Yeah the sega, snes wars were amazing it's was Competitive gaming at its best there was no socials and when you were younger and you had a version of a game that looked or played better on whatever machine it was a ticket to boost or to say I've the superior version do times I wish it would go back to them days, I mean we're in a era we're company's sell you a half finished game and it's up to you to patch when said company go live with the patch, basically it was great back then when you nought a game you got what you read on the box, the 9th gen of gaming has been a disaster I'm starting to pick up old consoles like xbox 360,ps3 and so on I want to be able to have a collection of games I can see look and touch, don't like the fact that I own digital code that floats about in cloud storage. Mate I loved what you said about people been passionate to this day about old games, I'm one of them stay safe and well pal and have a super weekend...
SNES port is still my favorite version, but the 32X version is almost as good. Its a nice upgrade visually from the Genesis version. The main visual upgrade was the characters and the sound. The Genesis handled the level backgrounds graphics, which is why they don't look that much different, but the 32X did the character graphics and animations, and the sound effects, i think the Genesis still handled the music though, can't remember. I still prefer the SNES version though, just feels tighter control wise. I never could get super comfortable with the Genesis 6-button controller, maybe that's why. You should try the Saturn version if you get the chance. Only downside is Shang Sung, his transformations pause the game to load in the new character, but there is an option to turn his transformations off in the options. It would be the best home version if not for that one issue. Graphically is pretty much identical to the arcade.
Nice info, I also had both versions and I got the Sega version long after I already had the SNES port and I hardly ever played the Sega port cause it was just so much worse in every way than the SNES port was imo...didn't know there was a Saturn version in going to check it out now! Mk 2 still my favorite MK game, I never got into the third version I hated how they sped everything up and combos and shit 😂 and the characters were lame too.
This is better than Genesis by far, but I still choose the SNES over this especially for the ending. It isn't close to the arcade when you beat Shao Kahn.
The SNES version was considered superior to the Genesis version but I like the music on the Genesis regardless and for both Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II. I think the 32X version brings the graphics to parity you can see with the shadows and Barakas lair with the chains hanging in front. But, don't care what anyone says, Mortal Kombat music is best on SEGA. Nintendos Sony chip is still a synthesizer and where everyone said the chip sounded like real musical instruments, it doesn't, it's incredibly 90s. Squaresoft and Nintendo games sound good on Nintendos console but, Genesis just has that cool punchy deep bass and percussion sounds are awesome. I have the Super and the Genesis version, wish I had the 32X version, but I still play the Genesis over the SNES game. Mortal Kombat just feels like a SEGA game. Nintendo wanted to be the kiddy console so, let em have it. Good vid though. I can actually see Blaze on the bridge to Kahn's castle, I always thought it was a guy who got chopped in half and was on fire but, that's Blaze and Liu Kang. NEAT!
Had this game back in the day. I wish I gave it a better chance and played it more. But I was too much of a SNES fanboy and stuck with that version. Then again, I still play the SNES version, so maybe it was the right choice for me. All the 16 bit ports of MK2 are so freaking good.
Dude, what a time to live in though! It was so much fun! I know the console wars exist today between Xbox and PlayStation but, it's not the same thing. There was something different then where it was more for good sport. Today, it's SAVAGE! The PlayStation and Xbox are too much alike, Xbox just can't grow a pair and be creative and take a chance and Sony let the PS3 get to them too much and wilted like a flower and gave in to pressure but, we got awesome proprietary hardware under Kutaragi, he was called the Jobs of Gaming Hardware..... Not anymore. But, totally, man! That was an era to live. It was playful competition then but, it was the executives at war, Peter Main and Tom Kalinski were going at it and SEGA of America and Nintendo of America were mortal enemies, they almost literally had physical fights at times. Yeah, man. I hear ya. SEGA's still better, but happy you enjoyed the NES so much. 😉
@@BushyStallion I should replay the 32X version later. Just played the arcade version again last night. Curious if Kintaro is as hard on 32X as the SNES version. SNES version hes a little harder than the arcade version as you can often jump kick him just right when he tries to uppercut and exploit it on arcade.
If you have a capable PC, I highly recommend MK2 Remix. All the secret players are playable (Jade, Smoke, and Noob), and the gameplay is tweaked. For example, combos are allowed kinda like MK Trilogy, but it still feels like MK2 at its core. Also, I remember my dad owning both SNES and Genesis, so I was fortunate enough to play both systems, and later on, getting a PS1 when it dropped. I was also too young to understand the concept of ports, so to me both versions were the same. The 90s was amazing. I wish I could go back.
I am thankful for content like this, b/c when I was a child in the 90s (born in early 80s) I wasn't able to get stuff like this. I had a genesis and snes. It wasn't until circa the game cube era, that I was able to really start buying my own video games and what not. Add'l comment: I would have to see the games (genesis vs 32X) side by side, b/c my eyes are now so used to hyper real graphics etc!
