Konami and the Sega Genesis
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Let's look at the games that Konami did for the Sega Genesis. I even throw in a Sega CD classic for good measure.
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Episode Notes:
1. All games captured via the Mega SG.
2. If Sega of America had any sense at all, they would have licensed Konami's Batman Returns engine from the SNES game and done one for the Mega Drive. Can you imagine how a Sega CD version would have been with those driving sections and a beat'em up of that quality?
3. Many of these games had SNES variants that were often very different games. Only a hand full of these titles were direct ports.
4. Konami had a Genesis version of Biker Mice From Mars in development at some point but cancelled it before release.
5. Konami's custom sound driver drove many of these games. Stuff like Sunset Riders, TMNT, and Rocket Night Adventures, all used the same tools.
6. Konami has a few trademarks when it came to Genesis development. They loved using huge multi jointed sprites, and many of their games features some form of reflection special effect.
7. The TMNT Tournament Fighters that appeared on the SNES is often considered a great game compared to the Genesis effort. Honestly, while I do feel its a better game, it's still a second rate fighter.
8. Frogger was on the Genesis, which Konami held the license to, but had nothing to do with the development of that particular game. Junction was on the Genesis as well, another Konami owned license, but it was done by Micronet. - Ігри
Back in the day, Capcom and Konami were THE premier 3rd party developers for the 8- and 16-bit consoles. I have so many great memories associated with their games.
Capcom is still a top tier developer to this day, but Konami's downfall is honestly heartbreaking.
@@caryslan5890 what do Konami even do nowadays?💀
@@RawrX32009 Besides pump out collections and the rare promising game like the upcoming Contra, my answer is nothing.
Their output definitely is nowhere near where it was during the PS3 and PS2 eras, much less their glory days during the 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit eras.
@@caryslan5890 that's sad
I wasn't surprised when TMNT The Hyper Stone Heist wasn't included in the Sega Genesis mini but I was disappointed when Rocket Knight Adventures wasn't included in the Sega Genesis mini.
There are still so many good Konami games that still need to be put out somewhere.
Unfortunately a lot of them never will because of licensing issues and also you know Konami in general these days being a turd.
No Mini console shall be perfect, it's the rule of nature. I wanted to tear my heart out that Sega didn't replace what little chaff was in the mix with bigger titles like RKA and Ristar. Man, those games would have been great to have; true classics. Instead we get garbage like Virtua Fighter 2, ugh!
(And Ristar is their own IP! WTH! RAGE MODE)
+Travis Rodesiler
To be fair, we did get "Contra: Hard Corps" and "Castlevania: Bloodlines." Still, it definitely would've been nice. When I was a kid, I had "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time" on the SNES (I sold it about three years ago, in box,with the instruction manual -- as near to mint condition as you can get -- because I was hard up for money). To be honest, I've never played "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist." It does look like a quality TMNT game, though.
Konami is ran by pricks now. They should sell their IPs
@@Fluoride_Jones as someone who grew with Hyperstone Heist and REALLY biased, but I think it's the better game! I could never grasp my mind on the time travel stuff from Turtles in Time and it also because of time travel it remind me of the Third TMNT Movie which was the worst LOL
And I also prefer the Megadrive soundtrack! I think it's way better and "in your face" the SNES one seems less ninja and more soft hahaha
Anyway, I think you should try it
Rocket Knight is a legendary game. Gameplay and music 10\10
Wonder why Konami never made it a flagship series like their _Castlevania_ series?
Unique enemies and levels too.
I never got to play it. I'd always see ads for it in comic books
I remember renting Rocket Knight back on the day. Nobody knew about it. Nobody played it. It was dusting on the shelve of the store when I gave it a try, based on the great cover, Konami's logo and advice from the owner that, despite not being as popular as other famous games, it was a really good one. I was absolutely shocked with it's quality when I first played it. Graphics, gameplay, music, everything was so well made that you quickly were dragged into the game and invested in that heroic possum mission. Sprayed the word among my friends, they just mocked me (yeah, a possum, right) and went to rent some sports game that was played thousand times before. It didn't bother me, tho, cause is a good feeling knowing that you are right and everybody else around isn't.
