the classic console war may have ended
but there’s still a debate to be had so
pay close attention to what they’re
saying
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be pitting the Super Nintendo
Entertainment System
against its counterpart the Sega Genesis
a scientist creates the ultimate machine
round one controller in basic design the
Super Nintendo and the Genesis
controllers share certain traits and
feature prominent action buttons for
ease of use you can also take a look at
some of the molding around the buttons
perhaps you can feel which button you’re
pushing however the difference is in the
details the SNES controller has two
shoulder buttons and four color-coded
buttons arranged in a diamond whereas
the Genesis controller sports three
large action buttons in a row and your
thumb can sit down inside of them to get
easy grip while the Super Nintendo
controller scheme has gone on to inspire
modern controllers the Genesis left
something to be desired the digital pad
is incredible has a slight texture on it
noting Microsoft could have learned from
and they made their Xbox controller a
1993 redesign added three more buttons
to the Genesis controller but the
resulting crowding on the controller
left some critics less than enthused
not to mention early adopters who had to
fork out a whole new chunk of cash just
to play certain games it’s still not bad
as it is a bit smaller but you don’t
have as much to grip on to ultimately
force controllers instant utility and
long-term impact the Super Nintendo wins
this the first round it’s light its
plastic that’s hard is practically
indestructible round two notable
marketing campaigns
the 90s were a time of great competition
between game companies especially when
it came to their consoles yes for a
limited time by the super nes super set
and get five complete Mario games
standard oh yeah naturally both Nintendo
and Sega were at the forefront of this
trend delivering some interesting
advertising in the process well let’s
see how we did chef ed Sega was fond of
the no-holds-barred approach to
marketing which meant targeting in Tendo
directly
it’s very blunt Genesis does what
nintendon’t slogan is perhaps the
best-known example but Sega also made a
show of its consoles blast processing
capabilities and what if you don’t have
blast processing and attempted to appeal
to a more mature audience this was also
evidenced by the fact that they actively
pursued sports titles more than their
competitor and even my friend
Arnie’s got a great game and I get a
kick out of soccer a new basketball
games over Tommy ain’t over till it’s
over
Nintendo meanwhile relied on an update
of its playing with power message which
was a fun bit of nostalgia but wasn’t
quite as hard-hitting as their
competitors now you’re playing with
power super power old marketing is
certainly the most memorable so Sega
gets the point round 3 technical
capabilities
graphics and sound definitely aren’t
everything but they can add to the
overall experience in the 90s the goal
of engaging players with impressive
visuals and sound design was ever
present which factored into the design
of both the Genesis and the Super
Nintendo the Sega Genesis sported the
first true 16-bit processor and had 72
kilobytes of RAM enough to display 64
colors out of a palette of 512 which was
impressive until the arrival of the
Super Nintendo which contained a high
quality audio processor designed by Sony
and the video processor that could
display over 32,000 colors and that’s to
say nothing of its innovative mode 7
technology allowing for simulated 3d
game environments
sega later tried to overcome the
Dennises technical inferiority by
releasing expensive hardware peripherals
known as the Sega CD and the Sega 32x
Nintendo on the other hand opted to
boost games with the super FX chip which
was included in the cartridges of
certain games for pushing technological
boundaries and staying in the game in a
smart way
Nintendo wins this round round four
notable ported games taking existing
games from one console to another was
not unheard of in the fourth console
generation yet that generation saw great
strides made in the art of porting Sega
boasted a healthy number of arcade ports
for the Genesis including Golden Axe
Virtua racing and altered beast though
the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat is
a particular note given its fidelity to
the 1992 arcade games bloody violence
Nintendo also had a respectable amount
of forts under its belt for instance it
was the first console to get a version
of Street Fighter 2
however certain ported titles for the
SNES also suffered from censorship
speaking of which it also helped that
the Genesis versions of Street Fighter 2
and the third version of Mortal Kombat
were more faithful to the arcade
versions than their SNES counterparts
Sega master of arcade entertainment
brings the vivid graphics dynamic sounds
and unsurpassed gameplay of the arcade
hits to your home as such
Sega earns the point for their prowess
in porting arcade screen left Genesis
screen length if they look the same
if you’d been circling around five
exclusive titles
exclusive games can often showcase the
system’s best qualities both Nintendo
and Sega made admirable attempts to
appeal to their core audience though
their methods differed the Super
Nintendo launched with the ever beloved
platformer Super Mario World leading to
a decade long string of memorable
exclusives such as Donkey Kong Country
f-zero starfox and The Legend of Zelda a
link to the Past the SNES also notably
had a killer third-party developer on
hand with squaresoft
who brought with them the likes of Final
Fantasy three or six whatever and Chrono
Trigger while Sega’s fantasy star could
really not stand up to these RPG
juggernauts the genesis meanwhile as we
saw before was more built for ports
Sonic the Hedgehog was only released two
years after the consoles launch and
while other exclusive games saw release
including Ecco the Dolphin and gun star
heroes they lacked the staying power of
Nintendo’s exclusives think about it
this way in our top 10 games of all time
the SNES had two games represented on
the list in the form of Chrono Trigger
and Super Mario World
while the Genesis didn’t really have any
thus for a better lineup of games that
have stood the test of time the SNES
takes the final round through its then
advanced technology and overall
abundance of quality the Super Nintendo
stands tall and proud
now that we’ve talked about Sega and
Nintendo at length feel free to continue
the discussion in the comments below but
please be civil and of course be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
great videos every day until you figure
out how to do your job you’re dismissed
