Console Wars - Ninja Gaiden - NES vs SMS 

It's pretty impressive that you did NES vs. Master System for a change. On behalf of your fans, thanks for giving us something different.

Dan can finally use Greg's common argument, 'I have more colors'

Glad to see you guys doing NES and SMS games! And thanks for the shout-out!

What?? An 8-bit console wars?? AWESOME GUYS.

"Best Gameplay" was almost too close to call! That was cool how you guys both went back and forth with your talking points! I love Ninja Gaiden for NES, but your video got me interested in playing the Sega Master System version. Great video!

Do more nes vs sms review guys

NES vs SMS nice!

As far as your actual critique and writing analysis of the games go, this is easily one of your best episodes, you guys are getting better at this. I genuinely wasn't sure which was gonna win (esp gameplay) but when Greg displayed the fluidity of the Nes gameplay, I agreed, awesome guys.

Finally. An episode comparing with 8-bit systems after 6 and a half years. P.S. Can you compare Mickey Mouse III for NES and Castle of Illusion for Master System? NOTE: I was originally going to do Mickey Mousecapade for NES, but due to how bad the controls are. So I switched to Mickey Mouse III for NES!

Ninja Gaiden for NES only took me 28 years to beat.

We need more 8-bit console wars !!!

Great job, boys! You've inspired me to go play the SMS version of Ninja Gaiden, partially because I've never played it, and partially because it looks beatable! Also can't wait for Sparkster!

What a great episode! You should do a What's the Diference video comparing the NES and SNES versions of Ninja Gaiden!

One of the best episodes yet! Also, a great ending. The ninjas moonwalking certainly made me chuckle. Keep it up guys!

If you do another 8-bit Console Wars, I hope you compare Double Dragon!

NES Ninja Gaiden is one of my all time favorite game soundtracks.

Great to see a NES vs Master System episode. Love both the SMS & NES versions.

I love how you made the beard thing canon in this episode. I hope there are other NES vs. SMS episodes in the future!

No song conjures up happy memories of this game like the NES NINJA GAIDEN's death song you hear when you die .

I got so drunk I grew a beard... classic!

Sparkster SNES vs Genesis, that will be a fun one 😊 Great episode guys, this was a blast to watch! And you almost fooled me with the t-shirt swapping, nice one XD

Already commented but I realized if your're doing nes vs. sms now then one match up that would be fun for halloween would be Castlevania vs. Vampire Master of Darkness

YESSSSSSSSS! YOU GUYS FINALLY DID IT. I asked you guys to do nes vs sms a while back. No one does a good video on this comparison. Love it!

Yes!!! You guys did it (NES vs SMS)!!! Can't wait for more!!!

Great! Make more 8-bit and maybe N64 vs Saturn/Dreamcast videos if possible.

We're finally getting into the 8-bit territory? Awesome! Can't wait for the inevitable Wonder Boy VS. Adventure Island episode.

wow you guys finally did an NES vs SMS one! looking forward to more!

Here's something to watch on my way home. AWESOME VIDEO, DUDES! Really great to see you two step it up to a different console generation of platforms. Hope to see another!

I love watching you guys doing some fun stuff. The NES/SMS thing was a very nice twist this time. Btw. I´d really like to see a comparison for Wolverine: Adamantium Rage on SNES and Sega Genesis.

Now this is the beginning of something perfect.

man this was a grreeat episode guys!! loving the NES vs SMS! my favorite thing about your show has go to be the fact that it seems to always make me feel as if these episodes were made back in the 90s and late 80s! I've never played Ninja Gaiden on SMS but Ninja Gaiden on NES is one of my all time favorites on the system! thanks for this episode guys!

You guys are a great discovery !! thanks for your creativity, it's pretty fun! :)

Really awesome video! I didn't even know there was a Ninja Gaiden on MS.

I love these videos.

Nice to see you two step into eight-bit territory. A refreshing change of pace from the usual 16-bit games you compare. I'm definitely looking forward to the next episode; Sparkster (SNES) Vs. Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (Genesis). That's one I've been looking forward to since your sixth unboxing video.

Didn’t even know the master system even had its own version of ninja gaiden! Great vid! Nice to see you guys finally doing NES and Master system games. And if I may, I have a few recommendations: Ghostbusters, star wars, rampage, after burner, shinobi, double dragon, home alone, alien 3, bram stokers dracule, dick tracy, paperboy, rambo, strider, terminator, and terminator 2

8-bit Double Dragon I SMS vs NES would be great. Also Dan - keep the beard

I really enjoy the new nintendo guy, but i can´t deny that I still miss the old nintendo guy! I hope Greg is fine!

