11 Times Home Ports Were Better Than The Arcade

[@FallicIdol]

I miss arcades.

[@Hellwyck]

Nope. In the north west of England (Bury, Greater Manchester) there's Arcade Club with 2 floors: first one is newer machines, rhythm games, Japanese driving, 12 gaming PCS, old consoles and pinball second is old 1970/1980s/1990s coin ops (over 250) with some pinball and older PC games on LAN and Amstrad CPC / WII U/ PS4 / BBC Model B All games are free play for the price of £10 for one floor or £15 for both. facebook.com/arcadeclubuk

[@williamconnolly4095]

But dont miss never having enough money to really play anything

[@LukesGamePage]

Yeah me too, so much

[@nintendomain4956]

Most are just worth not playing...

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

They're still a thing.

[@Larry]

San Fransisco Rush was a massive improvement on the N64 over the arcade original, loads of extra modes and hidden places to explore !

[@QuestionBlockGaming]

You really are on every video ever, aren't you? lol. I admire that honestly, always checking out and supporting other gaming youtubers =D

[@lmcgregoruk]

Weirdest video I ever seen him leave a comment on was this one, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWjPi5KGnpyejLs

[@iwonderifthisislegal]

Larry Bundy Jr Hello you!

[@TokyoXtreme]

Larry Bundy Jr I wonder if this comment is dishonest, and part of the fake 20% of your content.

[@ianmichaels6475]

One of my favorites if all time. Lots of hours put into Rush 2049

[@TheUrbanArcade]

Just found your channel and I've got to say, I really love it, keep up the amazing work!

[@gomibako1847]

Why do people keep saying that Gryzor is the Japanese name for Contra? The Japanese title 魂斗羅 is phonetically read as "Contra" and even has the romanized name "コントラ" as furigana above the kanji. The name Gryzor has only ever been used in Europe.

[@krissymarklewis1793]

wasn't it called Probotector or something due to some political thing involving the name Contra?

[@gomibako1847]

@@krissymarklewis1793 The Probotector reskin (replacing all human character sprites with robots) was done so the game could be released in Germany as they didn't allow any games which showed people killing each other.

[@SuperKhalid95]

Neo Geo & Dreamcast were the first arcade perfect consoles ever

[@V3ntilator]

I know i'm 4 years late. As far as i remember, Neo Geo and Dreamcast are the only arcade consoles. Neo Geo were expensive because it were a real Arcade console.

[@Launchpad05]

I still think the arcade version of 'Turtles In Time' was better than the SNES port.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Yes. Me also

[@stringanime]

BLOODY WOLF for Turbografx 16. Graphics, frame rate, audio, gameplay, all improved and the number of levels was increased over the arcade version that was released the year before.

[@theconsolekiller7113]

Classic game

[@stufaman]

PC Engine barely saw the light of day in the UK. Otherwise I'm sure Bransfield would have put a few PCE games in here.

[@RedRanger2001]

I think TMNT is still better at the arcades because of the four player mode...

[@kylerobinson6102]

There was a Simpsons Arcade game that was pretty epic in it's day also

[@suchiuomizu]

Yeah, I can't agree on that one either. It was nice to be able to play a version at home, and it was on the better side when it came to NES arcade ports, but even with extra stages I always much preferred the arcade version.

[@JJKoester]

"In Contra, you have to both run AND gun". Brilliant.

[@OtaKing77077]

Damn, I miss the arcade in Meadowhall. We used to stand around playing Time Crisis 2 and Street Fighter Alpha for ages in there. Then you could take a break and watch some music videos on those big screens they had in the food court... The arcade is gone now, obviously, but they don't even have the big screens in the food court.

[@LyingSecret]

I do love the saying that you used, "Squeeze your personal time flange". Also your NES and NES pronunciations (plus Genesis), remind me of Tophatgamingman a bit :D I'm from the UK too so pronounce Genesis as 'Mega Drive' though, Genesis is a band with Phil Collins to me.

