What Games Were Better on Genesis Than on SNES?

[digitalpress]

The Genesis had the faster processor but not the color palette, hardware scaling or symphonious sound chip.

And yet, I can't help but think that some of the Genesis games turned out better than they did on the SNES. Most of the sports games, for example - though some of the later Madden and NBA Live games were very good on SNES, those series always excelled on the Genny, at least in my eyes.

There are LOTS of crossovers. Over 250 of them, in fact (I've attached a list here for your perusal).

If you've played them both, which games work better on Genesis?

3 Ninjas Kick Back
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Addams Family, The
Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Adventures of Mighty Max, The
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends, The
Aero the Acro-Bat
Aero the Acro-Bat 2
Aerobiz
Aerobiz: Supersonic
Aladdin (Disney's)
Alien 3
American Gladiators
Andre Agassi Tennis
Animaniacs
Art of Fighting
B.O.B.
Ballz 3-D
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!
Bass Masters Classic
Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Beavis & Butthead, MTV's
Best of the Best Championship Karate
Bill Walsh College Football
Bonkers
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
Boxing: Legends of the Ring
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brett Hull Hockey '95
Brutal: Paws of Fury
Bubsy II
Bubsy: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
Captain America and the Avengers
Champions World Class Soccer
Championship Pool
Chavez II
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
Chuck Rock
Clay Fighter
Cliffhanger
Clue
College Football USA '97: The Road to New Orleans
College Slam
Cool Spot
Cutthroat Island
David Crane's Amazing Tennis
Death and Return of Superman, The
Demolition Man
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Doom Troopers: The Mutant Chronicles
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN Speedworld
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Family Feud
Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury 2
FIFA International Soccer
FIFA Soccer '96
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flintstones, The
Foreman For Real Boxing
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball
Frogger
Fun 'n Games
Gemfire
Genghis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
George Foreman's KO Boxing
Gods
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie, The
Great Waldo Search, The
Hardball III
Head-On Soccer
Hit The Ice
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Hook
Incredible Crash Dummies, The
Incredible Hulk, The
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
Jammit
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition
Jeopardy! Sports Edition
Joe & Mac
John Madden Football
John Madden Football '93
Judge Dredd
Jungle Book, The (Disney's)
Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
Jurassic Park
Justice League Task Force
Kawasaki Superbike Challenge
King of the Monsters
King of the Monsters 2
Last Action Hero
Lawnmower Man, The
Lemmings
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Lethal Enforcers
Liberty or Death
Lion King, The (Disney's)
Lost Vikings, The
Madden NFL '94
Madden NFL '95
Madden NFL '96
Madden NFL '97
Madden NFL '98
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Math Blaster Episode 1
Mickey Mania: Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Micro Machines
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Miracle Piano Teaching System, The
MLBPA Baseball
Monopoly
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat II
Ms. Pac-Man
NBA All-Star Challenge
NBA Hang Time
NBA Jam
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Live '95
NBA Live '96
NBA Live '97
NBA Live '98
NCAA Final Four Basketball
NCAA Football
Newman Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell
NFL Quarterback Club
NFL Quarterback Club '96
NHL '94
NHL '95
NHL '96
NHL '97
NHL '98
NHLPA Hockey '93
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing
No Escape
Nobunaga's Ambition
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
Out of this World
Outlander
Pac-Attack
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pagemaster, The
Paperboy 2
PGA Tour '96
PGA Tour Golf
Phantom 2040
Pink Goes to Hollywood
Pinocchio
Pirates of Darkwater
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Pit-Fighter
Populous
Primal Rage
Prince of Persia
Pro Quarterback
PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations
Race Drivin'
Radical Rex
Raiden Trad
Rampart
Revolution X featuring Aerosmith
RoboCop 3
Robocop vs. Terminator
Rock 'n Roll Racing
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Samurai Shodown
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Scooby-Doo Mystery
SeaQuest DSV
Shadowrun
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
Shaq-Fu
Side Pocket
Simpsons, The: Bart's Nightmare
Simpsons, The: Krusty's Super Funhouse
Simpsons, The: Virtual Bart
Soldiers of Fortune
Sparkster
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man/Venom: Separation Anxiety
Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time
Stargate
Steel Talons
Sunset Riders
Super Baseball 2020
Super Battleship
Super Battletank: War in the Gulf
Super High Impact
Super Off-Road
Super Smash TV
Syndicate
T2: The Arcade Game
Taz-Mania
Tecmo Super Baseball
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Terminator, The
Test Drive II: The Duel
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Tick, The
TNN Bass Tournament of Champions
Top Gear 2
Toy Story (Disney's)
Toys
Troy Aikman NFL Football
True Lies
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Uncharted Waters
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike
Warlock
WarpSpeed
Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars
Wayne's World
WeaponLord
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Tale
Wheel of Fortune
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits
Wolfchild
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
World Cup USA '94
World Heroes
WWF Raw
WWF Royal Rumble
WWF Super Wrestlemania
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Y's III: Wanderers From Y's
Zero: The Kamikazee Squirrel
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
Zoop

