Wii Games on PlayStation 2

I look back at the era of the Wii and PlayStation 2 getting the same games.
This video was originally released via Card #28 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.
Edited by Dominic Mattero and Scott Wozniak
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[@BugsyFoga]

One of the many things that kept the Ps2 on life support until like 2013.

[@jacobscarberry4799]

But it helped out (financially) poor me at the time, getting something on PS2 until like 2012 lol

[@demong0ld322]

god bless the wii

[@Yixdy]

Ps2 was a calculated success, Sony sold it for far cheaper than DVD players, the ps2 was literally every single person I knew's first DVD player. The calculated part? Sony themselves were the first company to have DVD players out in the US, and seriously, why were they so damn expensive back in the day?? Same deal happened with the ps3 and Blu Ray, but even more because Sony alone developed and owns Blu Ray tech

[@dasaiyantv8483]

​​@@Yixdy A lot of people like to say the PS2 was only successful because of this. While DVD's are undoubtedly an aspect of it's success, the PS2 is considered by many as the greatest console of all time irrespective of it's sales cause it had arguably the greatest library on any console. It's games were key to it's success.

[@gracekim25]

Does anyone know why spacething is everywhere?😅 it’s kinda weirding me out that they follow almost everyone I’m subscribed to considering how annoying they are😶

[@ahhhgoolagoon]

I’d be interested in a “same name, different game” video where you showcase games that released on different consoles with the same name, but offered [drastically] different gaming experiences

[@burymeinjhenny918]

Wii’s prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands and Xbox’s Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands were completely different games and I so confused when I started playing the Xbox 360 one

[@Spacething7474]

0:37 If the Gamecube's last game was the Prophecy, then the original Xbox's last game (Madden 09) must be the Devil incarnate to Scott.

[@rattfish]

he knows too well

[@crazedlunatic43]

What’s interesting is how Microsoft axed Xbox production sooner in 2005.

[@ThePWhale]

A 360/PS3 version of Indiana Jones was actually in development, using the same engine as The Force Unleashed, but a lot of development issues led to their cancellation. But the Wii/PS2 version was far enough along that they kept it on the schedule

[@BubblesZap]

I'm glad they were able to fight to release it and all their work didn't have to be scrapped

[@jacobscarberry4799]

@@BubblesZap it's not a great game but it's good enough if you need an action game in the late 2000s and not have moved on to the HD systems

[@ITSAHARDNUGLIFE]

What game was that?

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

@@ITSAHARDNUGLIFEIndiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Xbox 360) was scrapped for that team in the favour of working on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II instead!

[@charliekelly735]

​@@matthewkrenzler1171I'd rather have a new game than a port

[@tobyisawesome]

Of course Scott just has a list of PS2 games on Wii lying around before making this video

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

In all seriousness, he did say they were the ones that stood out to him. Meaning it was his research for this video.

[@oops6876]

I worked at Best Buy in December of 2014 and we were still selling PS2 games..

[@SKmaric]

My biggest nitpick about these games is when the Wii version didn't support the classic or gamecube controllers. Which basically meant there was no definitive way to play these games. Even moreso if the PS2 version released a few months later with added content not in the Wii version.

[@fshoaps]

Get help for your autism.

[@nubeyazul]

There was also the other way around, like tmnt smash up having a rabbid as an unlockable character and the technodrome as an extra stage.

[@DoctorMinjinx]

Sometimes the opposite problem happened. Godzilla Unleashed released for Wii with really cumbersome motion controls, but the PS2 version is missing a lot of content from the Wii version. This could have been solved if the Wii version had classic controller/GC controller support, but it requires motion control.

[@Spacething7474]

@@DoctorMinjinx In fact I think the opposite problem happens more often, like for example Rampage: Total Destruction, which has a city, upgrade, playable monsters, and clip from Billy & Mandy all exclusive to the Wii version (and don't get me started on the amount of Wii games that have widescreen support that isn't carried over to the PS2 version!) The only example that comes to mind about PS2 versions having exclusive content is Speed Racer: The Videogame, which has 1 racer exclusive to it.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Sonic Unleashed Wii supported controller options.

[@Goat0423]

I do think it’s worth mentioning the hellscape that was PS3 game development as one of the reasons why alot of games skipped it in favor of PS2.

