(I initially made this thread on Hyperactive, but well.....it died :( )

Anyway....

In the red corner.....

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM


First generation 'front loader' NES console.


Second generation 'top loader' NES console.

System specs:

Processor: 6508 8-bit (using a custom Motorola 6502 class) @ 1.79MHz

Resolution: 256x224 (ntsc) or 256x239 (pal)

Colour palette: 52

Colours displayable: 16

Max sprites on screen: 64

Max sprites per line: 8

Sprite size: 8x8 or 8x16

RAM: 16 Kbit (2kb)

Video RAM: 16 Kbit (2kb)

Min/Max cart size: 192 Kbit - 4 Mbit

Sound: PSG sound, 5 channels


Notable games:


Super Mario Bros. series


The Legend of Zelda series


Excitebike


...and in the blue corner!

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM


First generation SMS.


Second generation SMS II (sans card input).

System specs:

Processor: 8 Bit Z80 @ 3.6MHz

Resolution: 240 x 226

Colour palette: 256

Colors on screen: 52

Max sprites on screen: 16

Sprite size: 8x8

Audio: 4 channel monophonic

RAM: 64Kbits


Notable games:


Sonic the Hedgehog series


Wonderboy series


Alex Kidd series


SO! Which console reigns supreme in your opinion? Vote and discuss!!!

Great thread. :D

I voted NES, because well, it had the best games imo. Even today they're good to play.

Ah, that brings back memories. :wub:

Sega Master System hands down for me. I loved the NES, but the Master System just had that little more oomph. It seemed to me that for every game the NES had there was an as good or better game on the SMS (Mario-Sonic, Zelda-Phantasy Star).

Sega Master System without a doubt. It's the system that introduced me to mainstream gaming.

I voted for the NES. I was too young to remember it much but I used to play my cousins NES every time I went over. It got me into the video game world and when the SNES came out I bought that, because of my Nintendo influence. The SNES has to be my ultimate system, and I refer to those days as the 'glory years' of gaming. And all thanks to the NES I was able to be a part of it.

NES for me, I still play this every now and then to see if can finsh it without dying.

NES for me. Brings back a lot of memories.....

I voted for the SMS. The NES, whilst having a lot more recogniseable games, doesn't have much (aside from the Mario series) that I would consider favourites of mine.

The SMS on the other hand was one of my first exposures to console gaming and games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Monaco GP are favourites of mine.

I voted for the NES, it has a library that spans over 750 games with well over 100s of classics that nobody can forget - including me.

Say it with me now "Sega" "Master" "System" "II". Alex Kidd shats all over that Mario chappie.

Although I owned both as a child, the SMS brings back more memories. Games like The Ninja, Alex Kidd, Golden Axe and Altered Beast dominated my youth.

I never owned a Master System, it was the NES that got me into gaming. So it wins by default. I have so many fond memories of Mario Bros. 3, Excitebike, Ghouls n' Ghosts, International Karate (I think that was it, it was something along those lines) etc.

With so many people owning NES's back in the day, it's weird that I never knew anyone who owned one. :huh:

Sega Master System II hands down. The NES had classics sure, but the SMSII's didn't always necessarily revolve around the conglonmerate's core franchises, which shows much more third-party influence (of worth anyway).

Classics through my earlier days with the SMSII included the Alex Kidd, Sonic the Hedgehog & Wonderboy games plus Dragon Crystal, Penguin Land, Populous and many, many more.

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EDIT: Ugh, I am not the ace speller today... :angry:

NES for me. The console with Double Dragon II and the original Mario Brothers takes the cake for me...

Two player Double Dragon II = Heaven :D

Ah yes, Cuzza and myself have had fun times with that game.

NES for me too love the games. The Master system had lots of colour but it never did anythibg for me. Super Mario Bros 3 is my favorite game form that time too so yeah.

Nothing beat two player Golden Axe my friend.

Golden Axe on SMS was only one player: How do I know this? I basically lived on the game. :D

Pfft, Mega Drive Golden Axe pwns the SMS version. :P

This is 8-bit discussion, dammit! :lol:

Sega. Mainly because I owned one for the first years of my life, and grew up around it. Oh, and speaking of old-school consoles, I recently just bought a DreamCast for $35 :ph43r:

Alex Kidd was one of the greatest games of that time, IMO. B)

Look at my Avatar/Sig. That game alone will sway my vote. Sega Master System 2.

ahh crap, I thought it was the SMS version that has multiplayer...

Oh well, there's goes my stance down the drain

Sega Master System II...

Alex Kidd :D

Sega Master System II for the games you mentioned.