Load times on the SEGA CD version aren't that bad. I'm actually pretty impressed. Game loads up about the same as the Genesis other than loading the audio but wasn't that bad.
Each version has it's own charm. Sega CD is hardest to find, and setup , but the computer at least puts up more of a fight, and it's harder to run up the score. SNES is more colorful and has better sound effects, and ( for better or worse ) easier checking, but the goalie control is weaker, they don't leave realistic rebounds, it's too easy to score, the snes d-pad makes skating , passing, and aiming shots harder. I've put in thousands of hours on each, but Genesis is overall the best version. If any hardcore fans are ever near Anoka, Minnesota, I'd be happy to host. I've got SNES and Genesis each on a 75" newer TV with HDMI cables for zero lag, and on a square "36 Sony for that retro feel.
I reviewed it using a PS4 controller in an emulator which is probably what most people except purists might use and its to note that analog sticks do work well about as well as the d-pad. Sorry that your only complaint was something that didn't make or change the outcome. But anyway hope you enjoyed regardless
1. Turn on all penalties, offsides and line changes. Turning it off is what 5 year olds do. 2. Sega CD by far is the best version. 2. SNES 3. sega. If you don’t play the game the way it was designed with everything on you don’t know the difference between them.
Down voting this vid, I think the SNES version is top tier. Those sound effects are on point. Love the "ohhhhh" when you take a good shot on goal from the fans Also the puck sounds are good too. Graphics aren't too good but the music soundtrack at the menu and intermission is iconic
The graphics on the SNES version of NHL '94 didn't look the same as the Genesis version...the SNES version always reminded me of a lower budget "knockoff" version of a Genesis hockey game. The Genesis was the KING for sports games, hands down.
We played the crap out of Genesis NHL '94 in in College, our house would have tourney's play that drunk when we got back home on the weekends It was the best. Sega was the best.
NARCH_TV for it's time the Sega CD version was a revolution in gaming... Digital sound music and full motion video, something cartridge didn't have back then...I remember playing this the day it came out on Sega CD, six hours later we stopped.... Keep in mind the load on CD back then was 1-2x speeds max....16 bit sounds via CD... The list goes on
SNES is better than Sega imo. Simply for not having a weight bug if nothing else. The game actually plays like it is meant to be played. Not sure if it exists in the CD version or not.
I can see your argument, I totally agree but I do prefer the fluidity of the Sega version. If the could blend all 3 together it would be the ultimate NHL 94 version
Yeah the weight bug and the better controls for the manual goalie, are great snes strenghts. The game is just nore fluid on sega mega drive tho. Also one can argue the weight bug is relevant to correct characterization of check capabilities of 93 nhl roster but it does not make the game objectively worse. I personally prefer sega but completely understand snes apologists on this one. Snes version rocks too. Hope you ok :)
I would have done a different scoring system: Tournament-style. Genesis VS SNES... And the winner would take on SegaCD. That way, you don't have to use an arbitrary point system... ...they either win, lose, or tie... And if it's a tie... ...then you can start nit-picking the details in order to determine a winner.
In my opinion, the Sega CD Version is not much better when you consider using a 32 bit system. The Intro is better and of course the orgel sound is unique. However I like the SNES interaction with the crowd. At the end the graphical differences are marginal. All europe players were fooled with the slower PAL 50HZ Version! Besides I played with Detroit Red Wings and Sergej Fedorov the former boy friend of Anna Kournikova.
SNES version looks like it just chugs along, barely capable of keeping up with the action on screen. I like some of the animations but the SNES processor really struggles with multiple sprite games with a lot of on screen movement. The sound is also quite muffled.
I'll say the Sega cd is the best version. The sound is better as they added more to it. Loading should not even be a category as all Sega Cd games take long to load compared to Cartridges.
Gens overall gameplay better and more fun..Snes no weight bug, more control with y button goalie and defense control. I wasted equal hours of my life playing both versions with friends. the emulated version of genesis with weight bug fixed and goalie control is the way to go now. Add current rosters and it lives in forever.
SNES more intricate graphics, far greater effects & music (Sega sounds tinny sci-fi), & controls - the SNES player design allows for tighter maneuverability instead of Sega's 1993 models. Just like SFII, I simply cannot play on Genesis cuz headache.
I don’t even consider this a SNES game. Genesis all the way. Better gameplay, music and the graphics looked better. The intro to the SNES version was awful.
