Prince of Persia | From Worst to Best Graphics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ธ.ค. 2022
- ✅ Decide which is the DEFINITIVE VERSION of Jordan Mechner's Prince pf Persia from 1989 in our brand new From Worst to Best Graphics series.
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The SNES and Amiga version both look and sound quite nice. The Mac version stands out in that it looks like a cell shaded cartoon.
Yeah, Mac is the best computer version, but I'd rather play on console.. For me, best console versions are Turbografx CD/SEGA CD tho!
SNES destroys it all.
*Ken Wheeler* Did you mean the NES and Amiga versions? The SNES version looks completely different than any other version.
@@illegalquantity I was just observing their aesthetics, sight and sound wise. I wasn't taking account on how similar or not they were from any of the other various ports.
@@nhacamasterNintentard detected ⚠
Thanks for these comparison videos. They absolutely prove how better graphics don't always make for a better gaming experience!
Yes i played in dos only 😂
The Commodore 64 homebrew is worth checking out. Prince of Persia was a revolutionary game. First time I saw a character running across the screen that looked like an actual person in a video game.
Karateka had some smooth animation but this took it to a whole other level. The backgrounds and lighting were amazing. It had its fair share of impressive ports also. It’s tough to rank them all like you pulled off.
Atari 130 XE version is even more so
MS-DOS is my favourite for me. Mostly because it is the one I played the most and I know the controls are spot-on. Very tense and exciting platforming action. Then, my second favourite would be the SNES version that kind of feels a bit like what PoP2 should have been.
Some releases definitely had superior potential with the hardware at hand, but often the artistic choices in rendering were rather poor, noisy/dirty, compared to the most minimalistic rendering of MS-DOS/PC. The animation also seems inferior in some of them. Game-boy's version and SNES versions were particularly impressive, although the character itself in SNES was a bit over-defined/rendered. Game-boy's even makes me wonder if that thing was more advanced in capabilities than the original 8-bit NES (non-S). How the torches light the scenario was quite a masterful contrast with the noisier over-rendering of some other releases, and better than the plain-flat rendering on PC.
A lot of ports try to upgrade the look of the game since the Apple II was some pretty limited hardware, but since the original used actual rotoscoping for character animations, the graphics of these ports can be quite a mixed bag. Fortunately, they mostly knew not to mess with the actual game design.
My nostalgia still tickles with the CGA (monochrome CRT) IBM version.
I played the Master System version the most and i really enjoyed it.
The animation was fantastic and was very smooth, easily my favourite 8-Bit version of Prince of Persia.
Lmao that super jump
Master System had some impressive stuff. Not just arcade ports.
@@AngryCalvin
Indeed, i very much enjoyed Submarine Attack, Castle of Illusion, Speedball, Wonder Boy III, Champions of Europe, among others...
Have you tried the other versions as well? I've heard the SNES version kicks it out of the ball park!
@@Cyberbrickmaster1986
I played the Snes version a bit on an emulator but never on the console.
It looked very good and played great, maybe another revisit is due at some point.
Cheers.
PC98, X68000 and FM Towns version looks the best. Arsys really gave the game a unique visual style. It even preceded the way more primitive DOS port! The Macintosh version is a close second place.
Hey, even with the worst graphics considering all the versions that were made for this classic version, the original Apple II version has, still, one of the best and most advanced graphics displayed on the system. It's a miracle for such an old hardware.
I first played this game on PC-DOS, then Sega Genesis/Megadrive, but could only beat it on the modern 3D version (played on an android phone rather than consoles). There's a lot of nostalgia associated with the PC version, but the modern remake is my favorite when it comes to Graphics!
Now we need to rate sound effects and music and finally rate playability.
There is also excellent Atari 800 version, published last year.
MS DOS and SNES are my favorits versions
No sabía que tenía tantas versiones 😍
Mac gfx were so ahead back then
The Mac version came out later than most of those versions. The Amiga ECS, Atari ST and DOS VGA versions were limited in colors but Amiga AGA, Atari STe and DOS VGA versions done when the Mac one was done could have looked as good.
For me its always gonna be a hard choice between Sega CD and SNES. Sega CD was the first version I played, but SNES is like a remix, with new levels as well as a bunch of reworked ones. But the Sega CD has that music and those anime cutscenes so... I dunno....
MS-DOS is a contender but I tend to feel like that one is for purists who want an idea what the Apple II was like but without having to get an actual Apple II. But its funny to me how the Prince kinda looks like just some dork in older versions and doesn't look arabian until the versions that give him a Turban and vest.
Crazy how the SNES version was so far ahead of the the other versions. Maybe because it was newer.
Tanto grafico ,como trilha sonora do snes é a melhor disparado
Dos and Amiga were the best versions.
they are like the worst. with some german blond guy. Atari and Mac looks the best from those.
