16-Bit Gems - #29: Pac-Man 2 (SNES, Genesis)

[@Erkki_Mela]

Anybody else still watching this gem of a series once in a while? Missing you! ❤️

[@VGPorage]

Finally a Pacman 2 review wich look at the innovativ aspect and don't just bash the game because it's nothing like the orginal

[@KingRumar]

I used this game as example when explaining to the folks who claimed with absolute certainty that Pac-man wouldn't be in Smash Bros because he would lack moves. I told them Sakurai can give him standard combat as well as moves from his original game and this one. They said I was stupid as to why on Earth would a character as lame and lacking as Pac-man would make it. Well, after the big reveal of Pac-man, they never said a word about it and never said anything about taking back what they said and pretended like they've been in support of his decisions.

[@prophoem9492]

Must feel very validating now lol

[@Hardrian_Hardrada_Cicero]

This was a similar situation with Fox back with the original Smash game as all that we know of him was he flew in a space ship and promotional images have him holding a gun. And as you said, Sakurai ended up giving him some basic martial art moves that would go on to define him and Falco in the game's sequel, Melee.

[@LiveForFuntasy]

Wow, I thought I was the only one who loved this game.

[@mattsharp6708]

Hey I just found your series and I'm unbelievably excited to watch all of it. Great work, man.

[@TheGraveyardWatchdog]

Pac-Man 2 was a fun silly game when I was young and I still have on it on the snes. Since I was young I found it humorous to see the mifortune that befalls Pac-Man if you fail to help him.

[@brpadington]

Seriously can't get enough of this channel.

[@partsman26able]

LOVED this game! I liked it when I was a kid. I picked one up like 6 months ago for my kids, started it up to show them, and next thing I knew, I had pretty much took it for myself. lol!

[@IronBuddha80]

That's awesome to see you like this game as well. Any time I tell someone Pacman 2 is a good game, they look at me like I'm crazy.

[@64BitMatthew]

I never understood why so many people disliked this game, its really fun once you get past the idea that its not the regular style of pacman game. awesome review, I really appreciated seeing someone other than me give this game some love

[@KaminoZan]

I LOVE that rendition of the song "Here's to the Losers"! :D Vic Fontane's character on DS9 was pleasantly surprising on that series...

[@RadzPrower]

Had this game for Genesis and loved it. Played the crap out of it as a kid and it really introduced me to point and click gaming.

[@cius2112]

Loved this game as a kid.

[@cakershake]

Hello, this is ruthalaclanalagreywuff and welcome again to 16 bit gems. AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@CSProductions918]

Just finished watching Soul Blazer review on RWT, and was wondering why you stopped making video's. Then I was smart enough to click on your youtube link, and now I'm oh so happy to see your still active!

[@JosiahEverhart]

It's probably because he doesn't just constantly rattle off jokes, like every other KZbin reviewer. I really like his more serious and learned approach to making reviews which has been huge influence on my own videos.

[@TOMMYDACOMMIE]

Nice channel man, nice to see people can do game reviews and feel refreshing. Nothing really new but really well done. Subscribed

[@SmashLuigiFan1]

I like how this is the only 16-bit Gem I've ever played and owned.

[@AlienfromY841]

This is probably one of the few positive reviews that I've seen of this game.

[@HitmanHalifax]

First time watcher here. im subscribing. great video! keep up the good work man,

[@viewtifuljoe99]

This was one of my first snes games as a kid due to its bargain bin status. I played this game to death and was constantly looking for different secrets and little things to interact with. I had a lot of fun with the game and thought it was pretty interesting but I can easily see why people didn't like it. It was one of those games for me where if a kid at school came up with some obscure rumor/cheat I'd totally believe it was possible

[@jdaster64piano]

@3:27 Ha, I love that America felt the need to make its box art just slightly more "extreme".

[@Gameactive]

Pac-Man World Rally? Man, am I glad that I'm not the only one who remembers that game. Mario Kart may have started the kart-racing genre as we know it, but even that gets a little boring sometimes. I personally love a lot of the music, especially Cloud Garden and the remix of the original theme.

