Is Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

[@adamh9271]

A Saturday morning SNES Drunk video is almost as good as waking up to the old Saturday morning cartoon lineup as a kid

[@FLYNN_TAGGART]

I always found this game terrifying. Most notable for me is the soundtrack, which is super haunting - it got toned way down from the prototype which is even "worse". There's also like 30 unused songs for some reason. Absolutely adore it, but man is it scary when you're little and never watched Looney Tunes.

[@pablofmc]

A snes drunk video is welcome every day of the week. I had this game as a kid, it was VERY surreal, some backgrounds were really abstract. I remember not knowing if the game was about nightmares, because the when the boss music kicked in, it felt like a reality check and it all became uplifting again. Weird, weird game.

[@gokuchamoy]

They didn’t half-ass it, a lot of effort went into the presentation, I love it.

[@PhazonOmega]

This was advertised as a prize on Legends if the Hidden Temple, along with things like Moon Shoes. It was always bizarre to me the Porky was in a spooky themed game, but I will always remember this exists.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

The soundtrack was INCREDIBLE. The Haunted Forest theme was amazing.

[@timothymallon]

Porky was in multiple haunted house type stories back in the day. One cartoon, he and Sylvester the cat went to a hotel called Dry Gulch Inn and were haunted by mice playing pranks. In another, he and Sylvester bought an old victorian mansion that was also "haunted". And in yet another, an old black and white cartoon of Porky playing a cop and having to investigate a haunted house. It was very common for Porky to be "haunted" and quite often it turned out to be mice. But not always

[@shiningfriday4495]

I pop this game in every Christmas morning still and reset till I get the Christmas background for the haunted woods level, then playthrough the whole game. Super nostalgia

[@ExpendableSith]

Snesdrunk on a Saturday? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@svcross-do]

Hello there.

[@Einar730]

Hello There

[@Silem2006]

We will watch his career with great interest!

[@danielmccormick700]

SNESDrunk on Saturday morning cartoon games sounds right though.

[@sycofya1677]

i thought he always dropped on Saturday morning's 🤔

[@Justin-TPG]

One of my favourite things about this channel is Drunk’s willingness to adopt the very European descriptive phrase “hop and bop”.

[@flyinghippo5767]

I can't believe how good the visuals in this game are. That tree segment looks unreal for a SNES game.

[@blaketindle4703]

Reminds me of a similar segment in the game Mickey Mania. Great SNES graphics!

[@joshkidd1146]

I still play this game today and I enjoy it! I used to rent it all the time when I was younger, and I’ve owned copies of it at various points. Of the Looney Tunes games on SNES, I played this, Speedy’s game, and Rabbit Rampage the most growing up, but this was always my favorite cuz of the atmosphere. It’s an easy play through, but when you crank up the difficulty it does get a bit tougher especially when you get to Wacky World

[@roudanskalamir9251]

As a piece of trivia, Phoenix Interactive is actually one of two renamings of Enigma Variations (the other being Dark Technologies). One thing I could never get over was how badly the music got butchered in the final ver of the game compared to the prototype ver due to a change in sound driver for whatever reason. That said, this is one of those games I can't help but be fascinated by.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Sound was always so hit or miss during the 16-bit days. Some stuff was truly incredible and other stuff you wanted to just mute it. The worst is when a really good looking game would be essentially ruined by unbearably terrible music.

[@dustinpaulson1123]

I enjoy this one. They could have phoned it in, but you can tell the developers had a lot of love for this project

[@johnholub8974]

I hope you have a great rest of your day. I honestly watch your videos so much just to hear that wholesome outro. Compared to so many channels that ask for likes and subscribes, you just give an earnest goodbye.

[@XadePsyconic]

That's why this channel is one of the best. No bullshit.

[@supportpatriarchyordietrying]

That's all, folks!

[@Belgand]

Yosemite Sam is huge because he's standing in front of a keg of "Acme Enlarging Juice".

[@exodous02]

I think the bats are a call back to Dracula in the Bugs Bunny cartoon. That is what Dracula looks like transformed into a bat after Bugs 'abuses' him.

[@_KiRa937_]

My very first video game in my life. I got my SNES when I was 3 and this was the first game I launched and the very first game I beat. Also for some reason I got the prototype version with Dark logo in the intro and yeah, the sound was waaay above whatever I heard in the roms of the final version. Glad I still got my SNES with that game cartridge - they will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@Dave_W861]

That not-moving pose is really jarring. I like that in sonic etc that animation is there after a while, but it should be there immediately when not putting in an input.

[@cleyra8550]

2:25 I'd imagine from that giant keg behind him labelled "ACME Enlarging Juice"...probably, I don't know the lore.

[@bakuiel1901]

Awesome to see SNESDrunk on Saturday. Porky Pigs Vacation episodes were always fun, and this show has the same fun and I wish I had played it as a kid.

