That's one that really shouldn't have gotten a port on the SMS. It's kind of like the Mega Drive port of Duke Nukem, cool in concept to get it to run on the hardware but almost impossible for it to be good.
@@NekroBroly It played pretty good, IMHO. Not with the original controllers, sadly, but having rediscovered it through emulation using better controllers it plays well. Sound was bad, though, NES had better sound for sure.
Just so you all know, any praise I am throwing at the SMS isn't saying it's better overall than the NES. The NES deserves its title and legendary status for sure. ✌🏻
Happy New Year my friend!! I always think there's going to be like 20-30 games maximum for these crossovers until I start researching it and realize there's way more work to do than I thought. While this isn't the most exciting one I've done for the channel this will finish off the Gen vs SNES, SMS Vs NES, SMS vs Gen, NES vs SNES, NES vs Gen, SMS vs SNES marathon of Sega/Nintendo crossovers from these earlier generations.
Awesome job on today's video. Looking forward for a all arcade vs. NES games compared side by side, same to SMS and GG I know this take much time in the research but patience is the key to the success. Happy New Year guys! Stay safe and healthy!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you're having a great start to the year:) I'm really looking forward to the final result of the SMS vs arcade and NES vs arcade videos. The SMS series that I'm doing should be done by the end of the year which will end with a compilation like this video though the NES has over 200 arcade ports so that will be a lot longer to do.
@RetroComparisons WOW and just WOW... 200 ports??????? Man I need to get updated soon ASAP also I need to update my gaming life I'm so outdated in every old gaming stuff 😂😂😂 No Rush, take your time ☕ That Arcade x Genesis compilation is also awesome! Never realized how much ports from arcade the blasting process received, as a mega-drive fan throughout 30 years/more (dad gifted me one on my 10th birthday back in 1991) I must say that I'm so impressed on how many games were ported. Thanks also for your hard work on making these videos I can tell with no regrets you provide the best retro gaming database on your channel. May this year of 2025 be full of achievements for you mate! Again, Happy 2025! 🍻🎇
@@jefsilva23 You are so kind my friend! I really appreciate your support and kind words:) Haha yeah that NES vs arcade list was like 5 times longer than I thought it would be. The Genesis vs arcade was also way more than I anticipated. I've got to say, the Genesis is an amazing gift for your 10th birthday! Even to this day that's still my favorite console. I hope you have an incredible 2025:)
Antiguamente el tener otra consola era tener diferente biblioteca de juegos y eso, eso si era variedad. Increíble, no desfrauda para nada la escena 8bit.
I love how some look identical where others look better on snes or ms depending on the game. Batman Returns for example kicks butt on snes one of my fav beat em ups for snes and Batman games in general. The Bruce Lee game is another better on the snes and had a 3 player free for all mode via the multitasking. That was fun. Lol The MS does an admirable job on alot of these left to snes. Its like nes next to genesis. Won't be as powerful but does what it can and some games here and there surprise you. Happy New Year my friend! 🎇😃And great job as always I know these big vids must take some time. Hope you got some good stuff and candy or money!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you had a great one and I hope your 2025 is off to a good start! Oh man Batman Returns on the SNES is freaking awesome! I never knew that Bruce Lee game was 3 player. I'll have to try that out sometime with a couple of friends. I couldn't agree more with your assessment overall. The Master System while not as powerful as the SNES really held up well all things considered. Cheers to a great 2025 buddy:)
@@RetroComparisons Thanks! I had some tummy issues but thankfully no fever. I think probably from just eating too much junk this time of the year you know when it messes with your normal routine so to speak lol. But I'm just eating light stuff past few days haha. Oh yeah it's a blast with the multi-tap, imagine if Konami made TMNT Turtles in Time with that for 3 or 4 player but probably would have slowed the game down as to why they kept it to just two which is still great. The Bruce Lee game plays very smoothly with 3 people even it's kind of like a 3 player street fighter haha. Yep! It reminds me of the handheld versions of games could be GBA, DS, PSP, Vita etc vs console ports and sometimes the handhelds wind up being better lol. Hey there's an idea for ya haha.
