Is Super Mario Bros. better than Sonic the Hedgehog?

Is Super Mario Bros. better than Sonic the Hedgehog?
In this video we go head-to-head with 8-bit Mario and 8-bit sonic. Which game is better? Let's find out now!
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#supermario #sonicthehedgehog #sonic

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

vs Which game do you think is better? Also, if you enjoy this video and want to see more videos like this, let me know which games you want to see go head-to-head next!

[@luizotaviogamer12]

i think sonic is better, but the mario movie is better than sonic

[@SMG4i]

I think Mario is better

[@Benjynsungu]

:)

[@garywright5112]

Mario

[@marker9978]

I think you should let the 2 sidekicks(Luigi and tails/miles) to go head to head

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, during early betas, the special stage text was “Get blue balls!” until the English localisation team pointed out the double meaning to their Japanese colleagues, who promptly changed it to “Get blue spheres!”. Darby spent so much time talking about balls in Sonic, so I felt this was a good place to share this fun fact

[@igorcallofduty]

I knew that because of tetrabitgaming's video. He's a pretty good game historian

[@krisfrederick5001]

Oh....they knew. 👀

[@AyrtonEdwards-bv4fx]

BALLS

[@telisagentry7080]

Yo where u get that emoji

[@igorcallofduty]

@@telisagentry7080 join his membership. Its on the rigjt of his channel

[@JiriTrubac]

In the music category, you forgot to mention, that Mario's music gets faster, when the timer counts down the last 100 seconds - it may be the same melody, but it hits differently.

[@StickGeezer]

Interesting. In sonic 3 the zone music changes in the second act.

[@Boxberry7]

And the star song

[@doubt2022]

Also forgot about Sonic's music getting faster when using speed shoes

[@normalLaSerpienteBoluda]

Sonic drowning theme, no need for explanation.

[@turbopl-gw8sv]

@@normalLaSerpienteBoluda there is no drowning theme in 8-bit Sonic, only in 16-bit.🤦‍♂

[@T-Bone3063]

19:56 i think both are equal. i grew up with mario games, and got into sonic a few years ago, but i still think they're tied, both are amazing franchises

[@JayJayRichburg]

You're soooo right!!!

[@Plasmariel]

I'm sorry but as much as Yuzo Koshiro's 8-bit Sonic OST is great, Super Mario Bros. is one of the holy grails of video game music, every jingle and melody is tuned to perfection.

[@cjxander9205]

Like for team sonic reply for mario

[@FireManTheFireTouchMan]

Mario

[@dspight]

Mairo

[@Mistyre]

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[@Mistyre]

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[@Mistyre]

...

[@NT_Unused]

"SoNiC bEtTeR tHaN mArIo" or "MaRiO bEtTeR tHaN sOnIc" comments should stop. Both are pretty awesome

[@DarkShadow-jv3ef]

I love to see Super Mario 3 vs Super Mario World. There’s always debate over which one is the better game

[@saltendo2177]

