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Bold decision to say James Pond can be good on any system.

I bought Captain America and the Avengers on snes and then rented it at blockbuster on sega Genesis . I then went to funcoland and traded it in for Genesis copy. $28 later, the guy at funcoland seemed dumbfounded. He was clearly a snes guy. A month later when I went back he remembered me and told me how much better captain America is on Genesis lol

Some of these games (Flashback EDIT: Not Flashback, James Pond) are better on the Genesis because they originated on the Amiga, which essentially had the same CPU as the Genesis, making porting the games over much easier, and allowing for better ports!

LOVED Avengers on Sega. One of my favorites on the system

Fun video as usual. I got Captain America on Genesis when it was new. On top of having better game play, the music in the Genesis version is fantastic.

You ever see Red Zone on the Genesis? It's mindblowing.

Oh god, Captain America on the SNES is a nightmare

TIL Zombies Ate My Neighbors was released on the Geneses as well. I always associated it as an SNES game

It's cool that you mentioned the often overlooked resolution difference. While SNES had a higher high res mode on paper IIRC, it really limited what you could do.

Great video, SnesDrunk! “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is another title that is much better on Genesis than on Super Nintendo- ClanOfTheGrayWolf did a very nice video covering the game in their “16-bit gems” series. The Genesis version boasts game improvements like selectable dialogue options, and being able to fail a mid game mission without resulting in a automatic game over, among other things.

Captain America and the Avengers on the SNES is probably my all-time greatest Christmas regret. I was so excited to get that from my dad for Christmas, having forgotten that I ever asked for it, but that excitement quickly dissipated after popping the game in. Within 5 minutes, I knew I had fucked up and would not ever spend much time with the game.

The James Pond series originated on the Amiga computers.

Cool Spot really reminds me of one of those commercials from the 90s or the intro to The Ghostbusters cartoon.

The strike series is amazing. Was all about those. Even Soviet strike on the Saturn. Such a great world to fly in and explore

I really enjoy when you do videos enjoy the genesis. Keep it up m8.

Even though the SNES version of "The Lion King" is praised for having better graphics and sound, the Sega Genesis version is a lot better to play due to the gameplay being more forgiving and fair, and I still can't get past the second level of the SNES version without resorting to using a cheat code as well.

The thing that really sets Mickey Mania for Genesis apart from its SNES counterpart is the missing level in the later. I could live with the loading screens and all, but when I was a kid I thought I had to do a special thing or that my cartridge was faulty because I never got to see the "hurricane" level.

About to watch the video, but definitely check out the channel Console Wars,where they compare Genesis and Super Nintendo versions of games

ahh, yes, James Pond is one of those games that i try to like better on Genesis, but end up playing the original Amiga version, 'cause that's where it actually originated and that is always a deciding factor for me..)) i'm trying to appreciate both systems equally, but there's been way too many occasions when things i played on SEGA played poorly on SNES.. well, it's a good thing that both systems have enough exclusive games) actually, i've noticed a trend here - whenever the game was ported from Amiga it almost always ended up less "optimised" on SNES.... it's almost like that cursed Blast Processing had some merit after all.. XD

Yes...the Strike-series really were made for the Sega Megadrive / Genesis. I finished Desert Strike and Jungle Strike on the Megadrive before I got to play the games on the SNES. And...I really was a bit shocked at how these awesome games played on the SNES.

accolades are in order for including flashback. probably the most underrated game in gaming history. bravo, good sir!

I have friends who speedrun Mickey Mania on SNES and Genesis and they are pretty much different games. They have the same level structure but the play mechanics are different and I actually like the Genesis version overall, especially when it comes to the music like Captain Pete EOL Boss 2. Growing up I was a SNES household until I bought my Genesis in 1996 after everything moved to PS1/N64/Saturn (Dont laugh) in high school, so thankfully I got exposed to a lot of the same games on different systems. Awesome video like always.

James Pond is so obviously an Amiga platformer. The colors and graphics and gameplay and everything.

I had no idea the Strike games were on the SNES...

To my recollection, James Pond 3: Operation Starfish on the Genesis was the best James Pond game for how fluid and free it felt. Not sure how the Europe-only SNES version fares though.

I used to play Captain America on SNES with my brother all the time. We never beat it, but we never got mad because Red Skull would mock you and say "You can not win!". It was funny because it was true.

Good stuff. Enjoyed the video.