[@Yixdy]

Interesting 🤔 Sony just gambled and lost, I do wonder though what tech would be like rn if Sony was right and their guess about that crazy CPU tech taking on graphical load, instead of our current style of overpowered GPUs

[@tylerdohoney1544]

@@Yixdywell, by the end of the generation, since they only really considered the PS3 in direct competition with the X360, they did end up winning that contest worldwide.

[@aprofondir]

​@@tylerdohoney1544yeah, first party games saved them, same as Nintendo.

[@aturchomicz821]

@@aprofondir And then not a single interesting game on the PS4, really makes you think💀💀

[@frazercowan4030]

*a lot

[@MJTRadio]

Since he isn’t an anime fan, Scott wouldn’t know this firsthand, but it remains a curious thing to me that Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and 3, still two of the most highly beloved DBZ games ever made, were released on Wii and PS2 only after PS3 and Xbox 360 were already out. And the PS3 and Xbox 360 games that followed were generally agreed to be weaker releases.

[@MoonSarito]

Budokai Tenkachi 3 is a case worth mentioning, it became so famous on the PS2 that I know people who didn't even know about the existence of a Wii version.

[@tipsy634]

@@MoonSarito i knew about the wii version before i knew about the ps2 version, but i assumed that was down to my own ignorance and the fact that the wii version was played on bbc news or something else that i was watching. when i played the ps2 game i was pretty shocked at how good it was. this explains why, it must've been a very late release.

[@Patbacknitro2]

I got grounded because of Boogie. I was trying to plsy through the story mode and it got to a part where i had to dance on a stripper pole. But for whatever reason the games motion controls started to jank out at this part and it frustrated me cause i was doing the motions perfectly and it just kept screwing up. My mom caught me flinging the absolutely crap out of the remotes and told me i needed a few days to calm down. Saying I shouldn't have been getting so worked up over a game. But it did teach me not to get so mad whenever wii games just didn't work right. Cause that really was just the norm for cheap $1 bin games for thst system.

[@ArtemyMalchuk]

I dropped many games because they were too hard and not worth my time.

[@dr.cocacola]

​@@ArtemyMalchukLmao thats so me. Especially as a kid, I have so many unbeaten games bc I sucked at all of em lol

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

@@dr.cocacola Even I had too. And if I had time, I can’t recall which games because they’re all pirated for me.

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

@@ArtemyMalchuk Technically, I had that same vibe too. Mainly because I just never liked New Super Mario Bros. because of its challenge.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

The x86 architecture of the PS4 and PS5 are so similar that i think lower end games would be crazy to not come out for the PS4 even longer than the PS2 was supported. Same with the Switch. The Switch 2 reportedly doesn't have much of an architectural difference. So if it can run on Switch, it should go to Switch.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

I think there's going to be too much of a performance hit in ram and loading speed to make games on switch 2 too hard to go on switch one pretty quickly.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

​@@TheMysteryDriverSure, the bigger titles. But I mean simpler 2D indie games and stuff.

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

​@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZepdepends. Very much think at this point Minecraft should make a Switch 2 version and just completely phase out the Switch version because they clearly can't make the Bedrock version run without a shitload of RAM for whatever reason (competence related or not), and a fair few of the smaller indie games actually are compromised in Switch in some way and would benefit from similar treatment. It really, really is gonna be case by case

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

@@TheMysteryDriver also, the way Fire Emblem Warriors (the original) got absolutely massacred during its dev cycle just so they could back port it to 3DS is a pretty good example of why developers shouldn't cater to back porting like this too hard

[@mmarshfairc3]

Not really. That game is by far an outlier. It’s an extreme case. Many games releasing now really have no reason to not also release on ps4 & switch. Every game? Of course not. And that number is shrinking faster every year. But there’s still plenty.

[@dapperfan44]

Sonic Unleashed on WiiS2 is actually harder than it's PS360 counterpart. You only get so many lives in each stage, and this makes Eggmanland an absolute nightmare. You can get far more lives in the HD version.

