SNES VS. Sega Genesis (Part 2)

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    Here we are at the epic battle. We put everything to the test in this conclusion and see where each console falls on different criteria. Which side will James Rolfe take? Which system had the better games? Can Blast Processing save the Genesis? Will I shave later today? Find out the answers to all of these questions (except that last one) in this epic finale! You don't wanna miss this one, retro gamers!
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  • @deltaplus9k23
    @deltaplus9k23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +307

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

    • @nils920
      @nils920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @Metallic_1214
      @Metallic_1214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Gamecube....wii...

    • @20tyler1996
      @20tyler1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @user-mb8ww5ci7r
      @user-mb8ww5ci7r หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @iihellionii9742
    @iihellionii9742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +953

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

    • @DefinitelyFakeGrantOBrien
      @DefinitelyFakeGrantOBrien 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Accurate.

    • @aland7234
      @aland7234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Genesis Denesis What Nintendenisis

    • @RichDolo
      @RichDolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      “Genesis does what nintendon’t”

    • @Aquarivania
      @Aquarivania 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @filmandblues
    @filmandblues 5 ปีที่แล้ว +473

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

    • @unknownwolf4046
      @unknownwolf4046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @RottenMuLoT
      @RottenMuLoT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That quote almost made me shed a tear.

    • @conastycorleone5261
      @conastycorleone5261 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @shanethefox
    @shanethefox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

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

  • @sarcastic_slob
    @sarcastic_slob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1438

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

    • @balfanghellfire
      @balfanghellfire 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      FOOL! The clear winner is the Tiger R-Zone.

    • @stevejohnson4637
      @stevejohnson4637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      No the true winner is....
      THE LJN VIDEO ART!

    • @smugneo6431
      @smugneo6431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Both wrong....5600

    • @AlexMireles505
      @AlexMireles505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      STAHP

    • @kerrex86
      @kerrex86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Actually, the winner is......
      The Memorex VIS

  • @S2Tubes
    @S2Tubes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1887

    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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

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

    • @darioildiario3001
      @darioildiario3001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

    • @ColynBowman
      @ColynBowman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

    • @darioildiario3001
      @darioildiario3001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @EdgeOfEnding
      @EdgeOfEnding 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Blood Angel The european SNES looks better than the Genesis

  • @fernandoalejandrofonsecame5079
    @fernandoalejandrofonsecame5079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    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.

  • @83miguel
    @83miguel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +648

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

  • @exceisior3145
    @exceisior3145 7 ปีที่แล้ว +986

    ha! get it?
    A BIT!!!?

    • @facerip356
      @facerip356 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @MyFanMadeFilms
      @MyFanMadeFilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      James would have made a great Xbox Live shitkid

    • @Orangefootcat
      @Orangefootcat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha

    • @charon2588
      @charon2588 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @andrewcatallo2698
      @andrewcatallo2698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should compare all consoles ever

  • @matthewwind7419
    @matthewwind7419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +273

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

    • @firephoenix357
      @firephoenix357 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @Freshbrood
      @Freshbrood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @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.

  • @OpenKeith
    @OpenKeith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +225

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

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @joeyfatonefrombackstreetboys
      @joeyfatonefrombackstreetboys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @hypernovie
    @hypernovie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    You were a little angry Nerd.

  • @wickkidda
    @wickkidda 10 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    "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 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @robinhyperlord9053
      @robinhyperlord9053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The fuck?

    • @DerTypausBielefeld
      @DerTypausBielefeld 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @blobsDOTau
    @blobsDOTau 8 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Nintendon't give a fuck what Genesays.

    • @yaboitucktuck5952
      @yaboitucktuck5952 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @AtlasBlizzard
      @AtlasBlizzard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Unlike Sega of America, Nintendo of America had class.

    • @AtlasBlizzard
      @AtlasBlizzard 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @gustini2146
      @gustini2146 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      clever bastard

  • @vpdisco
    @vpdisco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @lordkardok666
    @lordkardok666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +562

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

    • @rizalmuhamad5284
      @rizalmuhamad5284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @SynthApprentice
      @SynthApprentice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      CENTURIES!

    • @PlayerFiveVids
      @PlayerFiveVids 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

    • @someanimedweebiamsure7071
      @someanimedweebiamsure7071 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And then wait a few more years,

    • @lenlimbo
      @lenlimbo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @jacksonmoulder2307
    @jacksonmoulder2307 8 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    RESOLUATION

  • @BeerDad69
    @BeerDad69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @BlackFlagHeathen
    @BlackFlagHeathen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @0rderSol
    @0rderSol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @thecollector75
    @thecollector75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok boomer

    • @randomduck8679
      @randomduck8679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I disagree because you can play both classic and modern games

    • @Apo458
      @Apo458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @LazerLord10
    @LazerLord10 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @scherzox
    @scherzox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @WobstaCat
    @WobstaCat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    The European SNES looked a lot better 😁

    • @HereticDuo
      @HereticDuo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @LakeHowellDigitalVideo
      @LakeHowellDigitalVideo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @PinoyBowlerGS92
      @PinoyBowlerGS92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @jasonwood1422
    @jasonwood1422 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    sega know how to drop that bass son.

