Console Wars - Final Fight vs Streets of Rage

[@TonyGearSolid]

I'm normally a SNES guy, but Streets of Rage easily trumps Final Fight with the music alone. You guys forgot to mention the alternate ending in two player mode for presentation, being able to betray your partner at the last moment and receiving an evil ending for winning the final fight was a rather cool twist added to spice things up.

[@fabjtown1]

+TonyVS SOR had a lot of issues but it was more fun. FF was already 2 years old at that point and milked to death in every movie theater. By this time people wanted something new even if inferior.

[@theSato]

I think that'd count as gameplay (if not both) haha

[@gaba665]

@Fwuffycodbunny and just one player is better to you?.. what a stupid logic bro.. 🤷‍♂️😂😂🤣🤣

[@kireorravan428]

@Johnnie Eletronic a ripoff that is better

[@soramirez5473]

@@kireorravan428 yup...

[@SuperKokuJin916]

The music category goes to Streets of Rage. No contest. Legendary composer Yuzo Koshiro's classic house beats started a revolution in game music. Having previously done music for classic RPGS like Y's, he was ready to do something new. He squeezed some of the best out of that Yamaha sound chip like few could. He also composed SNES music like Actraiser and Super Adventure Island which the latter had those awesome house and break beats like SOR. Having to wait 2 years later to play Guy at home (sacrificing Cody in the process) and still not have 2 player mode is ridiculous. You should've pulled out Final Fight CD to really pour some lemon juice over that salted wound. Great vid, guys.

[@killboggins]

You two should play two player. First play together through Streets of Rage and…um… oh. Never mind.

[@TheMamaluigi300]

They could do that when they got to the sequels

[@ateliertohka7327]

WHY THE PORT IS WORSE!!!!! Hey!

[@gaba665]

@@TheMamaluigi300 if you go to the sequels SEGA WINS and rape ff ass!!! Streets of rage 2 and 3 are the best games in the saga. And ff had its best just in the first game. The sequels were worst. So... SoR wins!!!

[@huacxix4032]

killboggins, Now with Capcom’s “Beat Em Up Bundle,” you can play the arcade version of Final Fight including online multiplayer.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I mean in fairness Final Fight on the SNES doesn’t have 2-player either. *EDIT:* Nvm I forgot Streets of a Rage has multiplayer XD the entire point of the joke was just that Final Fight didn’t have it.

[@kiwisoup]

I think Sega double wins because they not only had the Streets of Rage series, but they had Final Fight CD which is undeniably the best home console version available back then.

[@Bubbabyte99]

kiwisoup But nowadays Final Fight: Double Impact is the definitive version of Final Fight.

[@Openreality]

Yeah no. Sega was on life support, the SNES was able to adapt better carts with better chips.

[@ricki399]

@@Openreality cd was always better than carts, that is the reason nintendo lost to sony. and in japan the saturn slam dunked the n64

[@megadriveleo]

@@Openreality that’s what pisses me off, is people going: “Oh the SNES didn’t need addons” but it did need that Super FX chip that ran Doom like garbage. Star Fox and Stunt Race were good, but all other Super FX games are just mid. Sega was innovative!

[@jamieoiler5690]

no it wasnt

[@AliFOJ5]

Street's of Rage! No comparison here. If nothing the music is worth it all in it.

[@TheModernPainter]

Final Fight wasn't an SNES exclusive. It was also ported to the Sega CD

[@hanzomsk7597]

Final fight on sega cd is considered even better than the arcade because of the cd music quality

[@Sinn0100]

I know this is old but....Streets of Rage was not a Genesis exclusive. It was also released on the Sega CD as a pack in. ;)

[@davejohn3600]

@@Sinn0100 Streets of Rage was also on the Master System and the Game Gear.

[@Sinn0100]

@@davejohn3600 How did I forget that?! Good catch man!

[@gaba665]

@@Sinn0100 It means SoR was an exclusive game to the sega GENESIS at the time it was released, not like Final Fight that was released first in the Arcades.. then the first port was Snes exclusively.. years later was ported to other home systems like sega CD.. so at that point it wasn't exclusive anymore, but at the time they were.