Tiny Toons really is criminally underrated. Such a beautiful, great-sounding and full of visual variety, fun game!
On that note, I think Contra: Hard Corps is one of the greatest games ever made.
The floating skulls in the shape of a sphere were insane to me the first time i saw it. I didn't know the good ol' Geni could do that!
yup, i couldnt believe how good it was when i popped it in
Fortunately this game is available in the new Contra Compilations with the Japanese version that has easier difficulty.
I think the Japanese version of Contra HC aka the "legit" version is available on the mini too if you switch the language to Japanese in the settings, but don't quote me on that
tiny toons on the snes was much better tho
Konami were fantastic back in those days with their beat em ups (I really liked the Batman Returns game on SNES), games like Rocket Knight, Tiny Toons and of course the Castlevania series. It's so sad to see what they've become today
The switch to 3d. They had 2d down to a fine art
@@Bladerunner-yd5lk to be honest I feel 2d in general was dumped far too early, imagine a 2d Sonic designed for the Saturn and using the 4mb ram cartridge for example. Though Konami have made great 3d games with Meta Gear Solid and Silent Hill, most of the problem is the fallout with Kojima and what little output they've had since have truly been some of the worst games of all time
@@carllavery4442 i agree sony of America and n64 really pushed hard for 3d and 2d at that time was left to dust
They did us well with the TG16 mini. Really love this thing
The places they excelled at simply started to lose favor. Beat'em up arcades, pretty good licensed games (or is it just Turtles? Konami was one of the best TMNT game devs back in the days. Nowadays the license of the Turtles go everywhere and qualities can be questionable). They did kinda well in Role Playing Games as well (I love Genso Suikoden), but they started to lose steam after the PS2 era and fell down to a big hole afterwards.
Remember this era well.
I love the Sega 16 bit music. It has a nice charm to it
Samuel Barela it’s basically a simplified Yamaha DX7, which powered almost all of the major pop hits of the 80s
I always found Sega scratchy and hollow in the sound dept.
Too bad a lot of games use GEMS and use it badly.
@@rabidbogey1463 Listen to Savaged Regime's covers for the Genesis.
When used correctly, it's nearly untouchable. The bass end is godlike
I LOVE Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure. I just went on a Sega Genesis trip and played Sonic 3 and Buster's Hidden Treasure back to back.
Those 2 games have the best lava level music of all time!
@@tcaudiobooks737 I found myself grooving to it here and there. I also like the Hydro City Zone music in Sonic 3.
@@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate
Thanks MJ!
Mo Go Yes! The king of pop himself! I sometimes try to make up lyrics to hydro city--it's just a beautiful song.
@@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate I love hydro-city zone!!
Rocket Knight Adventures is one of the absolute best games on the console. :)
Sparkster too.
It definitely gave sonic a run for his money for best platformer on the console so glad I still have my copy
@@johnniewilliams8134 Too many people sleep on, or crap on Sparkster. It is still a great game.
I loved the boss fights with Axel, a true rival indeed. The music during the last fight with him was so bad ass.
@@Bloodreign1 It was good, I liked the Golden Sparkster transformation. The pig empire just made for better enemies.
Zombies ate my Neighbours is one of my all time favourites and its so damn hard to beat even today, also the OST is incredible
In my Megadrive/Genesis collection, I only have two Konami games: Contra: Hard Corps & CastleVania: Bloodlines, but as games go, those two are fantastic.
Those were the ones to own.
Konami that's that company that used to make video games
Hey, they still released the "amazing" Contra: Rogue Stupid Panda Corps Featuring a Stupid Panda and Protagonist With Headphones and Swearing and Generic Corporate Guy's Idea of Edgy Content Panda Stupid Contra Panda Wars Legacy
That was a video game. I think. I think it existed, and was an interactive gameplay experience that didn't involve falling metal balls.
