Super Nintendo Games That Defy Genres, Part 2 - SNESdrunk

[@SNESdrunk]

PART ONE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKwm6uug5uNjsk PART THREE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boq4YoqIhtF6jMU

[@retrodavide]

no joke. for me this Is the best channel on KZbin. I Watch every single video in the playlist and never get's old to Watch again the entire playlist again and agan. Simply perfect.

[@SeaToSkyImages]

Legend of the Mystical Ninja was such a special game when it came out in the West. It was so different and so Japanese. I felt like I was transported to a different world playing it. Everything in the game was so new, different and fresh. Man, I miss the Konami of the 80s and 90s.

[@j0nnyism]

Check out games by treasure. They were a bunch from Konami that went out on their own made some good stuff for sega

[@perunplague9794]

Games like this are why Retro gaming is so important to look back on. There were so many games back then that did experimental, weird things and committed so hard to their vision. I think the period lasted from the Atari age all the way to about the end of the PS2/GC/Xbox era when games started to become widely accepted by the average person and not just nerds only. After that games seemed to do their best to emulate "the popular thing". Genre defining games like Arkham Asylum, The Last of Us, and Dark Souls were so influential that all competition began to do their best to safely copy their mechanics for widespread success. So many games nowadays can be described by "It feels a lot like XXXX but has a little bit of YYYY too".

[@Cryptbomber]

What's the point of people disliking your videos? I never got that with this channel. You're such a cool guy, just sound so agreeable and you're basically just a nonprofit service worker informing all of us about random games. There literally isn't anything to dislike.

[@peliparado94]

Just found out about this channel and wanted to say thank you. The SNES is the best video game console ever and it's awesome seeing so many unique games that aren't generally known.

[@chrisbeach423]

Sadly I think I have watched all 500+ reviews haha

[@benlewis3847]

Chris Beach that is not sad

[@chrisbeach423]

@@benlewis3847 I know haha. I'm just saying snesdrunk thinks people hasn't watched every review... He's wrong 😂

[@MADHATTER1945]

Everytime a new video comes out I watch it no matter what game or games he reviews. It's all well done and put together like a champ!

[@NewportBox100s]

I also watch them all regardless.

[@riddleiddle]

Happily!

[@Larry]

Would Jurassic Park count? As that turns into an FPS when you go in a building. Actually, have you considered doing a video on SNES FPSes?

[@jeffcox6539]

Hi Slopes Bundy Jr. I'm a fan of your channel.

[@jeffcox6539]

If you count Jurassic Park, then i only know of three games in that genre. The other two are Doom and Wolfenstein. And the Noah's Ark game i suppose.

[@MrShadow2x]

If you want to be technical, the Super Scope games count as FPSes. Yoshi's Safari, Battle Clash, and Metal Combat are three excellent examples.

[@SuperQuadocky]

go away Larry.

[@Larry]

@@jeffcox6539 aww, thanking you kindly sir!

[@mchevre]

this may have been my favorite snnnnnnnnnnesssssssdrunk intro

[@thomasgarcia8626]

Another great vid. SNES drunk is the only channel where I consistently find new snes games to play.

[@sleazyfox8937]

Yeah not only that even the comments help

[@Zeiru]

At the end of your videos, I always quietly say "Thank you" to myself. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day too. :)

[@BerserkMoogle]

Wholesome.

[@kidv2]

Yeah me too I always think to myself thank you mister drunk you too

[@Grafiction]

I thought I was the only one. I say "Thank you, sir. Likewise".

[@huskyninjaguy9095]

Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade is a game based on the popular Tatsunoko anime character, Tekkaman! Speaking of Super Famicom games, Hana no Keiji is a mix between a JRPG and a fighting game, and is based on a popular manga series from the creator of Fist of The North Star

[@TheZombiePimpernel]

Tekkaman Blade was on KZbin (both seasons!) at some point, don't know if it still is.

[@alejandropardo4891]

Greatest snes channel on youtube, so much knowledge here.

[@marcianoacuerda]

Lol I remember when I discovered your channel. It took me a while to catch-up. I remember writing how many hours your videos were up to that point. What a great channel dude.

