So I bought a SNES...

I don't know why, and I regret doing so, but for some reason or another at one time I sold my SNES and all the games I had for it. I don't know why I did but I did. Anyway, I just bought one off of eBay with Zelda LTTP, F Zero, Donkey Kong Country trilogy, and Super Mario All Stars/World combo.

After playing these games I've realized something. The game industry has really changed with their view on what is important in games. These games were so fun to play (yes they had the nostalgia experience, but still). With such a huge focus on graphics and technical things, game devs seem to have forgotten that a fun game beats all of that.

Sure Gears of War is great and Motorstorm and Uncharted can be fun to play as well, but where are all the games with the fairly simple gameplay that are just fun to play? (No the Wii doesn't really have much of these either) While this gen has had some of those games, previous generations such as the SNES/Genesis generation were littered with fun games. Where the heck did all of those go? I think everyone is too caught up in online this and graphics that, that they lose sight of what is really important: how much fun the game is.

Games are just as fun as they were back then imo.web966

some are more some are less. SNES ruled. I would take an SNES over a Wii.

Welcome to Next Gen.Jade_Monkey

Well I have a 360 and PS3 as well as owning a Wii for a short stint during its launch. I was just saying how I think this generation has more focus on graphics and online and that games in general are less fun than they used to be. Maybe that is me just growing out of gaming though.

What? You didn't get Killer Instinct?

Your SNES pleasure is not yet complete.

[QUOTE="Jade_Monkey"]Welcome to Next Gen.channtheman1

Well I have a 360 and PS3 as well as owning a Wii for a short stint during its launch. I was just saying how I think this generation has more focus on graphics and online and that games in general are less fun than they used to be. Maybe that is me just growing out of gaming though.

I was just being an ass, don't mind me.

[QUOTE="channtheman1"]

[QUOTE="Jade_Monkey"]Welcome to Next Gen.Jade_Monkey

Well I have a 360 and PS3 as well as owning a Wii for a short stint during its launch. I was just saying how I think this generation has more focus on graphics and online and that games in general are less fun than they used to be. Maybe that is me just growing out of gaming though.

I was just being an ass, don't mind me.

Oh Snap! I didn't even catch that. *embarassed*

What? You didn't get Killer Instinct?

Your SNES pleasure is not yet complete.

verbalfilth

Trust me, I am definitely planning on it. I have a whole list of games that I am slowly going to be getting to build my collection back up. It really irks me that I sold it.

Oh Snap! I didn't even catch that. *embarassed*

channtheman1

NP, better than earlier today when Coy7te or something thought I had insulted him even when I clearly said I wasn't.

I regret selling my SNES :( Best console ever imho

but I needed the money for the N64

I regret selling my SNES :( Best console ever imho

but I needed the money for the N64

killerfist

I sold mine for a PS1 and have since bought it back. Selling a console is a no no for me now.

[QUOTE="killerfist"]

I regret selling my SNES :( Best console ever imho

but I needed the money for the N64

Jade_Monkey

I sold mine for a PS1 and have since bought it back. Selling a console is a no no for me now.

Sold my NES for SNES(regrets)

Sold my SNES for N64(regrets)

Sold my Ps2 for Xbox (I fail)

Too bad SNES is kiddy, you guys don't even get fatalities in Mortal Kombat:lol:. At least Sega games are fast paced and hardcore. Who needs 128 colors? Color is for children. Who needs special video processing functions like sprite scaling and rotation? The Genesis has a CPU that's twice the speed of the SNES. *goes back to playing Genesis*

Ah, memories of the good ole days.

Too bad SNES is kiddy, you guys don't even get fatalities in Mortal Kombat:lol:. At least Sega games are fast paced and hardcore. Who needs 128 colors? Color is for children. Who needs special video processing functions like sprite scaling and rotation? The Genesis has a CPU that's twice the speed of the SNES. *goes back to playing Genesis*

Ah, memories of the good ole days.

gamecubepad

I had both. Still have my Genesis. I had SNES for the Nintendo games and RPG's

Genesis for everything else (like Mortal kombat 3, Sonic, Moonwalker etc.)