[@southislandhedgehog]

WiiS2 lol

[@g.u.959]

I’d actually argue the pacing is far better in Wii, as you don’t have to search the stages for medals. Also, while Eggmanland is still a pain, it’s broken up into smaller levels instead of the hour-plus long nightmare that is the 7th gen version

[@inktendo]

The WiiS2 version is actually my preferred version of the game. It takes out the bloat and make the pacing a lot better. I also prefer how the boost works, not being too overpowered

[@PrixtoTNT]

Actually in the HD version there's a place in Apotos when you can get a life so I'd get said life, get out of the action zone and in again to repeat it lol

[@SuperDragon978]

I played both versions recently and I found the Wii version much easier than the HD version

[@IkeSan]

Sakura Wars V being released for PS2 and Wii Overseas was a surprise back in 2010.

[@MikeyInsanity]

Yeah, that's the one that came to mind. I bought the Wii version all those years ago

[@Spacething7474]

to be fair in that game's case, it's more of a PlayStation 2 game on Wii, since it launched on the PS2 in Japan 5 years earlier before the Wii port in 2005

[@IkeSan]

@@Spacething7474 The unexpected part in my opinion is how the english version was done for the wii because there is no Japanese Wii Version.

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

Sakura wars mentioned 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

@@IkeSanit was a smart business move If only the translation didn’t come out in 2010

[@kayivey83]

12:18 fun fact, there's an IGN logo hidden on the wii cover of Okami

[@mg6945]

The PS2 was very cheap during its later years, so it often became the budget buy for a younger kid who’s parents didn’t have the money to buy a fancy new 360 or PS3 or that Wii that you can’t even find. So the kid playerbase for it made it a great place to port these Wii games to. Toy Story 3 was a very common PS2 bundle at the end there.

[@Goldmight]

The Wii and psp really do be keeping the PS2 alive unconditionally

[@MadsAboutYou]

Scott, you can’t keep teasing us with Boogie PS2! You need to make a full Scott the Woz video about it.

[@FigureFarter]

Rayman rabbids immediately came to mind. The PC version is based off the PS2/Xbox 360 version

[@Spacething7474]

moreso the PS2 version, as it lacks the graphics and exclusive features of the 360 version

[@SjorsMaster]

​@@Spacething7474not so much features but the 360 had more minigames

[@Fancy2209Real]

You mean PS2/Wii? Xbox 360 is different

[@Spacething7474]

@@SjorsMaster i said features since it also lacks compatibility with the xbox live vision camera

[@FigureFarter]

@@Fancy2209Real The Wii version is kinda different. It has more complex shapes in the trace food minigame

[@BrandonYap]

I always thought it was weird that Star Wars The Force Unleashed had the Wii version ported to the PS2

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Probably comparable in power.

[@sambridgers9543]

Ah, remember this port by Krome Studios.

[@joshuarichard6827]

@@sambridgers9543the historical missions were awesome

[@sambridgers9543]

@@joshuarichard6827 Those were only in PSP, though.

[@scaryhobbit211]

And now that version was ported to Switch with HD visuals and 60fps... while the XB360/PS3 version is rotting in Lucasfilm's closet.

[@theblah12]

The PS4 and XBO (though mostly the PS4 at this point) is now over 10 years old and still getting a lot of developer support, especially lower budget indies and ongoing live service games (of which there are a lot more of then the generation previously). AAA devs have only just started releasing games that are exclusive to the current gen platforms, despite being around part way through the generation now. At this rate I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if the PS4 is still getting some games by the time the PS6 comes out.

[@charlesanthony4267]

India and Brazil got the PS2 (Slim line) so late, 2008 and 2009, it's just crazy lol...

[@jacobscarberry4799]

I think The Don 2 is the last PS2 game in 2014(?) in India

[@IkeSan]

@@jacobscarberry4799 It is the last oficial Sony released game but I think the Pro Evolution Soccers were the last ones.

[@jacobscarberry4799]

@@IkeSan oh yeah came out super late 2013

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

The Wii version of the Spongebob Atlantis Square Pantis game getting a PS2 port is both funny and a crime...

[@jayden6538]

I think the GBA version is more interesting. It was a USA exclusive, and came out in 2007 right at the end of the system's lifespan. It's also completely different compared to the other versions of the game.