It's true that the Apple II has the worst graphics, but that's how the Apple II system looks. And it's the original port, as a fun fact.
Gameboy version is actually worse.
CPC, Atari ST, Gameboy and Mastersystem versions are uglier than the Apple II version for me.
And the best version of the game.
It is subjective honestly another plus for it's graphics is it appears to have more animation compared to some others, at least among the other 8 bit computer/consoles versions.
If I pick my top best ports for POP, it’ll be:
For Computers it’s Amiga and DOS. For handhelds it’s GBC and Game Gear. For 16 but consoles it’s SNES and Genesis.
Ranking the Apple II version-- the original version-- of Prince of Persia as last on the list isn't quite fair: especially when people consider that this was one of the first games to use rotoscoping animation so that the movents and combat felt more realistic for the time. The Apple II version might not have aged well by today's (somewhat ridiculously high) standards, but it served as the foundation for the many subsequent ports and remakes.
I’m quite fond of the Apple II original. Yeah it’s simplistic and there’s only, what, three colors to work with, but it has a charm to it. Best looking one is Game Gear imo
Gotta go with the SNES version here. Not only did it extend each level, but the soundtrack was awesome, plenty of boss battles and instead 12 levels? You got 20. It was bar none the definitive way to experience the game.
So many great versions of one of the best ever games! Loved the Amiga the best! Snes one rocks hard too!
I felt nostalgic. The one I played was the NEC 98 version. This is the first time I've noticed that the level design of the SNES version has been changed.🤔
The NEC also had the best soundtrack of them all imo. Both crisp and harmonic in a way not replicated in other systems.
Where is the fabulous Atari 8 Bit version?
Also the Commodore 64 and BBC Micro versions, although they do not look as good.
Is the snes map reversed? It looked that way when he picked up the sword.
Nope, it's actually completely different!
Snes version is a remake, have the original levels with more rooms and different routes
I think I played the apple II one ...didn't know it was so old...I liked the worst graphic one😂
I put the DOS/Amiga versions over the rest
I have a feeling that the graphics of the Amstrad CPC version could've possibly been ported over from the Atari ST version.
You have a good fantasy ;)
Disagree with the placement of the CPC version - it should have been higher - for the system, they were very good
No habia una version de android tambien?
I find this generous to the Atari ST version. Why are the dungeons covered in radioactive sludge?
I grew up playing the Amiga version and I love it! but the Macintosh version is the best.
There is pico8 version coming
Wasn't there one for Xbox too?
SNES 👍🏼
Probably should have labeled the PC DOS one VGA, it also wasn't the one originally available for the PC, which is conspicuously absent.
the PC DOS is my fav
Very confusing. I played PoP on my Atari 520 STe, it looked identical to the Amiga version but not at all as the ST version displayed here.
For me, the master system version looks the best. Amazing for an 8 bit machine.
C64 & Atari XL/XE ports ? 🙃
Also the BBC Micro version.
What about the C64 version?
This game is timeless and legendary, one of the best ever to exist.
PC-98 and FM Towns for the win.
Yes! Arsys really gave the game its own visual style. It looks fantastic. The Mac version was somewhat of a downgrade by taking more inspiration from the DOS port, sadly.
@@deemster4249 There is a speedhack for the Mac version that makes the game run at MS-DOS speed. That particular version is pretty close to the top for me.
The Macintosh port is the best.
Ms Dos best one 😂
I love the original version and the sega cd version
I'm missing the very good Atari XL/XE-Version from around 1-2 years ago.
Also the Commodore 64 and BBC Micro versions, although they do not look as good.
It's weird to me that the Sega Genesis(Megadrive) version is better than the Sega CD, but it is. You would think the Sega CD would have gone all in on the extra storage but they seemed to go backwards. Anyways, the SNES version looked wonderful and detailed and deserved the win!
Likely as the Mega Drive cart vesion was released a year later the Mega-CD only added scaling abilities and a faster cpu. The Mega-CD version is considered the better port of the game though as it plays a lot better, the Apple II is still of course the best version overall but the worst graphically.
Dude the Genesis version sucks so much.
I'd swap places between NES and Master System/Game Gear versions. NES version looks very similar to Amiga/DOS versions.
The NES version has a very saturated blueish-purple color which I like but just doesn't fit in this game. Also, the NES version has different level layouts and fewer levels (or at least that's what I remember from playing it many years ago 🤔).
@@I.____.....__...__, NES version have all 12 stages and they was modified to fit with the system's capabilities.
SNES❤❤❤ graphics, sounds, musics, maps, bosses ❤❤❤
IMHO, best graphics are Turbografx-CD/SEGA CD (console-wise)
How was Apple II the worst? Wasn't it revolutionary at the time?
My favorite version is Warrior Within.
