Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection Switch Review

[@sonyahill6464]

Love the rewind feature saves a lot of time

[@whatsitlikeau]

It's certainly a life saver, especially on the Genesis games!

[@fwwaller]

Here's hoping we get a second one with the arcade games

[@whatsitlikeau]

The JP light gun games were amazing, especially the first one done by Sega!

[@rockybalboa4593]

@@whatsitlikeauyeah for real. And they have a bunch of “lost world” games they need to include in another collection too.

[@RiggsBF]

I wish it included the Sega CD Jurassic Park game and the arcades.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Crosses Fingers for Collection 2

[@feeamerie5011]

Can’t wait to play the Genesis games again after 30 odd years 🫶

[@whatsitlikeau]

Good memories here. The games have aged but still so fun!

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

My late father was a pro at that game. I was never particularly good at it, but he would beat it like nothing.

[@whatsitlikeau]

He sounds like he was a legend. Are you going to give the Collection a crack?

[@abdulazizalbelushi7005]

I still wish that JP Genesis gets a really good remake tbh. It was my favorite game ever!

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

@@whatsitlikeau Definitely going to play it later. Huge nostalgia and will finally play through the entire SNES game. My dad was insane lol. He kept a notebook full of typewrited notes just to beat the Dick Tracy game on NES lol.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Ammendment: There are no Master Systems Games in this collection. Thank you to viewers who have pointed this out, there is only the NES version of the game for the JP 8-bit.

[@bencorrigan5915]

It's a day 1 sale purchase 👍 I loved some of these games back in the day

[@whatsitlikeau]

They are so good but damn, I don't remember them being so difficult. Perhaps I'm getting too old these days!

[@Labbish1]

I loved fps scenes in snes version. It was scariest thing when I was a kid. I almost had heart attack when I played that 🤣

[@whatsitlikeau]

Hahaha the scariest thing is the framerate these days but yeah back when I was a kid the Dilophosaurus freaked me out!

[@outerspaceman7534]

Wuss. I played it with no fear when I was 8.

[@hiltwo]

I hope you'll give Rampage Edition another chance :) I played both Mega Drive / Genesis games and love them for what they are, and for their differences. Rampage is so delightfully over the top :D Thanks for the review!

[@beartackle]

Excellent review! The only experience I have with these games is the SNES version of Jurassic Park. I remember not understanding what I was doing, so I didn't get really far. I also remember seeing the Genesis version in gaming magazines and I was so jealous with the graphics (I didn't have a Genesis back then)! I may get this if the price goes down. Thanks for posting this!

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thanks for the nice feedback. A few if these games don't have much direction so it's a bit overwhelming to start with. Lots of fun though!

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

I was the opposite. I had the genesis version and I wanted the SNES version but I never owned an SNES in my life, because my dad was a Sega fanboy. I owned a Saturn and Dreamcast after the Genesis. The Lost World JP game on the genesis was actually a lot more like the JP1 SNES game so I was happy about that.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Sega made some great consoles. I had a Saturn and spent a lot of time gaming on it. Virtua Cop was a standout fave

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

@@whatsitlikeau yep I had the gun for the Saturn and I played Virtua Cop a lot. I also loved the Time Crisis games.

[@whatsitlikeau]

So many great light gun games. I hope Sega revisit some of those franchises. The Sega Rally reboot on 360 was great

[@shenronsamma4650]

i have so many fond meomries of JP on the NES cant wait to play it again

[@whatsitlikeau]

I was so lost playing it! Finally got the hang of it now though

[@shenronsamma4650]

yeah dats the norm @@whatsitlikeau

[@Z-Man7]

Dr. Grant is the protag of Chaos Continues, player 2's character name is Michael Wolfskin who would later inspire the character of Barry from Jurassic World.

[@whatsitlikeau]

I missed that, thank you for letting me know. It's such a departure from the other games. Got any advice for a newbie trying Chaos Continues?

[@Z-Man7]

​@whatsitlikeau Chaos Continues is Contra levels of hard. It's just trial and error. You can turn on easy mode in the options and having someone else to play with does help a little.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thanks mate, I'll give it another crack. I'm playing the Genesis version at the moment. The canyon level is frustrating!

[@Z-Man7]

​@@whatsitlikeauOne thing I love about the early JP video games is how they take elements from the novel, like destroying the raptor nests and the river raft chase scene.

[@whatsitlikeau]

I was so surprised how different the novels were from the movies. Lost World especially!

[@Jaslug88]

Loved that sign off. Well done 👍

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thank you mate!

[@mdwyer30]

How do you exit from the keep mirror overlay? I keep pressing the back button but it just makes a Beeping noise and I can’t get out

[@whatsitlikeau]

Try preparing the ZR button. That opens and closes the menu for me

[@superbros64deluxe]

1:20 there's no master system games, just NES

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thank you for pointing this out. I will amend the print review and add an amendment in the comments.

