Dagobert Duck
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The virtual boy would like to have a word with you...
Though I agree the US SNES is just ugly, it looks soulless
JAP and PAL SNES is glorious though,
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Why did NoA redesign the SNES for the US?
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The virtual boy would like to have a word with you...
Though I agree the US SNES is just ugly, it looks soulless
JAP and PAL SNES is glorious though,
Could have been worse.
Could have been better. I think this SNES prototype is easily better than we got on either side (minus the expansion port being conspicuously placed on the front). And the complementary NES redesign that used the same controller port, swoon!
Could have been better. I think this SNES prototype is easily better than we got on either side (minus the expansion port being conspicuously placed on the front). And the complementary NES redesign that used the same controller port, swoon!
YES. this is the real travesty people need to be talking about.
Nostremitus
Member
According to this interview, the designer didn't like the way it looked when devices we're attached to the expansion slot...
https://assemblergames.com/threads/interview-with-the-nes-case-designer.8530/
https://assemblergames.com/threads/interview-with-the-nes-case-designer.8530/
sixteen-bit
Member
na snes > loaf of bread ass skittles buttons looking console
Nerdkiller
Membeur
Not with that Yank name, no.
Oh, feck off with that Gynysys cack. It's not even Sega's first console, so the name doesn't make sense from that standpoint. And that logo...terrible. Just look at that sleek chrome sheen on that Mega Drive logo.
I'm sorry, but your Yank name deserves an exodus.
KojiKnight
Member
This was never a thing that happened.
Sapiens
Member
zoleristec
Member
US design looks like a piece of hardware.
PAL/JP version looks like something a baby would chew on.
PAL/JP version looks like something a baby would chew on.
Nerdkiller
Membeur
Just so long as it's called Mega Drive, that is also acceptable.Bah, only one MD logo matters:
This, however, is not.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Ive always thought the US version looked like crap. Its a bit too busy and clashing, and I dont like the boxy style.
Never really gave a good look at the Japanese one before, but it looks good to me, honestly.
Edit: also purple is the worst color
Never really gave a good look at the Japanese one before, but it looks good to me, honestly.
Edit: also purple is the worst color
No it isn't. Don't compromise after starting out with such passion. The JP Mega Drive logo sucks in comparison.
dcx4610
Member
Grew up with the SNES and didn't dislike it when it came out. I wasn't a fan of the purple but the system itself was fine. When I saw the Super Famicom/Euro SNES, I was envious.
The color scheme and design was far superior and for years I wanted to import one. It wasn't practical or easily done back then so I let it go. I eventually got one as an adult just to have one.
I think the Super Famicom design seemed like the logical evolution of the NES in design while the Super Nintendo seemed like it was trying to be too futuristic.
The color scheme and design was far superior and for years I wanted to import one. It wasn't practical or easily done back then so I let it go. I eventually got one as an adult just to have one.
I think the Super Famicom design seemed like the logical evolution of the NES in design while the Super Nintendo seemed like it was trying to be too futuristic.
Which one is the cheap knock off?
Lol wtf? It's only 2 purple buttons on the system and 4 on the controller. That's not exactly a lot of purple.
Nah, Genesis is a memorable and thematically fitting name for the console that was pushed as marking a new era in games. "Mega Drive" is nonsense speak that sounds like something you'd call a component for a failing beige home computer in the '80s.
Replace Mega Drive with Dreamcast and change the year...
The Genesis definitely looks like the cheap knock-off in that comparison. It looks like they just slapped a large sticker on it.
I do actually quite like the Genesis name though, and typically refer to it as such these days, even though I grew up calling it a Mega Drive.
Dreamcast sounds crap tbh. Its only by virtue of the console itself being so awesome that anyone gives it a pass.
It's the only mainline Sega console that I don't like the name of.
CanUKlehead
Member
Would be amazing. This would get so much buzz.
And you'll have collector's buying all the versions.
At least they bothered putting branding on the Genesis. Where is the branding on the Mega Drive? It looks like they deliberately didn't add a logo in order to not be sued by Sega.
Never understood the love for the name, it's so bad. However that's the only Sega system that I truly enjoyed. Really wish I still had it.