[@the_most_ever_company]

So the music in the final version of the game is OK and all, but I just discovered the MUCH darker and stranger original OST and it is absolutely AMAZING, with tons of extra tracks and extended pieces with a really haunting vibe -- worth checking out !

[@shorty1k]

Why is this alternative soundtrack so hard to find?

[@daniell1509]

Thank you for thanking me for watching and thank you for hoping that I have a great rest of my day. I wanted to say thank you for the video for me to watch and also I hope you have a great rest of your day!

[@Taois]

Loved seeing all the references to the actual cartoons. Really dug their 16bit interpretation of Wackyland.

[@Gappasaurus]

Fo-dodo-dee-oh.

[@winns35]

I remember an episode where porky for some reason is hanging out around the Superstition Mountains, which I see every day pretty much. When I was younger it was kind of cool to see a cartoon take place where I lived.

[@Raskoril]

3:23 "If you're looking for a challenge I don't know why you'd turn to a Looney Tunes game for that." *Flashbacks of Taz Mania*

[@mightyfilm]

The proof that 90's Looney Tunes hype was real was this game. Porky was basically the first break out LT star, probably the oldest character they still use frequently. His role shifted to more of a sidekick role once the other characters became popular, giving Porky a more interesting role. Especially with Daffy, who I'm glad they included in this game. It truly is a unique feeling game from the others in the LT series, and using the haunted hotel shorts as a basis gave it a great feel. Only thing I have a problem with is that they gave Porky this smooth, cartoonish animation, but the bosses are all very stilted. If only they had more time and energy giving the bosses fuller animation to match the rest of the game.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Porky became popular, but everyone forgot about his costars Beans, Ham and Ex, and some others that I don't even remember the names of.

[@mightyfilm]

@@KasumiKenshirou That's because after finally finding their Mickey level star character they still kinda didn't know where they wanted to take their shorts and what to do with their new main character. So they gave him a bunch of forgettable sidekicks that really did nothing but to give Porky someone to talk to. That is, until a certain screwy duck came along.

[@Ichiboy900]

The music in this game is so damn eerie. Like they really went above and beyond on the unsettling vibe.

[@guntrotingidiot2795]

I remember those cartoons. Except it was Sylvester who had to save and protect him. And it was a bunch of mice that was messin' with them.

[@Fantasygod19999]

I beat this game the same day I pissed the bed as a kid lol. Old enough I was potty trained just had an accident. Weird I remember that lol, 1 play through no saves aloud . Love this game, I love the hesi move porky does everytime he stops moving lol

[@jeremoople]

This, Claymates, and Plok are some of my most nostalgic SNES games. I guess my sister and I just had a thing for average, but visually interesting platformers.

[@LegaliseShemp]

lol Plok, fuck yeah. A man of culture.

[@wererat42]

The platforming around all sides of a tree bit looks really cool but I swear I've seen it before somewhere else.

[@GreenFruugg]

You're forgetting the scariest part, the game over screen! A still image of Porky Pig would appear on-screen and the classic "That's all folks!" line is heard and then the image rushes at you towards the screen. I had to hide under a blanket or a wall so he wouldn't "get" me.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

My younger brother used to get scared of the last level of Super Mario World when Bowser or Koopa or whatever his name is would fly right at the screen in his flying clown thingy.

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Pretty good soundtrack too. As a kid I remember loving the random weather.

[@mrp4242]

On ‘Claws For Alarm’, Sylvester is the true hero; Porky is oblivious to the enemies about…..

[@someoneout-there2165]

Thanks for making these, I had no idea that some of these games even existed and some of these that I did own are very nostalgic. 💖

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I actually grew up playing this game there were lots of things I liked about it, the weather changing every playthrough which I totally forgot about it’s been so long, Daffy randomly coming out and cackling so loud you shoot up into the air like a rocket, the music is also great and at times really gives off that spooky vibe, you said it best the this game is best played every few years, as with Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Some of the levels shown here look like they are based on Porky in Wackyland. This was a black and white cartoon that was later redone in color. This cartoon is where Gogo Dodo and Wackyland shown in Tiny Toon Adventures originated. I remember watching a documentary about Looney Tunes where they interviewed some of the animators. One of them talks about the original design of Tweetie, who originally was all pink and hadn't got his features yet. A censor then said, "That bird is naked! Put some feathers on him!". The animator then points out that they thought it was weird the censor complained about that but never noticed that Porky never wore pants.

[@paulnewhouse5126]

When we were kids, My brother and I would tap the D-Pad to the right or left over and over to watch Porky "Air guitar" lol.

[@HobbySauce]

Weird. "Revisit once every few years" is something I do to the games I really like, lol

[@wesltall1]

Is nobody going to say anything about how awesome the music for Wacky Land is?