[@beiwubsnsod7378]

I feel like a factor of this is because the ps3 was hard to develop for. Rayman raving rabids and crash of the titans were released on wii and 360, but ps2 instead of the ps3. It also contributed to the whole no games meme.

[@CrashFan03]

spongebob truth or square and cars 1 also dodged the ps3 while being multiplat

[@UltimateJennyFan]

Rayman Raving Rabbids was actually meant to be on BOTH PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, but the PS3 version was cancelled for some reason.

[@CrashFan03]

@@UltimateJennyFan presume it was because the ps3 was just a bitch to make games for at the time AND wasn't selling too well. it became more viable to make games once sony turned things around for it

[@UltimateJennyFan]

@@CrashFan03 They could've just used the PlayStation 2 version and made it look like the XBOX 360 version.

[@CrashFan03]

@@UltimateJennyFan in theory they could have but again the ps3 was infamous for how hard it was to program for back then

[@masofdas]

Need a Wii to PS3 version of this as i can think of Aragorn Quest, HOTD Overkill and No More Heroes

[@MrPatters]

Crazy to believe there was a 7 year span where the Wii and PS2 were both releasing games

[@markasscop]

it was essentially the wii's life cycle

[@Mimi.1001]

Even crazier to believe, when the PS2 came out in Japan the Super Famicom received it's last games. When aupport finally ended, the PS4 & Xbox One were getting their first.

[@PrixtoTNT]

I remember at parks or some places they used to sell pirate Mario games for the Ps2 lol

[@traviscunningham7062]

There were Mario games for the PS2?

[@PrixtoTNT]

@@traviscunningham7062 Nah, why they were pirate lol. I never really bought them, but I'm guessing they were fanmade ports from either the New Super Mario Bros. games like the cover made it look like, or they were a complete scam and just had the old Mario 2D games which are easier to emulate

[@Tohofan122]

Godzilla Unleashed was a good part of my childhood Had all three versions; PS2, Wii and DS

[@YourUncleBenis]

The weirdest thing is when they'd do a downgraded Wii port of the console game, but the PS2 version would just be the same as the PSP version. For example, Toy Story 3. On XB360 and PS3, it's the same HD game, Wii and PC is the downgraded version(though Steam still has screenshots from the HD version for some reason), and the PS2 and PSP are a completely different game. DS is the only version actually exclusive to one platform.

[@GenerationZ313]

It's interesting how the PSP version of Toy Story 3 is currently available on the PS4/5 and not the PS2 version.

[@spongebobfan78]

IIRC, The Indiana Jones game was SUPPOSED to have an HD console version but several issues got it cancelled and had the the PS2/Wii version continue with its release instead since it was the least affected due to being developed by a different team. If we use Sonic as an analogy, that will be if Sonic Team couldn't finish the 360/PS3 versions but let the Dimps version be released since it is already complete.

[@urlhnd]

I see Harvey Birdman on the list! Man that game was great. It was basically an Ace Attorney game with Hanna Barbera characters and comedic tone. It’s really interesting to see Capcom handle a western IP, especially one owned by Adult Swim.

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

Is it still playable? Love that show.

[@PyroJiro]

What the hells up with Hasbro Game Night. Like 90% of Wii collection videos I see on KZbin have the guys going "and here's hasbro game night 1. And here's hasbro game night 2. Oh oh here's hasbro game night 3, the black sheep of the hasbro game nights, I dont have hasbro game night 4 but I'm on the hunt for it, and hasbro game night 5". They all have it and they always have like every single one of them

[@kyleplair4929]

Sonic Unleashed and Zero Gravity is what comes to mind. These are more obscure, forgotten ports though.

[@xamp_exclammark]

Idk i think of Zero Gravity as a PS2 game first,maybe bcz the original Riders was never on Wii.Also idk if this has been fixed but Dolphin used to apparently glitch hard during Zero Gravity's cutscenes

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@xamp_exclammark Don’t you mean that Sonic Riders was also ported for GameCube?

[@tadelios18]

Speed Racer was available on the Wii and PS2 offering 2 different ways of playing the same game. It was also released for the DS, but it was a completely different game, still awesome though.

