Are there any versions of Genesis games that are better then the SNES verision?

[Rob2600]

Stellar examples of SNES music:

EarthBound:
Pokey Means Business
Winters

Super Castlevania IV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuSIUKdnjA

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HkyAiV4Kbc

Batman Returns:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vw3QcVfB3I

Donkey Kong Country series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z29Mh80JiQ
Aquatic Ambiance
Lockjaw's Saga

Not really, it sounds like crap by the system's own standards.

I disagree. The SNES version of "Born to Be Wild" sounds better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwODPjCR6iI&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW7w0AUtiWE&fmt=18 - bass guitar

These songs sound pretty good, but the samples are low quality and distorted. There's an annoying, fuzzy sound to them. Impressive for the Genesis though.

Here's one SNES game that does hurt the ears: Paperboy 2 (skip to 0:25). Good god. Also it doesn't seem to have ANY voices, usually considered a strong suit for the SNES. The Genesis version is better in every way.

Paperboy 2 is awful, no matter which platform it's on. And you're right, that "music" hurts.

Check out this interview with Mike Dietz, he worked on the different versions of Earthworm Jim and he prefers the Genesis version compared to the SNES version.

Mike Dietz: I much prefer the Genesis version over the SNES, because the SNES was more limited than the Genesis in the number of sprites you could have on screen at any one time.

I thought the SNES could handle more sprites than the Genesis?

Genesis:
maximum onscreen sprites: 80

SNES:
maximum onscreen sprites: 128, a maximum of 32 per line, up to 64x64 pixels large