I personally like Mario 3 better, because of the variety of powerups and how the map is like a game you can play around with, and the fact that was a big improvement from Mario 2. TL:DR, Mario World is good in my opinion, but the level design choices, the amount of times I replay the game, and the amount of people that literally have anything to say that's positive but not negative just make me appreciate Mario 3 more. Don't let that change your opinion though. If you like Mario World, then that's good for you. I'd be blessed to like it, but that simply won't happen to me. I never beat the game without warps though, but I did make it to W7 without them. One day I want to do a no-warp run. I don't like Super Mario World as much though, but one of my favorite Mario games (Mario U) took a lot of inspiration from it, so I have to give credit to Mario World where credit is due: Since Mario 3 was released on the NES, Mario World was Nintendo's first Mario game on the SNES, so they had a lot of experimenting to do. Mario World improved a lot of things that Mario 3 and its predecessors have failed to, like adding in Yoshi. It felt so nice to finally have a dinosaur companion in a Mario game, especially since Mario 3 and World were the two classic Mario games I had first played, and since you don't have a Yoshi companion in Mario 64 or Paper Mario, Mario World stuck out in that department. Mario World also has higher quality music. Even though I like a lot of songs in Mario 3 over Mario World, I'd take the entire Mario World OST over the entire Mario 3 OST any day. Mario World also was the first instance of secret exits since Mario 2, but since this game was on a World Map, it had a reasonable departure from where you took the secret exit. It also made the player have to play an extra level to continue the secret exit path, which was nice. (Also a reason why NSMBU is one of my favorite Mario games.) Mario World had higher graphics, and there were a lot more colors on screen. It was better than looking at a usually orange-dominated Mario 3. Both games were extremely optimal with their color choices. The Koopalings in Mario World had more variety, but some things I didn't like about the Koopaling fights was that the Koopalings usually shared the same boss battle with another. Lemmy with Wendy, Iggy with Larry, and Morton with Roy (and Ludwig). Even though adding Reznor was a big plus, they disposed of Boom Boom. ;-; (Boom Boom would later be readded in Mario U :D) Even though there were a lot of good things to talk about in Mario World, there are a lot of things I don't like about it as well. In Mario 3, it followed the same level building standard from Mario 1. Blocks here, enemies there, ending here. However, as the game progressed, it started putting enemies and blocks together, and adding more enemies in the level. It made it harder to get powerups, and made it harder to play the more you progress in the game. It made a clear to see difficulty curve. It started you out easy, and got difficult slowly but surely as you progressed. In Mario World, it followed the same level building standard from Mario 2. The levels are wacky and absurd. That's not to say that some of the levels aren't fun. The only problem with this is that there is no clear difficulty curve. By World 3, there were a lot of levels in which I kept dying at the same exact point in each level. Butter Bridge I hate the most. This is especially true with the extra levels and Star World levels, where they discard all of the rules. That would be fine if the levels followed similar rules to Mario 1 instead of Mario 2. Mario World also gets boring to restart over and over again from the beginning due to the start being so sluggish and how the game feels like it babies you when you get used to the levels in World 1 and 2. This is also a problem with later Mario games, like Mario 64, Paper Mario games especially, NSMB games, Sunshine and Galaxy games, and Odyssey. Though, this is not a problem with Mario 3. If you are a guy who replays games a lot, you can find where I'm coming from. Mario World is also overrated. Only of my biggest problems with playing the game. For some reason, I always have the unpopular opinion. (Like enjoying 3D World, any New Super Mario, Paper Mario Color Splash, liking Mario 3 more than Mario World, and liking Super Paper Mario and Paper Mario 64 more than Paper Mario TTYD) I don't like when people praise something too much. Mario World and TTYD suffer from this the most. Mario World can be as criticized as any other Mario game, even though I don't dislike Mario enough to be that guy. I didn't talk about 100%ing Mario World because you can't 100% Mario 3, (unless you count beating all levels as 100%ing it) but I find the system to be fine. However, I never got to 100% Mario World as classic Mario games are much harder than modern Mario games.

[@DarkShadow-jv3ef]

@@saltendo2177 I love super Mario 3 more than Super Mario World. I love the level designs, the power ups, and music. I also think the Mario 3 is more difficult as you progress in the game. I also like the music in Mario World. I didn't care for the boss in World. after world 4 I believe they were just redskins but harder boss battles. The Reznor boss I like cuz it was different. I love Star world/special zone levels. Also Mario 3 got more content than the other Mario games. The 16 bit for all stars game and then the e-reader levels.

[@saltendo2177]

@@DarkShadow-jv3ef I agree with you on everything here, and the lack of originality in the bosses after World 4 is the reason I don't bother playing past it, so I'm always finding myself using the star warp. I've never experienced the special zone but I might give it a try.

[@bland9876]

Easily Mario 3 because Mario World doesn't even play like a Mario game. It's not quite as weird as Mario too The USA version but still perfect example is to compare it to New Super Mario Bros and see how that feels more like the original games.