[@amemura]

I just wanted to say that your videos are super cozy and i love them Also i used to play this game as a kid way back when we rented games. I remember never being able to finish this one because my kid brain could not handle the floaty controls. Either way, i still remember this game very fondly

[@jgs1703]

Porkypig would get scared in many cartoons hence the haunted theme.

[@SobmicSSBB]

The majority of the cartoons alluded to in this game are also in Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. I wonder if that's the one tape the dev team had for reference.

[@Goldmember150]

This was one of my earliest snes games as a small child & I still go back & play it every now & then.

[@coreenadunham8199]

This was my favourite childhood game and I still adore it! I've never seen anyone talk about it either. This game scared the shit out of me, especially the mine level lol the spooky tweety bird gave me nightmares

[@Luninareph]

Oh man, I played this a lot as a kid. I'd almost forgotten until I saw this!

[@bronysimpson3250]

This and Looney Tunes B-ball are truly the best Looney Tunes games on SNES.

[@buckinghamalice]

I had this game as a kid… my cousins and I played this and The Haunted Carousel starring Mickey and Minnie for hours 😭🥰

[@javiertellez103]

I thought you only posted on Tuesdays or Thursdays...it´s good to see a surprise video...must be a very special ocasion...i hope you have a great rest of your day too

[@HexenDarkside]

My daycare had this game when I was a kid and it was one of the few I managed to complete there with the limitations of having being short enough to do in a few hours while having to share with other kids. I am pretty fond of it because of that.

[@norg18]

I like how the video and the game itself is a huge "well...THATS LIFE " I can't believe I even finished this as a kid

[@theinfinity7s]

Wish I got to play this one as a kid. I loved watching Daddy Duck's QuackBuster and the segment where Porky and Silvestre visit the haunted hotel with the mice always use to crack me up.

[@tayrool]

Loved this one as a kid, as well as Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage + Looney Tunes B-Ball that you also mentioned. I actually replayed this one two years ago during Halloween week along with some other spooky SNES games (Ahh! Real Monsters + Scooby Doo's Mystery).

[@devinmina9701]

Thanks for this review! Weird enough I found a copy today on Halloween and will be playing it for the first time thanks to this review! Keep up the great work man

[@Devilman6066]

Halloween inspired games. God, I love you for these uploads. For whatever reason, my Halloween game ended up being Chrono Trigger. I unlocked every ending, which is something I never thought I would do when I first picked it up in the late 90's.

[@zacharyagler3007]

My son and I playing this now from your list of recommendations of Halloween games a few years ago.

[@luisarturojimenez4992]

That's cool, you're talking about a game from a Saturday morning cartoon, on a Saturday morning

[@MarMaxGaming]

I remember being scared watching my older brother and his friend playing this… those moose heads freaked me out!

[@MegaHoro]

I'd probably try this one if I had access to it. Sylvester was usually with him on those trips Sonic R also has random weather; I wondered why more games didn't do that

[@LemonTree9280]

Happy Halloween to snesdrunk and the community!

[@AssassinDXZ]

Oh man, I had forgotten this game even existed. As a kid, the weirdness of everything made me slightly terrified of it.

[@dillydillysworld]

This is a game I completely forgot about until just now. 😯 I played this a ton when I was little.

[@merman1974]

The weather effects are really impressive.

[@zaferzuhair5954]

Always found this game scary as a kid for some reason. This was one of those games I bought solely based on the cover art which has porky.. I also thought this would be as fun as the Bugs Bunny game on the SNES.

[@EidoEndy]

The weather system is definitely something that I wished was implemented in other games. It also changed up various backgrounds bits.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

To each their own. I personally like underwater levels because you can swim in different directions thus giving a break from the platform levels. But looking at the gameplay here, it seems like he is just WALKING underwater so it's still a platformer, but slower.

[@Alirejr]

This needs a remake or something. Loved this game as a kid. So many memories

[@DuoDynamo]

I remember renting this one as a kid every now and then. Never got too far though, but I always liked the setting.

[@dstaple3]

I don't know why I love this game so much, but honestly, I remember being in highschool and knocking this out often. I love the graphics on this and think that the game being based on the actual series of cartoons was done very well. I'll probably play this after the honeymoon now that you've made a video on it

[@RedHelix]

Dude I had this game as a kid straight up. I remember a level where you go up a spooky tree and it like moves around

[@PositronPlays]

Always had a soft spot for the Looney Tunes games, the art is incredible! The only one I owned was Road Runner's Death Valley Rally, which is brutally difficult

[@idxman01]

Always great to see another video and something a little offbeat as well. Like I said on Twitter I only got a real snes in 2021 and picked this up soon after. So there’s no direct nostalgia as I skipped the snes and moved to pc gaming in the 90’s. Though the graphics, atmosphere, Porky’s mannerisms and having daffy pop out just make this a fun throwback to the cartoons. Definitely a fun Halloween romp. 👍

[@goatlll]

I think the unholy grail of levels would include these three elements Underwater movement. Time limit. Escort. Just imagine being a kid and playing a game where you were doing an underwater escort mission on a tight timer. Like, that one level from the Ninja Turtles game except now you also have to keep April safe from the electric hazards.

