Keep it up, man! It's so easy to rant and bring out all the bad things about games, comics, movies... I'm glad to see someone trying to take it in the other direction, without losing a keen critical eye:)
+CyrusBluebird Did look things up and Fantasia on the Mega Drive/Genesis was developed by the US based branch of Infogrames, was only published by Sega.
I wouldn't call Aladdin for Genesis "difficult" in the traditional sense, but I can see how someone could reach that conclusion. Derek didn't detail the problems he has with Aladdin Genesis, but i'm guessing he's referring to its messy controls. As seen from his other videos, he enjoys a good challenge and has a low tolerance for complaints about fair difficulty (Megaman 9). But he's also aware of the difference between refined and polished difficulty, and a game where you have to fight the controls. You CAN adjust to the controls in Aladdin, but it takes some getting used to. Also hit detection for both attacking and jumping on platforms is also rather unpolished in comparison to SNES. Jumping also feels heavy. This affects other Virgin games as well. And non-Virgin games of that era like Mickey Mania, Cold Shadow and Earthworm Jim. I'm not saying they're bad games (far from it), but they do lack the level of polish in true top shelf 2D platformers. And despite the wonderful sprite detail from Disney's own animation studio, from a gameplay perspective they take too much screen space up and it can be difficult to see attacks coming at you from different angles and see distant platforms. The level of detail an animation is unquestionably fantastic from a visual perspective, but it was too ahead of its time given resolution constraints of the 16 bit console era. I also agree with Derek that Capcom's style of gameplay is better suited to Aladdin. Only very briefly in the movie does Aladdin use a sword, for one split second when he's fighting Jafar's snake form and stabs him. But far more commonly he's seen running and jumping around rooftops in an acrobatic sense. Capcom's version and its acrobatic platforming nails Aladdin's style. It's an easier game than the Genesis version, but it has a level of polish that I feel the Genesis version lacks. And it's far more faithful in capturing and recreating the spirit of the movie as well.
granvillimus yeah I agree 100 percent, it's a little hard to use the sword, but still I got to almost the end of the game my first try because they through so many extra lives at you
Thanks for mentioning Castle of Illusion. It's one of my all time fav genesis games, but it seemed like no one had ever heard of it. Even to this day the Giant and the Witch are some of my favorite bosses.
OMG! Aladdin and Goof Troop were my childhood games! Those games were definitely one of the best Disney games IMO that I have ever played! Great review man!
Thank you for reviewing Aladdin on the SNES!! It's funny that you said most people probably haven't heard of it, because I actually hadn't heard of the Genesis version... I grew up with the SNES version, I've had it since I was like 4 years old. And I still replay it from time to time! :D
The genesis version of Alladin has a difficulty setting in the options menu. The easier the difficulty the more lives you have at the start, enemy's take only one hit to kill and you have more apples at the start.
A very fun, insightful and engaging mini-series you made here. I salute you, sir! Someday I'd like to see you look at the Disney/Sega and Disney/Virgin games in greater detail, as I think they're all worth talking about. These days, outside of really notorious cases like Fantasia, they tend to get overshadowed by the Capcom games so most Internet reviewers don't talk about them. I for one would love to see you talk about them.
Heh, I was kind of surprised when you started to talk about the Magical Quest game for the SNES. I really thought this would be nostalgia gold for you, so I was like "what the..." when you started hammering it. But you explained why, and it makes sense. Thanks for another good video! Job well done ^_^
I just bought Goof Troop and Aladdin on SNES a while ago and I was so happy to see them in this video. Goof Troop was a game from my childhood but I'm playing Aladdin for the first time ever and I love it!
After seeing "Happy Video Game Nerd" I was expecting another horrible knock off like the Irate Gamer, I'm pleasantly surprised. Even though he mentions the AVGN in the title screen, he has his own approach and it works. Well done, and now, you have another new subscriber.
HVGN love your videos man, this is the 4th time i see this. Its perfect to have AVGN when you wanna laugh, and see HVGN when you want ro remember the good times :) Keep it up!