Contra: Hard Corps is the best Contra ever made imho! The speed and intensity is second to none!
We got the probotector version in the uk but it's still just as intense
Too hard, so its too much of an acquired taste. Fine if it's your fav but it's almost inaccessible in its difficulty
Daniel Rivera play the non tampered Japanese version, the real version of the game with the hit points
Also called probotector in Australia. Loved playing it as a kid. Clocked it. Also heaps of hidden areas in the game.
Really?! I think Contra III: The Alien Wars on the Super Nintendo is superior by far. Between the Mode 7 effects, the incredible 16-bit sound and sound effects, the graphics, and level/character design, it had just about everything you could want in an action shooter. I just wished it had more levels and not as much slow down.
“It had Konami’s name on it, so I had to give it a try”
Ahhh how times have changes
20:10 When Woolworths existed in the UK, My mum (RIP) wanted to get me my birthday present and I went to the game section and picked Animaniacs. I loved the cartoons but didn't know anything else, how the game would play and so on. I'm 35 now and to this day it is one of my favourite Sega Megadrive games. Konami were really good in the 16-bit era. I don''t about now but not going to talk about that! Animaniacs a really great game :)
Woolworths, now that is a name I haven't heard in years *pick n Mix intensifies*
I must have rented Hyperstone Heist a million times from blockbuster
You probably could've just bought it outright instead of renting.
Had a friend who's Mom worked at Blockbuster and we would decide which games to get. Like 2 a week. It was sweet. :P
It was an Ok game.
I owned it. May still have it.
Awesome to see Buster's Hidden Treasure get some love!! Definitely overlooked and a childhood favorite of mine 😄
Hey man, you play Mario Maker on the Switch, not Konami games on the Genesis!
Great game. I can’t find it anywhere
Super fun and amazing level design. The SNES Tiny Toon game with Buster was decent too but it was more about visuals and gimmicks, for pure gameplay goodness I still prefer the Genesis one.
For some reason, as a kid, I couldn't beat the snow levels in that game!
Same! Love that game!
Tiny Toon Adventures ACME All-Stars is so extremely underrated. It is an incredible game to this day and I LOVED it in my childhood.
I bought this game few years ago, after found it out, it's a somewhat harsh game to master its (specially on soccer event) but the game is great, it had a high replayability value and I love it...
Yo thanks for putting NiGHTS back in the intro, please always have him in the intro. So it seems that he is singing "SEGA." I love it.
Also the cameo's of Shinobi and Sonic also look great. This intro is minimalist but three awesome cameo's. :)
@James Chessman And Panzer Dragoon as well.
Hell yeah, NiGHTS is a great guy glad he’s still around
*her, she
@@Supersonicspyro deliberately androgynous, but referred to as 'He' by the developers.
I played some sega growing up but never owned a sega console, yet I watch your videos religiously. That's a true sign of kick ass content you're putting out man.
@Redmund To enjoy his content is a testament to sega of america pre 1995. Sega of japan took the mantle afterwards. This is the birth of sonic running in a straight line and dying. But if you do it right...........................................
Ah yes... good times, when Konami's logo usually meant a quality above the norm instead of complete irrelevance.
Many might disagree with what I'm going to say next, but I think Hard Corps is the best classic Contra; even though most would swear by Alien Wars on the SNES, I don't enjoy it nearly as much, nor do I think it is on the same echelon of quality.
@一本のうんち I agree on all your points; there are patches though that both retranslated the story and restored the hitpoints. Might not be the retail state of the cart, but still it is great that way.
I agree with you!!! What really blows my mind it's that the Japanese version was actually easier, when all the eternity it was the otherwise!