[@merrittk]

The randomized weather in this one blew my mind as a kid

[@DanJackson1977]

Seems this is mostly based on Chuck Jones' "Scaredey Cat", a 1948 cartoon which also starred Sylvester the cat.. where Porky buys a haunted house and only Sylvester can see all the random objects trying to kill Porky.. which freaks him out but Porky just thinks Sylvester is a paranoid freakshow. They did a sequel a few years later called Claws for Alarm. 2 years earlier in 1946 there was a great Bob Clampett cartoon, Kitty Kornered, where Sylvester and the neighborhood cats trick Porky into thinking Martians are invading ala War of the Worlds

[@rickpgriffin]

Also 1951 "The Wearing of the Grin" Also 1939 "Jeepers Creepers" Scaring the crap out of Porky was a pretty frequent event in that decade and a half

[@aramisdagaz9]

Oh man, I remember seeing a short guide on this game in an issue of Nintendo Power back in the day. The boss battle with Yosemite Sam brought that memory back. I remember seeing a screenshot of that boss battle where Sam is shooting his pistols into the ground and Porky looking really annoyed at the noise.

[@paralyzed2112]

This was the first game I ever beat and on hard mode too. It will always have a special place in my heart. Love it

[@backinthedaygamer]

1st time I've heard the term "hop & bop". Brilliant lol. Randomized weather huh. I haven't put enough time into this one to notice that, but very cool.

[@RavenNewblood84]

I love this game, played through it more times then I can count XD

[@BlitzerkidSix]

Man, what a treat here at the end of a long night shift. Plus, now I have a very long rest-of-my-day to enjoy!

[@Solidier1]

I like how the music have a eerie vibe to it.

[@fylosofyk5220]

Making Tuesdays Thursdays and the occasional Saturday great again!

[@Leftisinsane]

I remember playing this as a kid. I rented it from Blockbuster video. I could only afford 1 rental every week. I finished it in about a couple of hours. It has some memorable value to it. The replay value is about 2 playthroughs before you never touch it again. It was a later release on the Snes, and I'm surprised that it isn't worth alot more than it is. For example, Looney Tunes B-ball is about $65-$70. Haunted Holiday though? Maybe $10-$15.

[@marccaselle8108]

I saw this at blockbuster ages ago but never rented it. It looks like I'll have to try it

[@ReinEngel]

"Which SNES Looney Toons game had randomized weather?" is a hell of a trivia question.

[@Wotvr]

I remember renting this game a few times as a kid among with the other Looney Tunes games like the bugs bunny ones and the platform you stand on to make Daffy pop out and scream always stuck with me. What a wacky idea

[@Mawae602]

This video just unlocked so many dormant memories

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

I remember reading a magazine review of this when it came out back in the day. If I recall, it was a strictly average game which was notable only for the random weather system and Porky's details animations, but was otherwise distinctly mediocre. Then again, magazine reviewers were much stricter back then than you are because they were reviewing every game that came out at the time against every other game of the era, not just asking how it would hold up when being judged in hindsight more than 20 years later.

[@rickpgriffin]

I played this game a lot when I was a kid. It's not the most complex platformer, but the uncanny atmosphere is great and I'm convinced there's still some undocumented secrets (or at least there were when I played it, I remember looking it up and not all the weather effects for every level were even listed)

[@zeliardforty-two4692]

This was one of those I often looked over when choosing a game to rent. Honestly I wish I gave it a try cause it looks good! Definitely worth tracking down nowadays

[@billcook4768]

You don’t get to claim ownership of the underwater level pet peeve. They are pretty much everybody’s pet peeve.

[@erika_fuzzbottom]

I've played through this game multiple times (despite the mixed quality of music), and I've never seen the Western level at night.

[@neonshadow5005]

The visuals there really are something.

[@MrNotteNera]

Holy Duffy Duck, you unlocked a memory from my childhood.

[@BazTheStoryteller]

The way Porky is walking, it's like he really needs to pee.

[@ar_xiv]

These graphics have that weird travelers tales demo scene quality

[@JarikMorningstar]

Thanks for the surprise Saturday uplift with a new video!

[@bumuv08]

Always a good day with a new SNES drunk video, thank you for these.

[@Zoso-sg1rj]

We need an Unreal 5 remake with Porkies curly weenie floppin around in ultra realistic high def.