Haha if you come to the UK you should do a sausage roll ranking! FYI Asterisk is a French/Brittany thing but was very popular in the UK, the comics are worth checking they're awesome. Bonus points for the Wales mug, Cymru am byth😎
as a UK gamer, I get a bit miffed at the way the internet passes off American gaming history as world gaming history . This is the sort of video I can get behind....
I think we're coming around. There is a whole history of retro games that is waiting to be discovered. Its youtubers like Mr Riggs, and Top Hat Gaming Man where I learned that NES really wasn't all that popular in Europe. And Europe never had a "gaming crash", and the Master System was much more popular in Europe. Theoretically it probably should have been here too because it is a superior console. I am hoping that more and more videos like these are done to connect all of the dots across the ocean. I want to know all of the history lol.
Just wanted to say that a PAL release doesnt mean it was only published in UK. For exemple you say that Astérix was only released in UK which isnt true at all; it was a popular game in France, Spain and Germany. In fact most PAL games were released at least in Belgium, Switzerland, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, etc, and even Australia. The three main markets in the european PAL region were still France, the UK and Germany. It remains more or less the same nowadays.
Great video as always! A few more PAL exclusives: Rainbow Islands (which is a different port than the NTSC version) Lion King Banana Prince Road Fighter Dropzone Mario Bros Classic Series Les Chevaliers Du Zodiaque Turrican Parasol Stars I may be missing a couple!
Woo hoo! Love from the UK John 🇬🇧 ❤ PS Asterix is huge in France and theres a theme park there, Asterix was here in England too but was not very popular.
I know the character but only cause my grandpa was an artist, liked animation and worked in Europe. He had a book of animation featuring the character (and many more) I uses to love to look at when I was young.
Here in Quebec, Astérix is absolutely MASSIVE! The movies have been playing every year at Christmas for well over 30 years and everybody of my generation can recite them by heart! I'm glad that some of the games finally have started to make their way here! (and as a bonus, in French, they use the same voices as the cartoons!)
Asterix is and was very popular in Germany the two people behind passed away and handed their work to a new team with new comic comic out frequently. Also with popular topic like a whistleblower. Asterix is french and has its own theme park.
Ufouria is an all-time favorite of mine, and the Hammerin' Harry series is great, too! Over Horizon also has an Edit Mode that lets you change up the weapons, adding their attributes to each other, so you can make homing bombs and stuff like that; definitely worth checking out. I also enjoyed my trip through Parasol Stars, which was mentioned here, but I don't think was ranked; I don't believe we got that in the US.
I'd personally recommend watching Asterix and the Twelve Tasks on Amazon Prime if you want to get familiar with the series and its characters in a hurry. It's a good film, albeit dated in parts. The Cliff Notes is that Gauls (early French, rather Viking-like) fight Romans to maintain their independence, and their best warrior is Asterix. In a tight spot, he drinks a potion to power himself up, like Popeye with his spinach. His friend Obelix was bathed in the potion at birth and thus is nigh invincible, but is also hugely obese and has a massive appetite.
@@wareforcoin5780 yeah but American themed diners aren't really American diners. They're a very specific time period type diner of America aka 1950s. Basically happy days lol. Are British diners in America 1950s themed, because that would indeed as the man said... Be funny I can't even begin to imagine it, they still had rationing after ww2 in 50s Britain 😅
Elite has a lot going on for an NES game (originally release on the BBC Micro). The portion you compared to MULE is more like the trading in Sid Meier's Pirates, but more focused on trade rather than piracy (although you can be a pirate in Elite if you so choose). Flying between star systems, trading goods, and using the profit to upgrade your ship. Docking at space stations and fighting pirates along the way.
Nothing beats the feeling of discovering a cool retro game you had never heard about before. Though interestingly most of these games where actually not released in the UK either. Different European countries often got different games. The NES was not all that popular in the UK, they where way more into microcomputers like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Even the Master System was more popular than the NES there at the time if I remember correctly. It has gathered a huge following in the country over time though.
