Top 10 Reasons That Super Nintendo Dominated the Genesis

[ZeroAX]

yeah i agree with the whole snes needing the genesis thing. because thats what motivated them to be so competitive. i only wish that existed today. nintendo apparently thinks that anything they attach their unique controls to, people will eat up. unfortunately thats true.

well the ps3 and 360 fighting for second place counts...right?.....no man this generation sucks. bring back the 16 bit glory days

[Pingfa]

Guys, girls, these lists were - unless they are all slow typers - made within minutes. They weren't given a second thought.

Now, if these lists were simply stupid and misinformed, you can go ahead and try to educate them; but they are not. They are an act of stupidity, but they aren't completely stupid. They just type down whatever the most efficient way of frustrating fans of Sega's consoles.

The title alone is an anomaly, because the SNES never did really dominate the Genesis (until Sega had given up on it), it just lasted longer.

Still, I suppose it won't aid them too much by linking to their site here. They don't get their money from views alone; just the fans that buy Old-Wizard T-Shirts and the like. I can't imagine many people registered here would buy an Old-Wizard T-Shirts.

"sega does what nintendon't" was funny. but i don't remember much other advertising of the day. i didn't subscribe to any of the mags

I like the one about the boy that never got respect at school until he bought a Sega Genesis. The ending is funny.

[The Apprentice]

Much of that list is debatable, but this stands out:

What good advertisements did the SNES have????

The Genesis era was the one time Sega ads rocked.

[Curlypaul]

...but Sega owned Nintendo all the way until Sony showed up, on these shores.

Seriously though, I never saw a NES when they were current gen and even the SNES only attracted a handful of fans away from the mighty Mega Drive

[arion]

10. Better advertisements - if that even is true why does that even matter
9. Better Power Saver - I dont get it
8. Better Controllers - I'd they are both good controllers both have good designs and are durable.
7. Cooler fans - Again i dont get it
6. Better Heroes - Mario or Sonic both have their strengths and weaknesses
5. Better Design - Well the European snes does look good
4. Better Multiplayer Action - Because of mario kart ? otherwise most multilayer action was beat em ups and shooters same as the genesis.
3. Better Music
2. Better Graphics - Since the snes came after the mega drive it is only natural it would have better sound and music but in the hands of talented developers the genesis could have music that was equally as good best example i can think of the Shining Force 2 soundtrack.
1. Better Games - Again each had their strengths and weaknesses.

But yeah that site is full of crap how about top ten reasons not to read old wizards shouldn be hard

[ZeroAX]

yeah it's actualy wikipedia fact that sega beat nintendo in europe (check the sega saturn article at the europe part). But I think it mostly had to do with price. Europe is a very price sensitive region. I remember when I bought my mega drive with sonic and knuckles, with the same money I couldn't even buy an snes without a game

[Mozgus]

I can remember dozens of awesome Genesis ads, but I only remember one or two SNES ads, like Super Metroid with the dog and the cartridge locked in a room and it comes out of the smoke as a chihuahua. And what the fuck is a "power saver"?

[latenitevacancy]

my biggest gripe with this list is genesis' "lack of multiplayer". streets of rage 2 destroys all.

[lordofduct]

I didn't even know the SNES dominated the Genesis. That's news to me.

I'm not gonna say the genny kicked Nintendo's ass or anything. But I do remember that when the Genny hit the block I stopped hearing:

"So you got one of those Nintendo things"

in reference to all videogames... and actually I remember starting to hear:

"So you got on of those Segas eh?"

instead.

[glynnahab]

I can remember dozens of awesome Genesis ads, but I only remember one or two SNES ads, like Super Metroid with the dog and the cartridge locked in a room and it comes out of the smoke as a chihuahua. And what the fuck is a "power saver"?

Oh come on! You don't remember the Zelda rap?