Double Dragon 2 (PC Engine) Vs. Double Dragon 2 (Nes)

[Magister]

Always enjoyed the NES version back when it came out.  Always been a fan of the DD games, except for the third one.  That one was clearly made just to milk you of your quarters.  Double Dragon was the second arcade machine that I bought when I started collecting them.  Just got done playing DD2 for the PC Engine and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot more than the NES version.  It was easy for sure.  Made it though the game on my first try.  But I have to say I like how the game handles and looks.  And the cut scenes just make the game even better.  Looking back at who made DD2 for the NES, Acclaim was never really good at making great games.  They made good games, but nothing I can remember that I would call great.  Now Sunsoft on the other hand, they made great NES games.

[Michirin9801]

Is that even a fair comparison? It's an NES game against a 16 bit CD game which is a remake of said NES game... That's like comparing the original Metroid to Metroid Zero Mission, yeah the remake is easier, but it's so much better than the original that you don't wanna go back to the original when you play the remake (unless you're a glutton for punishment)

Okay okay, SOME people might prefer the NES game, but this is a forum for PC engine fans, I imagine most people over here are going to prefer the PC engine remake, me included, that game rocks!

Also yeah, Sunsoft rocks! They were one of the best developers for the NES, way up there with Hudson, Natsume and Konami, Acclaim isn't even worth the comparison...

[Black Tiger]

Acclaim was more of a publisher who licensed games from other distributors or developers, like Double Dragon II for NES/Famicom, which was made by Technos.

[blueraven]

I really like the PC Engine version more than the NES version

[Zero_Gamer]

Nes for me. I really don't like the music on the pce.

[Magister]

Okay okay, SOME people might prefer the NES game, but this is a forum for PC engine fans, I imagine most people over here are going to prefer the PC engine remake, me included, that game rocks!

Not the case with the Ninja Ryuukenden(PC-Engine) Vs. Ninja Gaiden(NES) thread.  And just because it's a CD game doesn't always make it a better game.

[Magister]

Acclaim was more of a publisher who licensed games from other distributors or developers, like Double Dragon II for NES/Famicom, which was made by Technos.

Fair Enough.  They published a lot of shitty games then.  Swords and Serpents.  Ugh.   

[ccovell]

... ooookayyy, so what's with the rambling and the mention of Sunsoft?  Double Dragon II NES is a Technos game, and the PCE-CD version was developed by KID, and published by NAXAT.

[imparanoic]

Is that even a fair comparison? It's an NES game against a 16 bit CD game which is a remake of said NES game... That's like comparing the original Metroid to Metroid Zero Mission, yeah the remake is easier, but it's so much better than the original that you don't wanna go back to the original when you play the remake (unless you're a glutton for punishment)

Okay okay, SOME people might prefer the NES game, but this is a forum for PC engine fans, I imagine most people over here are going to prefer the PC engine remake, me included, that game rocks!

Also yeah, Sunsoft rocks! They were one of the best developers for the NES, way up there with Hudson, Natsume and Konami, Acclaim isn't even worth the comparison...

i think it's a fair comparison, unlike the mega cd with added graphical features, the pc engine cd rom doesn't really additional graphical features, only minor memory advantages ( presuming) and cd quality soundtrack, thus, freeing the sound channels for additional sound effects, it's noted that the Pc engine super cd rom, is not too dissimilar to Famicom disk drive, plus the era is quite close.

[imparanoic]

... ooookayyy, so what's with the rambling and the mention of Sunsoft?  Double Dragon II NES is a Technos game, and the PCE-CD version was developed by KID, and published by NAXAT.

what other pc engine games was developed by kid

[imparanoic]

double dragon 2 on the pc engine cd rom, has quite a few advantages over the NES version, even though it looks a bit goofy looking,

3 enemy characters and 2 player character (i can remember if 4 enemy characters at once) on pc engine cd rom, but the NES version is only 2 enemy characters and 2 player character at the same time

much faster gameplay than NES version

better cut scenes

But the NES version has a few more characters, ie, the Ninja is on the NES one, but not on the pc engine cd rom version ( strangely on the hidden menu of characters though)

[Michirin9801]

Okay okay, SOME people might prefer the NES game, but this is a forum for PC engine fans, I imagine most people over here are going to prefer the PC engine remake, me included, that game rocks!

Not the case with the Ninja Ryuukenden(PC-Engine) Vs. Ninja Gaiden(NES) thread.  And just because it's a CD game doesn't always make it a better game.

That one was pretty evenly split though wasn't it? The problem with Ninja Ryuukenden on the PC engine is that it has a couple of glaring flaws that Double Dragon 2 doesn't have, thus making the comparison a little closer...

i think it's a fair comparison, unlike the mega cd with added graphical features, the pc engine cd rom doesn't really additional graphical features, only minor memory advantages ( presuming) and cd quality soundtrack, thus, freeing the sound channels for additional sound effects, it's noted that the Pc engine super cd rom, is not too dissimilar to Famicom disk drive, plus the era is quite close.

The PC engine is still far superior hardware with or without the CD add-on, but the CD does add the ability to store a heck of a lot more data and play redbook music so that's a bonus...

Also, the fact that the PC engine CD only adds an ADPCM channel and extra memory to the system is what makes it all the more impressive than the Sega CD, the CPU and Graphics Processors that are handling Sapphire are the same CPU and Graphics Processors that handled Keith Courage and Bikkuriman World way back when, unlike on the Mega CD which is pretty much a whole other system attached to the Mega Drive...
Well guess what Sega? The Turbo CD doesn't need a whole new CPU or an extra power supply to make a better version of Lords of Thunder ;3

[Necromancer]

PCE version all the way.

[exodus]

I like the PCE music a lot! So yeah, definitely my version of choice. Also yes, much easier to control.

[Magister]

That one was pretty evenly split though wasn't it? The problem with Ninja Ryuukenden on the PC engine is that it has a couple of glaring flaws that Double Dragon 2 doesn't have, thus making the comparison a little closer...

It was close.  But more people leaned towards the NES version.  But that might have just been because they grew up playing the NES version first.