Different on the Super Nintendo

[@SneakyMuskrat]

The most different one that comes to mind first is Jurassic Park. Completely different type of game, view point, and art style.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I loved renting the genesis one and playing as the raptor. I only played the SNES version years later via emulator.

[@robarmstrong5404]

It even had an fps portion lol. It actually blew my mind visually at the time

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@robarmstrong5404 that's how I felt about festers quest fps part and toy story lol

[@SullySadface]

I owned the SNES version, played the Genesis version on Sega Channel. Never beat the SNES one, and honestly feel like it's the better experience

[@spencerstevens2175]

The SNES game is a nightmare. It's very challenging and does not do a good job of telling you what the fuck you're actually supposed to be doing. I wanted to like it so much, but it's a mess. ​@@thecunninlynguist

[@thecunninlynguist]

i loved when the same game was different on SNES and Sega. One of my faves of this instance is Shadowrun

[@thingsiplay]

Are we doin' this? CONSOLE WAAAARS

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

That's it......

[@Unquestionable]

One of my favorite long running channels. No matter the day I'm having when they upload something new it never fails to cheer me up.

[@sb6482]

that channel is nowhere near as funny without Greg

[@gumpyflyale2542]

Its great regardless one of my favorite channels​@sb6482

[@ChaoticHoly]

Was Pope John Paul II made an honorary Harlem Globetrotter? Is Maine the only state whose name is just one syllable? Was ketchup used as medicine to treat such ailments as diarrhea, indigestion and jaundice in the 1830's? *YES.*

[@MCastleberry1980]

The sound effects on the SNES Batman Returns are so satisfying.

[@frederickwilliams3319]

Just wanted to take a minute to encourage you. Your videos are always a joy. As an old fart gamer the nostalgia fix always brings a smile to my face. Thank you for such great content. I hope you have a great day and I look forward to the next one.

[@GamSin1981]

I loved this era of gaming because it made you buy consoles unlike now. Alien 3 was my personal favourite on the Mega Drive, and when I saw the SNES version it was a different type of game in most ways. I found the Mega Drive had a more arcade feel than the SNES long haul adventure, and both were amazing.

[@jaredbaker1183]

Jurassic park was radically different on the Genesis, Sega CD, and super Nintendo. Those would certainly fit the theme. Also the Tiny Toons games were very different action platformers.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The SNES version played like a scaled back version of the PC and Amiga version, which was also divided into overhead and FPS stages.

[@gabrieldias3479]

I was checking if someone had mentioned Tiny Toons already. That should be on the list for a next episode.

[@SonOfSyrinxia1993]

SNES and Genesis are legendary. I miss those days, when it was an easy choice on what to play.

[@ajsingh4545]

Ps2 ftw

[@swittersanggraini1780]

It was great. You couldn't go wrong with either choice.

[@greensun1334]

The 16bit/arcade aera was by far my favourite and most interesting time in video gaming, and I still prefer to play those games. Old school games had something special and satisfying, I never felt anything comparable with modern titles.

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

I think the coolest part about Street Racer was that it was one of the few 4-player split-screen games for the SNES and Mega Drive. (Also, curious as to why only the SNES version see a US release and there was never a US Genesis release?) Rather than the split-screen being divided both vertically and horizontally like most 4-player games, it was horizontal for all players, giving each player a very narrow, ultrawide view! The later PlayStation and Sega Saturn ports would take this even farther by allowing an 8-player split-screen mode! _EIGHT PLAYERS!!_ And it still ran at a solid 60 FPS by lowering the draw distance and by not having a lot of polygons on the screen to begin with. (The drivers were still all sprite based.) I don't think there was ever any other game in that generation to allow that many players in a split-screen in that generation or any since unless you count the open-source racing game Speed Dreams, which allows you to split the screen up to 8 times, but setting up a local multiplayer game in it is not the friendliest experience. Beyond that, there's only Street Racer! Edit: I just remembered there was a Gamy Boy version of Street Racer that was based on the Mega Drive version that _did_ see a US release! So if you wanted to play a faster-paced, non-Mode 7 version of Street Racer and lived in the US at the time, this was your only option outside of importing the Mega Drive version for your Genesis. In fact, I briefly borrowed the Game Boy version from a friend back in the day, so that was my earliest experience with the game!

[@Mystemo]

The other Flintstons game on SNES "The Treasure of Siera Madrock" was one of my favorite games on the system.

[@mikef8846]

Pirates of Dark Water is another.