[@juiceala]

Don't forget Final Fight also came out on the Sega CD and was more faithful to the arcade version, making both games available on SEGA!

[@TheYzeman]

That's true but you had to spend about $400 or more on the two systems to own it back then. Not worth it. Most people I know that owned a Genesis and wanted to spend an extra $200 just went out and got a SNES.

[@juiceala]

TheYzeman Not if you were a diehard SEGA fanboy like myself

[@TheYzeman]

juice hedgehog Nothing wrong with liking Sega. Me too. I've never really been a fanboy. I like too many games on other systems. Nintendo had a lot to offer. More than Sega CD alone.

[@juiceala]

TheYzeman That is true, the Super Nintendo had a lot of great exclusive games, though I didn't get to play most of them until many years later, I'll also mention the Turbographx 16 for being a great yet underrated system at the time, I wish I had all 3 back then to enjoy all three great library of games.

[@TheInsider15]

juice hedgehog Funny how you call yourself a fanboy yet you have no problem with admitting the SNES has some good exclusives...don't get me wrong I didn't grow up with the SNES but I did grow up with the Mega Drive and the Playstation...I didn't grow up with Nintendo because I didn't know who they were until about the early PS2 Era

[@JODA93]

I like how their videos aren't over the top. Looks like something anyone could do.

[@ConsoleWars]

+JODA9395 Anyone can do this.

[@MrAsterack]

+Console Wars But you guy's did, and that's why you're awesome.

[@sega32xxx14]

+Console Wars The guy with the orange hair is awesome, even though I always root for black hair Dan lol...

[@SoCalBIGmike]

@@ConsoleWars Nah, you guys are awesome & the skits are great 👍🏻

[@dr.joshdarealgamer1610]

I agree w/ you Sega. Since you were & still is one of the greatest of all time, Streets of Rage is the best beat em up game of all time.

[@billoverbeck3784]

@Johnnie Eletronic wrong

[@gaba665]

@Johnnie Eletronic lol what a stupid argument.

[@guillaumeboyer5473]

Streets of rage 2 > all

[@gaba665]

And Bk 3 too... is waaaaay better with alternate paths, running characters, alternate endings, secret zones, secret characters, play as some of the bosses.. lol and graphics in sor 2 and 3 were absolutely better than FF's..

[@gaba665]

@Shinobu Sensui you got super zan and there are 3 super axels too.

[@tacoman422]

This is a pretty interesting series. It definitely makes me nostalgic for the console wars of days past. I can't imagine anyone will be able to make much of a video series on PS4 vs XBONE fifteen years from now...

[@ConsoleWars]

We def wanna do the sequels to both games. we've just got such a long list of games to do.

[@jaraskz1840]

Hey Guys Videos But Missing Videos Dragon The Bruce Lee Story. The Tick. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Separation Anxiety Well Extra Videos

[@otisthe1410]

Am I the only one who still listens to the Streets of rage soundtrack a few times a year?

[@jjjsalang]

All SOR soundtracks are on Spotify. You are not alone! 😁

[@rafaellechugo]

few times a year? I listen to it all the time! absolutely legendary! 🙌

[@EXmugen]

Final fight was better graphically, and the characters are easily the most well known out of the two game franchises. Final fight had smooth game play, and solid mechanics no doubt. But here's where things get better for Streets of rage. Final fight had the standard set up. Your basic attacks, your grab&knee, overhead toss, and special attack for surrounding enemies. Streets of rage on the other hand, had your basic attacks, your grab&knee, 2 types of throws per character depending on weather you grabbed them from the front or back, the ability to attack while being held by other enemies, and even toss them before they were able to toss you! You were even able to toss your partner into an airborne attack that could clear a crowd of enemies pretty well! THEN you had your special attack/back up. SOR may not have looked better, but it sure as hell offered a better game play experience as FF felt a lot more repetitive with less fighting mechanics. As for the soundtracks, Final fight has about four songs that are very memorable to me. And they're very good tracks! But Streets of rage kills it with they're dance/jazzy tunes. And I absolutely LOVE the bar stage track. Even my mother who hates video games, would stop in whenever she heard that particular tune, and also the ending track. And we don't even wanna get into SOR2 and just how badass THAT game was...! Just thinking about it makes me wanna play it...!

