Same Game, Better Version

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Originally Posted by Biff

IBTN, pit fighter really, really sucks complete ass. The only game that may be worse is Time Killers.

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Arcade Time Killers wasn't that bad by standards of the day. It was an average fighter with some major balance issues. Certainly leagues better than Pit Fighter. And both of them are better than like... Tattoo Assassins or a lot of the downright bizarre "me too" fighting games from the Mortal Kombat era.

The Genesis version, however, took an already rapidly aging game + broken controls + shit collision + tiny ass ugly sprites and made something truly legendarily bad.

Speaking of bad ports, THIS is what they truly have to play in hell

Here's a totally bizarre one. Balloon Kid on Gameboy and Hello Kitty World on Famicom are the same game - only Hello Kitty World has bright and cute pastel graphics, which beat out the lime green barf of the Gameboy Mono.

Oh wow, it really is. Neat.

Genesis Time Killers is worth owning for shits and giggles.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

No.



This is NOT tool-assisted, the game is just broken.

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I always heard this game sucked, but... fuck.

The NES and SMS versions of Renegade were essentially the same, but the SMS version was better (of course, it was released years later - and it was developed by Natsume).

I remember playing Pit Fighters in the arcade (and liked it), but I could never get past the 3rd level. The home ports are horrible as I recall.

Turrican (Amiga vs Genesis): The Genesis version does copy the graphics fairly well, but Chris Huelsbeck's great BGM gets massacred and the special weapons control sucks. Instead of just hitting one key to bust out grenades or power lines, you have to hit the Pick Weapon button once or twice then fire. Amiga wins.

Mega Turrican (Genesis) vs Turrican 3 (Amiga): These are both the same game, but MT is the better of the two versions, esp. if you use a Genesis 6-button pad/stick. The Amiga's BGM is a tad better, but it doesn't rout the Genesis this time. Turrican 3 suffers major color loss, thanks to only 32 colors on screen at once rather than the Genesis' 64. Score one for Genesis.

Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis vs. Arcade): The Genesis version has more levels, secret items, and a harder final boss. The arcade one has 3 less levels but has nicer sound/BGM, much better graphics with more color, and occasional use of sprite scaling. It's a draw.

Double Dragon 2 (PC-Engine SCD vs. Arcade): The PCE CD turns out being a mix between the arcade and NES ones. Game speed is a bit faster on the PCE CD one, while the arcade version is relatively sluggish. You lose the elbow punch on PCE, but you still have everything else including the hurricane kick. Enemy AI is somewhat improved. While the arcade does have better graphics, the PCE plays better and has more levels.

Guitar Freaks series (PS2 vs Arcade): While the arcade version of a GF mix also has tracks from older mixes, this isn't so for the PS2 versions- much like other Bemani franchises.

That Amstrad version of Pit-Fighter is a disgrace. They should've done it more like the Genesis one, where they didn't bother scaling the sprites but instead focused on how it plays.

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Originally Posted by bVork

Here's a totally bizarre one. Balloon Kid on Gameboy and Hello Kitty World on Famicom are the same game - only Hello Kitty World has bright and cute pastel graphics, which beat out the lime green barf of the Gameboy Mono.

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I was not aware of that and must track down HK World right now.

I personally prefer Super Street Fighter 2X for Matching Service over the arcade version.
The extra options and dipswitch menu allow for some serious fine-tuning.