[@bland9876]

​@@DarkShadow-jv3efThat's cuz Mario World is difficult from the beginning. Maybe they just put a really short timer on all the levels because I keep getting timeouts in that game.

[@PWPictures67]

Apparently, the ending theme for Super Mario Bros. was going to be longer, but due to hardware limitations, it had to be shortened, the longer theme was later used in Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, a year later.

[@saltendo2177]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure the Famicom had less limitations than the NES, so when Nintendo decided not to sell SMB2:TLL in Western audiences, it was like a green light to use the noncut version. I wouldn't put Nintendo in the wrong for giving Japan exclusive music, because Sega did that to Sonic CD, and Nintendo did that to Paper Mario, but if they feared any hate then I still wouldn't blame them. However, Mario 1 was only on 32 KB, and I'm sure Mario 2 TLL was around 40 KB, so maybe that was the reason.

[@bland9876]

​@@saltendo2177paper Mario head exclusive music in Japan?

[@saltendo2177]

@@bland9876 1 song that I know of, where they had a different variant of the 'King of the Koopas' theme. In Japan, the original music had a high-pitched and soft-sounding instrument rather than a guitar. They changed it to a guitar I think for 2 reasons. 1: to appease more to the US audience 2: to make Bowser more intimidating

[@ssg-eggunner]

​@@saltendo2177the Famicom had the same specs The only big difference is that the American one didn't have the mic feature on the 2nd controller and that it's 72-pin

[@saltendo2177]

@@ssg-eggunner Thanks, so does that contribute to the use of the extended music in TLL or is the use of that version kind of arbitrary? Because it does sound significantly more like modern quality music.

[@IceFox09]

I’d Love To See This With Other Games, Like Mario 64 VS Sonic Adventure!

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

Sonic destroys mario on there too

[@Joshuatheidiot]

​@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 Finally someone said it

[@i_Esfomiado]

​@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775Naaah

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

@@i_Esfomiado yes he does in a fight

[@leovanwinkle8812]

Really cool as always Darby!! You should do Metroid vs Mega Man next!

[@leovanwinkle8812]

Or Kirby vs Mega Man

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Those are cool ideas

[@estradachaves5794]

Ya You are the best man!

[@fco64]

Nice to see the master system/Game gear version getting some love

[@bland9876]

It's so weird that the master system version is better because of the screen area yet Sega always releases the Genesis version instead.

[@evolutioner8573]

yeah true! its an really great game

[@davidklein8608]

Match point: Which game has the coolest glitches? All the crazy tennis glitch worlds should be enough to make it a tie. Also small fire is the coolest powerup in SMB.

[@onedude1389]

Missigno enters the chat

[@tj.henderson]

​@@onedude1389 this is sonic vs mario not pokemon vs mario

[@onedude1389]

@@tj.henderson oh i thought all old game glitches

[@fra7210]

PIZZA TOWER?!!?

[@proro2830]

I would say sonic you play a lot sonic

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

I think I have way more Mario videos. I try to cover both. :D

[@Godzilla_kingofthemonsters]

Sonic I don’t really care bout mario

[@niesyenirmala9069]

i would say its a tie

[@thecummaster196]

​@@BlueTelevisionGamessonic is better videos

[@vania5617sonfan]

Me too ❤

[@TsukiZer0]

Objection on Replayability: The whole "arcade loop" idea SMB has isn't good replayability, because there is no incentive or motivation to do other than "play it harder". Sonic on the other hand has it that you can explore the levels a little more so you can find hidden spots you missed and (unlike Mario) the levels aren't just "go forward in a line all the time".

[@Vrabsher_-Supreme_Perhinther-]

Spitting facts , right there you are .

