Battle of the Ports - Splatterhouse (スプラッターハウス) Show #97 - 60fps

[@RedRanger2001]

The reason why the American version of the PC Engine port of Splatterhouse changed Rick's mask to red is so that Namco and NEC won't get sued by Paramount Pictures...

[@RetroCore]

Kind of silly since Paramount Pictures is also a thing in Japan.

[@TheKafairy]

Splatterhouse is one of my favorite series- thanks for the great video!

[@RetroCore]

+G D Ｎｏ　ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ　　Ｉ’ｍ　ｇｌａｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ　ｉｔ！

[@mastersproutgamer9327]

You're not going to believe this, but I heard that the arcade original version of Splatterhouse is getting a worldwide Arcade Archives release on June 22nd next week.

[@fmadccs86]

FM Towns is a very impressive piece of hardware

[@daveruda]

The PC version looks spot on. A bit more contrast compared to arcade version? Fm Towns footage looked like framerate dropped.

[@rorydropkick]

I always loved the commercial for the PC Engine version. Great Christmas game haha...

[@RetroCore]

Yep, while everyone goes happy and cheerful I went with dark and demonic :p

[@marioghernandez4960]

Retro Core Too bad they STRIPPED it down that scale when it came overseas!

[@MrNightshade2010]

i remember this game getting banned in some places ......nice to finally see a decent pc port of something .....the 90s were when the pc finally left the consoles in the dust .....

[@Fatal1ty_v2_UK]

You can unlock an emulated version of this on the Xbox 360 as an unlockable extra within the Splatterhouse reboot. In fact, all 3 original games can.

[@RetroCore]

Yep, that's right. I have Splatter House on the 360. I didn't feature them though because they are just emulations of the Mega Drive or arcade games.

[@luisreyes1963]

A gruesome & gory classic from Namco. It's a tossup between the arcade & FM Towns versions.

[@reagandow850]

One of my favorite games of all time. Waited at the front door to Best Buy the day the Namco collection came out for the Switch this year just so I could officially own the Arcade rom!!! 😁

[@RetroCore]

It sure is a classic. I always thought it was a wasted opportunity not bringing this out on the Mega Drive. It would have made the trilogy complete on one system.

[@ToNyG78]

Love this game!

[@saturn1returns]

Another great video! 🦊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦊

[@retrozone_rrf]

When i'm played Splatterhouse II on Sega Genesis since childhood , i'm thought that i'm playing as Jason Voorhes

[@RetroCore]

You are if you play the Japanese version. Or at least the character looks more like Jason.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

Jason vorhees lookalike killing monsters in a abandoned house

[@LastCallGames]

Am I the only one who thinks the sound effect of the meat cleaver seems to fit a baseball game better?

[@RetroCore]

Hehe, it wouldn't be out of place, that's for sure.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

To me it sounds like a bowling ball hitting the pin

[@marioghernandez4960]

Cool thing is, an uncensored version made its return for the Switch 😃

[@RetroCore]

I don't know. I would think these days the Switch would receive an uncensored version. This game isn't so graphic these days.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Retro Core Another cool thing: Tank Force came packaged with it and a few other timeless classics in a downloadable bundle ;D

[@WeskerSega]

Is it just me or the FM Towns versions does have swapped music tracks being played in the stages? Stage II plays the Stage I music while Stage III plays the Stage II music.

[@RetroCore]

I think that's more to do with the dodgy copy I was using. The original isn't like that.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

Retro Core eBay? U got the fmtowns version where's a dogey copy of the game on eBay with the swapped soundtrack

[@NightSprinter]

No matter which version ya go with, it'll be a winner!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

At least there were no Amstrad or ZX Spectrum ports to speak of here!

[@NightSprinter]

+Christopher Sobieniak True.

[@RetroCore]

So true! Personally I'd go with the windows port. It's perfect in every way plus seems to have fixed a few graphical glitches found in the arcade game.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Retro Core The sound on that Window's port is much richer to me.

[@RetroCore]

True. It's things like that which make me think it's not pure emulation. Also, the game does need to be installed as well.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Great thing is, Namco are still alive and well today, and actually care about what we want. (Not sure about that last part, but anyway!)

[@RetroCore]

Namco are kind of around. They're now part of Bandai which is not a good thing.