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

Fun take: Ghostbusters The Video Game never initially saw a local release outside of the PlayStation 2 and PS3 releases in Australia or the EU. As every other system version had to wait until later in November 2009 for the complete list. It was all part of an early marketing commission provided by Sony Computer Entertainment and Atari Games for a limited first refusal deal there.

[@OPLOmega]

With how expensive the PS5 is and at the moment will continue to be, and the the upcoming Switch 2 consistently rumored to have specs on par with the PS4 Pro but with a better CPU, we're looking to enter a new Forever Console period with the PS4.

[@GenerationZ313]

In terms of AAA games, support seems to be winding down a bit, though it's certainly odd that some games have made it to Switch but not PS4 such as Mortal Kombat 1.

[@NJBization]

Fun fact: manhunt 2 was released for PC as a paid downloadable software and it was rated AO. And TMNT: Smash up was developed by the same team that developed super smash bros brawl using same engine of Super smash bros brawl.

[@brandonallen1167]

Having mentioned Indiana jones staff of kings just unlocked a memory. I totally forgot about that game

[@fortusEX]

4:16 Actually something like that happened to megaman battle network bn5 on ds and gba but bn6 only gba

[@DvdXploitr]

I think part of why they kept making PS2 games, besides it being cheaper was the first run of PS3 systems could play PS2 games. So when it was new for Wii, they could also make it cheaper on PS2 and people with PS3s could also play them

[@matthewkrenzler1171]

Until they didn’t by 2008. Hardware replacements made it so you’d have to keep both systems separately connected if you wanted to make a better time to play them. Regardless of potential cost differences.

[@wemelkuan]

Sonic Unleashed is so funny because it took until the Xbox Series X for that game to run at 60 fps like technology now finally caught up to that game.

[@CrashFan03]

its just that the game was poorly optimized for its original hardware. generations was made after they worked out the kinks of the hedgehog engine and runs way better on ps3/360

[@traviscunningham7062]

What about the Wii and PS2 versions of Sonic Unleashed? Did they run at 60fps?

[@CrashFan03]

@@traviscunningham7062 dream on they both ran at 30 lmao

[@Goat0423]

You can get the Wii version running at 60FPS on Dolphin, it works perfectly except in boss battles, which is why most of the codes for it are a toggle instead of a set change.

[@Markimark151]

The Wii was basically a PS2 or any equivalent console that generation on steroids! Also I like TMNT Smash Up on PS2 better, because it had better controls and my cousin who still had their PS2 and multitap, we played it with four friends! That game should’ve been also on PS3 and Xbox 360, it would’ve been a great competitor to Smash Bros Brawl!

[@leeartlee915]

What I’d love to know is how well those Wii games ended up selling on PS2. Like, did they do well? Did they outperform the Wii versions ever? Did they always bomb? So many questions.

[@blademaster12349]

Scitt: *Makes this video* Also Scitt: *Forgets to mention Obscure 2*

[@ThePokemonRobot2010]

thats because its "obscure"

[@Emolgun]

You misspelled his name, it's actually spelled Scatt.

[@UltimateJennyFan]

​@@Emolgun No, it's Scooter.

[@midirion]

Speaking of Boogie, could you talk about the games that originally revolved around a gimmick (motion control/touch screen/camera, etc) and then they got re-released or remastered? Would be interesting to see how the gameplay was adapted to work with regular controllers and if it affected the game in a positive or negative way. Most of them lost the charm of the original, but I'd like to see if there are games that got better with normal controls.

[@IkesDaddelbox]

Dimps actually only made the level design for the day stages in the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. The rest was entirely handled by Sonic Team.

[@xamp_exclammark]

Dimps made fighting games and beat em ups before i wonder how they would have made Werehog levels

[@UltimateJennyFan]

Didn't Dimps also help with Crash of the Titans and Crash Boom Bang? If they did so with Crash Boom Bang, then they did a shit job. Crash of the Titans is actually pretty good though.

