Popular Games in the Strangest of Places - Part 2 - Game Boy, C64, Amiga, Turbografx, & More!

[@jayesun3420]

Hey Lord X, I just wanted to give you a positive response to what you said at the end of the episode,stating that you had enough games for at least 2 more of these.🎉 I'm loving this topic and if you decide to do 29 more on this topic, I'd be there, if humanly possible. So congratulations on another one of those"original episode ideas" you're good at, like I mentioned to you previously. Nice

[@Awesoman]

I recall the GameBoy version of MK2 being quite an impressive port of the game. It was miles better than the first game. Highly playable and contained the bare essentials that made the game so popular.

[@Dac_vak]

Thank you for putting effort into your descriptions, especially including the link to part 1. So many KZbinrs just don’t take the time, and it’s really helpful for a lot of us. (Especially since I missed part 1!)

[@AmigaCammy]

I love these kind of episodes, please keep up the great work! And thank you for including an Amiga game, I'm sure if you dig around you may find some other nice surprises in its massive library!

[@Sharpester-m4o]

The GameBoy port of the first Samurai Shodown is quite good. It has the full roster of the original, new story, intro cinematics for every character, and three bonus characters. The Courier, the Judge, and Amakusa, the game's final boss.

[@motherplayer]

The Takara fighting titles thought smart. They sacrificed the detail of the bigger versions in favor of a charming chibi style which allowed more characters and faster gameplay to be achieved. I appreciate those efforts more and more as I think about it compared to the other attempts to try to mimic the big style on hardware that clearly couldn't support it.

[@HybridAngelZero]

The scrolling on the Game Boy Color version of Road Rash is so impressive! Also, Columns coming out for Super NES a year after the Dreamcast was out is absolutely nuts in the best way possible

[@deftones8717]

“This was made by Climax Games. Firing this up I felt an immediate sense of relief.” 😆

[@briantaylorcloe7725]

Gotta rewatch ... That smoove deliver slithered it past my radar! LoLz ... So good

[@colmmoane2311]

I was unfortunate enough to own Street Fighter 2 on the C64 back in the day. The best thing about it was probably the presentation box, but the game was appalling, and it was ludicrously expensive. Nonetheless I was delighted to have it, and it tied me over to the following Christmas when I got my megadrive. Would love to see you cover it in a future episode.

[@ralang999]

The C64 Shinobi port is indeed excellent! plays very close to the arcade version and has the actual epilogue screen that the SMS version didn't. One of my fave C64 ports. The C64 port of Alien Syndrome is great too!

[@ToshisGarden]

I love this kind of thing!! I picked up a copy of Killer Instinct on the Gameboy years ago, and I was surprised at how well it plays!

[@Kazemaru]

I think it's funny you mentioned Columns, cause I just learned about it being ported to the Super Famicom yesterday. I was organizing my SNES roms on my computer when I noticed I had Columns in my SNES folder. I thought it was weird that I had that there. So I double checked on the wikipedia and sure enough it was on the list. I know Sega has had some of their games ported to Nintendo systems before but to me I think it's a little weird seeing Columns on the SFC. But hey you learn something new everyday, right? 🤷‍♂️

[@piratebear3126]

Here’s in interesting one: Heroes of Might and Magic 2+3 for Gameboy Color. Outside some menu clunk from using a controller it’s a fine port of the PC strategy game. Impressive for the handheld of the time.

[@juetroll]

Nuce topic! This also proves that porting games to less powerful hardware successfully requires both Dev skills and creativity. But when it is well done, it can be quite impressive.

[@ncapone87]

Having a bad morning, and Sega Lord X is the first channel I came to. Looking forward to this video as always

[@dbrd5206]

Smash TV on the NES is a happy memory. You could play two player co-op using the same guy so my dad would "drive" and I would shoot

[@asilver50]

That does sound fun. My dad wanted nothing to do with games, so we never played anything together. I'm sure that is a great memory.

[@parappatherapper4141]

​@@asilver50 oh that's a shame, my father actually got me into the first PlayStation and I remember playing Time Crisis Project Titan with him as a kid, fond memories.

[@lhfirex]

Sega Lord X videos are always top quality.

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

For the C64, take a look at Ghosts n Goblins Arcade. The “arcade” bit is important as whilst the original was pretty good for the time, the “Arcade” version enhances everything showing what the hardware is really capable of in the right hands.

[@danielespeziari5545]

I actually really like Alien Syndrome on the Master System. Admittedly I haven't played any other version, but on its own it's playable and quite addictive, and it has an ominous soundtrack that fits the game perfectly. I also don't see a problem in the fact that it scrolls from screen to screen

[@UltimateGamerCC]

agreed, i guess SLX just doesnt like when it veers too far away from the Arcade's playstyle.

