The best part of this game is that every level you’ll be introduced to new game play mechanics, instead most platform game just changing the theme. What the game probably suffered most from is that is got released far into the lifespan on the SNES. So very few people have a nostalgia factor playing.
As someone who grew up with the Genesis, sometimes I think kids who grew up with SNES just didn't fully appreciate the beautiful array of colors games like Prehistorik Man brought to the table.
Oh I always appreciated it! I grew up with a SNES and anytime I played a Genesis everything always felt much darker colour wise. I was also never a fan of the Genesis sound chip, I loved the range the SNES had, especially with RPGs
This was one of my favorite games as a kid. I remember the bright colors on the box when renting it from video review. Eventually when they closed I remember buying the game with the box. Such a great game
I've always loved this game growing up, the characters actually go a little deeper than what he brought out, the scientists invents different tools for you to use, the one with the hat informs you about different enemies in the area, so they each have a purpose in how they help you, its actually really awesome the way it feels like an actual adventure, and you feel like the other characters really do join you, it is flawed but its actually a lot of fun.
I think you’re right. This video has a compilation of every yell from that cartoon, and I’m certain it’s the one just after 1:09 th-cam.com/video/Yqbl2QIYDPg/w-d-xo.html
As soon as I saw the shout attack I knew I'd played this game before, that was the trigger that jogged my memory 😁 I remember playing this when Top Gear and the soccer games were already rented, I live in Brazil and those were the most popular games here 😃
I love this game, for me one of the best titles Titus developed for the SNES. And it's counterpart on the Original Gameboy is without a doubt one of the best looking games the platform had to offer, very impressive technically and with an awesome soundtrack!
It's more than halfway decent game. Give it a chance on the SNES online - I grew up with this game and I feel like Drunk is a little biased. But still a really good review.
@@DarkZide8 Prerry much the validity effect. He consistently wrote the game off long ago to the point where he damn near convinced himself it's a poor to mediocre game before really giving it a chance. There are points in the video where he gives the game minor props but it feels like it was pulling teeth just to get that.
@@supersexysega He said it gave him motion sickness, and he hated the cheap hits in the lights out stage. The short range melee weapon, in general, offers too much risk for the reward. If the rest of it wasn't so strong, there's no way he would have revisited his opinions.
For some reason, it seems Brazilians like myself have fond memories of this game. In my case, my parents went to Paraguay on a trip which was known for tax-free, cheap electronics and brought me a (probably pirated) copy of this game. Fond memories, indeed.
I honestly can't think of a single thing that Joe & Mac do better than Prehistoric Man except for the co-op mode. Better graphics, animations, music, variety in and size of levels, it's not even close.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in Prehistorik Man, by AC/BC. The actual game looks pretty solid, but I rarely want to play platformers like this, and euro platformers tend to have that slippery movement and floaty jumping so it all feels imprecise.
This kind of crap happened a lot in 16-bit games. Chuck Rock says "unga bunga" in a very Captain Caveman-like voice, and I'm pretty sure they lifted a "d'oh!" from Homer Simpson when you beat enemies in Wonder Dog, its Sega CD cousin.
Boring but probably real answer: because it's a multiple of 8. Computers store things in multiples of 8 regardless of how much actually needs storing, so using something that wasn't a multiple of 8 wasted limited storage space.
When I was a kid this was one of the games that made me feel like I was “playing a cartoon.” I usually got that feeling from Genesis Disnep games like Mickey Mania and Aladdin. I was always amazed by games that looked like cartoons at that time. Comix Zone, Maui Mallard, this game, Bonk games, and things like that fascinated me.
tbh - there is nothing in gems and jewels that make them appropriate to be currency. It's just something we decided on as humans. Gems can at least be used as tools and material for stuff.
Thanks for this video, I am one of those butt hurts that is all pissy there ain’t no earthbound on the switch, so it’s great having a channel like this to really let me know if these random snes games are worth my time, also just wanted to say I’m super happy I found your channel and I love all of your videos, my first console was the snes (I’m 17 btw) and watching your channel gives me huge nostalgia trips
Yeah, this game is actually really good. I do think you are way too hard on it - but at least you point out some real flaws that do exist in the game, like some of item-platforming levels. One thing that "ruined" the game for me is that you actually get 4 bones from enemies if you defeat them via jumping on them - which made me use the club less. I do think the club is kinda awesome in this game, it feels good when you start hitting on an enemy - so there to be an incentive to not use it is boring. I think it is same with the weapons - they are all amazing, but you get less bones again. Still, that's just a thing that's up to the player to decide if they want to use or not. IGAvanias have the same flaw.
