Is Phantom 2040 [SNES] Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk
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Wow, this is the first professional review video I've seen about my favorite childhood game! Thank you. :D
Seriusly, this game is a hidden gem!
Captain Comics this
Great game
i remember playing this game at a friend's house when i was a kid and having so much fun with it and then never playing again. For the last few years ive been trying to remember what it is
The cartoon is pretty interesting too. Plus, it has Mark Hamill has an antagonist which is always great! He's not straight up villain like with the Joker, but he still does an amazing job.
And Margot Kidder Voiced the main villain in the show
This was even dubbed for swedish tv back in 94-95 I think a few episodes in swedish are on youtube. Damn shame this never got to DVD. This was probably also how i discovered a continuous storyline over multiple eps instead of just one shot eps with no connection to eachother. Show is criminally underrated
Btw since the PAL versions of these games used 5 different language texts, the devs had to change it due to memory constraints; PAL only summarizes the story after each chapter. So if you really want the full experience I suggest the NTSC versions on top of the games running at 60 fps aka not 17% slower than they should.
I remember my mom renting this game for me on the SNES when I was like 7 years old, from this local renting store that I can still remember the smell of. For years I could never remember anything about it other than the fact that I was a purple guy, and the jungle sounds on one of the levels. It's great to know what this game is.
Now that looks like a hidden gem, assuming it's hidden, well I never played it.
Agreed, this is really a great showing for the Ghost Who Walks. I wish every piece of Phantom media were up to this standard.
Yeah, ESPECIALLY those Phantom "Menace" games...
BA-DA-CHING
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Watched the show but never played the game. Nice review!
Maybe for an episode in the future..?
Seems like a cool game, gonna try it anytime.
Loved this game as a kid. "Surprisingly good..." sums it up about right. Rented it from the store, from just not having anything else I really fancied, but at the least wanted to rent a new game. Got this and just realised more and more that it's a really good game. Just seems like a real labour of love. The developers really did their best to give you a good game. (I miss those days).
I had no idea there were so many endings! (love the Hannity dig, too).
Honestly a surprising amount of depth. The OST is amazing for the time, replayability is crazy, and the fact that you won't see half the content in one playthrough is nuts.
20 different endings!!! wow impressive
I used to watch this show! I also used to play and own the sega game gear version. Don't remember it too much but I think it was very similar to this version. Looks like a hidden gem to me my friends lol. I'm going to scoop it up if I ever find it in the wild.
I actually have this game, and it's one of my favorite games!
I've never played the SNES version, but I do own a copy of the game on the Genesis thanks to a friend giving the game to me (along with about 6-7 other games). Like most exploration games such as such, I initially didn't like it because I kept getting lost fairly early in the game. I wouldn't touch it again until about two years ago when I wasn't sure what to play next and finally decided to give this one another chance... as long as I had GameFAQs pulled up on my computer at all times.
After playing through it to completion, I can honestly say it's a true gem on the system. I liked getting all of these cool gadgets for The Phantom to use and the story was pretty engaging for someone who hadn't watched the show at that point in time with it's high stakes and branching paths.
It's probably a game I won't play for some time (like most longer games in my collection), but I'm glad I didn't give this one away or something. I'd have really missed out.
Thanks to this review, I picked this game up at a flea market just the other day. A pleasant surprise, especially for $5!
These videos should have over 100k views. I'm confused.
Hey, I'm doing a thorough comparison of the versions for this game and was wondering if you knew anything about this:
As far as I can tell, you can't access the Space Port until chapter 6 on MD, at which point you can't exit the area after entering it (which means you can't get to the Energy 1/2, a damage increaser and an energy bar upgrade without getting a bad ending) - On SNES you can enter the Space Port as early as before the second sewer mission, get the items and continue with whatever mission you were on. You can also enter it in chapter 6 and still exit, to go back and into the Maximum building instead. If this is correct then there's no way of getting 100% on MD, so it might not be. Did I miss something?
You can find the comparison list at my mini-revver page.
+Alianger To be honest, I haven't touched this game since I uploaded this video all the way back in August. I don't remember being able to get to the Space Port in the MD version at all actually, I didn't get that far.
I'd say a big "HELL YEAH!" about being worthy of playing these days, everyday really really since the game is amazingly good.
It easily has one of the absolute best OST's in the SNES library, whoever composed the tunes is a master.
I have and played both the snes version and the genesis version i first thought the snes was better but when played back to back i preferred the genesis for the rocking music a bit faster and my favorite the jumping was higher. great game liked said you cant get a better deal with the price margin!!
you should checkout The Death and Return of Superman.
I speedrun this game and you did it justice with your review!
One of my favorite game of my childhood and I still love it even till today.
This is the first game I bought with my own money. I was 15 at the time. I played the hell out of this one, what a gem.
Love The Phantom ... The narrator sounds like The Company Man narrator lol
I remember a pal hyping up Super Metroid (a game I still love btw) and then playing it and being like "This is a Phantom 2040 ripoff, and it's easy as fuck".
The crazy thing is I owned both Metroid and Metroid 2 at the time.
This game is super fun to speedrun @ about 35 to 40 mins for the Good Ending!
I had this on the sega mega drive. Could not complete it. An amazing game. So is the animated series. I wish someone could revive this on current gen consoles!
I gotta say that, to the bad guys, this PHANTOM sure seems like a huge MENACE!!!
Good game. I played it back in the day. Love the music.
Great work SNes. Yeah i remember playing this one, Sucked at it was too young, didnt see the depth.
Probably my favorite SNES game.
Played it.
Liked it.
Never finished it.
Damn tough game.
I never new there was a game for this i just had a VHS tape of the 2040 phantom loved it got me hooked on hears and villens wish i had owned this game i call remake defiantly
good game I have it for the Sega genesis
I had it for Sega Genesis when I was a kid.