[@maskedmonocle1991]

i loved this game when i was a kid, no bad feelings from me! Played it alot~

[@alwaysasn]

7:05 made me laugh harder than anything in recent history... thanks for that!

[@ALonelyWeeaboo]

I loved this game. Mainly because how different it was.

[@Fasneocroth]

More videos Roo please!! They are like neat comedy documentaries as well as reviews. Great work takes time I know..

[@Morgil27]

I remember renting this as a kid. I liked it.

[@DrunkenMasterWarrior]

Thank you ROO!!! Finally an online reviewer who doesnt bash the shit outta Pacman 2! I loved this game as a kid and still do. The original Pacman was my very first game ever on the Atari 5200. And when I rented this a few years later on Super Nintendo...I loved it! Still have my boxed copy and cherish it very much.

[@Cubeface]

I played this game a lot as a kid, but it was so damn hard. Good times though, absolutely love this game.

[@Bearnub]

loved this game as a kid

[@mikevmpr3]

HE MENTIONED MANIAC MANSION! that game was like the original sims, so much fun

[@wdcain1]

I'm glad to see you updated; but I have to ask: Is the Neo-Geo ever going to recieve some love? I own ALL of SNK"s compllimation dics and even a couple import ps1 games. And since the AES is technically a 16-bit system with an 8-bit processor it should stillcount for 16-bit gems!

[@kekula69]

finally, someone who doesn't say it sucks because it not being pacman 1.

[@tbirddddd]

I loooooove Pac-Man 2! It's the only decent 16-bit point and click adventure that I know of. There is some replayability if you want to get 100% of secrets. There's a way to track your progress (hold a+c at the menu screen?). This game has so much personality, and unlimited lives give you opportunities to have fun with (torture) Pac-Man. As you can see I had nothing to learn from your review, but great job anyway.

[@jackiexkh]

I kinda wish I grew up with this game. But, if I would have to choose between this and Pac-Man World 2, I'd DEFINITELY choose the one I did grow up with.

[@FreedomDaveX]

Earthbound was obscure? I remember it being heavily promoted during its release in Nintendo Power.

[@VirtualMarmalade]

I LOVED THIS GAME! Didn't manage to beat it until like 3 years ago though lol

[@charizaro2]

Love this game! I used to always get stuck in the 3rd part, where you're in the city. :v

[@Jogibear]

I really loved the game when I was a kid and was actually shocked when I saw so many reviews on yotube who said the game sucks. Was one of the best pac man games in my book.

[@Toomanian]

Why aren't YOU more popular? I absolutely love your videos. And did anyone tell you you two look alike?

[@SmashLuigiFan1]

@XxVicistxX Apparently it's supposed to but honestly I haven't seen proof. Only thing I've seen is the Doom music comparison AVGN did, and even then, that's the 32x vs the SNES.

[@Chaoitcme]

I remember renting this game as a kid and being so confused. I was expecting your typical Pac-Man game but was surprised by this. Such an odd game.

[@MrVenom1974]

Thanks for this great review. I'll give this game a try. It looks very interesting.

[@Dre2Dee2]

I LOVE this game. Finally happy for it to get some love :D

[@Reacted1991]

for some reson it reminds me of hey you pikachu where you order him around

[@SmashLuigiFan1]

@XxVicistxX TBH I only don't like the sound engine for the SNES when it's very echoey like it is for PM2. I often like it because I usually like SNES music just not in this case.

[@TheSegaStoner]

I actually REALLY LOVE this game!

[@Franz304]

I had this game and it was so much fun!!

[@LyricalMasterMind1]

I'm glade someone likes this game even a little bit, I liked it as a kid cause it was something different at the time. It's okay now but people are just too harsh towards it.

[@CriticalJay]

@prohpetsong This is what I want to know...what game is the coin hinting at?

[@RoyStantz]

Well, I've always preferred Handsome Tom's soft-spoken dry sense of humor over Craig's brash loud in-your-face humour.

[@fiver4ever]

does anyone know the name of the character on the left at 0:15? and what game she is from?

[@1BlueYoshi]

I believe it's Jade from Beyond Good and Evil.

[@fiver4ever]

Thanks!