[@JoshRafail]

Yea! A follow up to my suggestion. Thanks for putting this together again drunk! I think Goof Troop and Sutte Hakkun could be considered genre defying, there really isn't anything else like them.

[@n0isyturtle]

Yu Yu Hakusho, Out Of Bounds Golf, Ninja Colosseum, Genseki Battle, and Umihara Kawase are a few more that come to mind. Looking forward to a part 3!

[@TheZombiePimpernel]

I found Umiwara Kawase on a ROM site ages ago and I continue to be fascinated with it. I haven't played it in ages but someone needs to talk about it more!

[@TheShoe1990]

Dude, that racing/beat-em-up game looks badass

[@jebz.157]

It looks like a Mad Max game

[@Sakanakao]

These two videos are an incredible list of games. This is really great. Thank you! (Also, the intro variation on this one is pretty fun.)

[@Agatho]

I thought I already knew everything about the SNES library, I thank you for showing me how wrong I was with these awesome videos!

[@samjackcollection7413]

Tekkaman was my fav character in an insane Wii fighter game Capcom made with Roll, Megaman, Yatterman, a lot of Darkstalkers and Street Fighters. Two characters took up the entire screen.

[@cliffjumper1984]

Tekkaman blade is a bad ass anime series. I've watched everything you have uploaded since I subbed and more!!!

[@GOGOAKUMAN]

There are 2 series, the old one from the 70th "Tekkaman" and the if i can call it that (new one) "Tekkaman Blade" from the 90th.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

@@GOGOAKUMAN The latter is better known to English audiences as "Teknoman".

[@GOGOAKUMAN]

Nice info, thanks.

[@StriderVM]

Well, wow. You just solved a Japan only mystery game I only played once in a rental place. Its Zoku! Thanks man! =)

[@starlightwitch12]

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja SNES game is actually a part of the Goemon series which started as an arcade game called Mr. Goemon and was the first SNES game in the series. The Japanese title for the first SNES Goemon game is Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki and was later rereleased with its sequel on the Kessakusen! Ganbare Goemon 1+2 GBA compilation.

[@WildVoltorb]

Someone really enjoys this series

[@ravagingwolverine]

Fun video. Nice to see Pocky & Rocky 2. I love that one. It was a little odd at first compared to the first one. As for Vortex, it sounds like what they originally intended Star Fox to be before Nintendo narrowed its scope. I've read interviews that they wanted to make it more open ended and free. It sounds like Vortex is more like what they had in mind. Not having to hear the chatter of other characters is a plus.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

6:55 SPACE KNIGHT TEKKAMAN BLADE! (Aka Teknoman). That game is based off my all time favorite mecha anime!

[@Haydskempster]

I was about to comment this! I watched Teknoman as a kid, it was my first anime (other than Robotech I guess) Oh how I would love a modern game based on the anime

[@Shorai_3]

Can you really call it a mecha anime? He wasn't piloting a giant robot, he was wearing a suit of armor.

[@Haydskempster]

@@Shorai_3 it does have mecha in it though, Ringo and Balzak use mechs. However it's not its central focus. Pegasus, also. I would call it a mecha anime just to more easily explain where it fits.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Jason Scarce he effectively transforms into one... not to mention he's made multiple appearances in SRW... BEFORE they started including everything under the sun. Also there are legit mecha like Pegas in it, as well as robotic power armor, aka the Sol Tekkaman Armors.

[@Shorai_3]

​@@Kenshiro3rd None of that makes it a mecha series. To call it one because a supporting character pilots one is like somebody classifying the Ninja Turtles a "rat series" because their sensei is one. Takaya himself doesn't fall under the official banner of a mecha warrior because, as you pointed out, he a modified human wearing power armor and not in the cockpit of a giant bipedal robot. He's officially labeled as an armored warrior. Also, Takaya appearance in SRW was controversial on the account that, again, he's an armored warrior and not a mecha warrior. Everybody else felt that Pegasis fit the criteria for inclusion. Plus, SRW isn't even canon to anything to begin with.

[@moxieswaygan]

You've probably covered this but E.V.O. the search for eden deserves it's own video. Maybe even covering the prequel game which is complicated as hell to emulate.