[@marioghernandez4960]

How not?

[@metalgear7777]

You play a demon possessed protagonist that's killing his own buddies over a Kitt Katt split gone wrong....not a good look bro, lol classic!!! I got my hands on the tg version back in 89 through a local store trade (I was on a Tg mission that Fall). Good times and of course have to atleast own the Tg+Pce versions today!!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The one thing I remember about this game, more than the gore, is the unforgiving difficulty.

[@RetroCore]

Do you know, that is so true but I put that down to the slow movement than the actual game.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Retro Core Yeah. Strange how it didn't get a Genesis port, considering that Namco went on to make the next two exclusive to the Genesis. Splatterhouse 2 is the sweet spot in the series for me.

[@RetroCore]

Good call. It still would have been cool if they had the trilogy. Maybe hudson had an exclusive on the console port?

[@Mr_x_19922]

it's not that hard, i finished the tg 16 version a while ago

[@J-gritty]

I had the turbo graphic 16

[@GlenLehane]

I never knew that this was an arcade game, I first knew of this when C+VG reviewed the PC Engine version. It looked awesome and they loved it. I did have the PS3 reboot for a little while and wasn't that impressed though, it seemed repetitive and a case of style over substance. How does it compare to the original?

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Same here with PS3 Reboot. Very dissapointed with it.

[@firisrozley5768]

Will the PC version of Splatterhouse work on Win 8.1 or Win 10? Pretty tempting for me to install and play it rather than emulating the scaled-down PC Engine version.

[@RetroCore]

For this video I played it on Windows 7 but I also have windows 10 on my desk top. I'll give it a try.

[@jamoladdintadjimov5319]

You didn't mention the official port for mobile phones(Java). Most noticable thing is that Rick's mask looks like the one from the 2008 game Splatterhouse.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

How much is the fmtowns version with the swapped soundtrack splatterhouse

[@RetroCore]

About 30,000 yen these days. Most FM Towns games are really expensive.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

Imagine a hacked splatterhouse fmtowns version like the chrome pce and more hacked levels and the cleaver replaced by an axe and cleaver in womb heart boss and it's hacked but has more levels hacked watch splatterhouse chrome hack and make it for pc

[@chunkycjw]

Not a game i played a lot as found it too hard but like the visuals. How does Splatter House 2 on the Megadrive compare ?

[@RetroCore]

I like part 2 but many say it's not as good. It sure isn't as bloody as the first game.

[@Mr_x_19922]

Awesome video! I am not sure between the arcade version and the windows version, the fm towns version looks amazing and it's very close to the arcade, The pc engine is inferior but still well done for a console like the pc engine, overall that was a nice and creepy game, and one of the first games to show funny gore gameplay.

[@fallofsaigon]

AWESOME!!! :)

[@RetroCore]

Glad you like the choice :)

[@derekwashuck7691]

Wasn't it on the mega drive or was that just the 2nd and 3rd ones ?

[@RetroCore]

Only the 2nd and 3rd games. Quite a shame as the first would have fitted in well on the Mega Drive.

[@Spiceymike0]

What is the intro music from at the beginning of the video?

[@RetroCore]

See the end credits of the show :) It's by the same guy who made the Double Dragon Neo soundtrack as well as many others. I can't remember his name off the top of my head. I'm sure you'll be able to find the track on his website or even KZbin. I've had the track for a while now. Think I got it from KZbin.

[@Spiceymike0]

+Retro Core Cheers! Sorry I was a bit hasty when I first heard it lol. Yeah you mean Jake Kaufman? LOVE that soundtrack! No wonder it piqued my interest :).

[@RetroCore]

Spiceymike0 No problem.

[@marioghernandez4960]

I refuse to believe that the arcade version only appeared in Japan.

[@losalfajoresok]

First time all the versions are really good and playable?

[@RetroCore]

Nope, I've had a few shows like this. Basically when there no crappy western Ports involved.

[@DIASTCartoons]

Can you do a battle of the ports on the first two Rampage games?

[@RetroCore]

+Pacsponge Some time in the future I will. Rampage is on the to do list.

[@DIASTCartoons]

+Retro Core cool.

[@RetroCore]

Pacsponge Cheers man!

[@brianmartinez5453]

Have you play Splatterhouse on Sega Genesis game

[@RetroCore]

Splatter House two and three, yep. I own both of them. Sadly the first game was not released on the Mega Drive.

