Smash TV - Versions Comparison (HD 60 FPS)

[@retrosutra]

👉 Check my comparison of Smash TV with Spanish commentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4jOgH6BnrWtfKM

[@FabianChavez-gu7kj]

Hello

[@amerigocosta7452]

Spectrum and Amstrad versions look as if they were made by somebody who was at best told about the game but had never actually seen it.

[@AmigaX]

Agreed

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I had so many disk full of pirated C64 games back in the day, I remember going through them one day and I found Smash TV on one of them. I was excited because I loved the arcade game. Then I played it. :S

[@SomeInterestingName]

Whoa, are are those breasts and blood, on MY Nintendo console(s)?! How did that get released as is when they were so precious about Mortal Kombat showing blood??

[@yadsar]

I love the SNES. Played it till my fingers bleed.

[@JudgmentStorm]

Other than the arcade-perfect Xbox 360 one, SNES is my favorite of the ports. There are NO problems with slowdown or flicker, even in the later levels. A little easier than the arcade, but still a good challenge.

[@kenwheeler3637]

Love this game, as I do all other duel stick shooters; Robotron 2084, Black Widow, Space Dungeon, Total Carnage, etc. Such enjoyable mayhem. My favorite port of Smash TV is probably the SNES one.

[@juliusnielsen7122]

Then you might wanna check out Xenocrisis or Riddled Corpses EX.

[@kenwheeler3637]

@@juliusnielsen7122 Very interesting. Thanks.

[@klaushassen3954]

Hotline Miami 1 and 2

[@kenwheeler3637]

@@klaushassen3954 Never heard of those. They look like a blast. Need to check them out.

[@mgabrysSF]

The ring shields mean you can charge into the enemies. You're running away while shielded, and avoiding the pickup.

[@EmeraldoTheDragon]

This is one of the most "'Murrica!" games I've ever seen (Not at all surprising, since the original arcade game really was made in America). Joking aside, I can't help but wonder why they called it "Smash TV" and not, say, "Blast TV", considering you're going round blowing stuff up. Also, I find it funny how Williams took the "Total carnage!" part of the announcer's dialogue and made a spiritual sequel with those exact words as its title, complete with that same voice sample.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I found the C64 port to be surprising competent. Though, the one I owned back in the day was for the NES. You could dual wield pads sideways and have twin-stick control that way!

[@jasonlee7816]

competent in what way?

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@jasonlee7816 It's plays at a pretty decent pace, and all things considered, controls well. It was free with C64 Forever.

[@jasonlee7816]

@@SomeOrangeCat downgraded audio, graphics, sound, visuals no it wasn’t a competent port

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@jasonlee7816 Operative word "surprisingly". Compared to the other 8-bit computer ports, it is very well done. This has been "Read the entire comment before replying".

[@poble]

@@SomeOrangeCat the dude legit doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about, I often have a stroke trying to figure out what he’s trying to say lol

[@felitv6054]

good luck you'll need it!

[@Enderu666]

Especially if you bought one of the computer versions.

[@Bloodletter8]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@SomeInterestingName]

I guess the Spectrum one was sponsored by Skittles or something judging by those colours

[@SegaChann3l]

In the XBLA version you forgot to include the remaster graphics voices Sound and colors

[@jasonlee7816]

was the Sega Master System port (version) a lazy (rushed) Game Gear remake because of the cartridge/hardware limitations?

[@evenmorebetter]

When PAL speed adjustment issues still manage to be a problem for an American version on a 60hz NTSC portable system

[@jasonlee7816]

because NTSC had a faster frame rate vs the slower PAL frame rate they might’ve done a bad job converting NTSC -> PAL or PAL -> NTSC

[@lucianothewindowsfan]

One of a few pre-1994 Nintendo console games to feature blood.

[@SirBuzz]

The SNES's music is excellent and can actually be heard over the shooting and sound effects.

