SNES even though I probably spend more time gaming on the Genesis/Mega Drive. When it comes to sports games I prefer the Genesis all other genres are better or even on the SNES.

I loved the SNES! My favorite tennis game of all time was on it! Super Tennis! Oh memories!

@ onikenshi: A console isn't great because of graphics, it's great because of the experiences that it delivers... And what could you get from the Neo Geo that you couldn't find in the arcades at that time? The only thing I could think of is privacy, and who needs that when it comes to gaming? Gaming is supposed to be a social experience, a community experience... When did gaming start conjuring up the image of the fat, introverted geek that lives in his parents' basement doing nothing but grinding on his video games for who-knows-what-reason? I'll tell you when, it was the 5th generation, around the time when the Saturn, N64, and your Playstation brands first came to light... The Game Boy's magic ability to make gaming a public thing was wearing thin and was only counteracted at a counter-cultural level by the Game Link Cable... Gaming became the thing you did at home, but lied about never doing just to be cool... And here I am on a rant because of what somebody said about graphics... My point is that you don't judge consoles on what their games look like, and you don't judge gamers on what one thinks that a typical gamer looks like... And furthermore, I applaud the ESRB's efforts to shake that image from people's heads because, while I am a fat, introverted geek, I don't really want people to consider me a stereotype, because I am a human being, and no real human being is a stereotype... *beats chest proudly*

Ok, I ask that you read again what I typed, as the games I mentioned were great games, and metal slug was an mp game, along with the Sengoku series and any fighting game that could involve multiple people. I remember playing KoF with up to 6 people (each would pick a character while 2 played at a time). So yes, Neo Geo had a good amount of great multiplayer games just like the next system. And I don't care if you consider yourself a "fat, introverted geek", if you can take a joke and tell a joke, join in on some game parties then hey, you a cool dude. Even the most withdrawn people can be brought out of their shell to have fun so that's cool. And if anything I am one of the first to say that graphics aren't everything, I for one thought The Magic of Scheherazade (NES game) was better than all Zelda games that came out AFTER Ocarina of Time. I prefer Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo game) more than SF4 with its shiny graphics. Just plz re-read what I typed before and you realize that I mentioned some great games in the Neo Geo library. Because alot of it's games were arcadey, there was alot of multiplayer offered, metal slug, sengoku, any fighting game (and there were many), blue's journey, metal slug, Aero Combat 1,2,3, etc. Chrono Trigger was one of the very few SNES titles that truly appealed to me. Yes it is undeniable that the SNES had a great library, but I feel that the Neo Geo not only had alot of better overall games but as an ADDED bonus it had considerably better graphics. So although graphics are by no means a priority, even if all things are equal the last thing to look at will be graphics which Neo Geo had on top of its amazing library. A good testament is try purchasing an SNES on ebay and do the same with a Neo Geo system.

SNES because I spent most time on that. With LoZ: LttP and Donkey Kong Country, it was definitely the best one.

It's sad to see the Genesis/Mega Drive get so few votes. With the SNES vote at 81.48%, I bet it's because of Square and the newfound interest in everything Square post-FF7. Back in those days, Nintendo's market share sure as hell wasn't 80+% so gamers who grew up with a SNES aren't the only ones contributing to that high vote percentage. The Genesis was very popular at the time (competitive in North America and it won Europe and Brazil). But ever since FF7, it's been cool to praise Square as the second coming of Christ so it doesn't surprise me that Genesis fans would bandwagon jump post-FF7 and younger gamers who didn't grow up gaming in that 16-bit era (1989-1994) but grew up with FF7 and PS1 instead would choose the console with the Square games.

Genesis does... It ended up being my system of choice. I was into sports and they were generally better on the Genesis. The SNES had better graphics, but was harder to code for. It did generally do RPGs better though.

The Neo-Geo was ahead of its time, and doesn't quite fit here, because of that. And the TurboGrafx-16 just didn't get the mainstream titles, although, it has some great unique stuff (Legendary Axe!).

Try again. If the only options were Neo-Geo and PS3, the launch PS3 would seem like a bargain in comparison. There were 2 versions of Neo-Geo (silver and gold, unfortunately, I do not know the difference between them), with retail prices of $600 (silver) to $800 (gold). (These prices did not last long, and were lowered to match what Wikipedia says, of $400/$650.) Add to this the price of the Neo-Geo games (which are the largest cartridges for a gaming console ever) running in the realm of $200 (!) each. Compare this to the other systems out at this time- SNES was $200, Genesis was $180, and TG16 with the CD ran $300-400, and games for each averaged $50-60. Not to mention that finding Neo Geo games and systems was another trick in and of itself...

Anyway, for the actual topic. Easily the SNES, as it was the best system ever. It's finally got a challenger (DS) in my eyes, but I have many a fond memory on that system.

The Neo-Geo was successful for many years. What ultimately did SNK in was the rampant Neo Geo piracy. Apparently there were lots of bootleg Neo Geo carts floating around (which is odd because Nintendo once chose carts over CDs to prevent piracy).

The Neo-Geo was great for what it was and I'd say it was pretty successful considering that SNK manufactured the hardware up until 1997 (7 years) and released Neo Geo games up until 2005 (15 years after launch). The Neo-Geo was never meant for mass consumption. It was a high-end home arcade machine with arcade perfect games targetted towards a niche audience (with lots of disposable income. lol). It's similar to how a Ferrari doesn't sell anywhere near as much as a Honda Civic but yet no one would dare claim that the Ferrari is a financial failure. The Ferrari by nature is intentionally exclusionary. They market to a specific niche and they make it work for them. The Neo-Geo is similar. It was basically the Ferrari or home arcade gaming.

Nowadays, arcade perfect ports on consoles isn't a big deal anymore since it can be done now at a low cost with Next Gen consoles or the PC. But back then, Neo-Geo had it's niche.

super nintendo hands down