[sabre2922]

Earthworm jim was sooo much better on the Genesis.
not many others as I recall the color pallete and Sony designed music chip in the almighty Supernes was almost a generational jump over most of the Genesis ports just look at Mortal KombatII it looked great on the SNES and even played well and the Genesis got what? more "real" blood heh not a very good trade off.
LATER GAMERS!!!

[Push Upstairs]

Aladdin & the Jurassic Park games


Aladdin - the SNES version was missing something, i might have been spoiled since i played the Genesis version first.


I thought the overhead view of all the Nintendo Jurassic Park games was annoying and not very fun....and i liked playing as the Raptor.

[tynstar]

Any EA sports game is better on the Genesis. Don't really remember the others. I was always a Genesis person.

[portnoyd]

Hey, Aladdin for the SNES was still good, but the Genesis was still better.

Beavis & Butthead: one was terrible, one was decent. Couldn't tell you which one now...

Zombies Ate My Neighbors on the SNES just seemed to work better than the Genesis, but this is strictly opinion.

The first MK on Genesis was AWESOMELY done, but the next 3 MKs were lackluster on the Genny, and superb on the SNES. Wasn't a graphic issue... the first MK played tight on the Genny, and crappily for the next 3.

Both Tazmanias were good and different, but the Genesis one was a little better.

dave

[Bratwurst]

I think the Genesis Beavis and Butthead was the better of the two because of the digitized speech and the crude humor wasn't censored. (Farting and belching as attacks, etc.) I remember there was a lot of speech for a cartridge game.

[badinsults]

Aladdin was better on the Genesis, but it was a completely different game from the snes version.

[Gamereviewgod]

Adv. of Batman and Robin, though one of the most visciously difficult games I've ever played, was just more fun on the Genny. Really pushed the console as well.

[Crush Crawfish]

I've heard that sparkster (The Sequel to rocket knight) is better on the genny, but I only have the snes one. I also think Pac-man 2 works better on genesis, because the SNES version has Ms. Pac-man as an unlockable game, while the Genesis version has Jr. Pac-man, an all new game (It's different from pac-man jr.)

[IGotTheDot]

I will put a second vote in for Aladin and the EA NHL series. They were the first 2 that jumped into my mind when I read the subject.

Oh and the Strike series. I thought at least Desert played better on the Geni.

My2Cents

[DigitalSpace]

I thought the Lion King had better sound on the Genesis. That's all I can really think of at the moment.

[jonjandran]

Any and All Sports games.

They were all faster with less lag.