[@superbros64deluxe]

@whatsitlikeau i should clarify too, i mean when it comes to the 8 bit home consoles only, other then that it's genesis, snes and gameboy

[@whatsitlikeau]

I've seen a lot of people talking about games that should have made the cut too. I wonder if it will get an update or a volume 2 collection

[@Jon0387]

I’m waiting on my physical copy to arrive in the mail. The rewind feature is really nice on these old games, I can finally see what’s after the levels I was always stuck on as a kid. I’m hoping the do a Lost World collection next.

[@whatsitlikeau]

It really comes in handy! Hope you enjoy the collection as much as I did!

[@kcadventures1454]

If you ordered it from limited run than expect to wait another year.

[@Jon0387]

@@kcadventures1454 I’ve come to expect that. I basically order and forget, so when I’m buying from Limited Run I’m buying my future self a Christmas present.

[@darmokjalad87]

No DOS version 😢 bought it too quick without lookin assumed it was there

[@whatsitlikeau]

Damn sorry that happened to you. What was the DOS version like?

[@darmokjalad87]

@@whatsitlikeau look it up! Lots of memories and cool atmosphere. Challenging but doable

[@whatsitlikeau]

I'll check it out!

[@tankatlus5797]

We need a 2nd collection that has the sega and konami arcade games of jurassic park

[@whatsitlikeau]

That would be so good!

[@tankatlus5797]

@@whatsitlikeau i agree. I hope lrg makes a huge Irem arcade collection that includes gunforce 2 and ninja baseball batman

[@HypoRex]

Does the nes, snes and Sega switch controllers work on this game for the switch?

[@whatsitlikeau]

I'm not to sure sorry! I played on a NitroDeck and Pro Controller. Maybe some else here can weight in?

[@HypoRex]

I just tried it, they do work

[@whatsitlikeau]

That must be so good to play on!

[@Ji99i3]

It's a cute novelty but I have the Sega mini modded and it includes any and all the jp from my childhood on it and I get to play with the right controller :)

[@whatsitlikeau]

That's amazing! I'm jealous!

[@armand4116]

I like Chaos continues , yes it is hard but the graphics and gameplay are good and the music is great.

[@whatsitlikeau]

I'm going to give it another go once I've cleared my review schedule. I'm still sneaking in little sessions of the Genesis version here and there.

[@t0bs7ar]

I miss the 8 Bit Master System Version of Jurassic Park because I grew up with it :(

[@whatsitlikeau]

Jurassic Park 8 bit is on there but I'm not sure if it differs from the Master System sorry!

[@t0bs7ar]

@@whatsitlikeau completly different - it is more like a light Version of the Genesis one

[@whatsitlikeau]

That would have been a good inclusion. I remember when it was first announced that getting the Sega Games was a hurdle, I wonder if they will add to it

[@t0bs7ar]

@@whatsitlikeau there will be no add on because of one reason: the game(s) were sold on cardridge. Imagine how the buyers of physical Version will hate against LRG😞

[@Intuder1980]

They forget the master system version. But I have that cartridge.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Is the Master System similar to the NES version?

[@Intuder1980]

@@whatsitlikeau is different is like the Sega game gear version.

[@HdezJorge13]

That pun earned you a sub 👍

[@whatsitlikeau]

Hahahaha thank you!

[@TheFirstEvil100]

Where can you buy it thou and is it for the ps5?

[@whatsitlikeau]

There were limited physical copies, now you can currently only purchase it digitally, and yes, it's on PS5 too!

[@TheFirstEvil100]

@@whatsitlikeau damn well, I will buy it tomorrow then.

[@Agus_Lombax]

Nice

[@whatsitlikeau]

It's a great collection of games!

[@Agus_Lombax]

@@whatsitlikeau Cannot wait to replay these games like the old days! 🤗

[@whatsitlikeau]

I'm smashing through the Genesis version now. I forgot all about the Dinghy and Volcano levels. So good! What's your stand out title you're looking to play?

[@Agus_Lombax]

@@whatsitlikeau The Both Jurassic Park from the Sega Genesis,it's a shame that there is not included The Lost World,it was the best one 😞,maybe in a future patch? 😞

[@whatsitlikeau]

@@Agus_Lombax If anyone can make it happen, it will be Limited Run Games.