[@lhfirex]

It's not the kind of smooth arcade action the original has, so it feels like a bad port in comparison. Probably not actually a bad game (it didn't look bad in the video) but I can see why he didn't like its removal of some core elements of the arcade version.

[@Des_Zee]

Couldn't sleep and Lord X uploads a late night vid. Yessir👍

[@zaturnneo]

Road Rash on the Game Gear was solid. The challenge kept you coming back for just one more race.

[@kuro68000]

Shadow Dancer was a great port. Music and sound effects at the same time, reasonably fast, and it plays well.

[@leftyredbone]

This idea is a winner, I went back and watched part 1. Thank you.

[@mjbull6453]

Columns on SNES?! I had no idea that existed.

[@DavideNastri]

Virtua fighter on megadrive was a masterpiece and capture, keeping intact, the spirit of the game.

[@richiefarm]

Growing up we had Outrun, Golden Axe, Space Harrier, Super Hang On and Double Dragon on the Atari ST. Loved them to death back then but not sure I want to go back and spoil my memories lol

[@Marcus_K]

I'd say Virtua Tennis GBA has more in common with traditional 2D tennis games like Super Tennis on SNES and Mario Tennis on N64. Virtua Tennis on DC and arcade on the other hand was a game-changer for the tennis genre. The players and the ball had huge momentum and the powerful volleys and groundstrokes made older tennis games look pedestrian.

[@PedroRodriguez-jx5qu]

Is it me or the song playing on the GBA Virtua Tennis sounds like the beat for " i'm sexy and i know it" from LMFAO??

[@Asobitech]

Great episode, look forward to seeing more in this series.

[@Imgema]

Wow, the Game Boy Color Road Rush runs smoother than the Genesis version. It almost looks like a GBA game.

[@fiskburk2908]

I though, that NES smash tv was a fever dream I had as a kid, but nope, great video as always Sega Lord X

[@bluestreakedladyshe-her8507]

• Dynablaster (Bomberman) for Amiga. • GP Rider for Game Gear (actually more of a GG port of Super Hang-On) • Altered Beast for Famicom • Space Harrier for Famicom • Puyo Puyo for Game Boy • Rygar for SEGA Mark III • Renegade for Master System • Starcraft 64 • Saiyuki World (Changed-up Wonder Boy in Monstet Land for Famicom)

[@kaynesantor8136]

Bring it on, bro. I'm ready. Nice work. Much love.

[@Lonewolfz24]

Heres one for the next episode, try the GB version of Battle Arena Toshinden. I bought it when it came out, and it came out WAY after the GBs prime.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Smash TV on the NES was a chore money purchase for me, and I didn't regret it one little bit.

[@paulclinton6414]

Why no SNES? Sad

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@paulclinton6414 Didn't own one. I had a moderately upgraded Tandy 1000 and a NES.

[@roberto1519]

I think the Amiga is a very interesting platform to check ports from arcades and other consoles, as well as from other computers. There are even some 8-bit games that have upgraded visuals such as Simpsons: Bart vs the World. While, in general many ports aren't great, the ones that are good, are really interesting. I'd extend the above to DOS PC games as well, the same applies there.

[@jagergerg9771]

Nice part 3 and 4, what a great series

[@jonrenicus1832]

Great video! Can't wait to see the other videos.

[@michaelpanayotou3740]

Speedball 2 on Commodore 64 is one to look at and surprisingly good.

[@mattbuckland5848]

Awesome vid man, i remember playing the wonderboy arcade which also sat next to a Star Wars pinball machine. The PC Engine version looks great.

[@richardslotboom9250]

Commodore 64 on Sega Lord X channel FANTASTIC! But yes Shinobi is an great port! Btw the C64 has a lot more good arcade ports.

[@evilash570]

Keep em coming! I love these videos!

[@jasonking3182]

I highly recommend the RoboCop vs Terminator comic book from 1992 that the video games fellows rather loosely. It’s written by Frank Miller at the height of his ability’s, the guy who killed it with Dark Knight Returns and Man without fear. It really feels like the perfect mix of the original movies in both series, none of the sequel blot.

[@DavideNastri]

Street fighter alpha for gameboy color is brutally good.

[@Thomas-yg9nz]

The four versions of dkc comes to mind, SNES,GB, GBC, advance. Pretty crazy to see where that game ended up on handhelds

[@thingsiplay]

Donkey Kong Land 2 on OG Game Boy This game has no rights to be this good on the handheld. Its kind of a port of Donkey Kong Country 2, but with new levels. They took the screen size and controls into account when designing the levels. I enjoyed this so much, that I completed it to 102% as well. Note: The first game Donkey Kong Land isn't good and not recommended by me. And for DKL 3, I never played it. But there is a Japanese version of DKL 3 with colors too.