And the Snes made all the players look short and fat. :o

[youruglyclone]

saturday night slammasters on the genesis had death matches and scorp and jumbo were selectable in one on one mode

tmnt tournament fighters were two different games on those consoles, but I liked the snes version better

also in the genesis version of aladdin he had a sword and didn't have to fend off enemies with apples

[Swiftman007]

yeah aladdin and mortal kombat 1 was better on the genesis

[AB Positive]

The genesis port of Fatal Fury always seemed better to me... the SNES had more characters but the Genny kept in the dual-plane fighting system, something that made Fatal Fury feel like... well, Fatal Fury.

-AG

[ubersaurus]

I liked Toy Story more on the genesis, personally.

[jerkov]

OUTLANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Much, much better for the Genesis. The Genesis features an in-the-car view that is very well done, while the SNES version has a very lame outside-the-car view. The game just plays so much better with the in-the-car view; you actually feel like you're part of the action. I remember trying to play the SNES version after I played the Genesis version and I couldn't get into it at all. And you think the SNES would be the one to feature the in-the-car view due to its graphical superiority. It's also, IMO, one of the most underrated games out there; it's always been a favorite of mine, but no one else seems to ever talk about it.

[Kejoriv]

Aladdin plays alot better on the Genesis than Snes.

[Fatghost28]

Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition and Super Street Fighter 2 were better on the Genesis...because the Genny 6 button pad destroyed the SNES controller. Does that count? The Genny port of SSF2 was actually pretty close to the SNES version in sound and graphics though (and was 40 mbit to the SNES versions 32 mbit).

Samurai Shodown on the Genny was better than the SNES version, the SNES version had fully scaled out sprites (they were tiny) while the Genny had fully scaled in sprites (they were huge, but the Genny didn't have Earthquake).

Aladdin was mentioned already, and Earthworm Jim was also. (Shiny developed both, I don't think Shiny developed the SNES version of Aladdin, which was why the Genesis version was different and superior to the SNES version).

[asharru]

I like Shadowrun on the Genny more. It's darker, and more adult compared to the SNES version(which I also enjoy, just not as much).

[Goodwill Hunter]

RoboCop vs. Terminator on the Genesisi is second only to Gunstar Heroes in terms of favorite platformer/shooter. Great weapons, great sound, excellent gameplay, and a great set of hidden features that make the game a real treat.. I remember trying the game on the SNES and not getting the same experience.

RC vs. T is all scrolling 2D on the Genny, and I think they tried to do some manner of 3D levels on the SNES that felt like it broke up the flow of the game too much. I definitely didn't give the SNES version as much of a chance as the Genesis version in terms of time, but maybe that's the best indication of which version I preferred.

Rich

[Atariguy]

I don't think that Shadowrun should be on this list. The SNES and Genesis versions are two entirely different games based on the same liscence. They really should have had different titles.

[Kid Ice]

Samurai Shodown on the Genny was better than the SNES version, the SNES version had fully scaled out sprites (they were tiny) while the Genny had fully scaled in sprites (they were huge, but the Genny didn't have Earthquake).


Agreed with this.

But the Genesis Street Fighters were poorly done.

[Daniel Thomas]

As a general rule, the Genesis was better at fast-paced arcade and sports games. EA Sports, Sonic, Gunstar Heroes, Herzog Zwei. That sort of thing. The Super NES was much better with RPG's and the slower-paced adventure games -- think Super Metroid, Mario, Zelda, everything by Square.

Of course, Genesis had Phantasy Star 2 & 4, and the SNES had Contra 3 and Castlevania 4. But those are typically the exceptions.

I remember that the SNES Mortal Kombat 2 was by far the better version (the best home version on any console), and Pac-Man 2 also looked and sounded much better on Nintendo. SF2 was another common sight: the Genesis version had more animation, but the SNES had much better audio (no scratchy voices - ugh). A lot of third-party games followed that rule, too.

[Fatghost28]

Samurai Shodown on the Genny was better than the SNES version, the SNES version had fully scaled out sprites (they were tiny) while the Genny had fully scaled in sprites (they were huge, but the Genny didn't have Earthquake).


Agreed with this.