I had both. Still have my Genesis. I had SNES for the Nintendo games and RPG's

Genesis for everything else (like Mortal kombat 3, Sonic, Moonwalker etc.)

killerfist

The original manticore. How could you own both systems? You must have been a rich kid. Hold the presses...did you just say you had MJ's Moonwalker. That game gave me the heebie jeebies when I was a younger. Now I know why:P.

Those were good times, the 16-bit era was awesome. Gaming lost part of it's soul when it jumped to 3d. That's why it's great to have the DS and the Virtual Console. As I continue to rot/get older, I find myself retro gaming more often. It's not just because of nostalgia, those games are still really great games. I'll take Chrono Trigger over Tales of Vesperia any day.

I sold my SNES years ago....

But now I haz secret .exe that plays them all !!!!!

[QUOTE="killerfist"]

I had both. Still have my Genesis. I had SNES for the Nintendo games and RPG's

Genesis for everything else (like Mortal kombat 3, Sonic, Moonwalker etc.)

gamecubepad

The original manticore. How could you own both systems? You must have been a rich kid. Hold the presses...did you just say you had MJ's Moonwalker. That game gave me the heebie jeebies when I was a younger. Now I know why:P.

Those were good times, the 16-bit era was awesome. Gaming lost part of it's soul when it jumped to 3d. That's why it's great to have the DS and the Virtual Console. As I continue to rot/get older, I find myself retro gaming more often. It's not just because of nostalgia, those games are still really great games. I'll take Chrono Trigger over Tales of Vesperia any day.

yeah the 16 bit era was great. so many gaming goodies. I was actually thinking about getting a Wii because of VC but I'm affraid I wont touch it as much and regret buying it later on. I heard many sad stories from Wii owners.

Yeah I had Moonwalker (I was a fan:P) that game was plain awesome. I mean you moonwalked through the entire game beating the crap out of baddies and zombies! throwing your hat and everything! the monophone MJ music made the game complete:P

yeah the 16 bit era was great. so many gaming goodies. I was actually thinking about getting a Wii because of VC but I'm affraid I wont touch it as much and regret buying it later on. I heard many sad stories from Wii owners.

killerfist

The time before 32bit "officially" started was really weird. The system wars would have had lots of casualties back then. SegaCD, 32x, 3DO, Jaguar, Neo Geo AES, Phillips CD-i...what was going on?

Sad stories from Wii owners. They must be weaklings then. I have both a 360 and Wii, and I enjoy the Wii much more. Especially because of the Virtual Console. The funny thing about owning a Wii is that it's still rare enough to sell for full price, or even more. So if people didn't like it, they should have flipped it for profit. When in doubt, always go with the smell test. If you think you should wait, then wait.

best system ever? yes or yes
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omarguy01

Yes

The time before 32bit "officially" started was really weird. The system wars would have had lots of casualties back then. SegaCD, 32x, 3DO, Jaguar, Neo Geo AES, Phillips CD-i...what was going on?

gamecubepad

I think that time would have been way too confusing for SW fanboys. I mean the fanboys have a hard time this gen which is kinda an easy one:P

Sad stories from Wii owners. They must be weaklings then. I have both a 360 and Wii, and I enjoy the Wii much more. Especially because of the Virtual Console. The funny thing about owning a Wii is that it's still rare enough to sell for full price, or even more. So if people didn't like it, they should have flipped it for profit. When in doubt, always go with the smell test. If you think you should wait, then wait.
gamecubepad

good points. But I think I'll wait a little longer to make sure.

It's alot of money after all

I think that time would have been way too confusing for SW fanboys. I mean the fanboys have a hard time this gen which is kinda an easy one:P

killerfist

Some of these fanboys don't know how lucky we all are to have gaming websites with reviews, screenshots, and videos. Back in day you'd get in a hardcore system battle in the streets and the only thing the would solve it was going home and grabbing your genesis or snes. Then you'd bring it over to a neutral party's house for a graphics comparison. But there was never 2 TVs, so nothing was ever resolved.

It's the easy life now. I remember the days when I'd punch somebody in the mouth for saying Sega sucks:lol:.