SEGA's World of Illusion is still my favourite Mickey-themed game, despite being way too short and easy. It perfectly captures the atmosphere of the old Disney shorts; something that can't be said about Capcom's Magical Quest series, which feels more like the TV cartoon serials.
Ah i hear Super Turrican in the background. You definitely have to made a video of that game, solid game play, excellent controls and abilities, and some of the BEST music i've ever heard
I will have to say at heart i just love those old disney cartoon games,1 of reasons i rebought the snes was to play/own goof troop on it when i was a teenager it was my favorite disney show so of course my dad went out and got me the video game and even after that my best friend that was a huge zelda fan at the time was even blown away by the games gameplay mechanics today i picked up chip n dale with manual and talespin for under 15$
Classic games that come to mind which I remember playing when I was little that you mentioned in this: Magical Quest 1, Lion King & Aladdin (snes), D&D arcade Nice, NICE work. And I have to agree that the platforming version of Aladdin seemed more suitable. Ironically, I was just playing the HD Prince of Persia Classic on PS3, and that came to mind when you mentioned the platforming elements! *whew* A bit long there on my typing...
Great videos as usual. Although I love the Magical Quest games and I don't agree with the opinion on that, I think this was one of your greatest reviews yet. I always look forward for more. Keep up the great work!
Awesome stuff Derek, top-notch as usual. Haven't seen any new HVGN videos in a while so it's nice to see some new material. Also, dumb question, but what is the music that's playing at the very end of this video during the credits?
Champion Chug at the end brother! Loving your work, you're my new favourite youtube gamer, beating gamegrumps and on par with the AVGN. Merry Christmas brother keep up the hard work!
man the great circus mystery was my childhood. my brother and i must have beat that game a million times, and he says he still remembers the password for the final level.
Speaking of great license games by Capcom, probably one of my most favorite games of all time ever is Gregory Horror Show for the ps2, which is a truly amazing 'spooky' game I'm sure you would love, Derek. Else, another great Capcom game I feel is heavily underrated is Under The Skin, which is another great wacky and creative competition game you may enjoy. But seriously, highly recommend Gregory Horror Show
It's from Mega Turrican on MegaDrive, the first Stage. There's actually another rendition of it in Super Turrican, which is a different game on Super Nintendo.
Good reviews Derek, its been a while since your last ones but it was worth the wait. I totally loved the darkwing duck game as a kid, but i probably never realized it was based on same engine as mega man, even thought it was very obvious.
Me too! Even though there were a couple levels that we could only beat through the use of cheat codes (There was a whole laundry list of cheat codes that could be used for that game), it was a lot of fun, the music was great, and it had plenty of humor, especially with the fat knife throwing guards whose pants fall down often when hit by projectiles.
Circus Mystery on Genesis was more or less the same. The only major difference I noticed (besides less colors and a slight drop in quality in the music) was in the haunted house level, the rotating room wasn't present. Instead it was a room that required the use of the cowboy outfits to make these really long jumps.
Looking forward to Duck Tales remastered coming out this summer think it will hold up to the originals? I hope capcom allows wayforward to remake more of their 90s games this was capcom's golden age of gaming!
it's kinda funny when you talk about the Magical Quest games. I mean I never got to play them as a kid either, but I still found them pretty fun despite a few short comings (that dash button would've made a hell of a difference xP). Even though they're not the most fast paced games, they had a few unique, fun quirks to it, especially the costumes. Funny you mentioned the grappling hook cuz, I never really had a problem with it. xD I respect your preferences nonetheless. Great reviews dude! :D
@jjm239 if had played more BioWare games and kept up with modern/western RPG's they would be. That's a bit out of my element. I wouldn't be the right person to talk about the KOTOR games.
Even though I'm a huge SEGA fan, I agree with what you said about the SNES version of Aladdin. The gameplay was alot more suitable. I remember my brother rented the Genesis version when I was a kid, and I played it and I really couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I didn't get to play the SNES version until years later, but I enjoyed it alot more. And I love Capcom's rendition of A Whole New World in the game.
