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I like them both and I don't think one is better than the other. On both consoles: - You had excellent 16-bit graphics - You had excellent sound - Many great games were on both consoles (Pinocchio, Tengen Ms. Pac-Man, Toy Story, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, etc) - The controllers were excellent Pros for Genesis: - A cooler-looking console design-wise - Controllers can be used on 2600 - It had the Sonic games - It had Ristar - It had Ecco - It had more blood in its more violent games - It had the better versions of Home Alone and The Terminator - It had the more impressive Aladdin game - It had a great soundchip with synthesized sound - You could play Master System games on it with an adapter Pros for SNES: - The standard controllers have more buttons than the standard Genesis controllers - It had Mario - It had Zelda - It had Donkey Kong - It had the more playable Aladdin game - It had a great soundchip with real instrument samples - You could play GameBoy games on it with an adapter And I'm only scratching the surface. There are tons of pros and cons for both consoles, and the fact that people are still putting forth arguments between the two to this very day shows how great both of them were.

Over the past few weeks, I've been collecting Sega Genesis stuff The first thing I bought was a Model 2 Sega Genesis, with the actual box. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be a kid in the '90s and look at the back of this box at all the different games you could buy. Here's the inside of the box. Almost all the parts are included except for the AV cable (but I can still connect to my TV using the switchbox) and the manual and box for Sonic 2. A few days later, I bought a Model 1 (the original version of Model 1 I think). This one actually does come with the AV cable, making it a bit easier to hook up. I actually think this is better than the Model 2 because of the headphone port. I actually ended up buying a converter so I can run stereo sound through the headphone port into my TV. Most recently, I bought a Model 2 Sega CD. I don't have any games for it, but I probably will buy some soon (Sonic CD is one that I'd love to play on real hardware even though I know it will have the revised music instead of the original music. I also love the music for the Sega CD port of Ecco the Dolphin and might buy that.) The Sega CD I bought actually came with the six-button controller instead of the standard one, and the seller through in an additional six-button controller for free because he had it lying around and didn't know what to do with it. I'm unsure which controller I prefer playing with at this point. I've found the six-button controller d-pad to be a bit more responsive than the standard one, but that might just be a problem with my controllers). I've also bought quite a few games over these weeks. In their cases with the manuals included (but a bit beat up) are Sonic 1 and 2 (a different Sonic 2 cartridge than the one I bought with the Model 2) and the excellent Tengen port of Ms. Pac-Man. For just cartridges, I have Barney's Hide and Seek Game (which I bought for the memes because it has a speedrun category called "Any% No Controller" because the game plays itself if you don't do anything), Toy Story (which I haven't played but have heard good things about), and Zombies Ate My Neighbors (which was recommended to me by a friend). I also bought an EverDrive so that I can play homebrews. (I'm not sure why the image is displaying upside down. It appears just fine before I import it.) I'm loving playing on this thing. There's nothing like blasting through Chemical Plant Zone on a CRT on a real Sega Genesis.

If I recall correctly, my DVD set of Back to the Future actually has the footage from The Ride on it. I don't remember much of what happened in it though. I'll have to give it a rewatch.

I still love VHS. I never actually thought they looked bad unless they were recorded in EP mode (which few were). Also, I'd rather trust another person to hold a VHS tape than I would a DVD. If a VHS breaks, you can usually repair it. Snapped tape? Tape it back together with some of that clear tape that everybody has lying around? One second long wrinkled section that the payer won't go past? Cut it out with scissors and tape the ends together. There will be a brief skip, but nothing terrible. Smashed shell? Take it apart and put it in a different shell. With DVD, a single scratch can kill the entire movie. Also (and I know this isn't technically an issue with DVD, as even some VHS editions of movies have had this problem in the past, but it seems to have become more prevalant over the years), usually the VHS versions represent truer versions of the films they contain. Many "remasters" of certain movies have botched the films. Yeah, I know you're probably thinking Star Wars, but many other movies have gotten it as well. Botched color grading, botched textures, over-saturation, etc. You name it, it's probably happened. Disney's Cinderella got it especially bad, and remains unfixed to this day (there are comparison pics online). In cases like this, the best way to get the film in it's original unbotched form is on a VHS tape. In short, I love VHS tapes. I have tons of them, I still watch them, and most of the ones I watched hundreds of times when I was a kid still play perfectly and look great. If I had to complain, I'd say that it's hard to find one in it's original aspect ratio (though this only applies to films made after widescreen became a thing. Most movies before then are in VHS aspect ratio by default).

I'd have to go a few practice rounds first. It's been awhile since I've played. I imagine I'll be a bit rusty.

I might actually do this one if I get the time. I always liked the Alex Kidd games (even though I've played Enchanted Castle more often than I've played Miracle World).

The 2600 is from before my time, so I didn't play that version of the game until I was older. My mom, however, did grow up during that time, and she used to visit a friend that had the 2600, and her favorite games were Space Invaders, Frogger (Parker Brothers version), and Pac-Man. Up until I was buying different video games, for the PS2 and stuff, my mom had rarely (if ever) seen the arcade version of Pac-Man, let alone played it. What Pac-Man was (and still is) for her was the 2600 version, because that's all she had played. In fact, humorously, it had the bit of the opposite effect from a lot of the others when she saw me playing the arcade version. She said, "This isn't Pac-Man! It's supposed to go (proceeds to imitate 2600 Pac-Man sounds)." Long story short, if you look at the 2600 Pac-Man as a completely different game, I think it's pretty fun. Personally, I think they probably should have changed the characters in the game and called it something else (similar to Ladybug and Mousetrap being similar games with different characters), and I'd rather play "A Better Pac-Man" or "Pac-Man 8K" than I would this game, but I still find myself booting up this game every once in awhile and playing it, and it is still the version of Pac-Man that my mom prefers to play. Not to change anybody's opinion on here, I just wanted to give my perspective of the game because of what I've come to learn about it over the years.

And if you want to know who killed Mr. Boddy, it was Mr. Green who did it. In the hall. With the revolver.

I've really been into Clue lately. My brother got me this board game for Christmas a few months ago. The only problem is trying to find a time when my family actually wants to play it with me.

I have to admit, I'm not the biggest fan of Halloween (I'm more of a Christmas person), but I do still love dresssing up and occasionally pulling a few scare pranks on people. My work buddies were telling me to dress up like Eminem because I listen to Eminem all the time. I'm not really sure how I can "dress up" like Eminem, but it's an interesting idea. I managed to finally get The Grinch's Halloween and Carrie 2013 on DVD, and I will definitely be watching those tomorrow night along with some other horror-themed stuff because I love those two movies. My house, although located in town, is in a quieter area and is unlikely to get any trick or treaters knocking on the door. But it works for me anyway because I'm not sure I even have any candy to give them. All in all, not really my favorite day of the year, but it usually works out anyway.

Aw crud, I just saw this post. This is depressing. Probably every collector's worst nightmare. I wish I could help out somehow. Unfortunately, I don't have much of a collection. Stay safe, man.