[@xamp_exclammark]

They also made Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure and some of the DB fighting games ,though i dont exactly know which subseries of them lol

[@borrellipatrick]

Hoped the wii/ps2 Ghostbusters: the video game would be included with the recent HD remaster

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

It is super odd that this was done, given that even in its heyday generation, the PS2 was the weakest of the three biggest consoles. Even the Dreamcast outperforms the PS2 on some technical features and aspects. The GameCube actually didn't have that much of a gap in terms of pure technical power between it and the Xbox, which was the high-end system of the 6th gen. That makes the GameCube ironically even more impressive since it was the smallest of the 6th gen systems. You'd expect something the size of the Xbox to be powerful like it was. And then the Wii basically uses GameCube architecture, but cranks up the capacity of the system's components. Faster CPU, faster bus speed, faster and stronger everything. On a power scale, the Wii was basically two GameCubes duct taped together. That makes the games that were ported from Wii to the PS2 even stranger, given you're going to have to take a huge hit in almost every department to get a Wii game to run on the PS2.

[@simpgang7859]

Original Xbox had some titles that looked like they could be xbox360/PS3 games

[@koldking]

Really enjoying the frequent uploads

[@breadtilian]

Coraline was one of these games. Also Bully kinda could’ve been mentioned, but it was released on ps2 in 2006 and then wii and 360 in 2008

[@MoonSarito]

I'm very happy that the PS2 had a long life thanks to the Wii (and PSP), here in Brazil the new consoles were extremely expensive, the PS2 was still very relevant until 2014. My first contact with games like Sonic Unleashed was on the PS2, yeah, it's the worst version of the game and it's a huge downgrade compared to the Wii version, but oh boy, how much fun I had with this game at the time.

[@toggledfall]

até hoje tem bastante ps2 por ai perdido

[@xamp_exclammark]

Say what you will i like Unleashed Wii/PS2 better than the HD game

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed. The HD version is overrated imo.

[@AmazingBallYT]

There was also nearly all of the Ben 10 video games. The PS2 and Wii version were side by side on store shelves. And they kept going all the way till 2010 with the tie-in Ben 10 games, having a tripple release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 for Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction

[@OMorty]

Brazil even got a Netflix streaming disc for the PS2 that worked well after the discontinuation of commercial games for the PS2 lol

[@CaptainCat101]

Wii games on GameCube, sure. Wii games on PS2, if you must. Wii games now, that's just a Ubisoft thing.

[@acepedro12]

Anyone who says today's kids licensed games are any different from the ones back in the 6th and 7th gen is seriously coping.

[@dgray5100able]

This is not all of the games that were released on both Wii and PS2. There are the Midas Interactive/Phoenix Games garbage that were just Dingo Pictures animated movies with a few minigames included, if they could be called minigames. The PS2/Wii dual-release is a deep rabbit hole of shovelware history.

[@g2a5b0e]

He literally says, "this is not a complete list by any means".

[@dgray5100able]

​@@g2a5b0eOh, ok. It's not as if I already knew that and was just reinforcing what Scott stated. Thanks for being Mr. Pedantic.

[@tarantinoland.automobiles]

The Speed Racer '08 video game was a notable release on ONLY Wii and PS2 (and DS, but it was a different game on that system).

[@CatPianoClassics]

The wii was also being on minimal life support by The Just Dance series until 2020 so theres that

[@dragoon1090]

My favorite is Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Okami.

[@danielkong6767]

Dont forget star wars the force unleashed wii/ps2/psp, wich some consider the best version of that game. With the physics engine, it really felt like true AAA budget game but on the last consoles

[@dadangsudadang5963]

Okami is a rather complex situation for this case. Clover studios, the devs behind the game, were actually merged into Capcom in 2007 (afaik most of them are now in PlatinumGames, but that's a different story for another time). As a result of this, the Wii port was actually handled by ready at dawn (devs of PSP god of war games). It had a troubled development as many of the original's assets are long lost gone, making it the most glitchiest version of the game (but still playable). The credits are also missing, likely die to licensing issues of the original song, as well as missing several visual effects. However, the Wii version is probably more successful then the PS2 version, as if I recall correctly the PS2 version wasn't as a hit as the Wii version. The game itself is actually designed around analog controls as you only need to draw circles and lines only, which also makes some of the button mappings to be rather weird (waggle controls, imprecise nunchuk motion controls, etc.). The Japanese Wii version is more complete, having a proper credits sequence, slightly less glitchy and improved button bindings as well.

[@aortaplatinum]

You ever see the PS2 port of the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed? It looks like a DS game threw up.