You're missing quite some games: The Lion King (a crappy port of the Game Boy version which is missing half of the game) Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (a game based on an anime and it's in French) Rainbow Islands (an entirely different port than the US/Famicom version) Parasol Stars Mario Bros. (Classic Version) (an improved version, it has better controls and added some intermissions between levels) Banana Prince (a game in German) Championship Rally Dropzone Road Fighter (an 1985 Famicom game which was released in Europe around 1991) Formula 1 Sensation Super Turrican
I'm glad you did a video on all the European games because I was always curious what what the games where that just released in Europe. They also realize that played a lot of them without even knowing I was playing them
Oh wow!! I used to live just down the street from that place and always wanted to check it out. Looks like a trip to Puyallup is in order. Thanks for another fun vid!! 👍
Americans not knowing Asterix is like Europeans who don't know superman. He is an icon. Try some of the classic comic books they are the best comics around.
Over Horizon is one of the best shmups for the NES, the level design is very creative and the difficulty level is in the right spot, not easy but also not very hard.
Asterix is really big in Quebec, Canada actually... so most games I remember I had the Genesis ones and definitely all his movies and comic books came out here, but yeah this guy even has his own theme park in France.
Great video to share some PAL love. Where is Super Turrican though? It’s a great version of Turrican that was programmed by one man only - Manfred Trenz. I actually prefer it to its SNES namesake - not as good as Mega Turrican though
Just some info: Elite is a space based, open world strategy/rpg/economic simulation game hybrid. Games like the X series, freelancer, privateer, No man's Sky, and Elite dangerous are all revisions of the original concept. It's not surprising you were lost when engaging with the economy; it has a steep learning curve, and no tutorial. It was originally released for the BC micro in *1984*. Elite is a true sandbox, used procedural generation to create a vast cosmos to explore and exploit, with potentially millions of planets to visit. It might seem insane to condense that into an NES cart, but they had it on a single 5.44 inch floppy on the Commodore 64, so it's not unthinkable. Edit: there are 8 galaxies, with 256 planets, but they are procedurally generated
I'm not a big fan of the NES game, but Asterix really is a fantastic series of comics. It's popular all over Europe, and while the comedy relies quite heavily on puns and word play, I've found that generally the translations hold up quite well (at least the English, German, and Dutch ones, as these are the ones I've read). The only thing that does tend to get lost in translation is the many satirical references to French celebrities and politicians. Still a great comic to read in English, though.
Contra was Probotector because of Germany’s strict censorship rules at the time. And Ninja Turtles was Hero Turtles because the UK originally had a law that banned ninja related material even weapons, Michelangelo’s Nunchaku (or simply Nunchucks) were censored in the cartoon and movies but not the games, but the name was still changed until the Movie where it’s now Ninja Turtles in UK too. The same issues also applied to Ninja Gaiden/Shadow Warrirors and even the Tenchu games on PlayStation systems. But these laws are no longer present. So they can use the US and Japanese counterparts now. Oh and Mr. Gimmick was also released in Japan too as simply Gimmick.
The unique mechanic of controlling two characters with each button in New Ghostbusters 2 makes for a very fun experience. There's a side-scrolling Ghostbusters game for the Sega Genesis, witch gets a lot of praise, but a think the top-down perspective along with the unique mechanic of controlling two characters makes NG2 stand out more.
We also had a marathon bar in the uk. Its a snickers bar and it was rebranded in the 90s to match the rest of the world. Same with starburst they used to be called Opal fruits
I miss Washington State. I moved to Kansas back in 1994 and never went back. Visiting Seattle and Puyallup was real highlights for me that I really miss. I used to live in Tacoma, Wa, which wasn't too bad.
Elite in an awesome game, but steep learning curve, not one for a short blast. Funny how all the chocolate names are mixed up, in the UK Snickers were called Marathon until the 90s when they renamed them Snickers.
John Prince Valiant was based on animated series from the early 90’s which aired in Europe. I watched and loved it as a kid. Prince Valiant was an original character in medieval times and interacted with all of the Knights of the Roundtable including King Arthur and Merlin.
that part in GB2 with the corridors and office with red carpet reminds me so much of Space Quest 3 when Roger is at the scumsoft offices/cubicles vaporizing the trash
Another game worth looking at is Rainbow Island 🌈 🏝 The U.K. / PAL version was by Ocean and is VERY different to the U.S. / NTSC version (worlds apart, U.K. version looks a lot more like the arcade) 🍺 🍏 🍒 🍓 ⭐️ 🐛 “GOAL IN!” 🇬🇧
dude so many awesome games I did not know about. I need to see if I can find these. I remember seeing carts of Mr Gimmick at portland retro gaming expo
You missed some, especially Super Turrican, which is awesome (entirely made by Manfred Trenz alone) and has nothing to do with the SNES game. There's also a platformer called Banana Prince, only released in Germany I guess, and decent enough. Among those you covered, I love Ufouria. It's basically a very cute Metroid where you can unlock new areas after you find each of the other characters, who have different abilities. The soundtrack is Sunsoft-awesome as usual.
