Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo - SNES vs GENESIS

[@jensimaster]

Back in the day, you didn't choose a system based on which one had the best graphics or controller. You picked a system based off what your friend had. Your best friend have a Genesis? You got a Super Nintendo so you had max game options at the Blockbuster. That shit was a team effort!

[@itsastikbotparty8149]

I really wish I was older back then because that would’ve been AMAZING

[@gamingjay141]

I still got a ps4 cause most my friends had it. I later got xbox also to play with another friend.

[@auswolf2k211]

@@gamingjay141 online multiplayer changed everything.

[@thomasmacdonough288]

I feel for the kids who never got to invite friends over to play some mortal kombat or brothers in arms split screen... Online multiplayer is an excellent thing but I think we take it for granted now. Just 20 years ago it was a dream.

[@twizack22]

Main reason I have a PS4

[@SamAli-mt6wu]

A beautiful example of someone who discovered himself at such a young age and lived his passion and stayed true to himself ... god bless you James

[@lukamagicc]

Well said.

[@AdamMassey-lo1uw]

Truly, this is awesome example of fun to fruition. Great.

[@soundrider7025]

Oh good. I didn't have to scroll much to find this comment :D 100% agree. This guy is living his dream x)

[@Rgoid]

Sound Rider If he’s living his dream, I’d hate to see what his nightmares are like.

[@RVGG64]

Agreed!!

[@pocketvelero]

That AVGN Genesis commercial was perfect.

[@criticalfilms7504]

ChronoSynthesis It was a pretty accurate parody.

[@stevejohnson4637]

Sega would be proud of the commercial.

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

it was the greatest thing ive ever seen.

[@alexspartan3842]

*SEGA*! 💀

[@fabiancintora1317]

Too perfect

[@ryanhodges7101]

41 years old here. This video really brings back a lot of fun memories. I had a snes and my friend had a genesis back in the early 90s. We grew up in some awesome times James. It was a great time to be a kid. Take care bud!

[@steveafanador6441]

42 here yeah I would never change when we grew up. It was the best time.

[@MusicOfDestruction]

Yeah im 42 and i agree

[@axe6279]

@@MusicOfDestruction Same

[@obotish1981]

Bro we are All 40😂

[@LUCKO2022]

I am 42 and I don't give a shit what you think.

[@theredblackgreenman]

5:52 i can imagine the kid just saying "blast processing" over and over and james getting super pissed

[@yuriridley8144]

Thus the Angry Video Game Nerd was born.

[@jerrygomez3825]

Crazy, that's my exact thought. Tbh it would annoy me too

[@greenfroppy212]

I just imagine him transforming into the AVGN

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I assume Teen and Kid James dressed differently, but still had the Nerd's Pocket Protector and pens.

[@louis-williamgagne4881]

Let's be honest, those people working on the Sega commercials were brilliant.

[@Zeek-h-f7u]

Genies dose what nintendont

[@talanock]

by brilliant you mean liars?

[@boltinabottle6307]

@@talanock I take it you've never worked in sales.

[@aldebaran0_]

Oh hell yeah. Segas marketing team were fucking geniouses

[@CubamusPrime]

@@Zeek-h-f7u Nintendo is what Genesisn't

[@mistereman345]

This is my favorite episode. Seeing him as a kid defend Nintendo against Sega is just priceless!

[@antonio-gt]

Is like a friendly & heavily biased nintendo nerd.

[@Papichi05]

Yeah, but SEGA were suffering financial loses which is honestly sad enough for me to put my heart towards SEGA.

[@maggs131]

I wish james would do a video like this for Phillips cdi vs 3DO

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@maggs131 3DO wins no contest. While it was crappy, it was designed for playing games. CD-i was designed to play video CD's and have pretty but still backgrounds.

[@maggs131]

@@StormsparkPegasus I proposed that vs in pure jest but yes the 3DO wasn't a terrible system. I liked gex on it and I was introduced to flashback and myst thanks to that system. I never owned a Phillips cdi until recently as my console collection ballooned and yes its inferior as a game system but its zelda games and crappy ports of other games have a legacy all their own

[@patrckhh20]

It's actually really wholesome that James made a career out of the exact same thing he was doing as a kid.

[@AnnoyingOrange420]

I appreciate how in the old video, young James is speaking in just about the same cadence and inflection as he does in angry rants during AVGN episodes

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

If you love what you do you never work a day in your life.

[@parapoliticos52]

Hopefully not. Nintendo was pretty bad. SEGA!

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@parapoliticos52 You're funny.

[@paradoxzee6834]

It is even more funny considering kid James act like some Tiktokers who wants to educate people but have no idea what they are talking about

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Man, James has really come a long way since his childhood. I mean, he started off just making videos about games in his house, and now look at him! He's...making videos...about games...in his house...actually, never mind! 😆

[@mizt3r_420]

hahaahjaja

[@craigcotter7476]

except now he is worth over half a million shmigollars.

[@senbonzakurakageyoshi662]

That's was so nasty! But so true XD and so funny!

[@Johnrod213]

Lol

[@Teknakill]

Man, ZhangtheGreat has really come a long way commenting on ..... actually .... omg .... about games ..... never mind!

[@bushbasher85]

I had a Sega Genesi and never had SNES. But my friend had the opposite. We'd play Sega at my place and SNES at his. It was great. There is no contest. They are both great systems. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and 3, Super Mario World, MKII on Sega, Street Fighter 2 on SNES, man I wish I was a kid again.