Thanks for the comment dude I appreciate it. And 32X versions was better for obvious reasons then the Genesis in my opinion but both very good versions regardless 👊🏼
Excellent I’ve heard of it several have mentioned it in the comments. I’ll have to check out someone else’s videos to see what the game play is like for that 👊🏼
God Bless you for putting it on Medium. Cause I can only play it at Very Easy. Arcade, SNES, Genesis. No matter. The computer is programmed to cheat and anticipate your next move . As it's well known
characters were a bit sharper on 32X, but the backgrounds were a bit closer to the arcade on SNES. I think if Sculptured Software had done the 32X port from the ground up, it probably would've beaten the SNES on everything but some of the music, especially the ending music after defeating Kahn. Cranking that up on some really good speakers sounds awesome. Probe didn't even do a version of that for 32X. Throw that in with the ending screens & I think that gives the SNES the win, also because it has about 10 key sound effects (Sub-Zero's ice, Kitana's fan lift, Reptile's force ball & Kintaro's roar for example) Probe forgot to put on the 32X version. And SNES also leaves blood & bones on the ground after fatalities but they disappear on 32X. I wonder if Probe was incompetent, lazy or both
@@SLAPJACKS83 my only point is subjective. I don't care about nothing else. Music Genesis was better I even like it better than arcade imo. Y'all can save y'all energy arguing anything else.
The 32X version of MK2 was decent. It played better than the SNES version, but was hampered by the fact that they relied too much on the Genesis hardware versus making the game from scratch for the 32X. This was a huge problem with almost all the 32X games. They were either slight upgrades or in some cases worse. Had it come out a few years earlier it would have been different, but it came out at a time when better consoles were available making it obsolete at launch.
Because of this video I went out and picked up a 32X and MK2 for it as well! It’s so awesome and a huge improvement over the Genesis version. Keep posting the videos, they’re awesome man!
Never played the 32x version. The SFX are on par with the snes. As long as they kept that Probe background music. It's still amazing as the Genesis. It's perfect in my eyes.
Such a much better version than the Genesis with about 40 more sound effects (but still 8-10 that the SNES has that 32X doesn't like Sub-Zero's ice, Reptile's force ball, Kitana's fan lift & Kintaro's roar), arcade accurate colors on characters, arcade perfect "Choose Your Fighter" screen, the opening screens, Goro's Lair added in, arcade perfect life bars, somewhat better looking backgrounds & things like Scorpion's fire fatality looking more arcade accurate. I think if they had put in the ending screens like the SNES had, it definitely would've edged out the SNES version in overall content. The added in sound effects are definitely arcade perfect though & not compressed like the SNES ones mostly were. Both versions are great since they play so good. SNES definitely had a great rendition of the ending music after defeating Khan. Probe forgot to even make a version. Big oversight
I have owned the SNES, Genesis, 32X, PC Mortal Kombat 2 ports and played the Saturn port. The best was the MS DOS PC version. The 32X was closer to the arcade than the SNES as far as name bars, the pillars in the Portal and the monks floating up and down. As far as sound and music the SNES was closest to the arcade. The 32X still had some murky color distribution and was missing sprite frame animations and had the "jail bar" effect on screens like the Genesis port. The Saturn looked and sounded great but was still missing some vocal sounds and Shag Tsung's poly morph took forever to load.
The 32X versions was also missing contents for the endings and you can't remap buttons like the SNES and Saturn versions. Each home versions of MKII does had their own little exclusive: SNES version had a hidden Endurance Mode, Genesis and 32X had Activator support and Fergus finisher (a parody of the Babality), Saturn and PS1 had red book music, and PS2, PS3, GameCube, PSP, Xbox 360, and Xbox got MKII as part of a collection.
@@tskraj3190Yes the Fergality was that, I remember a magazine mention about it and I tried it but you had to turn on the Ooh Nasty! option at the Test Mode menu and it will work. I believe you had to pick Raiden, then win a round by kicking only like you would for a Babality and press Away multiple times then Block and it'll turn your opponent into a midget version of Fergus, the boss of Probe Software. This finisher wasn't in any of the other MKII games cause those versions were not developed by Probe. The magazine mention that other characters besides Raiden could also do this too but never mention how they work so I'm not sure either.
@@hitek9too255 i had genesis Sega master system Nintendo. you name it. but the 32x was garbage. i buy anything that is top tier. not a fanboy of any system.
Console wars on this game is really nostalgia wars. When it comes to which one is the more accurate arcade port, the SNES outclasses the Sega Genesis in every way. 🍻 Glad the 32X is a little bit better version for Sega fans. And I agree, the Sega music, although severely inaccurate, has its own charm, again, the nostalgia hits hard on this version lol
I used to love doing the deep freeze followed by the ice ball explosion for subzero's fatality instead of the uppercut finish. I used to think it was more fun to see.
@@RashaunEatOreosnot really, the music is the same as the Sega Genesis, the tracks may or may play in the right stages, & the background are made up of terrible color… about three only thing I noticed that’s slightly better are the character sprites.
The music, no matter what stage it’s on is still very catchy in these Sega versions, and to me that’s all that matters lol thanks for the info though that’s cool to know. I appreciate you 👊🏼
not sure if it was just me, but fatalities (or any move in general) requiring you press up or down, was just so hard to do because the genesis controller had this weird thing about it where pressing up often times also pressed left or right by accident with the way the dpad rocks..
I would give anything to be able to go back in time and somehow set SEGA on the right path, tell them what projects to cancel that eventually doomed them and what to devote their time and energy to in order to beat Sony and Nintendo. SEGA games just had that special something. You could tell those people really cared about being totally rad as a core tenet of the company.
This reminds me of Christmas 1993. I asked for the Sega Genesis instead of the SNES. Biggest mistake ever. My neighbor buddy had the SNES and MK2 was THE game that made me realize I made a mistake. Nintendo was king in the 90s, no doubt.