[@meh78336]

You have no idea how disappointed I was when may mother would drag me out shopping and the arcades in my town centre were shopping arcades, it was almost as bad as when I found out that 3p sweets in the furniture shop I had been dragged to by my parents, were not sweets at all but a bleeding sofa and 2 arm chairs.

[@sniper007uk]

Awesome work. Brought a tear to my eye when you mentioned Namco Wonderpark at Meadowhall. Good times!

[@m0zzy71]

Yeah, I was the same .. And VERY Suprised as Bransfield doesnt sound very Yorkshire ..

[@Bransfiiiield]

Heh, never had much of an accent and moved out of Yorkshire (then down south) ages ago, so what little I had has mostly gone. Definitely spent way too much time in Meadowhell...

[@m0zzy71]

Great i have a closer connection .. ;) .. Talking of Arcades in Yorkshire .. Go HERE .,> www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ .. In Manchester ... Its a Arcade Sweet Shop!! :)

[@BenGmanUk]

Remember the mars/snickers ice cream vending machine in Namco? Can vouch for arcade club in Bury. Great place.

[@sniper007uk]

Mozzy ! Very cool! Definitely worth a visit!

[@gammaphonic]

Since you’re including ports of decades old games on vastly superior modern hardware, I feel the need to mention 3D Outrun on 3DS. It is the single best version of Outrun there has ever been. I don’t want to admit to how many hours I’ve spent playing it.

[@jimkrom]

I'm sorry to tell you, nothing touches the Saturn version of outrun

[@thiagovidal6137]

First time on this channel, instant subscriber. So good to watch.

[@Alianger]

Mercs for MD had a new mode with RPG mechanics and multiple playable chars. Hyper Duel for Saturn had a remake mode which looked and sounded better, as well as played a bit better.

[@KenMasters.]

*Street Fighter II’ PLUS* is another CPS1 game for the MD. The home port may not look and sound as good as the arcade version, but the bad thing about the CPS1 original of *Street Fighter II’ Turbo: Hyper Fighting* is that Capcom left out “Dash-mode/Champion-mode” for Normal gameplay, it only has “Hyper-mode/Excite-mode” for Turbo gameplay. (Some players didn’t like the game’s speed very much) The home ports fixed that problem by making both the Champion and Hyper modes available.

[@sabin1981]

Much love for the mention of the criminally underrated and oft-overlooked Ages 2500 series on PS2. They're fantastic! Not only do they have some incredible ports of incredible games, but often you'll find - like Dynamite Deka - massively upgraded and expanded versions to boot. Love(d) the Ages 2500 line :D

[@shahid1296ify]

Loved this video. Fantastic work !

[@gunplaygaming6830]

amazing how well snes turtles in time has held up... play it everyweek on my snes classic.

[@justinholmes5614]

Gun Play Gaming First game I added to the Classic.

[@deadartist8827]

You can add games? ???

[@justinholmes5614]

Shitler 88 Yeah, download a program called Hakchi and plug it into your computer’s usb.

[@deadartist8827]

Justin Holmes Hell yeah! Dying for TIT!

[@ryodash]

Ha, Namco Wonderpark. I was in the Namco Wonderpark the DAY Tekken tag arrived. They hosted a competition that very afternoon. PS2 might be great but the buzz that day was electric. Thanks for the video :)

[@SianaGearz]

How about excluding all game releases that didn't directly compete with an arcade because they were released a decade later, when people already nearly forgot the arcade game ever existed?

[@Nozzat]

Siana Gearz why not make a video then?

[@SianaGearz]

Well i don't actually like listicles all that much and that's not the kind of videos i'd like to make. But maybe i'll make SOME kind of video, you're right, i probably should. I'm working on a few engineering projects right now and they could end up providing some material if they end up in a workable state eventually.

[@jimkrom]

@@SianaGearz well pretty much everyone watching this has NOT forgotten/stopped caring about the arcade otherwise they wouldn't be watching it now, would they?

[@Boomer8003]

Congratulations bransfeld, your arcade room is amazing.

[@fnjesusfreak]

Contra was still Contra (Kontora 魂斗羅) in Japan.