Another awesome episode guy's. I never even knew there was a version of Ninja Gaiden released on the SMS until a few years back.

I loved this episode! One of the best ever! Can't wait for the next one because I have been asking for that game for a while now. THIS IS CONSOLE WARS!!!

I've been watching your show for a good while and am fully caught up... It's very refreshing to see NES and SMS games being compared against each other, but that certainly doesn't mean I'm tired of the 16-bit wars. Thank you for the many hours of entertainment and I look forward to future episodes, like Sparkster. That's going to be a really good one! :)

I'm loving the 8-bit episode! Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games, it's so damn fun and challenging it never gets old. I'd like to try my hand at the SMS version, it looks pretty good, and the mechanic of hanging from platforms was incorporated into NG3 which made for some especially challenging segments in the later stages.

Wow, I never would have thought I'd see the day in which you guys would be able to review the 8-bit games for Nintendo and Sega, and I hope to see more episodes like this in the future as well. :D

great episode as always. for a Console Wars episode I think it would be cool to see a comparison of WeaponLord for both the Genesis and SNES

Lol, no matter you look at it the NES wins... the series continued and improved on the gameplay and graphics NG 2 & 3. The only thing I saw myself is the extra colors the SMS can produce. Awesome video guys as always, like with all your fans it’s great to see you guys are doing different generation of games and not just 16-bit.

Ninja Gaiden SMS looks like a solid game, but my heart will always belong to the original. It's hard, yes, but like Greg said, DAMN fun and satisfying once you finally master it and can call yourself a true ninja master. To quote the ninja from the AVGN episode: "Playing Ninja Gaiden is a secret art, only the MOST determined players can defeat it". This game kicks you in the nutsack at first, but when you become good enough to turn the tables, it makes you a platforming god. I actually heard that being sent back to stage 6-1 was a glitch/error that they decided to keep in to make the game more challenging.

you guys are funny! that shirt gag made me laugh out loud. nice work!

Thank you!!!!! I've been hounding you guys with this request for years now. Great comparison review, I agree with almost everything, except I kinda wished it was a tie. And I didn't seem to have that controller problem on the SMS version, and I do use a regular Master System controller. I flew through some levels like a levitating ninja. Look up the Sega SG Hori Commander controller for the SMS and wonder why America didn't get those. Keep these 8 bit Console Wars coming!!

Congrats on the new shirts, guys!

NES music in this video was a bit strange. Ninja gaiden's music is the best of that hard game

I like how the NES cart was loose, and he pulls out a boxed MS version. Those cases sega used really made it easy to keep things boxed, vs cardboard that rips and tears and doesn't exactly easily let you put everything back in it.

This just made my day guys thank you! Every video is amazing 😁😁

They've gone 8 bit. I am interested.

do double dragon, rambo first blood part 2, castlevania vs vampire master of darkness, kung fu vs black belt,, spy hunter vs action fighter as nes vs sms in the future.

Very happy to see the 8 bit era has arrived ;). I had the SMS version growing up, and back in the day the arcade version just kicked my ass everytime haha, loved it though. Great episode guys

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!! HELL YEAH!!! Great stuff fellas! I like the point about the "cut and paste" graphics on the NES, that always bothered me, too. Great episode!

Do an episode on Clayfighter SNES vs Genesis.

How do you guys not have more subscribers? Awesome video

Another great thing on Master System Gaiden, the power point count past 999. The counter stops but it really doesn't. I love all these games. Thanks for this.

This is one of the funniest retro game channals on YT...Take sometime and please come back when you are ready @Greg we all miss ya bro

Can you do : The simpsons Bart vs the World NES vs Sega Master System

Yeah, the Master System's dpad is just plain awful. Between that and the lack of a pause button on the controller, I'm not sure what Sega was thinking. This episode pretty much went the way I expected it to, considering the hardware. The Master System was a graphics and performance powerhouse compared to the NES: Faster processor, larger color palette, and could handle more colors and animation on-screen at once, so it's a surprise it lost to the NES when it came to the cutscenes, as it could easily have all the animation the NES did, and then some. However, the Master System had one glaring weakness compared to the NES, and that was the soundchip. The NES had 5 channels: 2 PSG channels, a triangle wave channel, a white noise channel , and a PCM sample channel (used in this game for the percussion samples). The Master System, on the other hand, only had four channels: 3 PSG channels and a white noise channel. This meant that the system was only capable of two different types of sounds, and the white noise channel was generally used for both percussion and sound effects, causing the percussion to cut out whenever a sound effect was played back. On top of that, the Master System's soundchip was incapable of low frequency sounds, leading to the characteristic high-pitched tone it's known for. The Japanese Master System was superior in this regard, since it had the FM soundchip as well, but Ninja Gaiden wouldn't utilize that as the Master System was discontinued in Japan by that time, so it's no wonder the NES version sounds so much better. Figured I'd provide some technical insight for this comparison, in case some of you are wondering.