But the Genesis Street Fighters were poorly done.


It was all about that wonderful 6 button genny pad man...I couldn't go back to my SNES after that.

[Querjek]

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is better on the Genesis... it's made for 3 buttons.

[BHvrd]

Populous <---most definetely better on Genesis. Almost an identical port of the pc version.

I'm not sure what happened to the SNES port, but it looked like it was over filtered and drug through the mud. The sound, and control was all wrong too. It just didn't have the same vibe.

[Balloon Fight]

I liked Toy Story more on the genesis, personally.

Agreed. It seemed to play better to me. I also agree on MK1 and Aladdin being better on the Genny. Personally I prefered the Lion King on Genny.

[Goodwill Hunter]

I remember that the SNES Mortal Kombat 2 was by far the better version (the best home version on any console)

Gotta call ya' on that one...as much as people like to rip the 32x, MK II on that system looked and played great...I'm sure in a head to head, it would perform all kinds of fatalities on the SNES version.

Rich

[The Manimal]

Any EA sports game is better on the Genesis. Don't really remember the others. I was always a Genesis person.

I would disagree. I think EA sports games from 96-98 are better on the SNES...because of the more detail and colors. 95 and before I would agree, as SNES NHL 95 (although more colorful) runs really slow as compared to the GENESIS NHL 95. But comparing both system's NHL 98....SNES all the way.

[Red Warrior]

I think it's unfair to compare certain games like Aladdin, Animaniacs, and Sparkster to name a few. Because these games were completely different from one another with different gameplay features... there was no porting involved. Take Aladdin for instance. The Genesis version was done by Virgin Interactive with Al jumping around with a sword, and the SNES version was done by Capcom with Al bouncing on enemies and throwing apples. Hence, you have two completely different gameplay variations, and thus incomparable games. And personally, I like both of them. However, games like The Lion King are indeed comparable because they were developed by the same company and share the same gameplay features... so are, henceforth, the same game on both systems. Speaking of that, my vote goes to the SNES version. Better sound, better sound effects, better music, more vibrant colors, better voice. It just beat the holy crap outta the Genesis version. For example, look at the endings. At the end of the SNES version, the screen turns black and The Lion King title explodes into view in a loud BOOM... just like the movie. In the Genesis version however, the screen stays with Simba on Pride Rock, and then The Lion King title just kinda appears above him with a sound that resembles a cardboard box being dropped onto a carpet rug. SNES wins... it displayed much more power.

As far as sports games go, I can't see how EA Sports games were better on Genesis. I've played both, and SNES versions have much better sound and better features... not to mention a MUCH better controller with more buttons. Come to think of it, I can't think of any games that were better on Genesis unless they were exclusive to the system... and that's pretty much the reason I bought a Genesis... to get the games I couldn't own on a SNES. The only reason I own any Genesis sports games is cuz I got them in an ebay lot. Didn't really want em, but I wasn't gonna turn em down... although I do like Sports Talk Baseball and Football... but those aren't comparable cuz they weren't on SNES.

Not to knock the Genesis or anything, as it's a great system. I just always turn to the SNES's superior graphics, sound, and controller when playing games that were on both.

[Classicgamesdepot]

I believe a few people mentioned beavis and butthead, the genesis version is MUCH better, there's a much deeper story type/mode / feel. Extra missions, gain cash to buy extra stuff, etc.

Robocop vs. terminator also mentioned, by far one of the best genny games out there: haven't tried the snes version but if it's any different I'm sure it doesn't even compare

Can't think of anymore right now but I could rant on forever about genny exclusive titles..

[Proclus]

I definitely prefer the Genesis versions of Aladdin and Earthworm Jim.

[studvicious]

I will also agree about MKI

[MegaDrive20XX]

Samurai Shodown on the Genny was better than the SNES version, the SNES version had fully scaled out sprites (they were tiny) while the Genny had fully scaled in sprites (they were huge, but the Genny didn't have Earthquake).


