Genesis is the best platforming console ever
Sonic 1-3+K
Ristar
Rocket Knight Adventures
Earthworm Jim
that is a killer top tier of platforming
Platforming is one of the areas where Genesis and SNES are fairly close, I'll agree. Sparkster is actually almost as good as RKA, so there's an alternative. You also didn't mention Mega Man: Wily Wars, which is incredibly fun despite the hit-and-miss music. Plus, if you think about it, it's 4 (3.5 really) games in one, making it comparable to the SNES Mega Man library.
What really ends the Genesis/SNES comparisons are the RPGs. Strategy, Japanese, Action... you name it, SNES wins it. Though this is certainly a place where quality-over-quantity arguments could be made (I just beat Landstalker/Phantasy Star IV this past week, and holy hot damn), but the sheer number of quality titles makes it hard to side with Sega here.
Genesis obliterates the SNES in terms of shmups, though, so if that's your thing, Genesis > SNES is a possibility. Not a particularly popular position in my experience however!
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