Is Ghoul Patrol Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

Not a bad game, but frustrating for the wrong reasons...
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[@Hattes]

This is one of those times when I wonder if the game would be a lot more enjoyable with a simple improvement patch - in this case to simplify the movement mechanics.

[@nixneato]

I was literally about to write that. Snesdrunk should call out for that.

[@Jinx_Skeel]

my thoughts exactly

[@joesshows6793]

Yes!!!!! You took the thought out of my head!!! We all wished this was a good game and a sequel to zombies ate my neighbors. That control…gawd they are not good

[@kinganarkzie]

Yeah definitely, it seems like they were trying some kind of analogue control system before analogue controllers were invented.

[@morgansinclair6318]

My mind went there as well. Harder to fix the level design problem, but quite a bit could surely be tweaked.

[@Akinohotarubi]

I had this game growing up, with absolutely no knowledge of Zombies Ate My Neighbours, and I had a blast with it. It's one of the few SNES or NES action game that I managed to complete without password. The controls never bothered me back in the day, but it's not like I had a lot of other games to compare it to.

[@SASMacDroid]

i agree . I never heard of zombies ate my neighbours but to be honest i tried it and i didn't like it i was more the fan of ghoul patrol

[@amandacimarossa5214]

See whats wild is i never heard of ghoul patrol i had zombies ate my neighbors on sega genesis

[@karlmeaner2624]

seems like a game that is just an improvement patch away from being a hidden gem

[@josenildosimoes6742]

If there was a "correction patch" (to fix the jogability) for this one I think it would be as fun as Zombies Ate My Neighbours. Great Video!

[@maverick_loneshark]

Well, SNES drunk was able to influence someone to make a patch for a previous review, so...

[@TonyGearSolid]

I remember having the same feeling as you did that something was off when I first played the game and I always pegged it as rushed sequel syndrome, so it's not surprising to find out that it was essentially a completely different game before being revamped as a ZAMN sequel of sorts. I'm kind of surprised that there isn't a fan patch for this game yet that tightens up the controls and other QOL changes.

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

There first have to be fans before getting to a fan patch, and while I'm sure it has *some* fans, Ghoul Patrol is nowhere near as popular as ZAMN.

[@Bolsty7]

Videos like this are the kind of things that help to make that happen so you never know.

[@TonyGearSolid]

@@MidlifeCrisisJoe Dennis the Menace got a QOL patch that nobody asked for, so anything is possible.

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

@@TonyGearSolid A fair point. I suppose anything is possible.

[@breno855]

I'd love to see you tackle aero the acrobat 2, it was a staple of my childhood and I still think it holds up. The Martian missions is another one that was almost good maybe even great, if only enemies weren't bullet sponges.

[@Michael_Digs_Trees]

Totally agree with all of your points, mate. It's a fine game that I'd finished as a kid, but it never quite scratched the same itch that Zombies did. The lack of super rewarding secrets compared to its predecessor was one thing that always stood out to me. Great video as always.

[@blackplague6592]

I loved that Game. Visuals, concept and soundtrack. Especially co-op with my brother. Difficulty and controls are manageable. Beat it regulary as a kid,

[@timthingsivemissed4668]

It certainly looks great for a halloween play through. 👍

[@bennett420316]

I love the art from both the games and the music from the 1st was epic

[@marbles8641]

It is still technically a sequel to ZAMN though. While the original two creators didnt work on it, their coworkers and some of their team did. All the art and character design was done by the Lucas Arts team who made ZAMN, while the creators were working on Metal Warriors. (This was all cited in the Hardcore gaming 101 article you referenced) The series is also thought to be a trilogy of games, semi unrelated since the creators came back to make Hercs Adventure which also plays in a similar top down vein.

[@Mankey619]

Glad that both “Zombies Ate My Neighbours” and “Ghoul Patrol” came out on the Switch and definitely gonna play these two classic arcade games.

[@nadaworldrecords]

As others in the comments already said - this could be great with an improvement patch

[@mattb6522]

Good review! I always thought this was a sequel to ZAMN, but it is interesting to find out that wasn't the case. Hopefully at some point someone can hack this game and tweak the controls to be more like ZAMN. A lot of classic games with issues have been given a lease on life through the hacking community.

[@bes03c]

This sounds like a quality of life improvement patch could greatly improve this game.

[@Wolfburns]

I've heard of Ghoul Patrol for a long time but never gone out of my way to watch anything about, so thank you for checking out. It is so much more like ZAMN than I could have thought. I wonder if it is something about the engine that just makes scary games have to be made lol. Thank you for all your awesome content!