[@adamjames2254]

I've always thought mk2 was far better on the snes. Mk1 was definitely better on genesis

[@devilzdandruff9199]

Genesis came out two years before the SNES. When you take thT into account the Genesis was amazing. The music in the Genesis was much better than the SNES. The Streets of Rage series as well as the Golden Axe OST blow anything that the SNES had away. The best OSTs on SNES were MM2 and Castlevania 4. Both great but they never had the booming bass and synthesizer that the Genesis could produce.

[@fredspofford]

@@devilzdandruff9199 Better music than the DKC series? Final Fantasy 4 and 6? Chrono Trigger??? Mario RPG!?!?! You're silly!

[@devilzdandruff9199]

Fronica You’re comparing a goofy flat OST like DKC to the music of The Streets of Rage series and you are calling ME silly? Are you trolling or are you serious? There are documentaries on Genesis soundtracks. The Genesis has the YM2612 audio chip, even SNES homers admit that the SNES audio was lacking.. even tho it came out a full two years after the Genesis.

[@fredspofford]

@@devilzdandruff9199 Same way this very video literally compared the two systems side by side as evidence that what you just replied is false? That's admitting that Sega has better music by your reasoning? Ok Blanche (A Street Car Named Desire is looking for you).

[@FlameAdder]

James Rolfe: doing youtube reply videos over a decade before youtube existed.

[@anthonygiovanni8434]

I'm not saying it was Aliens....but it was Aliens.

[@aaronmarshall]

Try closer to 2 decades

[@danielberryjr007]

@@aaronmarshall I'd even go as far as three, but yeah.

[@tuiroakwood]

James is a TRUE trailblazer, he’s the reason I became hooked on KZbin

[@gamingjay141]

this is like 1990

[@mezmerize679]

Him pulling out the tiger Simon's quest feels like the most unintentional irony in existence

[@vincentthe1st]

I just realized that James speaks the exact same way as he did as a child when he complains about something

[@anonamatron]

He's evolved a bit, but he's still him, yeah. That's a huge part of his charm.

[@jkimva703]

Especially when he says the word “character”

[@erj9081]

Sounds like he has always been The Nerd

[@williamsimmons2864]

This man is so savage he went avgn on himself as a child.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

William Simmons Dude yea, he was even doing this at young age. Smart dude. The fact he still has all the hardware he has as a kid is savage enough.

[@dyinhope6840]

No. You didn't choose at all. You just accepted whatever your parent got you for birthday or Christmas and that was that. Don't kid yourself.

[@bloodromance4776]

@@dyinhope6840 you mean you don't choose what you love? My parents was all against music, video games and even football but now I'm 33 and this is all that i love in my life

[@bobbydeuce6486]

@@dyinhope6840 you’re right! The only reason I shyt in toilets is cuz my parents made me. To think if I had it my way I’d still be using diapers... wait that was them too! I’d just shyt all over my legs if it weren’t for those squares, like a normal choosing human adult.

[@davidtownsend6092]

Right. What was I THINKING???!!!

[@vernon.govender]

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this

[@Saisei87]

Birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirsty

[@fishxy2123]

R.I.P Biggie man. Legend.

[@markpugh6808]

The legend Notorious B. I. G

[@dominickbabington8085]

Really man?? Stupid

[@SuperGabetendo777]

@@dominickbabington8085 ?

[@gertpacu3926]

That "resoluation" instead of Resolution was amazing to watch. You had and still do have the passion for this!

[@teksyndicate]

fell out of my chair when the skeleton said, "SEGA!"

[@coreysteady]

you have to learn your history young man. LMFAO i kid.

[@sonicmario64]

I was even laughing when the SNES clip that was chosen for the commercial was Baby Mario crying from "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island". XD

[@hjames78]

That thing was big back then. I remember that dumb skeleton lol

[@pyrotechnick420]

yep i totally lost my shit too

[@bignut1769]

Why it’s not that funny. Americans I am guessing

[@Chillywilly8818]

I've watched this video way too many times

[@KingLaZrButBad]

No amount of times is too many times

[@chubbycatfish4573]

I'm here again.

[@iLLiDaN30]

I was a part of this generation and this is by far the best console generation ever. I mean sure, PS1 and N64 are also dope, but damn, the 16 bit era just had TONS of titles that aged very very well.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Yup.... tmnt 4, sf2, f zero, etc,etc

[@LITTLE1994]

I agree. The '90s was the best.

iLLiDaN30: the 16 bit Gen is better than the one after b/c many of those 3D games did not age well. The Shooters, racer games especially. For ex While the N64 had some great classics like SM64 and Ocarina, virtually all the great SNES/Genesis games are still so amazing.

[@abvmoose87]

Couldnt agree more.

[@lastmohican3282]

I will always love Nintendo but the N64 was rough man. Only Nintendo system I never liked. SNES is king.

[@SYNLIFESTYLE]

Dude this is amazing. Pure gold that you had the presence of mind to record something for later use...like many of us. So sick.

[@newartmov]

James: I just wanna thank you so much for years of entertainment. I have been watching this shit since like 2012 or 2013. You have made some of the most difficult periods of my life a fun time. Thank you bro....

[@carlosdcf8268]

Same here, i literally grow up watching James, the AVGN and cinemassacre content, i was 12 in 2006, and now im 26, and i will never gonna stop watching this dude content

[@LouJNT]

@@carlosdcf8268 same here, discovered him in 06 and haven't stopped watching since, grew up with it and it's still timeless

[@unknownwolf4046]

@@LouJNT I remember SNES and Sega wars I stayed with Nintendo till PS1 and PS2 than now Xbox I have CRT TV 😉

[@eneru8090]

Nintendo is what genesisn't

[@loganr8526]

I rly liked ur comment

[@djlahbreee]

But genesis also do what Nintendon't.