[@landonbutler93]

Absolutely

[@MoonSarito]

More like a 3DS game.

[@Izhen_UwU]

The PS2 version looks more like a 3DS version, looks pleasing for a PS2 GAME but doesn't hold a candle to the Wii version. WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DS GAME THREW UP IS THE JAVA VERSION

[@xamp_exclammark]

I dont think they are that different on 4:3 emulator mode,making me wonder if it was a resolution thing.Though the wii version also has more color i feel like

[@aortaplatinum]

@@xamp_exclammark oh dude compare it side by side. PS2 has lower poly models, way smaller resolution textures, lower color depth meaning tons of dithering, it seriously does look like a late release DS game at times or an early PSP game

[@wrenbeck3370]

Slightly unrelated but recently I bought a PS3 second-hand and it came with a bunch of games, and like two of them are basically Wii games (Truth Or Lies and Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3).

[@roondar6141]

I remember playing Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings a lot as a kid, but not the actual game. The first bonus you unlock in the first level is a fully playable version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantas, an old point and click game. Controlled pretty well with the wii remote too

[@Kneevirus]

The audio of sonic unleashed on ps2 sounds like it's being played underwear it's so compressed not to mention how the visuals on ps2 has an insane amount of dithering

[@TyphoonArtifice]

You cant ever escape Data Design Interactive

[@JerzeyJimmy]

tony hawk's downhill jam sneakily has one of the best soundtracks in the series, that shit's packed with heaters for _days_

[@TasteOfVictory]

Scott makes that Megaman comparison but Megaman 6 literally came out on the NES after Megaman X already came out on the SNES or like literal weeks before X did.

[@lexmiller279]

I'm a Godzilla guy, and I remember pre-ordering Godzilla Unleashed for the Wii back then. I loved the other two Pipeworks games, and I liked Unleashed fine too, but it was clearly unfinished and having motion controls as the only option really hurt it. I got the PS2 version to use an actual controller for it, but it was pretty stripped down (it had Battra unlike the Wii though, strangely). And the DS version is a totally different game, so there sadly isn't a solid, "definitive" way to play Unleashed. Just have to wait for STEM I suppose.

[@CuCuz305]

Scott, the 360 didn't last for that long compared to the PS3. It was abandoned like 3 years earlier.

[@awill891]

Officially lisenced games (not homebrew) are still being released for the NES. I just pre-ordered the new Rugrats game that comes out this year. Very excited to get my first new NES game.

[@Code7Unltd]

>licensed The property is licensed from Paramount. The cartridge isn't licensed at all. Then again, Nintendo likely isn't licensing any new NES games so anything after 2003 *is not* licensed by Nintendo.

[@awill891]

@@Code7Unltd UM AKSHUALLYY, you love being "that guy" don't you?

[@paperluigi6132]

Idk if you’ve done this yet, but how about a video on 3DS games that released after the Switch launched? Might be helpful to bring up sales and reception as well.

[@raulguallpa8688]

I was surprised to find Bully and Tenckachi 3 on Wii, had no idea these ports existed.

[@morganmcgill3169]

I had only a PS2 at that time, and I really wanted a port of Tatsunoko vs Capcom for ps2.

[@TimHendrickson]

I wish that would get ported to anything at this point.

[@Kneevirus]

The late 2000s crash & spyro games on ps2 are interesting like crash of the titans or spyro dawn of the dragon

[@christopherwilliams8659]

While the PS3/360 had these as well I really got into the Guitar Hero but mostly Rock Band games on the Wii while the PS2 versions from what I've heard had some technical hiccups with their versions. I also played so much of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2/3 games since most of those games were also on PS2. Played the Wii version of Fatal Frame Crimson Butterfly when I imported it a few years ago along with Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. The Wii is my favorite console along with nostalgic backwards compatibility and Virtual Console and mods.

[@emperormegaman3856]

so the next video is PSP games on PS2, right?

[@Geo07ism]

Final Fantasy XI, an MMO, was playable on PS2 until 2016

[@GarfieldsFavoriteLasagna]

7:47 "Are you smarter than a 5th grader? I-I don't know, man." -Scott Wozniak, 2024

[@DarkeningDemise]

Xbox 360 games came to the PS2 mostly because the Japanese developers needed to recuperate their losses. Since the PS3 was too difficult for many to develop for, for many years. It was a safe way to make up the lack of sales from the 360 version to bring it to the PS2 and then the PSP which was a under powered portable PS2. That made sense, the Wii to PS2 did not however.