I LOVED Aladdin for SNES, it was hard, but not too hard. The Magical Quest for SNES is one of my favorite Disney games of all time. It had flaws for sure, but I think you were being a bit too hard on it. The graphics were beautiful, and the costume system was tons of fun. As for Ducktales, well, when Ducktales Remastered comes out, I guarantee I will be crying tears of joy. At the end of the day though, these are your opinions and I respect them.
Thanks for the part 2 of reviews. I love Disney cartoons and movies and have been looking for games to collect. I now know which ones I want. Do you know what Disney is doing now for games? This Infinity thing what is it and is that's all Disney is doing for video games? Thanks.
Alladin for the SNES was such a good game, though it was short. I remember when I was 10 or 8 years old, I found all the red gems in the game and boy it was hard.
I'm suprised Derek didn't mention the Nightmare before chrismas game for the PS2 and Xbox it was a Capcom and Buena Vista game (which is still pretty much Disney), and from what I can remember of it it was a pretty fun game. :)
This needs to be said right now.
Capcom Aladdin is too damn underrated.
Funfact: The guy behind Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, worked on the SNES version of Aladdin. And he prefers the Genesis version.
Keep it up, man! It's so easy to rant and bring out all the bad things about games, comics, movies... I'm glad to see someone trying to take it in the other direction, without losing a keen critical eye:)
Goof Troop was the directorial début of Shinji Mikami at Capcom.
+CyrusBluebird Did look things up and Fantasia on the Mega Drive/Genesis was developed by the US based branch of Infogrames, was only published by Sega.
+CyrusBluebird Well that's interesting to know.
+CyrusBluebird WOW!
No, Who Framed Roger Rabbit on the Game Boy was.
Can’t stop watching your guy’s videos. When I saw you did a Capcom/Disney games series I couldn’t click fast enough.
I wouldn't call Aladdin for Genesis "difficult" in the traditional sense, but I can see how someone could reach that conclusion. Derek didn't detail the problems he has with Aladdin Genesis, but i'm guessing he's referring to its messy controls. As seen from his other videos, he enjoys a good challenge and has a low tolerance for complaints about fair difficulty (Megaman 9). But he's also aware of the difference between refined and polished difficulty, and a game where you have to fight the controls. You CAN adjust to the controls in Aladdin, but it takes some getting used to. Also hit detection for both attacking and jumping on platforms is also rather unpolished in comparison to SNES. Jumping also feels heavy. This affects other Virgin games as well. And non-Virgin games of that era like Mickey Mania, Cold Shadow and Earthworm Jim. I'm not saying they're bad games (far from it), but they do lack the level of polish in true top shelf 2D platformers.
And despite the wonderful sprite detail from Disney's own animation studio, from a gameplay perspective they take too much screen space up and it can be difficult to see attacks coming at you from different angles and see distant platforms. The level of detail an animation is unquestionably fantastic from a visual perspective, but it was too ahead of its time given resolution constraints of the 16 bit console era.
I also agree with Derek that Capcom's style of gameplay is better suited to Aladdin. Only very briefly in the movie does Aladdin use a sword, for one split second when he's fighting Jafar's snake form and stabs him. But far more commonly he's seen running and jumping around rooftops in an acrobatic sense. Capcom's version and its acrobatic platforming nails Aladdin's style. It's an easier game than the Genesis version, but it has a level of polish that I feel the Genesis version lacks. And it's far more faithful in capturing and recreating the spirit of the movie as well.
granvillimus yeah I agree 100 percent, it's a little hard to use the sword, but still I got to almost the end of the game my first try because they through so many extra lives at you
What a amazing video. Thanks for the work you put into it! Cant wait to see what you post next
Why does he sing so good
😳
So glad to see someone giving credit to licensed games. Gives me hope, having worked on a licensed game these past few months myself.
"Oh my God, the monkey thinks it's people!" cracked me up plenty.
Yay, I finished both videos! (eventhough I'm wasting time at the library) Excellent job!