@@MKF30 Oh no! I hope you get better soon buddy. Haha yeah you're probably overdoing it with food, I've done the same thing for the past few weeks and I need to cut back. It's so hard though this time of year. If Turtles In Time had 4 player support on the SNES I'd probably put that as the best beat em up on a home console of all time. Same thing if Streets of Rage 2 or 3 had 4 player support. Oh yeah man some of those handheld ports look fantastic. Funny you mention that because I'm working on some cool handheld stuff right now. Anywho, get better soon my friend!
@RetroComparisons Oh yeah totally agree haha Imagine those 90s beat em up with 4 player for snes and sega haha that would have been wild and no reaaon to go to the arcade haha. Thanks yeah the doc when I called him said I probably just ate too much variety have to alter my diet since I had no symptoms of a virus or food poisoning per se. You can get sick just eating too much junk things you're not used to etc yeah I hear ya thanks! Oh really? Haha that's cool I look forward to it dude. 😃
@@MKF30 Oh man that would have been incredible if those 90s beat em ups had that option. I'm glad to hear that it's nothing too serious. I hope you're back to 100% soon!
I had to watch this in full and the SMS held up very strong and I had no clue that there were so many good games for the SMS, I feel short changed as a kid.. Winner: Not me as a kid who missed out on so many gems on the SMS. Other Winner: Us gamers! 3rd Winner: SNES The SNES slipped on a few titles which was wildly surprising. I did notice a funny flub in the Super Offroad video for SMS, the last second turn to wrong direction to immediate cut was funny.. lol Nice job with a final 2024 drop sir! Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you had a good one. The SMS held up surprisingly well here and I'm also bummed I missed out on this as a kid. Lmao oh yeah once you make a wrong turn in Super Offroad you're screwed. The levels worked out so I wanted to use that footage but I had to cut right there. Cheers to a great 2025 buddy!
I love the Mega Drive but I must admit that the improvement between the NES and the SNES is more impressive than the improvement between the Master System and the Mega Drive
Oh yeah absolutely. I think in large part it's because Nintendo released the Famicom the same day that Sega released the SG-1000. Sega had the Master System in between whereas the NES went straight to the SNES.
Sega went on to Genesis pretty early in the Master systems lifetime. I think that move made Nintendo have to step up their game and other console developers and also sped up the console wars with more powerful graphics and sound processors. But, master system clearly had better specs than NES and coulda went longer but Sega wanted to release Genesis fast
The SMS was like the missing link between the NES and PC Engine. It looked fantastic for its time and had this sold better in North America I bet they would have held off on the Genesis a bit longer.
Why does Mortal Kombat on SEGA Master System get worse with each entry? It's still impressive that MK was released on SMS. I thought RoboCop 3 was only released on NES.
8bit vs 16bit? its madness to compare to even compare them, but when we do, we see that some games likedessert strikes, battledtoads, hook, hulk, james pond, jungle book, krysty's fun house, lemings, micro machines, robocop, sensible soccer, shadow of the beast, super kick off, super off road, terminator 2, world cup usa, zool look nice on the master system, and can hold their own, they even look like same gen consoles games.
I love seeing the difference between generations and this one in particular is pretty wild since the SMS was a beast of a console for its time. The fact there's so many games that you mentioned that can hold their own against the SNES (and Genesis for that matter) is a testament to how good the system was.
@@Corsa15DT Zool really does look like a 16 bit game. Though it's not in this video, if you get a chance check out Road Rash. It doesn't play as well as the Genesis port but it looks so good.
@@RetroComparisons driving simulations are a nightmare on any 8/16 but systems, even the mighty Amiga sux at almost all the driving simulators. I'm gonna name Outrun as an excellent port for the Master System
Even if you dont care about graphics, the SNES has more fun games and better games overall than most of SEGA's library. But strangely that superiority would only survive for two consoles. The next 6 nintento consoles would somehow be inferior to the competition and nintendo would never again be the king. So weird. But as an 80's kid and a 90's teen, we had a fuckload of fun. And I do not regret one minute.
SNES had more fun games mainly because the SMS was discontinued by that time. It was a low performing (not performance) system. Games from its era was janky.
