Is the Neo Geo more powerful than the Super Nintendo?

[Hazerd]

it's too bad the SNES has better games than both

[Weekend_Warrior]

Genesis > Super Nintendo

But the Neo Geo would have been "King Shit" had third-party developers like EA and Capcom made games for it.

[Ack]

Did we really get into another SNES VS Genesis argument? Does it matter? They are all worth owning.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

IIRC the SNES has like a 3 mHz processor. That's pretty much the same as a ColecoVision. It had different specialized components for graphics and sounds though which made it look better (usually) and have more sampling abilities than the Genesis or TG16. That Mode 7 stuff is another one of the specialized features. The Genesis had a more limited sound chip that was awesome when used right and couldn't push out sprites quite as well but it had a much better processor that made it better for fast games like shmups.

You could argue that the Neo Geo has no power at all because you're just shoving in an entire arcade board as a cartridge. But the arcade boards were way more powerful than home consoles then.

So, I'm going to go play Mario World.

[Breetai]

You could argue that the Neo Geo has no power at all because you're just shoving in an entire arcade board as a cartridge. But the arcade boards were way more powerful than home consoles then.

Ummmm....

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Guess that's not quite right. I was misinformed Pretty sure I was right about the SNES and Genesis stuff though.

[Breetai]

Guess that's not quite right. I was misinformed Pretty sure I was right about the SNES and Genesis stuff though.

IIRC the SNES has like a 3 mHz processor. That's pretty much the same as a ColecoVision. It had different specialized components for graphics and sounds though which made it look better (usually) and have more sampling abilities than the Genesis or TG16. That Mode 7 stuff is another one of the specialized features. The Genesis had a more limited sound chip that was awesome when used right and couldn't push out sprites quite as well but it had a much better processor that made it better for fast games like shmups.

The main CPU in the SNES and Colecovision were both around 3.5Mhz, yes, but that doesn't mean they are pretty much the same overall. The processors would have been very different. It's just the speed that was similar.

The SNES did have specializations in some areas, so you are correct there. I am not sure about the Genesis's sprite capabilities being inferior to the SNES. I kind of thought it was the other way around. I am not expert, though.

[Redifer]

The SNES had a 3.58 Mhz CPU but most games ran at 2-something Mhz. Some SNES games even had loading screens. It was not a zippy system. I played the Resident Evil game on the 3DS yesterday and up popped a screen saying "NOW LOADING". Something is definitely wrong when cartridge games need to have noticeable load time.

[NesimLE]

I played the Resident Evil game on the 3DS yesterday and up popped a screen saying "NOW LOADING". Something is definitely wrong when cartridge games need to have noticeable load time.

Maybe it had something to do with the extra capacity cart they used for Revelations?

[Breetai]

The SNES had a 3.58 Mhz CPU but most games ran at 2-something Mhz. Some SNES games even had loading screens. It was not a zippy system. I played the Resident Evil game on the 3DS yesterday and up popped a screen saying "NOW LOADING". Something is definitely wrong when cartridge games need to have noticeable load time.

I think I remember Street Fighter Alpha 2 having load times. I don't remember load screens, though.