Is Judge Dredd [SNES] Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

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[@christopherdon1437]

Love your channel bro, I turned 10 years old in 1999. So I was kid during the 90’s when I had my snes and my library consisted of Mario All stars, donkey country trilogy, Mario kart and super Mario world. I had no idea snes had an huge library. Now I can just watch your channel and learn about all the games I never played without having to buy old cartridges just based off the cover art. I only had 5 games but I loved the snes growing up. You’re doing Gods work my friend! 🤘🏽

[@Bladerunner-yd5lk]

I had the same games barring Dkc 2 and 3 (although I rented 2) and including Super Metroid, Starwing, Aladdin, Plok, Mickey Mania, Buster busts loose, Earthworm Jim 2 and erm Magic Boy for some reason

[@tye9713]

Me too born in 89

[@JustStayingGroovy]

Another baby from 1989 here

[@samholdsworth420]

I was 18. I was man while you weren't!

[@samholdsworth420]

1981, I win

[@robertrath1370]

No question - absolutely!!! The game is brilliant.

[@joshdillon9637]

I just spent the last three weeks binge watching all of your reviews. I love your short but sweet reviews, while also being very informative. I've also been adding a ton of games to my flash cart thanks to you. I'll be adding Judge Dredd as well. Thanks for the excellent content, and please keep it up!

[@BassForever]

Criminal surrenders Is guilty Snesdrunk kicks them in the face and they explode He is, the law

[@TheWolvesCurse]

sounds like an american police officer.

[@jeremyc9593]

@@TheWolvesCurse Maybe, although I'm not quite sure where Amerincan is.

[@UltraEpicLeader10020]

Minus the explosive kick

[@blazerocker1734]

SNES Drunk _in Sylvester Stallone voice_ "I didn't break the law, *I AM THE LAW!"*

[@spookerd]

I went from watching a video about Van Gogh to a this. From one masterpiece to another.

[@MrJreed1000]

😂

[@ShellPrestoDiBaggio]

I think the really surprising thing I love about you channel is how many solid B-list games got glossed over. Glad to have you wading through them for me though; no rental store anxiety.

[@justsomebody-1665]

Snesdrunk, I want to thank you for reviewing, and I hope YOU have a great rest of YOUR day

[@Ryuhei64]

I would love to know how much these good-but-not-well-known 16 bits games sold worldwide. Or regionally. There are so many good games that are obscure now after more than 20 years.

[@moesyzslak2939]

Ryu64 that's what I'm saying

[@largolagrande]

Awesome in depth review. Especially with the comparisons. Really liked this game as a kid. But havent touched it in while. And never seen a review of this game before. So thanks for that.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

Do you still like it? I bought a couple years ago and It was struggling to hold my interest to get me past the first area.

[@largolagrande]

@@thesaltmerchant4564 Unfortunately It's the same to me. I played it one or two times over the past years and just gave up after a few minutes of playing. It is still a decent licence game, I guess. However I'm more used to play only new to me import games or far "better" classic games in the SNES library when I fire it up.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

@@largolagrande yeah I definitely get that the only reason I bought it was a couple years ago me and my dad were at a used game store and we both like the dredd movies a bunch. Sadly the game doesnt really capture the same energy of either movies. What we need is a modern dredd as a doom style fps and make it like the new movie

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

This was one of the games at Blockbuster Videogame Championship 1995 IIRC.

[@solcreate490]

I actually have always seen this as a very strong release. The presentation is impressive, and the difficulty is tuned almost perfectly. This was a great year for SNES games. Though I got really into Playstation at the end of the year, arguably SNES had the best year of any console in 1995.

[@JazGalaxy]

I would argue that the SNES launch was the best year for SNES and one of the best in gaming. But you are right, 95 was also great

[@nunyadambidniss]

Isn't It The Opposite with Demolition Man with The Genesis Version being better ?

