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- From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
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- Subject: Re: WHICH VIDEO GAME SYSTEM TO BUY? (SEGA GENESIS, SUPER NES,....)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.045609.14979@netcom.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 04:56:09 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.220349.3043@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Nov19.040520.4640@intrepid.com>
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- vladimir@intrepid.com (Vladimir Vukicevic) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov16.220349.3043@leland.Stanford.EDU> tomcat@leland.Stanford.EDU (tom spearman) writes:
- >>
- >>I want to get a home video game system but I don't really know which one to
- >>get. Do I get a Sega Genesis, a Super Nintendo, a Turbografix 16, Neo Geo,
- >>or what? Cost is not really an object---I just want to know what you people
- >>think is best and for what reasons. Thanks a lot for your time...
- >
- >If cost is no object, get a Neo Geo. It has superior graphics, sound, etc. to
- >the others. Next on the list would be a Sega Genesis. It has a wide game
- >library, and has good graphics/sound. Next would be a SNES. It's OK. Last, and
- >definitively least (IMHO), a Turbografix 16. It stinks. Games look like they
- >have been proted directly from the NES, without bothering to add any colors,
- >etc.
-
- The Neo Geo is EXPENSIVE (something like $600 for the system, and
- maybe $100 for each game?), but it IS an arcade game -- the only
- difference between home and arcade Neo Geos is that the arcade ones
- have coin slots. In fact, you can buy a "game card" for the Neo Geo
- on which you can save your progress on certain games, and use the card
- in either the home system or the arcade game.
-
- The Super Nintendo (SNES) and Sega Genesis are practically equal in
- power and price, although I think the SNES has better color than the
- Genesis. Your decision on which to get should be based on what games
- you like better. I have a SNES with Super Mario World and Zelda III,
- and it can't be beat! :)
-
- I don't know much about the TG16.
-
- One benefit of the Genesis is that you can buy a Sega Game Gear
- handheld unit that'll play all Genesis games. Nintendo's Game Boy is
- laughable and not worth serious attention; for ten dollars more, you
- can get an Atari Lynx -- I have one, and it's *great* fun. :) Very
- hugh quality!
-
- --
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- /_/_/ bskendig@netcom.com de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire
- _/_/ n'etre fait comme aucun de ceux qui existent.
- / Nolite te bastardes Si je ne vaux pas mieux, au moins je suis autre.
- / carborundorum. -- Rousseau
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