Is there anyone like me at all who just cant get into Genesis games?

[Urzu402]

Except for Castlevania Bloodlines i cant seem to get into Genesis games. mainly because most games use like oversized sprites for main characters and dont feel as polished possibly as SNES games what would be some Genesis games i would like?

[kedawa]

I have no idea where you're getting this 'oversized sprites' thing from, but it would help if you could maybe provide some idea of what type of games you have in mind, just to narrow things down.

Some of my personal faves are;

Castle of Illusion
Shinobi III
Shadow Dancer
Gunstar Heroes
Ranger-X
Strider
Ristar
Streets of Rage
Gaiares
Sonic 2
Burning Force

[HappehLemons]

Sounds like you're suffering from crazy

[Fuyukaze]

*raises hand*
I'm Fuyukaze and I too have Genesis-rectile disfunction.
I dont know why. It's got RPGs, it's got strat games, it's got shooters, and everything else I like in gaming but I'm just not fond of the system. Maybe it's the sound, or maybe it's the controls. Maybe it's something else I cant think of but I simply dont enjoy the system.

[BHvrd]

Maybe it's the sound

I would say that's probably it. Genesis games in general have very inferior sound to their SNES counterparts cause I honestly get ill hearing some of the games. Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam would be two of the best comparisons. Imo most Genesis games sounded like a cat being swung by the tail.

[jb143]

I used to feel that way but it was mainly because all I really ever had to play were Sonic games where you have 3 buttons that all make you jump. I also didn't like the original controller, it feels to huge to me. But with a smaller controller and a bigger selection of games it's now the system that I play the most.

[Gameguy]

I would say that's probably it. Genesis games in general have very inferior sound to their SNES counterparts cause I honestly get ill hearing some of the games. Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam would be two of the best comparisons. Imo most Genesis games sounded like a cat being swung by the tail.

It also depends on the system they're played on, some versions have poorer quality components than others. The sound may not be as good as the SNES, but it's not all that bad IMO(if you get a decent version of the system).

[kainemaxwell]

*raises hand*
I'm Fuyukaze and I too have Genesis-rectile disfunction.
I dont know why. It's got RPGs, it's got strat games, it's got shooters, and everything else I like in gaming but I'm just not fond of the system. Maybe it's the sound, or maybe it's the controls. Maybe it's something else I cant think of but I simply dont enjoy the system.

Maybe the Genesis just doesn't have that "charm" so to speak the SNES has with its titles, that extra oomph if you will.

[Urzu402]

i'm talking about like Sonic and Ristar. where the sprites are generally huge, its hard for me to explain what i am talking about because i dont know many Genesis games i was an SNES kid........ but i had both systems go figure that one......

[Urzu402]

or maybe it could be i just dont like the pseudo 3d effect of the sonic games, i sort of like them, but i just cant get into them and play them seriously like i could an SNES game like Mario world, Ristar would probably be the same way....

[kupomogli]

The big sprites thing is something I dislike in games as well. However, the Genesis is a really good system. Here are some games you may like.

Strider This has bigger sprites than the arcade game. Not much, but yeah. The other thing is the majority of the game looks better graphically(the beginning background looks much better on the arcade version though.) This game has quite a few bugs in it but overall it's a good action platformer.

Gunstar Heroes The best action/platformer on the Genesis. No overly large sprites on this game either.

Phantasy Star 4 One of the best RPG titles of the 16 bit era. Unfortunately, this is one of the few great RPGs for the system(don't forget to try out Shining Force also.)

I won't list anymore as there are tons of "Good Sega Genesis games" threads under different names, but yeah. It's got a lot of good games, it's just that the list isn't as large as the SNES list due to the fact that Nintendo had a huge monopoly going on.

[vivaeljason]

I don't remember Genesis character sprites being all that much bigger than SNES sprites. I mean, in *some* games the sprites are larger than the average SNES game, but it's not like Sonic takes up a lot of the screen or anything like that.

And I don't know what you mean by "polished." While I prefer the SNES (obviously), I think Genesis games were really well done in general. You need to clarify.

[Aussie2B]

Genesis sprites definitely skew larger than SNES sprites, but a lot of Genesis fans take that as a positive. Some people prefer more proportional, realistic sprites over the SD, chibi-ized SNES sprites, which tend to lean more cutesy too. There are plenty of exceptions of course, but that's the general trend.

[k8track]

Here you go, bud.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/sear...archid=4132217

[Urzu402]

Games i want to get for genesis

Gunstar Heroes
Contra Hard Corps

[PresidentLeever]

mainly because most games use like oversized sprites for main characters and dont feel as polished possibly as SNES games what would be some Genesis games i would like?

Wouldn't that be a bigger problem in SNES games what with the lower resolution on most games?

The only time I could see big sprites as a problem would be in action games where the camera control is poor. Such as Earthworm Jim, Aladdin or Vectorman.

I think the MD games were more polished in a few select genres, namely Run & Guns, Shooters and Action Platformers. If you're into RPGs then you might want to check out the Sega CD.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/...g-library.html

[shinobimusashi]

Wouldn't that be a bigger problem in SNES games what with the lower resolution on most games?

The only time I could see big sprites as a problem would be in action games where the camera control is poor. Such as Earthworm Jim, Aladdin or Vectorman.

I think the MD games were more polished in a few select genres, namely Run & Guns, Shooters and Action Platformers. If you're into RPGs then you might want to check out the Sega CD.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/...g-library.html

madden 91 through 94 had inferior sound, music and overall presentation on the genny but the player models looked way better(more polished i guess) and they played so much smoother and faster that after years of genny madden its hard for me to play them on the snes, as far as 95 to 98 the two ports offset each other in different ways but the genny ports still had the better looking player sprites so chalk another genre up for the md baby!!!


p.s. i love rediculously large disproportionate sprites such as those used in bill walsh college football(md), art of fighting(or most other snk games), final fight, etc etc. its one of the things that draws me to 2-d games if you really want realism move on up to 32 or 128 bit games

[mezrabad]

I sort of "overshot" the Genny. I bought one for the sole purpose of getting a Sega CD and playing Snatcher (which I have gotten but haven't finished yet). I've also gotten the 32X (to play Night Trap an much more fun game than I expected it to be). If I bothered to find them, I could count the number of actual Genesis games I have on one, maybe two hands. I dig Golden Axe and Ghouls and Goblins (am I even naming that one correctly?) but I've admittedly not spent a hell of a lot of time digging into the Genny library.

I will say that I see a lot more 'chatter' for the NES and the SNES featuring games that I'm interested in playing than I do hear of for the Genesis. However there was a wonderful site that took each game released for the system and talked about them in the order of the year they were released. Sadly, I've lost my bookmark for it and can no longer find the site. If anyone knows what I'm talking about I'd appreciate a link. Thanks in advance.

[Melf]

FORS YARD.

[mezrabad]

FORS YARD.

Ooohhhh! thank you!