HuCards that look as good as SNES games

[Tatsujin]

But yeah, this comparison isn't that fair, as the SNES came out three years later than the PC Engine.

and measured even a fraction of the SFC's size. hardware as well software wise.
but still, it isn't fair, since the PCE used awesome miniaturized state of the art technology, whilst the MD and SFC used 2nd hand parts from the dumpster or borrowed them form early 80s alarm clocks.

[Samurai Ghost]

Not to mention the build quality. The Core Grafx consoles in particular are just solid little machines. And I've bought PCE's that have obviously been left outdoors for a number of years that work like a charm after scraping the dirt off them. The SFC is a pretty solid system but it just doesn't compare to the tangible quality of the CoreGrafx. And then you have abominations like the Mega Drive Model 2 which just exude cheapness in every way.

[Otaking]

This thread is retarded.

I love the PC Engine but the Super Famicom/SNES is simply the greatest games console of all time, anyone who disagrees lives in a world of fail.

[Tatsujin]

This thread is retarded.

I love the PC Engine but the Super Famicom/SNES is simply the greatest games console of all time, anyone who disagrees lives in a world of fail.

So we all, except you, live in that world of fail. I still think this is the better world then.

[Black Tiger]

This thread is retarded.

I love the PC Engine but the Super Famicom/SNES is simply the greatest games console of all time, anyone who disagrees lives in a world of fail.

It's cool to have favorites, but saying that anyone who doesn't worship what you do is wrong is the only true fail.

[Arkhan]

im pretty sure he's trollin foar teh lulz.

plus, anyone that doesn't worship PCE is a retarded window licker.

[SamIAm]

I think that a side-by-side comparison of PCE and SNES graphics is a lot like the Pepsi Challenge. Nearly everyone who took that test said that Pepsi tasted better, yet the general population continued to buy vastly more Coke. Some still argue about why, but most agree that the only reason that the Pepsi Challenge always came out in Pepsi's favor was because of how much more overwhelming the sweetness of Pepsi is when taken side-by-side with Coke. It simply stands out more. Over the long-run, however, Coke is the more satisfying choice for most people.

That's how I feel about a lot of PCE graphics. The colors are more vivid, and there tends to be a lot of contrast in the palette, so they stand out really well taken side-by-side. However, the best of the SNES games have their own kind of balance and richness which is appealing in a way that people are not always really conscious of.

Don't get me wrong, a lot of those comparisons are clear wins for the PCE, and I love the look of games on this system. I just also love the look of SNES games, too, and I feel that they get a little too much flak for being "washed out".

[Tatsujin]

that has something.

[Arkhan]

I took the pepsi challenge and knew which was which.

I sipped the first one (pepsi) and said "this pepsi is nasty give me the coke!" and they were like O_O

f*ck pepsi.

[Samurai Ghost]

Well in the States at least the SNES did so well at least partially because of the success of the NES. I mean, up until fairly recently people still said "playing Nintendo" when they meant playing video games. I'm sure many old folks still do. So the SNES was a guaranteed success either way, especially when so many of their franchises were household names, and they dominated the third party market though less than savory business practices in the 8-bit era. It's amazing SEGA could break through as well as they did at the time with the Genesis.

I grew up playing the Sega Master System and I think I knew one other kid who had one. The Genesis was a no-brainer for me, and I just enjoyed the types of games which were released for SEGA systems, and still do. I had seen and read about the TG-16 as a kid but getting a new piece of hardware was a pretty rare event for me, so I went with what I knew, and I think that's what a lot of people did with the SNES. Plus a lot of great games from third parties such as Konami, Capcom, Squaresoft, Hudson, etc., came out for the system along with some first party gems. So to me I think the success of the SNES has very little to do with the hardware but with the marketing, demographic appeal, and a decent library of games well-supported by third parties. Nintendo has been successful at grabbing the casual and mainstream market with the DS and Wii as well, and it works for them, but for me I don't really see the company are the pinnacle of gaming as so many people actually do. But I think I'm preaching to the choir here! Sorry for the wall-o'-text!

[spenoza]

I love the PC Engine but the Super Famicom/SNES is simply the greatest games console of all time, anyone who disagrees lives in a world of fail.

My opinion is fact, and if you disagree that opinions make great facts, my opinion is that you suck (that's a fact, yo!).

[Mathius]

I like 'em both

[soop]

I like 'em both

I like them both too, but I struggle sometimes to find as many good games on the SNES as the PCE.  If you ask 10 people the best SNES games, there's probably gonna be the 7 same games on every list.*

Ask people their top 10 PC Engine games, and there's probably more variety

*ok, that probably is bullshit, but I'm just saying, a lot of people are gonna choose things like Mario Kart, Mario World, DK country, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy or something.  But I think there's a lot of bad to average games for the SNES, and they're all so damned expensive.

That said, when the SNES does good, it does REALLY good.

[Black Tiger]

I've found that it's usually casual players who have generic top lists, because they don't really explore catalogs and never try games that don't fall within popular genres unless they're told they're hip to be aware of. The language barrier is a deal breaker for these types, but it never even gets that far for it to be an issue.

Too often when people dismiss the PCE, they say they know everything there is to know about it because they've tried or seen Lords of Thunder and Dracula X. Mention a game they've never heatd of and they'll point out that it can't be any good if they've never heard about it, just like the Turbo/PCE in general.

The SNES gets unfairly trashed too often the same way as well, usually by Genesis fans. One popular argument is that only the 10% of RPGs which were released in English count and if they can't get into a game or it's from a genre they don't play, then it sux.

[Arkhan]

I like all systems equally

except I like the PCE more.

lol