Completely agree with you on the Avengers game. The Genesis port was at least similar to the arcade version with the combat. The SNES version had you take hits before completing a 3 strike combo due to the enemies flashing when hit like in Mega Man. That may work for platformers but it does not work at all for beat'em ups.

Some snes games i never played when i was little. I'm just now seeing gameplays on them

I enjoy this series way too much. Part 3?

Captain America the Avengers is totally different game on NES and its still good. Its a platformer. Check it out.

Super euro champs on the snes is an amazing soccer game that everyone forgets

Nice and fair list, congratulations

Great video SnesDrunk! Another game that I loved on Genesis is Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie. The Rangers look more realistic with perfect body tipes, the music is from the original show, and they have more Zord battles. In The Snes port the rangers were drown lazily, It's weird to see Kimberly, Trini and Aisha change from skinny to muscular, despite great soundtracks, and nice level designs.

Another great video sir....

awesome episode! would you consider doing one with snes and tg16/pce games?

"what snes soccer game are worth playing today?" that would be cool

Cool spot always reminded me of vector man for some reason

Nice video 👍

James Pond 2, wow., that's actually an interesting choice. Weirdly, having played all the region releases of the SNES version, I personally found the Japanese version not only adds the most little touches - like Dr. Maybe counting down to Christmas, but also the most accurate to the Amiga original. It even included the intro with Pond breaking through the ice.

You can go wrong playing Earthworm Jim on the SNES as it's missing an entire level. Not including it was a huge mistake.

1:20 I would be shocked if something that looks that "Amiga" didn't originate on the Amiga.

Fifa 95 on Genesis was so much fun . My buddie and I would take off the fouls and just beat the crap out of each other's teams. Just about everyone but the goalie was on the injured list .

We past in the 90s Snes Capt America and the Avengers my two younger brothers did. Proud of them. I showed my young brother what to do and to be agile i went to work came bavk and the past the Avengers to the end.90s

2:39 "...no, unfortunately, you do not make stuff go boom in this game, although that'd be too damn cool" starting to get a sense of drunk's priorities

Desert Strike was certainly suited to the Mega Drive, however the conversion was pretty lacklustre. None of the assets were altered to take into account the reduced resolution thus adding some gameplay frustrations, and the colours were tweaked for appearance but the count was unchanged. Whilst there are arguably better sound effects, they're pretty muffled, and the music also takes a hit - I prefer the original's synth guitars, the mix of themes by both Brian Schmidt and Rob Hubbard in their own individual styles, and the fact the initial intro theme is missing from the SNES version. There's also the usual Nintendo censorship. It's really not all bad though - the addition of zoom effects on static screens and the mosaic effect when a level finishes loading are pretty nice, the ability to jink without holding down the Hellfire button is good, and it's still quite playable. I enjoyed both versions, but definitely favour the Mega Drive original.

Unrelated comment my "new" favorite genesis game exmutants, I've known of this game for years never played it anyway years go by I see it dirt cheap in a flea market picked it up and it charmed the heck out of me it's a weird game at first it seems like every platform game but it is nuanced in unexpected ways

I'm pretty sure Flashback was developed for the Amiga.

Ever play the Captian America and the Avengers on NES? It's an entirely different kind of game, and as far as I know you can only have Captain America and Hawkeye as playable characters. There is a 2 player mode, but it is a 2 player vs mode and sadly not co-op. It's actually pretty fun, even if it is incredibly hard.

What about the Disney's Magical Quest series? Idk if it’s covered but also what about fighting game series such as mortal kombat and street fighter?

Damn that FIFA looks like a blast!

Loved cool spot

I need to play flashback. Also ya genesis on captain america and the avengers!

Sparkster on snes is the same quality as rocket knight adventures....next joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Flashback was an amiga game dude first but was a smooth port on megadrive due to similar architecture.

The SNES version of Mickey Mania is also missing the tornado level from every other version.

If you do a part 3, my recommendation would be for Cannon Fodder. Pretty awesome on Genesis, but the graphics and controls weren't quite as good on SNES.

Yes....yes...finally Agent Pond gets respect!

I know that FIFA 96 is also on 32-bit consoles like the Sega Saturn and PS1, so, if the 32-bit versions are better than the 16-bit ones, which is better: The Saturn, PS1, or should I actually just stick to the Genesis game only?

Im kind of surprised that Lost Vikings didnt make it on either of these lists, though i suppose its one of those thats kind of obscure and niche. Still though, the Genesis version just looks, sounds and plays better, and theres an entire set of levels that are simply missing on the SNES version.

