Retro game comparison video

melchy · 22 Mar 2009 at 20:43

A bit of a retro one this. Its quite a nice video showing the differences between a game on various platforms. This is when there were a lot of competing platforms around.

In this case its Shadow of the Beast.

Nitefly · 22 Mar 2009 at 20:53

What a terrible game.

robgmun · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:06

it was, but i was impressed at the C64 version compared to the other 8-bit versions

kkbigal · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:52

I agree that the gameplay wasn't the best feature (by a long shot) but when this game was originally released on the Amiga, it was a technical tour de force. The graphics and art work were excellent, but the original David Whittaker soundtrack was the thing that made it so memorable

Nexus · 23 Mar 2009 at 00:00

This was the hardest game I ever remember playing when I was a kid. I even remember getting my parents to buy it on a Xmas shopping trip to Hamleys.

Its funny how easy it is to hop on the internet and ask for help, or just look for a walkthrough on Youtube. But back then, there was nobody you could turn to for help getting through those catacombs and stuff.

DirtyRaver · 23 Mar 2009 at 00:03

Surprised there was a difference in the jap/us megadrive versions, with the jap one looking a teeny bit better.

PC Engine looked pretty good for an 8-bit console.

thevet · 23 Mar 2009 at 07:48

robgmun said:
it was, but i was impressed at the C64 version compared to the other 8-bit versions

c64 was the king of the 8bit computers...except for NEC's PC engine which never got an official release over here....

ScarySquirrel · 23 Mar 2009 at 08:35

What a steaming pile of **** that game is.

mame · 23 Mar 2009 at 10:44

The lynx version looks quite good but they had a pretty terrible screen.

melchy · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:36

ScarySquirrel said:
What a steaming pile of **** that game is.

In what way. Many will agree that as a game itself it wasn't very good, but as a technical show piece on the Amiga when it was released, it was cutting edge. Remember the Amiga version was released in 1989.

I thought the video showed quite nicely what happens to a game when you port it across many systems of various performance.

Margaret · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:45

Music on the Japanese Genesis version made me laugh for some reason.

Ind3h! · 23 Mar 2009 at 18:32

I remember it looked the business when it first came out on the Amiga, but it and it's sequel were bloody nails to play

kkbigal · 23 Mar 2009 at 21:20

Margaret said:
Music on the Japanese Genesis version made me laugh for some reason.

Yeah, and the Atari ST music was hilarious....oh wait

Oh and watch the SNES version....just how many rickety wooden gates are there??!

WatchTower · 23 Mar 2009 at 22:40

I was impressed with the sound in the FM Town and PC-Engine versions. Anyway I've been a gamer all my life so how come I've never herd of a FM-Town console?

robgmun · 23 Mar 2009 at 23:39

thevet said:
c64 was the king of the 8bit computers......

I know, i had one from 1983 for 14 years until it finally broke down on me. And i played it most days all the way up until the end too!

And had one hell of a sound chip, probably up there with the 16-bitters

Dirkscooby · 24 Mar 2009 at 01:42

I remeber the fm towns marty. Just cause of the name.
Does anyone remember the Amstrad gx4000?

V4NT0M · 24 Mar 2009 at 02:16

Why is the death star in the background of the amiga version?