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17th November 2006, 2:23am
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#31 | | Registered Boozer
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
It's all about the nostalgia. It's pretty safe to assume that the people who will be at this debate will be (at least) the tail end of the snes/mega drive generation, and the debate, in it's pettier, more personal moments will probably focus on the intense rivalry between these consoles.
I was a SNES kid myself.
Then Sony came along with the PlayStation... ahh.
Did SEGA create the Micro Machines games? Did they appear on SEGA or SNES first? | 
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17th November 2006, 2:25am
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#32 | | 33 Rounds Per Minute
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
They appeared on the MegaDrive first i think, but they weren't Sega-made.
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17th November 2006, 2:45am
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#33 | | Registered Boozer
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glasgow
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
Oh well. Even on that one then.
The commercial success of either console is indeed not really a debatable issue. Personal preference, they are both great consoles, I just happened to get a SNES for christmas one year  | |
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17th November 2006, 12:39pm
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#34 | | Ninja Geek
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
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Originally Posted by Hammer  Anyway, everyone knows that the biggest gaming debate is PC vs Console. | That's not even a debate.
PC = people who have a bit more money and want to have cutting edge graphics and gameplay. They are also and far more versatile platform and more multi-player orientated.
Console = mostly owed by more casual gamers who can't afford a full PC gaming rig. Console focus far more on single player gameplay with multi-player usually being a bolt-on or focused on the "party" game aspect. Games tend to be simpler and focus on replyability.
Both are really good at what they do. There is no point in even trying to debate which is best, it's like saying nails are better than screws. | |
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17th November 2006, 12:50pm
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#35 | | Moderator Moderator
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
Surely that's changing? Xbox Live has opened the console world up to a lot more online play, which presumably Sony Network will continue to do when it eventually launches.
Nearly all the focus on 360 games these days seems to be about the MMO aspects of them. Call of Duty 3 and Gears of War to name but two examples.
I was being flippant anyway. PC and Console both have a place in my home. I hate playing platformers and racing games on my PC and I'm pretty sure I'd hate playing Oblivion or WoW without a full Qwerty keyboard. | |
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17th November 2006, 12:55pm
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#36 | | Experimental stooge
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Auld Reekie
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
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Originally Posted by Octavion That's not even a debate.
PC = people who have a bit more money and want to have cutting edge graphics and gameplay. They are also and far more versatile platform and more multi-player orientated.
Console = mostly owed by more casual gamers who can't afford a full PC gaming rig. Console focus far more on single player gameplay with multi-player usually being a bolt-on or focused on the "party" game aspect. Games tend to be simpler and focus on replyability.
Both are really good at what they do. There is no point in even trying to debate which is best, it's like saying nails are better than screws. | Anyone who owns only one or other of the examples above is not a gamer  | 
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17th November 2006, 1:02pm
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#37 | | I hate your band SuperMod
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
Bollocks. With a 360, PSP, PS2, GBA SP & GB Pocket, I’m not a gamer? Because I don’t want a Windows machine for MMORPGs? I’ve been a gamer since the days of faux-wood veneered Atari consoles with dial controllers for playing Pong. And all this were fields. | |
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17th November 2006, 1:52pm
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#38 | | Moment Ruiner
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
agreed
its not my fault im poor 
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18th November 2006, 12:58am
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#39 | | the 6th Jackson
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: My own little world...
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
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Originally Posted by Octavion That's not even a debate.
PC = people who have a bit more money and want to have cutting edge graphics and gameplay. They are also and far more versatile platform and more multi-player orientated.
Console = mostly owed by more casual gamers who can't afford a full PC gaming rig. Console focus far more on single player gameplay with multi-player usually being a bolt-on or focused on the "party" game aspect. Games tend to be simpler and focus on replyability.
Both are really good at what they do. There is no point in even trying to debate which is best, it's like saying nails are better than screws. |
Actually, screws will always wipe the floor with nails. | |
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18th November 2006, 5:19pm
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#40 | | Curiouser and curiouser.
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
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Originally Posted by poprock Bollocks. With a 360, PSP, PS2, GBA SP & GB Pocket, I’m not a gamer? Because I don’t want a Windows machine for MMORPGs? I’ve been a gamer since the days of faux-wood veneered Atari consoles with dial controllers for playing Pong. And all this were fields. | this is an argument i want to see in full swing... where i live, it is all still fields... | |
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18th November 2006, 9:18pm
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#41 | | Moderator Moderator
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
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Originally Posted by the curiousity this is an argument i want to see in full swing...
where i live, it is all still fields... | It seemed like a good idea at the time... | |
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19th November 2006, 3:33pm
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#42 | | the 6th Jackson
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| Re: Sega Vs Nintendo Debate
What was the outcome of the debate, anyway? Anything that anyone would accept? | |
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