Totally depends what games you liked. I loved my Mega Drive. Only games I was jealous of was Mario Kart and SF2, Mega Drive SF2 finally came out and was better than the SNES version.
Beating Kitana was cool. It looked like the game was reading your input but when it jumped it couldnt respond to your moves. Kitana used to beat me with that throw all the time. It wqs satisfying to see you win there 😁
The problem with the 32X was it still relied on the Genesis to display it's HUDs and backgrounds. That's why the characters look good being rendered by the 32X in 32bit color(32,768 total/256 simultaneous color not really 32-bit(actually 15-bit (same as SNES) while Genesis palette is 9-bit at 512 total/64 simultaneous) but the backgrounds look scabby with their Genesis color limitation. They should have never released the 32X/Sega CD and just released the Saturn with 6meg ram and focused on Midway/Capcom/Konami etc. arcade ports. The Saturn is a 2D powerhouse especially with more ram(aka 4 meg ram cart) and deserved many sprite scaling arcade ports it never got. It's pack in game should have been OutRunners or Virtua Racing 2 or Racing Hero not Virtua Fighter. Where was Golden Axe? TMNT Arcade? Streets Of Rage? Cadillacs And Dinosaurs? Run And Gun Basketball? Galaxy Force 3 with a lengthy convoluted story mode written by me? Someone find me a time machine so I can be the president of Sega!!
A valiant effort by Sega but the SNES version still beats it on a hardware to result ratio. Better colors, more animations, but still I do love the reworked vocals and sound effects of this version. So clear and punchy.
Ahh I dunno anymore. Playing both versions again has me thinking even though the Genesis version had blood, was it enough to make it better than the SNES?
Next can you play the 32x "Arcade edition" rom hack ? This version can also be played on real 32x hardware with a ever drive. It basically restores many of the original assets from the Arcade and comes close.
I owned the Sega Genesis and Sega 32X versions of Mortal Kombat 2, and must say I was rather disappointed at the 32X version of the game. Main reason being was that I remembered the 32X version of the game was advertised as "Bringing the arcade version home". I played MK2 in the arcades a lot and this game had amazing sound and graphics for it's time. I feel the 32X version was a rush job in porting the game. I feel the 32X hardware was not pushed well for this game.
Hey! Love your videos! I'm curious, do you have any input lag on that TV? Because most classic games feel unplayable on my LED TV. Way better response time on CRT.
Thanks dude 👊🏼 as for the lag no not really. The only time I noticed input lag is when I’m playing the PS3 MKAK against players online. Other then that it’s been great 👍🏼
Many reasons why I don't like this version compare to the Sega Saturn version: 1. Still had Sega Genesis music. 2. Still used the Sega Activator. 3. Can't remap buttons like the Super NES, PS1, and Saturn versions. 4. Colors are a bit muted compare to Super NES, PS1, and Saturn versions. 5. Still missing the character ending pictures.
Kintaro can easily be beat with a delayed jump kick with over half the cast. You can also knock him out of his stomp with a standing jump kick. Also when you're baiting the AI to jump towards you its sometimes easier to just use high kick instead of the other buttons.
Played the genesis version since it came out, never even played 32x, the super Nintendo is good, but I prefer the genesis version. I admit the added sound are really cool though
what's ugly about this version is the sound. they don't integrate the sound. They just pile on 32x sounds which are very loud and not balanced. So you get terrible Genesis sounds underneath better 32x sounds that are way louder. This version is still not as good as the SNES version.
LOL Shao Kahn saying "You will die..." You will die..." LOL I'm like waiting for "mortal!" I agree with you the SNES version is better honestly. If I had to rate MK2 home ports I'd rate SNES>>>32X>>>>>Sega Genesis objectively speaking honestly.
SNES was better, it had accurate sounds like the arcade version. Well not everything like the arcade version, but it was noticeable when you play the SNES version.
dude the sounds are way better than the genesis and as much as I like the snes they sound better than that one as well graphics are better than both as well..
I think the STACY at the end of the credits for this version was in reference to Stacy Hendrickson, who was the Associate Producer for the Acclaim Gray Team of the Genesis version of MKII. She probably left Acclaim around this time.
That’s an interesting fact and I’ll just assume you’re right as I don’t wanna look into it myself 😂 thanks for the info and for the comment my friend 👊🏼
The PS2, GameCube, and Xbox versions were all buggy versions of the arcade game, the speed in those versions were way too fast, and the AI read your inputs like a madman knowing what you gonna do before you do it. It was not that fun to play compare to the older console versions or the accurate arcade version. Even worst the emulation port had no unlockable feature or new contents and lacks online play.
@@BushyStallionYou just need RetroArch and use the PCSX or Duckstation core. Make sure to also used the Japanese PS1 Bios in able to run it as it's a Japanese only release. Once you had it running you should be okay, the whole game is in English anyways, only the game case and manual are in Japanese.
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I love how to this day, there are passionate Snes and Genesis fans still debating on what ports are better.