[@censored1080]

Don't forget that in the Multi-player, there are two different endings in the first SOR.

[@censored1080]

censored1080 Also that there was a port of the first Final Fight for the SEGA CD.

[@EXmugen]

Very true! Final fight CD was awesome with it's remixed soundtrack.

[@Yami_555]

YES!! Right all the way! You just proved why graphics don't make a game, and why Streets Of Rage, truly is better. I like both but Streets Of Rage is definitely better.

[@tlalonde183]

censored1080 the Sega CD port of Final Fight is so good, I prefer it over the arcade version. The music sounds amazing pumping through my Kenwood tower speakers. All the levels and cut scenes are there backed by a kick-ass soundtrack and tight controls. I think I’ll fire mine up right now lol.

[@georged7627]

Streets of Rage series will go down as best beatem ups in history not to mention the music, now that's another video 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@Marc_Araujo]

I don't know. In terms of home console beat-em-ups, I'd go: 1) TMNT IV: Turtles in Time; 2) Streets of Rage 2; and 3) Final Fight CD.

[@bluebillygrit1]

Great video. I don't know how y'all could even debate the 'sound' portion of the video and keep a straight face. The soundtrack to Streets of Rage (the entire trilogy, actually) is absolutely legendary, and has even been made available on vinyl because it continues to be so relevant. I'm typically an SNES guy, but the Streets of Rage franchise absolutely mops the floor with the Final Fight's.

[@ConsoleWars]

mario vs sonic would be a fun video to make. it would also be very difficult since theyre the mascots for each system. maybe well do that once we make enough videos and get really good at it.

[@mrlaidback83]

@@inceptional yea well even though I enjoyed the hell out Super Mario World and most Mario games in general, the Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles are some of my favorite and greatest games ever imho that I loved playing a whole lot more than any Mario game imho.

[@inceptional]

@@mrlaidback83 They may be some of your favourite games ever but the Mario games are just superior overall. Look at any Top 100 Games of All Time list and you'll find plenty of Mario platformers on there, some even right near the very top, and you'll see basically no Sonic games unless you're very lucky. And that's for good reason. While all the Sonic games are fun, and there's even some technically impress stuff going on at times, they're not even in the same league as something like Super Mario World in terms of just pure execution and gameplay. But, hey, almost no other platformers are either, so that's not a major knock on the Sonic games. Super Mario World can very reasonably be argued as being the greatest platformer ever made, and I think the vast majority of people who actually know what they're talking about will agree. Again, hence those Top 100 Games of All Time lists.

[@RapideWombaticus]

Console Wars is now one of my faves. Great work guys

[@sfighter0085]

Where the "That's It!" line originated, and the beginning of the Final Fight vs. Streets of Rage trilogy. Also this is the first time I've noticed the two male "Poisons" names, Billy and Sid. And looking at them, I noticed with their punk motive, they're named after rockers Billy Idol and Sid Vicious.

[@StankMask]

Without even seeing the results, there is no comparison. As soon as Capcom realized they couldn't technically depict two giant player controlled sprites on the screen early on in the SNES era, FF was a failure. The arcade version was amazing, but SoR is the uncontested winner on the consoles.

[@Maru96]

***** But Final Fight has way bigger sprites than Turtles in Time and was a launch title. And Turtles in Times Arcade was still much more technical advanced than the SNES version: Sprite scaling, many more enemies on screen, better animations, better voices and sound effects, better effects like exposions etc, the only thing better on SNES version is that the controls are a bit better.

[@Maru96]

***** Your opinion is shit.

[@KAILOONE]

I totally agree, when I was a kid around 7 or 8 I had my Genesis and I owned SOR1 and SOR2. I used to play with my cousin and friends all of the time on 2 player mode, but one summer on vacations I borrowed my Genesis to a nieghbor and he borrowed me his SNES with Final Fight, my cousin would come and we would play Mario World and Mario All Stars instead of the usual Sonic 1 and 2, which was a change, but sometimes we wanted to play a beatem up game and well we had Final Fight with 1 player only... It was a nightmare for me since we had to turn lives and we even tried doing codes or something to make it 2 player, we thought maybe it was a blocked feature or something. Final Fight not being 2 player just totally killed it hard.

