Thursday, April 20, 2017

Console Wars - Sega Master System vs NES Comparison: the complete list! Part II

Console Wars - Sega Master System vs NES Comparison: the complete list! Part 2

Total war! Including the best games of each console side-by-side. The ultimate list with 183 games of each console struggling in head-to-head comparisons! To be fair, I used external reviews for the NES games. This is the second and last part of the most comprehensive list ever published!
At the end of the article there is a list of additional references with detailed comparison.

Final Results:
SMS wins: 155 (85,8%)
Draw:           22 (11,5%)
NES wins:     4 (2,7%)
Total:         181 (100%)



Detailed comparison:
Adventure Island vs Wonderboy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D53zWOsed2o
Ninja Gaiden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RlptxQv8rA
Paperboy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzAGAHBN-o
Phantasy Star vs Final Fantasy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRPsk1Cra0k
Prince of Persia (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-bH19FfjA
Prince of Persia (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKJZeSpDR0
Rambo First Blood Part 2 (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sphZtBCuDU
Rambo First Blood Part 2 (SMS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WITYnVFbroI (2 player coop)
Rampage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-p8Jrt5pE

PART one of this article: 
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Console Wars - Sega Master System vs NES Comparison: the complete list!

Console Wars - Sega Master System vs NES Comparison: the complete list! 

Total war! The best games of each console side-by-side. The ultimate list with almost 200 games of each console struggling in 196 head-to-head comparisons! To be fair, I used external reviews/ratings for
the NES games. Including the following game categories:
1- Similar multiplatform games with the same name;
2- Similar games, but with different names;
3- Different games, but with similar names, characters or style;
4- Different games, but that were classic of each console and direct competitors;
Comparisons of the games were made by playing both and using the direct and comprehensive comparisons available on the internet.  At the end of the article there is a list of additional references /videos with detailed comparison.