Agreed with this.

But the Genesis Street Fighters were poorly done.

I agree so much about Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown, they were closer to the AES verison in character sprites. Plus, there was no real problem without Earthquake imho

Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster were beautiful on Genesis

Sports games, oh ya, Genesis was king in that department by a land slide

Aladdin on Genesis beats SNES verison any day of the week

Yet for some reason, I perfer SF2 Special CE on Genny over SNES Due to the control scheme

[The Manimal]

nevermind

[it290]

I prefer the Genesis version of Doom Troopers over the SNES game. It just seems to control better, and the graphics look about the same on either platform.

Also, Prince of Persia is pretty different between the two systems. The SNES version is better overall, as it adds more areas and the like, but the Genesis version actually has nicer graphics in my opinion.

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

Sunset Riders is a really tough call to be honest.

The SNES version is really more like the arcade but the music is off. It did have all the cool little speech from the villians though.

However, the Genesis version has much better music as I always thought the Genny music sounded more like the arcade. The Genesis version is also about 2x longer than the SNES version as the levels were all much larger, and there were more bosses in the Genesis version.

So my overall decision is that I feel the Genesis port of Sunset Riders is better simply because I always felt I got more of my moneys worth from it.

[klausien]

The Genesis version of Soldiers of Fortune is leagues better than the SNES version. The dithered graphics suit the game's art style better. It is much smoother too. Same goes for Thunderforce 3. I know the SNES version was a port of Thunderforce AC, but it is lacking in every way. Genesis got the better Darius game (Sagaia) as well, though I did still enjoy Darius Twin quite a bit. Super Nova is weak.

As mentioned before, The SNES SFII games ran rings around the Genesis versions. Better sound, larger characters and more colors. On the flip side, I wholeheartedly agree that most of the SNK Neo Geo ports were better on Genesis. Also, even though it was badly censored, the SNES version of Sunset Riders was truer to the arcade game. The SNES port of Turtles in Time also slays The Hyperstone Heist. Super Ghouls & Ghosts, despite its slowdown, looks much better than the Ghouls 'N Ghosts on Genesis.

When it comes to the early polygon stuff (choosing to forget the Tengen ports of the early Atari 3D games like Steel Talons (which is better on SNES), Stunt Race FX is not even in the same ballpark as Virtua Racing, but that is more due to the Hitachi SH1 than anything else. Stunt Race is higher res, but has a terrible frame rate that makes it nigh unplayable today. VR was tight and remains so.

Anything that required moving many sprites simultaneously benefitted from the Genesis's faster CPU, but anything focused on detailed sprites was much better on the SNES due mostly to the superior color palette. Genesis could excel in the area of detail when the color palette limitations were worked out correctly (Gaiares, Castle of Illusion, Sonic), but the dithering is tough on the eyes after experiencing the newer consoles. Sound was also generally better on SNES, with the major exceptions being those games that maximized the effect of the Genesis's grungy PCM (All Tecnosoft games, Sonic).

It is a wash. that is why so many of use have chosen to collect both!

[izret101]

All the Mortal Kombats.
Although that is probably more of a bias than a fact. SNES did have the extra button so you had specific buttons for high/low punches/kicks.
The original Mortal Kombat had blood on Genesis while the SNES version had SWEAT. LOL That could also be a factor.

[Kid Ice]

All the Mortal Kombats.
Although that is probably more of a bias than a fact. SNES did have the extra button so you had specific buttons for high/low punches/kicks.
The original Mortal Kombat had blood on Genesis while the SNES version had SWEAT. LOL That could also be a factor.

The first MK is clearly better on the Genny.

The second is clearly better on the SNES.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I've heard that sparkster (The Sequel to rocket knight) is better on the genny, but I only have the snes one.

Where the hell did you hear that? Trust me, the snes version is the better version of the game.