[@Maru96]

KAILOONE The only way to experience Final Fight was on arcades, on consoles it was always crippled.

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Oh man i wonder what if Streets of rage was made for the arcades? IMAGINE THE AWESOMENESS!

[@abdulwarethlaham7112]

freaking Love your videos guys ;)

[@ConsoleWars]

abdul WARETH Laham Thanks!

[@SharifSourour]

You’re right about the Time Capsule, I have Streets of Rage soundtrack on vinyl. ;)

[@Theealterego]

Final fight has nothing on Streets of Rage! 😦😌

[@cesarjezreelmolina8030]

I was blessed to play streets of rage on sega Genesis. Thanks for the memories :)

[@itsyaboi3951]

Streets of rage no contest the music alone😂

[@RustyNickels]

Nowadays they could say the Streets of Rage music is so good that it was played live by the composer, because it was.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

There is also a Final Fight game for the Sega CD called Final Fight CD.

[@pferreira1983]

That is superior to the Snes version.

[@lekanraposte6732]

But still inferior to the original arcade despite the CD soundtrack.

[@pferreira1983]

Le Kanraposte But still the best console version.

[@lekanraposte6732]

Not counting the recent arcade collections, defenitely. I Own Final Fight CD and it's one of my preshush game in my collection. However, I _refuse_ to ever own the SNES version.

[@Bubbabyte99]

P Ferreira Not true. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are the best versions. The music is far superior to the SEGA CD version, and there's even a mode that makes the game look like it's in the original arcade machine.

[@Redmage1987]

I still need to play Final Fight, but Streets of Rage is definitely one of the best beat 'em ups out there! I know a buddy of mine owns the first Final Fight, and I kind of wondered how come he never suggested that we play it, and now I know why. It's a shame that it didn't have co-op. Streets of Rage is easily my favorite beat 'em up franchise to this day.

[@24magiccarrot]

I've watched all three of your Streets of Rage v Final fight comparisons, and now I know I've just lost all of tomorrow re-playing through all 3 Streets of Rage games. I felt really bad for Final Fight 2 going up against Streets of Rage 2 though, Streets of Rage 2 may be the best game from the 16 bit era.

[@ConsoleWars]

Have fun!

[@bradleremond]

Both great games, but SOR1 has two valuable assets over FF1 - In SOR1 when you run out of lives, you restart just where you've died, meanwhile in FF, when you lose, you have to restart the whole level anew - FF1 has a good soundtrack, but SOR1 has an even better one.

[@Bubbabyte99]

ben owen Agreed. The soundtrack in the arcade version is one of the greatest soundtracks to any game ever imo.

[@Marc_Araujo]

And the winner is...Final Fight CD for the Sega CD.

[@demgutts]

Lmfao at 9:48 the back fist dance, I thought I was the only one who use to do it

[@VOLTRAR]

Knights of the Round vs Golden Axe.

[@snowypods9812]

You missed multiple endings for streets of rage

[@Slappaccino]

the intro music jam in SoR alone is better than the whole Final Fight franchise.

[@TheWarriorFrenzy]

Just forgot about Streets of Rage's alternative ending and you didn't show off the two player combination moves. You could throw your buddy into a pile of enemies like a cannon ball. You could also vault over your buddy into a flying attack. Nice reviews though!

[@DavidRockvoice]

Final Fight 3 and Streets Of Rage II are both great games. Couldn't decide between them both.

[@Rikitronton]

no, If you beat the game with two players, Mr. X asks you if you want to join in his organization. If one says Yes and the other No, you both fight untill death! You only can know it if you arrive to the final with 2 players. Another detail that makes sor better :)

[@rolanddesjarlais8596]

Streets of Rage all the way.

[@OfLegionReal]

Hell yeah

[@gregbethscheider7769]

WatsonKeen221B you're right I'll take Streets of Rage over final fight all day long

[@logria10]

It does not matter. Turtles in Time destroy both games.