[@alistairpage-mcgill2723]

+Eneru did Nintendo use that at the time? That would have been an awesome comeback :)

[@eneru8090]

Alistair Page-McGill nah haha i know right, sega would've been pist haha

[@NoriakiCuckyoin]

+Larbi Darrehmane *yawn*

[@masmalagu]

That kid has the makings of being angry in the future We can see it

[@NeoAF10]

Maybe he contracted the professional services of Dr. Buddy Rydell for anger management.

[@callmekevan1452]

One day to grow up and say assssssssss!!!!! Shiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt

[@emperialfuego3468]

@@NeoAF10 😭😭😂😂🤦🏿‍♂️

[@emperialfuego3468]

@@NeoAF10 wiiilllderbeast

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

Even Legends have starts.

[@geefreck]

One of the advanced features from this era is the ability for games to never need updates or need a company's permission to work over the internet.

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Miss those days...

[@EmergencyChannel]

@damionmanuel890 while I agree with you, at least the games are playable. So many modern games come out completely broken at launch to the point they are unplayable.

[@dvdjkaufmn]

True, but then if a game was broken, they had no way to fix it either. It was good and bad. Definitely more good though.

[@patrckhh20]

Also gaining access to secret characters through finding cryptic codes rather than just paying for them.

[@victorperfecto7472]

By just fulfilling the tasks will reward you with characters, costumes etc

[@RhythmGrizz]

"they invented a SUPER nintendo" Makes it sound like the Manhattan project

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Cause it was, lmao!

[@Mr.Foxhat]

From the perspective of video game history, it kind of was like a Manhattan Project. It was like a secret weapon.

[@urbanexplo4995]

which Manhattan project?

[@daverdz7348]

hahahahahahaha XD lol

[@maziu27]

isnt that a rush song?

[@philmason9653]

I really like the Genesis. I love the SNES. What it comes down to for me is that the SNES' highs are higher, it's where third parties at the time were focused, and it's a more audio-visually versatile collection of hardware. But the larger amount of animation the Genesis can push does even things up a bit, especially in action games & shmups. I just wish it could have displayed more colours, too many games are a bit dingy because of it. But they both rock, the Turbo/PC-Engine absolutely does too.

[@Gage_Brumley]

Colors aren't super important, when it comes down to it 99% of games will look about the same on SNES and Genesis.

[@xman777b]

@@Gage_Brumley no

[@Mr_Don1]

@@Gage_Brumley I don't agree with that, but I do think there's something else to consider. I know that the SNES has more colors, but I actually prefer the look of the Genesis because I think lesser colors looks better. I think it's just a matter of personal preference. I was always more into the Genesis. I never could really get into the SNES, although it was a great console.

[@simplesimonhadapie]

I think a key thing to all of this is that the snes came later which means those advantages were always going to be there but both companies made sure there was plenty of quality on their system and ports of games to both are almost always very similar with each version having its better features

[@larrote6467]

I had a super nintendo with mario all stars and back then I was so good at mario that I could play most of the levels without stopping (and this is how I realized that levels were designed that way); some older cousins had a genesis and everytime I'd go to their homes I wouldn't get the appeal of sonic. They say that it is a fast game, yeah.... but it's all on automatic! the levels are mazes where everything is stopping you constantly and the "fast parts" play themselves... What was I missing back then?

[@nickmeep]

"ha get it? a BIT better?" I died laughing

[@MrX-rk9or]

I remember something else, theoretically largely upping the bits among consoles... Not gonna say what it is but it can dress up to look like a toilet and it repeatedly lashes out with a "Where did you learn to fly".

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

@@MrX-rk9or it's an atari jaguar

[@notaxmarjunior5664]

Me too

[@cobalt7248]

Me too, Nick

[@shiggytakedown5470]

i died crying becuase i did not laugh at that

[@solracrod]

No need to dispute, they were both awesome! Long love the 16 bit era!

[@Thebossstage1]

90s Kid- "Blast processing!" Adult- "what does it mean?" 90s kid- "I don't know" 2010s kid- "More Terra flops!" Adult- "What does it mean?" 2010s kid- "I don't know"

[@humphrex]

raytracing

[@Schlomomo]

actually, back then i know what these tech terms meant. so as i do today^^

[@lessthanevil]

giveagoodsong 2019 - Cel shading 3D modeling! Adult - Yes, I remember cel shading from when I was a teen.

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

@The Boss Stage1 I actually know what all of those mean.

[@bultronlagore2095]

Argonxx12 1 Whooooshhh!! There not talking about “Every” Adult moron. 🤦‍♂️

[@jayNicks10]

that last line by James, "Long live the 16-bits" AMEN to that!

[@Mikeythomas16]

Then the turbo-graphics 16 walked in.

[@freshrot420]

Yea, that was classy! It's great that so many of us got to experience all these awesome consoles and it's awesome we have the technology to easily enjoy them again.

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup. That was one of the best, if not the best, era of video gaming.

[@hennings7502]

You gotta love this guy. He gives answers to all the questions that REALLY matter.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Except he gets them wrong. For example, most Genesis games run in 320p. The only SNES game running in that high resolution mode he mentioned is RPM Racing, and the sprites are still low resolution - beyond that game, mode 6 has too many compromises to be useful outside of clearer text in some menus. He might want to also look into why the SNES's 8-bit databus was a serious issue. Or look into why so many 3rd parties booted the SNES cpu to a slower clockspeed with cheaper, more affordable SlowROMs. Yes, they were really called that.

