i bought the dc version of grandia 2, having heard the ps2 version was crap. not that the dc is less powerful. the dc emulation of golden axe's sound was awful too.
worst ports from a less powerful console to a newer one?
i bought the dc version of grandia 2, having heard the ps2 version was crap. not that the dc is less powerful. the dc emulation of golden axe's sound was awful too.
The PS2/Xbox ports of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 were not bad but more or less pointless.
Re: worst ports from a less powerful console to a newer one?
I thought Grandia II was crap all together compared to the original Grandia (my all time favorite RPG). Yeah, the battle system was nice but the original's was better, especially with the mana egg thing which was grossly simplified in Grandia II. Also the experence building / weapon wasn't there. In other words if one character in Grandia had sword weapons for half the game, and then you switched them to a throwing weapon, they would have to learn their techniques for it from the ground up since it was different. Also the characters were underdeveloped and once you beat it and see the "that's IT?!" ending.... anyway, play the original Grandia if you ever have the chance (or already have) it was translated on the PlayStation from the original Saturn version.Originally Posted by pragmatic insanester
Yeah the DC emulation was off a bit in the audio department on the Smashpack but that was the fault of the emulator not the DC. We're still searching for proper Genesis emulation on the DC (and don't mention that one illegal emulator because that IS ripped from the smashpack).
The Artari Arcade Collection for Playstation choked on the sound quality (try playing Roadblasters, you'll see.)
Flashback for Jaguar--The Sega CD version ran faster and had the FMV/voice
The PSone Activision Collection blew shit. Wrong colors, absolutely no control on the Paddle games (aka Kaboom), etc.
The Intellivision collection wasn't much better on any system. The damn colors were wrong!
Sega Smash Pack. I like Virtua Cop 2, but the rest of the games have such HORRIBLE sound emulation I think it just kills it...might as well play the cart.
Strikers 1945 I & 2 to the PS2, absolute shite conversion, sprite tiles do not match up correctly and the colours seem to be all tinted green
The metal slug x from neogeo to ps1 was pretty crap. The controls sucked and the res was all mashed up along with the speed and colours..
Lucky since im a big metal slug fan i could see past that.
I am surprised that no one has mentioned the Saturn version of Castlevania SOTN. For a machine with superior 2D capabilities, it is incredibly poor.
I didn't even know there is a SotN for Saturn?! Stupid me...
http://www.discogs.com/user/Tatsu>My vinyl and CD collection
The absolutely incredible Test Drive Le Mans was ported from the Dreamcast to the PS2. Every review was the same....."How could they have fucked this port up SO badly?" One of THE worst ports ever. It went from addictive to unplayable.
That's b/c it doesn't, technically.... just a shitload of 2D games in the face of less 3D games when compared to the Playstation. There are a few others where the PS got the better port. Dodonpachi is one that comes to mind.
Viewpoint from the Neo to the PS1? Some people believe that genesis port was better than the PS1 port. Ouch.
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Holy crap. It's been a while.
It's not called SotN though... it's called Dracula X (it's based on SotN and not the PCengine game, despite the name.)
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Doesn't what? The Saturn doesn't have better 2-D capabilities than the PSone?That's b/c it doesn't, technically.... just a shitload of 2D games in the face of less 3D games when compared to the Playstation. There are a few others where the PS got the better port. Dodonpachi is one that comes to mind.
Thanks for indulging my gaming habit when I was young, Dad. You were the best. I miss you. ~David Barnes 1926-2007~
How about Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the Dreamcast? Capcom ported the PSX version isntead of using the superior Saturn version with all the animations in tact instead. Where was the logic in that?
Im in the middle of playing through FF6 for the first time in years, and the load times are really pissing me off. Starting to wish I had dusted off the SNES...but my PSOne with the little screen begs to be used.
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Dracula X: Nocturne in the MoonlightIt's not called SotN though... it's called Dracula X (it's based on SotN and not the PCengine game, despite the name.)
it's still a great game despite the poor performance
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Spy Hunter: PS2 to Xbox. I've also heard the Gamecube version is crap. It's like someone put a grey color filter over it all and killed the framerate.
On a side note, I loved Grandia II, one of three RPGs I've ever made it all the way through. I cou;dn't make it halfway through the PS2 port.
The two GBA ports of the Earthworm Jim games are pretty bad. They're nothing compared to the originals, especially 2...stay far, far away.
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