[@itsTylerRemy]

Lawnmower Man was very strange as a kid. It goes from a side scroller sci fi shooter into a first person...where am I? Where am I going...?

[@MrShadow2x]

I have been a long-time viewer of your channel and always look forward to your uploads. The SNES is my favorite game console of all time, and these genre-defying titles are some interesting examples of why the system was so great.

[@louiskeiflin5858]

Who wants a "Sega genesis games that never left japan" video?

[@SonofSethoitae]

A lot of that video would be "this game looks great, but it was never translated". God, what I wouldn't give to play The Hybrid Front...

[@slurmalystwormfast1985]

It's a pretty weak list compared to Super Famicom and PC Engine because Mega Drive sold poorly in Japan. Still, probably enough material for one video. I don't really understand why ANY Japan exclusives were released for MD by publishers other than Sega, but they do exist.

[@DhinCardoso]

I DO \o/

[@RodrigoDavy]

Since the Mega Drive sold poorly in Japan, it's more likely that there's a lot of US/European games that never got to Japan. But I know at least Langrisser II is a Mega Drive game that never left Japan, which is the game that got adapted to Der Langrisser on the Super Famicom

[@SeñorDossierOficial]

:v /

[@camron2674]

Thanks for sharing the Firestriker game objective. I have played this game a few times not really knowing what to do. Will definitely enjoy this game now that I know what needs to be done.

[@samurizzy]

Just going to have to play, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. It's everything that Zoku: The Legend of Bishin, is but cranked up to the max!

[@alicevon-schott7872]

I thank you for putting a list in the description when you do lists. I don't watch ads for people that don't do that.

[@JAMJR84]

Super Famicom Gundam games can fit into this category sometimes. There is a turn based one (with mostly complete translation patch) called "Super Gachapon World SD Gundam X" that on the surface seems like a Super Famicom Wars clone but on a hex map instead of a grid, but when you get to the combat the game turns into a weird 2D shooter fighter hybrid. To clarify that, the controls in combat feel similar to what you would expect from a 2D scrolling shooter of the time, but rather than scrolling through a level, you are fighting the enemy units within a set area like a fighting game. The units also have life bars. The game has a handy auto combat feature if you don't like the weird twitchy combat controls (combat feels very fast). And when fighting against ships, the combat is basically like the Famicom Wars games. Unfortunately, there is no story mode, so I guess this can be a bit TOO much like SF Wars at times. But if you like the Gundam series, and don't mind the weird Super Deformed graphics that a bunch of Gundam games from this era had for some reason, then you might enjoy that the game features a bunch of recognizable Mobile Suits. There is another game that I unfortunately only played as a kid (and it had no patch back then) that was much stranger. All I can remember from it was that the combat was done in a sort of first person mode, with you having to rely on your radar to essentially dogfight enemy Mobile Suits, but the actual attacks weren't in real time, oddly enough. Instead, you had a variety of attacks you could choose from, and when you had an enemy in your sights, you would hit the appropriate attack and then a sort of cinematic animation would play, where you would either deal damage, destroy them, or miss. So I guess it was like a weird first person dogfighting in real time with turn based combat slapped on top type of thing... Hard to know if it had RPG elements since there was a lot of Japanese text that I couldn't read so I was never able to really get far and this was well over a decade ago when I played it.

[@LuisRamos-yx8mj]

I bet the second game you mentioned is Mobile Suit Gundam F91. It has been translated recently.

[@JAMJR84]

@@LuisRamos-yx8mj That was definitely it! Looks like I was mistaken about it having a first person view.

[@CalebCrazyVampire]

@@JAMJR84 when you get into a fight, there is a sort of first person view

[@jmyers1385]

This is a fantastic list, I love multi-genre stuff, also glad to see some love for Zoku: The Legend of Bishin. That's a neat one, memorizing the road layout for the driving parts is a bit tedious, but the beat-em-up parts are very well done, also the soundtrack is awesome!

[@fullarmourtracksuit4023]

I have an intensely stressful job and I find watching your vids after a shift very soothing.

[@uncannycerebro]

You're the only guy I see on youtube talking about Mystical Ninja, I love that game playing it with my brother.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

Kmart used to sell used SNES/GEN games in the mid 90’s in generic packaging and one of the games was Firestriker for only $5. I still have it to this day and I never got far into it as I sucked at the game haha! I may have to try it, again.

