Super Nintendo Love/Hate Relationship

[NostalgicMachine]

By the look of it's specs, the system looks like it would have done more than what people expected.

Now all we need is a time machine, and the ability to track down a prototype/test model, and we can put the discussion to rest!

[Drakon]

The US SNES looks great, darnit...

Yeah, and some games, such as Secret of Mana, were originally supposed to be SNES CD games.

The us snes looks terrible and you know it. And secret of mana is awesome as a cartridge game, I'm sure it would have sucked more on cd.

[NostalgicMachine]

The us snes looks terrible and you know it. And secret of mana is awesome as a cartridge game, I'm sure it would have sucked more on cd.

Secret of Mana bores me to tears, and I enjoy the U.S. SNES equally as much as the Euro model! *Prepares for flames*

[sheath]

There we go, that EGM "expose" that Thunderblaze posted is the one I was thinking of. The CPU specs indicate they were looking at the SFX chip, or something similar, as the central processor. The development time of the SFX chip would have perfectly overlapped the time the SNES CD would have been released. Obviously the original SFX chip wasn't 21Mhz, but they were aiming for that result.

[zetastrike]

The us snes looks terrible and you know it. And secret of mana is awesome as a cartridge game, I'm sure it would have sucked more on cd.

How so? If Secret of Mana or any SNES RPG was on cd, it could have had voice acting, FMV cutscenes, and good sound quality at the cost of load times. It would have worked out for the better that way.

[zetastrike]

By the look of it's specs, the system looks like it would have done more than what people expected.

And of course the big N was going to use a proprietary format for its cds. Can't let those 3rd parties have too long of a leash, you know.

[A Black Falcon]

The us snes looks terrible and you know it. And secret of mana is awesome as a cartridge game, I'm sure it would have sucked more on cd.

No, the US SNES looks great. I really do not understand why most people seem to prefer the Japanese one... what are the reasons?

[sheath]

I think they both look goofy. Electronics should be black for one. Beige that turns puke yellow is a stupid color for two. Then there's the shape, but actually every Nintendo console save the N64 doesn't look like a game console to me.

[TVC 15]

No, the US SNES looks great. I really do not understand why most people seem to prefer the Japanese one... what are the reasons?

Your a contrarian, and not even a good one at that.

[A Black Falcon]

So there are no reasons, it's just because people say so? That's not a reason...

I think they both look goofy. Electronics should be black for one. Beige that turns puke yellow is a stupid color for two. Then there's the shape, but actually every Nintendo console save the N64 doesn't look like a game console to me.

I do think that the N64 is Nintendo's best-looking console, but the other Nintendo systems "don't look like consoles"? What? That's not true at all...

(Also, my SNES hasn't yellowed, thankfully.)

[j_factor]

I will never understand why people argue about the aesthetics of game consoles. The SNES may be a bit lame-looking with its purple buttons, but who cares?

[sheath]

So there are no reasons, it's just because people say so? That's not a reason...

I do think that the N64 is Nintendo's best-looking console, but the other Nintendo systems "don't look like consoles"? What? That's not true at all...

(Also, my SNES hasn't yellowed, thankfully.)

The NES looks like a toaster, even fans see it. The SNES looks like nothing at all. The N64 looks like a game console. The Gamecube looks like a cube with a handlebar attached, the Wii and Wii U look like external Optical drives.

[Hidden_Darkness]

I didnt care for the looks of the snes model 1 but I did like the looks of the mini snes model 2.

[NostalgicMachine]

So there are no reasons, it's just because people say so? That's not a reason...


I do think that the N64 is Nintendo's best-looking console, but the other Nintendo systems "don't look like consoles"? What? That's not true at all...

(Also, my SNES hasn't yellowed, thankfully.)

My SNES hasn't yellowed, and it's an original from 1991!

The NES looks like a toaster, even fans see it. The SNES looks like nothing at all. The N64 looks like a game console. The Gamecube looks like a cube with a handlebar attached, the Wii and Wii U look like external Optical drives.

A toaster typically operates by heating two pieces of bread vertically; the NES loads horizontally, so a toaster OVEN would be a more accurate comparison. Unless you have a Nin-toaster like the AVGN...

Also, the N64 is my least favorite Nintendo console, aesthetically and graphically.

[sheath]

A toaster typically operates by heating two pieces of bread vertically; the NES loads horizontally, so a toaster OVEN would be a more accurate comparison. Unless you have a Nin-toaster like the AVGN...

Also, the N64 is my least favorite Nintendo console, aesthetically and graphically.

I was trying to be nice. The NES looks like a VCR that doesn't have the mechanism for loading its own media. I have never owned a toaster that forced me to push my fingers in and then down to make anything happen. Nothing but the NES requires such an action.

I agree partially on the N64 as well. I prefer the NES, SNES and Gamecube graphically and audibly to the N64.