NARCH_TV SNES has multiple goal celebrations, hats on the ice for home team hat tricks, crowd does arm motions to go with JAWS theme in San Jose, more organ music, easier to body check, better one-timers, jersey design is closer to real life counterparts of the day, goalies don’t look like goblins. SEGA has stats. That’s about it.
@tomlott. The Mega Drive game plays a lot better. That's why it's the best version. It's smoother and faster. The SNES is jerky. When it comes to sports games it just cannot compete. It always seems to struggle with fast action when there's a lot happening on screen. The Mega Drive really benefits from having a CPU that's more than twice as fast.
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I agree, Genesis was the king of sports games during this era!
Load times on the SEGA CD version aren't that bad. I'm actually pretty impressed. Game loads up about the same as the Genesis other than loading the audio but wasn't that bad.
Great video! This is one of my favorite games ever! Thanks!
Each version has it's own charm.
Sega CD is hardest to find, and setup , but the computer at least puts up more of a fight, and it's harder to run up the score.
SNES is more colorful and has better sound effects, and ( for better or worse ) easier checking, but the goalie control is weaker, they don't leave realistic rebounds, it's too easy to score, the snes d-pad makes skating , passing, and aiming shots harder.
I've put in thousands of hours on each, but Genesis is overall the best version.
If any hardcore fans are ever near Anoka, Minnesota, I'd be happy to host.
I've got SNES and Genesis each on a 75" newer TV with HDMI cables for zero lag, and on a square "36 Sony for that retro feel.
ever played the pc version?
The PC version was great... you could play a full season. That alone made it better than the others.
Cool video hopefully someone gets me NHL 94 on my Sega for Christmas
Why do you rate how well the games work analog sticks? These games were not meant to be played with analog sticks.
I reviewed it using a PS4 controller in an emulator which is probably what most people except purists might use and its to note that analog sticks do work well about as well as the d-pad. Sorry that your only complaint was something that didn't make or change the outcome. But anyway hope you enjoyed regardless
It is but i wanted to see if it would work with my emulator which it does, Stay tuned ill be doing more NHL 94 Content
When I see people use analog sticks on D-Pad games I cringe. It's simply Not Right at all.
@@janX9 then you need to get a life
@@billybobs1705 okay. I'll do that. Thanks for the advice.
1. Turn on all penalties, offsides and line changes. Turning it off is what 5 year olds do.
2. Sega CD by far is the best version.
2. SNES
3. sega.
If you don’t play the game the way it was designed with everything on you don’t know the difference between them.
snes my @ss bro.
Down voting this vid, I think the SNES version is top tier. Those sound effects are on point. Love the "ohhhhh" when you take a good shot on goal from the fans
Also the puck sounds are good too.
Graphics aren't too good but the music soundtrack at the menu and intermission is iconic
More goalie animations also
The graphics on the SNES version of NHL '94 didn't look the same as the Genesis version...the SNES version always reminded me of a lower budget "knockoff" version of a Genesis hockey game. The Genesis was the KING for sports games, hands down.
The organ music was better on SNES. Didn’t sound like a synth.
We played the crap out of Genesis NHL '94 in in College, our house would have tourney's play that drunk when we got back home on the weekends It was the best. Sega was the best.
The SNES version was programmed by a completely separate team, and was basically an afterthought
Snes had way more goalie animations
The Super NES version was actually the 1992 game, NHLPA. It was ported from the Genesis. That's why there are differences.
Which version is played the most online?
I would say the Sega Genesis is most popular. Due to more users on the forum I'm apart of uses more.
The Sega CD version is the best version out of all the versions.
Other than more presentation It plays very similar the Genesis version.
NARCH_TV for it's time the Sega CD version was a revolution in gaming... Digital sound music and full motion video, something cartridge didn't have back then...I remember playing this the day it came out on Sega CD, six hours later we stopped.... Keep in mind the load on CD back then was 1-2x speeds max....16 bit sounds via CD... The list goes on
Genesis version is better. I play it everyday on my mega sg
SNES is better than Sega imo. Simply for not having a weight bug if nothing else. The game actually plays like it is meant to be played. Not sure if it exists in the CD version or not.