I almost made it to the final level.
I just picked this up for 15 bucks great game
Which version is better to choose? Snes or genesis?
Yes Inga Mother Fanel Fabien beats the Phantom 2D video Gam.
I never even heard of this game until now. Interesting.
...is *_THAT_* who Phantom Limb is based off of!?
I think his original costume design is a nod to The Phantom.
Fan fiction written by Sean Hannity, now that's funny!
Nathan Tompson Um, no. Not at all.
@@Vecha302 Richard Madcow
Wow that Sean Hannity burn lol
Lol on the Sean Hannity reference
I believe I had the game gear version as a kid.
20 endings??? I got 3 and always ended stuck on the last levels...
Glad i picked this one up today
Wow! it's like super metroid that is an amazing comparison since Super Metroid might be the greatest SNES game of all time.
I gotta pick this game up it looks well done and cool
Its worth playing today, if you want to play it.
Seems like a bizarre question to pose.
Pong for the Atari 2600 is worth playing today, if thats what you want to play.
No wonder you don’t play many new games. I was far too busy getting laid during the SNES years but I had no idea there were so many awesome games for this system. Man. I’ve got some serious catching up to do.
Uhg, password saves. But it's $8, so I'm buying it. Thanks. Hmm... SNES and genesis versions.
+Joshua Pearce SNES and Genesis versions are virtually identical. Pick your favorite system though have a 6-button controller if you choose Genesis.
Christopher Blair That doesn't make it any easier.
google "phantom 2040 MD vs. SNES comparison" for a detailed comparison I made
So what version did you end up choosing? I can't vouch for the SNES version (though I've heard some good things) but the game was a blast to play on the Genesis. Whichever one you chose, I'm sure you had a great time with it.
I loved this game
How about the mega drive version?
I don't really ever comment on videos. But I got to say that Sean Hannity joke was about one of the funniest things I've heard in awhile😂
One I overlooked at ye olde Blockbuster...now I regret it...
I loved this game!
Yes Gam.
The only other Metroidvania SNES game besides Super Metroid.
This game was really awesome. In my opinion it stands toe to toe with Flashback !!!
Just bought at flea market for 4$ should be worth it
SNES Drunk help!
I went left at the beginning, got the keycard and the level ended.
Went back in to re explore and now I’m stuck! Wtf do I do? I can’t leave and it’s just dead ends!!
Did I soft lock the game?!!?!
Did you figure it out yet? You always start the level on top of the sewer entrance with a ladder, it also has the Phantom’s skull on it. Hold down and the jump button to exit a level
If it was written by Hannity, you will be playing with Rebbeca Madison, not the Phantom.
This could have been hit if they opted for a smaller sprite
I played it back in the days, but I wasn't too thrilled about it. The cyberpunk atmosphere, tedious backtracking and unclear objectives broke the game for me.
Couldn't find a better deal on eBay.
Looks nice
The 1 problem I had was that long as hell password.
Thank God for modern emulation and the use of save states!!
Anyone has the original snes manual for this game?
Lol the sean hannity bit was a good one
my rich neighbor use to have this game
Sean hannity lol come on man
Just bought a copy for $10
wheres Billy Zane? :D
"I have a child!"
hmm looks like a hidden gem. never heard of it.. cool review
It's no longer $8 now lol
Snes' symphony of the night
deserves a fucking remaster for switch
The music in Phantom 2040 is MILES ahead of the Super Metroid music. The story's better here too, though it's not great.
wtf are you smoking
Do you have any idea why this game was so good? Phantom 2040 was just an average cartoon at best. I don't see why it would get such a good game rendition.
Super Metroid is one of my favorite games of all time, and I just don't see the comparison. This game did not hold my interest at all.
Gud gueim
how does everyone like this? this game is SO confusing...... its never clear on what you can and can not grapple, story starts out in a confusing way, the levels are like a maze since you have no map WHY NO MAP!, the game never explains what the numbers on the doors are and how to open them, and i cant for the life of me figure out how to get back to the area select screen once ive entered an area i was already in! AND THE MANUAL DOESNT EVEN TELL YOU!?!?!?!? also whats up with the length of the passwords???
Aside from the story, all these things I figured out as a dumb 7 year old. A map would be really useful but I know the areas by heart haha.
Is it a physical thing you can stand on? Is it a wall? You can grapple it.
Numbers on the doors are locked and only opened when you destroy the mechanism thing with the same number displayed. Once you destroy the thing, the door with the same number opens.
To get back into the map screen, you need to go down the same sewer entrance you did at the start. You always spawn on top of it when you pick an area. It has a ladder with the signature skull on it. Hold down and the jump button and you’re back at the map.
The passwords, yeah I always hated that to be honest. The game doesn’t explain because tutorials and hand holding weren’t really a thing back then. You just jump and shoot.
You get a like and a favorite just for pointing out what a lame person Sean Hannity is! :P
Bless the fighting Irish, Hannity rules!
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Actually more like a socialist utopia but hey nice work as always
That's what Socialism results in... um... billionaire industrialists?
can't bring myself to try out this game because of how goofy and stiff everything looks like, specially the main character
You'd be surprised at how smooth it feels versus how janky the motion looks. The sticky rope thing in particular was wild to me as a kid
Sean Hannity? The conservative? I don't get it.
Hannity's career is built on bootlicking billionaires, the police state, and our empire's murderous MIC
The reactionary far right worldview is tipified by its hatred of the poor and less fortunate, and its complete disregard for actual conservative values when it comes to finite priceless resources like everything that makes up the biosphere
I wonder 6 years later if SNES drunk is now old enough to realise the republicans aren’t the bad guys after all.