Game music- SNES or Genesis?

[gradualmeltdown]

Considering music and not voice Genesis all the way!

I'll take FM synthesis over the crappy SNES rompler anyday. SNES stuff sounded "better" back then because no one had heard videogame music with so many different instruments. Now to me it just sounds like dated technology. Genesis music sounds like half of the new electro music with lo-fi drums.

[DCsegaDH]

I liked the music in Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 2,it sounded like 80's music.The SNES had a better quality sound chip,but I like the kind of chip the Genesis used.

[executioner]

Yeah, man. Super lame. Oh well, the guy's thread gets more replies in its statistics, and I'm two posts closer to being 64-bit. Not that anyone really pays attention to such things.

By now you should know you can delete your posts. Shame on you 32-bitter.

A very difficult debate but very tiring, taking into consideration that the technical capabilites of the snes were much better then it would be rightful to say the genesis wins because it was pushed to its limits and pontential? Good thing you started comparing similar games because I believe that is the best way to compare something which involves sounds but that would become a comparison to say which console had the better sound effects or music for a specific game. Tough call, that's why I never tend to compare things like this and just enjoy both experiences.

[jfrost]

Yeah, man. Super lame. Oh well, the guy's thread gets more replies in its statistics, and I'm two posts closer to being 64-bit. Not that anyone really pays attention to such things.

Interestingly, I always thought that these bit counters would have to be in reverse for a retro forum (you start as Next-gen and go all the way down to 8, or maybe 4, bit).

[Haoie]

How could there even be a content? SNES is a clear winner.

[The Apprentice]

I just don't understand why the Super Nintendo is always praised for its music. To me the songs always sound the same: dull, synth orchastra playing over drums that sound like hitting a wet cardboard box in an empty auditorium, and if we're lucky, a base track.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

I just don't understand why the Super Nintendo is always praised for its music. To me the songs always sound the same: dull, synth orchastra playing over drums that sound like hitting a wet cardboard box in an empty auditorium, and if we're lucky, a base track.

I'm a supporter of the Genesis and it's Z80/Yamaha Fm12 combo as it simply sounds more realistic sound wise to the ear, and when in the right hands can make magic happen.

The SNES sound chip's main fault is that all the sound effects and music are achieved by either speeding up or slowing down a particular pitch and sound therefore resulting in the washed out reverb and "wet cardboard box" sound that became the SNES's main audio hurdle. But with suitable programming skills and the right amount of work it can come close to the Genesis' style like for example StarFox.

[the7k]

I find it hilarious the amount of hyperbole that people are going through just to say "Nintendo sucks" or "Sega sucks".

For every Mega Man X, there is a Streets of Rage 2, and for every Super Metroid, there is a Valis III. For every Final Fantasy VI, there is a Sword of Vermillion, and for every Super Castlevania IV, there is Alisia Dragoon.

Never really liked the Sonic soundtracks with only a few exceptions - I was just never much of a Michael Jackson fan. On a technical level, I feel the SNES is just superior. As far as what system had the most memorable music - that comes down to personal preference.

I know that anytime I hear a track from an old SNES game rendered with real instruments, they feel just as strong as Genesis games rendered with real instruments, and vice versa.

[marurun]

The SNES sound chip is more advanced than the Genesis sound chip and handles multiple waveforms better. However, most music and sound effects designed for the SNES suffer from a bizarre over-abundance of reverb. Most of the music and sound on the SNES therefore sounds like it's playing in a metal bucket at times. The Genesis has two key advantages over the SNES musically. The Genesis has FM Synth which, when used properly, can sound pretty awesome, and the Genesis is capable of producing better sounding digitized audio samples so long as only one is played at a time. The voices in Street Fighter 2 on the Genny sound like crap because they can't be played exclusively.

I have tended to like SNES soundtracks better, so I have to give the win to the SNES, but the SNES ain't all roses as many composers used it badly and because of the constant reverb.

[HellHammer]

How about best/favorite soundtracks from both?

SNES: PLOK, Zombies ate my Neighbors, EarthBound

Genesis: Sonic 3, Ristar, Toe Jam and Earl 2