[@thatgiambalvoguy]

Considering theres weirder ports of different games that exist, im strangely surprised there wasnt an atari 2600 attempt at this game

[@JuicyPlayer]

SNES is the best conversion of the arcade game

[@justindorado7380]

I remember this game, im playing for Arcade Emu and SNES version. I love it

[@webfatigue]

Great memories playing the SNES version.

[@videogameman7617]

Here are my rankings (of the ports of Smash TV). Keep in mind that I haven't played all of the ports. Commodore 64 - I have not played the Commodore 64 version at all to judge the gameplay. The graphics look fine, though. As for the music.....well, it's a Commodore 64 port, so what do you expect? Sounds are fine. ZX Spectrum - Wow.......I didn't know Smash TV was THAT popular. (I wasn't much into arcade games at the time). I knew it was popular (judging by the fact that there's an NES version of Smash TV and an SMS version of Smash TV), but wow. Again, I haven't played this port (at all) to judge the gameplay, but the graphics look kind of all right (considering what platform this is on) and the music is......something. I know ZX Spectrum suffers from color crash (a lot). Amstrad CPC - Again, this is YET another port I haven't played at all to judge the gameplay (it's probably due to me playing the NES and SNES versions). The graphics look fine on the Amstrad CPC port, but the sounds.....that's another story. Whatever music there is in the Amstrad CPC sounds fine, honestly. Amiga - Again, I'm not one of those computer Amiga guys and I haven't played at all to judge the gameplay. However, the graphics are fine. There is one thing, though: where is the music (on the Amiga port)? All I heard was sounds (which are fine). Atari ST - I haven't played at all to judge the gameplay. I think the sounds are a bit worse than in the Amiga version, but one can silence that stuff (by muting it). The graphics probably look a little bit worse than on the Amiga version but not too bad. NES - Oh yes......THIS is where I can talk about the gameplay (because I have played enough of it to judge it). Graphics are weird (but adequate - just remember that the NES has some limitations regarding graphics and gameplay). I do know that the Mr. Shrapnels look like bombs (that roll around) in the NES version - again, I have gotten past the first screen and past Mutoid Man in the NES version (which still looks like Mutoid Man, just in 8-bit). The tank enemies look fine, too. I will say that the colors of the first stage are oddly brown (for the floor) and gold (for the walls) and the second stage's colors are oddly white (for the floor) and light purple (for the walls). I am honestly impressed that the NES version doesn't slow down - at all - when handling a lot of sprites on the screen at any given moment. As for the controls - you can use the 1 player 2 controllers option - or the 2 player 4 controllers option - to make it feel like the arcade. Most of the weapons are in the NES version, too (I say most because I think some of them are gone). The one negative thing is that the NES version of Smash TV has NO continues - at all (I believe there's cheats for the NES version, though). It does have co-op, though. The hit detection works pretty well. The sound voices are surprisingly good (considering the NES's limitations). The NES version is FAR better than the SMS version, though. Smash TV for the NES is also one of the few games on the NES that you can play with 4 controllers (at once). I do believe that the NES version of Smash TV resets both players lives to 5 (which can be a good or bad thing). Genesis / Mega Drive - I am not too sure about this port (in terms of gameplay). The sound is great and the graphics look fine. Master System - Oh gosh......this is where it's not good. The graphics look kind of mediocre, the sound probably is mediocre and the gameplay? Well, it's ALL screwed up. Unlike the NES version of Smash TV (which plays great), the SMS version has spazzy enemies (in other words, they do not move correctly) and the enemies move WAY too fast (in other words, they move like a 9-year-old drunk a 2-liter of Pepsi and is now moving around the room at hyper speed). Also, the hit detection kind of sucks. The Master System version of Smash TV (or Super Smash TV in this case) has up to 7 lives and 7 continues, but you will blow through them quickly (due to the enemies being hyper AND spazzy) and the hit detection being kind of bad. Game Gear - Oh boy.....this port is even WORSE. I will admit that the Master System port is very bad. However, the Game Gear version makes the Master System version look playable in comparison. Do you see the doors closing on the Master System version? There is NO animation of that existing, so it's possible to get cheap-shotted by a spawning enemy in that version! It also carries the hyper and spazzy enemies from the Master System version (plus the bad hit detection), so no dice. Super Nintendo - This is the version that I probably played the most. The graphics look excellent, the sound are music are fantastic and the gameplay is top-notch. The SNES version does have some things that differ from it's arcade version. For example, the controls are different. While it's not like the arcade version, it does offer a solution that works well. The Y button shoots up, the X button shoots right, the B button shoots down and the A button shoots left. Now, pressing and holding both the Y and X buttons shoot up-right, pressing and holding the X and B buttons shoot down-right, pressing and holding both the B and A buttons shoot up-left and pressing and holding the A and Y buttons shoot down-left. This might take a bit of time to get to used to, but it should become second nature once you do. Again, the co-op play is excellent. I don't believe there's any slowdown on the SNES version of Smash TV (or Super Smash TV) - at least if you play on an original SNES console (although I could be wrong). I have experienced slowdown on the SNES version of Smash TV if you play it on the Retro Duo, though (which is a NES & SNES clone console). Oh, and the enemies (at least in the SNES and probably Genesis version of Super Smash TV) do speed up the longer you leave them alone.