[@MrDeedsly]

You'd find some gems in those generic packages sometimes. My mom would let us a something $5 and under every once in awhile. We always choose the cheap games. Happy we did almost all them are worth 4 times what we paid haha.

[@AbleAbel]

I found a sealed Castlevania bloodlines for genesis at a toys r us for 10$

[@brunokse]

The expressions on Pacman's face look amazing

[@chaser5616]

It's a fun game,i played it a lot during the old times and sometimes making him angry is better then just making it happy,it really a wonderful game that i cannot find any other game that look like it

[@jurassicmatt2796]

These are my go-to videos when I'm drunk. I absolutely love what this guy does and I now watch him more than I play my SNES.

[@Pixel_Padre]

If you enjoyed YamYam, I'd give Panorama Cotton on the Genesis a go. An English translation was just released, and it's honestly a fantastic game in the vein of Sega's Super Scaler titles like Space Harrier.

[@niospartan]

Love the changing intro tunes in each video

[@richycline]

Great video as usual dude. Enjoyed this one extra, always love being introduces to something new and obscure. I love the Goemon games on SFC.

[@Alianger]

Alright, some other hybrid SNES games you could cover: Lemmings itself - RTS/Puzzle Super Ninja Boy/Super Chinese World and Super Chinese World 2 - JRPG/Beat 'em up Romancing SaGa - Arguably a JRPG/WRPG Hybrid Jaki Crush - Pinball/Shooter Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - TBS/RTS hybrid with "Real-time with pausing" battles Kessen! Dokapon Okukoku IV: Densetsu no Yuusha Tachi - RPG/Board Game Batman Returns - Beat 'em up/Action Platformer/Racing Action Hybrid Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals/Estpolis Denki II - JRPG/Rogue-lite Clock Tower - Quest Adventure/Survival Horror Rendering Ranger: R2 - Action Platformer/Horizontal Shoot 'em up Super Mario RPG - JRPG/ARPG/Isometric Platform Adventure Battletoads & Double Dragon - Beat 'em up/Misc. Action Earthworm Jim 1-2, The Lion King - Platformer/Misc. Action Hameln no Violin Hiki - Puzzle Platformer/Action Platformer Demolition Man - Action Platformer/TD View Maze Action Chaos Engine - Maze Action w/ RPG/AA elements

[@Duralinthetrue]

Dude you're legit and I love your channel.

[@LanEXHikari]

Hey, you can never, ever mentioned Ganbare Goemon enough. I wish you added a few clips from the third installment because that game is a blast! It features all characters with their unique abilities and a nice variety of different levels. It really deserves a translation patch

[@Sor1ner]

Holy shit man, thank you for showing legend of the mystical ninja. I could not remember the name of this game for years. I played this when I was a kid and it was great.

[@KyoshoLP]

Holy shit, Zoku looks awesome.

[@Flackon]

looks way better than it plays, unfortz

[@silvermusicbox3476]

its not a good game sadly

[@jotakux7489]

Would love to see you do this type of stuff for the gba and the ds too. They’ve got tons of import gems and unreleased stuff and I’m sure all your fans would love to hear your opinions. I’m also just curious to see what you dig up. You still always manage to surprise me even today on games that just managed to slip by. I mean I’ve played zoku, just never had the patience to get past the “racing” portions to even get to the beat em up portions. Thank you s-drunk!

[@DhinCardoso]

Can't believe its a year and a half since part 1 ~ O.O Jesus! Looks like was last month I was rushing to beat them all (And I did) Time for part 2

[@Sparkbomber]

I like the vid... but there's enough material for more. Lets list a few genre-defiant games: -EVO: The search for Eden -Hero Senki: Project Olympus -Mario is Missing -Robotrek -Mario Paint

[@christopherhazell1856]

My suggestion is Rampart, a port of an arcade game from the 80s. You and an opponent take turns building castle walls out of Tetris style pieces and then blowing them up with cannonballs. Whoever ends a turn without having a contiguous wall loses. It's one of my favorite 2 player games. It's pretty simple but super fun and the winner gets to make the loser walk the plank!

