Console Wars - Hook - Super Nintendo Vs Sega Genesis 

Had a crappy day at work but seeing a new Console Wars Episode along with AVGN made me feel a bit better. Happy Holidays Dan, Pat, along with the rest of the Console Wars crew.

I had this on Sega CD and while the Game is okay the CD quality Music was pretty Amazing. I really enjoyed Hook's Portrayal in the Film.

Loved the cropped gag lol. Only ever played the NES version of Hook which is totally different.

I had a strong feeling the SNES was gonna win it. When the footage of each port was being shown side by side in the beginning you could tell the SNES had a little something extra in the graphics and presentation. Merry Christmas and a happy new year Dan & Pat.

The devs of this title went to make Sky Blazer on SNES later which is a pretty good game and a solid step up from this game.

I was a kid when this came out. It was one of my most-rented SNES games. I wish they’d re-release this on modern systems in some way, just for nostalgia’s sake. Not for nothing, but I do love the sound of horns and strings on Nintendo’s sound chip. Blew me away every time I heard those coming out of my TV, no matter the game.

Because it has a black backdrop on the top behind the HUD you can argue that the Genesis version is cropped this time.

Merry Christmas to the Console Wars gang! Thank you for your dedication and love of retro video games. Let Santa Claus and his elves shower you with blessings on these special dates.🥳

Ah, the reason Hook isn't cropped on SNES is most likely because the Genesis version is running in low res mode (256x224), which the same resolution as the SNES. Most Genesis games run in its default res mode (320x224). That usually means the Genesis version released later, based on the SNES version, so it was just ported lazily without bothering to use the full resolution of the Genesis.

The Doc Holiday impersonation is spot on!!!

Good holiday episode! This was fun to watch! Super excited for the next episode! It shall be great! Merry Christmas, Dan and Pat!

Pan is green on SNES. On Genesis, not green but yellow.

There are a lot of sub-par games that came out on both systems left for you to review, and one highly-regarded one. The review of NHL 94 needs to happen, eventually. People are still playing that game today, just with updated and current rosters.

This is one of my favorite games of the 16-bit era. I think the SNES version is far better than the Genesis one, but now I have the Sega CD version, so it’s my go-to now.

The loser goes in the Boo Box.

I absolutely love you guys perseverance for the days of the school yard battle. Keep it up and your skits are awesome. From Australia

Super NES - no contest. I will never forget how overjoyed I was as a kid when I realized that I could fly fast by holding the run button in the air. Still love it.

3:35 I keep expecting to see Dan turn super saiyan when saying "That's it, are we doing this?!" Considering how intensely he delivers that line through each Console Wars video.

By the sound of that cough it sounds like your cruise was along the Passaic river lol

I’m so excited to see this episode! It’s perfect for the holiday season!

Missed the ending sketch because I was watching this in the background the first time, but on my second viewing I love and appreciate the nod to Doctor Light's speech impediment.

Great ending!

Another fun episode showcasing a game that might not have been noticed else. I did enjoy the appearances of the Captains and Doctors as well, lots of fun cameos there.

This has been a great Christmas, I love watching you guys all your videos look like you have a ton of fun doing them and it's infectious

Nice I see that as Christmas present! Thanks for the great entertainment over the years I always look forward to a new episode🎉

Always great to see younger generations appreciate Airplane and keep passing down the jokes. Funniest movie ever!

Always nice to see one of my suggestions get made into an episode. 😁 Merry Christmas, Dan and Pat! 🎄

One of my all time favorite games as a kid. One of the few snes games I can remember my father randomly gifting me! Thank you guys so much for the amazing content!

Merry Christmas, guys. Great episode.

Great episode! Thanks guys, hope you have a merry x-mas!

Man, this one was a blowout. Merry Christmas, Console Wars!

Another awesome Console Wars episode! Keep up the good work, guys!

I always look forward to a fat, new, juicy episode of console wars.

Awesome! You guys FINALLY do a Hook episode!!

Love the tribute to Dr Light from Mega Man 8, specifically. Hook uses the same low-res 256 pixel resolution on both platforms. Probably because the SNES version was the main and the Genesis version was the port. Thus, no cropping!