Asterix is still pretty big in Europe. There was a new PS4 Asterix game not long ago. The konami arcade game from the early 90s is worth checking out to. It's got kind of a Turtles in Time feel to it.
cool vid! nice showcase of PAL exclusives. Even PAL is devided in 2 parts. PAL A with UK, Italy and Australia and PAL B consisted of most other European countries with Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden ( Scandinavia). Later Hong Kong and South Korea got PAL B and India PAL A. There are even exclusives to PAL A and PAL B and PAL releases to limited countries.
Elite is a space trading game where you track prices on different planets. You can trade in forbidden items like drugs and slaves and it changes you status (like GTA). if you are a bad guy cops attack instantly. IF you play clean you get protection from them. You can upgrade your ship to add weapons, and more importantly a solar scoop that lets you get fuel from flying near the sun instead of having to buy it. The scoop also allows you to pick up space debris and floating cargo to sell for free credits.
Great video! I know that some NES clone systems have a switch that lets you switch between NTSC and PAL, but I have no idea how well PAL games work on any of them.
Electro Brain WAS supposed to bring Asterix to the US not only for the NES, but also for the Gameboy and the SNES as well and they may have decided against releasing them in the US due to Asterix not being popular enough.
You get a like for the Wales mug! 🏴 In the UK the NES wasn't really a thing for most of its lifetime, the Master System sold way more. But the SNES was popular and then they brought the NES back for a second attempt as a budget console (SNES was significantly more expensive in the UK than America). I guess that's why we got later games like Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, when the American market had already moved on, and also why the Master System got so many PAL exclusive Megadrive and SNED ports.
Here in u.k we had marathon but it was what you call Snickers. Kinda like the milky way mars bar confusion. They changed it to snickers in the 80's or 90's
There are apparently a couple of NTSC-U prototypes floating around if you look hard enough? I remember one for Crackout, which makes complete sense as it was Konami.
Looks like the EU got some pretty sweet NES games. Weird they didn't bring a lot of those to us since the Nes did a lot better here than there, where they were all about the C64 and Master System.
Yes, the Master System did outsell the NES over here, but the NES still sold kind of decently. It just failed to be no. 1 on the market, but it still was a thing and was owned by many kids.
When you know what Elite is supposed to be, you'll know the SNES version is terrible. It's actually a really in depth strategy game. From Australia here. Really liked you looking at some of the games that I'm fully familiar with. I also lived in Houston from 87-91 when the SNES was out. So I know what the NTSC versions are like as well. Great channel mate. Oh, and from a mate to a mate. Aussie is pronounced Auzzie.
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I've ranked most NES games from Konami to Capcom and more. Binge the playlist! ruclips.net/p/PLsOTz-tlvayLekfyjFF6OWMHU1WWWi8E3
Aup did you try a tin of that dandelion and burdock pop 👍it's the bollocks
@@roybriggs6636 We did! It was interesting but I thought it was pretty good!
Haha if you come to the UK you should do a sausage roll ranking! FYI Asterisk is a French/Brittany thing but was very popular in the UK, the comics are worth checking they're awesome. Bonus points for the Wales mug, Cymru am byth😎
as a UK gamer, I get a bit miffed at the
way the internet passes off American gaming history as world gaming history .
This is the sort of video I can get behind....
I think we're coming around. There is a whole history of retro games that is waiting to be discovered. Its youtubers like Mr Riggs, and Top Hat Gaming Man where I learned that NES really wasn't all that popular in Europe. And Europe never had a "gaming crash", and the Master System was much more popular in Europe. Theoretically it probably should have been here too because it is a superior console. I am hoping that more and more videos like these are done to connect all of the dots across the ocean. I want to know all of the history lol.
@@frankbizzoco1954 I'm Australian and yeah, the master system was king here too. Any kid at school who had a NES was always the odd one out
Just wanted to say that a PAL release doesnt mean it was only published in UK. For exemple you say that Astérix was only released in UK which isnt true at all; it was a popular game in France, Spain and Germany. In fact most PAL games were released at least in Belgium, Switzerland, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, etc, and even Australia.