[@joesshows6793]

The decoy in zombies ate my neighbors was the best part!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Kinda get the impression we might see this game again someday in an improvement patch video. 😄👍

[@jeffcox6539]

It was its own game but someone somewhere thought calling it a sequel would help it sell. That was actually quite common back then.

[@nnickplays9713]

Thank you for the review! I hope you have a great rest of your day too!

[@adhucstat6848]

Back into classic, never done that one. Guess i'm gonna play it tonight. Thanks dude, from France.

[@MCastleberry1980]

Ghoul Patrol is kind of the Secret of Evermore to SAMN's Secret of Mana.

[@xamislimelight8965]

Im glad I found this channel. Finally, a dude who likes SNES/Sega games as much as I do lol I don't have original hardware anymore, but I do have a USB SNES controller for emulators when I hook up my laptop to my TV lol close enough, right?

[@AE780]

Here I thought you had already covered all of the games I collected :D Let's go!!

[@joesshows6793]

I’m shocked this isn’t actually a sequel as at the time we all thought it was.

[@Imaminimonstertruck]

Very skeptical that they weren't unaware that they were making zombie ate my neighbor sequel. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle but I really doubt their statement is 100% true. Until there is an early prototype that the game was completely different than the finish product other than that Lucas art been promoting this game as a sequel in their current re-release. If it was true they would have simply called a spin off.

[@joezar33]

They put zero effort in making the 2 main heroes look original so I just see this as *Zombie Ate My Neighbors 2*

[@joesshows6793]

@@joezar33 gawd they walk so slow!!!

[@farouqiamin7894]

Ghoul Patrol and Zombies Ate my Neighbors are worth playing anytime, its one of a kind game that was never remade in some other style, I played this on my Sega Genesis forever and I still play it on my Retro setup still

[@Eastsid3]

Played a lot of ZaMN when I was a kid, needed game genie to beat the later levels, even with a friend. I want to pick up the double pack of ZaMN and Ghoul patrol on Xbox. It goes on sale sometimes for $8.

[@xGMV]

Till this day I don't know what the coffee/yellow mug power up does. You first find it in the the third level for the third world. I love the game though, where I live people used to exchange cartridge shells instead of the full thing, so when I played it was actually Kawasaki Superbike Challenge(?) on the label. Jumping is mostly used in the third world onwards, jumping in and out of the water, and then in the fourth world to access different parts of the castle and dungeon, the slipperiness is terrible all the same, so I often save the blue potion to become invincible and just run over chasms.

[@adamrenfrow]

Super Nintendo had some great looking games. This game is so underrated.

[@bryanblanco88]

My Mod senses are tingling where I can see a future SNES mod vid in this channel and this game is in it

[@kennethchia4194]

The way you describe the movement, this game sounds like it is screaming for an improvement patch.

[@IanSane]

Sounds to me it's a sequel in that the publishing company that owned the rights to the characters had this other game with similar gameplay in development and had it repurposed into a ZAMN game, to cash-in on the success of the original as soon as possible. There are probably thousands of sequels in the videogame industry that would fit that description.

[@ChibiKami]

I recall an interview with a former Sonic Team member who described the game development process as "we come up with really cool game design and then management makes us shoehorn Sonic into it"

[@cube2fox]

Wait wait wait are those ... Mode 7 bosses?? 2:10 Never saw something like that in a SNES game.

[@WhispyWoods.]

Busy week for you. I love seeing multiple vids released so close to each other 👍

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

Perfect timing! This game and ZAMN are on sale right now on PSN in a bundle for $7.49 (50 percent off). I never knew about Ghoul Patrol until recently, but I adored ZAMN on the SNES, so I’ll definitely be picking it up. Great video and Big Ups!

[@michaelarojas]

I didn't know it was on PSN until recently I just bought it on sale!

[@dtPlaythroughs]

You should review Herc's Adventure which is the next gen follow-up to Neighbors.

[@metalfreak9666]

Also a gem because on ebay the authentic copies are like 100 bucks more even the complete in box for 1000 or more. Luckily Limited Run Games have both Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol released on Switch, PS4 (compatible for PS5), and Xbox One (Series X also compatible). Sadly the controls are different and the music is high pitched and what's weird, when you start the game and seeing these companys that made by the game somehow Lucas Games included Disney in it.

[@themightymesprit7325]

This game is definitely one that I want to check out but it’s so expensive nowadays. Thankfully it was rereleased on Switch and PS4 alongside Zombies ate my Neighbors so I do want to get ahold of it or that version before it gets expensive. Either way Great Review as always SNES Drunk.

[@laughingseal2282]

If you like ZAMN try out Hercs Adventure on ps1. Ghoul Patrol has fatal flaws in the map design and movement, making it really difficult to engage.