Oh, heck yeah! I just grabbed breakfast after watching the first, and suddenly this is up! I love having fun stuff to watch while I eat.
Thanks for mentioning Castle of Illusion. It's one of my all time fav genesis games, but it seemed like no one had ever heard of it. Even to this day the Giant and the Witch are some of my favorite bosses.
please more of this we all missed you so much your stuff is awesome
OMG! Aladdin and Goof Troop were my childhood games! Those games were definitely one of the best Disney games IMO that I have ever played! Great review man!
Thank you for reviewing Aladdin on the SNES!! It's funny that you said most people probably haven't heard of it, because I actually hadn't heard of the Genesis version... I grew up with the SNES version, I've had it since I was like 4 years old. And I still replay it from time to time! :D
I loved The Great Circus Mystery SO MUCH as a kid. In fact, I still do. It's a brilliant platformer.
The genesis version of Alladin has a difficulty setting in the options menu. The easier the difficulty the more lives you have at the start, enemy's take only one hit to kill and you have more apples at the start.
A very fun, insightful and engaging mini-series you made here. I salute you, sir!
Someday I'd like to see you look at the Disney/Sega and Disney/Virgin games in greater detail, as I think they're all worth talking about. These days, outside of really notorious cases like Fantasia, they tend to get overshadowed by the Capcom games so most Internet reviewers don't talk about them. I for one would love to see you talk about them.
Heh, I was kind of surprised when you started to talk about the Magical Quest game for the SNES. I really thought this would be nostalgia gold for you, so I was like "what the..." when you started hammering it. But you explained why, and it makes sense.
Thanks for another good video!
Job well done ^_^
Loved the Disney/SNES games. Nothing could top them.
I just bought Goof Troop and Aladdin on SNES a while ago and I was so happy to see them in this video. Goof Troop was a game from my childhood but I'm playing Aladdin for the first time ever and I love it!
skibbiddy bop doppa doowop.... yea
After seeing "Happy Video Game Nerd" I was expecting another horrible knock off like the Irate Gamer, I'm pleasantly surprised. Even though he mentions the AVGN in the title screen, he has his own approach and it works. Well done, and now, you have another new subscriber.
HVGN love your videos man, this is the 4th time i see this. Its perfect to have AVGN when you wanna laugh, and see HVGN when you want ro remember the good times :)
Keep it up!
Oh. My God. You used Mega Turrican music. That alone makes you one of the greatest video reviewers out there!
This was a great review, Derek.
Definitely worth the wait.
That rendition of the goof troop theme was bootiful
SEGA's World of Illusion is still my favourite Mickey-themed game, despite being way too short and easy. It perfectly captures the atmosphere of the old Disney shorts; something that can't be said about Capcom's Magical Quest series, which feels more like the TV cartoon serials.
Ah i hear Super Turrican in the background. You definitely have to made a video of that game, solid game play, excellent controls and abilities, and some of the BEST music i've ever heard
Great to see ya around TH-cam again, man. It's cool to see someone go against the whole license game hate that's popular.
I will have to say at heart i just love those old disney cartoon games,1 of reasons i rebought the snes was to play/own goof troop on it when i was a teenager it was my favorite disney show so of course my dad went out and got me the video game and even after that my best friend that was a huge zelda fan at the time was even blown away by the games gameplay mechanics today i picked up chip n dale with manual and talespin for under 15$
This is one of the first times I've heard someone mentioning Wild Guns, one of my all-time favorite games.
I noticed a game from Capcom's Clover Studio that you forgot to mention here and I really want you to review it.
That title is:- 'God Hand'
This review seemed a lot more involved, I love it!
Classic games that come to mind which I remember playing when I was little that you mentioned in this: Magical Quest 1, Lion King & Aladdin (snes), D&D arcade
Nice, NICE work. And I have to agree that the platforming version of Aladdin seemed more suitable. Ironically, I was just playing the HD Prince of Persia Classic on PS3, and that came to mind when you mentioned the platforming elements!
*whew* A bit long there on my typing...