I’ve been suggesting this EPISODE for YEARS!!!

I was NOT ready for Captain Danet.

Another fun one! Thank you guys

I love that you got Hustin Doffman to do his Hook cameo, but unfortunately not Wobin Rilliams to do his Peter Pan cameo

This was by far one of your funniest videos yet. It's a crime that you're getting so few views!

Thank you guys for the Last episode of the year.

Can't wait to watch. My son is demanding we go through virtually every video on your channel. :D

Hey Dan and Pat! Great episode! Hope you guys have a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Cheers!

Glad this series is still going strong. Hope to see some non-platformers next!

Awesome! ....... Am I the only one that thought Captain Planet looked really creepy? Pats Hannibal impersonation was really good. I guess his favorite song is "I Like Big Butts" by Sir Mixalot

That Dr. Light (Mega Man) voice was PERFECT.

Great episode as always and Dan I hope you do a what's the difference episode for the Sega CD version 👍

I absolutely watching your guys videos have been for so many years now

Welcome back guys! Another great Episode! Sure was worth the wait! Great skits at the start and the end! Loved the seeing the various Captains and Doctors! The "I'm Your Huckleberry" and "Some Libations" Doctor is Doc Holliday from Tombstone, right? Haven't seen Tombstone yet, just did a Google Search to figure that out. Liked the comparisons for all 4 Categories. Usually, the Gameplay Category is the one I look forward to most and liking the most, but I think I like all 4 Categories equally today, even if it was one-sided. I sure was surprised to see the SNES version WASN'T cropped this time! Glad to see a good joke made about that! Overall, I think this Episode made for a great Christmas present, even if it didn't cover the Game I was hoping for. Don't worry, today's game made up for that! I've mentioned it before in Comments for past videos, but the Game I was hoping you'd cover for the Christmas Season was "James Pond II: Codename Robocod", a.k.a. "Super James Pond"! The reason being that the Game in question if Christmas-themed! Ah well, there's always next year! Oh, and going by today's Next Episode Hint, the next Game's gonna be "Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge"! Looks like my repeated browsing through your VGCollect collection pays off again! Alright, that's enough for now. Thanks once again for the Episode! Seriously hoping to see James Pond II: Codename Robocod / Super James Pond being covered next Christmas! Merry Christmas you guys! Ho! Ho! Ho! Farewell! See you in 2024!

Best intro skit ever!

11:26 Pat: "Super Nintendo has more songs." Dan: 😳

"One boy... he's VERY annoying... *groan* HE PLAYS A FIFE!" That was such a rad start to a delightfully silly episode. 😂

This is an example of a game made taking into development Snes architecture strenghts and not just a cheap port. I bet It goes for Snes :)

Great episode as always i hope you had a great holiday. Also i would like to suggest Doom Troopers for SNES and Genesis.

Come to think of it, I don't remember Captain Planet riding a bike at all. Happy holidays 🍻🍻🍻

Thank you guys! And merry christmas!

Wow the snes version swept the genesis version and the movie Hook is such a classic Dustin Hoffman did a great job playing the captain so over the top.

Apparently Skyblazer is a spiritual sequel to this by the same team. I think My Life in Gaming did a livestream a month or two ago.

You vídeos always makes me so happy man! I watch with my brother and make me feel like a kid again, keep up the good work! Also i hope you do Art of Fighting someday! Dan dressed as Ryo and Pat dressed as Mr Big gonna be so cool! You sketchs rocks

Hey, I requested that years ago! 😊 Thank you guys for taking my request.

I just found out there's an arcade beat'em up of hook....imagine kicking ass as robin williams 😂

I was waiting for this game , awesome… they could also tap the Mastee System cancelled / finished version too

Next episode will be cool as heck! I used to play Toothbrush Tarantula vs The Machines all the time!

awesome channel keep it up

No Doctor Strange, Octavius, or Henry Jones? Happy holidays to the whole crew - past and present, you have the best channel here!

Love you guys

Speaking of Jack Skellington. My town became Silent Hill on Christmas Eve.

Let’s do this!!!!!

Haha love all the impressions!

