Originally Posted by
Kevincal
Which is technically better, which do you like better?
2 of the greatest games of all time for sure. Personally I go with Sonic 1 because in 1991 it was new, fresh, fast, and just damn cool. Super Mario World felt a little too similar to Super Mario Bros. 3 in 1991. Which of course is not a bad thing at all. It's just, it might as well have been called Super Mario Bros. 4
Kind of like how Sonic & Knuckles is basically Sonic the Hedgehog 4, still a great game, but the series getting a little long in the tooth. In 1991 that is how I felt about Mario World, I had already played Mario 1-3 and wanted something new, enter Sonic.
I think both games deserve a perfect score though.
I think Mario World is the more difficult game. Longer and more difficult than Sonic 1. Graphically I have to give the nod to Sonic. Gameplay, Sonic, and even music, Sonic. I just overall like Sonic 1 slightly more than SMW.
Of course I guess we are all partial to which game we chose to buy / play in 1991. Anyone lucky enough to have both a Genesis and SNES in 1991 and play both of these games at the same time? I was only 10 in 1991 so could only afford 1 system.
btw, 1991 was 20 years ago already. Damn.