[@AB0BA_69]

I'll have to check out the SNES version of this game. I'm a big fan of the Genesis version. It has some quirks (what game of that era doesn't?) but none are deal breakers for me, but I like the source material enough to overlook the rougher parts.

[@ak2112]

Dude, I had the Game Boy version as a kid and had the SAME PROBLEM with not realizing the ladders! Glad I'm not the only one.

[@cinemagamingnews]

I used to love this as a kid. Always thought it was kinda hard

[@orinanime]

Awesome to see this video. You briefly touched on this game in a compilation/list video. And I've been hopeful that it would get it's own video ever since.

[@SchizoMelody]

Judge Dredd was not originally a graphic novel. It was a serialized feature in an English anthology comic called 2000 AD. it's been ongoing since the late 1970's

[@cybergothika6906]

Comic book isn't a graphic novel?

[@maxducoudray]

@@cybergothika6906 Absolutely a different format here. 2000 AD was a weekly release on newsprint, with several continuing storylines. Judge Dredd was the central feature, included in every issue. Do some people use “graphic novel” as a synonym for comic? Maybe. But 2000 AD is different enough to be worth pointing out the distinction.

[@FalloutZombie5555]

Read your comment, doesn't sound like any kind of distinction to me?

[@zintosion]

Graphic novel is a standalone story. For example it's like a single movie. A serialised comic book is a weekly or monthly issue. Eg its like a tv show weekly episodes. All graphic novels can be considered comic books but not all comic books are graphic novels.

[@backintheday3097]

The one thing that would definitely have improved the game would have been Anthrax "I Am The Law" as the background music.

[@MaverickMustaine]

You won’t fuck around no more

[@JasonMaxwell]

I really enjoyed JD back in the day. An overall solid action game, made way better with the LUXURY code.

[@mikeadams7904]

I understood that reference

[@ericksantos6672]

One of the best games that I ever played. Great graphics, awesome gameplay, and a fantastic soundtrack. Judge Dredd freakin' rules!!!

[@MacktasticDazzle]

One of my favorite SNES games. I remember being 13-14 when I got this game as a gift and thought "Oh lord, these movie games are hit and miss." And then it ended up being a complete surprise how fun it was. Years later - perhaps in high school or early college - I played through this again - and it actually lead me to try another game I was always timid towards "Star Gate" and again - I found another of my favorite games for the SNES. Love the channel, brother. Keep it up!! PS - I've followed you for a long time - but was curious if you've ever done a video on Super Baseball 2020 by SNK for both the SNES and Genesis? I think it would be a good comparison video considering that the Genesis version most closely represents the NEO GEO version but is much easier vs. the SNES having some minor censored content but being just as challenging as the arcade version. I'd love to see you do a video on this.

[@Gojiro7]

this game is a decent tribute to the man with the universe's most badass shoulder pads XD

[@Giop87]

Making a SNES collection right now (I’m 35) when I was kid I just owned Mario all star + Mario World. Your videos help me deciding which one is the next to buy. Thank you! :)

[@coreygeiger81]

@1:12 that was HILARIOUSLY unexpected 😆😆😆

[@fact-factcheck4680]

Thanks for the new video, it's my birthday!!

[@MrShanester117]

Anthonï _ Shut up

[@josepartida1711]

Feliz Cumpleaños 👍

[@juanoncho]

Happy birthday. I wish you have fun today playing lots of retro videogames.

[@mrroachclip8444]

Happy b day bro

[@khaimk4r4su]

Congraturation A birthday is you

[@odolwa099]

The music in this game is AMAZING!!

[@lennywright5655]

The developers of Judge Dredd and Demolition Man nailed how Sylvester Stallone moves in reality!