[@hennings7502]

@@juststatedtheobvious9633 Build a ramp up your ass and let the Databus drive into it "micdrop".

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

21:02 - That's the calmest "What were they thinking?" I've heard from James.

[@Kiptracx]

I've always appreciated the fact that James is able to kind of laugh at/mock himself as a kid. Like it's good that he's able not to take himself too seriously.

[@BrooklynBalla]

I think everyone could.Once we get older we realize how silly we were and just how little we knew.

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

I would’ve loved to gone back & see myself as a kid. I would’ve convinced young me to study just a bit more to have a higher GPA, learn to play an instrument, & not be so damn afraid of the girls. I wanted to run my head through a wall when I found out a girl I liked felt the same. I knew she had a boyfriend, but when she said they were serious I could’ve kicked myself in the butt a million times.

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@theguyfromwalgreens there's still time

[@vovasvetlov7357]

I mean i do it as well lol

[@mrm64]

LMAO!!! I can see the angry nerd in James even as a kid xD

[@dirkoftheblaze2352]

mrm64 Haha the talent started early on

[@nonamebob8012]

Clorox Bleach can i have a sip please?

[@tommysheffield2561]

mrm64 yay bit he was anfry since he was 10

[@andreaschlapek9208]

Angry Video Game Kid

[@nikolastanisic7099]

LOL die sich auf die ich nicht die Rede sein ich bin ein Star holt mich nicht die einzige für den ich nicht mehr die die ich bin jetzt auf die die auf dem Weg zu einem ich bin nicht so viel wie die Polizei die die nicht so viel wie die nicht so gut ich kann die die nicht die ich kann nicht die die so genannten ich kann nicht die die so genannte nicht so viel wie ich nicht mehr die die ich nicht so gut die ich bin die ich kann nicht die die ich bin ein die ich kann nicht die die so viel wie die die ich bin ein die die ich nicht so gut ich kann die ich unter dem die nicht so die ich if die ich bin nicht die die so viel wie ich bin ein

[@kuhnight]

My cousin borrowed my Nintendo and pawned it, then told me it was stolen even though nothing else in the house was taken. If not for him, I'd still have my Nintendo.

[@reginaldeberhart8521]

Kick his ass

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

What an asshole. Wonder what he did with the money?

[@itsastikbotparty8149]

Search his house

[@stizz19]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer Anyone who steals a SNES off of a family member and pawns it definitely bought crack...no doubt in my mind it was crack.

[@iconofsin4578]

What a heartless douchebag

[@GrifoPTF]

Man it's just so nice seeing the passion James had for this even as a small kid.

[@adriananimates7448]

Young James: “Scaling.” James: “I’m talking about “SCALING?”

[@ChaossX77]

Streets of Rage 2 was the best beat em up of all time with the best soundtrack of any 16-bit system. But Super Castlevania IV is probably my all time favorite game.

[@sfcd4757]

it really did have a great soundtrack

[@aeixo2533]

SOR 2 Boss Battle music kicks in...

[@shuruff904]

@@aeixo2533 damn right

[@hayatojin2886]

wrong, FF6 and Chrono Trigger soundtracks were better in every way.

[@aeixo2533]

@@hayatojin2886 Is art not subjective? Is media not subjective? How can you be sure that the very waveforms your mind interprets are not resonating at the peaks for one musical piece, and cancelling out for another man, but to no less beauty. The beauty just cannot be fathomed, by those with which it does not resonate.

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

That "bit" pun was hilarious! xD

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

Oscar Lupton Haha, yeah))

[@hectortexidor308]

I didn't like it, not one BIT

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

+Hector Texidor That's a bit harsh wouldn't you say?

[@Jimbo1221]

+ArtFenixAsordis It wasn't a pun. It was a joke.

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

Enigma lol

[@bowmaj8666]

When James made his own Genesis commercial, I think it would've been so much better if the clips that he chose were purposefully from bad Genesis games. It could've got the point across more that you can make anything look awesome as long as you make the competition look worse.

[@evilubuntu9001]

Super Nin-Ten-Do Sega Gene-Sis...when I was dead broke, I couldn't picture this

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

+UBUNTU UBUNTU ...and birthdays was the worst days. now we sip champagne when we're thirstay.

[@ryanbruneau1197]

lol

[@thebigfish4582]

BIIIIIIGGGIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[@dlfrsilver]

Bigggie Biggiieee can't you see sometimes your words just hypnotize me lol

[@zurronuro]

UBUNTU UBUNTU 16 MOTHERFUCKING GOD DAMN BITS

[@T0TALLYAWESOMEGUY]

What we didn't know then was that the 16-bit era game us a timeless style of games that never age. We were all looking forward to the 3D era but early 3D like PS1 doesn't hold up as well. 16-bit will always look good.

[@Mr_Don1]

I agree 100%. To this day, I still think the 16-bit games look better than the PS-1 era games.

[@epicon6]

@@Mr_Don1 PS1 games actually have aged really well but they do need to be run at 9x the original resolution. Then they look even better than they looked on a CRT back in the day.

[@davistoa]

@@epicon6 Dude, I stick to playing with the original pixelated resolution, not only does Crash Bandicoot look completely off with the smooth polygons, it is such a horrible stylistic clash when the HUD elements remain low resolution and pixelated on top of ultra-crisp 3D graphics, it just looks awful together. But hey, thank god we have the option for each of our preferences.