Hola retrosutra es el mejor video que has echo con prince of persia la mejor version es macinstosh
The PC DOS version is the defintive version end of story
4:55 Um, _WHAT‽_ These next few are the WORST ones of all with those nauseatingly rough textures. 🤢
DOS (and the identical Amiga) are my _PoP_ due to nostalgia but the Mac looks so clean and the SNES is top-notch with the cave and the bumpb-mapped 3D bricks. 👍 (I like the blueish-purple color of the NES, but it just doesn't fit in this game.)
Those textures are in no way "nauseatingly rough." They add an extra layer of grime and grit to the game's aesthetic, so there's no need for that emoji.
And in what way doesn't the blueish-purple color of the NES not fit in this game? You can't just say things like that without a proper explanation and expect people to swallow it down with no problem. I'd argue that that color emphasizes the mystical, Middle Eastern setting of the game.
Eu gostaria de ver o pessoal jogar os jogos de prince of Pérsia similares ao jogo original do SNES... só que mais difícil...já procurei e não achei um gamer que jogue 😮😮
Lmao the prince in the GBC version looks like he has a brown paper bag over his head.......
セガジェネシスで剣を拾う迄にお陀仏になってしまうので泣きそうになりました。
DOS remains the classic, and the SNES the definitive one
BK-0011M version is absent
Where is the C64 version?
Also the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit versions.
ufff, te lloverán los comentarios con disertaciones sobre cual es mejor, y tal.
TE ha faltado la versión de spectrum (aunque no sea la oficial, es rusa), o se salía del top 50 peores?? Xd.
Para mi, ni FMtowns, ni x68000 deberían de estar tan arriba, demasiados pixeles, luego te cansas cuando los juegas, es mejor tenerlos un poco flateados y borrosos.
Nunca entenderé como hicieron la version de segaCD, sin contar con la de megadrive, son totalmente distintas, se enloquecieron con el manga Xd.
Yo me quedo con la versión de megadrive, las 2 están muy bien, pero son siempre los pequeños detalles, en megadrive, tienen luces volumétricas, es decir, las antorchas reflejan la luz, en SNES no, en SNES el personaje, aparece demasiado pixelado para mi gusto, no se le pueden definir los biceps, y luego moverte como un locomía con la cabeza y barbilla hacia arriba, se parece a julio salinas cuando arrancaba. Los escenarios en SNES , auinque son detallados en las catacumbas, fuera de ellas no los tienen, son repetitivos sin decoro, en MD siguen manteniendo los detalles y es fiel al original, ( tema de espejo y respeto a los niveles), no se q manía tienen en NES de cambiarlo todo Xd.
Para mi.
1. Megadrive
2.spectrum Xd
3. SNES.
Sí, ya he recibido varias quejas, como habrás visto, pero quería experimentar con otros formatos. A mí también me gustaba más el de Mega Drive, pero hice una encuesta hace unos días y salió más votado el de SNES. Conozco el de Spectrum y creo que hay alguna otra versión no oficial, pero he querido centrarme en los oficiales. Investigaré si hay más clones y quizás haga un vídeo dedicado a ellos.
Why on earth does the Genesis version look 1000 times better than the Sega CD version?!
As it was released a year later Sega CD version is still much better though gameplay wise but can't compete with the Apple II.
The most irony that the genesis have the worst gameplay of all. That's I heard once.
MS DOS
As a reminder, graphics don't always equal quality. But I'm glad to see the Super Nintendo version de-thrown the Genesis version, as it's a far better game, made by a company who had a lot of quality titles back in the day. And believe me when I say: "Back in the day".
I grew up with the Macintosh version (my first video game ever when I was 4 circa) also I got the Game Boy Color version when I was 7 and then grabbed the xbox360 version back in 2009
Theres no worst in this world. This term is too subjective to begin with. All of them have their pro and cons. Each game have its limited graphics, but give a experience for each everyone who played at least one of their port once. Graphics doesn't really matter at all. Like if I would play the original Apple ][ version, I wouldn't mind. If I would play the Mac one, I wouldn't mind. If I would play the Sega CD one, I wouldn't mind. If it is still playable, I would play it without thinking about the graphics. Each POP give their charm and that's the most matter.
more Textures Colors and clothing on the main Character doesn't mean better graphics for me, the PC DOS version is so CLEAN and TIDY and uses the ORIGINAL DESIGN for the Hero.. i like it a Lot better than the others saving the original appleII
Sam coupé
I prefer the Amiga version, but I also like the original Apple II, Turbografx CD, Sharp X68000, and Sega Genesis versions. I like it the Xbox360/PS3 version too, but this is a totally different game in 3D. It is not comparable to the 2D versions. This is my order of preference from the worst to the best!
J2ME -- Simply awful
Macintosh -- This is terrible, sterile, looks like a flash game
Gameboy -- Oh no! I don't like monochrome
Amstrad CPC -- Omg, I went blind!