The stylised font used for MEGA DRIVE was also the branding. Which can be seen on later game cases also:
Sometimes less is more, and so they opted not to plaster a huge tacky looking logo (with the wrong name) in the center of the console.
Seeing as the original JP model has the same branding, and (once again) the US version is the odd man out, I'm not sure you want to use the knock-off argument when it comes to branding.
Genesis is stylish. "Mega Drive" is dull and generic.
Adam_Roman
Member
SNES purple is the best color. Also you can't balance a drink on top of your bag of bread console.
Talk about your Psalms, talk about Genesis 3:16 - Mega Drive 3:16 says Japan and Europe got the right, true name of Sega's cherished 16-bit console.
Boi you crusin' for a brusin'
Spring-Loaded
Member
Even as a kid who hadn't seen what the JP/PAL SNES looked like, I found the US one really ugly and boring.
Super Famicom is way better looking in every aspect.
Super Famicom is way better looking in every aspect.
People keep saying this but I've never in my life seen a bag of bread or a loaf of bread that looks even remotely like a SNES.
Nerdkiller
Membeur
The one with the big "LOOK AT ME AND THE STUPID NAME I HAVE" logo on top. Comes across as tacky.
Of all the Revelations I've seen, this one doesn't do the Job for me.
I'm gonna give you a hell yeah, for that.
You know what, I'm gonna throw something new into the mix...the blue swirl looks the best.
kunonabi
Member
Nah, the model 2 nes, VB, wii u, Switch, and the 2ds are all uglier.
YES!
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
i dont the colors clash with the rest of the system least with the purple and and light purple it matches the rest of the system
AuthenticM
Member
There were revisions of both the SNES and Super Famicom late into the generation. This is where they started evening out, though I'm still not a fan of the two concave buttons on the SNES controller.
the redesigned super famicom is so fuckign sexy.
sixteen-bit
Member
I don't get how they managed to make the NES 2 so ugly when the AV Famicom it's based on is so sleek and nice looking in comparison.
Because the other design are ugly.
The console in the middle is absolutely a looker... the others are terrible bad.
You know, I have to finally admit that I've always hated the SUPER NINTENDO logo.
Diprosalic
Banned
nah, Switch? are you crazy?
Wii U is neutral, VB looks cool.
maybe the 2DS but i still rank the US SNES above it. it's atrocious.
kunonabi
Member
The wii u is ugly by way of being so damn boring that it becomes unappealing.
The switch is an ugly black rectangle with controllers grafted on to the side with the dock being an even more hideous piece of plastic. Fix the dock, add some color to the main unit and make the logo less intrusive and it would look much nicer.
This speaks to me.
Back in the 90s I preferred the US SNES because it looks less toy like. But these days I prefer the Super Famicom, its a lot less offensive and the design has aged better IMO. And Im glad the US didnt choose to design their own N64 - it would have been an eyesore compared to the sexy international version.
The SNES redesign was garbage. Just as terrible as the awful Wii redesign.
The SNES redesign was garbage. Just as terrible as the awful Wii redesign.
No build quality is the same. The US version however uses a more textured finish. The Super Famicom is smoother. Both change colour turn yellowish as they age.
Dagobert Duck
Member
The Mega Drive represented the differences in culture between Sega and Nintendo at the time. Mega Drive was designed to look cool, trendy and stylish with 16 bit emblazoned in bold letters for all to see. The 16 bit thing was huge at the time, it was like having double D Dolby logo on your hifi at the time - it added to coolness factor. Whilst the SNES was just an unassuming grey box. The same contrast exists between the company mascots Sonic and Mario. Sonic was designed to be cool, whilst Mario is a fat old plumber.The Megadrive looked like something Sony would have put out at the time. It was very early 90s hi-fi in its appearance, a great looking console for the era.
My word, I really really miss Sega
In playgrounds at the time all the cool kids liked Sega, whilst all the geeks were into Nintendo.
IrishNinja
Member
did you own a master system in the US? it had like 4% market share. Genesis was effectively sega's first real start here
also, you're forgiven
this has always been true
see the EU SNES, hands down
mega drive? why that plain white stripe, where the sexy red one goes? blue swirl for DC does make more sense than the red one though, historically speaking
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