All the different gameplay mechanics / level design gimmicks remind me (for better or worse) of Earthworm Jim. Also those icebergs heaving in the water look legitimately fantastic!
I remember Prehistoric 2 being very unique and fun back in the day, the original Prehistoric was a bit on the generic side and although I never got around to playing this one, it seems like a mix of those two.
I just recently played this game for the first time....on the Evercade (Interplay Collection 2). I thought it was pretty decent on the little handheld, with the various save states helping get though the game.
The game is beautiful and I would've probably fallen in love with it as a kid. And I actually have fallen in love with the Game Boy version, due to its killer soundtrack, graphics and effects made by demosceners. Haven't even played it it much, it's just pretty to see.
Pfft...The box shows a prehistoric caveman wearing sunglasses and leaning on a wooden club. All jokes aside, the graphics and animations are pretty damn nice looking for a game I never even wanted to try. This is literally the 1st time I've ever seen gameplay footage for this game. P.S. When I was in 7th or 8th grade, going through my AC/DC phase, I thought the lyrics to the chorus of "Dirty Deeds" was "Dirty deeds and the Thunder Chief"...I didn't know what it meant, but it sounded awesome.
Hi Snnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnesdrunk, this is actually the SNES version of Prehistorik 2. I am not sure whether the game would qualify as a "port" or "remake" nowadays, given how wildly versions of a same game would differ depending on the hardware back then.
There's also a Prehistorik Man on the Game Boy, although it's a separate adventure. I can't say that it's a great game (it's certainly less forgiving), but it's probably the best-looking game on the Game Boy, complete with parallax backgrounds.
One of the games I haven't seen on here yet are the Star Trek TNG games. Would love to see you cover those. Love the channel by the way. It's a great trip down memory lane and is just really chill and relaxing to listen to.
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The shout is an actual Tom & Jerry sample! Recorded by William Hanna himself in the 40s.
I totally picked up on that too! You can just hear it right away ❤️
Credit to Adam below who found the exact yell just past the 1min mark th-cam.com/video/Yqbl2QIYDPg/w-d-xo.html
The best part of this game is that every level you’ll be introduced to new game play mechanics, instead most platform game just changing the theme. What the game probably suffered most from is that is got released far into the lifespan on the SNES. So very few people have a nostalgia factor playing.
Didn't this game get rave reviews despite being a late release? I swear I read that it was great in both EGM and Gamepro.
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Yeah, EGM gave it game of the month. And it was competing with 32-bit titles.
@@juststatedtheobvious9633 Thanks for confirming. That's high praise because lost of great 16-bit titles were getting crapped on back then.
That is literally the Tom scream.
He said it makes you sound like Jerry Mouse just lit your tail on fire.
@@midwestmonster9886 Maybe but it is actually TOM the Cat. Jerry never screamed like that in the cartoons.
@@mevb that is why jerry lits your (tom's) tail on fire. why would jerry set his own tail on fire?
Yeah. So? That’s why SNES drunk said it the way he said it.
@@mevb lol you backwards but yeah
As someone who grew up with the Genesis, sometimes I think kids who grew up with SNES just didn't fully appreciate the beautiful array of colors games like Prehistorik Man brought to the table.
Oh I always appreciated it! I grew up with a SNES and anytime I played a Genesis everything always felt much darker colour wise. I was also never a fan of the Genesis sound chip, I loved the range the SNES had, especially with RPGs
Sounds reasonable
IDK for the most part the colors look pretty unremarkable for the era
@@opaljk4835 ^ found the SNES kid
Yeah but you had Streets of Rage 2.
1:27 That swaying ice platform floating in the semi-transparent water is pretty cool though.