[@jaimesuffering]

Damn I love your taste in music

[@JakeMcaulay]

pac man's grumpy face makes him look like karl pilkington

[@XxVicistxX]

@SmashLuigiFan1 That funny because, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't the SNES supposed to have a better sound card then the genesis?

[@SamuraiSarcasm]

And, you know, giving her a use outside of a defenceless plot point and damsel in distress. And a personality.

[@Rubberman202]

HOLY CRAP, I REMEMBER RENTING THIS GAME ONCE! I looked like fun, but I could never figure out what to do or where to go.

[@tcdahn7]

I loved this game

[@spookydonkey420]

yes yes a thousand times YES! i farking love this goram game!!! ty so mauch Roo for giving this game some spotlight.

[@Keiichichanisback]

i liked this game when it came out, but i was a kid, and it was WAY too difficult to handle at times..

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

@321cheeseman If you get stuck in the game, it can be both "frustrating" and "boring" at the same time. If not the exact same time, the moment the adrenaline rush dies because you KNOW you once again aren't going to make it any farther than last time in the game, the anxious frustration becomes bored resignation. Still, you make a valid point, "boring" was ultimately a poor choice (I was almost out of characters XD). "Tedious" might be a bit better, but still not quite right.

[@Workingplayer53]

Everything is easier with save states. And it's actually possible to continue in the same world (press start+a after game over screen in the NES version) but it's still not as comfortable as in Lost Levels, I agree. But that's for a reason you know :) Anyway, that's what I think of it. Have fun! :D

[@scurveycur]

@BotmanR i suppose toe jam and earl 2 was an above average platformer, but the original was really the only game of its genre i believe, i can't think of any similar games that allowed randomly generated levels with tons of powerups and split screen adventuring if you were playing 2 player

[@TehImmzor]

i love castlevania 2: simons quest! damn you grey wolf, damn you

[@cpnnpr]

Love your videos!

[@gnostechnician]

10:10 WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE FIGURINES!?

[@Prodmullefc]

Earthbound was not unknown in the 90s. Nintendo Power subscribers at least knew of it, since the magasine made a pretty big deal about it. I don't know how many people actually played the game but we who grew up in the 90s at least recognised Ness as "that guy from that charlie brown game" when smash came out. At least in my circles.

[@fargoretro]

Hope all is well Roo. You Rool!

[@gex581990]

I love this game. I don't get what's up most people's asses. So what if it is different? I'd rather have something different than the same original pacman game with some different areas and backgrounds.

[@JynxBlack13]

Love your reviews Roo, but seriously man you need to give us some FF6 and Chrono Trigger love man, you mention them enough, give the titans some of your time. Ya I know EVERYBODY has said what you will prob say, but I would love to hear your take on these games. LET THE NOSTALGIA SHINE!!!

[@XxVicistxX]

@SmashLuigiFan1 Ya i guess the comparisons are all made on specs and preference, I guess you cant argue with opinion, I for example love the music in sonic, but I also love the music in chrono trigger so I am really indifferent on the sound quality of the systems.

[@Wampaa]

Is that your Genesis collection @ 2:54 ?

[@Cubeface]

Oh I love these videos :D

[@RomanCaine]

I still like Simon's Quest. I finished it again yesterday.

[@daedamot]

I love your opening commentary. I've seen that to be the case of too many times when people had flawed expectations going in and that ruined the game for them. Specifically, a lot of the criticism of Zelda: Skyward Sword went along this route. Oh but it doesn't do this! Or it doesn't have this! I wish people could just put that aside and just try the game objectively.

[@TheFinishSign]

@BobbyShyne Oh right where'd you learn that, the Irate Gamer's videos? I knew about where the American SMB2 came from since I was a kid. People call it SMB2 because that's what it was called in America. It wasn't a port of a game as they were released on the same console. It was a modification. There's nothing wrong with the American SMB2, and in fact it was localized in Japan as "Super Mario USA." I think it's more interesting than the Japanese SMB2 which was practically the same game.

[@gumpyflyale2542]

But Lufia 2 was released in America after the playstation in 1996

[@Captainclueless09]

Has he reviewed the Original Final Fantasy Yet?