During the peak of the console war between the SNES & Genesis both companies were putting out incredible games at a fast rate. What a fun time to be a gamer.
@@user-ik6mp1hj6n Thats two. You came up with two, and could not come up with any more and said "etc". Mario is better than Sonic, and the Sega line never had an equivalent to Zelda or Metroid or Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior.
![SNES Longplay [642] Cool Spot (US)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hlwwtSg0Ikc/mqdefault.jpg)
This video shows how good the Master System graphics looked, for an 8bit console.
Not only are the graphics ahead of their time but the fact this had native RGB output is wild.
How come they managed to have it included? Good contact?@@RetroComparisons
a lot better than a nes
That Earthworm Jim comparison is rough. The SMS sequence is basically a slideshow compared to the Mode 7 experience on the SNES.
That's one that really shouldn't have gotten a port on the SMS. It's kind of like the Mega Drive port of Duke Nukem, cool in concept to get it to run on the hardware but almost impossible for it to be good.
Master system was a freaking beast, y'all.
It's crazy how good the games look for 1985 hardware.
Looks good but It played and sounds like trash
@@NekroBroly It played pretty good, IMHO. Not with the original controllers, sadly, but having rediscovered it through emulation using better controllers it plays well. Sound was bad, though, NES had better sound for sure.
@@PeteOliva The NES also had a slightly better controller... They were a bit more responsive and they lasted longer too.
Just so you all know, any praise I am throwing at the SMS isn't saying it's better overall than the NES. The NES deserves its title and legendary status for sure. ✌🏻
Missle Command on SMS is better
I like how they did what would probably be considered remasters today on the Arcade Smash Hits game.
SEGA Master System
I've seen NES & Genesis comparisons, but never SNES & Master System comparisons, until now.
Same here. I didn't realize how much crossover there was.
Happy New Year, Bill. There's a lot more cross-platform games on both the SMS and SNES than I thought. Should be interesting to check this out.
Happy New Year my friend!! I always think there's going to be like 20-30 games maximum for these crossovers until I start researching it and realize there's way more work to do than I thought. While this isn't the most exciting one I've done for the channel this will finish off the Gen vs SNES, SMS Vs NES, SMS vs Gen, NES vs SNES, NES vs Gen, SMS vs SNES marathon of Sega/Nintendo crossovers from these earlier generations.
@@RetroComparisonsHappy New Year Shotgunl!!!!!!!
This was one worth watching for sure.
@@mikec3260 Happy New Year Mike! I hope you had a good one buddy!
Awesome job on today's video. Looking forward for a all arcade vs. NES games compared side by side, same to SMS and GG I know this take much time in the research but patience is the key to the success. Happy New Year guys! Stay safe and healthy!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you're having a great start to the year:)
I'm really looking forward to the final result of the SMS vs arcade and NES vs arcade videos. The SMS series that I'm doing should be done by the end of the year which will end with a compilation like this video though the NES has over 200 arcade ports so that will be a lot longer to do.
@RetroComparisons WOW and just WOW... 200 ports???????
Man I need to get updated soon ASAP also I need to update my gaming life I'm so outdated in every old gaming stuff 😂😂😂
No Rush, take your time ☕
That Arcade x Genesis compilation is also awesome! Never realized how much ports from arcade the blasting process received, as a mega-drive fan throughout 30 years/more (dad gifted me one on my 10th birthday back in 1991) I must say that I'm so impressed on how many games were ported. Thanks also for your hard work on making these videos I can tell with no regrets you provide the best retro gaming database on your channel. May this year of 2025 be full of achievements for you mate! Again, Happy 2025! 🍻🎇
@@jefsilva23 You are so kind my friend! I really appreciate your support and kind words:)
Haha yeah that NES vs arcade list was like 5 times longer than I thought it would be. The Genesis vs arcade was also way more than I anticipated. I've got to say, the Genesis is an amazing gift for your 10th birthday! Even to this day that's still my favorite console.
I hope you have an incredible 2025:)
Antiguamente el tener otra consola era tener diferente biblioteca de juegos y eso, eso si era variedad. Increíble, no desfrauda para nada la escena 8bit.
