jeremy1456
Junior Member
In the past generations I've always had 'go-to' consoles for specific genres. That's not to say I wouldn't play genres on other platforms, rather, I felt the software libraries were more geared toward specific types of games.
I thought it would be fun to look back on older platforms and their software libraries and point out which we all thought were a step above the competition, during the generation it was released, in each genre. It's all opinion of course.
I'll start:
The Sega Genesis destroyed the competition when it came to scrolling shooters. The turbografx came close, but I'd rate Gaiares and the Thunder Force titles higher than anything on NEC's console.
I thought the Nintendo 64 absolutely dominated the Saturn and PS1 when it came to first person shooters. It had more of them (as far as I know) and they were higher profile releases with big budgets. It was also the only one of the three that had four controller ports out of the box. Back then I couldn't fathom playing an FPS on either of the other two platforms.
On that same note, I think the original Xbox also excelled over the competition when it came to first person shooters. During that generation Microsoft really had a solid online model, and was the only one that had online play out of the box (a few years after launch of course) and it also had four controller ports by default.
I figure I should have at least one controversial pick, and so I'm going to say that in my opinion the Super Nintendo was the better pick over the Genesis for platformers. I never found anything on the Genesis that I enjoyed as much as Kirby Super Star, Mega Man X, DKC2, Super Mario World, or Super Mario World 2.
I thought it would be fun to look back on older platforms and their software libraries and point out which we all thought were a step above the competition, during the generation it was released, in each genre. It's all opinion of course.
I'll start:
The Sega Genesis destroyed the competition when it came to scrolling shooters. The turbografx came close, but I'd rate Gaiares and the Thunder Force titles higher than anything on NEC's console.
I thought the Nintendo 64 absolutely dominated the Saturn and PS1 when it came to first person shooters. It had more of them (as far as I know) and they were higher profile releases with big budgets. It was also the only one of the three that had four controller ports out of the box. Back then I couldn't fathom playing an FPS on either of the other two platforms.
On that same note, I think the original Xbox also excelled over the competition when it came to first person shooters. During that generation Microsoft really had a solid online model, and was the only one that had online play out of the box (a few years after launch of course) and it also had four controller ports by default.
I figure I should have at least one controversial pick, and so I'm going to say that in my opinion the Super Nintendo was the better pick over the Genesis for platformers. I never found anything on the Genesis that I enjoyed as much as Kirby Super Star, Mega Man X, DKC2, Super Mario World, or Super Mario World 2.
