/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7313536
No, it's you. And I'm a Sega fanboi. But the mere fact that Street Fighter II was unplayable on the Genesis unless you had two 6-button controllers (no one had two) seals the deal.

>>7313542
Because it's impossible to just buy two controllers. What difference does it make whether you had two controllers as a kid(and yes, some people did)?

>>7313536
You are absolutely correct, it's not just you.
You may also omit the "multiplayer" in that statement.
And it's not even close.

>>7313560
Most people had two controllers, but these were three-button controllers. Thus SF2 was a nightmare to play.

The only Genesis game where we had a legendary time with the bros was Micro Machines 2 with the based controller ports on the cartridge, so 4 players could play simultaneously. That and the Mortal Kombat ports with blood.

Meanwhile, the best multiplayer games were on the SNES. Just think about Street Fighter, DBZ, Mario Kart, Street Racer, Killer Instinct, etc.

>>7313586
>Most people had two controllers, but these were three-button controllers. Thus SF2 was a nightmare to play.
Only if you're beyond dirt poor.
>Just think about Street Fighter,
Once you got the 6 button controllers Genesis version was superior
>DBZ,
You didn't play this in the 90s unless you're some frenchfag. And the 16 bit DBZ sucked dick anyways
>Mario Kart, Street Racer,
Road Rash was on Genesis,
>Killer Instinct, etc.
Shitty MK clone

>>7313542
Mega Drive 2 came with a 6 button pad, stock. Sucks to be an amerifat?

>>7313536
No. Genesis had some cool arcade ports but otherwise it catered to sports-americans.

>>7313536
Just you.

>>7313718
>Sucks to be an amerifat
You got it wrong.

>>7313715
>you're some frenchfag
Bingo lol

>>7313536
Kind of, I think it's fair to say is Genesis was better at arcadey action games and those lend themselves better to multiplayer than the millions of RPGs SNES is known for

>>7313536
>SEGA's 6-button layout is superior for arcade fighters
>Contra Hard Corps>Contra 3
>Streets of Rage 2>Final Fight
>No TJ&E on SNES
>No Herzog Zwei
>Micro Machines games don't have J-Carts on SNES
>SNES has a worse version of Madden, representing America's favorite sport
>SNES has a worse version of NFL, representing Canada's favorite sport
>SNES has a worse version of Sensible Soccer, representing Europe's favorite sport
I guess SNES has those JRPGs that nofriend dorks seem to like

>>7313536
I miss Niggie Biggie.

>>7313930
>No TJ&E on SNES
ToeJam & Earl was a great game, but you played that instead of Mario Kart with your friends?

>>7313536
Genesis was superior for sports games without question. All the big EA titles were much better, and even games like Tecmo Super Bowl, and NBA JAM were better on Sega. Though it could be a toss up for fighters.
Other genres I would also say Sega was better at. Golden Axe, Road Rash, Streets of Rage, Toejam and Earl,Ginstar Heroes are better than what ever SNES counterparts there might be. While no slouch in these categories the SNES is outclassed by Genesis.

>>7313536
Is this the first time biggie smalls has made an appearance on /vr/

>>7313542
>6-buttons are required!!
>punch/kick

>>7313930
>I guess SNES has those JRPGs that nofriend dorks seem to like
Even there, Mega Drive has pic related, Shining Force, Pier Solar, Surging Aura, not to mention a glut of strategy and CRPG games such as Pirates! Gold, Dune, Herzog Zwei, all surpassing the quality and depth of gameplay and presentation offered by anything on the SNES.
So what exactly is the SNES supposed to be so good at again?

>>7313939
Apples and oranges there, m8, but SNES Mario Kart didn't get as much playtime as Micro Machines Military in my group.
MK64 was a big hit though.

>>7313715
>Only if you're beyond dirt poor
You're showing your underage. The 6 button controllers were less common, so unless you had two of them yourself and remembered to bring them both with you to your friends' house to play, you were at the mercy of whether or not their parents bought them even one.

>>7313976
Hahn boy club reporting in.
But if you wanna be bawse gotta Gryz itup

>>7313970
Are you a zoomer? The three buttons were all punches. You had to press start, and then the three buttons became kicks. Press start again to revert to punches. Yeah, that meant you couldn't pause the game either with a three-button controller. See the problem now?

>>7313586
No one cares about DBZ or Street Racer. And Street Fighter 2 was on the Genesis too. Not to say that the SNES had nothing going for it, but you're making really bad arguments. Especially the one about people not having enough six button controllers. If someone owned two six button controllers, then your entire narrative falls apart. Your argument ends up coming down to "my dad didn't buy me an extra six button controller, therefore the console is bad".

