/vr/ - Retro Games

Spider-Man 2 is legendary on sixth gen consoles, but on PC it is a joke game.

>>10475376
>this face
can't PS1 do polygons?

>>10475389
you're a wizard, harry. not a magician.

>>10475376
I grew up with the PS1 version of Rayman 2 and didn't know that other versions didn't have voice acting until like 2 years ago.

>>10475376
Donald Duck: Quack Attack

>>10475376
>I didn't even know
Well there's yer problem

>>10475389
PS1 aids graphics is unironically why it was the perfect console for horror games

>>10475376
Powerslave. The DOS version and the version on PS1/Saturn are whole different games. They have the same premise and mostly the same sprites/textures, but different engines, completely different levels, and different game design (DOS is a linear Doom clone, console is like a Metroidvania shooter).

>>10475430
also batman returns

>>10475376
Aladdin.
Even today we still have discussions over which is the better version, SNES or Genesis, we even still have a thread about it up on the catalog, with the SNES version made by Capcom, and the Genesis version made by Virgin, and animated by Disney themselves. We also have an 8-Bit SEGA version that's completely different from Virgin's title, in many ways better than both the SNES or Genesis titles, though I wouldn't go that far.
It's crazy how Aladdin got 3 completely different adaptations... and all of them were great.

>>10475376
pretty much every liscenced game (movie,cartoon,show,tranime...) from the 5th and 6th generation

>>10475376
the world is not enough ps1/n64
nightfire pc/6th gen

>>10475443

ps1 version was the best overall IMO, but the N64 version has better boss fights and models

>>10476427
i didnt know the pc version of nightfire was different. good post anon

>>10475376
Thps3-4 on the PSX. Those were just THPS1-2 with different maps.

Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Alien
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Jurassic Park
Terminator
Terminator 2
Ghostbusters 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Blade Runner
Rambo (First Blood Part 2)
Rambo 3
Hook

>>10477001
don't let you be carried by reviews, it's not like the console one but it's still an ok game, it's goldsource after all

>>10477081
So whats the "real" version of THPS3, 64?

TMNT was like this. As was Terminator 2. That's why when the arcade versions were ported to console they added "The Arcade Game" to the title.

Also the Game Boy Mega Mans but only in the west. Japan had different titles.

Sonic Unleashed's levels on PS3/Xbox are different from the ones on Wii and PS2.

It's missing the "3D" but Sonic Blast clearly wanted there to be confusion.

>>10477081
they even released THPS2 on the GBA of all platforms where it was a TH game in name only

>>10477368
PS2. it had no business being on the previous gen ones, it's just the same scummy double-dipping that companies like rockstar do today

>>10476121
Go back to your containment website

>>10475376
Gauntlet Legends differs heavily between the Arcade, PS1, Dreamcast and possibly the N64 versions. Stuff like different realms, different hub, etc. I think the Dreamcast version is considered a sort of "in-between" between Legends and Dark Legacy.

>>10475376
Rayman 2 - not even the HD remaster managed to include all the port-exclusive features into a single convinient package.

>>10477580
It's interesting that SEGA has Sonic 3D Blast, with its 2 main characteristics being pre-rendered graphics and isometric gameplay, and then they made a couple of portable titles, one with the pre-rendered graphics, and another with the isometric gameplay. A shame that both paled in comparison to Sonic 3D Blast though, that one was also flawed, but still holds up and is fun.

>>10477593
wtf, thps2 on gba was extremely faithful

>>10477221
I never understood why the PC version used GoldSrc when the console versions used id Tech 3. Were they trying to appeal to people with low end PCs?

>>10475376
>can't stop seeing Valentin Zukovsky
>remember that it was the same actor
>get sad because he died last year

>>10475376
I'd say this was horrible marketing on the part of the IP owners. Multiplatform gamers existed back then, so they probably just lost out on sales to people who assumed they were the same game. Giving each version strikingly unique box art plus a unique subtitle would've been a great idea.

>Sacrificing a priest on his own altar is a very bad idea.
Now I'm intrigued.

>>10479457
Sorry, wrong thread.

>>10479465
ok, satan

>>10478535
>A shame that both paled in comparison to Sonic 3D Blast though, that one was also flawed, but still holds up and is fun
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1241378226

>>10478327
Rayman 2 is insane. Can't think of another game on Earth with so many variations in release with no single comprehensive version.

>>10475376
Resident Evil 2 (pic related doesn't even mention that there was a Game.Com version)

Shadowrun (Genesis, SNES, and SEGA CD)
Toki (Genesis and arcade)
Shadow Dancer (Genesis and arcade)
ESWAT (Genesis and arcade)
Batman: The Video Game (Genesis and NES)
BattleTanx (N64 and Game Boy Color)
Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. (N64/PS1 and GBC)
Various Megaman games (NES, DOS, Gameboy)

>>10480621
Oh, I played this one already. It's a shame, if this had come out in 1996 instead of what we got, I'm sure 3D Blast would be way more fondly remebered by people.

>>10475443
wait, what? I thought it was basically the same on all platforms

007 Quantum of Solace is a generic fps on PC/x360 but on the ps2 its actually a very, very solid third person shooter

also The World Is Not Enough is completely different on ps1 and n64

>>10475376
Handhelds had their own versions for so many games at the time, Harry Potter included.

