The emulation question is worth considering. I’m playing Zelda 2 side by side on Switch and on my PC and there are certain textures ie in dark caves that can’t be made out in the switch version. It isn’t too big but it’s not trivial either. My favorite compilation is definitely Rare Replay. HD ports and remasters of the 64 games, unlockable interviews, a lot of love was put into it.
Wow, 30 games in that Rare Replay. That's how you do it! I understand not always being able to do 1:1 ports or even 1:1 emulation, and it's fine in Zelda 2's case since Nintendo isn't upselling the game. What the heck was Rockstar doing with their GTA collection?! That was inexcusable. I wonder how much has been fixed there.
Those are great! The Genesis one is worth it if you get the full game on sale . My favorite compilation is TMNT Cowabunga collection. I love how it has every version of every TMNT game from every console and arcade; even Gameboy. I wish we'd get more compilations like that
sonic mega collection and sonic gems were my favorite growing up where it was also what got me to play the sonic more games. i love the extra menu music in it so much. its way more awesome than it had any right to be. also i have to say the sonic genesis collection on PS3/360 was amazing back then. another good one i remember was some of the SNK collections were really good because they were neogeo versions on a console which were always hard to get right back then. also helps to that getting a Neogeo is crazy expensive so those compilations helped
Ha, I'm listening to the Sonic song and reading so many mixed reviews about the various SNK collections while typing this. Did you ever buy any of them? I see three at the moment, with the latest supposedly excluding Neo Geo games, but only being $11 (sale) on Steam right now.
@@TheLegendofLeo the collection I had were metal slug anthology and the samurai shodown on the wii. They played really good and at the time that was one of the best ways to play without emulation them on pc
I think the most important compilation for me is Final Fantasy Anthology since it introduced me to Final Fantasy V. Sadly there aren't many compilations out there for the games I like.
Compilations are always a nice way to conveniently play those classics. So my question for you is do you consider the Switch online membership with classics a “Digital Compilation” of sorts and are those the best ways to play those games? (Like when you talked “3rd party” emulation vs Nintendo Emulation VS original hardware( which I know doesn’t count as compilation in most cases).
That's a good question! I don't view it as a compilation, but it essentially serves the same purpose. I think the lack of ownership bothers me more than the fact that the games aren't specifically marketed as a compilation. You'll have to tell me if the online subscription is one of the best ways to play those games. I never actually downloaded any old games on there! It's too difficult for me to know for sure whether 3rd party emulation or official collections are the way to go. I think that official collections are better most of the time, but it's very much a case-by-case basis. If the collection includes really retro games or games from different consoles, you'd be hard pressed to beat that convenience, and you'd have to appreciate the fact that everything could run perfectly (ideally) on your current, modern system.
I missed the Smash Bros video, I'm sorry about that. I'm not sure if it counts or not, I really love the games that collect the different seasons from the past Sam and Max games. One of the things that I would like to do is by the Ace Attorney trilogies for the games that first came out as digital only. I do have the Mario All Stars comp, started playing Sunshine on it and am liking it.
No worries! I haven't set aside much time to watch videos, so I'm out of the loop on some things. Good to hear that you're liking Sunshine! Hopefully that feeling persists. The Ace Attorney games are all fun and full of cheesy charm. Light on gameplay obviously, but still entertaining with their stories.