I think it’s awesome, that war will forever wage on lol
Yeah the sega, snes wars were amazing it's was Competitive gaming at its best there was no socials and when you were younger and you had a version of a game that looked or played better on whatever machine it was a ticket to boost or to say I've the superior version do times I wish it would go back to them days, I mean we're in a era we're company's sell you a half finished game and it's up to you to patch when said company go live with the patch, basically it was great back then when you nought a game you got what you read on the box, the 9th gen of gaming has been a disaster I'm starting to pick up old consoles like xbox 360,ps3 and so on I want to be able to have a collection of games I can see look and touch, don't like the fact that I own digital code that floats about in cloud storage. Mate I loved what you said about people been passionate to this day about old games, I'm one of them stay safe and well pal and have a super weekend...
SNES port is still my favorite version, but the 32X version is almost as good. Its a nice upgrade visually from the Genesis version. The main visual upgrade was the characters and the sound. The Genesis handled the level backgrounds graphics, which is why they don't look that much different, but the 32X did the character graphics and animations, and the sound effects, i think the Genesis still handled the music though, can't remember. I still prefer the SNES version though, just feels tighter control wise. I never could get super comfortable with the Genesis 6-button controller, maybe that's why. You should try the Saturn version if you get the chance. Only downside is Shang Sung, his transformations pause the game to load in the new character, but there is an option to turn his transformations off in the options. It would be the best home version if not for that one issue. Graphically is pretty much identical to the arcade.
Nice info, I also had both versions and I got the Sega version long after I already had the SNES port and I hardly ever played the Sega port cause it was just so much worse in every way than the SNES port was imo...didn't know there was a Saturn version in going to check it out now! Mk 2 still my favorite MK game, I never got into the third version I hated how they sped everything up and combos and shit 😂 and the characters were lame too.
6:00 Wtf why did kitana do the male scream lmao. The programmers were lazy on this one? 😂
I thought the same thing bro! Lol
Lmao
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Because it is a game from the early 90's and a sound sample cost thousands of dollars back then.
She’s probably a man
i know alot of people hated on the 32x but i thought it was cool myself.
Why?
@@davidkruse4030Virtua racing, virtua fighter, Star Wars arcade, kolibri, doom, MK2 but that’s about it
This is better than Genesis by far, but I still choose the SNES over this especially for the ending. It isn't close to the arcade when you beat Shao Kahn.
I still chose the SNES as well however after playing this version had it been the one I grew up on I believe I would’ve preferred this one as well.
I learned that code when I was 12, and at age 40 I still have it memorized😂
It’s funny what are brains hold on to as we grew up lol thanks for sharing 👊🏼
The SNES version was considered superior to the Genesis version but I like the music on the Genesis regardless and for both Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II. I think the 32X version brings the graphics to parity you can see with the shadows and Barakas lair with the chains hanging in front. But, don't care what anyone says, Mortal Kombat music is best on SEGA. Nintendos Sony chip is still a synthesizer and where everyone said the chip sounded like real musical instruments, it doesn't, it's incredibly 90s. Squaresoft and Nintendo games sound good on Nintendos console but, Genesis just has that cool punchy deep bass and percussion sounds are awesome.
I have the Super and the Genesis version, wish I had the 32X version, but I still play the Genesis over the SNES game. Mortal Kombat just feels like a SEGA game. Nintendo wanted to be the kiddy console so, let em have it.
Good vid though. I can actually see Blaze on the bridge to Kahn's castle, I always thought it was a guy who got chopped in half and was on fire but, that's Blaze and Liu Kang. NEAT!
I appreciate your opinion on the games my friend that was a good read, thank you for sharing 👊🏼
Absolutely
Had this game back in the day. I wish I gave it a better chance and played it more. But I was too much of a SNES fanboy and stuck with that version. Then again, I still play the SNES version, so maybe it was the right choice for me. All the 16 bit ports of MK2 are so freaking good.
Dude, what a time to live in though! It was so much fun! I know the console wars exist today between Xbox and PlayStation but, it's not the same thing. There was something different then where it was more for good sport. Today, it's SAVAGE! The PlayStation and Xbox are too much alike, Xbox just can't grow a pair and be creative and take a chance and Sony let the PS3 get to them too much and wilted like a flower and gave in to pressure but, we got awesome proprietary hardware under Kutaragi, he was called the Jobs of Gaming Hardware..... Not anymore.
But, totally, man! That was an era to live. It was playful competition then but, it was the executives at war, Peter Main and Tom Kalinski were going at it and SEGA of America and Nintendo of America were mortal enemies, they almost literally had physical fights at times. Yeah, man. I hear ya. SEGA's still better, but happy you enjoyed the NES so much. 😉
This version is very well done and a lot of fun to play, I was very impressed. Kintaro was so hard though, not gonna lie 👊🏼
@@BushyStallion I should replay the 32X version later. Just played the arcade version again last night.
Curious if Kintaro is as hard on 32X as the SNES version. SNES version hes a little harder than the arcade version as you can often jump kick him just right when he tries to uppercut and exploit it on arcade.
If you have a capable PC, I highly recommend MK2 Remix. All the secret players are playable (Jade, Smoke, and Noob), and the gameplay is tweaked. For example, combos are allowed kinda like MK Trilogy, but it still feels like MK2 at its core. Also, I remember my dad owning both SNES and Genesis, so I was fortunate enough to play both systems, and later on, getting a PS1 when it dropped. I was also too young to understand the concept of ports, so to me both versions were the same. The 90s was amazing. I wish I could go back.
My biggest annoyance was the female screams were absent. Kitana and Mileena both had the guy screams when they faded.
That was an interesting thing to leave out I agree.