[@Anakunus]

True, although there are some 3D games that look exceptionally good for being PlayStation games. Still, I find that generally it was not until Sega Dreamcast that 3D polygonal graphics in games actually began to look good.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@Anakunus you really think that Panzer Dragoon was unattractive? It was GORGEOUS! Virtua Fighter 2? Last Bronx? Virtual On is pretty good looking as well, Bulk Slash has great art direction and holds up really well also. Sega Rally holds up. Saturn Games actually hold up extraordinarily well, at least the good ones. Oh, and there is this game called Decathlete that is basically a showpiece for what the Saturn could do with polygons under optimal conditions.

[@SimonJones265]

I had the privilege of owning both consoles as a kid. Both were amazing in their own ways.

[@itsastikbotparty8149]

Im going to buy a Nintendo and Genesis

[@thomasmacdonough288]

@@itsastikbotparty8149 Yes

[@laytonadams3207]

Bro how

[@T0TALLYAWESOMEGUY]

You were like a god at recess then. Could speak to both sides of the argument

[@michaellee258]

I just bought a new SNES, and my roommate bought me Link To The Past!! Absolutely amazing. Sometimes games age. Not this one. Still as great as ever.

[@AliciaMercado-ce6pj]

A new snes? They don't make new ones no more

[@nessamillikan6247]

It could have been new old stock.

[@parapoliticos52]

Sega!

[@rafaelantonio6765]

beyond oasis is better

[@wellplayod1957]

The power gun allows you to shoot at characters on the Nintendo screen Cool

[@pass_]

T H E N I N T E N D O S C R E E N

[@thirtyworld]

@@pass_ I rewatched this video just to laugh at "Nintendo screen."

[@Powwer69]

Sadly, you cant shoot that damn dog, lol

[@shifty2755]

SUPER SCOPE it was called.

[@pseudonymshqipe854]

@@Powwer69 I can't shoot the ducks either.

[@futuredirector999]

The yellowing of the super nintendo is a result of the plastic used. I think it is constructed with ABS plastic, which when left in direct sunlight over long periods of time, will begin to yellow due to oxidation. You can fix this by applying some hydrogen peroxide solution to the plastic and setting it in the sun for a few hours. It will look as good as new

[@101Volts]

I've heard some people opened NOS SNES units and even _those_ were oxidized. Sometimes the plastic was a real goof; I once picked a used unit up in a junky looking shop (in 2005, give or take a year) and the plastic on the front by the controller ports was literally just falling to bits in my hand.

[@isaacg2008]

@@101VoltsI have a nes that’s not yellowed

[@isaacg2008]

@@101Voltssadly I can’t say the same for my famicom tho it’s kinda yellowed

[@Stilgarsan]

"Imagine if the commercial said 'the Sega Genesis has a 7.6 MHz processor - the Super Nintendo only 3.6'" - Yeah, we would have gotten the MHz wars instead of the bit wars.

[@mortemsteam]

@@Hester_Productions SEGA still exists dawg

[@kekeke8988]

@@mortemsteam Not as a hardware company.

[@ahmadkazan7994]

Would people actually understand?

[@ahmadkazan7994]

@@Hester_Productions why would they feel stupid?Nintendo got there as see handed to them by Sony too.

[@sachinvenugopal6926]

Basically getting ass kicked by Microsoft and Sony

[@tankmchavocproductions6907]

6:55 "Commercials aren't about stating the facts, they're about what people are going to remember" I wish commercials for laptops and tablets knew that.

[@zsin128]

cought cought legends of thinkpads thank you thinkpad cough cough

[@nthgth]

@@jeop133 I hope you've seen the "If commercials were real people" video of that one!

[@John_Waynnabe]

The reason some Super Nintendo's turn "piss yellow" after time is because of the plastic. They use a chemical called bromine to make it flame retardant and it turns yellow because of oxidation. All parts don't have this, this is why sometimes only half of the Super Nintendo might change colors.

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Consoles and plastic toys also have yellowing issues due to overexposure to the sun...

[@imnotdavidxnsx]

Walter White confirmed

[@michaeldorsey1394]

I love stories like this! It’s a beautiful thing when someone knows 100% who they are at a young age and actually becomes what they dreamed but it’s even better when it’s actually filmed and we get to be inspired by it!

[@tntmoxy9697]

Yeah, what an envy

[@tntmoxy9697]

Life weren't that merciful with many

[@rolndice]

As a kid the best part about having divorced parents was - I had sega at moms house, SNES at dads.

[@psychshift]

Riding the good times about divorced parents, I relate.

[@shows4learning]

And the winner is.... TurboGrafx 16

[@dtester]

I can just picture the TG-16 crying in a corner while watching this video

[@i_am_well]

And now Raspberry Pi

[@Tony-Plinkett]

What did the "16" stand for anyway? 16 games available ?

[@gamingnubs7628]

@@Tony-Plinkett OUCH

[@DmitriyK12]

@@Tony-Plinkett 16 bit ? Lol, the TG-16 had a larger library than 16 titles; why would you say such false statements !?

[@lanceresultay014]

so James is basically Nintendo’s Sammy the Sonic Kid on another timeline

[@hydraarts7806]

He was the og Sammy the Sonic Kid

[@timmyandtommynook9763]

Hydra Arts but a Nintendo boy

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I think they're both great systems. Some of my friends had an SNES and some had Sega so I had access to both.

