Sega Mega Drive or Super Nintendo?

[Pilotwings]

Yeah I agree The MD didn't really have better shooter's in my eye's, just probably more shooter's. (Super aleste is also amazing on the snes I think)

I think The MD had better side scrolling beatem up's though in the street's of rage series.

It's hard to say actually as the MD has good shooter's also!- but yeah I think your right that most MD head's usually go a bit overboard when boasting about the shooter's it had compared to snes.

[SuperDanX]

S'up to you mate, id think there's a lot of scope there few a good old argument/discussion. I prefer the megadrive for shooters myself, although id rate Area 88 as my favorite shooter ever.

[Skull Commander]

I forgot about Super Aleste, and it's one of my faves as well! Put it down to early morning....
As for the scrolling beat em ups, I would agree that Streets of Rage 2 is the finest example ever, but I think the Snes has more examples of good scrolling fighters overall. It's pretty close though.
Megadrive:
Streets of Rage 1,2,3
Golden Axe 1,2,3
Two Crude Dudes
Double Dragon, DD3
Punisher

Snes:
Final Fight 1,2,3
Rushing Beat 1,2,3
Knights of The Round
King Of The Dragons
Captain Commando
Undercover Cop
Super Double Dragon

[Pilotwings]

Another good MD beat-em up is splatterhouse 2. I've heard people saying they didn't like it but I actually prefer it to the original.

Would you class the shinobi's as scrolling beatem up's?

[J0e Musashi]

I'm sorry but PC Engine MDKs the pair of them put together for both shooters and fighters.

[Skull Commander]

Another good MD beat-em up is splatterhouse 2. I've heard people saying they didn't like it but I actually prefer it to the original.

Would you class the shinobi's as scrolling beatem up's?

Shinobi I would say is more a platform game, in the same way that ghouls 'n' ghosts, and super castlevania is.
I love splatterhouse 2. I downloaded the PC Engine version of the first one, and for my money the 2nd is a far better game. I recall playing the third one on the megadrive once, and it seemed good, but I didn't have a long go on it.

[Skull Commander]

I'm sorry but PC Engine MDKs the pair of them put together for both shooters and fighters.

What scrolling beat em ups would you reccomend on the pc engine? I don't own one but have been buying stuff on the virtual console. I see there is one that looks like final fight.
I didn't think the pc engine had that many scrolling fighters apart from splatterhouse and that one on the virtual console.

*edit* Riotzone

[J0e Musashi]

Why, the most excellent Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari.

[Skull Commander]

Ahhhhh! River city ransom! I see the nes version is available on UK virtual console but the pc engine one doesn't seem to be.

[Baseley09]

Riot zone is a bit dull but has great music, i like it. Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari is mega tho, too ££ for my tastes. Dont rekkon I can thing of another PCE fighter tho? That Capcom period one on horses ?

[J0e Musashi]

Double Dragon II Basel. It rocks too.

[Pilotwings]

I'm sorry but Beats of rage kill's them all.

Total classic!

[Big Seany]

Dynasty Warriors? Rubbish. That came out on the SNES as well. The sequel is ace, got that on the PS1.

[Team Andromeda]

I'm sorry , I rate the Snes more than the Mega Drive . But when it came to shooters , scrolling fighters and more sport games , the MD kicked the Snes in Touch , so much so its not even up for debate .

Thunder Force IV, SOR II, NHL Hockey = SNES owned :P.

[Vince]

The MD was better for driving games (Super Hang On, Monaco GP, Road Rash), an often forgotten genre i imagine as it relys so much on graphics. In fact Nintendo consoles are always ****e for driving games, you get Mario Kart or F-Zero, thats your lot. Theres nothing wrong with those games, they are great, but they aren't Monaco GP, Gran Turismo, Forza etc.