradleydec
    @dabradleydec Před 4 lety +2

    This is the reason my child isnt going to receive any of these newer systems until he shows me he can handle 16 bits.

  • @franman51
    @franman51 Před 4 lety +22

    Sucks that SEGA stopped making consoles after the Dreamcast.

    • @games4us132
      @games4us132 Před 4 lety +1

      they were bear bankrupt

    • @theboivenom4170
      @theboivenom4170 Před 4 lety +1

      On the one hand, I’d say it’s good because now their games are on all platforms for everyone to play, on the other hand they don’t use may of their franchises as often or at all 😔

    • @ahmadkazan7994
      @ahmadkazan7994 Před 4 lety

      @@games4us132 not exactly,continuing the dreamcast would've been less damaging.

  • @TheGoatPC
    @TheGoatPC Před 8 lety +6

    Loved these 2 video. Just fantastic you had your footage from your younger years, just made the video that much better.

  • @SonicSammich
    @SonicSammich Před 9 lety +61

    Playing sonic games with an atari controller

    • @emoxvx
      @emoxvx Před 8 lety +5

      +ShadowMaster77 I think you can do it. I mean, the Sonic trilogy only uses the d-pad and one button.

    • @SonicSammich
      @SonicSammich Před 8 lety

      Nunoski Orange
      Yeah

    • @AVSteve
      @AVSteve Před 8 lety

      You only need the the stick to move, and the button to jump

    • @SonicSammich
      @SonicSammich Před 8 lety

      AV Steve
      yeah

    • @GetJesse
      @GetJesse Před 8 lety

      +ShadowMaster77 I tried doing that as a kid, it actually was different enough to be kinda fun.

  • @helloween76
    @helloween76 Před 4 lety

    I love these videos!!! Keep 'em coming!

  • @nowthatsjustducky
    @nowthatsjustducky Před 3 lety +1

    3:35 A thing about the Power Base Converter that makes it more useful is that there is no wiring inside the thick plastic piece that hangs over the back of the Genesis. We actually took a hacksaw to ours and simply chopped it off so it would work properly in the second release of the Genesis console. I call it the Hacksaw Mod.

  • @SandeepRao84
    @SandeepRao84 Před 8 lety +21

    My parents could not afford a 16 bit console back then. I remember it being sold for 120 dollars in India (where i live). Boy how much i wished i could own one. I never did !

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha Před 8 lety +1

      +Sandeep Rao its cheap now

    • @SandeepRao84
      @SandeepRao84 Před 8 lety +4

      Daniel Easyrhino haha yea i can afford now. But id stick to my ps4 for now

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha Před 8 lety

      high five

    • @87055446137
      @87055446137 Před 8 lety

      +Sandeep Rao 120$??? OMG, what year was it then? I remember in 1998, when I was like 7 yo it was sold for about 20$ here in Russia... And by the way, don't you happen to know what game was this at 7:00? I wanna find the soundtrack! It sounds so typically japanese)

    • @NotEnoughPrana
      @NotEnoughPrana Před 8 lety +1

      +87055446137 that game is Star Fox. Soundtrack is actually a generic Amiga-style tune, you can have loads of those if you type "best Amiga tunes" or "top ten Amiga soundtracks" or smth.

  • @martinprahl1722
    @martinprahl1722 Před 10 lety +7

    This was a really touching segment actually. Thank you, James!

  • @ikilledjigsaw
    @ikilledjigsaw Před 5 lety +7

    Both were great. It's a toss up. I was a Sega guy and my cousin was a Nintendo guy but we never argued about which was better because we spent too many hours playing both

  • @unorthdoxcleric6953
    @unorthdoxcleric6953 Před 2 lety +4

    I feel honoured to have been there when the 16 Bit wars broke out and I was in the trenches.

  • @jasonmarin5634
    @jasonmarin5634 Před 9 lety +5

    The Main Event SNES VS. Sega Genesis for the WWF Championship

  • @NorfarPS3
    @NorfarPS3 Před 10 lety +20

    I can't believe Secret of Mana or Earthbound weren't mentioned at all.