[@piratebear3126]

DKL 3 is the same as DKL 2 with having most of its levels in tact, and is a surprisingly good DKC 3 port even with the western OG Gameboy version. DKL 1 isn’t bad, but it suffers from the muddy graphics blending together. Much better on a system that can do separate sprite and background colors. Definitely weakest of the trilogy.

[@Tolbat]

Enjoying these, thanks! well done sir.

[@gpixelfan]

Another great video love from Guatemala

[@alexq2930]

A new series has begun. Im waiting part 3-4-5-6-7 etc

[@TheBeird]

I had Toy Story on the Gameboy. Well, Super Gameboy. So not only did I have the inferior handheld port, I played it at home!

[@xxFORDIExx]

The Amiga version of Shadow Dancer really was very good. I remember getting it at the time and was so pleased at how it turned out. Of course it couldn't compete with the brilliant arcade version, but it got so much right. I only really wished it somehow had the parallax, but other than that, no complaints here. You rarely hear much praise for many Amiga ports of arcade games and this was a superb rarity.

[@flubberlane8437]

Watching now and excited 😀

[@danielt.8573]

The ZX Spectrum/Amstrad CPC versions of Shinobi are quite good too. Shinobi is one of those games that seems to have translated well for most platforms.

[@bad1082]

Being obsessed with Tekken Tag on ps2, I was surprised to find out that Tekken Advance was actually great. You should definitely cover this one.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Beatmania on the Wonderswan is a favourite of mine mostly because the sound quality is absolutely phenomenal.

[@adultmoshifan87]

May I please suggest for part 3? Alien Syndrome (Game Gear) John Madden Duo CD Football (TurboGrafx Super CD) Race Drivin' (Game Boy) Lemmings (NES) Tomb Raider Legend (Nintendo GameCube) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Nintendo DS) Math Blaster (Sega Genesis)

[@vasilas432]

Game Gear Alien Syndrome may have even better gameplay than the arcade! Actually I have played both. It is highly recommended

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I like this series. Curiosities I never knew about for the most part.

[@Sinistar1983]

Smashing drive was a real shocker to see on the GBA as the system wasn't even built for 3D like its 6th gen consoles. Yet it manages to replicate not only the feel but also all the content is present. Even the hilariously bad music is accounted for in all its unintelligible glory.

[@duhdeedee]

I bought a GBA SP at a flea market and it came with of all things Toy Story and RC Pro Am. Somebody knew those games wouldn't sell on their own in a million years.

[@saizerboy]

Tony hawk pro skater 4 on the ps1 for the next part

[@Thebossstage1]

Virtua Tennis also got a port to the Nokia N Gage.

[@philmason9653]

It's wild that the PC Engine was Hudson's own baby, it got ports of Wonder Boy 2, 3, 4 & 5, but only one Adventure Island title, and one which lacked a lot of the innovations of the NES series at that. Absolutely loveNew Adventure Island though, great gameplay & wild sounds coming out of that sound hardware.

[@alzaboo]

I love this channel.

[@Sinasi08]

Looking forward to part 3 and 4 🎉😊

[@HelciusCabral]

This is great! I wish you would cover Dyna Brothers on the Sega Mega Drive! Japanese exclusives but a blast to play!

[@vintagegamecrazy]

Look at the Truxton series on the FM towns marty. It got interesting ports and it was the only system that received the sequel.

[@Aaronwilliam]

Love your videos! Cheers

[@mjdf122]

Sega Lord X back in action

[@PaperBanjo64]

My grandpa used to describe a game my sister played on NES he liked watching her play and it was Adventure Island.

[@Minecraft_at_Night]

Great video SLX, but I am surprised you enjoyed the NES version of Alien Syndrome over the Master System's. Granted the NES scrolls but that's all it has imho. For me (at least) the sound, graphic and gameplay are far superior on the MS. But I love the content, keep it up!

[@callumsparrow4379]

Toy Story Racer on GBC’s incredibly impressive.

[@Matthew6248]

T2 arcade for Game Boy/Game Gear and Amiga might make a future subject

[@ImmortalThanos]

Adventure Island I and II also saw releases on the Nintendo Game Boy and they're actually very good platformers for the console.

[@matthewnikitas8905]

I never remembered a Toy Story game on the Game Boy but it looks awfully familiar to me seeing it in this video

[@RobbleRouser]

Holy shit Road Rash on GBC looks SO GOOD

[@DrMuhannad86]

An excellent and fun video.

[@leonkent1365]

John Madden II on the Apple II. I've never seen it, but I've heard that it exists and that it's not bad.

[@Vulpas]

Awesome topic

[@brianmegaman]

Yes please do a part three please

[@Disthron]

Wow, I though the Game Gear version of Mortal Kombat 2 was actually really good! I was totally blown away at how well it looked and played on my Game Gear back in the day. Slide show... now I'm wondering if you just got a bad rom dump?!

