Toy Story | Mega Drive/Genesis & SNES - Comparison, Dual Longplay 

I played this game first on the SNES. That was one of my favorite games. And when I tried the SEGA Genesis version, I was surprised to see the content that was not placed on the SNES version. Now I love the Genesis version.

23:04 look at the plane

To this day I'm still impressed with how amazing this game looks and how far both consoles had been pushed at this point of their shelf lives.

Genesis version wins.

Jon Burton and his team at Travellers Tales were wizards when it came to the Sega Genesis hardware. The Genesis port is technically better in a lot of areas, and even includes one extra stage. There is nothing wrong with the SNES port, but the Genesis game does win out here.

The Mega-Drive was the lead platform for this game, ie, it was specifically coded to get the most out of that hardware and was then ported to the SNES. Basically, it played to the strengths of the Mega-Drive (and mitigated its weaknesses) far more than it played to the strengths of the SNES. Hardware can only make so much difference if the game isn't coded to use it to its full potential. Instead of the usual fanboy nonsense, I'd recommend people have a search of RU-vid for GameHut, which is Jon Burton's channel (aka, the founder of Traveller's Tales and one of the developers on this game) where he explains a whole host of the amazing tricks going on in the Sega version of this game, as well as others like Mickey Mania and Sonic 3D.

I like the Sega version more, and this is coming from a guy who plays SNES games more often

It's kind of insane to see what the Megadrive could do when pushed to its limits Like holy shit I've seen homebrew and hacks made in recent years that blast a PCM stream during gameplay, but back when this came out this must've been unheard of

12:17 As a kid, I never made it past this level, before having to return the game to Blockbuster. I remember the controls on this level being inverted (meaning left would go right, and up would go down) and it was really a trip for me to control the car that way, as a child. I was probably about 7 or 8.

2:36 SNES: Code Red. Move, move, move. Genesis: Code Red. MAA, MAA, MAA.

I must say: Sega wins this one.

Never seen this game. Surprised how good it looks.

Due to the mega drive's "Blast processing" toy story feels more 3D than the snes version.

SEGA flawless victory!

Whoa, 43:58, genesis does what nintendon't! You can't get that on nintendon't, genesis does, genesis does.

Piece of jewel!!!! My first choice would be the Sega Genesis version. Those of us who know programming know and are very clear about the following: 1) the genesis had twice the processing power capacity of the snes. It is very fast and never slows down. It makes the game much smoother and more enjoyable to play 2) the famous mode 7 of the snes and the 3d rotations, the genesis could do them without the need for special chips for that, and that is clearly demonstrated in many games of the time. 3) By the processor could achieve much more moving wallpapers and Sprites on screen etc... 4) as everyone mistakenly believes, the genesis did not have a simultaneous color limitation and its available color palette was not 512, in fact that was the base and more colors came out of it, reaching almost 2,000 available colors, and about 200 simultaneously colors in moving images. 5) the famous transparencies of the snes genesis could be achieved without any problem with the light and shadow technique and had two other techniques to achieve it, dithering and by frames. 6) the sound of the genesis is much clearer because it does not use samples, but instead generates the audio itself with an internal instrument it has, and generates it in real time and could also play samples such as voices in a completely clear way, being able to achieve not only one but three channels of samples for it sounding at the same time. The quality depended on the quality of the sample that was introduced, that it was more or less compressed. But it did not depend on the machine. 7) While the snes only worked with samples and for that reason they were totally compressed samples and they sounded very bad, to save space. That's why most games sound very muddy and sound like they're inside a box or behind a wall. To understand it better, it was as if it had an internally compressed MP3 player, but it did not generate its own sound as the Sega Genesis did. I only know of very few games that have good sound. The only positive thing that the snes has in terms of sound is that it had a special internal system to achieve reverb and delay, so they could achieve a little more depth in the sound. Although the genesis also had techniques to achieve it but it was more complicated, that's why the sound of the genesis sounds drier to us, but that is easily solved by taking the audio from the genesis to a reproduction equipment and adding that delay or reverb effect of external way and problem solved. 8) the aesthetic appearance of the Sega genesis is incredible, classic and elegant while the aesthetic appearance of the snes is actually horrible, it looks like a cart, only the wheels are missing. 9) a higher screen resolution, the snes is seen with less resolution and more blurry, not sharp 10) the only advantage of the snes over the sega genesis is that it is much easier to program for it and many things could be achieved more easily. That is why I see the Sega genesis as an exclusive console dedicated to only experienced programmers, the quality depended on the programmers and not on the machine, the snes is one more console of the trade, but even so the genesis broke the face of the snes in European territory by far. That's why I say that the snes would be my second option, and I'm not detracting from the fact that it also has incredible games. All the best

