The game was on Amiga, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS-DOS (floppy disk & CD-ROM), NEC PC-9801, 3DO, Atari Jaguar, CD-i, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD, iPhone OS. Here we have one of the most successful and most-ported games of 16-bit era. The following was originally posted by -RT, but written by ALEX_230_VOLT Its main weakness - absence of weapon change button. Verdict: for better game experience SNES version is recommended, but Genesis version is good too. Verdict: for better game experience play Genesis version (or even better, Sega CD version).Īnd here SNES version makes a jump in quality - everything that was wrong in the first game was fixed, the game was made faster and graphics were once again enhancedġ) neat graphic effects (like lighting effect on the 2nd level)Ģ) weapon change button (important difference)ģ) some backgrounds are of better quality, but not all of them.ġ) Some stages look differently, like the background of 1st level in SNES version The graphics turned out beautiful, but the gameplay suffers nonetheless.ġ) quality backgrounds, some with different paletteĢ) cool effects (like the sun on first level)ġ) all levels load faster and overall speed of the game is higherĢ) sound effects are noticeably better than in SNES versionģ) "Intestinal Distress!" level is present in this version, but it was cut out from SNES version. And as it happens on SNES ports, they tried to hide it by taking attention away with enhanced graphics and cool effects. It's not the console to blame, it's more the fault of bad programming (since second game is better played on SNES and isn't inferior to Genny version in any way). Genesis version was released earlier and SNES got only a port and not very good one. There are no major differences in gameplayī - one of the platforms has vastly superior versionĬ - the games are similar, but there are some differences in graphics, gameplay or level structureĭ - the games have nothing in common save for the nameĢ) Depending on the case review goes like this:Ī - First pros of one platform are written, then (if there are any) of the other one, then comes the verdict.ī - Cons of loser version and its cons (if there are any)Ĭ - Pros and cons of both versions, then close comparison (if needed) Cases are:Ī - the game is identical on both platforms. Read, discuss and write your own!ġ) First, define what is the case. It's simple as hell: take multi-platform game and compare its Genesis version to SNES counterpart. The idea and descriptions were taken and translated from this thread. I thought the method established here was an excellent framework for making these kinds of comparisons in a systematic way, rather than the usual scattershot approach. This is a repost of a thread, originally started by -RT, that was lost when the site was hacked. WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game (Barone) Toys: Let The Toy Wars Begin! (goldenband) Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (goldenband) Note: PGA Tour '96 (Genesis) is a different game with no SNES equivalent, though it was released on the 3DO et al. International SuperStar Soccer DeLuxe (Bottino)
All" thread also includes PC Engine CD comparison) Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool (goldenband)Ĭhester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest (goldenband)įatal Fury 2 (Pyron) (in the "Mega Drive vs.