Sega had like a 3 year head start and showing what a CPU clocked o er 7 mHz could do yet nintendo, having a larger color palette,more on screen colors,more layers, mode 7 (hardware scaling), etc did right on what was basically the gpu side YET picked a CPU that was just over 3 mHz???? The gen/mega was basically twice as fast. Yes the cpu is not the only main consideration but that 2x+ speed boost was why there was damn near no slow down on gen/mega games. Basically, had Nintendo at least matched The sega cpu (or at least got close) then the SNES would have MORE than blown the Sega console out of the water without question. Something Nintendo still does to this day. Props to sega as both consoles were amazing. Good thing the net was not around then cause the Nintendo/Sega console war would blow the MS/Don't one out of the water ( which got to its head with the 360 and ps3)

Have you done a video on what's better on snes over genesis? If not do one of those :)

On SNES, Vision shoots the laser from his ground lol. On flying stages anyway.

The music on battletoads/double dragon is better on sega.

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD!!! Do a part 3 and include Beavis and Butthead

I know you don't pick what ads play before your video, but sitting through 2 ads, one of which was almost 5 minutes long, for a video that's 5:16 long itself, is just nuts. guess I need to put that ad blocker back on

So you’re telling me about blast processing?

I remember I had a couple of the FIFA games for the snes (I think I had 96 and 97) and... man, now that I'm looking back at them they indeed looked and played terribly. I remember liking Internation Superstar Soccer (which was the football game my cousin had) way more even though it didn't have the actual players.

Can't believe you don't have Robocop vs Terminator on here.

I love Flashback & yes the Genesis version is better.

had captain America since i was a kid and just assumed it was a hard ass game.got to check out the sega one now. i would put it on easy with all the free men as possible and id only make it to that space station

Mikie Mania is actually fantastic on Playstation.

Don't forget Yuyu Hakusho for part 3.

The Lion King was also much better on Sega.

will there be part 3?

the captain america one i meant on sega better i bet

I was going to mention Desert, Jungle and Urban Strike in the comments of the first video of this series, but I made sure to watch this first and I am glad that I did. While the Genesis/Mega Drive versions look and play better, the Super Nintendo had the one benefit of allowing the "Jink" command to be bound to any button (shoulders especially) while the Genesis had three face buttons only (this predates 6-button controllers) and to jink one had to hold down one of the three weapon buttons. I only own a few dozen console carts in total, but I own all three games on both systems and would recommend them to anyone.

PIT FIGHTER!

Cool Spot is definitely better on the Genesis. The soundtrack was and still is amazing. Great game on both systems but the Genny version is the better one hands down.

Sunset riders is not extremely hard in genesis, you just can't rush through the levels like on the other versions, the reason why you can continue where you died is because it's like that on arcade, same on how the dash is performed, but i prefer having two types of shot (move while shooting or not) rather than dashing with a third button, it's a really good thing to have. And it's not a lazy port at all, so it's another one of them.

U had to have both game systems 🎮. Both game systems had their exclusives, their strengths and weaknesses, similar today with PlayStation and XBOX

Friggen dang SNES Drunk.

Besides Cool Spot it also applies to "Mick and Mack as global gladiators". I was hoping that turning on the game on snes - in the first level I will hear the wildest rock, of original quality, like rocknroll racing did. nope.

Why doesn't someone combine the best of the sega and snes game to make the ultimate experience

What about Mortal Kombat 1

James pond did not originate on the megadrive, but on the commodore amiga. It did come to megadrive before snes though.

Flashback was great. I couldn’t put that game down. Fade to Black (Flashback 2) was garbage.

I have tried but don't own Captain America & The Avengers on SNES because of the difficulty/unfairness you mentioned. Does the Genesis version fix that?

Alien 3, man. Really two different games, but the Genesis version was just awesome, while SNES was a bunch of open, boring quests.

I know you purposely left out earthworm Jim because both versions are good but would you have included it if you knew the SNES version was missing an entire stage?

Earthworm jim is much better on genesis. The music sounds better oddly enough. And the snes version is missing an entire level.

Pretty much anything published by Virgin and/or developed by Dave Perry is better on Genesis.

James pond 2 - Robocod.

Forgot Pit Fighter

Can you do a video where the SNES has the better editions than the Genesis?

@1:00 Important.

Also another good but overlooked game is light crusader it's nothing special it's just a fun game and it's a sword and sorcery type game until the later levels then all of a sudden your battling German soldiers armed with karg rifles I shit you not

Robocop vs Terminator

Add Batman Forever to that list.

No outlander?