The three main markets in the european PAL region were still France, the UK and Germany. It remains more or less the same nowadays.
Great video as always! A few more PAL exclusives:
Rainbow Islands (which is a different port than the NTSC version)
Lion King
Banana Prince
Road Fighter
Dropzone
Mario Bros Classic Series
Les Chevaliers Du Zodiaque
Turrican
Parasol Stars
I may be missing a couple!
I didn't see New Zealand Story. That's another PAL game to add to the list
@@CanadianPunker62 New Zealand Story was released in the US under the name Kiwi Kraze.
Woo hoo! Love from the UK John 🇬🇧 ❤
PS Asterix is huge in France and theres a theme park there, Asterix was here in England too but was not very popular.
I'm always surprised at how unknown Asterix is in the US. He's basically as famous as Mickey Mouse or Mario here in Europe.
That's what I hear!
@@JohnRiggs mainly in France tbf, although I definitely read all the books as a kid.
French speaking Canada a bit as well!
I know the character but only cause my grandpa was an artist, liked animation and worked in Europe. He had a book of animation featuring the character (and many more) I uses to love to look at when I was young.
Yes, in French Canada (Québec), Asterix is actually as famous as Mickey or Mario!
Here in Quebec, Astérix is absolutely MASSIVE! The movies have been playing every year at Christmas for well over 30 years and everybody of my generation can recite them by heart! I'm glad that some of the games finally have started to make their way here! (and as a bonus, in French, they use the same voices as the cartoons!)
I've only seen Twelve Tasks, but it's way better than I thought it would be.
Caesar: "Brutus, put down that knife! You're liable to hurt somebody."
Thank you John for making these! These have been a really interesting way to find out some new games.
Asterix is and was very popular in Germany the two people behind passed away and handed their work to a new team with new comic comic out frequently. Also with popular topic like a whistleblower. Asterix is french and has its own theme park.
Ufouria is an all-time favorite of mine, and the Hammerin' Harry series is great, too! Over Horizon also has an Edit Mode that lets you change up the weapons, adding their attributes to each other, so you can make homing bombs and stuff like that; definitely worth checking out. I also enjoyed my trip through Parasol Stars, which was mentioned here, but I don't think was ranked; I don't believe we got that in the US.
I'd personally recommend watching Asterix and the Twelve Tasks on Amazon Prime if you want to get familiar with the series and its characters in a hurry. It's a good film, albeit dated in parts.
The Cliff Notes is that Gauls (early French, rather Viking-like) fight Romans to maintain their independence, and their best warrior is Asterix. In a tight spot, he drinks a potion to power himself up, like Popeye with his spinach. His friend Obelix was bathed in the potion at birth and thus is nigh invincible, but is also hugely obese and has a massive appetite.
The story of the NES game doesn't make any sense though.
As Asterix you have to rescue Obelix from the Romans. How the hell did they capture Obelix?
@@Ruudos He was sleeping
This was a particularly interesting ranking vid, didn’t know of half of them. Great idea to incorporate the European treats!
As a British person, I find the idea of British themed diners hilarious.
You've got American themed diners don't you? Because America definitely has American themed diners.
@@wareforcoin5780 yeah but American themed diners aren't really American diners. They're a very specific time period type diner of America aka 1950s. Basically happy days lol. Are British diners in America 1950s themed, because that would indeed as the man said... Be funny I can't even begin to imagine it, they still had rationing after ww2 in 50s Britain 😅
As a fellow British person I agree fully
You are missing 1. Rainbow Islands PAL version is made by Ocean and has better graphics. It's a complete different game
The fact Elite is the basis for Elite Dangerous these days is awesome. And in terms of design, you can really tell
Elite has a lot going on for an NES game (originally release on the BBC Micro). The portion you compared to MULE is more like the trading in Sid Meier's Pirates, but more focused on trade rather than piracy (although you can be a pirate in Elite if you so choose). Flying between star systems, trading goods, and using the profit to upgrade your ship. Docking at space stations and fighting pirates along the way.
John Riggs always makes solid videos. good content
There was an animated "Prince Valiant" series in the early 90s.
Yes , i remember that , i loved it , it was a good quality cartoon . :)
@@roellepsi5955 I've seen a few episodes of it on YT. Pretty mature for a kids show.
Please do a follow up! There are enough games you missed that could make another video. Good excuse to go back for a sausage roll too!