  • @Lecrie
    @Lecrie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Long live the 16 bits.

  • @kaseyj979
    @kaseyj979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @theiosgamer4705
    @theiosgamer4705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Well, yes. But actually, no.

    • @bingbong5076
      @bingbong5076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      R/woooooosh

    • @scarpulla3358
      @scarpulla3358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nintendo basically made the psone. I guess that counts.

    • @SugarRainer
      @SugarRainer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @Haganeren
      @Haganeren 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @MrSanemon
    @MrSanemon 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @thenekom
    @thenekom 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @CMDRFlyAuburn
    @CMDRFlyAuburn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @Antti29
    @Antti29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

  • @otherealmentertainment966
    @otherealmentertainment966 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't forget Cartoon Fridays!

    • @otherealmentertainment966
      @otherealmentertainment966 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      No Sir, you cannot!

  • @hannes8991
    @hannes8991 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @potatogod9134
    @potatogod9134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    This has a really sweet ending

  • @letthemeatboobs
    @letthemeatboobs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @TripNBallsGaming
    @TripNBallsGaming 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @dantemoon9789
      @dantemoon9789 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @DrBeef216
      @DrBeef216 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

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

    • @emperorhirohito1246
      @emperorhirohito1246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Or just pissing

    • @raabm5292
      @raabm5292 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Retrobrite ftw.

    • @clarissamcpigeon7857
      @clarissamcpigeon7857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The European SNES wasn't affected by this at all.

    • @bones8884
      @bones8884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i hate to be that guy. but it is actually caused by UV light (the sun)

    • @lukas.strautins
      @lukas.strautins 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      shut the fuck up

  • @kawsakiTV
    @kawsakiTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @BananaTV1978
    @BananaTV1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    15:15 ... Well said, very true 🙂👍

  • @ZeFleischwaffe
    @ZeFleischwaffe 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @justingochioco1121
      @justingochioco1121 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @BryanRiztama
    @BryanRiztama 8 ปีที่แล้ว +113

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

  • @advang4820
    @advang4820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @IronHeel
    @IronHeel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @Cozy90X
    @Cozy90X 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @Pholiage
      @Pholiage 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      S o R 2 best 16 bit music ever

    • @richardg5301
      @richardg5301 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +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.

  • @martinprahl1722
    @martinprahl1722 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @a.h.2276
    @a.h.2276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @TheAuron32
    @TheAuron32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @Sergiocrivelin
    @Sergiocrivelin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    "A bit better" ahaha

  • @TheGoatPC
    @TheGoatPC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @overdosh
    @overdosh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    long live the 16bit!!!!!

  • @matheusdiasg.soares6416
    @matheusdiasg.soares6416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @asmcint
    @asmcint 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @jussitiihonen4559
    @jussitiihonen4559 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @ChrisEvans66
    @ChrisEvans66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @jtsburn
    @jtsburn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    You always say “Supern tendo”. Haha

  • @FancyGeeks
    @FancyGeeks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @abhay.haribol
    @abhay.haribol 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @13marciano
    @13marciano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @pipechat9206
    @pipechat9206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Randomark3087
    @Randomark3087 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Perspective or not, he makes some REALLY good points.

    • @Maru96
      @Maru96 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many biased points too though.

  • @just3nerds
    @just3nerds 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1617

    Nintendo is what genisisn't

  • @jediknightmark3599
    @jediknightmark3599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @lambda494
    @lambda494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @driedpancake
    @driedpancake 9 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    but blast processing.

    • @garbanzomeatball4993
      @garbanzomeatball4993 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nintendo wins in my opinion

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @pac-man7506
      @pac-man7506 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pac Man high five i agree
      waka

    • @94460706
      @94460706 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @KabukeeJo
    @KabukeeJo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @KabukeeJo
      @KabukeeJo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @TheWeegeeToast
      @TheWeegeeToast 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @nowthatsjustducky
    @nowthatsjustducky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @dabradleydec
    @dabradleydec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @clemmu
    @clemmu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    9:32 OMG THATS THE GAME FROM AVGN WISHLIST 2

  • @95dude
    @95dude 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

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

    • @raabm5292
      @raabm5292 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      TanTanTan grammar much? Fuck.

    • @chrysalisld.3002
      @chrysalisld.3002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What in the fuck did you just say?