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

Mario will remember that! 19:28: Game Over (Lose and I Disagree with that!) 0:26: Get Ready! (Battle Begins and Here we go!) 3:28-3:29-3:30-3:31-3:32 / 4:54-4:55-4:56-4:57-4:58-4:59-5:00-5:01-5:02-5:03: LOL Balls 😆😂🤣 On 11:19, Mario is like; "Oh Yeah!" 12:05-12:06-12:07-12:08-12:09: Xadx 14:54: Denied 1:55 / 16:05: Another Xadx 0:59: Life Lost

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

Information on 8:57 / 10:38 / 13:53 / 16:50

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

I prefer Mario better! I want to do Yoshi’s Island vs Yoshi Story next or something like that!

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

That could be fun.

[@murrum3890]

⁠cool

[@murrum3890]

@@BlueTelevisionGames❤

[@polyplayer]

This video was great, and you've gotten way better at editing the videos!

[@NT_Unused]

Oh hey polyplayer

[@polyplayer]

@@NT_Unused hi nt

[@cdub1732]

Bridge zone sounds like: everywhere i go every smile i see I know you are there smiling back at meeeee

[@germanname1990]

Although I like both series, I've been in love with Sonic for many years, and it's a shame to see him get smacktalked and be compared unfavorably to many things. So it's nice and satisfying to see one video where Sonic comes out on top, especially against his biggest gaming rival. SEGA did have the advantage of seeing what they had to do, but that prevented originality. Even so, I really like how they pushed their consoles while still offering a good experience or at least tried to. That's why I believe the gaming industry would not be as awesome as it is today had it not been for SEGA's willingness to push the envelope. Now if you were to make another Mario vs Sonic video, Super Mario 64 vs Sonic Adventure 1 as well as Super Mario Odyssey vs Sonic Frontiers would make for some good suggestions. Outside of that, how about Wheel of Fortune Deluxe Edition for the SNES vs Wheel of Fortune for the SEGA CD? Okay, okay. Like that's gonna happen. A lot of people would be saying Crash vs Spyro, but how about Gran Turismo vs Project Gotham Racing or Gran Turismo vs Forza Motorsport?

[@AyrtonEdwards-bv4fx]

top for PGR4: use D class cars because it you use higher than D, your car will become butter

[@fra7210]

@@AyrtonEdwards-bv4fx Balls

[@normalLaSerpienteBoluda]

Sonic adventure will destroy sm64

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@normalLaSerpienteBoludanot really they're completely different games and have a completely different style

[@ETBX1]

I'm sorry, but Mario music is clearly more memorable and iconic. (The only Sonic that stands out is Green Hill Zone, the rest could be any game; that same "tinny" sound). It's also nice how the graphics are more clear, and an enemy is clearly distinct. (Now that we're playing the Sonic simulator, I often find it hard to see those dang motobugs and crabs and other things).

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Well how many times have you played sonic and how many times have you played Mario? I played through both back to back and then made my decisions as fairly as I could. Both games have great music. So you really can’t go wrong.

[@min2793]

great and iconic is not the same thing though

[@kleinermaulwurf8530]

I haven't played Sonic very much, but I think your analysis is fair. I would give the music category to Mario and the level design to Sonic, but in the end, it would come down to the same result. Like I said, I haven't played a lot of Sonic, but having watched your video, I might give it a try again. Thx Darby.

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

It’s worth checking out. I played through both to make the video and it was so fun. Game B for Mario is a fun challenge

[@KokuraUAOT]

SONIC MANIA HAS ENTERED THE CHAT:

[@onedude1389]

​@@KokuraUAOTSonic Mania the GOAT

[@saltendo2177]

@@KokuraUAOT Who would Sonic Mania go against that would be a fair fight?

[@hayleycarter7737]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@REALrileyishere]

The crickets must love it when you say “Balls”.

[@ChaseAftonGamesVr.]

Kirby vs the legend of Zelda

[@markbelin9869]

Although I love Kirby it's LoZ all day

[@ChaseAftonGamesVr.]

@@markbelin9869 LOL 😂

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

That would be such a crazy face-off xD

[@ChaseAftonGamesVr.]

@@BlueTelevisionGames yeah XD

[@PabloToonimations]

They're from the same company 💀

[@matthewturcotte5079]

I actually didn’t start playing Sonic until Sonic 2. And honestly, I think both have a place in the world because both are enjoyable. But I’ll say this - Sonic has the best soundtrack, while Mario has the most creative levels.