[@moochieone1]

Unfortunately, I have an issue with some of your logic that fails to be recognized. Using Daytona USA as an example...the arcade version came out in the USA in 1994. You bring up the fact that there were a number of ports (mostly in 1995 and 1996) that failed to achieve the status you set at the arcade level. This is understandable as the technology of home systems were getting closer, but still not achievable as the technology used in the arcades. However, according to your standards, it took 15+ years to surpass the arcade version. The technology used in the ports is now several generations past the technology used in the arcade. Using technology 3-4 generations newer than older technology, I would expect better graphics, gameplay, and features. How is this a fair comparison? It is equivalent to comparing black-and-white televisions of the 1960s to the color televisions of the 1980s. And yet, you failed to recognize this fact and completely glossed over it to move to the next game.

[@JoltJolteon]

also VS Castlevania is an arcade port of a home console game, not the contrary.

[@Bransfiiiield]

The arcade original didn't have karaoke mode, hence the 360/PS3 version is infinitely better DAYTONAAAAAAAAAA

[@Nozzat]

moochieone1 you having an issue with logic is probably the single most unimportant thing in the world.

[@jimkrom]

His logic is sound. Take a look for example at the Snowbros release for Switch and whatnot. It sucks compared to the arcade original. Same as Toki a couple of years back. 30 years gap and still the arcade was much better...

[@MrThunderwing]

Great video Sir, I like the cut of your jib! I'd add the original Xbox version of Outrun 2 to your list, it added tons of mini driving based challenge games to the home port, but best of all it added two brand new bonus stages made up entirely of all the stages from the previously never converted Sega racers Daytona USA 2 and Scud Race.

[@Bransfiiiield]

I don't want to play Outrun 2, because then I'll never want to play anything else ever again. It took too long to get over that addiction...

[@MrThunderwing]

It is indeed a corker of a game!

[@TheOneTrueFingal]

TMNT IV is always my go to for excellent home ports. I played that game to death, and when I finally played the arcade version it was very strange not having the Technodrome level. Shredder opening time warps in sewers? Guess that 's just how he rolls! Great list!

[@FelixIsMyName]

Really enjoyed this video, subscribed!

[@wilton969]

Without a doubt Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast was a game changer...I played the arcade version prior but the Dreamcast version was on a completely different level.

[@reginaldeberhart8521]

Yes sir

[@unknownentity2429]

Nothing beat going to the arcade as a kid I wish kids now could experience it

[@Hellwyck]

facebook.com/arcadeclubuk

[@chancepaladin]

I'll never forget the smell of suntan lotion at Wild Waves in the arcade as Sunset Riders blasted in the background. Man oh man if I could go back in time and relive one memory forever.

[@Sinisteve]

Great vid, although I remember Soul Calibur not being a launch title for us brits, I was wishing my life away for its release for a few months after I bought my dreamcast on launch after reading a review in a mag, my god what a game!

[@valrond]

The better version of Castlevania was that of MSX2 and it came in october of 1986. It didnt have scroll, but it was what Castlevanias have become, not a side scroll action game, but an exploration game where you had to go forward and backwards to get the white key so you could access the next level. It was also graphically better than the NES version.

[@AngryCalvin]

As well as the Metal Gear games. MSX was great for Konami.

[@peterparker6584]

the soul caliber arcade game was actually quite fun. I spent about four dollars on it before I figured out a few little tricks and played from start to finish with the game using a couple of different characters. Basically, it took me a little while to figure out you just drive the opponent out of the rain and they automatically lose and the characters with a big longsword make the game very easy.

[@strontium-D]

" disgusting hovels"..a good description, i personally always loved that feeling you got entering an arcade with the barrage of stimuli, a pocket of ten Ps and a self deluded expectation of greatness, i was pretty darn good and track and field though.

[@NinjaRed5000]

Technically you can say the same for most Capcom fighters that were released for the Saturn and Dreamcast, but special mention goes to Street Fighter Zero 3 for the Saturn, exclusively in Japan. It uses the expansion RAM pack, and its so much better than the original arcade. Supposedly it had even more frames of animation than the arcade version itself (though that's debatable) and had the fantastic World Tour and Dramatic Battle modes, plus loads of new characters.