Gameboy Color -- Too low resolution
Game Gear -- I hate that ground
Master System -- See the previous one
Apple II - The original one. Nice minimalist graphics
NES - Weird colors, but it's not that bad. The screen flashings are really bad.
NEC PC-98 -- Ugly
FM Towns -- Ugly (a bit better than the NEC)
Sam Coupe - Quite correct
Super Nintendo -- The graphics are very diferent, but it is not a bad one
Sega CD -- Shame, the Genesis version is better (despite that Sega CD is also a Genesis plus a CD drive)
Turbografx CD -- It looks quite good
Sharp X68000 - Looks nice, the best one from the group of this graphics style
Sega Genesis -- The best consol version
Atari ST -- The Amiga version plus some eye candy (which didn't make it any better)
PC DOS - Almost the Amiga version, but the game area is narrower.
Amiga -- The perfect one!
Xbox360/PS3 -- I like this one too, but this is in another league
Snes is pretty but the best is Sega cd imo.
Fantastique cette vidéo merci beaucoup pour ce let's compare ma version préférée... Difficile à dire 🤣🤣🤣 celle du PC-9801 peut être 😎🕹️
Snes for the Win!
How strange that Amiga is identical to MS-DOS, but so different from the ST. Anyway, Mac wipes the floor with all 3 of them as it runs in 256 colours.
Sadly there are no Amiga AGA or Atari STe or PC VGA versions with more colours, even though they are possible.
@@timlocke3159 The PC version shown is the VGA version.
@@remnantoftheeye5580 Obviously they didn't use VGA mode 13h with 256 colors.
snes the goat
No way Atari ST version looks better than Master System!
Apple ][ - original
DOS - remaster
SNES - remake
THE MACINTOSH VERSION IS BETTER!
Atari ST, TurboGrafx, Sega CD, NEC PC and Sega Genesis, looks awful too much repetitive details, disgusting color palette, even with more pixels than the PC, the Pc looks great in contrast and colors.
The top 3 look so ugly and detached from the original and betrayed the original smooth animation that I don’t understand why put them to the top. MS DOS is the best in all aspects. Genesis stayed true to the original
What a disgrace downrating the original game to the very bottom. Shame on you! Given all the Apple II graphics limitation this version is much better than CGA on DOS.
In fact it's the unique one as it has some details that most other top rated versions miss (PC, Amiga, Atari ST)
Pretty pointless video, but I’d say Turbo, Mac and MD are my favourites
Désolé mais le principe de cette vidéo est idiot, et précisément sur ce jeu, car toutes les adaptations ont un niveau plus qu'acceptable. La version Apple II n'a pas les pires graphismes, loin de là (les versions CPC, Gameboy, et même Master System sont plus moches de mon point de vue). Cela reste assez subjectif. Vidéo sans intérêt donc et pas très subtile.
I agree that there is really no version with bad graphics, although I don't see anything wrong with making a video where we order them this way. Maybe we should rethink the title of the video so as not to offend anyone.
@@retrosutra if you really wanted to go all out the dos version has other graphics modes. Cga 4 color mode, tandy 16 color, ega 16 color, vga, and mcga. I really had no idea pop was pretty much on everything!
I think you did not need to do this video. The original comparison was enough great. That is the reason why people prefer simple comparisons : they can make their own opinion on it. If you impose your opinion on which one is the best, you will necessarily have bad comments, especially if is that subjective.
Are you kidding me? The ST looks like week old vomit. I'd much rather have the BEST version, which is MSDOS, with beautifully, minimalistic rotoscoped sprites, than the oversaturated ST version. You guys are out of your mind.
I understand your point of view, although I like the more detailed graphics of ST better, despite the palette.
Lol some amiga fan boy in pain
@@kingofmambo LOL you too
The DOS version looks identical to the Amiga :)
Apple II is still the best version, because it is the original project of Jordan Mechner. Pointless and not very subtle vidéo.
Grrrrrr.. COULDNT SEE HALF THE GAMEPLAY! We were looking to see which game version was the "smoothest running" as well as the nicest looking. But, EVERY time your gameplay of this POP game starts & we want to see the movement/running animation etc, the character drops down, starts to run, & the HUGE VIDEO Banner with the Console/Version name COVERS HALF the gameplay, : )
Ups, i'm sorry. Maybe this video is better for your purpose: th-cam.com/video/0q_6tOpnquI/w-d-xo.html
I didn't know there were so many releases. I thought it was simply above the hardware capabilities of something like Apple ][, despite Karateka being similar. I thought Karateka already squeezed all of Apple ]['s hardware juices, and something more elaborate and longer like PoP required at least a PC or something at a similar level/generation of hardware.
Beyond the capabilities of the Apple II? That's the original platform.