Strider was one of the games that made the genesis the go get system in 1990. Right before Sonic, and the rest is history

"I live in the future. Not. Star. Wars." hilarious line delivery

Interesting: I hadn't even heard of Run Saber until now.

I thought Strider had better graphics

Both are great games but I personally like strider

I actually thought strider had the better soundtrack, it may not have fit the on screen action perfectly but that's part of what set it apart, it had a very sparse and unique soundtrack wheras run saber seemed to emulate other games of the time.

Really? The graphics are the best part about strider and so much better.

You can't RUN in RUN Saber... but in Strider you can...!!! (LOL irony)

Despite the flaws with the inconsistent sound effects and framerate drop in Strider, I still think it's a better game due to it's interesting and atmospheric sound track and it's unique level design which was very ambitious for 1989.

You guys do a good job of making the videos not just about your reviews, but about your skits as well. I always want to stick around to see the end of the skits.

Tough one... I like both games, but I'd have to go with Strider because it has so many unique and quirky design choices. Capcom took risks with it and it really stood out at the time it was released in arcades. Run Saber feels more like a generic side-scrolling platformer with Strider influences. While it's more polished, they definitely took the safe route with it. 25+ years after it was released, a lot of people still remember Strider and it's still an influential game. The same can't be said of Run Saber. Another great video guys!

Ha, ha, ha, ha That ending was random! and I can't stop laughing. I wasn't prepared for that.

really always wanted to check out run saber and now definitely will have to. great video fellas!

Sunset riders may be better, but strider is still without a doubt one of the best games on the genesis.

“Leonard Geer? Solid” I never realised this until now XD

As a kid the music and sound effects always stood out to me in Strider. To this day its still cool.

Strider is a classic; Run Saber is a bizarre boring game forgotten.

As fun as this episode was, Run Saber just doesn't hold a candle to Strider, let alone the arcade version of Strider. Run Saber can't even touch Cannon Dancer Osman, Capcom's Strider 2, or Moon Diver.

Strider was released over a year before the SNES and almost four years before run saber. At that time, the Genesis was just trying to compete with NES. This was a good episode, just not very fair.

You guys are getting better and better with each video. :D

Oh god that outtake at the ending! "Maybe he needs a hug... like this..."

Huge fan of both games, and yes, Run Saber perfected the Strider formula to beautiful extents. Love it so much.

I agree actually, on all points... and this is coming from the dude who has a Strider arcade cab haha. Strider rules and I'll always be a fan, but Run Saber improved on it, in almost every way. This was a really good one guys!

Fun episode. Nice to see Run Saber succeed in improving on things since it did come later. I was aware of Run Saber, but never played it, so good to see more of it. I liked the part where Greg kept saying mode 7 over and over without actually explaining anything. I especially liked when he suggested self-cleaning rice cookers. That would be a future I'd like to see.

I think the music fits perfect in Strider. Look at the Siberian stage for example, the first part, when you are fighting the wolves, is perfect for the enviroment of the stage.

Boogerman - A Pick and Flick Adventure

I loved Run Saber - a mix of many things (Strider being the main) made it a good classic-style platformer. I always kinda wished they'd make a sequel. Another cool, random thing I figured out by accident on Run Saber was color swap: pause the game and press select and you'll swap through a decent number of different color schemes for the characters. This was especially cool for 2 player mode as a way to add personality to your play.

bullshit the music of Strider fit perfectly. the music starts for the next scene. Awkward transition might be the only thing that was correct but those music changes fit what is needed. Like running down the hill and making the jump. awesome moment that connects with the music.

I love the huge sprites in Strider.

Sega - 22 wins Nintendo - 21 wins "WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game" video comment: The Nostalgia Factor: Most of the time Super Nintendo wins, so I guess you can count your Sega wins...? Most of the time, yeah LMFAO

Speaking of Arcade ports, I would like to see a Console Wars episode for the shootem-up Thunder Force 3 for the SEGA Genesis and Thunder Spirits for the SNES. Its the same game with subtile differences.

Great video! I like the fact that these games are no ports of the same game, just games which are pretty similar in style. Hope to see more of this!

Guys this channel is a great mix of nostalgia, comedy, overall goofiness, and i can see yalld personality shine through. Similar feeling i get from watching avgn. thanks for the hours of content guys

HAHAHHA...That hug at the end...#DOGSHOTS

For December only: Home Alone 2. Which version is the worst?

I hope you guys never change. Keep it up being awesome.