[@joebonar]

Great video! One small, petty gripe; gun is absolutely a verb. "I am going to gun you down. "He's gunning for him." "He was gunned down like a dog in the street." Seriously though, good video.

[@Bransfiiiield]

You're absolutely right - it still doesnt work in 'run and..', but yeah, brainfart there by me.

[@meierb75]

I watched this video just to see if Soulcaliber was on here. To this day, my disk is glued to my Dreamcast. My summer of 2001 was packed full of Soulcail ternies in my barracks.

[@Treblaine]

'Gun' isn't a verb? Even broadsheet newspapers use phrases like "he was gunned down" or "the German 88mm artillery was ready to gun down allied bombers"

[@Bransfiiiield]

Gonna cut and paste my response to this being brought up last week: "You're absolutely right - it still doesnt work in 'run and..', but yeah, brainfart there by me."

[@Treblaine]

Never mind, you still got a sub out of me :D

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

Smoking was never allowed in the arcades I grew up around in the 80's. Glad for that, because so many kids were in them.

[@meetoo594]

Mercs on megadrive added a story mode with different characters that wernt in the arcade version. Golden axe also megadrive had an extra end level.

[@RedRanger2001]

But Mercs on the Mega Drive is only one player...

[@meetoo594]

@@RedRanger2001 True, but I think the extra modes make up for that and increase the longevity of the game. 2 players didn't really add much to the game tbh.

[@oldDNU]

Hearing “nez/snez” is a dagger to my American ears. With that said, well played, Bransfield.

[@MisterE80]

Rampage World Tour on Nintendo 64 was better than the arcade version. You could change the colors of the characters plus you could use the Rumble Pack.

[@LobsterPuncher]

Great video, I subscribed. And much love for Soul Calibur, I still have my launch copy even though I don't have a Dreamcast anymore.

[@carlolalattacosterbosa5821]

nice video man!!! new subsriber here! Actually Sega rally 3 was ported to pc as sega rally revo, and it was massive compared to the arcade version!

[@ofoofo]

Soulcalibur is the turning point marking the end of arcades at least in France where I lived.

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

I remember beating the Turtles Arcade Game with a friend, only to find out later that the money used to fund this win was stollen. 0_o

[@stephenandujo729]

I wish everything was back to the early 2000's era, that was part of my childhood

[@bruceaskew2107]

I loved this video ,, so many good memories

[@crunchsixfoe]

Hyper Duel on the Saturn is improved over the arcade original

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

There's certainly an argument to be made that the PC Engine version of 1943 Kai is better than the arcade original.

[@Fattydeposit]

I think it is. There's also the argument that Gradius II on the PC Engine CD is better than the arcade because they reduced the size of the player hitbox - removing some of the unfair WTF-that-bullet-was-NOWHERE-near-me bullshit.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yes! Definitely an argument to be made there.

[@DragonGrafx-16]

Way better than the NES version at least. I really need to get 1943 Kai but PC-Engine shmups are expensive (and I already blew my expensive game of the year on Soldier Blade).

[@portland-182]

As well as being an arcade perfect port, Time Crisis on the PS1 had a whole additional Game. The additional game has my favourite game quote, "Dance baby, dance. Dance to the death!", and excellent music.

[@RainePhoenix]

Gauntlet IV also has one of the greatest soundtracks of its console generation!

[@random_gamer_guy82]

Bolton (Lancashire UK) has no arcades to be seen anywhere near us for litterly miles away (35-40 miles away Blackpool a seaside resort) it's gutting stuff

[@Gambit771]

Good on you for getting the names of consoles right. Wish more would.

[@carminethewolf]

I remember that arcade at Meadowhall well - the Simpsons beat em up in particular.

[@LordGrim1313]

The reason Turtles in Time had so much extra stuff on the super nintendo was because they basically combined both arcade games. It's a great title no doubt, but you can get the same experience by just playing both arcade games, which have been ported to home consoles, albeit as unlockables in other games.