[@PWPictures67]

Agreed. Also, I never played Sonic 2, just Sonic 1, 3, and Heroes.

[@onedude1389]

​@@PWPictures67you lost one of the best sonic games(whit Generation, Frontiers and Mania lol)

[@justin_tayver5545]

I really liked this video! It was something different and I think Darby did the comparisons well and fair. If there will be another video like this I'd like to see a comparison between Metroid and Castlevania!

[@jacolbyparham0722]

0:30 Round 1: Enemies 3:52 Round 2: Bosses 5:59 Round 3: Music 8:59 Round 4: Replayability 9:44 Round 5: Bonus Rooms/Special Stages 10:40 Round 6: Performance 11:21 Round 7: Game Length 12:18 Round 8: Level Variety 13:55 Round 9: Power-Ups 15:13 Round 10: Level Design 16:07 Round 11: Presentation 17:45 (FINAL ROUND) Round 12: Story

[@hannes8835]

I really like these kind of videos. Bundled informations about games we love. Totally agreeing with your point of view. I don't know which games to compare next. May be "Zelda II" and "The Battle of Olympus"? Just kidding. Love your videos, Darby. Have a great weekend.

[@fra7210]

more like original the legend of zelda vs something like pacman or something

[@benuphoff76]

sonic movie vs mario movie

[@coreygaming9749]

I prefer sonic movie

[@khavakhava2446]

I prefer mario movie

[@wadewebb4982]

I think they're both pretty good

[@FlamingMasks_13]

NO MARIO IS BETTA

[@Pyro03333]

​@@FlamingMasks_13 be civil. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion

[@memniymisha]

mario is legend for me

[@JerpyTH]

sonic forces:

[@Icesta663]

Mario is better

[@craig5742]

Looks like I know what my pick is

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Thanks for the super thanks!

[@elias-the-night-owl]

Thanks for the video.👍 It was a pretty good and fair comparison. I hope this series of videos will continue. I would like to see the following games go head to head in the next episode: Mario Kart 64 vs CTR Crash Team Racing. The battle of old 3D kart-racing games.

[@evolutioner8573]

mario kart 64 vs sonic R vs crash team racing

[@Aario_gaming]

I say sunky is better 😂

[@nic1234t_reborn]

😂😂😂

[@Joshuatheidiot]

Yes

[@rubykaylaandogie3334]

Sunky would easily solo all characters in both games

[@chrisnelson93]

I'll always like both for different reasons

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

me too Chris. Kinda depends on my mood sometimes.

[@Sunkery_CD]

@@BlueTelevisionGamesYeah, I agree.

[@KingOfTheKoopasOfficial]

same

[@RobloxKingSolomon]

I DO NOT AGREE WITH SCORE'S, but Sonic does deserve to win!

[@peej10do91]

My score: Enemies Winner: Mario Reason: Just more iconic enemies. Score: 1-0 Bosses: Winner: Sonic Reason: More variety. Score: 1-1 Music Winner: Mario Reason: More well-known and Sonic is a song-stealer. Score: 2-1 Replayability Winner: Mario Reason: Hard mode and SMB2J. Score: 3-1 Bonus/Special Winner: Tie Reason: Mario's bonuses are iconic, but Sonic has more generous specials. Score: 4-2 Performance Winner: Mario Reason: No slowdown. Score: 5-2 Length Winner: Mario Reason: More stages. Score: 6-2 Level Variety Winner: Mario Reason: SMM2 includes 20 level themes (including night). Score: 7-2 Power-Ups Winner: Mario Reason: Sonic doesn't have very good power-ups. Score: 8-2 Level Design Winner: Mario Reason: More iconic. Score: 9-2 Presentation Winner: Sonic Reason: More advanced graphics. Score: 9-3 Overall Winner: Mario

[@VGGBrayden]

I think if you do more comparisons, you should do Super Mario 64 vs Sonic Adventure

[@MrO6989]

Fr

[@unstronzo3517]

​@@MrO6989yes

[@Daft0Cean968]

I mean obvious winner imo

[@vincentheredia1087]

Could you do Super Mario Bros 3 vs Sonic 3 and Knuckles? I would totally watch it! Those two are peak platformers!