This is visually the most impressive home console port of MKII, it's great!
It’s pretty awesome that’s for sure 👊🏼
Super Nintendo is best version for mortal Kombat 2💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kitana had a manly scream when being burned alive haha.
The sounds were a little off yes lol
32x version is great. There's also Arcade Edition 32x hack that makes it more arcade perfect
I'd like more info about that
It didn't make it arcade perfect though, instead it makes it worst. Liu Kang's dragon fatality was inaccurate to the arcade version.
It's the best version of MKII in every console ported.
Really enjoying this series. PS1 and Sega Saturn next please!
Those could be a little tough to get a hold of lol
@@BushyStallion There's always emulation or an ODE! Another fun one could be the MK2 release for the Super Famicom as it had unique censorship.
The Saturn version is DISAPPOINTING
Those versions should've been arcade perfect, instead they are mediocre.
Genesis/32x had the best controls out of all of the console versions.
The controls were pretty tight for sure 👊🏼
Kitana had the guy's scream when you did the fatality lol
Lol yup just one of the thing the programmers overlooked I guess lol
A step up from the Genesis, but quite frankly given the extra expense it was to upgrade to 32X, this should've looked and sounded better than it did.
You found out why the 32X was a complete failure. This coming from Sega/Sony console player.
The thing is Probe were lazy and did the minimal amount of work.
Damn the soundfx in this game were clean!
sega ports had that stipiling of the pixels
Kitana yelled like a man when Scorpion set her on fire 🔥😮
I’m aware lol
I owned this version of MK too. I liked it a lot.
Great version for sure 👊🏼
Kitana has the screams of the men when she gets toasted lol
Lol I know it’s hilarious
I am thankful for content like this, b/c when I was a child in the 90s (born in early 80s) I wasn't able to get stuff like this. I had a genesis and snes. It wasn't until circa the game cube era, that I was able to really start buying my own video games and what not.
Add'l comment: I would have to see the games (genesis vs 32X) side by side, b/c my eyes are now so used to hyper real graphics etc!
some people were lucky to get one console from parents let alone two. the 32x was a scam which SNES proved with games like Star Fox
Thanks for the comment dude I appreciate it. And 32X versions was better for obvious reasons then the Genesis in my opinion but both very good versions regardless 👊🏼
Much better port, someone online did a updated version of the 32X version to make it more arcade perfect probably available online some where
Excellent I’ve heard of it several have mentioned it in the comments. I’ll have to check out someone else’s videos to see what the game play is like for that 👊🏼
God Bless you for putting it on Medium. Cause I can only play it at Very Easy. Arcade, SNES, Genesis. No matter. The computer is programmed to cheat and anticipate your next move . As it's well known
I find the computer starts falling for “tricks” the harder the level. Thanks for the comment 👊🏼
@@BushyStallion the bosses definitely do. I've jumped kick my way to all first 3 MKs lol
Honestly, I was expecting much better from the 32X port. At least the graphics should have been better than the SNES version :(
You’d think 👊🏼
characters were a bit sharper on 32X, but the backgrounds were a bit closer to the arcade on SNES. I think if Sculptured Software had done the 32X port from the ground up, it probably would've beaten the SNES on everything but some of the music, especially the ending music after defeating Kahn. Cranking that up on some really good speakers sounds awesome. Probe didn't even do a version of that for 32X. Throw that in with the ending screens & I think that gives the SNES the win, also because it has about 10 key sound effects (Sub-Zero's ice, Kitana's fan lift, Reptile's force ball & Kintaro's roar for example) Probe forgot to put on the 32X version. And SNES also leaves blood & bones on the ground after fatalities but they disappear on 32X. I wonder if Probe was incompetent, lazy or both
Pure awesomeness!!!that port was pretty good!!!🎉🎉🎉 can't wait for the next port!!!
Thanks dude it was a fantastic version of the game for sure 👊🏼
I love the Genesis music!
SNES version was better
@@javonjames4573 not to me. Not even close
Yes it was, SNES was graphically superior and sound effects were better. Music is debatable. Some tracks are better in SNES and some in Genesis.
@@SLAPJACKS83 my only point is subjective. I don't care about nothing else. Music Genesis was better I even like it better than arcade imo. Y'all can save y'all energy arguing anything else.
It's darker and fits the MK atmopshere.
The 32X version of MK2 was decent. It played better than the SNES version, but was hampered by the fact that they relied too much on the Genesis hardware versus making the game from scratch for the 32X. This was a huge problem with almost all the 32X games. They were either slight upgrades or in some cases worse. Had it come out a few years earlier it would have been different, but it came out at a time when better consoles were available making it obsolete at launch.
True
Agreed 👍🏼
Finally got to play this when I got my Polymega. It really is a solid port.
Because of this video I went out and picked up a 32X and MK2 for it as well! It’s so awesome and a huge improvement over the Genesis version. Keep posting the videos, they’re awesome man!
Right on, it’s very good it’s a fun version for sure 👊🏼
Never played the 32x version. The SFX are on par with the snes. As long as they kept that Probe background music. It's still amazing as the Genesis. It's perfect in my eyes.