I played Contra 3 on an SNES emulator a few years ago, and although it's a great game, its just not as fun and great sounding as Hard Corps. I felt the same comparing Super Castlevania 4 with Bloodlines, Bloodlines is just more fun to me.
@@teknomax7883 Yeah it is certainly strange. That said, I wouldn't mind that system being backported to other Contras.
@@InitialDL84
I don't care for Bloodlines. Never played Hard Corps.
SLX: If I were to make a genesis hidden gems video...
Me: OK.
Apart from Castlevania, Snatcher and Turrican and all the sports oriented games, I owned and played pretty much all of the lineup in this clip. This was a major trip down nostalgia lane for me.
You can play Lethal Enforcers 2 with a normal sega controller. 2 player mode worked with it too, played pretty well too.
Though not made by the same company. I was surprised to find out that Zombies ate my Neighbors had a sequel the other day.
Ghoul Patrol
ghoul patrol i have on my collection. do you have idea how much it cost? loose copy
It IS made by the same company. They guy in this video forgot to mention thet it’s NOT made by Konami. Both games are made by Lucasfilm Games. Konami only published the first one
Metal Warriors
I remember playing TMNT The Hyperstone Heist back at my uncle's house when i was a kid, i didn't know it was a Mega Drive game or even what a Mega Drive was until many years later, back then i was just a kid and i only knew the Playstation.
Now i like playing this game every once in a while, i tried asking to my uncle what happened to his Mega Drive because i wanted it but he gave it away shortly after showing it to me that many years ago
MegaMini....Perhaps?
I think the original system still sells under 50 bucks. You won't regret it.
Mine sits next to my Playstation.
Get the Mini version, and you’ll be able to add as many ROMS as you want to it. Not nice to assume your uncle would give up his things ‘because I wanted it’ - sounds a bit of a spoilt attitude.
Your uncle's mega drive is nicely tucked away, for you and him to play. He will never sell it, because it's discontinued. But honestly, it is just a quick buck. No mega drive will ever go for $30000. More like $100. Popular kids toy. $500 you say? Still worthless. He'll probably leave it to you.(if you show some sort of mind.) Even then what generation of mega drive do you even have? First gen is the rarest. You'll end up leaving it to your grand kids.
Buster's Hidden Treasure speaks to my childhood, just hearing those tunes take me back in time!
What Tiny Toones Game (all Consoles) Would be the best?
Agreed! A fun and colorful game. The boss battles were creative as well. I remember it being a somewhat hard game though, and I was never able to beat the game back in day. I only remember to getting to the boss battle of that red head girl. Makes me want to hook up the Sega to see if I can beat it now lol.
@@stevenr224 There was a tiny toons game on the original nes that was good too! But avoid all the PlayStation tiny toons games!!!
just found a bunch of nice games to emulate from this list! great vid
Watching this is depressing, it reminds me of how far Konami has fallen
What are they now? Slot machine creators? Hahahaha!
Tell me about it. They used to be such a great company. Put out so many classics in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Then they just stopped giving a fuck.
@Detective Biggles What, are you idiots really going to act like they didn't release a contra game last year, only to be hated on? Also, they just released Sunset riders on the switch. Here's hoping more of this is on the way. Also, screw your ridiculously stupid comments. Maybe if you actually cared about buying the games, Konami might actually care to release anything. Go get Sunset riders, show them that we want there arcades games on the switch.
@@13Gangland yeah but Contra was trash,looked like trash,and didn't deserve the Contra name.
@@13Gangland If they actually put effort into their games like they used to, people would praise them and buy them. Contra last year looked bland, was repetitive, had annoying controls and mechanics, and simply became boring very quickly. It felt nothing like a Contra game. The last offering of Castlevania they made was a mobile game that they released early access in Canada but nowhere else, and then they just canned the whole thing. If a company wants their games to sell well, they should make them good and accessible.