Sega CD would have won if featured in the showdown! Loved it as a kid… brutally hard. Great episode guys

Great episode, guys! Haha, you actually maintained that OG voice actor's continuity from Mega Man 8 for Dr Light! 😅

Goddamn, Captain Caveman got some guns!

Major props for the Fox series Peter Pan reference.

Meery christmas to you guys and your familys. Another great episode

Haha, what a throwback......I completely forgot Dustin Hoffman played Captain Hook

My favourite Hook game was actually the Amiga version. It was a point-and-click adventure, similar in style to Monkey Island but obviously nowhere near as good. But still, it at least felt like something a bit different to do with a movie licence rather than just another platform action game which is what all the other formats got.

Another great episode! I well definitely get Hook for my Super Nintendo someday! If you're looking for games to do future episodes on, may I please suggest? Micro Machines (Genesis vs SNES) Desert Strike (Genesis vs SNES) Rampage World Tour (Saturn vs N64) Bust A Move 2 and 3 (Saturn vs N64) Out Run (Genesis vs GBA) Maui Mallard (Genesis vs SNES)

Merry Christmas, and happy Holidays Console Wars crew, as somebody that's only played the Hook arcade game (and I've played it a lot) I had no idea there was even a Genesis, Snes game, absolutely gonna have to check it out on the SEGA CD

On SNES U can C London in the background. On Genesis just a black background.

Doc Holiday is killing me! Amazing.

Thx guys! Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays guys

I used to love this game on SNES. The slowdowns on some flight sections was maddening tho

The ending was worth sitting through the whole thing.

Great channel

Awesome episode. I used to rent the "Hook" game a lot when I was a kid, and I never made it past level 1. LOL Hope you dudes have a very Merry Christmas. 🍻🎄🎁

Captain Hook looks like Gallagher on Halloween.

Great to see a game I loved as a kid during the holidays. Of course I played it on…the Super Nintendo.

Congrats pat!🎉

Good episode.

1:25 Moe, don't pull the rope!!

Great episode. Since you mentioned there was a Sega CD version of this game, I hope you bring back the Genesis/SNES vs Sega CD "What's the difference?" for this one.

adding price comparison..nice.!

Another great video, guys. I've been watching you guys for years. Game suggestions for 2024: Stargate, Doom troopers, International super star soccer, Barkley shut up and jam, Bubsy 2, The flintstones, Jungle strike, Pit fighter, Rock and roll racing, Top gear 2. Sorry if any mention already became a video. You guys are funny as hell. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 Happy new year! 🎆🎇✨

Merry Christmas. Thanks for another great video. If I'm reading the hint, its Spider-Man and X-Men Arcade's Revenge. I thought you guys did that one already, but I must be thinking of another video. So I am very excited for the next episode!

I've heard good things about the Hook game (interesting choice for this festive month) so it'll be neat to see both these versions shown off. I'm pretty sure I've heard more talk about the Mega Drive version in the past but I also think I recall something about the controls which might give the SNES version the advantage. I'll soon find out. 1:47 - I thought you said steer here but the subtitles say steal. To be fair, either line works. Cool to see all these "captain" references. 2:19 - Captain Crunch here is absolutely hilarious! 4:48 - So far, I'm think SNES has the victory in Graphics. There's the odd detail that looks better on the Mega Drive version, but it's colours seem more diluted and the SNES version has a lot of little details that shine through. The 7:08 snow level is a clear indicator of the better looking SNES version, but it's nice to see so many other weather effects as well. 9:21 - The scroll hud of the Mega Drive honestly looks better. The black indicates it's not part of the level so you don't get the feeling it's obscuring anything. Furthermore it actually looks like a scroll with with it's rolled up page ends. 15:08 - The flying does seem pretty well represented and looks quite smooth. They incorporate it well throughout the experience. There is a lot of little neat touches (like the fire following level). 16:57 - Wow; a dominant SNES victory. I'd perhaps have given a draw to Presentation but I do agree with the end results.

Lol loved the mm8 dr light voice

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The Sega CD version has cinematic cutscenes cinematic music and voices

Every time I watch a new episode I find myself asking "Where's Greg? Where's Greg? Where's Greg?" like a mental patient having a fit. But then I slowly adjust.