The SNES has more colors and a softer appearance, which is to be expected. There was an impressive amount of work put into the Genesis version to make it look as good as possible with it's limited color palette, and the result is a game that looks very sharp and polished. The cutscenes in the Genesis version not only feature many more still shots from the movie, but the amount of colors and detail the programmers managed to retain is one of the most impressive feats in Genesis programming. There are certain effects which were added to the Genesis version that were not present in the SNES version (notice the 'glowing' effect on Nightmare Buzz), and certain shots and graphics were altered in the Genesis version to improve the game's presentation (The smiling Woody in the Genesis version's title screen is more inviting and encouraging to the gamer, and makes the player character seem more confident rather than envious). Finally, the addition of the level 'Day-Toy-Na' adds more gameplay to the Genesis version. It's unfortunate that the SNES didn't get this level too, because it would have been a perfect opportunity to showcase the SNES's mode 7 feature which would have made this level look so much better on the SNES. Overall, the Genesis version just feels more complete. The programmers didn't need to go the extra mile for the Genesis. It could have just been a more direct port, with downscaled graphics and colors which was otherwise identical to the SNES version. They did however go the extra mile, and they didn't even stop there. This level of care and attention to detail undoubtedly earns the Genesis the winning spot.

3:11 when i first played the snes version i thought i was hallucinating when woody did that creepy dance

All those extra colors and somehow the SNES version looks worse in most stages. I gues the urge to make things "more colorful" backfired.

Differences in the SNES version: Pros: - Brighter, cleaner Colors - Cleaner less choppy PCM samples (both music and voicelines) Cons: - Smaller Aspect Ratio - Missing a stage (Day-Toy-Na) - Missing the Shooting Stars bonus game - Missing the level complete music, and Woody's dance was cut short. - Between level cutscenes have no music, and show less pictures from the movie. - Missing cast of characters (shown at the end of the game, before the staff roll)

The Genesis version is better visually it has a more realistic feel to it. But I do think the SNES version has a better sounding soundtrack.

Seeing the Megadrive versio brings back memories. I still remember me and a freind playing this back when we were kids. Good times.

They put more effort into the Mega Drive / Genesis version.

0:38 I like how Woody looks so pissed in the SNES version, he is clearly disappointed about the lack of blast processing

I'm conflicted.... The Genesis version has superior graphics, animation and content. But the audio is unbearable, after hearing the SNES version it just sounds like garbled mess :'D

I grew up with the SNES one as a kid, never knowing what the Genesis version actually looked like. Turns out...was missing out quite a bit. Several animation frames were removed for the SNES version, which is probably why I never understood how the stage clear animation looked like Woody was frustrated unlike the Genesis version that makes it more clear he's doing a victory dance. A lot of image stills from the movie were removed for the SNES version, which makes the cutscenes a bit more enjoyable to look at compared to just some plain text in a few of the screens. A minigame, the character list before the credits, and an entire level completely gone in the SNES version. Also certain details like the cord for The Claw boss fight is gone, hitting Buzz in "The Buzz Clip" level makes you slow down in the SNES version as opposed to just going past him in the Genesis version, and the balloons releasing flies as opposed to marbles. The larger resolution makes the game look better; also less squished compared to the SNES version which was a problem I had with the game in a recent run I did. Also, colors are better on the eyes in the Genesis version; a majority of its graphics are better as well or equal to the SNES version. Only in very specific places is the SNES version better in this regard. As much as I like the Super NES, the winner to me is the Genesis version in almost every possible way. The only thing I think the SNES version still has over the Genesis version is the audio quality.

5:45 wow nintendo skipping on the bed frame huh?

The worst offender in the SNES version for me are the load times, they can get quite annoying for a cart game, similar to Mickey Mania.

Sega Genesis Win! this Round

2:37 SNES: Boom! Boom! Boom! Genesis: BOOBOOBOOM

O Mega Drive da um show neste jogo😍😍😍 as animações ficaram excelentes no Megão, parabéns pelo vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Impressive game on both consoles, though the Genesis version is undoubtedly better since the devs had more experience with the hardware and it got an extra 3-4 months of development time.

Genesis: Better Graphics Snes: Better Sounds

The Genesis/Megadrive version is much better in all aspects

Damn, this is the first time I've ever seen gameplay of this. I knew a Toy Story game existed on the SNES, but I didn't know it looked this good!

Inf. Hp and inf. Lives Super Nintendo: stand on the bottom of the droor and hold the buttons down and right note: connect the box of army's Sega: get in the box and hold the buttons down and left The star will spin good luck

One of my favorite details crops up at 13:30. Since you would normally only see those frames close up for a split second, they mirrored Buzz's sprite. (it's the most apparent when looking at his buttons.)

