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I was learning to walk, talk, and read during that time.
Currently looking for the following SNES games:
Chrono Trigger
EarthBound
Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV)
Secret of Mana
Illusion of Gaia
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
TMNT IV
Contra III
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Well born in ’92 it’s easy to see why 
It was a good era for gaming you missed dude.
By the by Kanto, what was the first console(or handheld if it was) you owned and first game you ever played, if you can recall?
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I had both; got the SNES first, got the Genesis second.
At the time, the SNES was my console of choice. I was lucky enough to experience games like Super Metroid and Chrono Trigger when they were first released.
Over the years, I’ve started to prefer the Genesis more. That’s probably because I overlooked so many of its best games (Gunstar Heroes, Phantasy Star IV, etc.) during the 90’s, so the Genesis has more of a feeling of discovery for me these days.
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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Had a super nintendo…. Never liked the Genesis as a kid.
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A friend of mine actually had a Turbo-Graf-X as a kid (he eventually got a SNES and a Genesis) with a ton of games. In hindsight he had a really rare collection.
I also remember the Turbo went on sale for around $50 at Radioshack when they were clearing out stock and I never pounced on it.
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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I never knew anyone with a Turbo, in UK it was either Megadrive or SNES or if you were behind the times Master System or NES. If I’m honest where I lived and grew up Sega was pretty dominant.
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Yeah, I heard that the Mega Drive was the clear winner in Europe. In North America, the Sega Genesis was number 1 in my heart, but a close number 2 in sales.
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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In the UK the Sega Master System outsold the NES by 4:1 and the Mega Drive outsold the SNES by 2:1.
That should give you an indication as to Sega’s UK dominance in the early 90’s. Growing up I could count the people I knew who owned a Nintendo console using the fingers from one hand. Luckily for me I had access to all 4 of those above so I can appreciate Sega’s contribution to that era and it’s influence on me as a gamer in general.
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You’re lucky that you had access to all 4 growing up.
Part of the reason the “16-bit wars” were so heated is that most kids had to choose between one system or the other because that’s all their parents would get them. Because choosing the SNES meant missing out on the Genesis and vice versa, putting down the competition did more to convince yourself that you didn’t need their system, more then it ever convinced a proponent of the other system that yours was better.
In 2013, if you’re an adult with a reasonable amount of disposable income and even a passing interest in retro gaming, there’s really no excuse not to own both.
If you don’t think the Genesis and the SNES are BOTH awesome, then you’re crazy!
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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I had both, but received the Genesis first. I had a choice between the two. I chose Genesis first because that’s what the majority of the kids were playing and talking about in school. I wanted to be in the conversations during school about video games.
I always liked the Genesis, but never loved it like I did and still do the Super NES. I think it was the JRPGs that made the main difference for me.
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JRPGs were THE genre where the SNES trounces the Genesis. Puzzles are the secondary genre where the SNES has the edge.
Sports are THE genre where the Genesis has the clear advantage over SNES, with shmups being the secondary genre.
To me, both systems are toe-to-toe in every other genre.
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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I encourage people to get both systems because both are home to some distinct and inventive games that are brilliant to play. For me the SNES is more polished in approach and generally I find it has better presentation on games. I also prefer it’s sound chip as opposed to the MD Yamaha one.
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Sports are THE genre where the Genesis has the clear advantage over SNES, with shmups being the secondary genre.
I would put this down to the Gen/MD’s faster processor. In my opinion without that the advantage would clearly be lost.
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For sure, it’s all about the blast processing!
I’ve been playing NHLPA ’93 on SNES a bit recently (will probably be giving it a full review) and it’s much choppier then the Genesis version.
Both systems were at their best when they played to their strengths.
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
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