Sunday, July 28, 2019

Console Wars - Sega Genesis vs SNES comparison: the complete list of multiplatform games! Part 3

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive vs SNES / SFC comparison: complete list of multiplatform games!

Part 3: "C" games (average games)
The third part (3/4) of the most complete list ever published, involving about 400 games from each system.  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;
Comparisons of the games were made by playing both and using the direct and comprehensive comparisons available on the internet. Snes game scores have been based on external ratings. 
In cases of obscure games where it was not possible to compare the two games in detail, the result was described as "unknown".
At the end of the article there is a list of additional references with detailed comparison.

UPDATED: 07/04/2021

Results:
GEN / MD: 64 (44.4%)
SNES/ SFC: 7 (4.9%)
Draw: 33 (22.9%)
Unknown: 40 (27.8%)
Total: 144 comparisons (100%)


Name (Mega Drive - Sega Genesis/ SNES - SFC) Type GEN SNES Winner
3 Ninjas Kick Back similar C C- MD/GEN
Aero the Acrobat similar C C- MD/GEN
Aerobiz similar ? ? unknown
Aerobiz: Supersonic similar ? ? unknown
American Gladiators similar C- D MD/GEN
Arcus Odissey / Arcus Spirits similar C+ C MD/GEN
Astérix and the Great Rescue \ Astérix different C- D+ MD/GEN
Astérix and the Power of the Gods \ Astérix & Obelix different C+ C+ draw
B.O.B similar C- C snes
Ballz 3D similar C C- MD/GEN
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! similar ? ? unknown
Battletoads & Double Dragon similar C+ C MD/GEN
Adams FamilysimilarC-C-draw
Battletoads / Battletoads in Battlemaniacs different C D+ MD/GEN
Bonkers different C ? unknown
Boxing: Legends of the Ring (aka Chavez II) similar C- C- draw
Bram Stoker’s Dracula similar C F MD/GEN
Brett Hull Hockey '95 different C+ C MD/GEN
Brutal: Paws of Fury similar C C+ snes
Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs similar C D- MD/GEN
California Games / California Games II different C F MD/GEN
Cannon Foldder similar C+ C+ draw
Championship Bowling / Super Bowling different C+ C- MD/GEN
Chaos Engine (aka Soldiers of Fortune) similar C+ C MD/GEN
Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest similar C- D- MD/GEN
Cliffhanger similar C C draw
Daffy Duck different C- C- draw
Daze Before Christmas similar C+ C+ draw
Deadly Moves / Power Athlete similar C+ C MD/GEN
Devil's Course 3D Golf
Doom Troopers
similar
similar
C+
C+
C-
C+
MD/GEN
draw
Double Dragon / Super Double Dragon different C D- MD/GEN
Dragon: Bruce Lee Story similar C C draw
ESPN Baseball Tonight similar ? ? unknown
ESPN National Hockey Night similar C D MD/GEN
ESPN Speed World similar C C- MD/GEN
ESPN Sunday Night NFL similar ? ? unknown
Family Feud similar ? ? unknown
Fatal Fury similar C F MD/GEN
Foreman For Real Boxing similar C C draw
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball similar ? ? unknown
Gemfire similar C+ C MD/GEN
Genghis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf similar ? ? unknown
Gods similar C D+ MD/GEN
Head-On Soccer (aka Fever Pitch) similar C+ C+ draw
Hook similar C- C snes
Hulk (aka The Incredible Hulk) similar C C- MD/GEN
Hurricanes different C- D MD/GEN
Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings similar C- C- draw
Sensible SoccersimilarC+C+draw
Jack Nicklaus Golf similar C D MD/GEN
Jeopardy! similar ? C unknown
Jim Power: The Lost Dimension similar C-C- draw
Joe and Mac - Caveman Ninja similar C+ C- MD/GEN
John Madden Football similar C- F MD/GEN
Judge Dredd similar C C draw
King of the Monsters 2 different C+ C MD/GEN
Krusty’s Super Fun House similar C+ C MD/GEN
Lemmings 2 similar C+ C MD/GEN
Liberty or Death similar C- C- draw
Madden NFL ‘98 similar ? C+ unknown
Madden NFL’ 96 similar C+ C+ draw
Math Blaster Episode 1 similar ? ? unknown
Menacer 6-Game Cartridge / Super Scope 6 different C+ D+ MD/GEN
Micro Machines 2 similar C+ D+ MD/GEN
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  different C C draw