[@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431]

Fuck you!

[@billoverbeck3784]

@@logria10 stupid comment.

[@huacxix4032]

Now with Capcom Beat Em Up Bundle including the arcade version of Final Fight on modern consoles and Sega Genesis Classics including Streets of Rage on to modern consoles too, its fair to compare their latest release. With that being said while I prefer the graphics, music, and presentation of the arcade version of Final Fight, Streets of Rage is a better game because of how well done the environmental hazards are. In Streets of Rage, you can strategically use the crushers and conveyer belts against your enemies, in Final Fight, there’s fire that comes out of the ground and hurts everything randomly. Both are great games. I wish that more modern beat Em ups were made in this style.

[@rtoffelix]

The intro for SOR1 still gives me goosebumps til this day. Don't get me started on the music... While Final Fight's intro & cut scenes aren't as memorable to me.

[@JetCentralReviews]

Great videos man! Keep up the good work! To be honest, me and you guys both deserve way more views then we get.

[@ThumbBros_RunAndPun]

8:46 I do think that's one of Final Fight's better music! But I also like the Stage 2 music to Final Fight as well-the subway level. Yeah, Streets of Rage does have better music though-however Final Fight music does fit the mood well.

[@RockRedGenesis]

For me, it's Streets of Rage every single time, kick it up to its hardest difficulty, grab a friend/sibling, and kick some ass, something you couldn't do on the Snes Final Fight, it was single player only. Me and my brother did this a lot when we were kids, and i still dust off my Mega Drive and walk the Streets of Rage very once in a while. But the icing on the cake is the soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, a soundtrack so good that you could listen to it by it's self, hell i've got on my iPod, and listen to it often, it's that good, Koshiro is a freaking genius.

[@cinnamondan4984]

The best best ‘em ups in 16 but era: RoR 1-3 and Final Fight CD.

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Prefer Streets of Rage, too. It's so much better.

[@joeschmoe4698]

A beat'em up without 2-players, is not a beat'em up in my book, it's an action adventure game. SOR wins on that alone imo.

[@zoddtheimmortal2530]

SOR smokes FF. Final fight has bigger characters but the controls are very shallow and feels like your confined to a hallway as were SOR feels like your in the streets with way more room for movement more depth in controls not to mention its music is the best of the 16 bit era.

[@Maru96]

+Mark S The SNES port of Final Fight is kinda mediocre but the Arcade is a much better game than SoR1.

[@zoddtheimmortal2530]

Not control or music wise Final Fight is way to simple. Streets of rage has reversals and more ways to attacks.

[@Maru96]

Mark S So Final Fight is too simple uh? try to clear the arcade game with one credit and come here again, i'm waiting. SoR1 has some useless gimmicky moves like back attacks, but the only way to play that game safe on Hard is just spamming jump attacks, it's the only useful move for large crowds.

[@zoddtheimmortal2530]

Gimmicky its called depth something Final Fight doesn't have, and FF has shit music. Reversal and throws and being able to attack when an enemy is grappling your character is far more than a gimmick. Streets of rage is true challenge FF I be every time I've played it. troll some else there isn't shit you cn say to change the out come even the video says your wrong.

[@Maru96]

Mark S Yeah sure because spamming jump kicks all the time to win is "depth", just lol. So you haven't cleared Final Fight arcade with one credit yet you say it's "simple" and has no "challenge". Ok, you just invalidated your shitty argument and proved to be another blind SoR fanboy, move on kid.

[@ConsoleWars]

Thanks. We have the formula down for making videos we just gotta get these out faster. Thanks for watching!

[@rdzreborn2k7kt]

I like both Final Fight and Streets and Rage

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Me too.

[@diobrando-qv3uv]

Cool

[@ateliertohka7327]

Streets of Rage is my childhood!

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

The argument was settled at 2:48 - just from the music alone

[@jaredjacoby6168]

Streets of rage for the second game alone. I still bop my head to the music of the first game to this day.