[@Siappy]

You bet Jurass I subscribed for that joke 😂

[@whatsitlikeau]

Hahahah thank you! I hope you enjoy the content. I'm very new to this so am just starting to find my voice so to speak

[@crobinson2624]

These games were hard then and they are hard now and really a product of their time. The NES/SNES versions are in dire need of a map and objective menu, and the platforming of the Genesis versions are slippery, some of the missions are quite difficult that will require patience and many retry’s, Chaos Continues is just hard and some of the enemy placement is unfair as they don’t allow you to be able to shoot them without suffering massive damage or falling. I’d rate the games in this collection a 6/10. The only Jurassic Park game I liked was for the GameGear/Master System.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thats fair enough. I really enjoyed the games in these collections but since posting it, a lot of people have let me know there's a lot of games missing that could have been included.

[@MrVariant]

3:17 cool first person. Nice vid to differentiate games though yeah 4:45 cheap difficulty for that chaos continues that portable seemed to be better.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Yeah the First Person sections was a real surprise. Great collection of games I've been having a lot of fun with these. Genesis version is my favourite!

[@geraldcormeraie1009]

I didn't know this was planned and would have LOVED getting this one at retail price but of course it's sold out on their site and scalper price on eBay. The gaming industry s*cks so bad

[@whatsitlikeau]

Yeah, I'm not. A fan of scalpers. I remember when Amiibos came out and I started to collect them until the scalpers preordered them into oblivion

[@theportlandkevin597]

Shame they couldn't include the Sega CD game

[@whatsitlikeau]

I never played it but I did hear that it's a miracle we even got the 2 Sega games on this collection. Something to do with Universal?

[@Tommekemertens]

Did you just end this review with 'You bet jurassic can'? 😂😂

[@whatsitlikeau]

I may have. Hahaha

[@skycloud4802]

It's a real shame there's no widescreen option. I have to laugh at Alan Grant being depicted as a dinosaur hating soldier. Guess he really wants to continue digging up bones.

[@whatsitlikeau]

He digs them up after burying his dino victims first!

[@megabigdump]

No options to change the horrendous controls though 😑 ugh

[@whatsitlikeau]

Hopefully they add remapping in a future update but I've been told by a few viewers that they rarely add new features to collections like this.

[@megabigdump]

@@whatsitlikeau well, let's hope this is their one exception and they do indeed add a remapping controls option lol

[@okuraorca]

Going to admit, I found this a very disappointing collection, and this is coming from a Jurassic Park fan who was chomping at the bit to get this game. There's no extras besides the jukebox; not even manual scans or menus to explain controls and objectives, meaning unless you know the games already, then you're going in 100% blind at what everything does, items or even the controls. Heck, even the menu maps of the Nintendo titles are generally bare bones, basically being just a JPEG map image of the background you can zoom about with no sign of objectives or enemies. There's also no option to configure controls to your desired control setting and I witnessed some major graphical issues with the SNES game's HUD on the PS4 version unless I used the smoothing filter to correct it. I won't hold this against them either, but the Sega 8 bit and maybe the PC/Amiga Jurassic Park games as well should have as well been part of the collection as they are different enough to warrant addition. I'm not sure if rights were a thing with the Sega 8 bit, but given the PC/Amiga game was Ocean, the same as the Nintendo ones, that feels a very odd exclusion. It really feels this collection was the bare mimimum they wanted to do and I feel cheated of the $60 I had to pay for it, when other games for the same value have had so many other features, games and extras crammed in.

[@whatsitlikeau]

I'm sorry you feel let down by the collection. There's so many great JP games that didn't make the cut, I wonder if they will add them later?

[@terrygreene5942]

Nothing will be added. It should have had a cheat menu. Like the tmnt collection. 😢

[@whatifguy9675]

The iconic "SEGA" yelling T-rex logo sequences were also removed (Genesis and Rampage). Like wthck is it with purchasing retro games that are missing content?

[@whatifguy9675]

The iconic "SEGA" yelling T-rex logo sequences were also removed (Genesis and Rampage). Like wthck is it with purchasing retro games that are missing content?

[@whatifguy9675]

The iconic "SEGA" yelling T-rex logo sequences were also removed (Genesis and Rampage). Like wthck is it with purchasing retro games that are missing content?

[@PokemonGoTrainerUK]

“SEE-ga”??

[@whatsitlikeau]

They got rod of the Sega Trex :(

[@adilkhojah]

wooooooooooooooooooooo nice

[@terrygreene5942]

No cheats in the options? Lame

[@whatsitlikeau]

Nothing in the menu but the old cheat codes and level passcodes still work

[@kingarcadian]

tanx 4 the rev

[@whatsitlikeau]

Thank you for watching!

[@rugan0723]

Excited until you said it was from that garbage company.

[@whatsitlikeau]

Not a fan of LRG?

[@CharlieStalk]

😂😂

[@videogames4life475]

Ship times have gotten better on standard editions of games. Most standard editions now ship between 1 to 3 months after preorders close.