27th April 2010, 7:36 PM
First -- I realized, if you're playing Buster Busts Loose, you should play Buster's Hidden Treasure on the Genesis too. It's a much simpler game, and probably isn't quite as good, but it's there and is also a Tiny Toons game, so it'd be a decent thing for comparison.
Also, with some you say you're going to play all the games in a series, but with others, such as Super Bonk, Disney's Magical Quest, and Ecco, you seem to choose only the first one, but not the second (or in Magical Quest's case the third, if you drop the second one for being on both systems). Any reason for that?
Rocket Knight Adventures 1 on Genesis and Sparkster on SNES play similarly, but Rocket Knight Adventures 2 on Genesis has a completely different rocket pack system. Play all three really... oh, and the first one (for the Genesis) is also by far the hardest, thanks to not having passwords like both later titles do, and a very high difficulty level. I haven't finished it, but it's fantastic. As for the Sparkster games, I think I like the SNES Sparkster better than the Genesis one because of the more familiar controls...
Sure, which is why I recommended the Sega CD versions of the games I listed in that category, because those versions are better.
Oh, Ecco 1 on Sega CD is just the Genesis game with awesome CD audio, but Ecco 2 actually ads a new (scaling sprites) level, and has some very cool prerendered CG FMV cutscenes that tell the story of Ecco 1, too, as well as more amazing music. Good stuff, in both cases... I really love the soundtracks of the CD versions!
Generally of course, SNES versions are a bit better due to the better graphics, but sometimes SNES games are zoomed in more because the SNES has a lower normal resolution than the Genesis, which can have an effect (look at Mickey Mania on SNES and then Genesis or Sega CD, I think it looks better on the latter really), and of course the Genesis is faster so anything with speed issues will be much better there.
Most of those games I put in "play and compare" are pretty much the same on all platforms, aside from the above differences, but some are more different, such as Shadow of the Beast II and Prince of Persia. Sure, in both cases all consoles have ports of the original computer games, but different companies made each port, so they're not the same. Prince of Persia for SNES, Genesis, and Sega CD may have the same levels, but the graphics, cutscenes, etc. all change from version to version.
Once again, which one are you talking about? There are three Genesis "Wonder Boy" games, Monster Lair (JP/EU only), which is an autoscrolling platform/shooter, Wonder Boy in Monster World, the third Monster World game and a great action-platformer-RPG, and Monster World IV, the last Monster World game and another fantastic action-platformer-RPG. Wonder Boy itself was for the Sega Master System, as were versions of the second and fourth games as well (yes, there's a European SMS version of Wonder Boy in Monster World).
Also, with some you say you're going to play all the games in a series, but with others, such as Super Bonk, Disney's Magical Quest, and Ecco, you seem to choose only the first one, but not the second (or in Magical Quest's case the third, if you drop the second one for being on both systems). Any reason for that?
Rocket Knight Adventures 1 on Genesis and Sparkster on SNES play similarly, but Rocket Knight Adventures 2 on Genesis has a completely different rocket pack system. Play all three really... oh, and the first one (for the Genesis) is also by far the hardest, thanks to not having passwords like both later titles do, and a very high difficulty level. I haven't finished it, but it's fantastic. As for the Sparkster games, I think I like the SNES Sparkster better than the Genesis one because of the more familiar controls...
Quote:Unless the versions are different games [like Disney's Alladin], then I'm not going to get bogged down in this kind of discussion. Invariable, I'll be getting into which version looks slightly better, which version sounds slightly better, and which version runs slightly better and I just don't want to do that.
Sure, which is why I recommended the Sega CD versions of the games I listed in that category, because those versions are better.
Oh, Ecco 1 on Sega CD is just the Genesis game with awesome CD audio, but Ecco 2 actually ads a new (scaling sprites) level, and has some very cool prerendered CG FMV cutscenes that tell the story of Ecco 1, too, as well as more amazing music. Good stuff, in both cases... I really love the soundtracks of the CD versions!
Generally of course, SNES versions are a bit better due to the better graphics, but sometimes SNES games are zoomed in more because the SNES has a lower normal resolution than the Genesis, which can have an effect (look at Mickey Mania on SNES and then Genesis or Sega CD, I think it looks better on the latter really), and of course the Genesis is faster so anything with speed issues will be much better there.
Most of those games I put in "play and compare" are pretty much the same on all platforms, aside from the above differences, but some are more different, such as Shadow of the Beast II and Prince of Persia. Sure, in both cases all consoles have ports of the original computer games, but different companies made each port, so they're not the same. Prince of Persia for SNES, Genesis, and Sega CD may have the same levels, but the graphics, cutscenes, etc. all change from version to version.
Quote:Wonder Boy,
Once again, which one are you talking about? There are three Genesis "Wonder Boy" games, Monster Lair (JP/EU only), which is an autoscrolling platform/shooter, Wonder Boy in Monster World, the third Monster World game and a great action-platformer-RPG, and Monster World IV, the last Monster World game and another fantastic action-platformer-RPG. Wonder Boy itself was for the Sega Master System, as were versions of the second and fourth games as well (yes, there's a European SMS version of Wonder Boy in Monster World).
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