I had a Super Nintendo as a kid.
Now I have a Genesis.
I gotta say, I did like my Super Nintendo better. The graphics were better, the music was better (although a lot of Genesis music has its own charm), the controller was miles and miles ahead of the Genesis. Ever tried play Mortal Kombat on a Genesis controller? Forget it.
Also, Nintendo just had more great games. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy, Super Castlevania 4. The classics. That's not to say Genesis didn't have its own greats like Kid Chameleon, Sonic, Beyond Oasis, Batman and Robin, but compared to the Nintendo games they just didn't have the same charm. And even the games that they both had, like Doom, Zombie Ate My Neighbour, the aforementioned Mortal Kombat, were all around better on the SNES.
It's too bad SNES stuff is getting so expensive nowadays. Although still less expensive than 360 or PS3 games and hardware. Really the best investment for the next gen is to not get next gen consoles, get old gen. SNES specifically, or both ideally. But SNES was better to me.
But then again, [spoiler]BLAST PROCESSING[/spoiler]
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[quote]I gotta say, I did like my Super Nintendo better. The graphics were better, the music was better (although a lot of Genesis music has its own charm), [b]the controller was miles and miles ahead of the Genesis. Ever tried play Mortal Kombat on a Genesis controller? Forget it.[/b][/quote]I have played MK and other fighting games on a Genesis controller. [url=http://dribbble.s3.amazonaws.com/users/4601/screenshots/351186/genesis_-_megadrive_6_button_controller.jpg]This one.[/url] That controller was made specifically to accommodate fighting games, and it works really well for that. The three button controller is just unusable for fighting games, but for other games I still love it. I'm not too much of a fan of the SNES controller. It's by no means bad, I just prefer the Genesis controllers, both the three button and six button variants. I always found the Genesis controllers more comfortable to hold; they just fit in your hand really well. I like the button placement more. And of course, the D-pad; the Genesis D-pad is the absolute best D-pad I've ever used.
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Edited by Link: 5/14/2013 6:37:08 PMThe difference in the consoles came down to SNES having A Link to the Past, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Star Fox, and other Nintendo classics. Genesis had Sonic and a few other solid titles. Most of the other games were available on both platforms and SNES [i]typically[/i] had better music.