[@kevinramsey417]

The Genesis and SNES versions of Beavis and Butt-Head couldn't be more different. The two games had the same plot (B&B go on a quest to recover some lost GWAR tickets) the SNES version was a straightforward action platformer, while the Genesis version was more of an adventure game. Play the Genesis version.

[@piratesephiroth]

I understand that you mentioned the movie Flintstones game because of the obscure Sega version but I think it would be better to compare the regular genesis Flinstrones game to SNES' The Treasure of Sierra Madrock since both were developed by Taito and even many sprites are basically the same. It's kinda similar to what happened to Sparkster.

[@gamerxt333]

Typing Flintstones SNES into Bing, brings up Sierra Madrock as the first example. I guess SLX simply preferred to mention the SEGA Channel version, as you say.

[@brianmegaman]

Please do a part 2 please

[@sb6482]

pity the kids of today. in 30 years time The Xbox Lord will be doing a youtube video about how the PS5 Version had slightly better leaf fidelity and a more static frame per second count but the Xbox series had VRR, or something

[@AndyGravity]

Xbox Lord X. 🤣

[@Alex_G_M]

And how would that be different from the last 10-15 years of multiplatform releases? I’m not disagreeing with you per se, but they’ve been going on about similar stuff since at least GTA IV, if bot earlier. With that said, I was at a retro gaming convention a few weeks ago and most of the people standing in line to play games were preteen kids. That tells me that gameplay is still the most important part in a game, despite what people say.

[@markula_4040]

Alien 3 and the Turrican games are good candidates if you ever revisit this subject.

[@justinc.5591]

I think both Aladdin games have great visuals; the Genesis game has superb animation while the SNES one has great backgrounds and color use.

[@z80player]

Es lo mismo que Cool Spot y Earth Worm Jim

[@jessragan6714]

It's really Aladdin-flavored Earthworm Jim versus Aladdin-flavored Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, isn't it?

[@madspunky]

SNES version also had better level design, controls, and bosses

[@Dac_vak]

This is an awesome idea for an episode. I know you’re Sega Lord X, but it’s always a treat when you explore other systems.

[@PookaBot]

The animation on SNES Alladin looks pretty darn good to me 🤷‍♀️

[@jpesicka492]

Entirely different game though.

[@andriadavid]

Also one of my favorite game on a Sega MD is Donald Duck in Maui Mallar. The super nintendo version is Donald Duck in Cold Shadow. It was made by a different team and it looks much different. more collors and better audio but i still like Sega's version because of better controllers, atmosfere, gameplay and better resolution.

[@mutalix]

I was a megadrive kid, but can't say I wasn't in awe to snes versions of the same games. The visual effects, and more notably the audio being fuller and much higher quality.

[@opaljk4835]

The audio is kind of not comparable. The snes used extremely squished samples and the Genesis was directly outputting mixed waveforms. It’s like comparing an old synth with an old sampler, (or rather, it almost is exactly that)…so while the snes could sound extremely beautiful, to say it’s higher quality is just a matter of taste than anything else.

[@gamerxt333]

Yes the SNES used "higher detailed" music, yet sounds like it's being played in a cushion. The Genesis is basically the opposite of that.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

That's exactly how I feel about Dracula X. Its only "crime" is not being Rondo of Blood, a game almost nobody outside of Japan even got to play back in the day.

[@opaljk4835]

I disagree. It’s slightly more than serviceable. For some reason it feels incredibly sluggish…and the thing that sucks is that the levels kind of feel like an incomplete hodgepodge of stuff…but that is pretty much what it is so idk. But when you compare it to the other 16 bit cv games it just doesn’t really feel like they put in the same kind of time and effort.

[@disistheway2010]

It’s definitely one of the weakest of the “Classicvania” games

[@stephenshelottiii3272]

This was one of the greatest eras of gaming. You could have a different experience playing the same game at a friend’s house on a different system.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Konami used to release so many excellent titles in the 80 to 00s. Just banger after banger

[@nicksrandomreviews]

People forget they were more than just Turtles and Castlevania. But like, if you saw a licensed game with their logo, you knew there was a 90% chance it was going to kick ass.

[@juiceala]

For a future episode here are a few suggestions of games that are completely different on the Genesis vs the Super Nintendo, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Ninja Turtles, Castlevania, Contra, Sunset Riders, Tiny Toon Adventures, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Mega Man, Power Rangers (and the Movie). I have another list if you wanna go beyond these two systems.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I recently got to play the SNES version of Aladdin on the Disney collection on switch and it definitely is nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be in fact in some ways it’s actually more true to the movie than the Sega version. I’m definitely liking these Nintendo focus episodes and I definitely think there was at least one more episode out of these comparisons. It’s one of the things I loved about the 16 bit generation, due to both the MD and SNES getting very different versions of the same game.