[@Fafulicchia89]

I love super mario and sonic but super mario i met him before and he made me grow up and he gave me a lot of knowledge and childhood so, i prefer super mario

[@PWPictures67]

I like both Sonic and Mario, I didn't really play many Sonic and Mario games though, for Sonic I played 1, 3, and Heroes, and for Mario, I played Mario All-Stars, which has the first 3 games and the Lost Levels, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. for the DS, I might have played Dr. Mario as well, but I don't think I was that good at it.

[@PWPictures67]

I also played New Super Mario Bros. U and 2, but I wasn't that good at those either, especially 2, I always had to use the White Tanooki suit in that one, I may have played more Mario games, but it seems that I'm better at the Sonic games, I never even beat New Super Mario Bros. 2 all the way, I did 100% the First NSMB Game though. I even maxed out the score counter on the first one, I got all 9s for my score.

[@MarioThePlumber_1997]

Sonic can't live without Mario.Sonic was created bc the creator played a lot of SUPER MARIO BROS so he could complete the first level in under 1 minutes and so created Sonic.I found them both good games

[@CLASSYTUXYFGA]

The reason they could even make a game system is because of Mario and they were competing with him

[@MarioThePlumber_1997]

Ye

[@serban4047]

Y'know, i grew up with mario but i played a lot of sonic. Definitely a tie

[@polter5195]

Sonic has always had a really nice presentation and soundtrack. You can tell they really care about the quality and put a lot of work into it. The downside to Sonic is in its core design.. it wants you to go fast, and you want to go fast, but the levels are designed in a way that punishes you for going fast lol

[@windy3935]

This was cool prequel(?), but the real showdown is Sonic the Hedgehog 16bit vs Super Mario World (since that's what kickstarted the whole rivalry in the first place. I've never seen a real video showndown for that).

[@JustSomeFellowGreenDude]

The question we have been waiting for

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

people ask me this all the time. I think they mean just overall which is better. But it gave me the idea for this video xD

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

I find that mario and sonic as games are drastically too different to compare and compete with each other on whats better. The only similarities they have is that they're both mascot platformers. Ultimately it tailors down to personal taste because of it. However as characters id say it leans more in Sonics favour in the sense he has more of an evident personality and would even say his design is cooler and more exciting. He also gets better additional media, maybe not so much movie but certainly comics. The IDW comics are a great read. Ultimately it comes down to game quality though and sadly Sega doesn't quite know what to do with sonic. Very few modern games are truly amazing. At best theyre decent, nothing more. Its a debate with no clear answer really though. At the end of the day it falls on what game gives you the experience you want.

[@Thecrasher386]

0:09 ouch! That gotta hurt!

[@GloriaOmoregie-sb8yk]

Sunt up

[@anilemrac]

This man is living proof that the word "Balls" has been ruined by society. 😅

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

hahahaha xD

[@winow20]

both

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Good pick

[@LuigiFan1akaStar]

Fun to see some Hotel Mario cutscenes into the mix and I get a bit more and more spoiled by the movie... but at this point it could be my fault. Either way, interesting type of video and I wouldn't blamed Darby to giving the Story point to Sonic only, it sounds pretty more epic to me at least. Edit: Sounds like at the outro Super Mario Bros. won anyway but inside the heart of yours... and other people that agrees.

[@Marchers46]

Woah, Mugen.

[@fra7210]

I wish that they ranked the other styles of mario and sonic too!

[@dailyawesomeplayer1419]

I like how he used street fighter 2 music for the points

[@awesomechad7716]

0:26 Nice custom sprites for Mario, BTG 😁

[@JUMPYCOOL]

We stand for Buzzy Beetles and Motobugs!