Great videos as usual. Although I love the Magical Quest games and I don't agree with the opinion on that, I think this was one of your greatest reviews yet.
I always look forward for more.
Keep up the great work!
Dude I'm SO glad you made a video. I LOVE HVGN. :) You and AVGN are the best.
That was great, Aladdin and goof troop are awesome games!
Awesome stuff Derek, top-notch as usual. Haven't seen any new HVGN videos in a while so it's nice to see some new material.
Also, dumb question, but what is the music that's playing at the very end of this video during the credits?
Champion Chug at the end brother! Loving your work, you're my new favourite youtube gamer, beating gamegrumps and on par with the AVGN. Merry Christmas brother keep up the hard work!
My goodness, he drank the whole glass of wine at the end
Truely amazing videos. Its so great to see the HVGN back. I need to go on ebay now and buy a hand-full of the games you talked about.
i remember magical quest when i was about 5 years old, man that game was fun. There was a two player coop mode which me and my buddy always enjoyed.
man the great circus mystery was my childhood. my brother and i must have beat that game a million times, and he says he still remembers the password for the final level.
Speaking of great license games by Capcom, probably one of my most favorite games of all time ever is Gregory Horror Show for the ps2, which is a truly amazing 'spooky' game I'm sure you would love, Derek. Else, another great Capcom game I feel is heavily underrated is Under The Skin, which is another great wacky and creative competition game you may enjoy. But seriously, highly recommend Gregory Horror Show
I wouldn't mind seeing a return to the Aladdin SNES vs Genesis debate, or some other games in that debate and hearing your opinion on them.
+Gamercoon It is odd that the Genesis version was made by Interplay.
Interplay? It was made by Virgin Games.
That was awesome! Great work, Derek.
It's from Mega Turrican on MegaDrive, the first Stage. There's actually another rendition of it in Super Turrican, which is a different game on Super Nintendo.
really entertaining as always hvgn!! already looking forward to the next one.
Good reviews Derek, its been a while since your last ones but it was worth the wait.
I totally loved the darkwing duck game as a kid, but i probably never realized it was based on same engine as mega man, even thought it was very obvious.
10:00 well it's about damn time!
The Illusion games are phenomenal. Trippy as only the best Disney joints get to be.
Me too!
Even though there were a couple levels that we could only beat through the use of cheat codes (There was a whole laundry list of cheat codes that could be used for that game), it was a lot of fun, the music was great, and it had plenty of humor, especially with the fat knife throwing guards whose pants fall down often when hit by projectiles.
Glad to see a new video. Keep it up, Derek!
Circus Mystery on Genesis was more or less the same. The only major difference I noticed (besides less colors and a slight drop in quality in the music) was in the haunted house level, the rotating room wasn't present. Instead it was a room that required the use of the cowboy outfits to make these really long jumps.
Aaaaah Aladin, while me and my Dad played the Genisis version, we loooved this game. I was hoping you'd include this somewhere, amazing game.
10:30 now thad sound track on the background is from super turrican from the SNES.
goof troop will remain as one of the best multiplayer experiences ever. how i love that game. Except for the final puzzle damn you
I remember Aladin from when I was a kid and it was one of the best games ive ever played
Looking forward to Duck Tales remastered coming out this summer think it will hold up to the originals? I hope capcom allows wayforward to remake more of their 90s games this was capcom's golden age of gaming!
man, I've been waiting for this review for quite some time!
Wait, King Kong? Good liscenced game? Did we play the same game or am I thinking of something different?
It says in his intro "inspired by James Rolfe" who's basically acting as the AVGN.
it's kinda funny when you talk about the Magical Quest games. I mean I never got to play them as a kid either, but I still found them pretty fun despite a few short comings (that dash button would've made a hell of a difference xP).
Even though they're not the most fast paced games, they had a few unique, fun quirks to it, especially the costumes. Funny you mentioned the grappling hook cuz, I never really had a problem with it. xD
I respect your preferences nonetheless. Great reviews dude! :D
Nice end music, it is Turrican 3 on Genesis.