Wow i was expecting the snes to win this one but the genesis does.

GENESIS: Better Resolution, Vivid SFX, Music & Colors, exclusive Mini-Games & Credits SNES: Better Voices, Graphics & Colors, Darker Music. GENESIS VER. WINNER!!

This game had so much variety in its levels. It even had a first person perspective level.

There are no pictures in the first intro page on SNES? 😕

Either way, it's still cool to see the DK Country style of rendering CGI models into sprites be used here. It looks good, almost like a side scrolling PS1 game. As for which is better, I barely notice a difference.

SEGA !

Like it or not the Mega Drive version is impressive. Complete with the 4-Channel ProTracker Player

Same as Earthworm Jim or Mickey Mania the Mega Drive/Genesis version of Toy Story is a better and more complete experience. Also these games might be the best examples of the differences between the two hardwares which makes the comparisons especially interesting in that respect.

I prefer the Genesis version better

Woody looks pissed off in the SNES version, while Woody on the Sega Genesis looks badass.

for some reason, the super nintendo version have only 17 levels and i don't know why the developers of Traveller's Tales does not made the level 18 in the super nintendo version

Genesis:Better graphics more sprites and gameplay. Snes:Better sound and high quality sfx .

Genesis is much better.

They’re both amazing games, and as much as i prefer the SNES, the Mega Drive version of this game is ten times better

yep the Genesis version is way better then the snes version!! my only critique of the Genesis version is they could have spent some more time tuning some original instruments for the Yamaha ym2612 sound chip they sounded like the standard instruments that SEGA packaged with their SDK however their use of samples for the beginning and ending themes was very innovative!!

A thing Nintendo overlooked while creating the SNES was its resolution. Imagine how SNES games would've been if the console had Sega Genesis' amount of pixels...

0:41 - 0:43 that’s was a perfect yeee haw

Genesis is higher resolution since its outputting at 320x224 while the snes was outputting only 256x224. note how genesis is 4:3 while snes was closer to 1:1. However snes has better color production as you'll notice much less dithering. Also some of the story scene images are non existent in the snes my guess would be that nintendo charged more for higher meg carts so the game publisher tried to cut some stuff out to fit on a lower meg cart.

SEGA wins! Flawless victory! ))

It seems that Sega Genesis had more processing power and memory, the SNES' version is a neutered version of it.

I prefer the Genesis version over the SNES version, because it has more photographs on the cutscenes and it has better graphics too!

Thanks for the comparison. Back in the day, I remember being surprised that they could pull off this on a Genesis at all. They did a good job

Look at all that text, cropped picture and a missing bonus stage. Shame on you, Nintendo. Sega easily wins this.

genesis destroys snes in toy story or any Disney type game

This is one of the best games made for 16-bit video games. In both versions the animation and gameplay are great. The Genesis version is still subsidized with an additional 3D stage. The sound of both is very good. The version of super nintendo has orchestra effect, but of the greater sensation of mono sound, the one of the mega drive although it does not offer orchestra it is possible to feel the separation of the channels and the stereo sound. Tied here. In the graphic aspect the Super Nintendo has offers in some stages a paralax (separation of more scenarios). But the processing of the scenarios is slower and noticeable. And although Sega Genesis has less color, the use of the RGB system with better contractions and the scanning mechanism that has already been seen in Pit Fighter, Green Dog and Cool Spot, will greatly favor this game. Mega Drive wins in this game.

Arrrg...This horrendous clicking sound at 33:44 on the SNES version!!! This is a game wich is SO much better on Megadrive/Genesis. And by far!

I think the sound is better heard on snes than on mega drive

played this on the Sega Genesis as a kid, never got passed level 3 before we had to return it to the movie game rental store. Nice to see the further levels lol.

this was so impressive for the genesis because proves that it can run pre-rendered games like DKC trilogy without any problems(if you don't count the colors on SNES and the better music but muffed SNES sound effects and sometimes the low quality music) and Sonic 3D Blast that shows the true power of the 1988 Sega's 16-bit machine

Wow! I didn't expect that, but I think the Mega Drive version actually looks better, despite the SNES's smoother color gradients.

It's interesting to see the differences between consoles these days... but back in the day people argued about game exclusives because without the internet nobody even knew that one system was more powerful than the other or that cross-platform games looked slightly different, or in some cases had missing levels or sound effects. It's just funny how much more we nitpik things when we have the internet at our disposal.

Music - SuperNintendo👍 Sound Effects🔊 Sega👍 3D Graphics 50/50 Full Game - Sega 👍 Sega - Win

Toejam & Earl, Quackshot, Rolling Thunder, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Golden Axe....

genesis does what nintendon't !