    • @matiasfpm
      @matiasfpm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @txretrogaming
      @txretrogaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody

    • @Animeloversonicfan
      @Animeloversonicfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @colesgamingadventures4946
    @colesgamingadventures4946 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @certifiednobody
    @certifiednobody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @TrevJericho
    @TrevJericho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honest and thoroughly enjoyable review Jimmy, I remember the war myself albeit slightly younger than yourself (child of '84). It was just that period alone the 90s, kids never had it so good, long hot summers, great music like grunge, great toys, great movies, great to shows, hell even candy and drinks like crystal Pepsi (LA Beast thanks!!). Like I said it was the greatest time to be a kid!!

  • @TheSceptileNinja
    @TheSceptileNinja 8 ปีที่แล้ว +370

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

    • @user-lc7je8tp3u
      @user-lc7je8tp3u 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @BlackFlagHeathen
      @BlackFlagHeathen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @marcrisa6352
    @marcrisa6352 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still rewatch this every year at some point

  • @billbrown7808
    @billbrown7808 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 !!

  • @SonicSammich
    @SonicSammich 9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Playing sonic games with an atari controller

    • @emoxvx
      @emoxvx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @SonicSammich
      @SonicSammich 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nunoski Orange
      Yeah

    • @AVSteve
      @AVSteve 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @SonicSammich
      @SonicSammich 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      AV Steve
      yeah

    • @GetJesse
      @GetJesse 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @fatjack2b
    @fatjack2b 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @chefitaly7339
    @chefitaly7339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @fadedgames1
    @fadedgames1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @NorfarPS3
    @NorfarPS3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @wildgoosespeeder
      @wildgoosespeeder 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wildgospeeder you have a point

  • @CapTrainT
    @CapTrainT 10 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

    • @MeowsyMcdermottEsq.
      @MeowsyMcdermottEsq. 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My favorite game of all time.

    • @dddemon777
      @dddemon777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @alabaster5302
      @alabaster5302 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @user-be4vx6ho4c
    @user-be4vx6ho4c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @Turkeyrolls
    @Turkeyrolls 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think what he said at the end perfectly sums up why I love these retro videos despite not owning any retro systems. It's so nice to just forget about the worlds problems and to just debate whether one game system was better than the other

  • @xman2738
    @xman2738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You can tell from his final reaction he was very emotional about this. I think the 16 bit was his favorite error when it came to video games, especially watching the video of himself as a child.

  • @MrMoney-no8ry
    @MrMoney-no8ry 9 ปีที่แล้ว +109

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

    • @xLithiumFlower1
      @xLithiumFlower1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @theredhattergaming
      @theredhattergaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lithium Flower Just like Xbox 360 is SNES for Microsoft.

    • @xLithiumFlower1
      @xLithiumFlower1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @theredhattergaming
      @theredhattergaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, that is usually right.

    • @Maru96
      @Maru96 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @unorthdoxcleric6953
    @unorthdoxcleric6953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @helloween76
    @helloween76 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Thephotondust
    @Thephotondust 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what an awesome video. even though i grew up without having the SNES or Genesis, but i can relate in a way to the good old days of simple gaming. even though the games don't have the best graphics or are highly marketed like today's game, it's the fond memory of playing with friends or the experience that make it so special

  • @hamman91
    @hamman91 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Listening to Big Blue again just sent me through a crazy nostalgia trip...

  • @NeonZeonis
    @NeonZeonis 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your resolution is a good point. It kind of highlights a good childhood where we didn't have to worry about the world :)

  • @cosmoywanda
    @cosmoywanda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @arshsaleki9423
    @arshsaleki9423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Next vs episode: R Zone vs LJN Video Art

  • @tsmith4719
    @tsmith4719 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The ending was beautiful

  • @HDRcade
    @HDRcade 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn that was nostalgic and you remind me of myself a bit as a kid. Great vid.

  • @dreadsire5086
    @dreadsire5086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Winner is everybody! For getting to hear from little Jimmy. That was fucking awesome!

  • @ikilledjigsaw
    @ikilledjigsaw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @tankwfw
    @tankwfw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm all about that TurboGrafix 16 lyfe fam

    • @AnarchyDragon6
      @AnarchyDragon6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Biggs Also a lot of people don't realize that the big war in Japan was PC Engine versus Famicom and then later Super Famicom...Off the top of my head I seem to remember reading that Mega Drive only had 10% market share in Japan. Sega fared much better in the US and Europe.

    • @AnarchyDragon6
      @AnarchyDragon6 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Biggs Oh Yeah! I love me some Dracula X !

    • @darkzero5140
      @darkzero5140 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Buttsex96 Neo Geo: B**** Please!

    • @haziqakmal2621
      @haziqakmal2621 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      y tho

    • @Bachicha-kz7dc
      @Bachicha-kz7dc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      With dat face, I believe that

  • @irong.4625
    @irong.4625 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic work :) Well delivered comparison!

  • @bionicRod
    @bionicRod 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great couple of vids there James.