POWER DRIFT by SEGA -ZX Spectrum VS C64, Amstrad Comparison + Commodore Amiga VS Atari ST Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2021
- Power Drift from SEGA is this weeks featured VS game, released by Sega in the arcade in 1988 and then released onto the home systems by Activision in 1989. This was a great arcade racing game that pushed the arcade hardware which is evident on the Sega Y Board.
And a first for the channel ! I not only look at the 8 Bit systems of the day but also compare the 16 Bit computer conversions too.
So lets take a look firstly at Power Drift by Sega on the Arcade followed by the 8 Bit systems featuring:
Commodore 64
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Amstrad CPC
And then the 16 Bit systems featuring:
Commodore Amiga
Atari ST
Please do let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree with my verdict and any other game comparison videos you would like to see. And don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE button and notification bell so you know when my new content lands !
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Got this on C64 back in 1990. really fun game!!! Thanks for another great vid OGDuffy!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid - this game blew me away back in the early 90’s especially the full motion cabinet!
Hi Gareth, unfortunately I was not lucky enough to play the sit down hydraulic cab ! Thanks for the comment matey, appreciated 😉
Really enjoy these vs videos!
Cheers Gary, really appreciate you watching and commenting matey 😉
You can imagine the groans when this was to be converted to the c64. Chris Butler did a great job and I had this in the day and thought it was great.
Game Suggestion: Wizball
Thanks for commenting, always great to hear viewers opinions 😉 Added Wizball to my growing list matey 😎
Had this for my ST loved it at the time ,and the feeling of picking it up was great too ,was such a buzz to get it on my home computer
Amazing stuff love your channel thanks for my name mention also mate Alkan El Hackney yes from east London would love to meet u one day maybe do a pod cast u never know. One thing I know is my old school video games but not much else in life 😂
I like the Atari ST title music for this game. Played it back in the early 90s on an ST. Enjoyed it despite the choppy framerate
Hi Alex, glad to hear it brought back some happy gaming memories matey 😎
Good idea to compare the 16 b and separated from the 8bits , good video personally I thought spectrum version play really well and it did have some sound in the 48k ,good video😎
How on earth did the C64 do those giant sprites?
There must have been some hardware trickery going on. There’s no way that could have been done in software, is there?
Wow, the power of the C64 custom chips just keeps surprising me. So different to my speccy’s everything in software.
Chris Butler was a really talented C64 coder
Only Arcade Game I Ever Completed, In The Sit Down Cab. Excellent Game
Best way to play 😎👍
First-time viewer, great video for a great game! put many hours into the speccy version back in the day... great game!
Great Vid mate. Must admit. Shocked that the C64 didn't get 1st place. Plays the fastest out of the 8 bits, Cracking in game music and far superior road effects and a game that actually plays better than the arcade version, but each to their own. This is what the comments section is for.
Oh yes matey 😉 It’s good we all have different opinions and I love to read others thoughts etc 😃
Thanks for sharing your view matey, appreciated 😀😎😉
For once on a car game, the C64 version is better than the Speccy and CPC! Quite nice conversions on the ZX and Amstrad, pretty much what you'd expect. Nice in game music. But the C64 version is an astonishing bit of programming! Truly great version. The engine was used later in Turbo Charge, which i think it quite underrated.
Love this type of video, cheers!
Hi matey, glad you enjoy this VS type video plenty of them here now. Gonna keep churning these out too 😉 So many great old games to revisit 😎
Loved the c64 version.chris butler altered the game to better suit the aging c64 . Amiga version looked good but once moving was a bit Jerky.
@@OGDuffy Wish someone recode those
@Rooflesoft Games Actually there are almost 50/60 moving object on screen or more at every moment - the Power Drift Amiga and Atari version are made in the same way as the arcade - every road segment is a bob!
It look a bit better on NTSC since was coded with 60FPS in mind and become decent on a 1200
You can blame Activision hierarchy for the issues with yje ST and Amiga versions issues, he warned them putting too many cars on screen at once, would only cause slow down and confusion, they told him they didn't care, just put as many on-screen as possible, since they paid the bills, he did as he was told.
Poor old John Mullins, who handled the Z80 8-bit versions had no assistance from Sega and only used the coin-op as a reference.
Chris Butler did a sterling job on the C64 version.
Sad to hear but as you point out... It is all about the money and you have to agree with the man that pays even if not in the best interest of the customer, which was a real shame.
Still a great game for its time and awesome arcade machine 😉
Awesome video! I liked so much power drift, the cabinet version was so fast and fun! On speccy was ok, but c64 and amstrad was better!