[@BobbyHo2022]

Snes was better

[@mirkwoodssussyfood4194]

@@BobbyHo2022 Snes has good music, Genesis has good graphics. Combine them together and it will be a perfect 90s console

[@mattperri3786]

As someone who worked at a video store and got to rent and play everything Genesis-wise, SNES was just a better system. James tries to compare certain games but the music and graphics made the SNES versions of SmashTV, MK2, WWF Royal Rumble, so much better. Yeah, the Sonic games are still classics and I love them but they're straight-forward when it all comes down to it. Super Mario World was fantastic. The one thing I will say is that the Genesis had better versions of the EA Sports NHL games but that was about it.

[@powerwise234]

Then there were kids who had both.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@powerwise234 I never knew anyone back then who did. Lucky kids.

[@rippy1905]

I remember playing Aladdin and being confused as to why he couldn't use a sword. I saw pictures of the game, with Aladdin wielding a sword, but when I played on SNES, there wasn't a sword. Never knew why, until I got older, and realized the Sega version had a sword.

[@makasete30]

The Sega version was ridiculously hard though and I didn’t know anyone who got very far in it. It did look a little better, though.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

I wish Nintendo and Sega were still the top 2 contenders in the video game industry, and they were both going at each other's throats like in the early to mid 90's.

[@Vitorruy1]

No please no, Sega sucks and Nintendo lives in the past. Now we have a whole indie community and we aren't slaves of some major game company anymore.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

Well, obviously if Nintendo and Sega were still both the top 2 dominant forces in the video game industry...they would not be the exact same Sega and Nintendo we have now. They would be much more like they were in their glory days during the 16-bit era.

[@Vitorruy1]

RetroGamerAaron Are you assuming in that situation that Sega and Nintendo would ride on the multiplayer FPS wave or that such a trend wouldn't have existed and we would still be playing plataform games?

[@Vitorruy1]

RetroGamerAaron So it seems that Sega would have used that edge to surpass Nintendo once for all.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

Vitorruy1 Sega already had an edge on Nintendo by going with CD's with the Sega Saturn. If Nintendo had gone with CDs instead of carts for the N64...who knows what would have happened. Things would have been a lot different.

[@NEWDOR1A]

There actually was no contest between me and my friends. Everybody and their mothers owned a SNES at my school. No one cared about the Genesis. Same goes for Gameboy vs. Game Gear. I guess Sega wasn't very popular in Germany.

[@LUCKO2022]

PlaystationDOES what Nintendowon't.

[@adrianchapa9194]

Pixar The Great didn't PlayStation copy Nintendo with the ps move?

[@kingveggie6729]

Adrian Chapa lol he didnt replie beacuse he didnt have anything.

[@drunkensailor112]

maybe not at your school. sega vs nintendo was about 50/50 in germany.

[@qoleso]

In Soviet (well not really soviet any more by the time) Russia almost everybody had megadrive 2, all 16-bit consoles where called "sega", lol

[@ShadeWMD]

I didn't even know this console war bullshit existed until a few years ago. Growing up, my friends and I had Nintendo consoles, but my cousin's friend had a Genesis and I always looked forward to going over there to play it. They both had great games.

[@UncleVictor]

Shade Draws There were "console wars" back then. But they were more mature, and just on a competitive type level. People were more or less gentlemen about it. Not like these fanboy fucks nowadays!

[@UncleVictor]

1ajgtwm Exactly!

[@ShadeWMD]

Uncle Victor I remember the whole "bit war" thing, vaguely, but I don't remember any animosity towards other consoles. In fact, I remember it being the other way around in some ways. There were urban legends in my school of some rich kid who actually had a Neo-Geo and a shit load of games and we all thought he was a god. lol

[@Fransik89]

Same, I wasn't aware of any kind of console wars back then. Actually, Nintendo consoles were pretty much non-existent for me. Every kid I knew had a Sega, sure I knew about Super Mario but I had Sonic anyway. I never laid eyes on a physical NES or SNES until a few years back. On the other hand, Gameboy was super popular and everyone loved it.

[@CesarDaSalad]

SuperNintendoZach Thanks for your unbiased opinion, SuperNintendoZach

[@kuroro_z]

man its so cool that even as a kid you were already doing what you love to do today.

[@Mr_Don1]

I was a Sega Genesis kid. I think the marketing got me with those commercials, lol, but I think the main thing is that I was into sports games, having been an athlete. The sports games just seemed to run better on the Genesis, but I realize that this isn't a big deal for most gamers because most don't care about sports titles. There wasn't a big enough difference between the systems in the other genres to make me want to go out and get a SNES too back then, so I just stuck with the Genesis. I understand why most gamers prefer the SNES though, and I did end up getting one later in life myself. I still prefer the Genesis because that's what I have the most nostalgic memories tied up in. I don't think there's a wrong choice with either console, though. Both were, and are pretty cool.

[@jordach545]

Blood in Mortal Kombat. Genesis wins lol

[@mattstrathis4328]

Yes. Sports games on Genesis were way better than Super Nintendo.

[@lasergame98]

I love both SuperNintendo and Sega Genesis. Supernintendo with high music quality and Sega that looks like computer games in the 90s.

[@parapoliticos52]

Why would you need anything else when you already had perfection?

[@rafaelantonio6765]

nba live

[@shreksbrotherhood2826]

I love it how james roasted his younger self.

[@thatclipmakerguy9959]

These can be summed up in two sentences... "Genesis does what Nintendont." and "Nintendo is what Genesisnt"

[@inceptional]

It would be "Nintendoes what Genesis doesn't".

[@thatclipmakerguy9959]

@@inceptional perfect

[@wasabi2787]

It isn’t catchy tho

[@Gameprojordan]

@@inceptional Nintendoes what Genesisoesn't

[@tonycervz89]

poetry

[@jessehcreative]

As others have said, this is one of my favorite reviews you’ve done, James. When younger you started talking about scaling, I was just as agape as you were.