[@Michael-im5mq]

Yeah I remember it playing more or less like the Game Boy version except with many more colors plus blood

[@denraimei32]

Might I suggest Battletoads for Amiga 500/CD32? Tradewest licensed it to Mindscape. The game must be seen to believe. And by looking at the footage, I had more fun with the Game Gear version as unfinished it felt.

[@johneygd]

I was amezed that sega released colums on the snes, their competitor’s console. But i guess by that time in 1998 the 16bit console wars were already over and sega had already give up on their genesis and focus more on their dreamcast . They also released a few games on the gameboycolor in 2000 but by that time the gamegear was already dead (!) and sega probably gave up on it back in 1997. So love it or hate it but it’s no surprise that sega saw some bread in putting their games on it’s competitor’s hardware. What is surprising is however that sonic the hedge hog did appear on the gba. Also sega greatest arcade hits did appear on gba. But am also amezed that art of fighting did appear on the snes etc…

[@RobertLewis85]

Sega CD Lord X WILL catch you next time

[@qwaH]

I got the Master System Robocop v Terminator, great fun

[@8bvg300]

Virtua Tennis on gba… I have it on Nokia nGage! 😂😅 How about a Sega on NGage episode?

[@Highrollinhunter]

Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed on the GBA surprised me because it can't handle it and is downgraded but still good.

[@mattb6522]

Good list! I didn't know about most of these games. However, I did know and play New Adventure Island. I have played all the Adventure Island games and New Adventure Island is also one of my favorites! I would have loved to see an SNES port of it! It should have been the true "Super Adventure Island"! I also am very confused as to why Sega would have ported Columns to the SNES in 1999? It just seems so random. Sega always has made some bizarre decisions, I guess.

[@personavisceration371]

Suggestion: GBA Shining Force. Such a good remake to me, and portable!

[@volvoguy804]

I never thought I would hear the words, "awful" and "Castlevania" next to each other in the same sentence. 😂

[@teddym2808]

This was brilliant, thanks! SO good to see some decent Amiga and C64 ports also, although the C64 had more good ports than it had any right to for such a comparatively weak machine.

[@mishkofrydrysek7445]

Mi Sega Lord X! Well struck yet again sire!!

[@mateusajax2212]

Double Dragon, Quake and Resident Evil 4 for Zeebo could be in the next episodes

[@DerivitivFilms]

Theres a ton of questionable ports on the older pre nes consoles, donkey kong on the Intellivision for example.

[@cd5sircoupe]

I dunno if Sega developed games on the Xbox after Dreamcast died count, but there's plenty there to explore if it does. I'm talking the stuff that was in development and mid cycle they were like hey, we need you to port this and scrap that. PC ports on consoles from the old era are always a good one to throw out there, those are pretty unexpected. I remember when I was in a GameXchange like a decade ago and found the SNES Wing Commander game along with the add on game. I didn't know those existed on snes, I thought they were PC games only.

[@JGreen-le8xx]

One thing Sega did that made no sense especially when its their IPs. The Colecovision and SG1000 are almost identical hardware. So when Zaxxon and Congo Bongo came out on Coleco they were fantastic ports, but on the SG were terrible. Why would you not port the already superior port to your hardware ESPECIALLY to show off its capabilities, instead of garbage.

[@lazarushernandez5827]

I guess it has to do with the talent of the programmer(s) doing the port. Zaxxon doesn't look to far off from the Colecovision version, but Congo Bongo...yeah it looks like they tried to make the first level of Donkey Kong on the SG1000 instead of Congo Bongo. You would think that they'd just have the team that made the arcade versions handle the home ports at Sega...🤔

[@VBrancoPT]

Speaking of RoboCop vs. The Terminator... How come they still haven't made a movie out of it? 🤔

[@Riz2336]

That is pretty surprising to see columns on Nintendo hardware

[@RGT85]

I remember as a kid bringing my GameBoy and Mortal Kombat 2 to church with me and playing it all the time. I have a love for it.

[@jasonsmith530]

A bygone era of physical media

[@wibbiddywoo]

Hey bro hello from the UK. Great video! Love the "masters of shit software.......Tiertex" comment! Personal favourite 😂😂😂 They are proper garbage . Did they ever make anything even remotely playable? 😂

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Only way to do MK2 right on those 8 bit systems is to focus on the gameplay and have small sprites. Large characters cannot be represented with sprites unless you only draw some parts of them every frame, meaning major flickering, so they're using tiles instead, and this is why it's moving in a choppy manner, as those tiles can only be placed at 8x multiples of coordinates (or 16). For the 3rd part, maybe have a look at "Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for C64/C128" => that's actually the way they should have handled MK2 on 8bit, using SD characters.

[@JustPeasant]

RoboCop vs. Terminator was released on Gameboy too. It was a very different game, but for a the wrong reasons.