    • @wildgoosespeeder
      @wildgoosespeeder Před 10 lety +8

      I can at least say that Earthbound is a good game that didn't do so well in terms of sales. Most kids probably didn't have that game or was uncommon in their collections. That's probably why it wasn't mentioned.

    • @tuckerlacey9909
      @tuckerlacey9909 Před 10 lety +1

      wildgospeeder you have a point

  • @synthesoul
    @synthesoul Před 4 lety +6

    Sega's soundchip was bad ass tho

    • @xyzzy-dv6te
      @xyzzy-dv6te Před 4 lety

      Too bad few developers knew how to use it properly

    • @elangelazrael
      @elangelazrael Před 4 lety

      @@xyzzy-dv6te rocket knight saga and yuzo koshiro: hold my sound chip

  • @marcrisa6352
    @marcrisa6352 Před rokem +1

    I still rewatch this every year at some point

  • @95dude
    @95dude Před 7 lety +175

    The 16 bit era of consoles when consoles doesn't try to be like PC.

    • @raabm5292
      @raabm5292 Před 6 lety +12

      TanTanTan grammar much? Fuck.

    • @chrysalisld.3002
      @chrysalisld.3002 Před 5 lety +1

      What in the fuck did you just say?

    • @matiasfpm
      @matiasfpm Před 5 lety +1

      yeeeeah, sure. but now we have more buggy multiplats! XD
      .
      .
      .
      seriously, getting to code 2 different consoles was tricky at least...

    • @txretrogaming
      @txretrogaming Před 5 lety

      Nobody

    • @Animeloversonicfan
      @Animeloversonicfan Před 5 lety +1

      Doesn't try?!
      Really bro do you even grammar?

  • @HereticDuo
    @HereticDuo Před 8 lety +13

    wait what? SNES had better "beat em ups"? fuck no!? in Final fight the attack impacts were all jittery & unsatisfying, in Streets of rage when you hit someone you got a meaty satisfying smack crack blam, SEGAwins that category!

  • @thesteelshow433
    @thesteelshow433 Před 5 lety +4

    On graphics, I feel like it's dependent on the situation. The SNES had better scaling, color, and transparency options; wheras Genesis has smoother animation, smoother frames, and less compressed sprites. A good example of comparing the SNES's Graphics and the Genesis's graphics is to play the SNES and Genesis versions of Earthworm Jim. You'd see that the SNES version has better colors and effects, wheras the Genesis has smoother animation and less compressed sprites.

  • @cosmoywanda
    @cosmoywanda Před 5 lety +3

    The winner is me for being able to play and own both of this monsters as a child.

  • @MrMoney-no8ry
    @MrMoney-no8ry Před 9 lety +109

    " It will take centuries to make a better console" then the ps2 came...

    • @xLithiumFlower1
      @xLithiumFlower1 Před 9 lety +13

      Yeah the PS2 was great, it's pretty much the SNES for Sony.

    • @theredhattergaming
      @theredhattergaming Před 9 lety +3

      Lithium Flower Just like Xbox 360 is SNES for Microsoft.

    • @xLithiumFlower1
      @xLithiumFlower1 Před 9 lety +7

      theredhatter Aye, seems like the second console is when most get it right.

    • @theredhattergaming
      @theredhattergaming Před 9 lety

      Yeah, that is usually right.

    • @Maru96
      @Maru96 Před 9 lety +7

      Lithium Flower
      Personally i think the SNES of sony was PS1, they have pretty similar libraries.

  • @TheSceptileNinja
    @TheSceptileNinja Před 8 lety +371

    I died a little when he didn't mention EarthBound when he was talking about RPG's ;)

    • @user-lc7je8tp3u
      @user-lc7je8tp3u Před 8 lety +37

      It's an obscure cult game, not that many people know about it. It doesn't have to be on everybody's list.