Name (Master System / NES) Type Master NES Winner
Ace of Aces / Stealth different C+ F SMS
Action Fighter/ Spy Hunter different B D SMS
Addams Family similar D D draw
Aerial Assault / Double Strike different B+ B- SMS
After Burner similar A C SMS
Aladdin different A C- SMS
Alex Kidd and the Lost Stars / Adventure Island 2 different A- B+ SMS
Alex Kidd in Miracle World / Super Mario Bros. different A+ A- SMS
Alex Kidd in Shinobi Word / Ninja Kid different A D SMS
Alien Syndrome similar C+ C SMS
Aliens 3 similar A- C+ SMS
Altered Beast different B+ C SMS
Ariel: The Little Mermaid /  The Little Mermaid different D D+ NES
Assault City / Mechanized Attack different A B SMS
Astérix (1991) / Astérix (1993) different A+ D+ SMS
Asérix and the Secret Mission  / Astérix  different A+ D+ SMS
Ayrton Senna’s  / Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing
Aztect Adventure / Adventure of Lolo		 different
different		 A
B+		 C
B		 SMS
SMS
Back to the Future II / Back to the Future II & III different C- F SMS
Back to the Future III / Back to the Future II & III different C+ F SMS
Baku Baku Animals / Yoshi’s Cookie different A- B SMS
Batman Returns different B- B- draw
Battlemaniacs / Battletoads different A A- SMS
Black Belt / Kung Fu different A C- SMS
Bonanza Bros. / Mario Bros. different A- B- SMS
Bram Stoker’s Dracula similar B C SMS
Bubble Bobble similar B+ B SMS
Buggy Run / Monster Truck Rally different B D SMS
Buster Douglas / Mike Tyson Punch Out different C+ A- NES
California Games similar A+ C+ SMS
Captain Silver similar A- B- SMS
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse /Mickey Mouse different A+ D SMS
Chase HQ similar B B- SMS
Choplifter similar A- B SMS
Chuck Rock 2 / Bonk’s Adventure different A- B SMS
Clound Master similar C C draw
Columns / Tetris different A- A- draw
Cool Spot / Spot different A C SMS
Cosmic Space Head / Linus Space Head similar C D SMS
Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny different B F SMS
Dead Angle / Cabal different A- C SMS
Deep Duck Trouble / Duck Tales different A B SMS
Desert Speedtrap starring Road Runner / Road Runner different B+ C+ SMS
Desert Strike / Cobra Command different A D SMS
Dick Tracy different B C SMS
Double Dragon different A B+ SMS
Dr. Robotinik / Dr. Mario different A B- SMS
Dynamite Headdy/ Mega Man 6 different A B+ SMS
E-Swat / Robocop different B C SMS
Enduro Racer (Japanese version)) / Exitebike different B+ B SMS
F1 / F1-Hero different B+ D SMS
Fantastic Dizzy similar C+ D+ SMS
Fantasy Zone similar B+ B SMS
Fantasy Zone 2 / Stinger different B+ B- SMS
FIFA Soccer / Goal! 2 different B+ B SMS
Flintstones different C C draw
Gangster Town / Freedom Force different A+ B SMS
Gauntlet similar B C SMS
George Foreman different C+ C+ draw
Ghostbusters similar B D SMS
Ghouls’n Ghosts / Ghosts’n Goblins different A+ B- SMS
Global Gladiators / M.C. Kids different A- D SMS
Golden Axe / TMNT 2 different A+ B+ SMS
Golden Axe Warrior / Zelda different A A- SMS
Golfmania / Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf
Golvelius / Zelda 2		 different
different		 A-
A-		 C-
A-		 SMS
draw
GP Rider / Mach Rider different B C SMS
Great Golf (Japanese version)  / Golf
Great Volleyball / Volleyball		 different
different		 B
C+		 B-
C		 SMS
SMS
Heroes of the Lance similar C D- SMS
Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) different A C SMS
Home Alone different C+ C- SMS
Hook different B- F SMS
Hulk / Batman: Return of the Joker different A- D+ SMS
Impossible Mission / Mission: Impossible different B+ B SMS
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade different B- D SMS
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade similar B- F SMS
James Bond / James Bond Jr. different B B- SMS
James Pound 2 / Kid Icarus different A- B- SMS
Joe Montana Football / Tecmo Super Bowl
Jurassic Park		 different
different		 B
A-		 A-
C-		 NES
SMS
Kenseiden / Castelvania 2 different A C- SMS
Klax similar B C+ SMS
Krusty’s Fun House similar A- B SMS
Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse /Mickey Mouse 3 different A+ C+ SMS
Laser Ghost / Chiller different A- D SMS
Legend of Illusion/ Chip N Dale different A C SMS
Lemmings similar B B- SMS
Line of Fire / Super Spy Hunter different B C- SMS
Lord of the Sword/ Dragon’s Lair different B F SMS
Lucky Dime Caper/ Duck Tales different A B SMS
Marble and Madness similar A A- SMS
Marksman Shooting & Trap Shooting / Hogan’s Alley different B C- SMS
Master of Darkness / Castelvania different A B SMS
Masters of Combat / Karate Champ different A F SMS
Mercs / Ikari Warriors different A- B SMS
Micro Machines similar B+ B+ draw
Miracle Warriors / Dragon Warrior different A- B SMS
Monopoly different C C- SMS
Montezuma's Revenge / Super Pitfall
Moonwalker / Blue Brothers		 different
different		 B
A+		 F
F		 SMS
SMS
Mortal Kombat / Yie Ar Kung-Fu different A- C SMS
Mortal Kombat II / TMNT: Tournament Fighters different A B SMS
Name (Master System / NES) Type Master NES Winner
Ms. Pac-Man similar C+ D SMS
Ninja Gaiden different A- B- SMS
Forgotten Worlds / Contra different A- A- draw
Olympic Gold / Track and Field different A- B SMS
Operation Wolf similar C C draw
Out Run / Rad Racer different A B SMS
Pacmania similar B- B- draw
Paperboy similar A- C+ SMS
Parlour Games / Side Pocket different C+ B NES
Phantasy Star / Final Fantasy different A+ B+ SMS
Pinguim Land / Ice Climber different B- C- SMS
Populous / M.U.L.E. different A B+ SMS
Power Strike / Life Force different A+ A- SMS
Power Strike II / Star Soldier
Predator 2 / Predator		 different
different		 A+
B		 C
F		 SMS
SMS
Prince of Persia similar A B+ SMS
Pro Wrestling different C+ C+ draw
Psychic World / Mega Man 3 different B B- SMS
Psycho Fox / Super Mario Bros. 2 different A B+ SMS
R-Type / Defender II different A+ C- SMS
R.C. Grand Prix / R.C. Pro-Am different A- B SMS
Reggie Jackson Baseball / Baseball Stars II different A- A- draw
Rainbow Island similar C C draw
Rambo First Blood Part 2 different A- F SMS
Rambo III / Gotcha different A B+ SMS
Rampage similar B C SMS
Rampart / Conflict different B C+ SMS
Rastan / Demon Sword different A- C SMS
Ren and Stimpty different A B SMS
Renegade similar A C- SMS
Road Rash / Match Rider
Robocop 3		 different
similar		 A
C-		 C
D+		 SMS
SMS
Robocop vs Terminator / Robocop 2 different B+ F SMS
Rocky / Karate Kid different A+ B- SMS
Running Battle / P.O.W. different A- B SMS
Rygar different B B draw
Safari Hunt / Duck Hunt different B C- SMS
Sagaia / Gradius different A- B+ SMS
Scramble Spirits / 1942 different C D SMS
Sensible Soccer / Goal! different B+ B- SMS
Shadow Dancer / Ninja Gaiden II different A+ B+ SMS
Shinobi similar A- C+ SMS
Shooting G / Trick Shooting different A C SMS
The Simpsons: Bart vs Space Mutants similar C+ C+ draw
The Simpsons: Bart vs the World similar C C- SMS
Smash TV similar C+ C+ draw
Sega Open Tournament Golf/NES Open Tournament Golf
Solomon's Key		 different
similar		 A
C+		 A-
C+		 SMS
draw
Sonic Spinball / Pinball different B- C+ SMS
Space Harrier similar B+ D+ SMS
Space Harrier 3D / The 3D Battles of World Runner different A+ D+ SMS
Speedball 2 / Speedball
Spellcaster (Kujakuo) / Kujakuo		 diferrent
different		 A-
A-		 B-
C+		 SMS
SMS
Spiderman: Return of the Sinister Six similar C- D SMS
Spy Vs. Spy similar C C+ NES
Star Wars similar C+ C SMS
Street Fighter 2 / Urban Champion different A- D SMS
Streets of Rage / Double Dragon II different A+ A- SMS
Strider different B C SMS
Submarine Attack / Sqoon
Super Off Road		 different
similar		 B
B		 B-
B		 SMS
draw
Superman / Batman different B B- SMS
Super Racing / Super Sprint
Super Tennis /  Tennis
Tazmania / Tiny Toon		 different
different
different		 B
B-
A-		 D
C
B		 SMS
SMS
SMS
Teddy Boy / Donkey Kong different B B- SMS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day similar D- F SMS
The Jungle Book similar A- B- SMS
The Lion King similar A C SMS
The New Zealand Story similar B B- SMS
The Ninja / The Legend of Kage different B B- SMS
The Terminator different B D- SMS
Thunder Blade/ Tiger-Heli different A- C SMS
Tom and Jerry different A- B- SMS
Ultima IV different B B draw
Vigilante / Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja different A B SMS
Wanted / Wild Gunman different A C- SMS
Wimblendon / Evert & Lendl: Top Players' Tennis
Winter Olympics / Winter Games		 different
different		 B+
A		 C
D-		 SMS
SMS
Wolfchild / Werewolf different B- F SMS
Wonder Boy / Adventure Island similar B C+ SMS
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap /Super Mario Bros. 3 different A+ A SMS
Wonderboy in Monster Land / Astynax different A- B- SMS
Wonderboy in Monster World / Adventure Island 3 different A+ B+ SMS
World Games / World Games similar B B draw
World Grand Prix / F1-Race
World Soccer / Soccer
Wrestlemania		 different
different
similar		 B
B-
F		 C
C+
F		 SMS
SMS
draw
X-men different B F SMS
Xenon 2 / Xevious different B B- SMS
Y’s similar B+ B SMS
Zillion / Metroid different B+ B SMS
Zillion II: the Tri Formation / Journey to Silius different A- C+ SMS