I love Konami's output for Sega during the 16-bit era. Rocket Knight Adventures is one of the greatest games of all time as far as I'm concerned. Among the many games in my collection I also own Lethal Enforcers 1 & 2 for the Mega CD along with both the blue and player 2 pink light guns. I had no idea how much the pink player 2 light gun sells for these days!
Rocket Knight Adventures is the best game on the Genesis imo. it took me years to finally decide which game was best.
Obviously you have no clue what you are talking about.
The best people from Konami later
founded Treasure and Gunstar Heroes as well as Alien Soldier are better than Rocket Knight Adventures.
And so are Thunderforce 4, Streets of Rage 2 and many others.
I would argue Gunstar Heroes was better.
It's a hard statement to make if you didn't played at least all of the AAA games of the system, but it's sure among the best of the Genesis library.
@@user-dv2hc8zt3o I dare to disagree, knowing that my opinion is on the minority side on this matter. Gunstar Heroes is, indeed, a great game, and it's fame is well deserved, no doubt about that. But I found myself enjoying more the experience of RKA. From my pov, the gameplay in RKA offers you more variety and the game mechanics are, overall, very unique, like pinballing your way up the walls with the rocket and stuff like that. GH, in my opinion, is not far away from shooters like Contra, and it's mechanics seems way more basic, run, shoot, blow everything on the way. Is fun as hell and it's take on that is, perhaps, the best of the entire fourth generation, but still, in the core, I think RKA is a game with more depth.
@@robojokes2274 it's almost as-if "best" is entirely subjective.
Man, I want a copy of Snatcher on Sega CD so bad. Like, so so bad. But I’m not paying $800 for it.
@simon woods I don't think it requires a mod for that, but I think it's region locked which would require it for playing imports.
@@ENiceGeo Snatcher was unreleased in north america because of licensing and censoring agreements. I remember hearing about this game in gamepro magazine and seeing it no longer talked about for DECADES.
@@ricky-sanchez completely false. It was released in North America for the Sega CD.
@@Rountree1985 Got any Proof that's not a bs wiki article?
@@ricky-sanchez www.mobygames.com/game/snatcher
Hyperstone Heist might be a lesser game than Turtles in Time (Snes), but only marginally so. It’s an excellent beat em up and having a dedicated dash button is really nice. In some ways, I actually find it better than the Snes Classic.
because it is better
That run button. Plays much better as a result.
@@ThugShiTzu is not better
@Shawn Macdonald The Genesis version sounds more like the Arcade version. (More similar hardware) Only thing not good is the voices. Otherwise the levels are larger and the gameplay is much more responsive. That run button makes it play sooo much better.
Amazing considering it's an outsourced last minute cash in.
I miss sparkster and rocket knights games in the mini génesis 😢
It should be noted that even though Hyperstone Heist used recycled assets, it did have one new asset - the version exclusive boss Tatsu, who was Shredder's right hand man in the first 2 TMNT live action movies of the early 90's.
international superstar soccer was a huge succes in my country, it was the first football soccer simulator ever. It paved the way for winning eleven or PES years later
Contra Hard Corp is a legendary in my opinion, I cannot even imagine they can make 6 ending in 1994
I am expecting Rocket Knight Adventures in this video. Loved that game.
Edit: 7:42 and there it is
The quality of your content is top notch. Every single time you upload I look forward to it!
Great games presented well. Sunset Riders I'm fortunate enough to have as the 4 player proper cabinet (though I need to re-cap my monitor), so I stick to that. That game is always a hit at parties, and my oldest son and I play through it together regularly.
Double Dribble might feel off, but it's still way more fun to play. I have the arcade original Double Dribble, and you have to push a button for every single dribble... what a pain to play. It's exhausting to try and play a full-length game!
Love your vids homie! Keep it coming. Peace and love from Las Vegas
Rocket Knight Adventures is so great.
The music is awesome, especially the 3rd stage music!
How have I only now just found your channel!? So good, subbed.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors was my shit as a kid. I still have my childhood copy, box and all.