I recall playing Powerdrift on the A500, and that it got a pretty stellar review in Amiga Format. Never remember it being so choppy. Buggy Boy was a lot better(on C64)! Great vid OG 🤙🏼
Thanks for your input as always Capt 😉. I will add Buggy Boy to the list my friend 😀
If you can try it using NTSC screen instead of Pal
😂 I wonder how much Activision 2 page magazine adverts helped with that review score?
This is one of the handful of ST ported that made use of the STE/ST blitter graphics acceleration if installed.
Thanks for sharing matey, always great to hear knowledge from the viewers as your knowledge is awesome 😉
@@OGDuffy I really appreciate all of the systems, but my heart sways to the ST, the CPC, and the Atari 8bit. Still I'm not a fan-boy just a connoisseur. You channel is now on of my favorites. I really want that new Amiga Mini if it comes out in the States =).
@@IntoTheVerticalBlank Cheers matey, really appreciate the support. I am sure that mini Amiga will get a US release 😉
I played Power Drift on both the Spectrum and C64; the former is a pretty good conversion with a reasonably fast graphic engine, but I liked the latter best - nice and colorful graphics, a tad faster and with in-game music (I confirm there is no music during gameplay on the 128K Spectrum, it can be heard in the start menu only).
Never tried the Amstrad version - that system was not exactly popular here - but from what I can see, it seems a bit slower than the Spectrum one.
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for confirming the 128K music situation 😉 Was a great game that played really well on the 8 Bits systems 😎
The Speccy version (128) definitely has in game music- the same tune as the opening screen. I think it alternates between engine 'sound', uh.. beep or music in game.
The CPC was inspired by the Spectrum and has the same CPU, so often shares code, which can be good or bad as all those colours shifting around can make it quite a bit slower than the Speccy. As it was less popular, it would sometimes get a quick weekend port of Speccy resolution but only 4 colours on screen and slowwww. It's actually a great machine - sort of half a generation ahead, but needed dedicated developers.
16-bit versions have terrible frame-rates! Expected better quite frankly. For me the C64 version looks the most playable overall, must seek it out!
C=64 Was easily the best 8 bit version, i suspect this review was just after massive celebrations of Englands semi final win !!! C64 had a greater feel of speed, had music and sound effects of good standard, graphically superior as well.
The C64 conversion was the Best!
A quality game for sure 😉
Thank you for sharing this.
Your most welcome, thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated matey 😉
Aah the days of single-digit-framerate racing on the 16 bits....
I Remember playing it on our ST, and not liking it tbh because of the extreme choppy gameplay.
Such a shame as looked great but that choppiness just ruined it. Thanks for commenting matey, really appreciated 😎
Great game Duffy!! I’m playing this right now on the Sega 3D Classics Arcade Collection on the 3DS!! It’s the arcade version!!!! Thunder blade is on there as well!! Have you reviewed that?!
Added it to my growing list my friend 😉
NO WAY the Amstrad version was better than the C64 - c64 had a quick feel to it, great music and playability. Perhaps Amatrad beats c64 at double dragon but not this gem of a conversion - its easier for a English bowler to get a LBW decision in India then it is for a C64 game to get the 1st prize on your good, entertaining and very well produced channel.
Hi matey, thanks for commenting 😉 Double Dragon is still one of my go to games to this very day ! Lucky enough to own the original arcade PCB 😉 Check out some of the other VS videos matey, C64 has won in the past 😎
Space Harrier might be good to compare versions. I recall the 16 bit versions could use the mouse for controls which made it very playable! Power Drift was too much for the home machines I think.
Space Harrier has been suggested before so defo in the book my friend 😉
Very diplomatic I bought this steaming turd on the Atari ST. You didn’t know what was going on. 3ds version is a belter
Hi matey yes heard great things on the DS version 😎
Ooh.....I have to disagree here OG. My experience was a different one. I used to love the arcade games and appreciated how much more powerful they were than home computers. A situation that stayed the same until 32-bit machines with dedicated graphics hardware hit the home market 20ish years ago. The 16-bit consoles were almost there with some titles.... But generally speaking, lacked the oomph necessary for running arcade level games. This of course was particularly true for 8-bit systems.
I remember many times playing arcade conversions at home and being sorely disappointed with what I was looking at/playing. 🙄
However, graphics aside, the most important thing in any 3d game to make it at all playable and fun to play is its frame rate followed by its controllability.
In this comparison, the C64 version far outpaces the other systems in FPS. Even the Amiga and ST versions. And it looks pretty controllable. I'd go as far as to say it looks the most fun to play on out of ALL the machines tested here as well as having music. 🎶 The Amstrad version looked bright but far too choppy and low a frame rate to give any feel of speed/flow. The Spectrum looks slightly better in this department but still not good enough for a 'speed feel'. I would have placed like the systems differently;
1. Commodore 64
2. ZX Spectrum
3. Amstrad CPC 464
But hey,, that's just my opinion. 🤗
I loved Power Drift in the arcade. Was insanely fast! And when combined with that hydraulic cabinet that turned as you turned , it was a real treat to play. I spent many pennies doing so. 🙂🏎️💨
Hi Richard, I love it when people disagree with my verdicts ... Thats what makes this community great.