[@goatballoon5912]

0:09 and 4:47 kid James and adult James both say "Super-intendo."

[@seandonntheg8433]

Please PLEASE tell me you made more of those videos as a kid.

[@wewserlethaldude9]

Sean the cool guy according to Wikipedia, he made over 280 videos as a kid

[@KirbyVanPelt]

there's one on youtube when he said that even as a kid..... he still get angry....... so AVGN Was created when he was kid

[@zsin128]

Wewser Lethal Dude his family bancropted. all those vhs

[@LegendaryBattalion]

The interactions with his younger self are great haha.

[@Diddy64wii]

AVGN : Purposely ignores the 6-button MegaDrive controller, because it didn't came with most MegaDrives. Also AVGN : Mentions the Super 8 (an unofficial adaptor) to give the SNES a relatively unfair winning edge in the Best Backwards Compatibility category.

[@photoallergic]

Can someone please point out just how ridiculously cute he is as a kid arguing Nintendo vs. Sega in the 90s footage?

[@tailzprime9237]

Methinks you just did. :)

[@harudevil2191]

He's still cute

[@CeasiusC]

Resoluation

[@Bauglir100]

Scaling!

[@stacyparejr7142]

Master Xehanort 😂ikr

[@tailedgates9]

It's so adorable and awesome to see that even back then James was so comfortable in front of a camera and able verbalize his opinions with such passion. ^_^

[@GamerToons]

Lil' James: Super Nintendo Big James: Super Intendo.

[@TheNovakz]

I always preferred the Enesis.

[@vincenzochianese9378]

@@TheNovakz Really ? The Enesis , I prefer the sega G

[@mentlinc]

I would call it a tie. They both competed and had their time of shine over the other. I was jealous I couldn't play Mario Kart and Contra 3. And my friend was jealous he couldn't play Strider and Mortal Kombat with blood. Ninyendo won the war but the battle against Genesis was a tie.

[@fabjtown1]

Strider came out in genesis a year before SNES even existed. It’s weird to compare these system when they are so far apart.

[@Robotoda2000]

Slight error. While the SNES was capable of outputting higher resolutions. This was only used in menu screens and very rarely. Most Genesis games outputted gameplay at a higher resolution than the SNES.

[@skorpers]

That's a good thing to bring up! It's like dynamic resolution / resolution scale in the 90s, ahead of their time but also misleading specs wise. I never really thought about that.

[@toddw14]

That may be true but the SNES had a bigger color palette.

[@benbelflower8560]

"Slight error " lmao gtfo

[@Robotoda2000]

@@benbelflower8560 ok, BIG error. Happy now?

[@skorpers]

@@benbelflower8560 It's demonstrated in the history of the consoles that the genesis leveraged the faster CPU over the Snes and the color/resolution difference was a non issue. It all depended on the developer. Late into the generation Disney in particular took advantage. And games like Adventures of Batman and robin had some effects absent on the SNES.

[@declan7551]

I love how he kept his controllers. I bet he still has that NES right behind him.

[@foxxy-3748]

James still sounded exactly the same as a kid than he does now. I can just hear him say “What were they thinking?!”

[@stizz19]

Too bad he doesn't say "resol-you-ayshun" still

[@josereynosojr460]

One thing that was not mentioned is that the Sega Genesis used to have a port to connect headphones. The feature was removed in later versions of it.

[@macingtoncharles6949]

You’ve been passionate since day one, and I can appreciate that. Keep up the great work!

[@shitloadgaming3568]

James : NinTeNdo HaS pOsteRs Me:lmfao

[@iforgetiremember5243]

kids say the darnedest things yea?

[@An-Account_1]

they have Ninposters

[@sachinvenugopal6926]

Ha ha .. just kids things

[@tmtmtg]

@@sachinvenugopal6926 lol

[@cobalt7248]

Ninposters? That's a good one

[@TheBr00talhamster]

Neighbor across the street when I was a kid had a Genesis my household had an SNES, but it never mattered. I just looked at his tv and saw a blue hedgehog running around loops and thought it looked awesome.

[@cheekostakos7881]

James is like that one kid on the block who’s house we all went to because our parents couldn’t afford any of that shit lol

[@garrisonburton]

"One time I had a playful argument about chocolate milk..."

[@AlexanderTheGreat1000]

Dude your sega commercial was absolutely amazing

[@bluebull399]

I was a Sega kid, but it would still be so funny to see an AVGN episode on this. There could be a blast processing scene where he kicks the shit out of Sonic the hedgehog. He could even go back in time to the 80's to visit himself as kid.

[@TM-rl1ns]

8:42 This would make a perfect commercial in the 90's.

[@ItsDozzy]

I remember watching this in elementary school, in university now, always loved classic games. This video brings back awesome memories.

[@chstar]

That Sega Genesis parody commercial is not only spot on and brilliant, it's hilarious if you're of the right age. Easily the highlight of this video.

[@Zimonov]

When it comes to sound, i actually quite prefer the Genesis/Mega drive. it has a stronger "thwang" to it, the SNES has a softer touch to it, MD/Genesis just hits that sweet spot for me.

[@Whengameuniversescollide]

Genesis does become a thrid party company and Nintendont

[@Whengameuniversescollide]

before anyone gets butt hurt over this it's a joke I love Sonic I just thought say yes because I grew up with the SNES and not the Sega Genesis

[@Nobunaga1983]

Nintendo does only make Mario and Zelda games so Nintendont make it worth wild to own their console nowadays. I actually saw this on a billboard this morning on the way to work

[@gahlblah5649]

I could see it happening if NX fails.