[@24theMoney]

Sega Genesis one of their best games was Smash

[@spacefractal]

Old video. also just to mention. Most, if not all home (both 8 and 16 bit) computer ports did actuelly have a second port joystick option. So that meant you could play this game close to the arcade dual stick controls using 2 joysticks. Also some computer versions you could play with one hand on keyboard (walking) and second hand with joystick (shooting). That nice.

[@toecutter8002]

I would love to see this for a 1up arcade machine but this one would need multiple games on my it and those being one of the titles

[@TrainmasterCurt]

And Total Carnage

[@jamesstarling2733]

I like Super Smash TV for the Super Nintendo because I have that game but I can only get to the second stage. One time I did managed to get to the boss I did some damage but eventually I did lose and got game over and I never been able to get to the boss ever again on the second stage.

[@jasonlee7816]

did you give up or keep at it?

[@greybush38]

you forgot the PSX version on the Arcade Party Pak. Never found the Pleasure Dome to this day!

[@Gadoworld]

The 3 best ports of this game: 3rd-Genesis 2nd-SNES 1st-Xbox 360 But no one beats the original, because you can put 99 coins if you had enough money.

[@pleaseenteranamepleaseente7381]

Wonder if there’ll ever be a 3D version of this game

[@HanzoHimemiya]

I think SNES Port is the best one(XBOX 360 is 1:1 arcade): they used the 4 frontal buttons as shooting directions well

[@dava658]

the xbox version is basically the arcade is emulation is not a port

[@albertoneutral1460]

Una pregubta no te molestarias si haces una comparacion de versiones de la saga final fantasy?

[@hunterkrovac]

This also came out on the Original Xbox with it's Xbox live arcade.

[@MrLazenby007]

There's also an arcade perfect port on ps1 on an arcade smash hits compilation disk

[@VISIONLAND4]

BINGO

[@gastonsirpa9221]

Es tan buen juego que merece una segunda parte

[@unity6926]

You missed the very very good PSX port, which IMO is on par with the Xbox 360 version minus of course the fancy video output! Still nice video man.

[@no2embish]

I like the look of the Amiga version it looks closest to the Arcade which is the clear winner

[@AmigaX]

Lol

[@jasonlee7816]

Genesis/Mega-Drive or SNES

[@javaykirk2688]

The Amiga version sucks.

[@jasonlee7816]

@@javaykirk2688 why does it suck?

[@javaykirk2688]

No bgm, terrible ai, and awful controls.

[@retrodave79]

Speccy is nice for having epileptic seizures!

[@inceptional]

The SNES version obliterates the Genesis version. In fact, other than the arcade version, it's the best version here. The Xbox 360 version is weird, like it's sped up and out of sync or something, and the music is just drowned out by the shooting sound fx.