[@PRATERVXEX]

There’s a great channel called Console Wars that compares games like these. Great video!

[@kevyjoe413]

While the Genesis Aladdin has better animation, I prefer SNES Aladdin’s story for staying closer to the movie. Still, both versions are great games, highly worth playing!

[@jessragan6714]

What better company to release Batman games than Konami, the creators of Castlevania?

[@mishkofrydrysek7445]

Super nostalgic. I'd love to see more of the 16 as well as 32 & 64 bit. Great video again mi Sega Lord.

[@carloscanales3183]

Dude that Batman and Robin game kicked my ass on Sega. I rented it and spent the weekend depressed and stuck on the second stage. Aladdin kicked ass on both platforms. I remember beating it for Sega and then playing it at a friends on SNES and being so happy that it felt like a whole new game. Animaniacs on SEGA was also very underratedz

[@Tjoeb123]

Never thought I'd see an entire video dedicated to SNES titles. :)

[@Blaster1986]

Totally agree about people being unfair about their criticism about Dracula X. I loved the game despite it not being on the same level as Rondo of Blood. I will admit though that Rondo gets lots of extra points just for the much better soundtrack and audio quality. I honestly think that if Rondo used the exact same OST and audio quality as Dracula X, Dracula X wouldn’t be as polarizing as it is.

[@miaouew]

Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night are the best Castlevania games.

[@madspunky]

Well actually, Order of Ecclesia is the best.

[@danielrecommends]

I'll say Dracula X has way clunkier controls than the Rondo Of Blood. I never played either of them growing up but when I got the Castlevania Advance Collection and played Dracula X, it was hard to control. I played Rondo of Blood on the Turbo mini and it was a much smoother experience. Also, Dracula is hard a fudge on Dracula X with having to fight him on those pillars.

[@juiceala]

Well, actually the super Nintendo did get another Flintstones game that plays more like Mario 3 in which it's a board game mixed with side scroller... Similarly, Taz Mania also had another game on the Genesis, Escape from Mars, that looks and plays a lot like the first game.

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Tazmania on Genesis is very challenging...

[@joshoshea3194]

Today's console's are all about exclusives rather than different versions.

[@jeffb.6642]

and even then, only a small % of games on each are true exclusives. The other 95% play identical on all platforms.

[@lady1kaka]

There was Sonic and Mario, Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star. All in all I think there were even more exclusives back then. Also since porting was way harder.

[@82joshw]

There is a lot stuff no one ever talks about on Playstation 1 and 2 all they cover is first party stuff in the listing they make it's the same games over and over every time

[@claudiotapiaf.7194]

The Flintstones was indeed released on Sega Channel but only as a demo in the “Test Drive” section of the service. so maybe the game was never completed.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

I still think SNES Aladdin played better. Once you got into a rythem you could acrobat your way through those levels like nobodies business. And the grapchis were very good, sometimes better (better parralax and color, albeit less animated). And the music was also so nice.

[@GlerpidyGlarson]

All of these games were good times.

[@ggbetz]

Hope you do this again. When trying games on both, its good to know what we're getting into.

[@mikeclark4480]

After years of resistance and a slow journey of acceptance, I've finally admitted it: Capcom's Aladdin takes the crown. Hats off to the SNES for this gem!

[@sloppynyuszi]

Nah, I still like the Sega one better. Especially if you like the movie. The SNES is still good. It’s more like Sega has the 9/10 game and Nintendo 8/10. As a fan of the movie the Sega game just has the better fan service, which you want in a licensed game.

[@nemanjamilosevic1370]

Genesis Aladin looks better but Snes Aladin has parkour elements and smoother gameplay.

[@BlackMoore82]

Regarding The Adventures of Batman & Robin I always preferred the Genesis version, as for Aladdin I still enjoy the SNES version more.

[@gaupau]

Thank you sega lord!

[@The-Zer0th-Law]

Dracula X was the B Team flexing that they COULD make a direct port of Rondo on the SNES if NEC didn't have an exclusivity agreement.

[@gamerxt333]

The SNES's graphics are better than the TG though. I'm not sure why they'd need to show off that they could port it, presuming cartridge space wasn't an issue.

[@The-Zer0th-Law]

@@gamerxt333 Yeah, but the only thing that would be a "chokepoint" really is the voice acting... Which, let's be real, it's a novelty that TGCD could have done away with in favor of more CD Music that includes lyrics and effects that can't be done in chiptune.