[@tunkunrunk]

I don't think this game is based on the movie

[@Zagupi]

​@@tunkunrunkIt is thou! :)

[@tunkunrunk]

@@Zagupi it is based on the comics , not the movie staring Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes

[@paulineratcliffe8453]

I really don't want to be that guy, he didn't first appear in a graphic novel, it was a British comic called 2000AD issue 2, I think it was 1977 but don't hold me to that year. It's really good as it runs in real time, he was in his late twenties early thirties and now he's over 70. They have lots of other good stories in the comic too, you can buy just judge dread in big volumes which tell his story, it's such a well Realised world you can really geek out to it. As this is an old video I doubt Your see this but I just want to say thank you for your videos, they've really taken me on a nostalgia trip. Cheers from london England mate

[@spoonyg419]

Just found your channel, thanks for the memories and great videos! Born in 88, nothing like hitting up Blockbuster on a Friday and finishing a rented game over the weekend.

[@kyleabrams5036]

I'm amazed you hadn't gotten to this one sooner drunk. Pretty good game, 8 or 9 yo me wanted to like it more but there are a few places where it leaves you in the dark. The arrest button please?

[@blazerocker1734]

I completed this in one rental back in the day. It was challenging, and maybe a tad irritating, but not impossible to play so that's a pretty good game in my opinion. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@ryanthecollectorkid]

Another great review mate, just got a copy of judge dredd for snes so Thankyou for the tips and can’t wait to play it when it arrives 😎👍🏻

[@zooropa04]

Always love seeing a new video from you has been released. Any chance you could take a look at the three Star Trek games on SNES?

[@bryansullivan336]

Thank you snes drunk , just purchased a snes to get super mario and mk 3. Greatest purchase in a very long time

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

It's better than most movie tie-ins, but it's still not too fun to play. Maze-like level design and bad item placement does not help.

[@swissmrkc]

Nice, I wish demolition man was better, as I really have a soft spot for the movie. Great review as always.

[@josepartida1711]

I liked the Carl urban movie. Cool video SNES 👍

[@julientanner5036]

Word that movie is so underrated true too the comics I was hyped when he didn't take off his helmet the whole movie 😂

[@bilbo1778]

@@julientanner5036 It's not underrated - it receive all sorts of critical accolades from comic con to mainstream critics. Problem is the movie was so horribly marketed nobody went to see it...

[@III_SLEEP_III-Daevicus]

@@bilbo1778 the problem was mostly the fact that they ONLY showed it in 3D at theaters. Anyone who didn't like 3D movies, or theaters not equipped for them, caused the film to go widely unseen until home-release, and even then it was terribly marketed as you said. I watched it on Netflix for the first time quite a few years ago. It's a shame they made those decisions, though it probably would've been a pretty cool movie in 3D.

[@matthewshelley1365]

3:35 I remember calling the Nintendo Helpline to get this. It was a rental, so maybe I'll try it again

[@Mordaedil]

It's almost more based on the comic books than the movie, given that the levels and story don't match the movie at all, box cover excluded.

[@bradydavis5791]

You must not have played through the entire game. Most of the game does a fair job at translating some situations from the movie. Pretty much every place in this game was featured in the movie. It's just scaled down to 16 bit. Strange that people don't see this, or get this.

[@StephenAlexWalker]

Dress never takes of his helmet - best of both worlds 😂

[@MrToomanynamesgone]

@@bradydavis5791 what they refer to is the game uses elements from the comics like the dark judges that added more to the game(remember that this was appreciated by game reviews at the time)

[@lhfirex]

GAZE INTO THE REVIEW OF SNESDRUNK!

[@T_THuynh]

One of my favorite SNES games. Not the best like you said, but a very solid game nonetheless.

[@MacktasticDazzle]

Same here. For whatever reason as a young teen this game just resonated well with me and it's still one I pick up and play as a grown ass adult hahah

[@rodrigohaym]

Ah, I played this game at the time of release and had the same problem of wandering aimlessly through the first level for a long time before realising those things were ladders! Otherwise this is a very decently done mix of classic platforming and Flashback/Blackthorne clone. I'd put Stargate slightly above it, though.

[@thunter992]

I love this MAFUGIN channel!

[@atjebb]

As do I.