>>10481170
>ps2 its actually a very, very solid third person shooter
thanks for this piece of info.

>>10479158
it was ported by gearbox and all they had ever done before that was half-life expansions and ports

>>10480610
It's a loading screen tip from a NetHack-like game.

>>10479158
what did idtech3 have that goldsrc didn't? goldsrc may have been initially based on idtech1 but it was so souped up that goldsrc games feel less outdated than most idtech2 and some idtech3 games (and I say this as someone who was an avid Quake 3/Elite Force fanatic back in the day).

>>10481196
I miss those days... the modern equivalent would probably be mobile, which is fucking garbage and has none of the SOVL old handhelds had.

>>10476121
>tranime
go back

i had the console, handheld, and pc version of Spongebob movie game. Each were very different. PC version was kinda like a point n click thing and it played like ass on our comp. GBA version was a sidescrolling platformer. It's not bad. Console version is ofc the best and is a 3D platformer

>>10482353
Battle For Bikini Bottom was the same: The PC was a minigame collection, GBA was a side-scroller and the consoles were the main game.
In fact, a lot of Nick games were like that. Breakin' Da Rules was also a minigame collection on PC, GBA Lights Camera Pants and Atlantis Squarepantis were side-scrollers with minigames (though the former kept the "different actor" gimmick albeit with only four characters), etc.

>>10478327
>play this a lot on PC
>see friend play it on playstation
>confused as hell

That was some alternate universe shit. There were even more versions? Gonna look this up.

>>10481675
Guess I need to play more GoldSrc games then, because id Tech 3 games have always felt more advanced to me.

>>10481170
>solid third person shooter
The shooting is awful and you barely have enough ammo

Speaking of Bond Nightfire had completely different versions on PC and consoles with the PC version being much worse

>>10475376
Every Need for Speed game was slightly or largely different on Playstation and PC until first underground, Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2 are the most clear examples

>>10475376
KnowWonder also made PC version of Shrek 2 which is very different from the console versions

All the different pokemon versions during gen 1 was always and interesting and confusing subject to me.

Like Red and Green release in Japan, and then Blue releases in japan with a bunch of changes, and the international Red and Blue released based off Japan's Blue, and then Yellow changed even more shit. If you're ever trying to find obscure information about gen 1 pokemon, all the different versions can make shit really confusing to find what you're looking for.

>>10475376
Spider-Man on PS1 was a fun 3D adventure that had you go from level to level, the GBC version went for a MetroidVania instead. It's not bad, but for some reason the major area, that takes up the most play time, it's an awful sewer area, also jumping feels off and flying enemies are a pain, so the PS1 version is 10x better to play nowadays and even back then, GBC's still decent though.

>>10475376
Play the GBC version of Chamber of Secrets. Unironically one of the best RPGs I've ever played in my life.

>>10475376
The GBC version of Daikatana is a fun Zelda like unlike the shitty main version

>page 10

>>10475376
The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure was a mediocre 3D platformer on PS1, but on GBC its quite the welcome surprise that the developers, Torus Games, avoided reinventing the wheel and just built upon Virgin's 1994 adaptation for home consoles at that time. I'd say that it does quite a good job, besides the OST only having a single track... level design and gameplay are good still.

>>10475376
I like how GBC had a quidditch simulator for a minigame. could've expanded that into a portable quidditch title

Return to castle wolfenstein.
Not entirely different but there deffinitely is a difference.
Consoles have extra levels.
PS2 has not secret secret skill system
Xbox has coop

>>10483472
Checked out Spider-Man 1 and 2 on GBC because of this post.
The first game is shit, just not worth the download. The second game was good enough for me to waste an hour playing.
Combat isn't good at all, but movement was surprisingly interesting. Web swinging and wall climbing feel more natural than I expected on a Game Boy. After a bit of time I was able to reach a point where if I wanted to do something, I could.

The Genesis version of Sunset Riders has completely different levels from the arcade game, while the SNES version is a straightforward port.

>>10481196
This, handhelds are a whole different matter. Like how Camelot’s handheld Mario Golf and Tennis games had RPG elements.

>>10488454
Also the original Xbox port of Doom 3 differed from the PC version.

>>10475376
Rayman Raving Rabbids, only played the GBA version

>>10490309
Oh yeah, that one's another case.
>Console version is a minigame collection
>GBA version is a 2D platformer seemingly based on the earlier concepts before the console game got reworked
>DS is a 2.5D sidescroller though closer to the console version tonewise compared to the GBA version, even having minigames.

>>10488941
Spider-Man 1 on GBC really is a mixed bag, there does exist a lot to like in it... but the bad parts in the adventure get so bad that it makes it not all that worth it. Spider-Man 2 on GBC really makes everything a lot more polished and functional, it did everything a sequel should, removed the bad stuff that didn't work and kept the godd things that did. If you're curious, Mysterio's Menace on GBA is a sequel to Spider-Man 2 and even better.

Not only does Forsaken 64 have a different lineup of levels (typically with missions aside from just getting to the exit) from the PC version, it also has Star Fox like mission paths.

>>10475376
THPS3/4 is the main one but Lord of the Rings return of the king was a great game and I played it fully on Gamecube and Xbox with multiple friends.

>>10478535
3d blast had great music.

>>10491882
It really did, it's no wonder they even reused some of it on Sonic Adventure later on.