[Leo_A]

"I've heard that sparkster (The Sequel to rocket knight) is better on the genny, but I only have the snes one. I also think Pac-man 2 works better on genesis, because the SNES version has Ms. Pac-man as an unlockable game, while the Genesis version has Jr. Pac-man, an all new game (It's different from pac-man jr.)"

What are you talking about? I've never heard of a Pac-Man Jr. There was a Jr. Pac-Man released in arcades in the early 80's that was ported to the Atari 2600, 5200, and Atari 8 bit computers, but I've never heard of a Pac-Man Jr.

[Kid Ice]

What are you talking about? I've never heard of a Pac-Man Jr. There was a Jr. Pac-Man released in arcades in the early 80's that was ported to the Atari 2600, 5200, and Atari 8 bit computers, but I've never heard of a Pac-Man Jr.

S'true. The Genesis version of Pac Man 2 has a "new" Pac Man game called Pac Man Jr., which is not at all similar to Jr. Pac Man. In fact, this is clearly the only reason to pick up Pac Man 2, which STINKS on any system.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I've heard that sparkster (The Sequel to rocket knight) is better on the genny, but I only have the snes one.

Where the hell did you hear that? Trust me, the snes edition is the better version of the game.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

certain games which share the same name are completely different games.

For example - Beavis & Butthead on the Mega Drive was so much better, and was completely different to the Snes game...

And Tazmania... Well, the Mega Drive one was a decent platformer, but the Snes one was a poor game where you simply went down a road like thing - Almost like a driving game really...


I find developers still did this later on with certain games - Ie, The World Is Not Enough on the PS1 is completely different compared to the superior N64 version... Although similar, the N64 level designs and missions were so much better.

Thankfully this trend has not carried over so much to the three modern consoles... Maybe just a few differences here and there to compensate for the Cube's poorly designed controller, or maybe a few extra's for an Xbox version, but not major differences...

[postulio]

Sunset Riders is a really tough call to be honest.

The SNES version is really more like the arcade but the music is off. It did have all the cool little speech from the villians though.

However, the Genesis version has much better music as I always thought the Genny music sounded more like the arcade. The Genesis version is also about 2x longer than the SNES version as the levels were all much larger, and there were more bosses in the Genesis version.

So my overall decision is that I feel the Genesis port of Sunset Riders is better simply because I always felt I got more of my moneys worth from it.




i pray that no one takes yoru advice. the snes version WAS the arcade game. konami gimped it for the genesis, you can choose only 2 of the 4 characters, the graphics were raped and the game is actually about HALF LENGHT. on snes you could actually use the multi tap if im correct. trust me on this i spent so much time on this game both at arcades and at home.

[evildead2099]

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Mortal Kombat (1)

Mortal Kombat 3

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game (The SNES version lacked 'big' characters like Yokozuna and Bam Bam Bigelow... And Bam Bam was my favourite wrestler to use in that game!)

[mr_jiggles_13]

home alone 2 and lost vikings are superb on the genny, i have both versions of each and i like the genesis ones better

not home alone (original one) was best on NES IMO even though the graphics were improved, it feels like a different game on the genesis which i dont like as much as the NES original.

[Dimitri]

A few that haven't been mentioned yet:

Bubsy - I've gotta say the Genesis version of this game is way better. I tried playing the SNES version a few months ago, switched it off after about ten minutes and turned my Genny on instead. ^^

Jim Power - Ungodly difficult game...the MD version only has one song playing for the whole game. Or at least as far as I got...nowhere near as far as I got on my SNES cart (how the heck do you beat that giant warship thingy anyways?)

I'm currently undecided between Super Bomberman 2 and Mega Bomberman...Mega Bomberman seems like a very cool game, but not having a Genesis multitap kinda stifles any sort of fair comparison there. Anyone have any thoughts on this one?


...it doesn't even compare...

Oh god, it's Johnny Turbo! @_@

[Icarus Moonsight]

IMO all the Genesis games are better... I can take 'em on the port' with a Nomad :) Out of the HUGE list here is what I remember playing for both.