[@jNetDowling]

Love this game V game style video! It's pretty amazing that Sonic ran and looked that good on an 8-bit system. Being at the end of the Master System's life cycle (pretty much) helped, of course.

[@monke283]

9:51 has he played Hotel Mario yet?

[@mlk22]

Darby can you PLEASE play through all the 8 bit Sonic games.. they're great and unique. C'mon now.

[@Blackhedgehogguy]

Well I think both are good. Yes both

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Agreed

[@estradachaves5794]

Of course, I agree that

[@VictoriaPierce-jj6ze]

both of them are the best!

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Smart!

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Mario is objectively the better designed game. Early sonic games struggled to make the speed angle work for the level design, often making the mistake of requiring precision platforming with controls designed for speed. That does not work at all. And later Sonic games are . . . well, later Sonic games. I don't think I need to say more.

[@bland9876]

Sonic 1 is fun but idk how to defeat the first boss in sonic 2. Also bridge zone music was used in a pop song you may have heard in the 90s.

[@JosiahCSnyder]

By the looks of it, the Master System version of Sonic The Hedgehog has more levels if I’m correct! Never played that version, but I should! Would you recommend it, Darby?

[@SONIC_OLR]

I LOVE SONIC GAMES :)

[@aungsihein768]

Me too （ ＾ν＾）

[@Jader47]

Next video: Animal Crossing vs Klonoa

[@mplays2019jauregui]

5:32 egg man and his obsession with balls 😂😂😂

[@Flip_ZVR]

BTG I’m subbed! I like Mario better, but Sonic is also good?

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

That's a fair assessment!

[@willieharris5041]

They are both good in regards to what they've done for the video game industry

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Agreed! Classic games that held up over many years. Crazy to think they are still making Sonic and Mario stuff.

[@willieharris5041]

@@BlueTelevisionGames it can go either way because they bring different things to the table

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@BlueTelevisionGames at least it’s understandable for those two characters, what I can’t figure out is how/why Bubsy came back 😂

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated hahaha. That’s fair! Maybe James Pond and Zool will come back too (if they haven’t yet 😆)

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@BlueTelevisionGames James Pond 2 is already on the Switch! Absolutely atrocious port though, sadly. I kinda wish they’d port James Pond 3, it’s a more interesting game to me, JP2 is on 17 consoles now but poor old JP3 is forgotten ☹️ Apparently there is a brand new Zool game, I just found out! Zool Redimensioned, it’s called.

[@onedude1389]

The Underwater zone in Sonic the hedgehog doesn't have a bad performance, it's only because you're under water,but i agree it's SLOW as hell

[@opa-rappa]

Robotnik be ballin'. Also frogs Pizza Tower VS Wario Land 4.

[@DRIPYCcom]

Both is better

[@sussyamongus2022]

Both is best*

[@the_epic_dillon]

HA! Exploding balls! HAHAHAHA-

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

So many balls...

[@thesonicandfriendsgang5442]

"Projectile BALLZ" Every part where it says BALLZ makes me wanna vote you

[@krisfrederick5001]

"Who would win in a fight, Lemmy or God?" It's a trick question, Lemmy IS God!" -Airheads

[@andy2more475]

It would be cool to see which game version is better on sega or Nintendo, or other systems.

[@noemiefournier2939]

but i tink mario has more good games over the years.

[@Drayton226]

Darby this is a different kind of video but I'm really excited about it I hope you have a great Saturday and by the way of Mario's better

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Mario is a good pick. I love both so much, so I could go either way. But at the end of the day...I'd rather play SMB1 I think.

[@Drayton226]

@@BlueTelevisionGames it's kind of insane how well smb1 holds up to Sonic at came out 6 years later

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

@@Drayton226 Agreed Drayton. My gut wanted Mario to win, but I tried to be fair with my scores xD. Both games are fantastic though. Sonic is the underdog so it's cool he won this time!

[@Drayton226]

@@BlueTelevisionGamesI completely agree

[@PistachioFrog]

Great video Darby! Also which one is your favorite game?