We all have our personal memories and thoughts about games and when we revisit our memories do not always match the actual games.
As you say PowerDrift really was a technological breakthrough on the arcade systems was a great racing experience and another SEGA classic😉
Thx a lot from Belgium for your great Vs video !! Pls continue this way mate, why not with a 1942 or 1943 ?? Btw I had put the 64 version @ 1st but .... I m really happy to discover the Amstrad version I ll try immediately when i come home from holidays... I didn't know this version, thx again !!!
Concerning the c64 and amiga, you should not take my opinion into account in any way, I love this brand and as in my youth I would never be objective concerning the other versions .... At home it was always Commodore rulezzzz, but now with the time it is forced to note that the others also made beautiful things, damn it, I love this Amstrad version !!!!
Another great vid mate :)
I got to play the hydraulic cabinet at NERG a few years ago and it was awesome!
The Amiga & Atari ST versions are ok but when playing it feels like the animation is missing frames and stuttering. I don't like that it is set as mouse for control either but thankfully you can change that to joystick making things easier.
As for the 8 Bits I have to disagree with you on Amstrad. Playing it this morning on my CPC the controls feel a big sluggish and it doesn't feel like it is moving particularly fast. The C64 for me is the goto 8 Bit version (still have my day 1 copy on tape bought from Chips in Stockton). It is quite the marvel on C64 as both the Spectrum & Amstrad versions are multiloads for the different courses but the C64 every single bit of the game has been crammed into a single load - only thing missing are the 2 bonus stages with the After Burner plane and the Hang On bike.
A few more to stick on your list for later dates : Bruce Lee (don't forget the BBC Micro version), Shinobi, Forgotten Worlds, Druid 1&2, Target Renegade, APB, Narc, Ninja Spirit, Ninja Warriors, Double Dragon 2 (avoid the first one as it is terrible on all 8 Bit computers), Turrican 1&2 & Bionic Commando (there is a US version of this one as well as the Go Euro version we have here)
Cheers matey, great comments and information as always my friend 😎 Got lots of video suggestions on the list matey and will add some more of your suggestions 😉
Did Target Renegade back in April matey:
ruclips.net/video/CEyD_QxWJSo/видео.html
Plenty more suggestions to be looking at there matey 😀
@@OGDuffy Don't know how I missed that one in April as been watching a while now! Give me something to watch when having tea this afternoon :)
@@IainMetcalf Enjoy matey 😉
I had the Amiga the Batman pack £399 bloody loved it plus the games only cost me a price of a floppy disc which was a £1, me and my mate used to go up this blokes house after school and he'd Copy games for us i had about 50 games for it which only cost £50 alot cheaper than paying full 😉
Oh the good old day of floppy discs and tape to tape players 😁 I didn’t own an Amiga until later in its lifespan but such a great computer, have great memories playing on that machine
@OGDuffy - Retro Gamer and Collector I've still got my Amiga with all the 50 odd games I had Copied 😁
Terrible frame rate on 16-bit systems, sad to say. Wouldn't have enjoyed those at all (I think I saw the Amiga version at a friend's home, back in the day, but I don't remember actually playing it). Plus, the cars are too big in relation to the track, so overtaking is more difficult than it should be.
The C64 version is the best, in my opinion. It's the only one that really gives a good feeling of speed. I'd put the Spectrum version in second place, it's still quite smooth. Amstrad in third -- it's the Speccy version with more color, but it's noticeably slower, as is usually the case.
Fair comments Pedro 😉 The overtaking on the 16 Bits seemed more luck than judgement to be honest but the frame rates destroyed the game on the 16 Bits for me.
I haven't seen all of your vids yet, but Strider or Forgotten worlds for a compare if you have not done them yet.
Cheers matey, great suggestion and games not yet covered so will add those to the list, cheers 😎
Funny how prices were 8 quid for speccie, 9 for amstrad, 10 for the C64 despite the same development time
Often thought this myself 🧐 Maybe Speccy was easier to programme and needed less people? I am sure someone knows this?
The C64 version was very well done considering the system's limitations. The Amstrad version is very impressive as well. The Amiga version sucks. I don't know anyone who actually liked it.
Japanese Saturn one is the best but expensive
Yes a very collectable title now
Pretty sure that you can have in-game music on the 128k Speccy version.
No worries mate