The main thing I know about Asterix is that, in Europe, the Taz game for the Atari 2600 was reskinned and released as Asterix!
I’m always fascinated by what the UK got that we didn’t. Feel like I’m always discovering something new. Great vid!
There's a few decent ones for sure.
Nothing beats the feeling of discovering a cool retro game you had never heard about before. Though interestingly most of these games where actually not released in the UK either. Different European countries often got different games. The NES was not all that popular in the UK, they where way more into microcomputers like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Even the Master System was more popular than the NES there at the time if I remember correctly. It has gathered a huge following in the country over time though.
You're missing quite some games:
The Lion King (a crappy port of the Game Boy version which is missing half of the game)
Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (a game based on an anime and it's in French)
Rainbow Islands (an entirely different port than the US/Famicom version)
Parasol Stars
Mario Bros. (Classic Version) (an improved version, it has better controls and added some intermissions between levels)
Banana Prince (a game in German)
Championship Rally
Dropzone
Road Fighter (an 1985 Famicom game which was released in Europe around 1991)
Formula 1 Sensation
Super Turrican
The Lion King has the distinction of being the final NES game released in Europe, in 1995, but yeah, they shouldn't have bothered.
Super turrican seems to have been left out of this list and would likely be the best of the lot - Great nes game!
I'm glad you did a video on all the European games because I was always curious what what the games where that just released in Europe. They also realize that played a lot of them without even knowing I was playing them
Oh wow!! I used to live just down the street from that place and always wanted to check it out. Looks like a trip to Puyallup is in order. Thanks for another fun vid!! 👍
The Chiptune versions of the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack in New GB2 are pretty fantastic.
I love how John always has killer snacks to review as well 👍
You missed kind of a good one, at least a B, Banana Prince! It was released in Japan and...Germany.
Americans not knowing Asterix is like Europeans who don't know superman. He is an icon. Try some of the classic comic books they are the best comics around.
Over Horizon is one of the best shmups for the NES, the level design is very creative and the difficulty level is in the right spot, not easy but also not very hard.
It was supposed to get a US release too (it appeared in Nintendo Power) but sadly did not.
loving the welsh mug, great choice
Dad stole it from my mom actually 😂
Another great video man! Don't stop these, please!
The let's rank series is by far my favourite playlist on RUclips. Thanks!!!
It's so weird that Asterix isn't as famous in the US. In Europe he's always been really popular.
I believe you missed a ton of exclusives.
There are more games that are specific to only one or very few countries like Spain, Nordics or France.
You need to read the Asterix comics! They are extremely funny books.
Thank you for these ranking videos! Love watching these very entertaining videos!
Asterix is really big in Quebec, Canada actually... so most games I remember I had the Genesis ones and definitely all his movies and comic books came out here, but yeah this guy even has his own theme park in France.
It's big in Québec, Francophone Europe, and the UK.
@@diegoarmando5489 not "big" in the UK at all and never was.
The reason for that was probably because Astrix was from Belgium which is right next to France.
@@OtterlyInsane I thought it was because the games were released there. Why bother localizing a licensed game with no fan base?
@@diegoarmando5489 asterix is known in the UK but would be far more popular in Belgium and France
There was a Prince valiant cartoon in England
Awesome video!! You should try a full English breakfast with a cup of Yorkshire tea ☕😁
Oh 😳. Yeah, by the way my friend, Learn Elite, then give it the S rank it so rightfully deserves.great channel John. Keep up the good work
Loved Asterix toon movies as a kid!! Disney Channel showed them back in late 80s early 90s here in the US
Excellent video. Interesting to see the games we didn't get here!
Loved the little candy breaks in between games!
Elite is complex but definitely worth your time to learn. NES port isn't bad either. It's a legend in the UK.
Great video to share some PAL love. Where is Super Turrican though? It’s a great version of Turrican that was programmed by one man only - Manfred Trenz. I actually prefer it to its SNES namesake - not as good as Mega Turrican though
Elite was amazing on the 8 bit computers!!!!
John, you forgot the PAL Arcade version of Mario Bros. with the original cutscenes
Oh yes! I own it. They remade the graphics as well, and it came out very late, in 1993 I guess
Thanks for the ranking videos! Will you be doing more NES and SNES soon?