Besides, what are we judging -- whether you enjoyed the console more as a child, or whether you enjoy it more as an adult? Because at the time, Super Mario Kart was a good game, but it's unplayable now given the much superior sequels. Contrast that with ToeJam and Earl, a game that still holds up.

>>7314408
>meant you couldn't pause the game either
oh no

>>7313536
I can't name a single good SNES game besides Mario Kart where there is simultaneous 2 player action. I haven't dug too deep into the Genesis library, but it probably has more.

>>7313542
>>7313586
>>7313721
>>7314003
>they've never played toejam and earl, ridge racer, sonic 2 and 3 multiplayer, mortal kombat games to name a few

>>7313536
It has snow bros. So yes

>>7314370
based

>>7313536
You'd be correct OP.
>>7314482
I see your post and I raise Gunstar Heroes two player for another good genny exclusive batch of fun and chaos!

>>7314482
>Street Fighter 2 was on the Genesis too
Yeah, 15 fucking months after the first SNES game, 15 months where I had to visit my SNES-owning friends every weekend to have some Ryu action while I was stuck with old beat'em alls on my Genesis.

And when SF2' finally landed on Genesis, not only the game was crazy expensive ($75, which would be $135 in 2021 dollars) but you also had to buy a dedicated 6-button controller (or two, according to 4chan). All that was more expensive that the Genesis itself, which costed $100.

So: owning a Genesis was being fucking late to the party, shelling out a ton of extra money (for a 10-year-old), and all that with a maximum 61 colors.

Not the better multiplayer console.

>>7314559
>Not the better multiplayer console
And your argument simply rests on a single multiplat title

>>7313536
Considering it has General Chaos, yes, the Genesis is a superior multiplayer machine.

>>7314408
I really don't. Even teenage me with a $5.15 an hour job owned 2 6 button controllers and 2 3 button controllers. They were like $30 or something, not that big of a deal.

>>7313976
>Pier Solar
Whew lad, I bet you don't even realize why we consider you clueless.

I love how the Nintendo-Sega wars are still alive on /vr/. It's nostalgic.

Road rash
Golden axe
Streets of Rage
Best version of battle toads and double dragon
Genesis is surely the definitive 16 bit co-op console

>>7313718
My GENESIS 2 did not, in fact come with a 6 button pad, but we bought some for MK and SF2 anyway.

>>7314579
SF2 was THE multiplayer title to have in 1992. Not "a single title" but the only one that mattered. No one cared that you could play 2-player Golden Axe on your Genesis.

>>7313542
>But the mere fact that Street Fighter II was unplayable on the Genesis unless you had two 6-button controllers (no one had two) seals the deal.
A real gamer would have no issues with Mega Drives standard controller.

@7313976
>non-Square jarpigs surpassing FF6 and CT in presentation
2/10

>>7315387
>a real gamer willingly chooses the shit option just to suck sega's cock

>>7315410
I get that you have zero technical skills and need a turbo button but real gamers will make do.

Plus a 3 button controller would be great training for fighting game characters with multiple stances.

>>7315423
>real gamers
>fighting game pro autists don't even use controllers
always the dumb take from the sega simp

>>7315434

>>7315461
>white man using a stick
>nigga using a controller
A picture that says a thousands words. Thank you

>>7315468
>n*gg*
This is a blue board. Tone it down.

>>7315470
sorry, forgot I'm supposed to say nigger.

>>7313536
Holy fuck it's Niggie!

>>7315845
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this

I barely ever played MP games back in the day, nor did I have a Genesis, but let's see...

SNES has Jurassic Park II, Wild Guns, Mario Kart, Gundam Wing Endless Dual, Final Fight 3, Sailor Moon Fuwa Fuwa Panic.

Genesis has Gunstar Heroes, Golden Axe. SoR is better in the remake. I can't think of anything else I've played that's 2 player.

Other stuff I can think of is on both systems more or less. TMNT IV is sorta on Genesis, but I never tried that version. MK II should be the same on both.

Someone with knowledge of puzzle games or wrestling games should weigh in, because I know SNES has a bunch of weird Japanese puzzle games, but I think some of those are on Genesis, too. SNES has Fire Pro games, but that's all I know of wrestling.

I remembered SNES has Seiken Densutsu 3, which has a hack that adds 3 player mp. Sword of Mana had 3 player mp right out of the box. The first Tales game might have had mp battles, I'm not sure.