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Sonic or Mario?

Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
It's the ultimate question - the 80s/early 90s version of Beatles or Stones?

Which was better, the Plumber or the Hedgehog? I'm a Mario man myself. I grew up with a snes, but my cousin had a mega-drive (genesis for the yanks) so I got to play both a lot. I think the whole Mario series was just far better though. More challenges, cooler enemies, mushrooms, racoon suits -The whole shebang! And it goes without saying that Mario Kart is the greatest game in the history of the universe.

Discuss.
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    I like both for different reasons!
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  • Riot_RainRiot_Rain Posts: 348
    Mario!

    I remember finishing Super Mario Land on my very first Gameboy. And then again with extra creatures! After that, you could start at any level you wanted. Great stuff.

    Mario Kart rocks :D
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Mario, hands down. Nintendo systems were always better than Sega systems. Gameplay beat them hands down. Also, Mario is one of the most genius franchises ever created. Sonic didn't/doesn't have nearly as much 'stretch potential'. I believe Sonic stopped being interesting after Tails was created, which is, well, pretty soon really...
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Mario.

    You eat mushrooms... what could be cooler!
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  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I'm a Mario man myself.

    am i going to have to change your name to Yoshi? :p
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  • rival.rival. Posts: 7,775
    Mario - i was a nintendo kid growing up. never had sega.
  • ringoringo Posts: 504
    I gotta go with Mario on this one.
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    am i going to have to change your name to Yoshi? :p
    I think so :D
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  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,154
    both were fun, but Mario had staying power....the Mario games kept reinventing themselves with newer challenges, while it seemed that each new Sonic was just a redoing of the old one with a higher number on the end
  • JimNasiumJimNasium Posts: 1
    The Beatles
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Mario, hands down. Nintendo systems were always better than Sega systems. Gameplay beat them hands down. Also, Mario is one of the most genius franchises ever created. Sonic didn't/doesn't have nearly as much 'stretch potential'. I believe Sonic stopped being interesting after Tails was created, which is, well, pretty soon really...

    I disagree. The Sega Genesis was a better system than the SNES, IMO, mostly in the sports genre. The master system and NES weren't different enough to consider. Mario was better than Sonic, however, as most of the Mario games were pretty fun.
    Sonic 1 was good and I didn't care after that.
  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    I'm a Mario guy, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I really wanted a Genesis just to play Sonic.
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  • vmfuryvmfury Posts: 1,091
    Mario!!! :)
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    yosi wrote:
    I'm a Mario guy, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I really wanted a Genesis just to play Sonic.
    I have a sonic mega-collection for my Xbox that has all the original series on one disc :) It's deadly!
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  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I have a sonic mega-collection for my Xbox that has all the original series on one disc :) It's deadly!

    Damn. If only I had an X-Box...

    The truth is, I really want a Wii. Zelda looks so good.
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  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter Posts: 2,832
    As a character - Sonic
    As a game - Mario is the best game for Nintendo
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    yosi wrote:
    Damn. If only I had an X-Box...

    The truth is, I really want a Wii. Zelda looks so good.
    I got that too :D

    I'd also like to throw in that New Super Mario Brothers on the DS is a great game, and Mario Kart DS is the best in the series :)
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  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I got that too :D

    I'd also like to throw in that New Super Mario Brothers on the DS is a great game, and Mario Kart DS is the best in the series :)

    Oh man, oh man. Wish I could come over and play some video games.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    yosi wrote:
    Damn. If only I had an X-Box...

    The truth is, I really want a Wii. Zelda looks so good.

    Zelda IS so good.

    To answer the question, I grew up on the NES and SNES, so Mario. But I also had a liking for Sega, which led me to get the Saturn and the Dreamcast, both of which failed. Although the latter was ahead of its time and was an awesome lil system that didn't deserve the fate that it had.
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Mario games are way better. But I like Sonic also.

    Sonic games also have gotten really lame in the last 6 or 7 years while I've never been disappointed with a Mario release (excluding Mario Party 5+).
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Mario Kart DOES kick ass.
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  • satansbedbugssatansbedbugs Posts: 2,412
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Mario Kart DOES kick ass.


    I could play that ALL day. did you know that donkey kong is actually the fastest one?
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    I disagree. The Sega Genesis was a better system than the SNES, IMO, mostly in the sports genre. The master system and NES weren't different enough to consider. Mario was better than Sonic, however, as most of the Mario games were pretty fun.
    Sonic 1 was good and I didn't care after that.

    Ah, well maybe the fact that I don't care much for sports or sports games counts for my opinion :D
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Ah, well maybe the fact that I don't care much for sports or sports games counts for my opinion :D
    Everyone is allowed to have an opinion :P
    Mostly sports, Genesis had a lot of other games going for it besides that.
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    My vote goes to Sonic! The ones they put out today suck, but back in the Genesis day, I played the Sonic games for hours upon hours. I liked mario, but never had a Nintendo or Gameboy.............I got bored with it over at friend's houses.
  • leavin hereleavin here Posts: 145
    Mario all the way of course
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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    It's the ultimate question - the 80s/early 90s version of Beatles or Stones?

    Which was better, the Plumber or the Hedgehog? I'm a Mario man myself. I grew up with a snes, but my cousin had a mega-drive (genesis for the yanks) so I got to play both a lot. I think the whole Mario series was just far better though. More challenges, cooler enemies, mushrooms, racoon suits -The whole shebang! And it goes without saying that Mario Kart is the greatest game in the history of the universe.

    Discuss.

    What about TETRIS!?

    Wait was Mario the one that had Yoshi in it? I love Yoshi!
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    yes mario was the one that had yosi in it


    speaking as a gamer who played both the mario and sonic sersis like a religion. for me its sonic cause it was so hard to beat the games. i would play sonic for hours on end a day
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    I like the early Sonics, but once they got into 3D?? Mario hands down wipes the floor with Sonic as some sort of blue spikey mop.

    Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine?? AMAZING I SAY!!!

    Can't wait for Mario Galaxy
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    metsfan531941 wrote:
    yes mario was the one that had yosi in it

    YOSHI! I love love love Yoshi. I almost married one of those addicted to games boys. I was waiting at the movie theaters while he played Mortal Kombat. To this day that game makes me sick.

    I vote for Tetris and Ms Pac Man. And then Mario, those were the only ones I liked.
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