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I voted Genesis. Both consoles have many platformers, but the ones on the Genesis are much more fun, and memorable.
Genesis hands down for the simple fact that Sonic was so hot at the time I didnt matter wtf Snes had sonic along beat everything. In truth however the snes has just as many good platformers as the genesis. There is no 1 category in which the Snes looses to the genesis honestly except the speed of which some of their ports play.
I have to go with Genesis as well. Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi III, Castle of Illusion, Strider, Valis, Valis III, Batman (Sunsoft), Ren & Stimpy, ToeJam & Earl 2, Flashback, and Castlevania Bloodlines pretty well seal the deal for me. On the SNES I like Actraiser, Castlevania IV, and that's about it.
Mascots should all be considered mass market fodder rather than real games.
Hehe, you´re more of an SNES fan than a Genny fan it seems. :)
My vote goes to the Genesis. Granted, the SNES has a fair share of great platformers as well, but the Genesis games are the ones I think of first when I think of good jump´n runs.
The Sonic games, Tiny Toons, Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion, Kid Chameleon, Monster World IV, Aladdin... and the games that came out on both systems.
Are you kidding? Mario and Sonic use to be top quality titles sir. Maybe suspect now but thats because Nintendo and Sega have become pure shit. Sadly i'd still say Nintendo is more shit than Sega and thats saying a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
I'm really not. Mario might be top tier for Nintendo, but Sonic was just a conglomeration of gameplay and style that Sega was already known for thanks to its existing catalog. Actually, I saw Sonic as a caricatured Strider with rather forced "Mario style" play mechanics. It was somewhat out of character for Sega to try that hard to answer somebody else's game. Sonic was a great invention, and the games are great, but I consider them as separate from the games I listed and I rarely consider Mario games at all. Mario 2 is my favorite of them all.
I don't know if im being trolled really hard or not. Mario 2's so different because its not even a real mario game.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
I honestly haven't played any SNES platformers outside of Super Mario World (and Metroid, if that counts as a platformer). I mean, who owns an SNES?:)
I am going to say that I bought the Genesis mostly for the platformers. I've owned a SNES since 1995 and there might only be a handful of platformers I really like (and I've always been a big platformer fan). I'd say Skyblazer, Super Mario World, Super Metroid and Castlevania 4 are standouts for me. I don't like any of the Disney ones on the SNES. I'm sure there are more good ones I haven't played, but from my experience, ALL SNES platformers have a certain overly relaxed pace--even in the best ones--that's not exactly adrenaline-rushing. There are some that try to capture a Genesis feel, like Hagane, but why play a poor man's Shinobi when you can play the real thing elsewhere?
Come to think of it, I think I even enjoyed more platformers on the TG-16 than the SNES...and the TG-16/PC Engine wasn't exactly swimming with platformers.
The SNES was my JRPG console and I still view it as such today.
Genesis wins just with the Sonic series alone. Only top tier SNES platformers imo are DKC 1 & 2, SMW and Super Castlevania 4.
To everyone who ignored snes platformers.
DEMONS CREST seriously play it. Mind blowing.
I'm not trolling, I'm just expressing my opinion. In regard to Mario and Sonic games, I just consider them mainstream marketing platforms first and games second. Before the modern syndicated game franchises, these types of games were the exceptions in a sea of experimental and unique games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clessy
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Demon's Crest is a great game, not sure I'd call it a platformer though.
True, Demon's Crest is a great game, there's no doubt about it, but there were a larger number of more exciting platformers on the Genesis, and the many outweigh the one.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Clessy
Dunno if they count as platformers, but I want to play Metal Warriors and Cybernator (the former moreso, the latter edited out the anime aesthetics in the American version, which would've sold me on it earlier)Quote:
Originally Posted by Clessy