[@gaetaboots9292]

I actually love final fight in the arcade. For some reason my local drug store had a few arcade games and whenever I got money I would get tootsi pops and play final fight, also they had alien 3 there too. That was a killer game too

[@djlamar2]

On these games I can't really decide. They're both good beat em ups :)

[@ConsoleWars]

glad you enjoy. yeah, were gonna do all those episodes eventually. we dont like using emulators and batman the animated series on snes is $50! also, batman is awesome and we wanna be really good with our video making skills by that point.

[@drunkenmolesterpaul3569]

I’m from the future. I hope you jumped on that copy of Batman and Robin for $50. That’s a steal in the future

[@CyberIce2000]

12:30 I like the '1 player' part :D

[@caliktil]

I wish you would revisit this. It would be amazing to see a new video, especially with all of your new story and editing techniques. Don't get me wrong, I still agree with the outcome, but to see a new video would still kick ass.

[@Icy1050]

I like Streets of Rage even more then arcade Final Fight!

[@iamLI3]

man such classic consol wars goodness....

[@swampdonkey4919]

At least sega has the decency to allow women to get beat up.

[@jamesguinnup3875]

All the Way gose to Sega Genesis Streets of Rage.

[@ConsoleWars]

were working on the next one. itll probably be done next month.

[@ConsoleWars]

never heard of that game. did a quick search and looks like that could be a future episode. thanks for the idea!

[@Chillywilly8818]

The weired sizing reminds of double dragon 3 arcade and megadrive when you buy the "extra guys"

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

I played both near the time of their launch & left feeling like Final Fight was good, but greatly disappointed by how much was cut. When I played through Streets of Rage I recall feeling amazed & excited. When news & screens of part 2 was announced, I was a Nintendo fanboy loving SF2 but was excited for SOR2 given how amazing the first one was, & part 2 having big, chunky character sprites which was all SOR1 was lacking &, as stated in the video, was made up for by the gameplay.

[@Soan]

Hilarious considering the full Final Fight experience later came out on the Sega CD (which is an add on to the Genesis).

[@zanegandini5350]

SoR 2 was much better than the original. Better fighting engine, better graphics, debatably better sound. That really makes FF SNES look bad.

[@gaba665]

Totally agree with you Sor 2 And Sor 3 graphically are way superior, better animations, better sprites, 2 times bigger than the first Sor.. and music, Sor2 and Sor3 are just miles away from the snes port of ff. Period.

[@KingPurcival]

Streets of Rage FTW. That was a close one. Totally forgot Final Fight was one player.

[@ConsoleWars]

we would but it really takes a long time to write the script, film, do voiceovers, and edit. we were thinking of doing a video commentary to explain what goes into each video.

[@castlerockster6420]

Nintendo Sucks SEGA Game Battle

[@Misterorder]

5:07 - Makes me crack up every f'ing time I hear it!

[@ConsoleWars]

it does feel pretty good to hit people in that game. tight sound effects. if it was a little more like the arcade it would've won.

[@Needwagon4Speedwagon]

Streets of rage has one of the best soundtracks ever made, final fight had no chances, also it's not bettter if you lose all of your lives and continue right where you left, there should be a "punishment" or there's no point for lives

[@BMan100]

Blast em with Final Fight CD!!!!!

[@nesaiamon8727]

Streets of Rage - no contest - and I owned a snes back in the day

[@SNARC15]

There is a good console Final Fight...ON SEGA CD! Also the Guy version of Final Fight was released here in the US, but it was originally only available as a rental, similar to John Madden Championship Edition '93.

[@Sinn0100]