[@sumdood8563]

I want to find the people that built that house.

[@lordkaicer]

What happen to the famicom version, isn't a port too?

[@RetroCore]

You mean wanpaku splatterhouse? No, that's a different game.

[@lordkaicer]

ok didn't know.

[@RetroCore]

lordkaicer no problem.

[@lurewars]

I was going to ask where the Genesis version was? But then I remembered that was Splatterhouse 3 hahaha.

[@RetroCore]

Yep, splatterhouse 3 and as pointed out above, part 2 as well. I own both part 2 and 3. I quite like both of them, especially part 3.

[@crossfadeking]

should of added the unlockable version on the 360 game. has the arcade game version of the original on there.

[@RetroCore]

I thought about that but that version is without a doubt pure emulation.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Is this a game you actually enjoyed? (Just wondering, since I think it's worth it)

[@RetroCore]

Yes, I do like splatterhouse

[@marioghernandez4960]

Retro Core A shame it was only released in Japan 😒

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

It couldn't of been only in Japan. Im in uk and i played it in butlins in the very early 90s.

[@retrozone_rrf]

Also , you have forget about the mobile phone version

[@RetroCore]

I wasn't aware there was one :(

[@enkidux88]

where is the sega mega drive version

[@RetroCore]

+Artëm Maksimov there is no Mega Drive version. Only Splatter House 2 and 3 are on the Mega Drive.

[@enkidux88]

Retro Core i undersntand..thanks

[@dariusq8894]

You missed the Famicom version of Splatterhouse.

[@RetroCore]

I did not :) the Famicom game is not related to the Arcade game at all. Wanpaku Splatterhouse is an all new original game.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Retro Core The FC game DISGRACED the series IMO.

[@turricanrocks1552]

@@marioghernandez4960 exactly.

[@haroldboydjr7117]

You forgot the java version of splatterhouse

[@ShadowSumac]

I wonder how this game did not receive infamy for being gory back in the day? Because, compared to it, Mortal Kombat looks quite tame. Also, how on the Earth people behind Friday 13th, did not sue the crap out of Namco? I mean homage is one thing, but protagonist is essentially Jason, just with different name.

[@RetroCore]

To be fair, in japan this kind of "homage" was quite common but in the US they did change the mask and blood colour to save on any complaints.

[@ShadowSumac]

Retro Core I know, but I though that Splatterhouse was popular outside of Japan, and even with different mask similarities between Rick and Jason are kind of on the nose. Guess, back then people didn't care much about this stuff. I pretty sure it wouldn't fly today.

[@RetroCore]

***** today they would be sued big time for sure.

[@marioghernandez4960]

ShadowSumac Well, such violent games were actually acceptable in Japan. The only place where this one was released.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Did you see my most previous reply, Mr. Yakumo?

[@RetroCore]

Yes. I don't reply to every message because there are too many people to reply to.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Retro Core Understandable. Have a great day.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Say... Have you heard of Galaga '88?

[@RetroCore]

Yes. It's a fun game.

[@marioghernandez4960]

I think it's fun, but something in there made me never want to go back.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Simple question though: do you even have Namco Museum on your Switch?

[@YukkuRim]

Oh,good choise(ﾟ∀ﾟ) I thought that this game already came. but This game had not yet come. BTW, I think that the remake version of this game(on PS3&XBOX360) is bad.

[@RetroCore]

Thanks. Oh, the remake is bad but for some reason I like it. I own the 360 version. If I think it's not splatterhouse I feel happy playing it :)

[@Mr.madmight266]

You missed the java version. i hated it. the controls are not all that great. There was also a Virtual Console version of the arcade game for japan,but it seems to be the same aside from some differences on the copyright information. The PC Windows version is neat cause it handles audio via wav files. I actually wanna see if i can mod it to improve the sound,but the game doesn't run unless i'm mounting it,that doesnt let me mod it. I ran it on Windows 10 by the way. it worked fine.

[@ravendigital2010]

sega genesis version

[@RetroCore]

Splatterhouse isn't on the Mega Drive, only Splatterhouse 2 and 3 are. Such a shame as I think part 1 would have worked well on that system.

[@ravendigital2010]

THKS Retro Core