    • @Wizkid1031
      @Wizkid1031 Před 8 lety +5

      I have to agree to this comment "slightly", honestly, next to Pokemon, Earthbound has to be one of my favorite RPG's in the retro world. Yes, it was extremely rare to come by, even to this day it's rare (unless of course you have a Wii U or a New Nintendo 3ds XL and you can buy the digital copy for 10$ or using an emulator on your PC). But just having a physical copy is equivalent to holding 200$ to 400$ I'm your hands. Don't get me started on how much the Japanese version is worth haha! but all in all, I find that both these consoles would have been awesome to own both. Really for the Mario and Sonic series. I have no hate to any game consoles really. They are over time build up over each other to create the perfect system like we all have today. Graphics, games, design, mechanizing, and over all having fun with it and not becoming bored.

    • @NeoJ4K3
      @NeoJ4K3 Před 7 lety +6

      +Jake Smith it's not rare, at all, it was printed in gigantic numbers and was even found in bargain bins. there is just decent demand and the people who have them don't let them go

    • @DBumple
      @DBumple Před 7 lety

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @BlackFlagHeathen
      @BlackFlagHeathen Před 7 lety +4

      Not necessarily rare, but definitely expensive. I've seen genuine copies for well over 1,000 dollars online. I love and own both but at the end of the day SNES wins for me overall. I really think whether you prefer SNES or Genesis depends on your taste in video games. They both really are are awesome, memorable consoles.

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin Před 5 lety +5

    Super Nintendo has better beat em ups? Streets of Rage 2 would like to have a word with you.

    • @LakeHowellDigitalVideo
      @LakeHowellDigitalVideo Před 5 lety +4

      Do we need to even mention how much better the SNK ports run on the Genesis versus their sluggish SNES counterparts?

  • @33LB
    @33LB Před 5 lety +4

    we had a super nintendo, but we knew lots of people with a mega drive and we were able to borrow it frequently and play loads of mega drive games. the super nintendo is my favourite console, but i have so many good memories of the mega drive and it's special to me too.

  • @SpeedDudeGTX
    @SpeedDudeGTX Před 8 lety +7

    The reason why Super Nintendo's would turn yellow overtime is because Nintendo decided to put Bromine in there plastic mixtures. Bromine reacts with UV Light. The ones you would mainly see yellow are the earlier models. The later models with the sticker on it. They rarely turn yellow.

  • @Netsuko
    @Netsuko Před 9 lety +20

    The european SNES design was a lot better than the american version. I never understood why they made the US version so ugly. I mean come on, THIS is pretty nice upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg

    • @chippsrn
      @chippsrn Před 9 lety

      And.........nobody cares.

    • @lordshmuk4266
      @lordshmuk4266 Před 9 lety +1

      Netsuko Yoshikawa that would still be the Japanese SNES. Even though the European SNES looked almost exactly the same it doesn't have "Super Famicom" written all over it, instead it just had the words "SUPER Nintendo Entertainment system" written on the controllers and that's it. How would I know? Well it could be the fact that I am European and even though I'm only 14 I do own one. (I also own a Megadrive and I like that one better)

    • @SleepyAdam
      @SleepyAdam Před 9 lety +3

      That's also the japanese Super Famicom.... but holy crap that is nice....

    • @alpha_child9477
      @alpha_child9477 Před 9 lety +1

      yeah, plus, I LOVE the colored buttons.

    • @curious5661
      @curious5661 Před 9 lety +2

      I had a european SNES to, loved it. It's not untill much later I learned that the American SNES was that ugly. I never understood why they went with that horrid design, and what is with the purple shaded buttons and switches? I would have understood if they made the american SNES Grey, black and red, but not Grey and purple. WHY THE PURPLE?!?!?!

  • @IronHeel
    @IronHeel Před 4 lety +14

    James, you are one of the best things about the internet. I'm so happy that you're doing what you're doing.

  • @fadedgames1
    @fadedgames1 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow... even as a kid you were a genius!