Excellent opinion my friend 👊🏼
Such a much better version than the Genesis with about 40 more sound effects (but still 8-10 that the SNES has that 32X doesn't like Sub-Zero's ice, Reptile's force ball, Kitana's fan lift & Kintaro's roar), arcade accurate colors on characters, arcade perfect "Choose Your Fighter" screen, the opening screens, Goro's Lair added in, arcade perfect life bars, somewhat better looking backgrounds & things like Scorpion's fire fatality looking more arcade accurate. I think if they had put in the ending screens like the SNES had, it definitely would've edged out the SNES version in overall content. The added in sound effects are definitely arcade perfect though & not compressed like the SNES ones mostly were. Both versions are great since they play so good. SNES definitely had a great rendition of the ending music after defeating Khan. Probe forgot to even make a version. Big oversight
Thanks for your thorough comment, a true MK fan 👊🏼
@@BushyStallion - you're welcome
And good evening to you as well dude 👍
I have owned the SNES, Genesis, 32X, PC Mortal Kombat 2 ports and played the Saturn port. The best was the MS DOS PC version. The 32X was closer to the arcade than the SNES as far as name bars, the pillars in the Portal and the monks floating up and down. As far as sound and music the SNES was closest to the arcade. The 32X still had some murky color distribution and was missing sprite frame animations and had the "jail bar" effect on screens like the Genesis port. The Saturn looked and sounded great but was still missing some vocal sounds and Shag Tsung's poly morph took forever to load.
The 32X versions was also missing contents for the endings and you can't remap buttons like the SNES and Saturn versions. Each home versions of MKII does had their own little exclusive: SNES version had a hidden Endurance Mode, Genesis and 32X had Activator support and Fergus finisher (a parody of the Babality), Saturn and PS1 had red book music, and PS2, PS3, GameCube, PSP, Xbox 360, and Xbox got MKII as part of a collection.
@@VOAN believe you are referring to the "Fergality" .
@@tskraj3190Yes the Fergality was that, I remember a magazine mention about it and I tried it but you had to turn on the Ooh Nasty! option at the Test Mode menu and it will work. I believe you had to pick Raiden, then win a round by kicking only like you would for a Babality and press Away multiple times then Block and it'll turn your opponent into a midget version of Fergus, the boss of Probe Software. This finisher wasn't in any of the other MKII games cause those versions were not developed by Probe. The magazine mention that other characters besides Raiden could also do this too but never mention how they work so I'm not sure either.
Thanks for sharing that bro I appreciate it 👊🏼
The Genesis, Sega CD , 32x combination was a cluster fuck 😂
And 3 giant power boxes to go with each system was insane lol
@@BushyStallion yea, the avgn episode was funny when he addressed the issues 🤣
It was perfect for Sega Saturn,
Love watching your play MK2, thank you!
Thank YOU for checking out the video, I appreciate it 👊🏼
SNES looked better in graphics. 32x was a failure cause it couldn't deliver what it promised.
agreed. 32x was a big disappointment.
Nintendo fanboy alert!
@@hitek9too255 i had genesis Sega master system Nintendo. you name it. but the 32x was garbage. i buy anything that is top tier. not a fanboy of any system.
Console wars on this game is really nostalgia wars. When it comes to which one is the more accurate arcade port, the SNES outclasses the Sega Genesis in every way. 🍻
Glad the 32X is a little bit better version for Sega fans. And I agree, the Sega music, although severely inaccurate, has its own charm, again, the nostalgia hits hard on this version lol
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on them I appreciate it 👊🏼
Just love how you lnow all the codes bro its amazing to me 😊Happy Holidays to you and the family stay blessed always 🙏 ✨️💪💯
Thanks dude, this stuff is ingrained in my head lol stay blessed my friend 👊🏼
I grew up on the SNES PAL version of mk2.there is more differences than i can remember i were only like 3 or 4 year old at the time of this release
The atmosphere of mk is so dang good
Agreed 👊🏼
Dude are you filming your TV screen with a camera?
Yes. I’m old school.
@@BushyStallion That's very old school!
It just looks so much better this way on CRT monitor, Those catcher cards to me are crap.🎮🙏🏻☯️🐲📺
I used to love doing the deep freeze followed by the ice ball explosion for subzero's fatality instead of the uppercut finish. I used to think it was more fun to see.
Great Fatality 👊🏼
Best console version of MK2. Hands down! SNES version is too goofy, doesn't have all the screams, not as dark, and is jagged looking.
Love when Kitana burns and screams like a guy
Exactly!!!! Im like what was that about? Makes me wonder if they did a teat run before releasing this game lol. 32x is still a good port for MK2.
The AI is smart Lol didn't fall for the ground freeze
Not to mention my range was off lol
Thanks for the upload, man. This will always be my favorite MK game, and prefer this version a bit more over the Genesis version.
No problem, thanks for watching 👊🏼
The backgrounds look like garbage compared to the SNES version 😂
Yes but this version is more accusateur and home arcade than super nes version...
The 32x version still has music in the wrong stages like the Genesis version. The SNES version has the music in the right stages like the Arcade!
The 32x is more arcade than the snes version
The SNES version actually has music that matches the Arcade.
@@RashaunEatOreosnot really, the music is the same as the Sega Genesis, the tracks may or may play in the right stages, & the background are made up of terrible color… about three only thing I noticed that’s slightly better are the character sprites.