[@louisianalive1885]

i used to love playing pac man 2 adventures. i had no idea what i was doing but i rented that game like 5 times lol

[@Xanduur]

My data entry job is straight from Hell. So, I am enjoying ALL of your videos to keep me sane!

[@4lifejeph]

I loved King Arthur's World as a kid. I never did beat it but now I am going through it in my SNES classic and having a great time.

[@chuckyluvsu13]

I absolutely love your channel, thank you.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Holy Umbrella Condensation Man! That Cumulonimbus cloud looks threatening!

[@MayorofGaming]

I know of a few NES games that defied genre quite a bit. The Guardian Legend is one of my favorites. It's a vertical shmup that, when you clear an area, transitions to a Zelda/Blaster Master sort of dungeon crawl. Another one that I only saw and was freaking crazy was "Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth". It had side scrolling shooter sections, vertical shooter sections, platforming sections, and the bosses were fought in first person gallery shooter style. Unlike some multigenre games, each section was pulled off pretty well and had an interesting narrative.

[@lactoseintolerart]

Your videos giving hearts comfort

[@lldjslim]

thanks again SNES drunk, luv all your content

[@armand4116]

I love pocky and rocky 2, Natsume was a great developer.

[@chaser5616]

Yes

[@RAAAAAAHHHHHhh]

Don't forget the anime that goes with the Tekkaman Blade game. The english version was called Teknoman. I love that show. It's like an early version of Neon Genesis.

[@quackpolyglotting6731]

Oh, my, I loved Legend of the Mystical Ninja, I got it in Japanese as a kid and didn't understand a damn what was happening but man was it fun and intuitive...

[@UtoobSuxDix]

I loved King Arthur's World back in the day, used to have passwords written down for the best levels especially the boss fights!

[@McD_James]

I believe the line of dialogue you showed in Zoku: The Legend of Bishin is saying "Hey, wait a moment. You look like one of the companions of those guys".

[@belouyouyouyou2300]

Tekkaman Blade is a classic anime by Tatsunoko like Cashern (which inspired the Megaman series btw) in 1992. Tekkaman Blade is also a playable character in Tatsunoko vs Capcom for the little story :)

[@benlewis3847]

I have watched all 514 videos on this channel

[@8thLife]

Likewise!

[@benlewis3847]

Are there 514? That was a shot in the dark however I’m about 98% sure I’ve watched/listened too all of them. Might be time to get on snesdrunks patreon

[@TheCrescentKnight]

It's not SNES but one game that kind of stuck with me after I played it was "The Guardian Legend" for the NES. It starts out as your standard top down space shooter, but after beating the first boss the game shifts to a top down Zelda like adventure game. You play as a cute anime girl killing all manners of alien creatures as you work your way around this maze collecting power-ups and eventually you find yourself in a "Corridor" where your girl turns into that space ship and your back to the top down shooter to get more power-ups or a key necessary to progress the game. It has some quirks (like the Ammo for your special weapons also powers up your default gun) but it's inventive and I would like to see a spiritual successor to flesh out some of the mechanics.

[@CTechAstronomy]

Another great video! You can also tell that we’re not watching all your videos from the number of views on each one

[@unrealggecko]

I know one on Famicom, I believe the game is called Fuzzical Fighter or something similar, but it is a horizontal shooter mixed with RPG elements, as you go to towns and their shops to buy items and upgrades and equip them, or visit an inn. It does have a translation patch.

[@treefroggy]

Kawa no Nushi Tsuri & Kawa no Umi Tsuri aka Legend of the River King series by Harvest Moon creator Pack in Video. This series not only predates Harvest Moon-the first game was for FC in 1989- but it’s a fishing rpg/zelda-like adventure game.

[@7thangelad586]

FireStriker is the illegitimate lovechild of a Zelda and a soccer game. But it was so cute that you didn’t mind the public knowing.

[@Packers4Evar12]

I really appreciate how you make me aware of so many Japan only games, I just wish you'd show a picture of the boxart or cartridge. So many times I've been in my local retro game store and have no idea what all the Famicom games are

[@THESHMUPMASTER]

Man, some really bizarre stuff in this one.. Great vid as always. I learned a lot.

