No, it is nothing like the Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3. First of all, the SNES had double the memory of the Genesis and 8 times the audio memory. As a result, system memory had to be used for audio. Genesis could have a maximum of around 80 sprites on the screen at a time while the SNES could have around 128 with 4 very high resolution (at the time) backgrounds. SNES was also capalble of advanced matrix operations which the Genesis could only acomplish if it neglected everything else on the screen. SNES vs Genesis is more like the PS2 Vs Dreamcast than anything else. 

However, I can see how someone lacking real technical knowledge would land to this faulty conclusion. 

We arent comparing Genesis versus the SNES. We are comparing the Genesis to the FIRST Nintendo console.

Why did you bring the SNES into this when the SNES went against the Saturn?

AH, my mistake, it was a long day at work. Guess I misread NES and SNES :D 

EDIT: Actually, no, I meant Genesis VS SNES in my original post, just missed the S, so we were talking about the SNES, it's just that we didn't know lol.

And no, PS2 had a more powerful CPU and GPU than the Dreamcast.

Still I did explain my lack of knowledge on older consoles. Oldest console I actually fully taken the time to look up the tech was the GameCube because someone wanted to know the GPU's name. heh

I have looked up information its just been a few years since i did. The Ps3 and 360 architectures I have read manuals on how to program for them and how things work. The Wii is similar to the GC in lot of ways if i remember right.

Edit: While you were comparing the SNES I was focusing on NES vs Genesis with my original post. So you were off to begin with.

I've had the pleasure of programming for the Dreamcast, PSP, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360. Granted, I didn't get a chance to really explore the Xbox 360 hardware since my programs were running on top of XNA, although I was able to benchmark it against my PC! Really is amazing how console programming has evolved. Assembly on the Dreamcast -> programming for the Cell PSEs is a VERY huge leap.

You do know more about consoles than most people, I guess I sometimes evaluate others based on what I know about it. I think it's pretty amazing that some of the people here don't work in the PC industry yet they know so much. If I came off as a douche at any point, I apologize. I just don't like people spreading misinformation on forums I visit. Nothing is worse than someone quoting incorrect information in Beyond3D or any other forum!

You will burn. 

lol

OK, on the whole console generation war thing that ssj12 has going:

The NES came out in the US in 1985. (1983 J; 1986 E)
The Genesis came out in the US in 1989. (1988 J; 1990 E)
The SNES came out in the US in 1991. (1990 J; 1992 E)
The Saturn came out in the US in 1995. (1994 J; 1995 E)
The PS1 came out in the US in 1995. (1994 J; 1995 E)
The N64 came out in the US in 1996. (1996 J; 1997 E)

You can see that the Genesis is partway between the NES and SNES; four years after the NES but two years before the SNES -- this is a significant time delay, but it's much closer to the SNES than the NES. The Saturn, on the other hand, is CLEARLY in direct competition to the PS1.

The N64 came later, so I could understand if you were to say that the Saturn and PS1 were both partway between the SNES and N64 -- four years after the SNES, but two years before the N64 (except in the US), just like the Genesis was to the NES and SNES. But this makes little sense, because it was the PS1 that defined the generation more than the N64.

In any case, to say that the PS1 was in the same gen as the SNES is madness, and that's the exact same argument as the one you're making. You might as well say that the Dreamcast was in the same gen as the PS1 instead of the PS2. Or maybe the DC and the N64 have their own generation in between SNES/Saturn/PS1 and PS2/GC/Xbox according to you? (I'm ignoring the "GC didn't exist" stance you took earlier to avoid having to kill you.)

Squilliam said: Final-Fan said: ssj12 said: Simple, the GC was horrid. I owned every Nintendo console made and still own my NES, SNES, and N64. The GC I dint even want to think existed and the Wii im considering buying again. So imho the N64 lasted the time it was launched till the Wii was launched. The GC didnt exist because of how bad it was. The ColicoVision was better. You will burn.

I laughed for a minute straight.  Then I made eye contact with him again and had to keep laughing. 

Thank you Squilliam.