How come slinky doesn’t appear in The SNES version and the Sega genesis version I mean how come we don’t see him

The Genesis version is the best by far, the SNES version is good too.

mega drive is the winner

2:36 SNES : Help The Move Move 2:39 Mega Drive : Help The Momo Move Me: lol XD

Genesis/Mega Drive wins in my book. Also the Genesis/Mega Drive version has You got a friend in me as main music while the SNES version uses Strange things.

I owned both versions when I was younger. It looks as though the Genesis/Mega Drive port was given a bit more TLC. The graphics are more vivid and colorful, and the cut scenes have the instrumentals.

SNES Toy Story has superior colors, high-quality voice clips, and the better rendition of "Strange Things," but the Genesis has the faster, more precise gameplay, better music in general (hell, it has "You've got a friend in me," when the SNES version surprisingly doesn't). On their own, they fair well, but the Genesis version has that slight edge to the SNES version in my opinion.

Mega Drive Wins !!!!!!!

Sega genesis wins.... Gameality (In your face, Nintendo!!)

Genesis KOed Snes version

The SNES Version Has Brighter Graphics And Better Sound Quality, But The Genesis Version Is Just More Enjoyable.

The Genesis version looks more complete.

Best graphics: SNES Best presentation: Mega Drive/Genesis Best music: SNES Best controls: Mega Drive/Genesis Best gameplay: Mega Drive/Genesis Mega Drive/Genesis wins. NOTE: This is only in my opinion.

I’m a Nintendo fan, there are some parts of the soundtrack I like better on the SNES version (such as Ego Check and Buzz Battle) and there is often more color on the SNES version. With that said, I’ve played both. The Genesis version is easily superior. One thing that bugged me about the SNES version is the load times. Genesis was the snap of a finger. Genesis also had an extra level (and a bonus game), which is always a huge plus in my book. I also felt the controls were more laggy on the SNES version. You could argue the SNES version is more “artistic” in some ways but from a video game standpoint, I always look at gameplay mechanics first and Genesis easily wins there. EDIT: There’s also a lot of little things the SNES version didn’t get right. Like in Food and Drink, Buzz only follows you in the Genesis version. In the SNES version he’s just stuck at the beginning. In Revenge of the Toys, the ? balloons above the pole Woody climbs across don’t even break in the SNES version. Not to mention the ridiculous clicking noise in Sid’s room that doesn’t disappear until you collect the health stars. I thought my SNES cartridge was screwed up when I first played this game because of that.

Sega Mega drive is better

Both ports display colours well, maybe it's because I had a Mega Drive that I prefer its colour palette, on some levels the SNES colours seem a little too washed out to me, or too bright whereas the MD colours are a bit darker, which works for levels with a darker mood. But really there's no noticeable difference in quality. Sound Quality: There's two sides to this, clearness of sound and taste. Without a doubt SNES has the superior sound quality, especially when you compare the voice clips, the SNES audio is very clear whereas the MD voices are too compressed and scratchy. As for music, I grew up with the MD's punchy and raw riffs and sharp cutting symbols so I prefer the it overall; the music for this game in particular on Nintendo sounds a bit more tame to me, but it's still good. Gameplay: No significant differences, except the 3D RC racing level is missing from SNES, which I feel is a let down, it probably would've looked great if not better than the MD's version. The first person martian level however obviously looks superior on SNES and is faster too.

Graphics: SNES Sound: SNES Content: Sega Genesis Gameplay: Sega Genesis Difficulty: Sega Genesis Winner: Sega Genesis I'm not a big fan of the Sega Genesis (Master System), but I have to admit that the Sega version is better.

The Genesis version was a technical achievement, and for the still images, there are multiple colored layers.

Wooow, Snes version is garbage! I never realized it when I was a kid, but watching this comparative now... Just wow, huge difference.

Snes music sounds so much better

I like the Mega Drive / Genesis one better as you get more screen grabs from the movie than the SNES version does

I am a huge SNES fan. Genesis version is better.

Can you not run the snes in 8:7? Devs knew it would be stretched to 4:3 on a CRT. Look at 6:54 and tell me they wanted the knobs to be ovals.

I like the Mega Drive version better!

Never realized how awful the music and SFX on the Mega Drive sounded compared to the SNES version. The graphics (even though they're less colorful) are better though.

better resolution in Genesis like in most of the games. Snes processor was too slow

im a Super Nintendo person but I gotta say, the Sega genesis version is far more superior than the snes version! 😄😯🎮

Mega Drive FTW!

Wow, the level completion screens. There's no comparison man. Also 33:44 AKA DINKDINKDINKDINKDINKDINKDINKDINKDINKDINK. Yeah Genesis wins that contest lol.