Run Saber is a great game, but Strider is a classic. Wing Commander SNES vs. Sega CD! Also ask Johnson if there's still Yuengling in the future and if the monkeys can be specifically trained to get it.

Strider is the best. My fav game of all time below SF2.

Bullshit, Strider is superior, Dan didn't even try to defend it. Characters are bigger and more defined in Strider, they don't have ugly, bold, black lines around every character and there's very fluid animation in the graphics. Also, jumping is very natural and only takes about a minute to get used to, there's no hampering of the controls going on. Normally I wouldn't care who won but the general lack of attention to detail just in this 1 episode is...ugh, Strider wins.

You should do TMNT Tournament Fighters.

What do you mean Strider doesn't play well today, it still plays as well as it did when it first came out... The game doesn't have poor controls, only many poor users of those controls.

Oooooooooh, you guys are going to subject yourselves to Bram Stoker's Dracula, aren't you? My heart goes out to you both.

Loved the Simpsons gag, and the ending skit was freakin' hilarious! I laughed my ass off! Being a huge Strider fan and growing up with the game, I kept thinking, "no way" after Strider lost category after category. I had never played Run Saber before, so I couldn't disagree, but I do admit, Strider does have its problems--the arcade version included. The controls are finicky as hell, it slows down a LOT, the voices are all kinds of weird and "off"--but man, does it have some killer tunes and graphics! I tried Run Saber on an emulator after watching your video and got through most of stage one before the game glitched out on me. It does seem pretty cool, so I'll definitely need to play through it some more, but from what I had played, I'd still say Strider has better graphics and music (I'm a sucker for late '80s Capcom arcade music). I dig the big sprites of Strider and I really like that it has a ton of songs throughout the game. I wish Run Saber wasn't so damned expensive, but I think I'm gonna need to pick up a copy.

Super Bomberman for SNES vs. Mega Bomberman for Genesis

The animation in Strider does slow down for an instant, but it doesn't freeze. And is not game breaking.... is in between areas. This occurs because the sprite for the main character is much bigger than the one from Run Saber and has a wider animation area. Hiryu is far more acrobatic than the guys from Run Saber... by far!

great video guys, always find it relaxing to watch you guys before bed

Nice Simpson/South Park References haha. I'll always stick by Strider because of MvsC and MvsC2

I'm pretty sure that those usbs are microsd adapters that come with r4 cards (ds cart with microsd card slot used mainly for piracy and homebrew)

Greg: mine's better! Dan: Mine's better! [Insert third character here]: Don't you have adult responsibilities? Greg & Dan, simultaneously: MINE'S BETTER

And the in all this is that the license has belonged to SEGA since the takeover of ATLUS, it would be great if he remembered it to be able to use the license or even release it on SWITCH.

Seems like the Mega Drive cannot handle too many sounds at once right? Seems like Strider was a technical accomplishment.

Another thing Run Saber has that Strider doesn't is costume change. When you press the START button, hit SELECT to change your character's color.

Here are some games you can do I been watching you for years. " spider man and venom maximum carnage, spider man and venom separation anxiety."

I think you guys did the right thing, about settling a video game argument. Before the saving the future.

Run Saber was released 4 years after Strider Unfair comparison with an older machine at time when developers still learning to program for

Glad with the results. Great job once again, fellas.

I bet you are going to upload the next episode just in time for the halloween. You should compare Earthworm Jim 2 in the future.

71 videos already? Brilliant!! you guys keep the quality and ignore the haters. Your content is always worth the wait!!!

Strider was just so cool, I loved the world in that game, it had a unique art style.

It's really surprising that a Mega Drive game slows down and even freezes for a second. It looks like Blast processing didn't save Strider. Kind of ironic since Run Saber plays faster and is on the Super Nintendo

lots of people defending Strider against this video. also, when commenting on Striders slow down and freezing, you should have said something like "so much for Sega's blast processing." One more thing, what does Simpsons Treehouse of Horror have to do with either of these games? You made a reference to one of them.

The Dog hump at the end is hillarious.... anyone got a clue about what the next episode is?

You guys ever thought about the Retrovision video cables. I just got one for the Genesis, and hooked it up to a flat screen CRT with ygb input; the difference in video is astounding.

just played all the way through run saber. it was freakin sweet. imo it is better than strider, yes

Thats not the Genesis of Strider being displayed. I play the sega and Arcade versions to death, I can tell the difference stage by stage

Strider Music when I was young was basic.. until I understand the music was created for the locale and situation..... the missing blade sound is drowned out from the siren intro. Everybody knows the hit confirm effects lol.. but the way.. Strider slide hits and kills basic enemies that don't require multiple hits.