This was one of my favorite games as a kid. I remember the bright colors on the box when renting it from video review. Eventually when they closed I remember buying the game with the box. Such a great game
I've always loved this game growing up, the characters actually go a little deeper than what he brought out, the scientists invents different tools for you to use, the one with the hat informs you about different enemies in the area, so they each have a purpose in how they help you, its actually really awesome the way it feels like an actual adventure, and you feel like the other characters really do join you, it is flawed but its actually a lot of fun.
Brah yes loved this game when little
That is absolutely William Hannah's iconic yell that they ripped straight from Tom and Jerry and you can't convince me otherwise
I think you’re right. This video has a compilation of every yell from that cartoon, and I’m certain it’s the one just after 1:09
th-cam.com/video/Yqbl2QIYDPg/w-d-xo.html
@@AdamsBrew78 Nice find
As someone who grew up with old Prehistorik Man games on PC, I liked the SNES version a lot.
with the light level, you can press the shoulder button and can control the firefly. it makes that level WAY more manageable
I adored this game back then. I think it has enough variety to not make it a "generic platformer"...
and it looks great visually
I think so too, while it’s not DKC, but it’s better than a generic average.
Just played it for like two minutes on switch and the controls are smooth af.
As soon as I saw the shout attack I knew I'd played this game before, that was the trigger that jogged my memory 😁 I remember playing this when Top Gear and the soccer games were already rented, I live in Brazil and those were the most popular games here 😃
Top Gear was great!
“... offers a bit of MEAT on the BONE”
Well played. Well played.
I used to love this game when i was a kid... good memories.
Total length of video: 375 secs.
Total length of "SNES Drunk": 3.5 secs.
.93% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".
An unfortunately low SNES Drunk ratio smh
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My cat agreed by saying moo. Wait, I don't have a cat...
I love this game, for me one of the best titles Titus developed for the SNES.
And it's counterpart on the Original Gameboy is without a doubt one of the best looking games the platform had to offer, very impressive technically and with an awesome soundtrack!
Nice variation of the snes drunk intro
SNNNNNNnnnnnnNNNNNNN ... esdrunk!
@Samson Themighty those bare minimum "snesdrunk"s are also nice, but I really like the change of pace here.
@Samson Themighty same. Maybe we'll get a compilation vid at some point, or a "13 best of" style video.
I'm just shocked that Titus made a halfway decent game.
Did you just say 'tits'?
It's more than halfway decent game. Give it a chance on the SNES online - I grew up with this game and I feel like Drunk is a little biased. But still a really good review.
It helps that they didn't have to deal with DC's legal team or insane deadlines.
@@DarkZide8 Prerry much the validity effect. He consistently wrote the game off long ago to the point where he damn near convinced himself it's a poor to mediocre game before really giving it a chance.
There are points in the video where he gives the game minor props but it feels like it was pulling teeth just to get that.
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He said it gave him motion sickness, and he hated the cheap hits in the lights out stage.
The short range melee weapon, in general, offers too much risk for the reward.
If the rest of it wasn't so strong, there's no way he would have revisited his opinions.
I'd have loved it as a kid if I had a Super Nintendo back in the day! It would make a perfect rental.
For some reason, it seems Brazilians like myself have fond memories of this game. In my case, my parents went to Paraguay on a trip which was known for tax-free, cheap electronics and brought me a (probably pirated) copy of this game. Fond memories, indeed.
Dude you were not kidding about the scream attack - that is straight out of Tom & Jerry.
This looks a lot better than I originally thought after seeing that Titus logo. Ill give this a try when it drops.
I honestly can't think of a single thing that Joe & Mac do better than Prehistoric Man except for the co-op mode. Better graphics, animations, music, variety in and size of levels, it's not even close.
Well, Joe and Mac doesn't have a camera that gives you a headache, for one thing
Thanks for bringing back this hidden gem i appreciate that awsome work keep it up
I love this game despite its flaws. It was one of my faves when I was a kid, used to rent it all the time.
That first level music is so good.
The control and camera has to be bad for him not to like it, cuz the gameplay clips make this game seem amazing!
One of my absolute fave snes games growing up. Exploring the giant levels and finding all the food !!😄😄
this is a really good game the only thing I hate is the clunky camera but for the most part it's great
Love this game since I was 8. Great video as usual!
The GB version had a killer soundtrack.
The DSi port did as well.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in Prehistorik Man, by AC/BC.