Just some info: Elite is a space based, open world strategy/rpg/economic simulation game hybrid. Games like the X series, freelancer, privateer, No man's Sky, and Elite dangerous are all revisions of the original concept. It's not surprising you were lost when engaging with the economy; it has a steep learning curve, and no tutorial.
It was originally released for the BC micro in *1984*. Elite is a true sandbox, used procedural generation to create a vast cosmos to explore and exploit, with potentially millions of planets to visit. It might seem insane to condense that into an NES cart, but they had it on a single 5.44 inch floppy on the Commodore 64, so it's not unthinkable.
Edit: there are 8 galaxies, with 256 planets, but they are procedurally generated
definitely need a manual for that.
I'm not a big fan of the NES game, but Asterix really is a fantastic series of comics. It's popular all over Europe, and while the comedy relies quite heavily on puns and word play, I've found that generally the translations hold up quite well (at least the English, German, and Dutch ones, as these are the ones I've read). The only thing that does tend to get lost in translation is the many satirical references to French celebrities and politicians. Still a great comic to read in English, though.
Contra was Probotector because of Germany’s strict censorship rules at the time.
And Ninja Turtles was Hero Turtles because the UK originally had a law that banned ninja related material even weapons, Michelangelo’s Nunchaku (or simply Nunchucks) were censored in the cartoon and movies but not the games, but the name was still changed until the Movie where it’s now Ninja Turtles in UK too.
The same issues also applied to Ninja Gaiden/Shadow Warrirors and even the Tenchu games on PlayStation systems.
But these laws are no longer present. So they can use the US and Japanese counterparts now.
Oh and Mr. Gimmick was also released in Japan too as simply Gimmick.
Prince Valiant is the most gorgeous comic strip ever made. I have a ton of the collections.
Did you mean to say Winston when you were talking about Ghostbusters?
Really enjoy your videos! Great nostalgia!
Coffee and a Curly Whirly on the drive home from work. Perfect! Like a perfect punt through the middle of the 'spokes'! 😂
Great stuff. 👍
Love this! Great work!
Best thumbnail ever. John Riggs keeping it classic. Great video.
The unique mechanic of controlling two characters with each button in New Ghostbusters 2 makes for a very fun experience. There's a side-scrolling Ghostbusters game for the Sega Genesis, witch gets a lot of praise, but a think the top-down perspective along with the unique mechanic of controlling two characters makes NG2 stand out more.
Nice video man 😎!
We also had a marathon bar in the uk. Its a snickers bar and it was rebranded in the 90s to match the rest of the world. Same with starburst they used to be called Opal fruits
I miss Washington State. I moved to Kansas back in 1994 and never went back. Visiting Seattle and Puyallup was real highlights for me that I really miss. I used to live in Tacoma, Wa, which wasn't too bad.
Elite in an awesome game, but steep learning curve, not one for a short blast. Funny how all the chocolate names are mixed up, in the UK Snickers were called Marathon until the 90s when they renamed them Snickers.
The only time I've ever seen Asterix in the U.S (in any form) is at the library (graphic novels/comics)
I thought Prince Valiant NES was based on the animated show from the early 90's.
John Prince Valiant was based on animated series from the early 90’s which aired in Europe. I watched and loved it as a kid. Prince Valiant was an original character in medieval times and interacted with all of the Knights of the Roundtable including King Arthur and Merlin.
Ufouria is a game we rented. I've remembered it since childhood but could never find it until seeing this! And Hyper Soccer! Thanks for the nostalgia.
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Apparently Canada is in Europe now 😛
that part in GB2 with the corridors and office with red carpet reminds me so much of Space Quest 3 when Roger is at the scumsoft offices/cubicles vaporizing the trash
Excellent video! Thank you for doing this.
You should also take a look at game freak’s games and rank them.
This is going to be great i cannot wait to watch it thanks John!
I like your thumbnail, with the mug. As a Welsh person, much appreciated.
Finally😂
When does ranking every Nintendo published NES Game?
Sooner than later. I'm about out of companies for NES.
Finally! Was wondering if you would create a pal ranking vid..and so you have. Great work! Would love to see a SNES version as well ✌😎
That Asterix game, Ufouria, and a couple others look a lot of fun!
Another game worth looking at is Rainbow Island
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The U.K. / PAL version was by Ocean and is VERY different to the U.S. / NTSC version (worlds apart, U.K. version looks a lot more like the arcade)
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“GOAL IN!” 🇬🇧
dude so many awesome games I did not know about. I need to see if I can find these.