How funny would it be if the twist was that it was KZfaq Heroes that caused the near destruction of the future, right?

Great Simpsons reference! Loved the video, guys.

Hey what program do you guys use to stitch your videos together? greatly appreciated! Keep up the good work! Please do Desert Strike SNES vs Genesis!!!

Loved the video as always guys, but I gotta ask, how is it that you've been doing this for almost 5 years and still haven't covered a single shmup? Shmups were a big genre in the 16-bit days and I'd love to get your take on one. Some good shmups to compare are: -Thunder Force III (Genesis) vs. Thunder Spirits (SNES) -Sagaia (aka Darius II, Genesis) vs. Darius Twin (SNES) -MUSHA (Genesis) vs. Space Megaforce (SNES) - both are part of the Aleste series -Raiden Trad (Genesis) vs. Raiden Trad (SNES)

run sabre, better graphics? you guys are smoking crack!

Run Saber has 2 FRIGGIN PLAYERS take that Strider!

First time I completely disagree with the result, Strider is definitely the better game.

Strider was one of the games that got me addicted to the Genesis. Played it with my cousin relentlessly back in the mid-90s and he finally gave me it towards the end of the decade. About 10 years later, I discovered Run Saber and what a treat that was!!! Felt like a spiritual sequel, and had that early SNES charm (muted colors, bassy soundtrack, etc). Which one is best? I cannot tell you, but BOTH are easily worth owning/downloading. Now to find Cannon Dancer/Osman...

Dan+Greg:AH CRAP! It just got sucked into this wormhole. Johnson:How is that even possible?! Greg: It just showed up, Dan: things do that here. Greg. Oh! there it goes. LOL

Wow I never played Run Saber and I was for sure that Strider would win , great video as usual I will give Run Saber a shot !

I wonder why there’s no comments about the simpsons reference with the cake 😂

20:04 lmao that's the perfect shot;)

Super Turrican vs Mega Turrican. Or you could do Mega Turrican vs Targa (aka Rendering Ranger R2).

Another great video guys! ya'll deserve 300x the subscribers you have now!

But Mode 7!! Never heard of Run Saber, definitely need to check it out after this. Great episode guys!! Also....loved the Simpsons reference

Graphics to Run Saber ?? Are you serious ?

Nice review! You guys should really upload more often. Your videos keep getting better all the time.

Strider's sprite and ending were improved from the arcade. He looks digitized in the Genesis version.

That's ok.... Strider is still currently relevant, when run saber is practically unknown today. Strider>run saber

Really nice episode guys.

Aside from the video game comparisons, you guys material is genius. Smarr and funny as shit!

The next episode is maybe Bram Stoker's Dracula

One of my favorite channels. Always Get super pumped when I see a new vid.

always great when a new video is on my subscriptions list :)

Will you come to my birthday party? I have a cake ,a pinata, and pin the tail on the donkey

Strider's the game that made me want to buy a Genesis. That said, the SNES won me over and I ended up selling my Genesis 15 months after I bought it to get a SNES and Street Fighter 2. (This was back when the idea of having two consoles was a foreign concept to most)

That was a surprise verdict. Good video

I feel like this is a bit unfair considering Run Saber is a copycat port that loves Mode 7 too much, and Strider came out in the late 80s. Also Run Saber's graphics are not that great, the main character is too small and too far away in the screen, while Strider fits in just nicely. I feel like you punished Strider for it's slowdown way too much.

YEAH!!! Run Saber it's a great game! Much more than a rip-off, an nice improvement. Very good video, guys!

You should play the original Japanese release of the reprogrammed SEGA release of Strider. You know that horrible piercing sound that it makes when he swings his saber? That actually has a vocal sample on top of it. ''All son's of old gods die'' at the intro is missing too. I'll say one thing though- I believe the SEGA Strider with his harder looking edges is better than the arcade version. E-swat has ''Them's the breaks'' taken out as well when you complete every other mission. Maybe SEGA of America were just stingy like that- but it made Strider sound bad without that sample.

I loved Strider growing up. Never heard of Run Saber but it looks really cool.

Run Saber is more Ninja Gaiden with swords than it is a Strider though so some would argue it's not such a fair choice of a different alike games battle.

Another great episode guys, doesn't bother me that they are not very frequent as long as we get one it's great. Keep up the good work. Also would you consider comparing Flashback? Not sure how different each version is but would be interesting to see. (Also maybe Another World too)

Dnt forget Run Saber you could pause and change the color of your character with select.