The actual game looks pretty solid, but I rarely want to play platformers like this, and euro platformers tend to have that slippery movement and floaty jumping so it all feels imprecise.
Haha "the old guys wife...ah daughter."
Nice Anna Nicole Smith joke there.
That scream is Tom's scream clearly
Was going to say the same thing. It seems They ripped that audio clip...or recorded a VERY similar one.
This kind of crap happened a lot in 16-bit games. Chuck Rock says "unga bunga" in a very Captain Caveman-like voice, and I'm pretty sure they lifted a "d'oh!" from Homer Simpson when you beat enemies in Wonder Dog, its Sega CD cousin.
I really like platformers so this looks pretty sweet imo.
"Why 16 continues? I don't know, I don't like uneven numbers" -SNES drunk's nemesis.
Sweet 16-Billy Idol.
Boring but probably real answer: because it's a multiple of 8. Computers store things in multiples of 8 regardless of how much actually needs storing, so using something that wasn't a multiple of 8 wasted limited storage space.
This game is great. You can also buy saves in the shop. The lighting effect level reminds me of Rayman. British platformer power move.
Looks like a fun little game. Hopefully will pick it up some day!
I actually love that camera style. If only sonic games had a camera like that so I could see where I was going...
When I was a kid this was one of the games that made me feel like I was “playing a cartoon.” I usually got that feeling from Genesis Disnep games like Mickey Mania and Aladdin. I was always amazed by games that looked like cartoons at that time. Comix Zone, Maui Mallard, this game, Bonk games, and things like that fascinated me.
So you collect gems, jewels...but bones are currency....riiiight.
well yeah, why would a shopkeeper want to be paid in rocks?
tbh - there is nothing in gems and jewels that make them appropriate to be currency. It's just something we decided on as humans. Gems can at least be used as tools and material for stuff.
The bones are their money
So are the gems
It was a different time
I had the GBA port when it came out. Was pretty fun. It felt so satisfying to pick up colorful fruit and meat and see the score numbers crank up!!!
did that guy say "damned" in a SNES game?!? if I had seen this as a kid in the 90s that would have been a major selling point lmao
Thanks for this video, I am one of those butt hurts that is all pissy there ain’t no earthbound on the switch, so it’s great having a channel like this to really let me know if these random snes games are worth my time, also just wanted to say I’m super happy I found your channel and I love all of your videos, my first console was the snes (I’m 17 btw) and watching your channel gives me huge nostalgia trips
"It's the one that says bad mother bundle on it."
Thanks,ive been waiting for this since i know this channel.Its like 5 years.
you've been waiting for prehistorik man?
Game looks pretty good and I missed out on it during the initial release. I'm excited to give it a try tomorrow.
I like the sprite animation looks great.
I loved this game as a kid. I admit that it may be not as polished as I remember but still a great and fun game.
Honestly, I would still almost rather play this game than Chuck Rock.
Chuck rock for snes was broken xdxd i could never Pass The water boss...better The sega version..I could beat that one..
Yeah but that intro
Fun Fact:
Sun Glasses and Bigass Sneakers are one of Man's earliest inventions in Caveman times.
Looks fun tbh. Nice graphics too.
Who the hell gave a thumb down??
Thanks for review as always, Drunk!
The graphics are actually pretty damn good on this game.
Yeah, this game is actually really good. I do think you are way too hard on it - but at least you point out some real flaws that do exist in the game, like some of item-platforming levels.
One thing that "ruined" the game for me is that you actually get 4 bones from enemies if you defeat them via jumping on them - which made me use the club less.
I do think the club is kinda awesome in this game, it feels good when you start hitting on an enemy - so there to be an incentive to not use it is boring.
I think it is same with the weapons - they are all amazing, but you get less bones again. Still, that's just a thing that's up to the player to decide if they want to use or not.
IGAvanias have the same flaw.
I remember playing this game on the schools computers it was the Space bar destroyer
3:10 SNES drunk skipped the game text. a character flat out tells you you can control the firefly using the look. (R).
All the different gameplay mechanics / level design gimmicks remind me (for better or worse) of Earthworm Jim.
Also those icebergs heaving in the water look legitimately fantastic!
Loved you cameo with Riggs this morning.