Final Results:
SMS wins: 169 (86.22%)
Draw:           22 (11.22%)
NES wins:     5 (2.55%)
Total:         196 (100%)

Detailed comparison:
Adventure Island vs Wonderboy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D53zWOsed2o
Astérix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Swzr6p2iM
Aladdin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YclQ8e5VeUA&t=110s
Alien 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhO6FmeWq88
Adams Family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfgXRa1xKF8
Back to the Future 2&3 (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOiHjUfH2ZI
Back to the Future 3 (SMS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkRmG4jBNh0
Choplifter (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJmsywfSCrI
Cool Spot (Master System): : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkllwTMvJq8
Global Gladiators (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNZreMBI48
Ghost'n Goblins (NES) vs Ghouls'n Ghosts (SMS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5xByhHjBpY
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (SMS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQMN36W_oIo
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdMaI5NoDA
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (version2, NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbrejmkDSsw
Jurassic Park (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39DPFa-djqU
Black Belt (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LyIKU2qmM
Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE-rFtBnvjY
Mickey Mouse Land of Illusion (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4VuReh0p0
Paperboy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzAGAHBN-o
Phantasy Star vs Final Fantasy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRPsk1Cra0k
Prince of Persia (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-bH19FfjA
Prince of Persia (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKJZeSpDR0
Rambo First Blood Part 2 (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sphZtBCuDU
Rambo First Blood Part 2 (SMS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WITYnVFbroI (2 player coop)
Rampage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-p8Jrt5pE
Road Rash (Master System): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zSqNzOgXUY  vs 
Zelda / Golden Axe Warrior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swWUQqYFfXE

Unfortunately the competition shown here could not be experienced at the right time in the USA and Japan due to Nintendo's monopoly practices. In the rest of the world, the Master System had 80% marketshare. Find out more in: 

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