Is Phantom 2040 [SNES] Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk 

Seriusly, this game is a hidden gem!

Wow, this is the first professional review video I've seen about my favorite childhood game! Thank you. :D

The cartoon is pretty interesting too. Plus, it has Mark Hamill has an antagonist which is always great! He's not straight up villain like with the Joker, but he still does an amazing job.

Now that looks like a hidden gem, assuming it's hidden, well I never played it.

Watched the show but never played the game. Nice review!

I had no idea there were so many endings! (love the Hannity dig, too).

Agreed, this is really a great showing for the Ghost Who Walks. I wish every piece of Phantom media were up to this standard.

Btw since the PAL versions of these games used 5 different language texts, the devs had to change it due to memory constraints; PAL only summarizes the story after each chapter. So if you really want the full experience I suggest the NTSC versions on top of the games running at 60 fps aka not 17% slower than they should.

I remember my mom renting this game for me on the SNES when I was like 7 years old, from this local renting store that I can still remember the smell of. For years I could never remember anything about it other than the fact that I was a purple guy, and the jungle sounds on one of the levels. It's great to know what this game is.

20 different endings!!! wow impressive

Honestly a surprising amount of depth. The OST is amazing for the time, replayability is crazy, and the fact that you won't see half the content in one playthrough is nuts.

These videos should have over 100k views. I'm confused.

Loved this game as a kid. "Surprisingly good..." sums it up about right. Rented it from the store, from just not having anything else I really fancied, but at the least wanted to rent a new game. Got this and just realised more and more that it's a really good game. Just seems like a real labour of love. The developers really did their best to give you a good game. (I miss those days).

I actually have this game, and it's one of my favorite games!

I used to watch this show! I also used to play and own the sega game gear version. Don't remember it too much but I think it was very similar to this version. Looks like a hidden gem to me my friends lol. I'm going to scoop it up if I ever find it in the wild.

Thanks to this review, I picked this game up at a flea market just the other day. A pleasant surprise, especially for $5!

I've never played the SNES version, but I do own a copy of the game on the Genesis thanks to a friend giving the game to me (along with about 6-7 other games). Like most exploration games such as such, I initially didn't like it because I kept getting lost fairly early in the game. I wouldn't touch it again until about two years ago when I wasn't sure what to play next and finally decided to give this one another chance... as long as I had GameFAQs pulled up on my computer at all times. After playing through it to completion, I can honestly say it's a true gem on the system. I liked getting all of these cool gadgets for The Phantom to use and the story was pretty engaging for someone who hadn't watched the show at that point in time with it's high stakes and branching paths. It's probably a game I won't play for some time (like most longer games in my collection), but I'm glad I didn't give this one away or something. I'd have really missed out.

I have and played both the snes version and the genesis version i first thought the snes was better but when played back to back i preferred the genesis for the rocking music a bit faster and my favorite the jumping was higher. great game liked said you cant get a better deal with the price margin!!

Hey, I'm doing a thorough comparison of the versions for this game and was wondering if you knew anything about this: As far as I can tell, you can't access the Space Port until chapter 6 on MD, at which point you can't exit the area after entering it (which means you can't get to the Energy 1/2, a damage increaser and an energy bar upgrade without getting a bad ending) - On SNES you can enter the Space Port as early as before the second sewer mission, get the items and continue with whatever mission you were on. You can also enter it in chapter 6 and still exit, to go back and into the Maximum building instead. If this is correct then there's no way of getting 100% on MD, so it might not be. Did I miss something? You can find the comparison list at my mini-revver page.

you should checkout The Death and Return of Superman.

I speedrun this game and you did it justice with your review!

One of my favorite game of my childhood and I still love it even till today.

This is the first game I bought with my own money. I was 15 at the time. I played the hell out of this one, what a gem.

I remember a pal hyping up Super Metroid (a game I still love btw) and then playing it and being like "This is a Phantom 2040 ripoff, and it's easy as fuck". The crazy thing is I owned both Metroid and Metroid 2 at the time.

Probably my favorite SNES game.

I gotta say that, to the bad guys, this PHANTOM sure seems like a huge MENACE!!!

Love The Phantom ... The narrator sounds like The Company Man narrator lol

Fan fiction written by Sean Hannity, now that's funny!

No wonder you don’t play many new games. I was far too busy getting laid during the SNES years but I had no idea there were so many awesome games for this system. Man. I’ve got some serious catching up to do.