[@DerrickFinzer]

Yeah definitely Dracula x on Super Nintendo ain’t too bad and awesome music !

[@tflics]

Shadowrun!!

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Genesis version is awesome!

[@sitrep123able]

Keep up the good work🎉

[@opaljk4835]

Batman Returns might be one of the best beat ‘em ups of that era.

[@maxdobbelstein7532]

Street Racer on the Playstation/Saturn. I used to have it for the SNES and my sister and I had a blast in the battle mode.

[@midwestmonster9886]

2:06 _Goon punches Batman out of existence_ "Well, that was ea-" _Goon gets kicked by invisible Batman_

[@Unquestionable]

Love seeing these comparisons as it gives me major nostalgia. These all came out when I was in elementary school (I started second grade about the time the SNES launched) and would pour over gaming magazines like I was studying for the SATs. While I didn't have a Genesis, was overly loyal to Nintendo at the time, all my friends did giving me a pretty decent idea of what each console excelled at. I will say the Dracula X port hasn't aged great compared to Super Castlevania IV and Bloodlines but is still enjoyable. I've always enjoyed the Capcom version of Aladdin but that might be largely because I feel they were top of their game during this era.

[@mattb6522]

I'd definitely like to see another video like this where consoles got different versions of the same franchise or game. That definitely is something I miss about the 8 and 16 bit era. I always appreciated when each console got their own unique version of a game. I can't remember the last time modern consoles received a completely different title, but it is probably due to game development taking more time and resources to develop a title.

[@richardkim9952]

I love how in the SNES Batman Returns, you can grab 2 bad guys and smash their heads together.

[@jeremybowers3181]

Like being in Blockbuster video and seeing the same name yet different game when your friends who has a snes and describes something completely opposite of what you rented lol!

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

This is one of many reasons, why the 16bit era of video games, was and still is the best era of all time.

[@Imgema]

Beavis and Butthead too. Much better game on Mega Drive.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The best 16-bit Batman Returns would mix the beat em up stages from the SNES with the driving stages from the Sega CD. The platform levels in Sega's version were hot garbage. The game was only saved by the Sega CD driving stages.

[@cinnamondan4984]

More please!

[@HoroJoga]

Street Racer is a curious case of a dev sticking to their IP by making totally different versions of the game to various platforms. Besides the Mega Drive and SNES versions, there's also two 32-bits versions, a gameboy, an amiga and a pc version. All of them have different quirks which are based on what the hardware had to offer.

[@jamesfrankiewicz5768]

I remember back in the day when the two Aladdin games were released. Myself, and most of my friends, concurred that the SNES version was pretty good, but the Genesis version knocked it out of the park, and that's with the fact that the Genesis owners were in the minority in my circle of video gaming friends.

[@combatking0]

Rock 'n' Roll Racing fits this category nicely. I'd like to see what you make of the differences.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

12:42 look at that parallax scrolling. 👍🏼 20:14 oh gawd, Recreational Brain-fart, authors of the GEMS driver.

[@pliniomsann]

I like the ones with little differences that players usually don’t see

[@jonpeley]

The first game that came to my mind was Aladdin. And here it is.

[@kennethd4958]

Rondo of Blood was just my pinnacle of Castlevania gaming. I could play it over and over and never get tired. I don’t like Dracula X nearly as much but would never say it’s a bad game.

[@vallaurianv6024]

Some great snes games here - Batman Returns, Sparkster, Adventures of Batman and Robin! Others you could do - Alien 3, Jo and Mac caveman ninja, xmen, marvel super heroes (vs Saturn), Ninja Warriors, Shadow Run, Sim City etc To your point, there’s so many!!

[@hellboundTX333]

Beavis and butthead is a great example of two completely different games from genesis to snes.

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

The Saturn version of Street Racer looks really good!

[@Lord_Deimos]

We were downright robbed with Batman Returns but we had the best version of Robocop VS Terminator.

[@Codmaniac91]

I used to own both versions of Aladdin. I loved playing both of them. But unfortunately, I only got as far as escaping the cave of wonders on both versions.

[@ReaverPrime]

So many people give Dracula X a bum rap simple for not being enough like Rondo. If we hadn't known before its release that it was going to be a stripped down version of Rondo, more folk would rate based on its individual merit as a Castlevania game. I happen to really like it, even having known about Rondo beforehand. I had the SNES and Game Boy versions of Animaniacs. The GB version is basically the one from Genesis, just sized down. They both scratched different itches for fun.