[@gwgux]

Sounds like this game is to Zombies Ate My Neighbors as Secret of Evermore is to Secret of Mana. Most people love the originals, but are torn on the other game that uses the same (or similar) engine that doesn't quite get it right. At least with this, an improvement patch to fix the controls may be all that's needed.

[@CobraShuttle]

Spot on with the control. That alone being more tight and precise would kick the game up another notch.

[@obscuracrimepodcast]

You know dude. I have watched your videos for years. You have played A LOT of games. I think a shiny new top 100 would be super interesting at this point.

[@TheBeird]

The music feels like it has the most continuity with Zombies Ate My Neighbours

[@ludi_64]

I really love the art style of this game, looking forward to trying it out, but I'm not looking forward to having to beat it lol

[@JohnC19902]

Just came to have a great rest of my day.

[@Davtwan]

One thing that bugged me about the story is how one of the characters didn’t believe what was happening was real at first despite the previous game. Every “neighbor” that dies is technically his fault, and it just makes me feel crappy when I fail.

[@robcotto7081]

Apparently it has no relation to Zombies Ate My Neighbors, so it makes sense

[@jreyes9005]

You didn’t watch the video then? It explains how the game isn’t a sequel to Zombies.

[@Davtwan]

@@jreyes9005 - Yes I’m aware. It still added the characters at the last moment though.

[@dasdiesel3000]

You could jump in "ZAMN" lol, or am I tripping? I could've sworn there were trampolines and that those trampolines could be used for map/maze traversal. Maybe I'm mixing up old games or just misremembering...

[@jonathanlampkin6673]

This might be worth checking out just because of those retro Halloween vibes. Maybe just drink a little to make up for it's short comings

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

That's the attitude I like to see! Realism in action!

[@RyanParreno]

Regardless of the quality of the game, that's a serious achievement for Malaysian gamedev. I haven't heard of an earlier game made in SouthEast Asia, so this might be the first.

[@Codoloco1]

Just hammered last night, playing this !

[@DerHesse1984]

Nice Video 👍 You can buy both games now cheaper on steam. I think that zombies ate my neighbourhood it's better, too. But Ghoul Patrol it's much easier to finish. I played it in my childhood with my little sister and we had much of fun together 😅👍

[@FatNinjaDM]

That's what's up! Good stuff thank you for sharing.

[@travisshallenberger9486]

I never played this one, so I've always wondered about it, I'm glad to see it get the full SNES Drunk treatment.

[@Umbrella2]

This and Zombies Ate My Neighbours were released on Switch, I have it but haven’t played it yet.

[@richterbelmont5506]

Ghoul Patrol is an awesome game. Was definitely worth the $75 in 2020

[@Jinx_Skeel]

lmao

[@richterbelmont5506]

@@Jinx_Skeel just saying cause now 200 is ridiculous

[@Markptaz450]

I owned this upon release when I was in high school. Underwhelming compared to ZAMN, but a decent pick-up-and-play title in it's own right. Whereas ZAMN took inspiration in it's enemies from 1950s horror, Ghoul Patrol seemed to take influence on some creature design from 1980's Ghostbusters & Poltergeist.

[@danielsmith7084]

Awesome!! 6 minutes old, great video man! Any chance of a stand alone Goof Troop video?

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

This SNES Drunk worth watching today? YES!

[@joshoshea3194]

For some strange reason this just made me want to play Legend of Zelda on SNES again? Thanks for the video anyway as always.

[@stationary-plane-dweller]

Hope you have a great rest of your day!

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@toddd4566]

Such nostalgia, thanks

[@VBrancoPT]

Since Halloween is near, this game is a must (along with Zombies Ate My Neighboors). In fact, have you considered making a vídeo on games that combine with the Halloween-ish thematic and such?

[@aliceahlers6518]

Jump ist often used to find Secrets as i can remember May replay IT later

[@Halbared]

Loved ZAMNeighbours. Not sure if I knew about this, or if it was even released in he UK.

[@kinganarkzie]

This is by far the fairest reviews of this game I have seen. I'm actually one of the rare people that prefer this game over ZAMN. The difficulty level in that game is just so extreme that I only have fun in the first couple of levels, also as much as I love the themes in it a lot of the levels feel like filler, this game has more focused levels and I appreciate it for that reason. I will say that once you learn the locations of the victims in this game the replayablity sadly goes out the window. So this game is a better first playthrough but you can play Zombies more, simply because you're not going to know where everything is.

[@Zirus_Blackheart]

Love your vids, keep it up n thx! :-D

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

Love your channel bro 👍

[@opaljk4835]

It’s kind of got some similarities to Secret Of Evermore in some of its themes and content, but also that it’s an ostensible sequel that is fundamentally worse under the hood.