This game is super fun to speedrun @ about 35 to 40 mins for the Good Ending!

Good game. I played it back in the day. Love the music.

20 endings??? I got 3 and always ended stuck on the last levels...

Played it. Liked it. Never finished it. Damn tough game.

good game I have it for the Sega genesis

Glad i picked this one up today

Lol on the Sean Hannity reference

...is *_THAT_* who Phantom Limb is based off of!?

Great work SNes. Yeah i remember playing this one, Sucked at it was too young, didnt see the depth.

Which version is better to choose? Snes or genesis?

I had this on the sega mega drive. Could not complete it. An amazing game. So is the animated series. I wish someone could revive this on current gen consoles!

Yes Inga Mother Fanel Fabien beats the Phantom 2D video Gam.

I just picked this up for 15 bucks great game

Yes Gam.

Wow that Sean Hannity burn lol

I never even heard of this game until now. Interesting.

I believe I had the game gear version as a kid.

I gotta pick this game up it looks well done and cool

The only other Metroidvania SNES game besides Super Metroid.

Its worth playing today, if you want to play it. Seems like a bizarre question to pose. Pong for the Atari 2600 is worth playing today, if thats what you want to play.

I never new there was a game for this i just had a VHS tape of the 2040 phantom loved it got me hooked on hears and villens wish i had owned this game i call remake defiantly

How about the mega drive version?

I don't really ever comment on videos. But I got to say that Sean Hannity joke was about one of the funniest things I've heard in awhile😂

I loved this game

Looks nice

I loved this game!

SNES Drunk help! I went left at the beginning, got the keycard and the level ended. Went back in to re explore and now I’m stuck! Wtf do I do? I can’t leave and it’s just dead ends!! Did I soft lock the game?!!?!

I'd say a big "HELL YEAH!" about being worthy of playing these days, everyday really really since the game is amazingly good. It easily has one of the absolute best OST's in the SNES library, whoever composed the tunes is a master.

If it was written by Hannity, you will be playing with Rebbeca Madison, not the Phantom.

Couldn't find a better deal on eBay.

Anyone has the original snes manual for this game?

Just bought at flea market for 4$ should be worth it

It's no longer $8 now lol

Wow! it's like super metroid that is an amazing comparison since Super Metroid might be the greatest SNES game of all time.

Uhg, password saves. But it's $8, so I'm buying it. Thanks. Hmm... SNES and genesis versions.

Lol the sean hannity bit was a good one

Sean hannity lol come on man

One I overlooked at ye olde Blockbuster...now I regret it...

my rich neighbor use to have this game

This could have been hit if they opted for a smaller sprite

The 1 problem I had was that long as hell password.

Just bought a copy for $10

wheres Billy Zane? :D

This game was really awesome. In my opinion it stands toe to toe with Flashback !!!

I played it back in the days, but I wasn't too thrilled about it. The cyberpunk atmosphere, tedious backtracking and unclear objectives broke the game for me.

hmm looks like a hidden gem. never heard of it.. cool review

Gud gueim

Snes' symphony of the night deserves a fucking remaster for switch

Super Metroid is one of my favorite games of all time, and I just don't see the comparison. This game did not hold my interest at all.

Do you have any idea why this game was so good? Phantom 2040 was just an average cartoon at best. I don't see why it would get such a good game rendition.

how does everyone like this? this game is SO confusing...... its never clear on what you can and can not grapple, story starts out in a confusing way, the levels are like a maze since you have no map WHY NO MAP!, the game never explains what the numbers on the doors are and how to open them, and i cant for the life of me figure out how to get back to the area select screen once ive entered an area i was already in! AND THE MANUAL DOESNT EVEN TELL YOU!?!?!?!? also whats up with the length of the passwords???

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You get a like and a favorite just for pointing out what a lame person Sean Hannity is! :P

The music in Phantom 2040 is MILES ahead of the Super Metroid music. The story's better here too, though it's not great.

Actually more like a socialist utopia but hey nice work as always

Bless the fighting Irish, Hannity rules!

Sean Hannity? The conservative? I don't get it.

I wonder 6 years later if SNES drunk is now old enough to realise the republicans aren’t the bad guys after all.

can't bring myself to try out this game because of how goofy and stiff everything looks like, specially the main character