[@gordonmixon2284]

You can add TMNT ( tournament fighters included) Contra, Jurassic Park, X-Men, and Castlevania.

[@BigSnipp]

I liked Tazmania's sound on Genesis. It was quirky and atmospheric.

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

10:34-10:42 I would also give Konami a break because they had to deal with different hardware formatting (CD-ROM vs. cartridge) and try to adapt to the limitation of the SNES.

[@jagergerg9771]

I never knew Capcom did Aladdin for the SNES. I still like the genesis version better, I love the animation and art style

[@slamjackson2137]

Great to see some love for the snes Aladdin. It’s a very rhythmic game and there’s a flow to its gameplay that’s a lot of fun to lock into. The genesis version is very stop and go and just not a lot of fun to play.

[@kromanaut]

Wow, I forgot how hilariously bad the fred flintstone sprite art is. It's really quite impressive!

[@jm2621]

Games I played that were different on the SNES/Genesis back in the day was: TMNT tournament fighters Power rangers Tiny toons Pit fighter Cool spot Earthworm Jim Mortal Kombat 1 Captain America and the Avengers Street fighter games Jurassic park Sunset riders Hook WWF Raw WWF Royal Rumble WWF Super Wrestlemania WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

[@GreplayTv]

Taz game at minute 21 isn't bad but I agree that it can be boring after a while. Bathman game is truly amazing !!!!

[@RobertLewis85]

Sega Lord X launces at midnight!

[@unpopularopinion-1]

Top notch vid. I don't recall if you've done this before, I would love to see 16 bit comparisons of neo Geo ports. not always, but usually the genesis had better gameplay and music and the SNES had better graphics and sound effects. I was always in search for the best version and remember, wishing I could combine certain elements from each port to make a better game. My very first paycheck, I bought a Neogeo system and that ended my hunt for arcade perfection. Such fond memories. 👍🏽

[@bombfog1]

Yes, certainly more videos like this.

[@jtgleave]

Love when the lord X throws out a word like akin 😂

[@kuropixeljp]

Power rangers on SNES and Genesis

[@retrojoe85]

Great idea for a video! If I'm not wrong, the NES version of "Batman Returns" was mostly a downgraded version (not in a negative sense) of the very same SNES game, just with 8-bit graphics and less sprites on screen (plus the traditional "Konami NES tones" in the soundtrack of course). Talking about "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", despite the huge graphical and musical levels reached by SEGA I've never liked the Mega Drive/Genesis version that much, because I've always found it too freakin' hard to be totally enjoyable for my taste. I've never passed the second stage for what I remember. I've also always found its gameplay a bit too monodimensional compared to the SNES version, which is hard as hell too, but the general soundtrack and atmosphere were way closer to the original animated series IMHO.

[@philipcohen7192]

Love that Dracula X Soundtrack

[@GTXDash]

Aladdin on the Genesis looked better (real Disney animators were involved), but the SNES version's gameplay was more in the spirit of the character. More acrobatics, evading the guards by being more cunning and slippery rather than just running around killing people with a sword.

[@SullySadface]

I honestly feel like the Genesis release of Returns was worse than Forever. I'd watch more, and definitely cover Jurassic Park

[@lordjubilus]

the taito Flintstones games was releasedd for the snes, i played at the time and i checked here in the emulator to see that i was not misremember

[@mrbransformer4184]

I still play that Batman on genesis. I can’t beat it

[@simon41978]

It was never realistic that a 16 megabit SNES game (Dracula X) could have the content of a 700 megabit CD. They did what they could. You have to be in the mood for Dracula X. You might find it frustrating one time and very enjoyable the next. It's certainly a difficult game.

[@SegaLordX]

Actually, I think that difficulty is why it's so often looked down upon.

[@c331hunt]

I remember playing robocop vs terminator on the SNES and thinking it didn’t compare to the mega drive one.

[@jacobcordell2882]

My dream is to have both variations of every game

[@ststriker]

Shadowrun also had different ports for SNES and Genesis.

[@BoyBlaze2002]

Love the video SLX, I’m a huge genesis fan, but I will definitely admit Batman returns was leaps and bounds better on SNES. I’d also be remiss if I didn’t say that TMNT tournament 🏟️ fighters was way better on SNES too.

[@lordjubilus]

back in the day i was pissed when the versions were diferent, i´m from brazil here the video game you got is the one you would stay, now with emulator i can apreciate both versions as spandedd dlcs

[@EstebanGallardo]

If you go through the rabbithole of the microcomputers you will make Europe audience very happy.

[@mjdf122]

Console Wars with Sega Lord X