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

I miss the arcade that my buddies and I used to go to at West Edmonton Mall during our high school days in the early 2000's (R.I.P. Circuit Circus). The arcade at my local mall when I was a kid sucked (no fighting games). Eventually I started to going to my best friends house to play his original Playstation on his his old 50' television while eating Cheetos and drinking home made fruit slushies (oh my god those were the shit).

[@shinkazama3959]

As awesome as the Arcade version of UN Squadron was, I always felt the SNES port was better :)

[@Vospi]

Video idea: 10 games I hated without any apparent reason.

[@Surgicaldamage]

The arcades was the fidelity standards in gaming now, we need to buy a new graphics card and monitor to discover what highest standard fidelity is (continuously 😭).

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

Half of these were released a decade later on superior hardware. Also shoulda kept this list to 5th Gen under.... We all know 6th gen and up had the power to create superior or arcade perfect ports. Smh

[@jimkrom]

Yeah like Toki on the Switch and Snowbros on the Switch. Oh, wait... They are both worse than the arcade versions despite running on much more powerful hardware...

[@Snotnarok]

I think Hyperstone Heist and Turtles in Time are fairly equal in many ways because they wind up being so different, but in my bias I prefer the Genesis/MD version since it has a dedicated run button allowing you more accurate/better movement.

[@Andypat057]

X-Men arcade was ace! As was RoboCop, Simpsons, Captain Commando and any other cabinet that was in an arcade.

[@msamiullah001]

Your videos are awesome

[@aisback1990]

I'm from Sheffield so I loved the meadowhall reference

[@Dr_Robodaz]

MeadowHell..... You have revealed your true nature. The void between Roth and Sheff..... Mordor by the Don.

[@MoonlightStrider]

Oohh god!!, Namco Wonderpark in Meadowhall was the best, it still boggles my mind why they decided to get rid of it and turn into a truckload of restaurants, I mean I just got a Tekken 5DR Card when they closed it down.

[@stallonsilver]

6:39 LOL "Jenny Size as you call it in America"

[@Sinn0100]

Before the Dreamcast...like way before the Dreamcast. Like 1990, before the Dreamcast with two very important machines. The first being Golden Axe for the Sega Genesis in '89 (thats a one off and why I stated '90 as the main reference point) and the Neo Geo AES. The Neo Geo AES played arcade perfect games with not one or two titles...but every title. They made an arcade cab (MVS) that ran oversized dual PCB board carts that could be changed with other games making it extremely cost effective for arcade owners to operate. These machines when released were absolute monsters that were far cheaper than their closest competitors. Unfortunately, when developing the home version of the MVS, the AES was extremely expensive. In 1990 you could buy a Sega Genesis for the same price as a single AES cart for the Neo Geo. The Neo Geo AES became that mythical console that only friend of a friends cousin had one...or essentially no one had one. I had a Sega Genesis/Sega CD/32X, Super Nes, Nes, Master System, Atari Jaguar, and 3DO during that time...I did not purchase an AES until I was much older. At any rate, arcade perfect games at home were very much a possibility and extended well beyond 11 games. Wow...I am an idiot and I dont want to erase all of this...you said greater than, at least I caught it. Man I dont know what I was thinking, sorry man.

[@andrewosei328]

Love your videos

[@carlosfandango2419]

Don't know about the USA but in an English arcade you soon found out which side of town you were from either that or get beaten up just outside the door!

[@stevebamford4339]

hey bransfield did you also go to the arcade at crystal peaks? next to the cinema .. i remember when they had the first vr machines!

[@Bransfiiiield]

Don't know if I ever did - we used to go to the cinema at Crystal Peaks, I remember seeing Moonwalker there. But I don't remember the arcade, probably a bit too young (then when I was older Meadowhell had opened)

[@stevebamford4339]

The madowhall one was loads better but the crystal peaks arcade was there before madowhall was even built I do believe.. God I'm so old lol

[@cms1138]

Good work!

[@JamieBainbridge]

You missed a Dirty Dancing reference. "Nobody puts Soul Calibur in the corner".