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
That is all.
Its a good day when you post a new video. I love your channel, thanks for all the great content!
also loved sunset riders, i played the arcade cabinet at pizza hut a million times as a kid. Zombies at my neighbors is also really fun and one of the best coops on the sega and snes
Stumbled upon Rocket at Wally World and it was only $15 (half the price of Hyperstone Heist which was the next most-affordable title). I used that value proposition to convince my parents to buy it for me. Knew nothing about the game and was blown away. Still one of my favorite titles for the console. 🤩
ISSD is HUGE here in Brazil! There are even t-shirts of allejo, the striker of the brazillian team of the game.
I remember picking up Tournament Fighters from the video store and thinking it was going to be the same as the SNES version and being so upset. It was such a fucking hard game too, the AI was just so insanely tough.
I don't understand with only 3 buttons available why they would waste one of them for just taunts, makes the game even harder
This is a great video, I love these series you've been making. Just recently found your channel and love the production and information.
*R.I.P. OLD SKOOL KONAMI!* Even *Jim Sterling* Loved You 💖😎🔥💯😻💋💀💔😐😑☹️😰😭!
Jim Sterling 😬🥴🤢🤮🤮🤮
@@AyeThatsHandsomePete Yea, this aged like spoiled Turtle Soup!
Contra Hard Corps is definitely one of my top 10 games on Genesis hands down, that soundtrack rivals the Streets of Rage games IMO (same w/TMNT Hyperstone Heist). TMNT Tournament Fighters has a special place in my heart, it was the only version I could play since I didn't have a SNES. Love the soundtrack to it too! Played the hell outta April O'Neil.
Lol it turns out April o Neil was as skilled a fighter as the turtles and shredder.🤔
Surprised that a lot of these gems didn't saw a release in Japan, making you wonder why that was case. Have good one, Sega Lord X!
The market wasn't there for them in Konami's opinion and they were probably right.
Still remember playing Lethal Enforcers with both guns by myself when my friend wasn't around. Wish I still had both guns because I really wanted to play it again when I got the game again on the everdrive.
Zombies ate my neighbors was one of my favorite games of all time
Tiny Toons I had that cartridge. Loved that game, a very lengthy one.
Great video SLX I really enjoyed this. I forgot sometimes that the Genesis /megadrive could put out such nice graphics.
Nice outro by the way 👍
Finally someone talks about Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Trasure. Man, this game is like an actual hidden treasure, as in no one talks about it.
This game, with its multiple paths and large map is just amazing.
I just loved it. The boss fights were amazing. It's better than the SNES version.
You should do a history of Treasure episode. I've been bugging My Life In Gaming to do one, but I think they're too busy. You should do it!
Best game company ever, after Sega.
ISS Soccer... is basically what would become Pro Evolution Soccer, it was so awesome back then.
I had the Lethal Enforcers cowboy sequel with the Justifier. My memories of that game are of extreme frustration and horrible graphics, but it was somehow addicting. I remember playing it a lot when I caught pneumonia and so I had the worst fever dreams over trying to beat it, failing, and trying again with its vomit inducing graphics. The console was too far away to turn off, so it just sat on an opening screen loop for hours until I'd pick it up play it again, and the music haunted my dreams. Eventually I got lucky and beat it as I was feeling better.
I hated that game. The graphic were terrible and the music sucked. And it was really hard. When I got to the part where you had to gun down like five people in a row, that's when the game was over. I only beat that part once. And died on the next level.☹️
I remember Lethal Enforcers. Had forgotten about it until this video :O used to play that game a lot. Never actually thought that game looked bad. But back then, i wouldn't have known much about graphics anyway.
Sunset riders, Tiny Toon Adventures game, TMNT Hyperstone Heist were the games, me and my brother played almost everyday. Especially Sunset Riders and TMNT we beat who knows how many times. Was so sad when some kid stole our TMNT from cartridge case.
