I stopped watching at Runsaber. Rock N Roll Racing obscure? It was on SNES, Genesis, ported to GBA and developed by Blizzard of all companies.. Also Magic Sword and Knights of the Round? These are two very popular and classic arcade games.
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I stopped watching at Runsaber. Rock N Roll Racing obscure? It was on SNES, Genesis, ported to GBA and developed by Blizzard of all companies.. Also Magic Sword and Knights of the Round? These are two very popular and classic arcade games.
That it's not very interesting. BAM! Took me all lunch, that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16
The nerd is great, Mike is great. I donated money to the movie. I don't care if he is a millionaire or not, I think he deserves it for all his hard work which I get to see for FREE, ads and % on merch, or not. People keep bragging on his incomes, but not a single line about his expenses. Apparently the accountants on the internet only know one half of the economy.
Well said. This video is at least one of his better ones though. I only watched parts of it, but he was getting his facts straight for what I saw.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
I'm glad he didn't put Earthbound on it. Earthbound is one of the most over rated retro games I know, yet people continue to think it's the opposite.
I think he did a good job in picking the games, since most regular top 10 SNES game lists have none of the games mentioned, instead they usually look something like this:
1. Super Mario World
2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
3. Super Metroid
4. Super Castlevania IV
5. Super Street Fighter II
6. Super Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
7. Super Final Fantasy III
8. Super Donkey Kong Country
9. Super Chrono Trigger
10. Super Earthbound
Haha, "Super"!
No, they usually look like this:
1. Donkey Kong Country
2. Donkey Kong Country 2
3. Donkey Kong Country 3
(repeat)
Only game that did not belong in this video was RnRR, I think, but at least it gave him an opportunity to say that the SNES version is superior to the Genesis version (which it is). Dunno, this game seemed to be moderately huge in Europe back then, mostly because of the music of course.
*pukes blood filled vomit*Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
I enjoyed the SNES video, but I also liked the "obscure" NES games one.
Like others said none of these games are really very obscure. I'd even argue that Firepower 2000/Super SWIV is pretty well known these days.
Someone needs to tell him The King of Dragons was an arcade game first. There were a few other parts where I felt he should have actually done a minute's worth of research instead of saying crap like "I bet it's like this because..."
I don't expect to see a Genesis version of this because the average Cinemassacre fan probably finds everything but Sonic obscure.
Ugh... I actually saw a list like this not too long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
Rock N Roll Racing was huge here as well, and when it came out on the Genesis we all played through it again anyway. Magic Sword was lauded as a perfect Arcade conversion for the SNES, better than anything on the Genesis, and I have seen it talked about every year since. Runsaber was reviewed as Strider on the SNES, and ever since then ever SNES fan has claimed it actually was Strider on the SNES, which would be the opposite of obscurity. Knights of the Round might be obscure, but it deserves to be with no combos, but I might be thinking of the other Golden Axe "clone" King of Dragons. Hagane is obscure because it wasn't actually released.
I personally think he went down one or two lists just like this and picked the games he knew about.
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Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
But Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 were fantastic games, I don't know about the 3rd one but I'll find out when I get my SNES modded. Anyway, the first Donkey Kong Country would probably not be in my top 10 Super Nintendo games, the second one however would probably be. It was that much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamahl
About the video, I face-palmed when he said that Firepower 2000 was original called SWIV and to make it simple they called it Super SWIV in Europe even though he JUST SHOWED a Super Famicom cart that said "Super SWIV" and a title screen that also said "Super SWIV". It was also stupid when he said that The Firemen was one of the best games on the SNES but was only released in Europe. First of all, that game was also in Japan, and second, if it was never released in US, doesn't it deserve to be on the list even more? Doesn't that make it more obscure?
I haven't said they were bad games, just that a regular Top 10 looks like that, so all things considered Mike Matai's list was rather solid. I have yet to play at least 1/3 of the games he introduced.Quote:
Originally Posted by GameMaster600
JonTron's a huge fan of Donkey Kong Country and that was all over his own SNES top 10 (which, I should point out, was overall, not just underrated titles). Having said that, I dispute the idea that DKC games dominate SNES lists. DKC 3 is a bit of an esoteric choice and much less liked than the other two games, and usually the original gets passed over in favour of DKC 2. Of course, it has to be said that if you don't like Donkey Kong Country, then you are STUPID! Sorry, I know that's insulting, but it's also the truth!
(Oh, George Wood...)
God, did this latest video suck! Mike certainly has no idea what "obscure" means. And his observations and research on the games SUCK. "Slimer driving a car" in Rock'n Roll racing? This Slimer like figure is not a selectable driver/character! "A character that looks like Olaf from Lost Vikings"? That IS Olaf from Lost Vikings, you dolt! Blizzard also created that game! Also, you already run into oil slicks in world two, not three like he claims!
I almost switched off the video right after the #10 spot, because if the clip starts of that horrible already, there's nothing to be expected from the rest! And the rest wasn't really all that better. Does he even do research for his videos at all? Certainly doesn't seem like it.
I say we should kidnap Mike and ask for one million dollars in return.
I don't like the Donkey Kong Country games, want to fight about it? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by KimbleJustice
Kidding aside, it's not because I think they're awful games or anything. There's a difference between not liking something and not respecting that it's a quality product and I do respect it. I just personally could never really get into any of them. I don't hate the games but what I see are decent platformers with an aesthetic that I don't enjoy where other people see legendary, super-amazingness. And I digress, I'm guilty of holding games on pedestals myself that other people don't see as very big deals.
Also JonTron is entertaining and I like his videos but I don't always have the same tastes or opinions as him, especially that SNES list of his. That's not a crime or anything, and it's fine because he made it clear the games were his personal favorites and not meant to reflect the opinions of other gamers. It'd be pretty weird if there was a reviewer who agreed with me 100% of the time.