I can see your argument, I totally agree but I do prefer the fluidity of the Sega version. If the could blend all 3 together it would be the ultimate NHL 94 version
Ram Stones
Disagree
I'm from Pittsburgh but I used the Bruins in this when I played the Sega version
Yeah the weight bug and the better controls for the manual goalie, are great snes strenghts. The game is just nore fluid on sega mega drive tho. Also one can argue the weight bug is relevant to correct characterization of check capabilities of 93 nhl roster but it does not make the game objectively worse. I personally prefer sega but completely understand snes apologists on this one. Snes version rocks too. Hope you ok :)
I would have done a different scoring system: Tournament-style.
Genesis VS SNES... And the winner would take on SegaCD.
That way, you don't have to use an arbitrary point system...
...they either win, lose, or tie... And if it's a tie...
...then you can start nit-picking the details in order to determine a winner.
In my opinion, the Sega CD Version is not much better when you consider using a 32 bit system. The Intro is better and of course the orgel sound is unique. However I like the SNES interaction with the crowd. At the end the graphical differences are marginal. All europe players were fooled with the slower PAL 50HZ Version! Besides I played with Detroit Red Wings and Sergej Fedorov the former boy friend of Anna Kournikova.
SNES version looks like it just chugs along, barely capable of keeping up with the action on screen. I like some of the animations but the SNES processor really struggles with multiple sprite games with a lot of on screen movement. The sound is also quite muffled.
Sega ruled that era they beat Snes almost on every single port?
I have the Genesis,SNES and PS2 version on NHL 06 and the PS2 one is the best. It's the Genesis version with better graphics
See. I feel SNES is a new 94 while Genesis is the 93 version
Sega Genesis
Genesis is the best ❤❤❤
Mega CD 💿 was the best 1️⃣
teams on the bench look like crap in the SEGA version
I'll say the Sega cd is the best version. The sound is better as they added more to it. Loading should not even be a category as all Sega Cd games take long to load compared to Cartridges.
Snes version is king
wasnt as fast as the genesis version tho
@@realfamiliarfez I know that but the game speed on snes is closer to real life speed. Genesis was too fast and unrealistic
Gens overall gameplay better and more fun..Snes no weight bug, more control with y button goalie and defense control. I wasted equal hours of my life playing both versions with friends. the emulated version of genesis with weight bug fixed and goalie control is the way to go now. Add current rosters and it lives in forever.
Sega is amazing 💯
How come your voice sounds like a cartoon character? Kermit the frog?
The SNES version clearly looks like an afterthought...
The MSDOS version rules all.
Weirs that SNES gets a bad rap, because its gameplay most resembles the PC version.
how do you play the ms dos version? old pc? emulator?
SNES more intricate graphics, far greater effects & music (Sega sounds tinny sci-fi), & controls - the SNES player design allows for tighter maneuverability instead of Sega's 1993 models. Just like SFII, I simply cannot play on Genesis cuz headache.
Wow the soundtrack sucks on the Sega consoles :o
don’t be angry go play your slow snes games.
snes version by a hair imo
I don’t even consider this a SNES game. Genesis all the way. Better gameplay, music and the graphics looked better. The intro to the SNES version was awful.
sports games on the snes were always inferior to the megadrive
Better songs maybe but they sound like crap on Genesis compared to SNES, frankly sounds disgusting 😆
Super Nintendo was for children. Genesis was the better system for sports games.
sega's version is essentially a roster update for NHLPA '93. its total garbage compared to SNES. plus SNES allowed 5-player action
i agree about the first part of your argument, but the SNES version as terrible music and graphics which keeps me coming back to the Sega version.
NARCH_TV SNES has multiple goal celebrations, hats on the ice for home team hat tricks, crowd does arm motions to go with JAWS theme in San Jose, more organ music, easier to body check, better one-timers, jersey design is closer to real life counterparts of the day, goalies don’t look like goblins. SEGA has stats. That’s about it.
@tomlott. The Mega Drive game plays a lot better. That's why it's the best version. It's smoother and faster. The SNES is jerky. When it comes to sports games it just cannot compete. It always seems to struggle with fast action when there's a lot happening on screen. The Mega Drive really benefits from having a CPU that's more than twice as fast.
It's only "easier" to hit in the SNES version because the weight bug isn't there.
Rooty Kazooty
GOOD MAN I hated the SNES version I didn't even play the rom
*SEGA ALL THE WAY*
I don't even consider it a SNES game
SNES!