Too bad SNES is kiddy, you guys don't even get fatalities in Mortal Kombat:lol:. At least Sega games are fast paced and hardcore. Who needs 128 colors? Color is for children. Who needs special video processing functions like sprite scaling and rotation? The Genesis has a CPU that's twice the speed of the SNES. *goes back to playing Genesis*

Ah, memories of the good ole days.

gamecubepad

Yeah, but the SNES had twice the amount of RAM as the Genesis, as well as a superior sound processor, Mode 7 and the incredibly awesome Super FX chip. Donkey Kong Country > anything on Genesis :P Yayy.. retro system wars. NINTENDO VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET - CONFIRMED :lol:

[QUOTE="killerfist"]

I think that time would have been way too confusing for SW fanboys. I mean the fanboys have a hard time this gen which is kinda an easy one:P

gamecubepad

Some of these fanboys don't know how lucky we all are to have gaming websites with reviews, screenshots, and videos. Back in day you'd get in a hardcore system battle in the streets and the only thing the would solve it was going home and grabbing your genesis or snes. Then you'd bring it over to a neutral party's house for a graphics comparison. But there was never 2 TVs, so nothing was ever resolved.

It's the easy life now. I remember the days when I'd punch somebody in the mouth for saying Sega sucks:lol:.

Yeah, but the SNES had twice the amount of RAM as the Genesis, as well as a superior sound processor, Mode 7 and the incredibly awesome Super FX chip. Donkey Kong Country > anything on Genesis :P Yayy.. retro system wars. NINTENDO VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET - CONFIRMED :lol:

manicfoot

Come on, you know your kiddy snes lacks raw power of the Genesis. You conveniently overlook the SVP chip which is easily as good as the SuperFX. Genesis SVP can render 500 polygons/sec., so you can't even imagine games that look that good. DK is old and slow. He should stick rolling barrels down a ramp for minimum wage. Sonic>Mario, Streets of Rage>Final Fight.

ROAD RASH>ALL SNES GAMES.

And we have the best way to upgrade in the future, you won't ever go back to carts after you play this...

Now go back to your dumb art games. Mario Paint, heh what a joke. How many bad spinoffs are they going to make?

Now go back to your dumb art games. Mario Paint, heh what a joke. How many bad spinoffs are they going to make?

gamecubepad

Mario Paint was awesome lol

I've put many hours in that minigame where you had to smack those flies alone:lol:

I was going through my old stuff a week ago and was surprised to find the old SNES Mouse/Mousepad manual:P

The SNES sure had some great games.. i loved that system.

I must be one of hte only gamers who LOVED both the SNES and the Genesis.

lol I never had heated discussions or even fights like that back in the day. All I remember is that I was the cool guy that had both SNES and Genesis 8) :Pkillerfist

I knew a guy like you. I couldn't stand him because he was so spoiled that he wouldn't even finish his games and he knew almost nothing about most of them. Well, he was only similar to you because he owned both systems, but that's enough for me:P.

Mario Paint was awesome lol

I've put many hours in that minigame where you had to smack those flies alone:lol:

I was going through my old stuff a week ago and was surprised to find the old SNES Mouse/Mousepad manual:P

killerfist

I was just kidding. That was one of the best Mario spinoffs. That game was E(or was it G back then?), but we would make animations and pictures that were crazy. Ultra-violence and gore abounding for a guaranteed M rating. Mario Paint Wii would be so awesome, they need to make it. I bet you'd want a Wii then8).

Seriously though, Genesis does what Nintendon't.*insert hardcore japanese guy yelling SEGA!*

I have to agree with the TC. The SNES was the golden age of gaming for me. Sure the technology has progresses and we've gotten some amazing things, but very few games have captivated me like Zelda: LLTP, Super Metroid, Super Mario World, Prince of Persia (the SNES version was superior), Act Raiser, etc etc.

I could make a list a day long of games that were "Must Own" for SNES that only the PS1/PS2 combined library could rival.

I agree that there were some really fun games from the SNES/Genesis. In fact I recently dusted off my SNES and took it to my friends house, and we played Super Mario Kart, and it is still as fun as it was back then, and it was more fun than any other game that I've played in quite a while. Not to say that i haven't played any other cool games though.

Super Mario Kart is so good. Great single player game, and incredible two player game.