Aladdin (Disney's) (Genesis)
Lethal Enforcers (Genesis - you can use the gun to play Snatcher!)
Monopoly (Genesis - game had a more finished quality)
Mortal Kombat (Genesis - RED blood, non-pussified fatalities)
Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES)
Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
Pit-Fighter (Neither - It blew on both equally)
Raiden Trad (Genesis - I prefer my shooters on the genny)
Shadowrun (Genesis - Better game than SNES but, both are great)
Sparkster (Genesis - No Slowdown that I found on SNES version plus Genny has Rocket Knight Adventures :))
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Tie - Equally fun on both)

[Lord Contaminous]

Batman Returns:

SNES VERSION BY DEFAULT!

Because of how powerful the SNES sound format is and Konami knows what great game music is all about, this is the only Batman game to have that awesome orchestra-style music that's heard in the movies.

[XxMe2NiKxX]

IF not already mentioned, B.O.B. for sure.

[Predatorxs]

Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition and Super Street Fighter 2 were better on the Genesis...because the Genny 6 button pad destroyed the SNES controller. Does that count? The Genny port of SSF2 was actually pretty close to the SNES version in sound and graphics though (and was 40 mbit to the SNES versions 32 mbit).

Samurai Shodown on the Genny was better than the SNES version, the SNES version had fully scaled out sprites (they were tiny) while the Genny had fully scaled in sprites (they were huge, but the Genny didn't have Earthquake).

Aladdin was mentioned already, and Earthworm Jim was also. (Shiny developed both, I don't think Shiny developed the SNES version of Aladdin, which was why the Genesis version was different and superior to the SNES version).

Noway, the Genesis six button pad had shit all on the snes controller! Plus sega had to make a pad to play the game, since the original only had 3 buttons, LOL

All the street fighters on the snes murdered! all the genesis ports of SF2 and Championship edition wasn't on the snes either ;)

I hated genesis controllers! O_O

http://www.xs.dsl.pipex.com/avator/ms_ufo.gif..XS

[Cleatis]

I always thought Flashback and Prince of Persia were better on the Genesis. Its been too long though, I cant back that statement up with any relevant information. ^^

[FranklinSherman]

I agree with the color pallet problems on the genesis, but I liked Jurassic Park more on the Genesis than the SNES. It was a great side-scroller when I was a kid. I may sound weird by saying this, but I enjoyed Castlevania: Bloodlines more on the Genesis than Super Castlevania 4...but it may just be me (Dracula X-japanese release excluded)

[NeoVenom]

Aladin and Adventures of Batman & Robin. To me, MK was wayyy better on SNES. The graphicz were awesome and I didn't mind the spit rather than blood, but it doesn't really matter cuz SNES version of MK II and MK III pwned the Genesis versions. Yes I have played the Genesis version, and if you compared the graphicz....you'll see. Earthworm Jim was way better on Genesis and Boogerman...LOL.

[NeoVenom]

Edit: Aladin and Adventures of Batman & Robin on Genesis.

[NeoVenom]

Sorry for another post, since I can't edit 1st post I submitted. Rock N Roll Racing is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better on SNES. No stopping of the music while Larry talks. The music sounded bad and also I'm pretty sure I heard the Sound effects on one of the Sonic gamez.

[Jasoco]

Aladdin does not count as it was two completely different games by different companies.

Capcom's SNES one had beautiful graphics, but simplistic platformer gameplay.

Virgin's Genesis one had more cartoony looking graphics and animation and more advanced gameplay.

But in the end, the Genesis' ending sucked ass, looked shitty and just blew. SNES version's battle was more fun, more beautiful and was satisfying.

I've played both and beaten both. SNES still won that one.

[NeoVenom]

Aladdin does not count as it was two completely different games by different companies.

Capcom's SNES one had beautiful graphics, but simplistic platformer gameplay.