[@dariusq8894]

Tech Romancer on the DC was every bit an improvement from the arcade version as Soul Calibur. It even had little mini games you could download to the VMU (a memory card which doubled as a portable device) and earn in-game cash on the go.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

Marvel vs Capcom 2 is one since it not only added button macros but had correctly looping music.

[@brandongordon3082]

Great video

[@jonathanplooij3666]

thanks for the video

[@TheRealJPhillips]

nice video sir. as much as loved arcades, I saw its demise coming and just braced for it. I felt that the PS1 was the 1st preview of arcade to home port excellence.

[@blakfloyd]

The underscore for this video sounds like it came from a 1970s dystopian scifi flick lol.

[@VideoGamesAnthology]

Great video, just a tip, choose another background music. I fell in one of those videos about one star been bigger than others.

[@joshuahumes5548]

I had it on the Saturn and loved it

[@andrewosei328]

Street fighter 2 turbo arcade is better than the SNES tho

[@alonofisrael4802]

super sf2 has better music on s n e s

[@danperin]

Where are your 1 million subs???? Your channel is awesome, Bransfiled! Greetings from Brazil!

[@m0zzy71]

I Agree!

[@TheDranny]

Never had Bransfiled before.Duly noted.

[@danperin]

:D Will keep the typo!

[@grongy6122]

"Golden Axe on the Amiga was arcade perfect" Ha-ha, good joke.

[@jasonblalock4429]

I'm subscribing because you say "nez" and "snez." Let us drown in the tears of the haters.

[@Bransfiiiield]

Let's be friends

[@lmcgregoruk]

I thought it was just Americans that called them the "EN EE ES" and the "ESS EN EE ES"

[@ryanyoder7573]

All Brit’s call it the snez. It’s not original it’s common.

[@jasonblalock4429]

It's not about being original. A lot of us who grew up with the systems called it that. But somehow over the years, people have started insisting that you MUST say "Super Nintendo" or S-N-E-S, to the point that people will get downright butthurt about it if you say "snez." Which is funny. (It's particularly funny when it's coming from someone who's way too young to have played a NES or SNES as a kid.)

[@CasperUK31]

Fucking correct. I constantly battle my son and his mates. I am 42, they are 18. I say SNES (or snez if you will) they say no its Ess Enn Eee Ess......No its not...Oh and their argument was "Its an acronym" My counter was..."you mean like RAM? Like NASA? Like AWOL?" I am waiting for their return argument.

[@cinnamondan4984]

Love your videos so hard

[@aquilhall262]

OMG! the intro is just too much and self indulgent!

[@yukatoshi]

Not bad, pickle dude.

[@gunma747j]

bosconian on sharp x68000 is the best example

[@Sjnoble847]

Daytona USA for the saga Saturn was great. Unlock the hidden cars and you can drive a horse. Automatic or manual

[@melficexd]

Fun detail, there were never plans to release TTT on ps2, Namco did it on Sony's demands, not even request... XD

[@duncanrathband5492]

Bransfield, you are epic!

[@rodrigopacheco12]

this is the kind of pointless and very specific list I crave for.

[@mamearcadeartworkproject4166]

Nice vid but I'm kinda surprised Enduro Racer didn't make this list. The home version was different to the arcade version and better in almost every way imo.

[@la8208]

Soul Caliber was the reason to own a Dreamcast. There were plenty of other good games, but Soul Cal was an amazing game when it came out.

[@gumdeo]

Pac-Mania on the Amiga had a much larger play-area and better gameplay.

[@jimkrom]

Not to mention Silkworm on the Amiga...

[@lukecimino7715]

A lot of X68000 ports were arcade perfect and had MIDI support :)

[@Aztyph]

I am legit surprised that _Gradius III_ wasn't mentioned. *Edit:* While I'm at it, _Guilty Gear X_ deserves a mention as well, if only for one obvious reason: The soundtrack.

[@rikswift]

Everything Tiertex ever made. Pure gold.

[@Deathkicker666]

Rik Swift yeah,their out run port was amazing :)

[@scottbreon9448]

I prefer the Atari 2600 port of Missile Command more than the original arcade. Maybe not graphics wise, but I enjoyed the gameplay more.