  • @TheMineMappers
    @TheMineMappers Před 10 lety +11

    Am i the only one who thinks that SNES 16-bit sound sounds alot better than the newest stuff?

  • @iwirq6871
    @iwirq6871 Před 6 lety +13

    I Love both of them.
    But the Snes has the best games, if you ask me.
    and the graphics on the snes was more appealing to me. Nicer to look at.

  • @pipechat9206
    @pipechat9206 Před 5 lety +3

    That was deep bro... The ending had me with a bit of tears... Keep doing what your doing man. I'm sure even God watches your videos.

  • @jediknightmark3599
    @jediknightmark3599 Před 5 lety +1

    When it comes to the greatest AVGN videos, I'm not sure if I'd pick this series or the Castlevania series. James' examination of these classic games is top notch. I never get tired of listening to him.

  • @Chimcharlover13
    @Chimcharlover13 Před 10 lety +13

    Super Nintendo will always trump any other console for me. Even over today's consoles like Playstation and Wii. I hate X-Box and always have, so that was never a factor. I don't know why, but Super Nintendo just got it right. It was like Sega and those older consoles were far from impressive, but today's games try WAY too hard to be good. Super Nintendo is right in the middle, which is basically perfect. Not incredible, but not bad. Just what a game should be.
    These are my top 10 favorite Super Nintendo games ever. I would've included Final Fantasy III on here, since the Final Fantasy series is probably my favorite series ever other than Sonic and Pokemon, but I prefer it on the Playstation, as that's where I first discovered it.
    My Top 10 SNES Games:
    10. Super Mario All-Stars
    9. Donkey Kong Country
    8. Turtles In Time
    7. Megaman X
    6. Donkey Kong Country 3
    5. Donkey Kong Country 2
    4. Super Mario World
    3. Yoshi's Island
    2. Earthbound
    1. ActRaiser

  • @tactictoe
    @tactictoe Před 8 lety +59

    the north American super Nintendo looked like a Volvo in console form, but us brits had the Japanese version (super Famicom), and that looked just as nice as the genesis/megadrive.

    • @Soldano999
      @Soldano999 Před 6 lety +4

      What we didnt have however is all the japanese games. In europe the super nintendo only had a fraction of the games while the megadrive got a shit ton.

    • @rootykazooty351
      @rootykazooty351 Před 6 lety +5

      The North American SNES is arguably the ugliest console of all time, rivalling the NES.
      Yeh, the JP/Euro SNES looks great. Right up until it turns piss yellow like all NES/SNES consoles, cartridges and controllers. Unless you fastidiously keep them out of sunlight.

    • @eduardofreitas8336
      @eduardofreitas8336 Před 6 lety +2

      You guys really think so? xD Yeah maybe Idk I like the way it looks but maybe it's just because I'm used to it. For me the N64 and the Sega Dreamcast are the sexiest gaming machines ever invented.

    • @raabm5292
      @raabm5292 Před 6 lety

      You could idk, retrobrite it.

    • @jonnywalker4802
      @jonnywalker4802 Před 5 lety

      Did it fuck 🤣 both versions of the snes are rank.

  • @chefitaly7339
    @chefitaly7339 Před 4 lety

    Lol this reminds me of myself so much! I still have the “pc game illustrated” magazine I used to write as a kid on Microsoft word, writing about Unreal and Quake. really great video man, brings me back big time

  • @billbrown7808
    @billbrown7808 Před 5 lety

    You are the MAN!! My names Bill and i absolutely love ur videos, its on its own other level of addiction i swear lol , i grew up in that era too and thought nobody loves games more than i do, and just hearing and seeing all the good n bad throwbacks u go thru is like goin back in time and its friggin awesome!! Btw Link to the past is still n always will be my #1 as well what a truly perfect masterpiece not even considering the nostalgic factor i have as it was apart of my childhood bigtime its just that good and ur 100% correct on that one...anyway ur one of the funniest fkn dudes on "the tube" or watever the hell its called nemore plz keep it comin brotha !!