Virgin's Genesis one had more cartoony looking graphics and animation and more advanced gameplay.

But in the end, the Genesis' ending sucked ass, looked shitty and just blew. SNES version's battle was more fun, more beautiful and was satisfying.

I've played both and beaten both. SNES still won that one.

I thought both versions were made by Capcom. That explains a lot.

[GLASSJOE]

Out of this world

[CreamSoda]

Toy Story, The Genesis version has much more reponsive and tighter controllers then the SNES version. ;)

[fishsandwich]

Sad to say, the 32x version of Mortal Kombat II STILL isn't as good as the SNES version. It has washed-out backgrounds, a shitty soundtrack, and it's missing little things that are smoothly intergrated in the SNES game.

SCOOBY DOO is two different games... the one for the SNES is dull and common, while the Genesis game is actually pretty good but hard to find.

Cheers

:D

[Cirrus]

I don't think that Shadowrun should be on this list. The SNES and Genesis versions are two entirely different games based on the same liscence. They really should have had different titles.

I agree. Add to that "Aladdin," which can't be compared either. Although the Genesis version is much better, IMO.

[Wavelflack]

Noway, the Genesis six button pad had shit all on the snes controller! Plus sega had to make a pad to play the game, since the original only had 3 buttons, LOL

All the street fighters on the snes murdered! all the genesis ports of SF2 and Championship edition wasn't on the snes either ;)



Did you mean "the Genesis six button pad shit all over the snes controller"? Because if that wasn't a typo...then you make no sense. I don't remember the arcade SF2 machines having fierce and roundhouse buttons located on top of the machine. Maybe it was a local thing, but our SF2 machines had two rows of horizontal buttons--three punches over three kicks. In fact, it's basically exact same layout the Sega 6-button controller used! Heh heh..

I laugh when I think of the the Super Advantage ad where they redesigned a SF2 control panel to resemble the layout of the Super Advantage, so that they could claim that the Super Advantage had the same layout as arcade SF2! It's god damned ridiculous! I think I have an scan somewhere. Let me find it...

Oh, and the Sega 6 button had a far superior d-pad as well. And something about "ergonomics", or something..? Can't remember the word..

:)

[Wavelflack]

Found it:
http://www.photodump.com/direct/wavelx/superadvantage1.jpg


Tee hee!

[Wavelflack]

Let's try this again, since I can't edit and fix the img tag

http://www.photodump.com/direct/wavelx/superadvantage1.jpg

Guffaw! Chortle! Snicker!

[Wavelflack]

One final note to everyone in the universe who has ever fucked this up:

THERE IS NO SF2 "CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION"

THERE IS ONLY "CHAMPION EDITION"
ALSO, "NUCLEAR" IS NOT PRONOUNCED "NUCULAR"

AND "ATM MACHINE" IS REDUNDANT
THANK YOU.

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh, and the Sega 6 button had a far superior d-pad as well. And something about "ergonomics", or something..? Can't remember the word..
LOL

Well, the SNES controller has those nifty, handy-dandy shoulder buttons. Had the Genesis controller included them there would be no discussion here, period :)

[Ed Oscuro]

THERE IS NO SF2 "CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION"
ROFL

I used to want to screw this one up all the time. Oh boy :D

[Wavelflack]

We had "mode".

I think it got used about as often as the superfluous shoulder buttons ever did (prior to SF2, of course).

"Look! I can shift the map left and right! Thank you Nintendo!"

[Ed Oscuro]

Shoulder buttons were useful for F-Zero (and other third person games; I can think of at least one Super Famicom game that was really pretty horrible but used it...FPS games as well). If only your characters were more spry in Run Saber, I'd say there as well LOL

Mode, though... :/

Shoulder buttons would've been awesome for Forgotten Worlds, though. :)

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh, and don't forget Contra III's rather odd top-down level!

[Wavelflack]

Oh, okay. Fine. Be all fair-minded about it and everything. :angry:

:)