Monopoly similar ? ? unknown
Mr. Nutz similar C+ C MD/GEN
NBA Hang Time similar C+ C- MD/GEN
NBA Showdown ‘94 similar C D MD/GEN
New 3D Golf Simulation / True Golf Classics similar ? ? unknown
NFL Quarterback Club similar C+ C- MD/GEN
NHL’ 95 similar C C draw
Nobunaga's Ambition similar ? ? unknown
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45 similar C- D+ MD/GEN
Mega  / Super SWIV (a.k.a. Firepower 2000) similarC+C+draw
Pagemaster similar C C draw
Pink Goes to Hollywood similar C C draw
Pinocchio similar C C- MD/GEN
Pirates of Dark Water different C+ D MD/GEN
Populous similar C+ C MD/GEN
Power Monger similar C C draw
Power Rangers: the movie different C+ C- MD/GEN
Primal Rage similar C- D+ MD/GEN
PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations similar ? ? unknown
Putty Squad (Beta) / Putty Squad  similar ? ? unknown
Puyo Puyo Tsu
Rampart
similar
similar
C+
C
C+
?
draw
unknown
Roar of the Beast / Beauty and the Beast different C+ C- MD/GEN
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball similar ? ? unknown
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II similar C ? unknown
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III similar C+ ? unknown
Saturday Night Slam Masters similar C- C snes
Side-Pocket similar C C draw
Space Invaders different C D- MD/GEN
Spiderman and Venon: Separation Anxiety similar C C- MD/GEN
Spiderman: Maximun Carnage similar C+ C MD/GEN
Spirou similar C C- MD/GEN
Star Trek Next Generation similar C+ C+ draw
Stone Protectors (Beta) / Stone Protectors similar ? C unknown
Super Baseball 2020 similar C+ C- MD/GEN
Super High Impact similar ? ? unknown
Super Off Road similar C+ D MD/GEN
Super Smash TV similar D+ C+ snes
Super Volleyball / Hyper V-Ball similar C+ ? unknown
Syndicate similar ? ? unknown
Tecmo Super Baseball similar ? ? unknown
Tecmo Super Bowl similar C+ C MD/GEN
Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition similar ? ? unknown
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition similar ? ? unknown
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball similar ? ? unknown
Terminator 2: the arcade game similar C+ C MD/GEN
Test Drive II: The Duel similar C C- MD/GEN
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends similar ? ? unknown
The Death and Return of Superman similar C C- MD/GEN
The Great Circus Mystery (Mickey and Minnie) similar C+ C+ draw
The Incredible Crash Dummies similar C+ ? unknown
The Smurfs similar ? ? unknown
Theme Park similar ? ? unknown
TMNT: Tournment Fighters different C+ C+ draw
Toys: Let The Toy Wars Begin! similar C- D+ MD/GEN
True Lies similar C+ C+ draw
Uncharted Waters similar ? ? unknown
Virtual Bart similar C+ C MD/GEN
Warlock similar C D+ MD/GEN
WarpSpeed similar C D+ MD/GEN
Wayne Gretzky Hockey NHLPA All-Stars similar C ? unknown
Weapon Lord similar C+ C+ draw
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Tale different C+ C MD/GEN
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? similar C- ? unknown
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? similar C- ? unknown
Wacky Worlds / Mario PaintdifferentC-Csnes
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits similar ? ? unknown
Wolfchild similar C C- MD/GEN
Word Cup USA 94 similar C C draw
World Heroes similar C+ C+ draw
WWF Raw similar ? ? unknown
WWF Royal Rumble similar C C+ snes
WWF Super Wrestlemania similar C C- MD/GEN
WWF Wrestlemania: the Arcade Game similar C+ D+ MD/GEN
Ys III: Wanderers From Ys similar C+ C MD/GEN
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel similar C C- MD/GEN
Zool similar C- D+ MD/GEN
Zoop similar ? ? unknown

Part 1  of this article: "A games": 
Part 2 of this article: "B games": 
Part 3 of this article: "D and F games": 

"If a title came out for multiple consoles at the same time, there was no question about it. I would get the Mega Drive version." Ken Sugimori, character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise

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