Nice that the master system had the movement options and animations from the later 2 NES Ninja Gaiden games, like the ability to hang from and flip up onto platforms, and the way Ryu only does 1 flip when jumping. Also the crouch walk is nice.

Great episode as standard guys! and +1 for more 8 bit Console Wars !

And I'm Turbografx...This is console wars

Ugh, the SMS D-pad. At least a Genesis pad has a nice one!

It’s cool to see different systems and games being compared, I love the SNES and Genesis videos, but once in awhile, something different is great.

I love that you guys did NES vs SMS! Maybe N64 and Saturn or Dreamcast?

AN NES VS SMS GAME?! FINALLY!! Anyway, I honestly probably would've give best gameplay to the Master System. There's no denying that the cutscenes elevate the NES game above the SMS in the presentation and music departments, but I really love the gameplay of Master System Ninja Gaiden more than that of NES Ninja Gaiden. Still, great review!

The floodgates for 8-bit have been opened it seems after reading the comments section.

OMG The next episode! I was waiting for that for years (and I even mentioned that 2 years ago funny enough)

This was an awesome idea. I've been waiting for this one.

Suggestion: star trek next generation snes vs genesis

Sam lookin' good!

The first NES vs. SMS episode! AWESOME! Also who knew the "moonwalk" was considered a Ninja move. 🤣

Another good episode. It's funny and has good comparisons for both games. Way to go Console Wars.

SPARKSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is next.

Yes!!!! Master system!!!!!

A moonwalking Ninja? You made my Day, Guys! :D Thank you for an another great Episode (Y) My personal Favorite Ninja Gaiden Game is the one on the Gameboy

Wow the first video to have nes vs sega master system. Nice to see some more variety.

Congratulations on your excellent prom date, Greg! Just... try not to get her pregnant with twins. Won't turn out well.

The show just got more interesting, please do more NES vs SMS episodes, a bit of nitpick though, the NES music is a bit too low here, maybe next time try to increase its volume a bit.

VERY good episode! More NES vs SMS game in the future, I hope :)

never played a game with such a tight gameplay as ninja gaiden nes...you realy feel like a master when you finaly get through it!

Hell yeah ninja gaiden 🙌

Oh my God i grew up with sega master system and ninja gaiden was one of my favourite games in my collection!! Between nes and master system version of course i prefer the master system version :) anyway once again great video from console wars.Please do more master system vs nes videos!!

You guys are aware of ninja Gaiden trilogy for snes? A remake before remakes were a thing

The very first 8-bit Console Wars, nice! Also looking forward to Sparkster; or should I say, Flashing Cake Batter?

Finally Ninja Gaiden! Even with the NES game being a classic, the SMS version is superior in gameplay and graphics. It's not suprising how the SMS can be so smooth and colorful (love the Master System/Game Gear color palette). More Master System/Game Gear games, please! (Can hardly wait for Sparkster)

While I saw the outcome coming, I was on edge because I honestly thought Sega won this time. Great episode! EDIT: Also, Sparkster is next! Been waiting for that one!

As always great episode, but guys, do something with your sound. Room scenes have echo, voice over is distorted (too high volume for mic input). Some acoustic panels, better mic level will fix that. Also, compressor for sound in video editor.

Finally doing 8-bit console wars too? Nice! And you picked the right winner here. Ninja Gaiden for the Master System is a pretty good game but the one for the NES is just more satisfying to play and better presented. Since you will more likely doing more NES vs Master System videos, here are some games that you should consider: - Ghostbusters - Rampage - Double Dragon - Star Wars - Final Fantasy (NES) vs Phantasy Star (Master System)

I laughed when the first argument for SMS graphics were: the sms has better color. Speaking of a role reversal.

This is the mark of a new era

This was a nice change of pace, hope you guys do some more stuff like this in the future. Double dragon for nes and master system.

I really appreciate that you guys don’t have a wall of video games or posters behind you. Pretty classy.

I owned both consoles growing up. Personally, I have always preferred the Master System versions of NES games. The graphics and sound were always better on Sega’s 8-bit console.

The graphics argument was a joke. The SMS version looks as good as some 16-bit games

Great episode as always guys. Very interesting you both compared an NES and Master System game.

Finally 8 bits!!!!!! You are the best guys, thanks for hearing us (me at least :-D)