[@NESFriend]

The backgrounds and animations really do look good. Never expected it to be this decent, thanks!

[@patrickhein6986]

Great Video. I own a copy and It´s a very good Game and I realy still have fun playing it.

[@joshmartimez2235]

Really enjoyed this game as a kid and still enjoy playing this one in adulthood. Great in depth review.

[@kirtap95]

One of my favorite game back in the day

[@DARKPROTOTYPE930]

I grew up playing the sega genisis version. i still love playing it!

[@starlightwitch12]

I remember playing the SNES and PC versions of the game a lot, and I remembered that the PC-DOS version of Judge Dredd game is the same as the SNES version. Also, this game, I think, uses the Alien 3 SNES game engine as well. The Game Boy and Game Gear versions use the same sprites from the SNES and Genesis ones but they are different.

[@PhyA52]

SNES drunk is great for breakfast

[@carlosvidal6663]

PhyA52 I know right!!! That’s my every morning before going to work. A breakfast, a coffee and an snesdrunk episode

[@ValkyrieTiara]

This is one of those reviews that makes these retrospectives worth it. Who would have guessed that Judge Dredd of all things was a good SNES game? Thanks for wading through all the garbage to find gems like these so we don't have to lol

[@DeckyStrikesBack]

Fun fact - the Blu Ray cover says 'play the Acclaim video game' on the back cover. The Blu Ray came out in 2012.

[@GoondocksCastle]

As of 2022, there's a patch on romhacking for the Genesis version, at least, to quell some of the control issues.

[@thumpire]

As someone who is no stranger to having a giant neon "GUILTY" sign appear over their head whenever they leave the house, I feel some degree of empathy with those perps.

[@for8bitgamers]

I loved most of the sly films from the 80s and 90s. Demolition Man and Judge Dredd are two of my favourites.

[@rv2167]

I loved this game. The first few levels were a slog but then you start getting powerups and it gets really good.

[@prestoncram7507]

I loved this game, it had such a gritty and cool atmosphere

[@AltimaNEO]

I remember seeing screenshots in GamePro back in the day and thinking how good the graphics looked.

[@4Legacy]

I've been trying this game every so often for years. When I was like 12, I sat and played it for a whole day trying to get as far as possible. I've never beaten it, but I've always really liked it. Now when I play it, I try to see how far I can get using stealth. But it starts to be a pain starting with the jail level

[@rikib3652]

I like how after you finish your reviews, you let the videos keep going on for a while so we get to sample the music.

[@VampiresCrypt]

this game is sooooo underrated

[@magnoliamike]

Stargate is one of the games I actually owned as a little kid. I remember walking around in the first level in the pyramid desert

[@homejonny9326]

Great short review!

[@anthonybradley1555]

i only played the genesis version back in the day but it is insane how much better the snes version is , just from the controls it is literally much better.

[@Eagles4life221]

Love these videos

[@Leftisinsane]

Fun game! I played it a little as a kid. I always appreciate retro platformers that give you more than one mission to complete to finish a level. It looks good, handles well, and keeps your attention with the weapon options and pace. Definitely better than Robocop 3 (what a disappointment. Could've been so much better). Great video!

[@0mnicide]

One of the earliest games I have memories of playing. This and Sub-Terria. I must’ve been about 6 years old. Memories of going to the local “mom and pop” video/game rental stores with my brother and dad. Ahh damn, I’m sad now.

[@reagandow850]

It’s a Dreddfull day here in MA but having new snesdrunk makes everything so much better! Thanks man!

[@TomasCyr]

Played this in the blockbuster championship edition they had. Brings back fond memories

[@JReed7560]

Yeah it's ok. I have this game for the Genesis. I play it every once on a while.

[@Davtwan]

Digitizing the sets? That sounds dope, especially at that time period.

[@SBBurzmali]

I haven't played this in a long time, but I do recall that some enemies don't surrender to physical attacks. Specifically, the bounty hunters need to be smacked with a grenade to force a surrender. It forces you to mix it up in the later stages, so I guess it works well.

