When you think of a console war there are two generations that stick out with the closest races. That would be the SNES vs the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive and the Xbox 360 vs the PlayStation 3.
This thread is discussing the SNES vs the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive console war. Which platform did you own or prefer? What were you favorite games?
Also welcome to the new "Retro" section on the VGChartz forums!
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