[@Whengameuniversescollide]

+David Steck at least when they do come out with games other then those two franchises they may not be perfect but they are still good and Nintendo still bothers to release them unlike Sega who when they do release games they are all sonic

[@Nobunaga1983]

+lilJL102 yea well Mario and Zelda games bored me to hell. yes I agree Sega is dumb for only focusing on sonic. they have some other like yuzuki 5 and alien isolation. but they could revive other franchises like shinobi, mutant league football, of course streets of rage, shenmue, panzar dragoon ,golden axe etc

[@IceManPJN]

Super Nintendo was just magical. It was a special golden age with a feel that hasn't been replicated since. Obviously the sound was better on SNES than on Genesis, but also in general the most memorable soundtracks ever came from the SNES.

[@rafaelantonio6765]

sonic 1 truxton shinobi sor

[@rightfiction6359]

James took it personal when he was a child. He made a video. It was like childish fun. But after years he became famous. He still doing videos. But now its professional and he reach the high level in the industry. Now his childish video gained more views than fucking sega commercial. This I call the power

[@mep6302]

Fix your grammar!

[@rightfiction6359]

@@mep6302 man sorry Im russian boy

[@jeremyreed4951]

I'm 41 years old, I don't play nearly as much video games as I use to but I still stand steady that the Christmas that I opened up the SNES was the greatest of my life. I also hold steady that A LINK TO THE PAST is the greatest game of all time.

[@IoIocaust]

man this takes me back. at 10, I got the choice between the SNES and the Genesis. I picked the Genesis. Played the shit out of that thing. I do remember being jealous of my neighbour when he got Street Fighter 2, but then they released it on Geneis with playable boss characters. But I must admit, Castlevania IV was spectacular.

[@floydharper4653]

Takes you back... To the past?

[@IoIocaust]

@@floydharper4653 sure does! Im still a SEGA kid ;)

[@Axel-sk2xm]

tbh, i really think that castlevania: bloodlines was better

[@IoIocaust]

@@Axel-sk2xm I'm gonna have to agree with you on that. Bloodlines was more fun to play and varied, and the music was better.. IV had the big sprites and dynamic whip and better bosses

[@slumprage_777]

I honestly like both. They’re both absolute classic consoles, and I love them dearly. Sega has Sonic(My 1 fave along with Mario),Streets of rage, Altered Beast, Gunstar Heroes, and a bunch of other cool games on their. The Super Nintendo has Mario(My 1 fave along with sonic), Donkey Kong country,Mario Kart, The Legend of Zelda, Super Metroid, and more. I just wish Nintendo and sega fans would get along, and Mario and Sonic fans. The both of the consoles are unique in their own way.

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

As a sonic fan, i totally agree, both are classics and have their pros

[@thesithsaiyan4864]

You do have a good point

[@ShiniGorky187]

Chrono Trigger on SNES had the best sound track ever

[@LunyVI]

ShiniGorky187 I love you

[@shadowyashatoura]

ShiniGorky187 one of the best for sure

[@docspectre1352]

the best

[@carpediem4887]

ShiniGorky187 nah... Link to the past definitely had the best

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

ShiniGorky187 *cough* *cough* Donkey kong country 2- sorry but it's kinda true...

[@Chadman333]

This is a great episode and I enjoyed it so much. I remember as a kid this exact battle that was waged between all my friends. I was lucky enough to get ahold of both consoles and I enjoyed them both. In the end the console that gave me the most memorable experiences was the SNES but the Genesis was a close second.

[@parapoliticos52]

Nice try nintendonian. None is eating your mushroom.

[@RetroEjit]

The sad thing is the "Console Wars" is still going on today, the only difference is it's between Playstation and Xbox and to a lesser extent Nintendo. I guess it's just human nature to have that pack mentality and to bash the opposing side, to me I could care less about what console I'm playing as long as the games are good.

[@MrSnowy665]

The console peasants can fight all they like, pc master race does not concern itself with their petty squabbles.

[@alvinchimp1392]

Nintendo doesn't want to get into the console wars they mostly focus on their games as opposed to hardware

[@otterno.1128]

MrSnowy665 I hear you man ~Although I do like Nintendo~

[@luxtenax9175]

MrSnowy665 >console peasants go shitpost on /v/ instead

[@MrSnowy665]

Adrian Fahrenheit lol KZbins not 4chan dumbass I'll shitpost all I like

[@timmyOG]

I'm not sure I can get past the chocolate milk story

[@lilg8017]

Hell Yeah. Love that vitamin D!!!

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

"Lovin' that vitamin D!"

[@secondrival]

It comes from the D

[@unpopularopinion7812]

sofullofpiss. Dr. Phil made me laugh tonight

[@Omnishredder]

sofullofpiss it's just as good as blast processing

[@hellshakepootis283]

"I'm gonna made my own Genesis commercial" McDonald commercial suddenly comes in😂.

[@rogermurtaugh4766]

Holy shit, James was destined for this life. Amazing to see this old 90s footage.

[@ESLTeacherTom]

Both are awesome! I prefer the SNES, too!

[@julie6549-l9t]

How adorable little Jimmy!

[@Ribby00]

BIMMY

[@MK12082]

@@Ribby00 That doesn't really make sense because The DD typo was Bimmy and Jimmy. Yeah I know I'm overanalyzing it. Lol

[@Ribby00]

@@MK12082 😂