Do you ever played Turrican 1/2 on the C64/Amiga500?
will you ever do a full review of the illusion series??? I would love it if you did!!!
Goof Troop was EFFIN HARD!! Loved It
@jjm239 if had played more BioWare games and kept up with modern/western RPG's they would be. That's a bit out of my element. I wouldn't be the right person to talk about the KOTOR games.
YOU FORGOT ABOUT SPIDERMAN ON THE PLAYSTATION THAT WAS MY CHILDHOOD man I love caps
ah Disney and capcom was a fuzzing awesome team back in the day. wish the would make just one more.
Even though I'm a huge SEGA fan, I agree with what you said about the SNES version of Aladdin. The gameplay was alot more suitable. I remember my brother rented the Genesis version when I was a kid, and I played it and I really couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I didn't get to play the SNES version until years later, but I enjoyed it alot more. And I love Capcom's rendition of A Whole New World in the game.
I've played Magical Quest Micky Mouse as a kid and it was just SO MUCH FUN! Love that game! I miss it, haven't played it in SO MANY YEARS!
Awesome roundup.
What game is the music during the end/credits from? Sounds good.
Gremlins 2 and Batman for the NES are two great licensed games.
I LOVED Aladdin for SNES, it was hard, but not too hard. The Magical Quest for SNES is one of my favorite Disney games of all time. It had flaws for sure, but I think you were being a bit too hard on it. The graphics were beautiful, and the costume system was tons of fun. As for Ducktales, well, when Ducktales Remastered comes out, I guarantee I will be crying tears of joy. At the end of the day though, these are your opinions and I respect them.
"A lot of people didn't even know there was an snes aladdin"... Honestly, I played it all the time.. it was the genesis version I didn't know about.
Thank GOD you're back, Derek!
1:09 OH MY GOD, THE MONKEY THINKS ITS PEOPLE! I was rolling around on the floor laughing at that. Great work :)
Great to see you back man!
I really really REALLY hope we're going to get a HVGN video comparing SNES Aladdin to GEN Aladdin soon.
and of course.... I get the greatest response from mega turrican at the end. DAMN THAT FRIGGIN SONG IS SWEET
It's funny how the Game Grumps played that disney land game for the NES, Alladin, mighty morphin power rangers, and Jontron reviewed Nightshade.
omg the goof troop game reminds me so much of star tropics it has the same snakes and the same blocks haha
Thanks for the part 2 of reviews. I love Disney cartoons and movies and have been looking for games to collect. I now know which ones I want. Do you know what Disney is doing now for games? This Infinity thing what is it and is that's all Disney is doing for video games? Thanks.
Glad to see you back!
Another good review.
Alladin for the SNES was such a good game, though it was short. I remember when I was 10 or 8 years old, I found all the red gems in the game and boy it was hard.
Wooo! Goof Troop loved that show. Great video!
I had a blast playing lion king, Aladdin and jungle book on genesis.
awesome you mentioned The Warriors, Ghostbusters, and Batman Arkham Asylum as great liscensed games.
Another great success. Good job Derek.
lol the song he had in the end.
its from Mega Turrican
loved that game and still do and the music.
oh man, nostalgia lol.
I didnt find aladdin for genesis to be very challenging when I was a kid, did a lot of other people?
I'm suprised Derek didn't mention the Nightmare before chrismas game for the PS2 and Xbox it was a Capcom and Buena Vista game (which is still pretty much Disney), and from what I can remember of it it was a pretty fun game. :)
@WillisFilms1 Absolutely. He doesn't need to feign anger or love for anything. He has genuine and honest reactions to the stuff he does. Love it.
what is that game that was in the snes before you put in alladin
I LOVE Goof Troop! It's one of my favorite Disney cartoons!
Why is Turrican3 playing in the end?
10:17, Dude, I friggin love ya! You mentioned one of my alltime favorite games, Dick Tracy on the Genesis!!!
I loved Goof Troop so much as a kid! If only I knew Link to the Past had gameplay like this.. but better! I never played it as a kid.