🤔 actually, that hang glider looks pretty cool. Spear as weapon + platform is neato. Looks like a good game?
I remember Prehistoric 2 being very unique and fun back in the day, the original Prehistoric was a bit on the generic side and although I never got around to playing this one, it seems like a mix of those two.
*Commentary:* "Average and forgettable game"
*Footage:* "Amazing gameplay and fun mechanics"
*Me:* "Who should I believe?"
The gb game has an amazing intro and great music.
The GB game in general, only exists to show off. It even has parallax scrolling.
It's practically a playable tech demo.
@@juststatedtheobvious9633 It was made by demosceners.
I just recently played this game for the first time....on the Evercade (Interplay Collection 2). I thought it was pretty decent on the little handheld, with the various save states helping get though the game.
Better than Joe and Mac. Too straightforward and felt like Data East was trying to play it safe with the series.
I loved this game🤷♂️ I guess maybe that’s because Blockbuster didn’t let you swap.
The game is beautiful and I would've probably fallen in love with it as a kid. And I actually have fallen in love with the Game Boy version, due to its killer soundtrack, graphics and effects made by demosceners. Haven't even played it it much, it's just pretty to see.
So much nostalgia for this one. Never made it past the wheel level without the cheat code.
It looks very nice for a speedrun
I honestly loved this game as a kid
This is a great game for the SNES.
Any 16 bit platformer is worth playing today! Will get round to this one day.
You're absolutely right about that yell. It's lifted directly from Tom & Jerry.
Pfft...The box shows a prehistoric caveman wearing sunglasses and leaning on a wooden club.
All jokes aside, the graphics and animations are pretty damn nice looking for a game I never even wanted to try. This is literally the 1st time I've ever seen gameplay footage for this game.
P.S. When I was in 7th or 8th grade, going through my AC/DC phase, I thought the lyrics to the chorus of "Dirty Deeds" was "Dirty deeds and the Thunder Chief"...I didn't know what it meant, but it sounded awesome.
It look like a good game for me to play. 😀👍🎮
Great story great graphics tight controls
This game looks fun.
The getting hit by Jerry Mouse part had me laughing out loud
Always wanted to try this, the screenshots in the magazines looked nice. Caveman Warriors is kind of a spiritual successor but doesnt look that good.
this game looks pretty good
Skyrim is just a remake of Prehistorik Man confirmed
Hi Snnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnesdrunk, this is actually the SNES version of Prehistorik 2. I am not sure whether the game would qualify as a "port" or "remake" nowadays, given how wildly versions of a same game would differ depending on the hardware back then.
I'd say remake
I loved Prehistorik 2 on MS-DOS and this seems like that but more elaborate. Played it a little after getting into retro gaming and it seems nice.
The cave man has some serious 'tude.
My 2 favorite cavemen games are shit to The Drunk, Congo's Caper and Prehistorik :'(
Putting “Mother Bundle” on my vision board
Was legit waiting for this
dude you say this game is a normal snes platformer....this game is freakin awesome
I've saved a bundle on classics by switching to ZSNES!
I loved this game
Help us, SNESDrunk, you're our only hope!
Definitely one of the games ever made.
0:56 Jet Kave Adventure has a jetpack on a prehistorik man lol who became obsolete
It was a better then ok back in the day I remember it back in 92-93 it was kick ass back then now it seems bad ass
There's also a Prehistorik Man on the Game Boy, although it's a separate adventure. I can't say that it's a great game (it's certainly less forgiving), but it's probably the best-looking game on the Game Boy, complete with parallax backgrounds.
Every time you review a game I want to go out and buy it I might actually try and get this one
Well I guess I'll be checking this one out just for the shout attack
The shouting attack sounds like Tom the cat not Jerry 😂😂
That's one of the many reasons why we still love Tom and Jerry
"Jerry Mouse lit your tail on fire" is a reference to Tom.
@@SNESdrunk thats how i understood it
You're right guys 😅😅
My bad
Still a funny reference
One of the games I haven't seen on here yet are the Star Trek TNG games. Would love to see you cover those. Love the channel by the way. It's a great trip down memory lane and is just really chill and relaxing to listen to.
I've always liked this game better than Joe & Mac but maybe I'm weird.