I love how some look identical where others look better on snes or ms depending on the game. Batman Returns for example kicks butt on snes one of my fav beat em ups for snes and Batman games in general. The Bruce Lee game is another better on the snes and had a 3 player free for all mode via the multitasking. That was fun. Lol
The MS does an admirable job on alot of these left to snes. Its like nes next to genesis. Won't be as powerful but does what it can and some games here and there surprise you.
Happy New Year my friend! 🎇😃And great job as always I know these big vids must take some time. Hope you got some good stuff and candy or money!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you had a great one and I hope your 2025 is off to a good start!
Oh man Batman Returns on the SNES is freaking awesome! I never knew that Bruce Lee game was 3 player. I'll have to try that out sometime with a couple of friends. I couldn't agree more with your assessment overall. The Master System while not as powerful as the SNES really held up well all things considered.
Cheers to a great 2025 buddy:)
@@RetroComparisons Thanks! I had some tummy issues but thankfully no fever. I think probably from just eating too much junk this time of the year you know when it messes with your normal routine so to speak lol. But I'm just eating light stuff past few days haha.
Oh yeah it's a blast with the multi-tap, imagine if Konami made TMNT Turtles in Time with that for 3 or 4 player but probably would have slowed the game down as to why they kept it to just two which is still great. The Bruce Lee game plays very smoothly with 3 people even it's kind of like a 3 player street fighter haha.
Yep! It reminds me of the handheld versions of games could be GBA, DS, PSP, Vita etc vs console ports and sometimes the handhelds wind up being better lol. Hey there's an idea for ya haha.
@@MKF30 Oh no! I hope you get better soon buddy. Haha yeah you're probably overdoing it with food, I've done the same thing for the past few weeks and I need to cut back. It's so hard though this time of year.
If Turtles In Time had 4 player support on the SNES I'd probably put that as the best beat em up on a home console of all time. Same thing if Streets of Rage 2 or 3 had 4 player support. Oh yeah man some of those handheld ports look fantastic. Funny you mention that because I'm working on some cool handheld stuff right now. Anywho, get better soon my friend!
@RetroComparisons Oh yeah totally agree haha Imagine those 90s beat em up with 4 player for snes and sega haha that would have been wild and no reaaon to go to the arcade haha.
Thanks yeah the doc when I called him said I probably just ate too much variety have to alter my diet since I had no symptoms of a virus or food poisoning per se. You can get sick just eating too much junk things you're not used to etc yeah I hear ya thanks!
Oh really? Haha that's cool I look forward to it dude. 😃
@@MKF30 Oh man that would have been incredible if those 90s beat em ups had that option.
I'm glad to hear that it's nothing too serious. I hope you're back to 100% soon!
Hulk looks better on the Master System.
Plays better as well,It's the better version so to speak.
Hulk was a mediocre game even in the 90s, no matter what version. US Gold made a lot of bargain bin games back then.
It's a shockingly good port.
@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 It's not a great game but I really loved it in the 90s even though I knew it wasn't that good.
@@EuSouRCS But look what a coincidence my friend Rafael is here!
Happy New Year!
Thanks buddy! Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year !!!
Very useful video to track our collection,thank you very much !!!
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Thanks so much for checking this out! Happy New Year:)
I had to watch this in full and the SMS held up very strong and I had no clue that there were so many good games for the SMS, I feel short changed as a kid..
Winner:
Not me as a kid who missed out on so many gems on the SMS.
Other Winner:
Us gamers!
3rd Winner:
SNES
The SNES slipped on a few titles which was wildly surprising. I did notice a funny flub in the Super Offroad video for SMS, the last second turn to wrong direction to immediate cut was funny.. lol
Nice job with a final 2024 drop sir! Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you had a good one. The SMS held up surprisingly well here and I'm also bummed I missed out on this as a kid. Lmao oh yeah once you make a wrong turn in Super Offroad you're screwed. The levels worked out so I wanted to use that footage but I had to cut right there. Cheers to a great 2025 buddy!