The music, no matter what stage it’s on is still very catchy in these Sega versions, and to me that’s all that matters lol thanks for the info though that’s cool to know. I appreciate you 👊🏼
@@MrSamPhoenix The music on the SNES isn't as good as the Arcade version. Nowhere near as good
Inspired me to get my emulation going on the big screen :0)
I have my gaming PC connected to my 4K tv as a second monitor with a frontend and all the emulators, and a wireless Xbox controller and it's awesome.
Do it up 👊🏼
not sure if it was just me, but fatalities (or any move in general) requiring you press up or down, was just so hard to do because the genesis controller had this weird thing about it where pressing up often times also pressed left or right by accident with the way the dpad rocks..
I hear ya, control is everything after all 👊🏼
love the music
Cool, love your channel!
Thanks Really 👊🏼 I like your TH-cam handle by the way lol
Thanks, it's a long story lol@@BushyStallion 😉
New to mk so this is so cool to see it’s humble beginnings
Thank you for watching, these old ones are so far from the new ones it’s almost like a different franchise lol
Can’t beat the arcade versions…although the snes version was pretty close !
I would give anything to be able to go back in time and somehow set SEGA on the right path, tell them what projects to cancel that eventually doomed them and what to devote their time and energy to in order to beat Sony and Nintendo. SEGA games just had that special something. You could tell those people really cared about being totally rad as a core tenet of the company.
Sega definitely had a flare to them that you can’t deny, thanks for the comment my friend 👊🏼
32x version is a step up to the original genesis version.
Added bulk and expense to Genesis without enough improvement.
32x brought it up to the level of the SNES
Imagine they had this kind of hardware upgrade mentality today, all the innovation etc, it would be radical and awesome.
Radical and awesome and even gnarly if you will lol
My mind told me the game looked better than what it was
5:59 aaaaahhhhh 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Yep that’s Kitana definitely turned into a dude there lol
The AI is so broken and cheating in MKII. It was fun in MK1.
MK2 was absolutely designed to be a quarter muncher
This reminds me of Christmas 1993. I asked for the Sega Genesis instead of the SNES. Biggest mistake ever. My neighbor buddy had the SNES and MK2 was THE game that made me realize I made a mistake. Nintendo was king in the 90s, no doubt.
Totally depends what games you liked. I loved my Mega Drive. Only games I was jealous of was Mario Kart and SF2, Mega Drive SF2 finally came out and was better than the SNES version.
Both great systems though in their own right. But personally I would’ve been at your buddies house also if he had MK2 on the SNES lol
The Snes is the best port of this game MK 2. 32X is missing a lot of voices & they kept the Genesis music.
The soak test is pretty fun to watch with fatalities
Beating Kitana was cool. It looked like the game was reading your input but when it jumped it couldnt respond to your moves.
Kitana used to beat me with that throw all the time. It wqs satisfying to see you win there 😁
Always a pleasure beating the computer because the computer always destroyed me back in the day lol thanks for the comment 🙏🏽
The problem with the 32X was it still relied on the Genesis to display it's HUDs and backgrounds. That's why the characters look good being rendered by the 32X in 32bit color(32,768 total/256 simultaneous color not really 32-bit(actually 15-bit (same as SNES) while Genesis palette is 9-bit at 512 total/64 simultaneous) but the backgrounds look scabby with their Genesis color limitation. They should have never released the 32X/Sega CD and just released the Saturn with 6meg ram and focused on Midway/Capcom/Konami etc. arcade ports. The Saturn is a 2D powerhouse especially with more ram(aka 4 meg ram cart) and deserved many sprite scaling arcade ports it never got. It's pack in game should have been OutRunners or Virtua Racing 2 or Racing Hero not Virtua Fighter. Where was Golden Axe? TMNT Arcade? Streets Of Rage? Cadillacs And Dinosaurs? Run And Gun Basketball? Galaxy Force 3 with a lengthy convoluted story mode written by me? Someone find me a time machine so I can be the president of Sega!!
A valiant effort by Sega but the SNES version still beats it on a hardware to result ratio. Better colors, more animations, but still I do love the reworked vocals and sound effects of this version. So clear and punchy.
The first mk was the only time mk series was better on sega..
And only because of blood..
Ahh I dunno anymore. Playing both versions again has me thinking even though the Genesis version had blood, was it enough to make it better than the SNES?
I was thinking how the backgrounds look more noisy than 16x version, but I forgot that in the old tube tvs this would look awesome
Looks like it moves faster than the SNES version!
It feels smoother almost
@@BushyStallion I believe it. Seems to be more frames from the video. The sound is weird, but the gameplay is super fluid.
Next can you play the 32x "Arcade edition" rom hack ? This version can also be played on real 32x hardware with a ever drive. It basically restores many of the original assets from the Arcade and comes close.
Yesssss
That would be sick
There’s a rom hack for that? I’ll look into it thanks 👊🏼
I owned the Sega Genesis and Sega 32X versions of Mortal Kombat 2, and must say I was rather disappointed at the 32X version of the game. Main reason being was that I remembered the 32X version of the game was advertised as "Bringing the arcade version home". I played MK2 in the arcades a lot and this game had amazing sound and graphics for it's time. I feel the 32X version was a rush job in porting the game. I feel the 32X hardware was not pushed well for this game.
Many of the ports were rush jobs due to time constraints. If given enough time sega ports could be comparable to the arcade versions.
Hey! Love your videos! I'm curious, do you have any input lag on that TV? Because most classic games feel unplayable on my LED TV. Way better response time on CRT.