[@wickheadthered]

this deserves more views!

[@Londonlink]

I am literally watching like every video 🤣🤣just going through the playlist

[@NinjaKurosai]

Havnt watched every video on the channel? You underestimate us.

[@bkid8626]

oh MAN I played the hell out of that Pac-Man 2 game. It was the strangest thing, but the various areas you could go to and explore, as well as the people you could interact with, was pretty interesting.

[@davidminahan4440]

It took me a few weeks but I've seen every video on your channel ;)

[@cybercity79gaming46]

I want that YTHBNail its gorgeous!

[@theboredengineer2612]

Rampart. Weird real-time-strategy/puzzle/shooter that's a lot of fun but really hard to describe.

[@carn9507]

That Tekkaman Blade game was one of first I emulated on early SNES emulators in mid to later 90s as I loved the Teknoman series on fox kids here in UK which was a dub of the Tekkaman Blade anime. 🙂

[@fitnessabcvideo]

100k, you deserve it fella.

[@habdochkeineahnung]

you never fail to suprise me. thanks to you and stay safe!

[@sheepnoisebah]

sweet, i love i see these types of games

[@atomicoverridelbc6796]

@snesdrunk Tekkaman Blade is an old anime I use to watch back in high school.. In fact I think it was one of the first mech anime's I had ever seen. It awesome that there was a video game based on it.

[@gregggrindle2332]

I wish they would make a Vegas stakes 2. The random encounters in that game made it head and shoulders above any other gambling game.

[@bestboutgaming3212]

If it wasn't mentioned before I'd say Front Mission Gun Hazard mixes it up really well. On the surface it looks like you just blow shit up real good. Then you learn there's a legit leveling system with stats as well as an engaging story that unfolds throughout the game.

[@LaVeyCharkusVeros]

That's about 514 great rest of my days I've had in my lifetime. :D

[@Cerebrum123]

These make me think of Cowboy Kid on the NES, and Lone Ranger also on the NES. Cowboy Kid is kind of like mixing Pocky and Rocky with Legend of Zelda. It also has co-op. Then Lone Ranger is mixed between top down action, then 2D platformer, then Duck Hunt style shooter levels.

[@porfiadomortal9208]

Good work dude, congrats Exelente trabajo Mis felicitaciones

[@andrewsegers7942]

But I have watched every single video....

[@bquietson]

Love these videos, thanks man.

[@delta7890]

Just a heads up that Tekkaman Blade (also known as Technoman in regions) is fairly well known among the anime crowd. The characters can be considered "power armor" rather than full on mecha. Think like Samus from the Metroid series, but way more powerful.

[@thescopedogable]

cool video bro I used to love king Arthurs world back in the day

[@DarkMProductions]

It's not for SNES, but Square-Enix just released a game that's a mishmash of a survival, stealth, 3rd person strategy shooter, mech combat game, with Left Alive. Its rough around the edges, isn't the most polished game out there, and certainly isn't for everyone, but if you enjoy a Dark Souls-like challenge, then you might want to take a look.

[@JohnSmith-zs1bf]

Man I dont even play snes but I love these videos.

[@SunChipss]

That Metroid intro was 🔥

[@Dongled]

Just a heads up about Zoku for those interested. The map, as SNESDrunk said, is completely useless. And the worst part is that you're timed so you'll be driving around aimlessly only to run out of time and have to start over from the beginning. When you get into the beat em up sections, they're laughably bare bones. Very bland and not fun to play. The combat car racing is the worst because that is ALSO timed. So getting constantly thrown out of your car to fight when you have a destination you have to get to in a specific time, with no clue on how to get there REALLY kills the fun on this one. Dont make the same mistake I did and look for a hidden gem when it's not there. Avoid this half baked mess of a game. Just my two cents.

[@pittsburghboyertown3821]

Have to agree with this. The idea's far better than the execution.

[@Dongled]

@@pittsburghboyertown3821 yeah it's a shame. I bought it based on concept, sold it not long after.

[@fervcorsica3358]

The Zoku; Legend of Bishin game looks freaking amazing.

[@im_Malcolm]

i liked the video just for the harmonies in the intro lol