Ranger03 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 these are the consoles and hardware Specified C64-Amiga Genesis-Super nintendo nes-snes Sega genesis -3DO 3DO- Jaguar Ps3-PS4 Ps3-Xbox one s and X Dos to Windows 95-98 Flame shield on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 One of the most glaring examples is SNES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Pitfall II (Atari 2600) -> Super Pitfall (NES) Truly bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Pitfall II (Atari 2600) -> Super Pitfall (NES) Truly bad. Almost everything that Micronics touched turned to shit, LOL. (Except for the NES port of Twin Cobra which is amazingly decent.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger03 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Almost everything that Micronics touched turned to shit, LOL. (Except for the NES port of Twin Cobra which is amazingly decent.) The AVGN did a review on super pitfall and it has the scariest drawing of a demon i have ever seen. apparently, when you die, they start a tug of war over your soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfriendly Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Pitfall II (Atari 2600) -> Super Pitfall (NES) Truly bad. Agreed. Has there ever been a newer version Pitfall that was as much fun as the first two for the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nope. Mayan Adventure was a snooze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Shadow of the Beast for FM Towns is the 16-bit/pixelart equivalent of Nintendo 64 visuals. Batman Return/Revenge of the Joker turned out worse on Genesis and the unreleased SNES version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nope. Mayan Adventure was a snooze. Yeah. I bought the SNES port back in the day and disliked it back then. The Atari 2600 game is charming in its simplicity and unique for the time. Mayan Adventure is yet another generic 16-bit platformer. Pharaoh's Tomb (DOS PC) is sort of like an unofficial Pitfall sequel that is a blast. You should be able to run through all three episodes in a day or two, but it's so much fun. Montezuma's Revenge (Sega Master System, other various consoles) also sort of plays like an unofficial Pitfall sequel and is much better than Super Pitfall/Mayan Adventure. It's pretty challenging with the unforgiving jumping mechanics though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I was disappointed with the snes Battletoads after the awesome nes version. Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Master System is better, imo, than any Alex Kid for the Genesis. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Dunno about "worse," but I like Castle of Illusion on the Master System better than the technically superior Genesis version. Super Pitfall is hot garbage. I feel like David Crane's A Boy and his Blob is a better spiritual sequel to my beloved Pitfall II. Edited July 6, 2018 by dj_convoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I'm betting Tempest 2000 on the Jaguar will be better than Tempest 4000 on the Ataribox... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I know release date is backwards, but Mighty Final Fight (NES) blew away Final Fight (SNES) as being more close to the arcade and an overall better game (2 player too.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Mega Man 1, 2, and 3 on the Genesis (Mega Man: The Wiley Wars) were just brutally bad, full of slowdown. Someone has done a ton of work to port Mega Man 2 to the PC Engine, and it's really solid. BTW I don't play by the rules very well, but the Genesis is clearly superior hardware to the NES, so I feel like I'm sticking with the spirit of the thread, even if I broke the letter of the rules in the OP. Edited July 6, 2018 by derFunkenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 7800 Centipede I enjoyed more than NES Millipede. 2600 Centipede and Millipede I enjoyed more as well. And it's not just the trackball hacks either, but even the joystick versions play better on Atari than the nes port. I have no idea why I prefer the Atari ports. Oh, here's another. Toki going Ape spit was awful on the Genesis, but NES and Lynx Toki were quite faithful to the arcade. Frogger was perfect on Genesis, terrible on SNES. Every 3d sonic game ever made. Sonic just didn't translate as well into 3d third person platformer compared to Mario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger03 Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 7800 Centipede I enjoyed more than NES Millipede. 2600 Centipede and Millipede I enjoyed more as well. And it's not just the trackball hacks either, but even the joystick versions play better on Atari than the nes port. I have no idea why I prefer the Atari ports. Oh, here's another. Toki going Ape spit was awful on the Genesis, but NES and Lynx Toki were quite faithful to the arcade. Frogger was perfect on Genesis, terrible on SNES. Every 3d sonic game ever made. Sonic just didn't translate as well into 3d third person platformer compared to Mario. You got that right. Forces Traumatized me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Every 3d sonic game ever made. Sonic just didn't translate as well into 3d third person platformer compared to Mario. You got that right. 3D Sonic is terribad. Also not great, parts of Sonic Jam on the Saturn. Sonic 2 in particular has nasty slowdown issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmbdog Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 The only ones that come to mind are Donkey Kong for the 2600 compared to the Intellivision version, although it was on purpose, I guess (I know both were intentionally inferior to the Colecovision version, but did Coleco purposely mean for the VCS port to beat out the Intellivision's?) Also, Winter Games for the 2600 compared to the NES version (or all other versions depending on your taste for certain events). I'm betting Tempest 2000 on the Jaguar will be better than Tempest 4000 on the Ataribox... How did Tempest 3000 compare to 2000? (Just curious, I've never played it or even seen footage.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 One of the most glaring examples is SNES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy. In addition to the above, Ninja Gaiden ported to the PC Engine. The 16-bit era was not kind to the Hayabusas. 7800 Centipede I enjoyed more than NES Millipede. 2600 Centipede and Millipede I enjoyed more as well. And it's not just the trackball hacks either, but even the joystick versions play better on Atari than the nes port. I have no idea why I prefer the Atari ports. Oh, here's another. Toki going Ape spit was awful on the Genesis, but NES and Lynx Toki were quite faithful to the arcade. Frogger was perfect on Genesis, terrible on SNES. Every 3d sonic game ever made. Sonic just didn't translate as well into 3d third person platformer compared to Mario. Ballblazer for the 7800 was far more faithful to its Atari 8-bit original than the Famicom version. Karateka on both the 7800 and the Famicom stunk compared to the Apple II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmbdog Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Wasn't the 7800 the more powerful system compared to NES though? That's what I've heard anyway. Never dug into it or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Pez Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Doom on Sega saturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Castlevania on the Amiga. Hoo Boy, is that game an abortion of a port. The Music is terrible and out of sync. The Controls are awful. And the game looks worse than it's NES/FDS counterpart. Honorable mention: Mega man for Game Gear. A game published by US Gold that's actually worse than it's Gameboy counterparts. What's more, this is on a platform that is marginally better than the NES. Edited July 6, 2018 by empsolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 The games that were EXACTLY the same on stronger hardware always surprised me. A few come to mind: Pitfall on Intellivision Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle on Atari 5200 Demon Attack on Intellivision has fancier graphics, but I don't think it's as timeless because of the boss design. That doesn't really count as "worse" though, just my preference -- and not what I thought as a kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Wasn't the 7800 the more powerful system compared to NES though? That's what I've heard anyway. Never dug into it or anything. Same processor. Different graphics chips. The 7800 could display more moving objects on the screen at one time than the NES, but the NES' bus design made adding RAM to cartridges easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 And the smooth scrolling on NES makes it a different species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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