[@GiordanDiodato]

FF1 isn't a 16 bit game. And really isn't what I'd call a "gem" If you want a true 8-bit gem, try Clash at Demonhead.

[@PhilosopherGaming]

It's because retro gaming is a bit of a niche thing on youtube only a few people have really taken off with retro reviews even though many of them are great quality stuff, some get lucky some dont and roo is lucky he just isnt up there with the most popular for some reason

[@Kousaburo]

Pac-Man World for the PS1 is great too.

[@Shotgunminister]

7:02 Didn't even catch that joke the first time around. (read the monster's name)

[@BiohazardEXTREME]

Man, I would've loved this game back when I was a kid. Anything that allows you to interact with objects in the background was my favorite type of mechanic ever. But I was just never exposed to it. Pac-Man was never that popular in Ukraine to begin with, let alone any spinoffs, unfortunately.

[@spida1a]

Great stuff! I always liked this one too. :)

[@TRobotMike]

I picked this up recently after seeing this video.

[@starscream1646]

I love this game, it's AWESOME!!!!

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

I agree! I really like that game. It could have used a few more puzzles and rooms, sure. But it's one of the best looking games on that entire generation, the gameplay was very strong, the puzzles were fun and sometimes even a little challenging, (A little bit. Not a lot.) and the game's setting is one of the most immersive and atmospheric in the medium. It's a good game. Great game? No. Dark Moon is better. But damn it, Luigi's Mansion is a good game that gets a bad rap. And that's a shame.

[@LavaCanyon]

0:50 dont forget brain lord

[@ProkoLokor]

8:43 I wouldn't call 2006 a recent year. Especially that Seonic learned that lesson and in the next game - Unleashed from 2008 - we have proper cartoonish humans.

[@GiordanDiodato]

Actually, Terranigma didn't come over due to Enix of America going out of business.

[@mlwy45]

If it wasn't for pac-man's moods (what makes him pay attention more or less) I might have enjoyed this one.

[@Gameactive]

Flawed Preconceptions. That's why people seem to hate Luigi's Mansion. Sure, it was short, but it was fun and a hell of a lot better than Mario is Missing. And GOOD GRIEF, the GameCube wasn't so bad! It has three of my favorite games of all time!

[@SmashLuigiFan1]

@XxVicistxX Really? Because this is one of my childhood games. I'd also like to mention I prefer the Genesis port just because the SNES sound just bothers me. It sounds like it echoes and Pac-Man sounds like a robot! His voice sounds funny in the Genesis version though. At least in my opinion.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

My biggest complaint with this game is that it shouldn't have been called Pac-Man 2 here in the U.S. Techincally speaking, Ms. Pac-Man and to an extent, Super Pac-Man were both already "Pac-Man 2". They should have called it something else, perhaps "Pac-Land 2" to tie it in with that game as it shares a ton of similarities with it. Also the game was a bit too short, it would have been almost perfect if they added a few more tasks.

[@jackiexkh]

As he said in the video, it was called "Hello! Pac-Man" in Japan, which is a title that fits WAY more than Pac-Man 2. The Pac-Man 2 title was only because they thought it would sell better.

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

@BobbyShyne Plus Roo (and I am guessing most of his subscribers) are the exact kind of people who know that the U.S. game labeled Super Mario Bros. 2 was Doki Doki Panic with some alterations, and that the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 was what we later got as "The Lost Levels" in Super Mario All Stars. My experience is that most people like both versions equally or prefer the American version, just because the Japanese SMB2 feels almost boring in comparison. Weird>Boring 4 sequels

[@compulsoryevacuationdevice]

Imagine how much better this game would have sold if they just named it Pac Man's Adventure or Pac Man RPG.

[@AustynSN]

You forgot one game in the list of Pac-Man games: Baby Pac-Man. It was a weird video game/pinball hybrid.

[@kevinsnijderssaveukraine6802]

8:16 What the Hell!

[@spiderjerusalem100]

7:00 the name of that boss....erm......ok..... i think i saw a movie involving naked ladies with that title once.

[@holytiamat777]

OH MY GODDD I FORGOT ABOUT THIS GAME OH MY GOD MY CHILDHOOD!!!