You guy's are forgetting Final Fight was released came out for a bunch of machines back then. It hit the Snes twice (Final Fight Cody and Final Fight Guy), Sega CD, Capcom Console (JP), and the Sharp X68000 (JP). Streets of Rage hit the Genesis and was also on the Sega CD included with the add-on at launch. It was actually the best version as the CD music was great! Final Fight while a good game in its own right pales in comparison to any Streets of Rage entry. Perhaps the biggest reason is the amazing crowd control featured in all the Streets of Rage games. Further, the AI in Final Fight is non-existent. The enemy characters simply bunch together and come at your character all at once. SOR 1+2+3+4 feature characters that team up on you and use various strategies to beat you. Further, in Final Fight you only have 3 to 4 enemies on screen at once. SOR features loads of enemies on screen at once. Perhaps the next biggest reason any SOR beats and Final Fight is the move set. Each character feels unique and plays entirely different. Cody and Guy are so similar that Capcom made two versions of the original game...in single player only on the Snes. Lastly, the music in SOR is hands down the best music in any 16-bit game ever released on cart. The only other game that comes close is Thunder Force IV in terms of sheer quality. Streets of Rage wins this by a wide, wide, wide margin. Addendum- What's this graphics being better in Final Fight?! I'd like to introduce my personal friend his name is parallax scrolling and he doesn't show up in the Snes version of Final Fight....but man is he all over Streets of Rage. Having more varied levels and multiple layers of parallax scrolling easily gives SOR the edge. Not to mention the rain and crashing water of the beach level looked insane in 1991.

[@nathaninnes8945]

I like to believe that instead of these being scripted, it's just a live debate and winning categories is just a matter of being first to say, "(category) goes to (Nintendo/Sega)"

[@PhibesLives]

I agree. The Sega CD was an upgrade, and had the technological advantage which came along with being released years after the Super Nintendo launch. I also agree that a Final Fight 2 Vs Streets Of Rage 2 seems like a no - brainer.

[@itscomplicatedwatches]

Missed opportunity in not mentioning how the original SoR soundtrack led the composer to fame. Was great EDM music.

[@enkidux88]

i like Street of Rage...Final fight looks cartoony with a giant characters...music tracks on final fight are so random..while the street of rage has one of the greatest music tracks in the history of video games...

[@ConsoleWars]

we plan on comparing the two sequals eventually. did not know about the sega cd version. im sure its better than the snes game.

[@ConsoleWars]

yeh, thatll def be a future episode.

[@2beton]

Final Fight on MD-CD is the best one

[@thehumbleone1983]

Streets was a classic and great fun playing with my cousin was always good times

[@EdgeO419]

I think he means SOR 3. That game actually had multiple paths and endings

[@ConsoleWars]

that does sound like a cool idea. you should make it. dont want anyone to steal your idea

[@ConsoleWars]

Yeh, that'll be an episode soon

[@laserbeak3551]

One player after that there’s no question anymore. SOR the greatest

[@TheMamaluigi300]

The snes music poses more of a wild western tune

[@yjzep9922]

yeah, it's unfair to compare the snes to the arcade. Butttt...What about the sega CD, which is technically sorta the Genesis? ;) That version is way better!

[@democrazy69]

It's more complete, and the music is of course better due to being CD audio, but the voices sound like cats fighting in a tin can.

[@gaba665]

Sega CD is just miles away from the snes shitty port. Also Sor 2 and Sor3 are waaaay better than ff for the snes. No much more to say..

[@kR0B45]

The sexism part made my month.

[@MikeDeeJackson]

I love when the sega guy uses WHY THE PORT IS WORSE!

[@m.b.h.z]

What about "Maximum carnage" and "separation anxiety"?))

[@ConsoleWars]

Maximum Carnage is on the list.

[@ConsoleWars]

never heard of it. we'll def check it out.

[@TheT0nedude]

If comparing sor vs arcade ff would have been a proper contest but vs snes ff? With no 2 player mode it's a no show. Simples. In this genre no 2 player mode it's like Tetris with no blocks.

[@Cloud971]

It's sega vs nintendo dude, arcade doesn't count in there.

[@TheT0nedude]

Indeed. Sorry SNES you got your ass well and truly spanked this time.

[@Needwagon4Speedwagon]

TheT0nedude I would love to see Console wars: Arcade vs Sega/Snes, lmao'd at the tetris metaphor btw

[@BigJwlz]

That lack of 2-player gameplay in _Final Fight_ was inexcusable especially in light of the fact that the sequels do have it.

[@GandalfTheGrey11]

Final fight was released also on Amiga.

[@ConsoleWars]

I remember renting that for snes. We'll check them out thanks!

[@Azaism]

The fact that we know who Yuzo Koshiro is and most people can't even name the person(s) who made the music for Final Fight is all the proof you need that SOR's music is better.