[@Atsuya-xp9if]

Podes hacer comparacion de versiones del mystical ninja? todas hasta las de n64

[@dranimations7902]

The Master System version was very good as I recall. - Seems other people dont agree though.

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

It was unplayable, as I remember it.

[@jasonlee7816]

very good as in 70%, 80%, 90% good ? it looks and sounds watered down

[@MediaRavenEditor2024]

Pretty great music!

[@jasonlee7816]

no surprise Sega versions were badly ported by Probe Software

[@jackjude]

The 8-bit Sega versions were particularly shocking. You reminded me, Probe was a company who's work was best avoided.

[@Dessan01]

To be honest I prefer the snes one even over the arcade - the snes one is possible to learn and get a 1cc on, the arcade is close to impossible at least for mortals

[@eliasmalam]

This is on my birthday

[@ilikeminecraft1232]

Wow

[@TheTenthArt]

Amstrad surprised me in this one!

[@jasonlee7816]

what surprised you about the Amstrad CPC port (version)? were you surprised it was or wasn’t a ZX Spectrum remake?

[@TheTenthArt]

​@@jasonlee7816 I'm surprised it wasn't a 'shitty' Speccy remake and the devs made good use of the hardware. The graphics are colorful and the pace is very fast. A very good game!

[@jasonlee7816]

@@TheTenthArt did Amstrad start getting games that were properly made on the Amstrad in the mid/late 1980’s or early 1990’s?

[@TheTenthArt]

@@jasonlee7816 I won't be able to answer this, I know very little abot Amstrad CPC.

[@jasonlee7816]

@@TheTenthArt how do you know it wasn’t a crappy (shitty) ZX Spectrum remake?

[@lessergamer1899]

Have you done a comparison of Ys I & II? They're great games, but they're arguably the hardest of the series.

[@m.firzafadmaputra9569]

Smash TV is a Williams Electronic video game, these ports was showed up. Terrible ports of Smash TV : - Master System - Game Gear - Spectrum - CPC Mediocre ports of Smash TV : - Amiga - ST Great ports of Smash TV : - C64 - NES/FC - SNES/SFC - MD/GEN - Xbox 360 (through XBLA) => Can be works for XSS

[@m.firzafadmaputra9569]

Forhot C64

[@jasonlee7816]

is C64 or NES better than the Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive, SNES, Xbox 360?😆😆😆

[@toecutter8002]

The NES version had a really great frame rate and that made up for the graphics. The Sega Genesis was ok I'd never liked the sound quality. The SNES version is the one to own from any console the frame rate is spot on, the sound is almost perfect, the graphics were awesome NINTENDO did their best to give you arcade quality games and the XBOX 360 is most likely the actual arcade game just put on a disc. We definitely need a remake of this like ASAP right now at this very second.

[@sdgsdgsdg54]

crimsonland 1990

[@javaykirk2688]

Here's my ranking.

[@javaykirk2688]

10. Amstrad cpc, rubbish in just about every way. 9. Amiga, it lacks in-game music which is a problem. 8. Atari st, faster but still bloody awful. 7. Zx spectrum, not great but playable. 6. C64, a reasonable conversion. 5. Master system, rather barren. 4. Game gear, This the exact same as the master system version. 3. Genesis, decent but a far cry from the Nintendo versions. 2. Nes, very well done. 1. Snes, this is by far the best version. Xbla is what you expect.

[@javaykirk2688]

Makes sense, actually I'd say the c64 version is superior to those versions.

[@jasonlee7816]

anybody that says the NES port (version) is better than the Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive port (version) is blind or deluded or visually impaired

[@javaykirk2688]

Genesis version has no lock button and is just lazy.

[@jasonlee7816]

in terms of audio, graphics, music, sound, visuals the NES falls short

[@subaruT800]

Snes the best

[@DavidKimFX]

Xbox 360 version is best.

[@robertwhyte1787]

Snes

[@flux_time]

No one talking about the version on ps2 midway arcade treasures? I feel like it was just like that 360 port.