7:02 1 fps in master system version
*of background... as you see - jim is moving 25 fps.... i wonder why. SMS couldnt handle, or someone misstaked the code
I love the Mega Drive but I must admit that the improvement between the NES and the SNES is more impressive than the improvement between the Master System and the Mega Drive
What a bad joke 😂
Oh yeah absolutely. I think in large part it's because Nintendo released the Famicom the same day that Sega released the SG-1000. Sega had the Master System in between whereas the NES went straight to the SNES.
Home Alone is better in Master System
I feel like the 8 bit Home Alone games are more fun than their 16 bit counterparts much like Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Ni tan mal la master system
Sega went on to Genesis pretty early in the Master systems lifetime. I think that move made Nintendo have to step up their game and other console developers and also sped up the console wars with more powerful graphics and sound processors.
But, master system clearly had better specs than NES and coulda went longer but Sega wanted to release Genesis fast
The SMS was like the missing link between the NES and PC Engine. It looked fantastic for its time and had this sold better in North America I bet they would have held off on the Genesis a bit longer.
Snes best ❤
There’s no comparison. Master System was a souped up NES.
Why does Mortal Kombat on SEGA Master System get worse with each entry? It's still impressive that MK was released on SMS.
I thought RoboCop 3 was only released on NES.
Mortal Kombat 2 is still pretty impressive on the Master System but Mortal Kombat 3 is pretty much an unplayable mess.
@@RetroComparisons Because each newer installment of MK was becoming alot more and more hardware demanding? 🤔
@@OtomoTenzi I think that's the case for MKII but for MKIII it was a different company that made it and they weren't up for the task.
8bit vs 16bit? its madness to compare to even compare them, but when we do, we see that some games likedessert strikes, battledtoads, hook, hulk, james pond, jungle book, krysty's fun house, lemings, micro machines, robocop, sensible soccer, shadow of the beast, super kick off, super off road, terminator 2, world cup usa, zool look nice on the master system, and can hold their own, they even look like same gen consoles games.
I love seeing the difference between generations and this one in particular is pretty wild since the SMS was a beast of a console for its time. The fact there's so many games that you mentioned that can hold their own against the SNES (and Genesis for that matter) is a testament to how good the system was.
@@RetroComparisons yes it is, the best 8 bit console. if I had to pick one, it would be Zool, its insane!
@@Corsa15DT Zool really does look like a 16 bit game. Though it's not in this video, if you get a chance check out Road Rash. It doesn't play as well as the Genesis port but it looks so good.
@@RetroComparisons driving simulations are a nightmare on any 8/16 but systems, even the mighty Amiga sux at almost all the driving simulators. I'm gonna name Outrun as an excellent port for the Master System
Next comparison NeoGeo VS SNES games
This is an older one so I'm not as happy with it now but here's that video: th-cam.com/video/8nM4LxOAlk0/w-d-xo.html
It need an update. Small screens, and confusing.
Wow! So many cool games on SNES!
The SNES's library is incredible.
Master system is pretty good
It's a very cool console.
Even if you dont care about graphics, the SNES has more fun games and better games overall than most of SEGA's library.
But strangely that superiority would only survive for two consoles. The next 6 nintento consoles would somehow be inferior to the competition and nintendo would never again be the king. So weird.
But as an 80's kid and a 90's teen, we had a fuckload of fun. And I do not regret one minute.
More fin games, i disagree. Sonic, Alex Kidd etc...
SNES had more fun games mainly because the SMS was discontinued by that time. It was a low performing (not performance) system. Games from its era was janky.
During the peak of the console war between the SNES & Genesis both companies were putting out incredible games at a fast rate. What a fun time to be a gamer.
@@user-ik6mp1hj6n Thats two. You came up with two, and could not come up with any more and said "etc".
Mario is better than Sonic, and the Sega line never had an equivalent to Zelda or Metroid or Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior.
@@Shorty_Lickens I could have, I should have written etc...
The truth is that the range of games on the master system is incredibly fun to play.
Super Nintendo!
O processador do master system é mais rápido ! 😂
No. The megadrive processor is faster than the SNES, not the master system...
@@lucdubois3927, I know, just kidding !
Sega does what Nintendon't))))))))))))))))))))))))
Come in second place?