Originally Posted by
WCP
I freely admit that the Genesis is definitely the better system if you're a sports game nut, or a shmup nut. No question about it. NHL '94 was one of the greatest sports games ever made, and the Genesis versions of the NHL series are much, much better. Madden '93 on Genesis is one of the best football games ever made, and the SNES doesn't really have one decent football game. Genesis was the sports gamers system of choice, no question. The NBA Live games on Genesis are very good too, I just think the color and sound of the SNES versions push them over the top.
As for shmups, the SNES does have Axelay and U.N. Squadron and Space Megaforce and a few others, but for the most part, the Genesis outnumbered the shmups, and also had better standout shmups.
But, I still think the SNES kills the Genesis overall, because those are only 2 categories out of many, many available genres of games.