[@jonaszprzybycien6545]

0:12 lets not forget ActRaiser

[@BobbyPartapJr]

About time you got around to this game!

[@JBalderas1990]

When it comes to reviewing old video games... Snesdrunk Is The LAW!

[@riflemanm16a2]

I remember playing either this or the Genesis version at a demo station at Wal-mart when it came out. I thought it sucked because I couldn't figure out where to go; I kept walking back and forth looking for a door or something with no success. Now I wonder if I just didn't see one of those ladders. SNES Drunk: solving the mysteries of my childhood.

[@doctorhino8736]

Maze levels are fun. It lets you explore without a whole lot of chaos in tons of enemies. I just wish there were some puzzles or something.

[@frostbyte4189]

Had this game as a kid and always thought it was trash but after this review I might go back and give it a second chance

[@Zagupi]

Played it recently for the first time. I'd say it's decent for the time it came out, not in any sense brilliant any more in 2023

[@rodgerelledge4151]

This game is an underrated gem. The 1st 5 levels are followed from the film, the rest are from the comics.

[@DanDoesGame]

Thank You for Reading and I hope you have a great rest of your night :) lol

[@jeroanttonen3317]

I always enjoyed this game, one of the absolute best movie-based games of its time.

[@7sshare]

Hi SNES Drunk, I love your channel. I'd love to see a video about the most beautiful SNES games. I think Secret of Mana would be my #1 but I'm very curious what you would pick.

[@zacharygirgenti3790]

A lot of these Acclaim games have so much mechanical/visual design in common. I feel like they cranked em out like an assembly line. Only thing giving them much individual identity are the product licenses.

[@djhero0071]

This was one of the first games I had for the SNES as a kid. It was pretty interesting. I’ve still yet to go back and beat it tho :/ overall just glad to see it mentioned here.

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

I TRIED to get into this game. I don't hate it, but I can't say that I like it either. Maybe I need to give it another chance.

[@johnhancock2667]

This was really nostalgic for me. I played this as a kid.

[@THE8-BITROAD]

Had the exact problem with the ladder, I was searching for a long time where to go. After I figured it out, it was fun.

[@anothergamingchannel6979]

Review The Untouchables, please.

[@shadowyashatoura]

One of the most important thing for me to a game is to create atmosphere and Judge Dredd has it in spades!!

[@manichispanic999]

I remember renting this one when I was a kid

[@justinjahn1340]

Was hoping for a snesdrunk video on the way to work this morning. It’s going to be a great day...except for work.

[@girlfriendvs]

Right there with you on those ladders. I gave up on the game because I couldn’t figure out what to do in the first stage.

[@co81385]

This was a good review! I had always liked this game, and I always felt that it was one of the better film to game conversions created. I can even argue that this game is even better than the movie!

[@TheSnoopyclone]

Demolition man is a good movie game for the 16 bit consoles. It’s a fast paced action game.

[@moesyzslak2939]

Demolishman and this game looks dope

[@mrbee4life182]

I had this game on the SNES and loved it back in the day and easily completed it the graphics were great at the time and still look decent now shame i got rid of my SNES and the game as watching this again makes me want to go back to it 🤨 just wish i had kept it ☹️

[@MaverickMustaine]

Great video once again

[@ravinnox2640]

This is one of those games everyone always told me to avoid but as a Judge Dreadd fan I had to play it and I wasn't disappointed

[@Mulberry_Mojo]

I playd the hell outta this game as a kid. It really felt like I was playing a badass action movie, blowing shit up and taking out bad guys. 13 y.o. me had alot of fun with this one.

[@Draliseth]

I just bought Huntdown, largely because it gave me strong vibes from this game. Also it was like four bucks and after owning a smartphone for 7 years I decided it was time to actually buy a damn game.

[@romancingtheimpulse8380]

Amazing video! 🍻👏

[@ArtDocHound]

There should be more Wesley Snipes games!