[@SSJ_Rabite]

In all honesty, this comparison was balls. Aside from the six-year difference, Sonic for the Master System was a game at the end of the lifespan of the system and used the blueprint of the MegaDrive/Genesis Sonic 1. A more fair comparison would have been SMB1 with the first Alex Kidd game, since that was Sega's earlier steps into the genre, and they already had several of those games out before Sonic was even a thing.

[@user-nj9ce8gl7y]

So please super Mario 64 vs sonic mania so please I am your biggest fan in the world

[@maxdoesstuff2179]

I think that Mario is better. The movement in Sonic games is way too slippery.

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

That's a very fair point! SMB has really solid controls.

[@rajasekharkukkala1925]

Nope

[@thomasbuboltz2650]

I’m surprised KZbin didn’t age restrict this video due to all the ball jokes that almost sounded suggestive. LOL! 🤣

[@vermamaerodriguez96]

12:08 "where she go" do you see the pipe doe 💀

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

oooooh

[@seanm2600]

So well done

[@blueyoshi25]

#savethemotobugs

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Good work blueyoshi

[@blueyoshi25]

@@BlueTelevisionGames thx

[@cyber-thundr_]

I love both franchises but Sonic The Hedgehog on the Sega Master System can't even touch the iconic original Super Mario Bros. for the NES. The cast in this game does look way different from the Donkey Kong universe, while they still have the same Mario Bros. from the arcade, they introduced Princess Peach, the girl that isn't Pauline & Bowser The King Of The Koopas, the villain that isn't Donkey Kong. Can you imagine they still stick with the same cast as the original Donkey Kong game in Super Mario Bros.? 👌🏻

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

That would be crazy

[@user-ib3yb2yn7q]

Mike Tyson punch out versus street fighter

[@SMG4i]

Cool

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Thanks Real Pixel Mario Bros

[@TheDeelunatic]

I have to disagree with the level design rating, Super mario has repeating themes where some of the levels are carbon copies with slightly more difficulty. the layout is the same but the moving platforms are smaller and had bullet bills.

[@NachoManWithThePlan]

15:16 they were crafted on a piece of graph paper

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

I agree it's not very fair to compare a game early and late in the console's life. I'm more interested to see this Sonic game being compared to Super Mario Bros 3!

[@suchanyasakhiranrat8932]

Yo!!! (Very Very First)

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

yo yo

[@jakjansmm2]

Both games I think are pretty good!

[@Penguimus]

I’m here after almost a whole year!

[@user-bo5cu3wf9l]

I'd say Sonic. Aslo for the Jungle Zone Boss, they're cannonballs!

[@DarkTheCreature]

I prefer sonic the hedgehog

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Sonic is awesome. I love both. It was hard to crown Sonic, because Mario is the first game I ever played. But he won fair and square I think this time.

[@noemiefournier2939]

IM SO ANGRY😠 HEY YOU NO WATH BLUE TELEVISION GAMES SUCK. YOU CANT CROWN SONIC HE IS NOT GOOD BUT ME IM GONNA CROWN MARIO HE IS MUCH BETTER THAN SONIC. IM NEVER GONNA SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL. GOODBYE

[@aaizarizwan3169]

Mario is better

[@williamaftonfnafreal]

Jokes 2:57 3:25 4:59 [Calm down, Darby] 5:22 [That was really quick, Darby]

[@lukaradojevic8172]

SMB has 2 win Its a better game and overall sonic the hedgehog came 6 years later so it's not kinda fair and I prefer the original sonic the hedgehog then the 8 bit version

[@07whaleboy]

Early

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Good job whaleboy

[@blast3608]

Great comparison! Also, you missed sonic 1 invincibility jingle.

[@Badcontent123]

I agree. I like Sonic more then Mario. But I still like super mario bros. Also do Crash Bandicoot vs Banjo. P.S. Crash is better than Banjo.

[@Princeie]

SUPER MARIO WORLD VS SUPER MARIO BROS 3