One of my fondest memory i have of my childhood was reaching the final stage of Tiny Toon Adventures game and writing down the level code on piece of paper. I believe it was weekend and my dad was watching me play the game while mom cooked. I must have been 7,8 at the time. Was so proud to have reached the final stage but sadly lost that level code and never gotten around to beating the game.
I miss the Konami of the 90's.
I've said it before in other videos and I'll say again on this one, I can't understand why Rocket Knight Adventures is not on Sega Genesis Mini. i mean Sega was able to get Bloodlines and Hard Corps from Konami so why not Rocket Knight as well?
Most of the people at konami probably don't know what a rocket knight even is. It was only popular at american retail stores. Sure it was probably in japan or europe, but they didn't like that kind of stuff. Look up konami, europe and japan. Maybe he'll comeback someday I guess....
@@ricky-sanchez Didn't Sparkster make a cameo in a Contra game? Even so, I bought both games for the Sega!
@@ricky-sanchez he did come back in 2010, it was on Xbox 360, PS3 and steam
@@edwardgaines6561 he got another game in 2010, for 360,PS3, steam
The problem was RKA did not sell well upon re-master in 2010. The problem with Konami is they are terrible at marketing video game IPs now...... :(
I think you're a little too hard on Lethal Enforcers, it doesn't look that bad
You keep finding ways to captivate your audience. You are a true SEGA Lord!
Great overview, thank you!
I remember renting Lethal Enforcers from Blockbuster. It came in a plastic suitcase with two Justifiers. Ten year old me was stoked and had a fun Saturday afternoon switching off with friends. Good memories...thanks Sega Lord!
Konami and Sega Megadrive - "I told you, no Japanese release!"
Konami america vs. konami japan. Same thing happened to sega. Nintendo was always straight japanese.....maybe except hal laboratories...(kirby died).
Just a thought but I would have started the video off by talking about how Konami was one of many Nintendo loyalists who wouldn't even look at the Genesis, but the success of Sonic the Hedgehog, which allowed Sega to finally (temporarily) take the video game throne from Nintendo, convinced them to join the ranks of Acclaim, Tecmo and Tradewest in publishing their games for the Genesis in 1992, finally giving Sega gamers the chance to enjoy the licenses that their Nintendo brethern were blessed with for so long.
Some absolute classics up in here. For me, Rocket Knight is not only one of the best Konami games on the Megadrive, but also one of the best 16bit games in every way. I also loved the Tiny Toon games, great frun. Great video as always.
Love this videos man, keep 'em coming.
The only way to play hyperstone heist is by changing the turtle's color to comic. 😎
HUGE fan of the Animaniacs game on Genesis, it does a great job making each character distinct, the graphics are solid and the music is super catchy. Konami in general killed it on the Genesis, some underwhelming games notwithstanding. Thanks for the overview!
"Rocket Knight Adventures" - my favorite Genesis game of all time. The music alone is unbelievably good for this system.
I often put the game in the console just to listen to the tracks. Unbelievable!
I've played this on both the SNES and Sega Genesis, they had subtle changes, but for the most part, virtually the same.
Great video!
Here's a cool idea that you might want to try to implement in these styles of video. You should maybe try having a visual timeline showing the box art for each game along a straight line representing the month and year that each one came out, and just go down the line as you review them. That way the viewers get a visual representation of when these games actually came out and in relation to each other, and that way they can easily see the timeline of when each and every title from the developer came out. It would be a good way for ppl to be able to reminisce about the early 90's when these games came out. Might be a cool lil idea to implement in future video's.
Konami's games on Sega are my favorite. Hearing that Konami jingle and splash screen when you boot up the Sega hits the nostalgia nerve.
Absolutely loved busters hidden treasure, used to rent it as a kid all the time from my local video rental store
Nice intro!