Thanks dude 👊🏼 as for the lag no not really. The only time I noticed input lag is when I’m playing the PS3 MKAK against players online. Other then that it’s been great 👍🏼
Cool! Thank you for reply! I should replace my TV soon, then :) @@BushyStallion
Still have that genesis test menu password stuck in my head from the amount of times me and my cousin did it lol
It’s funny what we remember sometimes lol
Many reasons why I don't like this version compare to the Sega Saturn version:
1. Still had Sega Genesis music.
2. Still used the Sega Activator.
3. Can't remap buttons like the Super NES, PS1, and Saturn versions.
4. Colors are a bit muted compare to Super NES, PS1, and Saturn versions.
5. Still missing the character ending pictures.
All valid reasons and my one main gripe was that you couldn’t remap the buttons. Thanks for the comment 👊🏼
Hope you had a Happy Holiday, homie!
Likewise!
Very good thanks, unfortunately I didn’t get the Tiger handheld version of MK2 but maybe one day soon lol
@@BushyStallion 🤣🤣🤣 We can keep dreaming for the grail.
Kintaro can easily be beat with a delayed jump kick with over half the cast. You can also knock him out of his stomp with a standing jump kick. Also when you're baiting the AI to jump towards you its sometimes easier to just use high kick instead of the other buttons.
The delayed jump kick doesn’t work on the 32X I don’t believe. I tried. Maybe I’m wrong however because timing is crucial on that.
Hard to slide witih Subzero with a sega 6 button. I prefer the snes controller. Easier to use.
I must pf been the only one who used the headphone jack on Sega
Scorpions slice I just gold high punch for 2 seconds and release. I own this on Genesis two. Game boy. Ps2
Played the genesis version since it came out, never even played 32x, the super Nintendo is good, but I prefer the genesis version. I admit the added sound are really cool though
You can't be serious. The graphics on the MD (Genesis) version are terrible. The SNES looks FAR more like the arcade.
@@bradallen8909 I love the SNES vs SEGA opinions. Feels like the 90's all over again!
I would of loved this version.. I had the normal genesis version.. the 32x was another 150 and 70 for the game again lol back in 94
I remember playing this one with my relative a lot
what's ugly about this version is the sound. they don't integrate the sound. They just pile on 32x sounds which are very loud and not balanced. So you get terrible Genesis sounds underneath better 32x sounds that are way louder. This version is still not as good as the SNES version.
SNES version was GOAT. I remember it was $75 on release date which is crazy even in today's standards.
I like the snes it was my system but no the 32x is better in every way.
@@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629 yeah...right
nice video
LOL Shao Kahn saying "You will die..." You will die..." LOL I'm like waiting for "mortal!" I agree with you the SNES version is better honestly. If I had to rate MK2 home ports I'd rate SNES>>>32X>>>>>Sega Genesis objectively speaking honestly.
SNES was better, it had accurate sounds like the arcade version.
Well not everything like the arcade version, but it was noticeable when you play the SNES version.
Why do the body parts disappear like in the Genesis version during the Fatalities?
No idea but I noticed that immediately also 👊🏼
dude the sounds are way better than the genesis and as much as I like the snes they sound better than that one as well graphics are better than both as well..
I beg the differ, and no. The sound on the 32X does not sound great.
SNES > 32X
@@trustnoone3007 SNES has dumb argggggg sound effects instead of screams when knocking opponent in the pit and doing other fatalities which is stupid.
@@trustnoone3007 its been awhile but it sounds better right now.
Sounds better then Genesis for sure 👊🏼
It was a good version not great but definitely a good upgrade from the Genesis version, imo. 👊
It’s MK2 so it’ll always be great to me lol 👊🏼
@BushyStallion MK2 on Tiger handheld would be "Great" to you. Lol. I get it though. 👍
The snes version blows the genesis out of the water. I've played both. Six button controller is the big difference.
This is the MK2 in my Collection.. But I grew up with the SNES version
Any plans to do videos on other MK2 ports? Like the Saturn?
It’s possible, but no plans for the Saturn or Japanese PS1 yet.
Kitana has a male voice.
😂
She sure does when she gets Toasted lol
I think the STACY at the end of the credits for this version was in reference to Stacy Hendrickson, who was the Associate Producer for the Acclaim Gray Team of the Genesis version of MKII. She probably left Acclaim around this time.
That’s an interesting fact and I’ll just assume you’re right as I don’t wanna look into it myself 😂 thanks for the info and for the comment my friend 👊🏼
@@BushyStallion Oh, and Stacy worked on the SNES version as well.
I don't know why the game's original font wasn't used from the beginning...
This was the best Arcade port until ... the Playstation 2 version arrived.
Reason is that the PSX and Saturn have loading times.
The PS2, GameCube, and Xbox versions were all buggy versions of the arcade game, the speed in those versions were way too fast, and the AI read your inputs like a madman knowing what you gonna do before you do it. It was not that fun to play compare to the older console versions or the accurate arcade version. Even worst the emulation port had no unlockable feature or new contents and lacks online play.
I never tried the PS1 version I heard it was only released in Japan? I’ll have to find a decent emulation perhaps
@@BushyStallionYou just need RetroArch and use the PCSX or Duckstation core. Make sure to also used the Japanese PS1 Bios in able to run it as it's a Japanese only release. Once you had it running you should be okay, the whole game is in English anyways, only the game case and manual are in Japanese.