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but there’s still a debate to be had so
pay close attention to what they’re
saying
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be pitting the Super Nintendo
Entertainment System
against its counterpart the Sega Genesis
a scientist creates the ultimate machine
round one controller in basic design the
Super Nintendo and the Genesis
controllers share certain traits and
feature prominent action buttons for
ease of use you can also take a look at
some of the molding around the buttons
perhaps you can feel which button you’re
pushing however the difference is in the
details the SNES controller has two
shoulder buttons and four color-coded
buttons arranged in a diamond whereas
the Genesis controller sports three
large action buttons in a row and your
thumb can sit down inside of them to get
easy grip while the Super Nintendo
controller scheme has gone on to inspire
modern controllers the Genesis left
something to be desired the digital pad
is incredible has a slight texture on it
noting Microsoft could have learned from
and they made their Xbox controller a
1993 redesign added three more buttons
to the Genesis controller but the
resulting crowding on the controller
left some critics less than enthused
not to mention early adopters who had to
fork out a whole new chunk of cash just
to play certain games it’s still not bad
as it is a bit smaller but you don’t
have as much to grip on to ultimately
force controllers instant utility and
long-term impact the Super Nintendo wins
this the first round it’s light its
plastic that’s hard is practically
indestructible round two notable
marketing campaigns
the 90s were a time of great competition
between game companies especially when
it came to their consoles yes for a
limited time by the super nes super set
and get five complete Mario games
standard oh yeah naturally both Nintendo
and Sega were at the forefront of this
trend delivering some interesting
advertising in the process well let’s
see how we did chef ed Sega was fond of
the no-holds-barred approach to
marketing which meant targeting in Tendo
directly
it’s very blunt Genesis does what
nintendon’t slogan is perhaps the
best-known example but Sega also made a
show of its consoles blast processing
capabilities and what if you don’t have
blast processing and attempted to appeal
to a more mature audience this was also
evidenced by the fact that they actively
pursued sports titles more than their
competitor and even my friend
Arnie’s got a great game and I get a
kick out of soccer a new basketball
games over Tommy ain’t over till it’s
over
Nintendo meanwhile relied on an update
of its playing with power message which
was a fun bit of nostalgia but wasn’t
quite as hard-hitting as their
competitors now you’re playing with
power super power old marketing is
certainly the most memorable so Sega
gets the point round 3 technical
capabilities
graphics and sound definitely aren’t
everything but they can add to the
overall experience in the 90s the goal
of engaging players with impressive
visuals and sound design was ever
present which factored into the design
of both the Genesis and the Super
Nintendo the Sega Genesis sported the
first true 16-bit processor and had 72
kilobytes of RAM enough to display 64
colors out of a palette of 512 which was
impressive until the arrival of the
Super Nintendo which contained a high
quality audio processor designed by Sony
and the video processor that could
display over 32,000 colors and that’s to
say nothing of its innovative mode 7
technology allowing for simulated 3d
game environments
sega later tried to overcome the
Dennises technical inferiority by
releasing expensive hardware peripherals
known as the Sega CD and the Sega 32x
Nintendo on the other hand opted to
boost games with the super FX chip which
was included in the cartridges of
certain games for pushing technological
boundaries and staying in the game in a
smart way
Nintendo wins this round round four
notable ported games taking existing
games from one console to another was
not unheard of in the fourth console
generation yet that generation saw great
strides made in the art of porting Sega
boasted a healthy number of arcade ports
for the Genesis including Golden Axe
Virtua racing and altered beast though
the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat is
a particular note given its fidelity to
the 1992 arcade games bloody violence
Nintendo also had a respectable amount
of forts under its belt for instance it
was the first console to get a version
of Street Fighter 2
however certain ported titles for the
SNES also suffered from censorship
speaking of which it also helped that
the Genesis versions of Street Fighter 2
and the third version of Mortal Kombat
were more faithful to the arcade
versions than their SNES counterparts
Sega master of arcade entertainment
brings the vivid graphics dynamic sounds
and unsurpassed gameplay of the arcade
hits to your home as such
Sega earns the point for their prowess
in porting arcade screen left Genesis
screen length if they look the same
if you’d been circling around five
exclusive titles
exclusive games can often showcase the
system’s best qualities both Nintendo
and Sega made admirable attempts to
appeal to their core audience though
their methods differed the Super
Nintendo launched with the ever beloved
platformer Super Mario World leading to
a decade long string of memorable
exclusives such as Donkey Kong Country
f-zero starfox and The Legend of Zelda a
link to the Past the SNES also notably
had a killer third-party developer on
hand with squaresoft
who brought with them the likes of Final
Fantasy three or six whatever and Chrono
Trigger while Sega’s fantasy star could
really not stand up to these RPG
juggernauts the genesis meanwhile as we
saw before was more built for ports
Sonic the Hedgehog was only released two
years after the consoles launch and
while other exclusive games saw release
including Ecco the Dolphin and gun star
heroes they lacked the staying power of
Nintendo’s exclusives think about it
this way in our top 10 games of all time
the SNES had two games represented on
the list in the form of Chrono Trigger
and Super Mario World
while the Genesis didn’t really have any
thus for a better lineup of games that
have stood the test of time the SNES
takes the final round through its then
advanced technology and overall
abundance of quality the Super Nintendo
stands tall and proud
now that we’ve talked about Sega and
Nintendo at length feel free to continue
the discussion in the comments below but
please be civil and of course be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
great videos every day until you figure
out how to do your job you’re dismissed
breaking contact
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