I absolutely love Snatcher! Still ranks as one of my most favorite games of all time. And the first Rocket Knight is also awesome!
by the way, i've got a Japanese 7in1 game cartridge with Tiny Toon adventures on it. But this is probably some bootleg cartridge ;-)
i want to correct myself, i think it's a Chinese cartridge ;-)
Tiny toons all-stars was mine and my brothers GAME, back in the day! Damn we loved that game.
Legend has it that Konami used to pump out many quality games.
That was a long long time ago, during what was known as the "90s console wars." Those who survived it remember it like it was yesterday!!!
Did you like Turtles Tournament Figthers on the SNES? I never played the Megadrive version, but have fond memories of the SNES games.
This was fun to watch. Konami did some good work on the Genesis, even if there were some stinkers and disappointments along the way. Sunset Riders was always tough for me, as the bullets blend into the background for me. The reduction in meg count was unfortunate. I always liked Hyperstone Heist. While Turtles in Time on SNES has its plus points such as more distinct stages, more enemy types, different special effects(throwing Foot Soldiers at the screen was NOT Mode 7 and was quite possible to do on the Genesis, and even other systems), Hyperstone Heist has a better control setup with run being on a button, more frames of animation on the Turtles, and I think the FM music is better(it's at least much closer to the arcade). And Castlevania Bloodlines is fantastic.
Perhaps you've already thought of this, as you're very good at coming up with topics, but you could also cover Capcom and Konami on PC Engine. As for Genesis, perhaps Namco would be another one to cover this way.
Appreciate your content dude esp in times like these
Great video!I noticed on the back of my Frogger Majesco cardboard box a Konami logo. Also, the game Junction shows "licensed by Konami. Konami 1990" on the back of the box.
Great video as usual. So next is "Konami and Sega Saturn", right? There's more games to cover but many are japanese exclusive. You can split them in 2 videos :)
After capcom and Konami i whis see a video of DataEast on MegaDrive, great arcade ports... Awesome video, as always.
I have loved Rocket Knight for decades and I'm glad you said "it's that damn good" here!
The one thing that has always turned me off of the Tiny Toons game is the jumping. It is so fast and jarring that I've always felt sick while playing. It looks like a great game but they lost it for me with that camera.
Rocket Knight Adventures is Konami's best 16-bit action-platformer in my eyes. I was extremely surprised to discover this circa 2017, considering how much I also love the likes of Castlevania and Contra. RKA is just so amazing, though. Colorful graphics, great music, a vibrant and unique world, a great moveset for the hero, thrilling set piece level design, tons of great boss fights, it really does have it all.
May I guess that the next video in series is Treasure games on Genesis?
A very good video. Well edited and narrative. Congrats !
21:50 Incredible. Scotland actually scored a goal! :D
Oh man Snatcher is so amazing, I play through it ever few years. Lightgun and all.
Tnx i'm wating for this amazing vídeo 😄👍🏼
Ah classic Konami, back when a pitch meeting consisted of more than "Hey, how about Pinball?"
I think you mean pachinko but point taken.
Also remember when they hadn't driven their good franchises into the ground?! I do.
Zombies Ate my Neighbors. This was the one game my mom actually played when I had it for SNES and Genesis. I love this game to this day. I'd love to see a brushed up port of this.
17:00 I played so much Acme Allstars on Sega Channel when I was a kid. My mom ran a day care, so there were always kids who wanted to play.
Hyperstone Heist is SO close to arcade perfect, every time I play it I get every bit as much enjoyment as playing the arcade versions (this era of TMNT is classic, epic, but also basically sprite-swapping and different backgrounds). Though the recipe had been cooked up a few times over, the consistency in gameplay and those big, beautiful sprites never get old! (Crapcade 1-Up even shelled out the money for a 4-player unit... I really do hate their products). Yet Konami’s consistency in the original arcades looks, play style, mechanics and pure, simple fun across all iterations and platforms is truly epic!
Sega Lord X is killing it with all these great vids. I think a video about Konami's Japanese titles will be on the cards in the future.