[@TheatreKiller]

Silent Hill Shattered Memories is one of the best examples of it done right

[@vibri_]

It's bizarre that the Xbox was the most future-proof console in it's generation with it's more powerful hardware and yet it was killed pretty early to rush the 360 into the market, whereas even the slightly worse-selling GameCube outlived it for a year and the PS2 was still getting many games from 2007 and onwards that it was clearly struggling to run at a slideshow framerate just because of how much it sold

[@crazedlunatic43]

Fun fact: Microsoft ceased production of the original Xbox sooner before Nintendo ceased GameCube production. The year was 2005 when Microsoft gave up on the original Xbox, and started focusing in on the Xbox 360.

[@kodorogames]

About Indy Staff of Kings, there's an entire What Happened video about it, it went through hellish development stages, but it was supposed to release on PS3 and 360 and be a next-gen experience.

[@NintegaDario]

I can't tell you how many times the Boogie commercial would come on within a day; I visited my Grandma in Florida and when watching her TV, every commercial break showed Boogie at least once or twice.

[@bluebrickmax]

The Switch will be the next PS2. I will not be surprised if we see games for it come out at the end of this decade.

[@GenerationZ313]

Considering we got Just Dance 2020 13 years after the Wii's launch I'm willing to bet it might actually happen. That or EA Sports FC Legacy Edition.

[@wise_thaat]

I love seeing Harvey Birdman on a list anywhere

[@anti64]

I love it when hands start talking to me about Wii games on PS2

[@SuperM789]

It’s a DVD player, of course it sold well

[@Schmoogie]

I remember playing MLB Power Pros. on the Wii. Apparently it also released on the PS2 and I didn't find out until years later.

[@CosmicSponge2004]

Scott, you got it wrong AGAIN! Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PS2) wasn't developed by Dimps, just a smaller fraction of Sonic Team The Dimps misconception started online because ONE SINGLE PERSON FROM DIMPS worked on the game. But if you read the credits, it clearly just shows Sonic Team. Even then, the one guy from Dimps only worked on the night stages. Most people rely on fandom & Wikipedia for Sonic info so I don't fully blame you for that blunder. I reccomend Sonic Retro but also just looking for sources (SR tends to be correct but they aren't great at siting things)

[@elijahthekid_]

Any day that Scott talks about Ghostbusters the Video Game is a good day

[@Cammino3]

that moment when the strange Wii/PS2/PSP vs PS3/X360 paradigm led to the definitive version of the Force Unleashed being released on the PSP with downgraded mechanical but upgraded visual versions on PS2 and Wii and an entirely different flagship version (with fewer game modes and missions) on PS3 and X360

[@Brione30]

Over a year and a half later, Scott’s still supporting us with videos released as trading cards in 2022. That’s incredible.

[@AndromedasCartoon]

I'm surprised that the 360 version of Family Game Night isn't talked about more, it's the version that I always played.

[@taiyorenai7690]

Someone please tell me how on earth Boogie controls on PS2 because I am aching with curiosity now, especially after finding out it also had a DS port

[@RingoBuns]

I really appreciate the variety and creativity each company put into developing the 5000 different versions of The Sims 2. Like the DS one doesn’t even feel like a sims game but it’s still so good

[@szgrzelak]

0:39 I love this reference

[@scrub9946]

for Indiana Jones and the staff of kings, 360 and PS3 versions were the main versions announced and marketed, but went through development hell and were cancelled, the wii/ps2/psp version of the game was handled by a different studio and actually got completed.

[@0CEANSN3ON]

I'm now interested too on how boogie for the ps2 works, I've never even had the wii version but I'm still intrigued lol

[@creativeghost7368]

Much like how Scott finds it weird that Wii games are on ps2, I find it weird that this video is Scott talking about Nintendo console games on PlayStation/Xbox instead of the other way around

[@jamix0124]

I mean. In most of the cases he's talking about it's clear that the games were made for the Wii and ported down to the PS2 (or PSP)