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

I wonder if a romhack could potentially fix the controls

[@williammcguire130]

SNES Drunk, I don't know how to tell you this but in your story... that part where you say "And then one day, out of nowhere, the characters from ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS were in it" is the moment where technically it DID become a sequel. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES didn't start as a Holmes novel but then one day Doyle put Holmes in it, and then it became a sequel. That's how sequels work.

[@thecunninlynguist]

it's okay. Didn't know about it as a kid, discovered it via emulation...as sequel to one of the best co-op or single player games ever, it had a high bar to achieve...and it kinda gets there. IIRC, it wasn't even supposed to be a ZAMN sequel but it turned into one...now you can play both on the switch and modern platforms via Limited Run!

[@markkoetsier6475]

So in other words, simply removing those start-up and cooldown animations would immediately make this a much better game. ROM hack time? ROM hack time.

[@TybaltKaine]

Waiting for the inevitable link to a patch that fixes the controls.

[@natejoe9924]

If anybody is looking for these games and you're not trying to collect them you can buy them digital for cheap or newer systems

[@robcotto7081]

Forgot to mention that the soundtrack is amazing

[@StabStabStabStabby]

I wonder if there's a rom-hack to change the player controls to make them similar to 'zombies ate my neighbors'

[@Jinx_Skeel]

now this calls for an improvement patch on how the characters moves around, eh...

[@batmandalorian5504]

I, like many others it seems, thought this was a sequel to ZAMN. After playing GP at the Best Buy or Toy R Us, wherever it was, I just couldn't get into it as the floaty controls and weird level design seemed so much different from ZAMN. It just didn't make any sense why the developers would change the game so drastically. Now I know that this was because they were completely different game engines but at the time it just made me indifferent to GP and I never bought it. There was just no reason to bother when you could play ZAMN.

[@Xanatos21]

Perhaps somebody could do a romhack that improves the overall controls for the game? That would be awesome!

[@aliceinmansonland448]

It's one of those games I put on my retro handheld because the re-release on the Switch was ridiculously priced. Now it's Halloween, and I'm playing these games for the creepiness factor. Werewolf The Last Warrior will always be my go-to since I grew up with NES, but I'd rather play OH NO! MORE Zombies Ate My Neighbors instead because I LOVE ROM hacks!

[@marscaleb]

Sounds like this one just needs an improvement patch to make the controls solid.

[@andrewquick4176]

It didn’t start as a sequel but clearly became one

[@exodous02]

I swear this had a rom hack that changes it closer to Zombies ate my Neighbors. I kinda remember hating this game and my brother found the had and we played it together.

[@strangemonkey90]

It's okay. But you made a point about the controls and the maze. It definitely can be a little annoying.

[@natejoe9924]

You can get gold Patrol and Zombies Ate My Neighbor in one pack on the Xbox one and PlayStation 4 I got it when the deal was up I got it for $6 on my Xbox it's probably like $20 now I'm not too for sure

[@mikesilva3868]

🎃happy Halloween

[@franciscobosque6184]

So... Isn't there any room hacks of this game that repair the problem of movement?

[@chumbosaurio7099]

I don't understand why there is no indie spiritual successor of zombies ate my neighbors in this days haha.

[@rodddossantos1437]

Half of what I play on the Switch is all retro style, Shovel Knight(s) etc. Any new retro type games you like lately on the Switch?

[@TheB3e3]

I wonder if there are any motion-fixing ROMhacks for this one. It has so much potential.

[@TightPantsJack]

Only a matter of time now before someone uploads an improvement patch for this game's controls; thanks solely to this video.

[@hugoleonardoamaral586]

I loved this game as a kid. I used to rent it all the time... Until I discovered Zombies Ate My Neighbours. After that, I've found myself playing the latter way more, even though Ghoul Patrol have a charm of its own thanks to the visuals and music. I still love it, but as you said, Zombies is just the better game of the two.

[@RobinLSL]

I quite liked this game as a kid and played it several times. Later on I tried ZAMN and my main thought was... wow, the original is way too hard. The difficulty on Ghoul Patrol actually felt quite balanced, very playable compared to ZAMN. Anyone else thought this?

[@Choralone422]

Seems like the perfect game for an improvement patch to fix the controls. :)

[@RichLux713]

Zombies are my neighbors is a great game

[@Dark_Mario_Bros.]

I always thought of it like as an alternative version rather than a sequel

[@westonscampbell]

Thanks for clarifying the "sequel" rumor. That's what I had believed. It's strange to hear now that it's a separate game but they used the same characters like that.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

You got to check out Herc on the ps1, it’s the real sequel!

[@carn9507]

Can't say I was ever fond of Zombies Ate My Neighbors either but yeah this one could use some rom hacker type person to patch out the movement inertia.