I remember seeing carts of Mr Gimmick at portland retro gaming expo
You missed some, especially Super Turrican, which is awesome (entirely made by Manfred Trenz alone) and has nothing to do with the SNES game. There's also a platformer called Banana Prince, only released in Germany I guess, and decent enough. Among those you covered, I love Ufouria. It's basically a very cute Metroid where you can unlock new areas after you find each of the other characters, who have different abilities. The soundtrack is Sunsoft-awesome as usual.
ooh, Banana Prince is one I've heard of, but didn't know it got a German release. Thanks!
I think Asterix has 3 games for the SMS in US.
Asterix is still pretty big in Europe. There was a new PS4 Asterix game not long ago. The konami arcade game from the early 90s is worth checking out to. It's got kind of a Turtles in Time feel to it.
cool vid! nice showcase of PAL exclusives.
Even PAL is devided in 2 parts. PAL A with UK, Italy and Australia and PAL B consisted of most other European countries with Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden ( Scandinavia).
Later Hong Kong and South Korea got PAL B and India PAL A.
There are even exclusives to PAL A and PAL B and PAL releases to limited countries.
I think my Sega Master System 132-in-1 was PAL-M. Crazy stuff.
That only applies to NES games though.
Asterix had a few animated movies from late 70s to 90s. Childhood favorites
And 2 live action films Starring Gerard Depardieu!
The snacks segment reminded me of Arinosan and the retro game master series. Maybe you can do a tour of the arcades in future episodes.
Elite is a space trading game where you track prices on different planets. You can trade in forbidden items like drugs and slaves and it changes you status (like GTA). if you are a bad guy cops attack instantly. IF you play clean you get protection from them. You can upgrade your ship to add weapons, and more importantly a solar scoop that lets you get fuel from flying near the sun instead of having to buy it. The scoop also allows you to pick up space debris and floating cargo to sell for free credits.
Asterix and Obelix on the Atari 2600 were my favorite games as a kid.
Great video! I know that some NES clone systems have a switch that lets you switch between NTSC and PAL, but I have no idea how well PAL games work on any of them.
The PAL version of Rainbow Islands is also different to the NTSC version.
Two different ports of the same name.
Electro Brain WAS supposed to bring Asterix to the US not only for the NES, but also for the Gameboy and the SNES as well and they may have decided against releasing them in the US due to Asterix not being popular enough.
You get a like for the Wales mug! 🏴 In the UK the NES wasn't really a thing for most of its lifetime, the Master System sold way more. But the SNES was popular and then they brought the NES back for a second attempt as a budget console (SNES was significantly more expensive in the UK than America). I guess that's why we got later games like Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, when the American market had already moved on, and also why the Master System got so many PAL exclusive Megadrive and SNED ports.
New Ghostbusters II is AWESOME
Gotta be honest...Aladdin looks a lot like one of those unlicensed games you might find on one of those pirate multicarts
For sure it does!
Here in u.k we had marathon but it was what you call Snickers. Kinda like the milky way mars bar confusion. They changed it to snickers in the 80's or 90's
There are apparently a couple of NTSC-U prototypes floating around if you look hard enough? I remember one for Crackout, which makes complete sense as it was Konami.
Looks like the EU got some pretty sweet NES games. Weird they didn't bring a lot of those to us since the Nes did a lot better here than there, where they were all about the C64 and Master System.
Yes, the Master System did outsell the NES over here, but the NES still sold kind of decently. It just failed to be no. 1 on the market, but it still was a thing and was owned by many kids.
The Master System sold really well...in the UK.
But in France? Not so much. The NES was far more popular there.
When you know what Elite is supposed to be, you'll know the SNES version is terrible. It's actually a really in depth strategy game. From Australia here. Really liked you looking at some of the games that I'm fully familiar with. I also lived in Houston from 87-91 when the SNES was out. So I know what the NTSC versions are like as well. Great channel mate. Oh, and from a mate to a mate. Aussie is pronounced Auzzie.
I’m just here to celebrate Footscray taking the early lead over Collingwood. Carn the scraggers.
C'mon the Tigers 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
In Rodland you can create ur own ladders pressing up+fire, makes the game much fun!
I wonder if that place sells Irn Bru. Haven't had any since 2014, heard they changed the recipe.
Nice video , keep it up. Looking forward to them now 😎