Summary

• Multiconsole games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were diverse in gameplay across different platforms.
• Differences in hardware between consoles led to unique variations of the same game.
• Games like Donkey Kong evolved differently across platforms, showcasing diverse gameplay experiences.

Occasionally, two different games will share the same title, which can make it confusing for gamers. In modern times, this is usually the case with remakes and reboots such as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:God of War, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7. However, in the 20th century, multi-platform games were often developed by two different studios and were totally different gam൩es, only unified by their br꧒anding.

The hardware between arcades, consoles, and handhelds was wil🥃dly different, which led to different variations of the same game. However, even platforms that were comparable to each other, like the Genesis and the SNES, had titles with the same name that were essentially tot🐎ally different games.

10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters 🐠

• The NES version was not launched in Japan.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originally started as a gritty comic book.

This fighting game for the Ninja Turtles series spanned three diff𓄧erent consoles. The Genesis, NES, 🦂and SNES all had their own versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters. Despite the Genesis and SNES being comparable in hardware, there were significant differences in characters, buttons, physics, and moves between the two titles.

The NES version differed the most. A graphical downgrade was expected, but with only two buttons available on the NES controller, the gameplay had to change fundamentally as well. In the NES version,ꦕ you could obtain a super move by destroying a floating sphere, similar to the Smash Ball in the Super Smash Bros series.

9 The World ൲Is N🐈ot Enough

• A PS2 and PC version were planned but ultimately canceled.
• Pierce Brosnan made $12.5 million dollars starring in The World is Not Enough.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:GoldenEye 007 was one of the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:best FPS games on the N64, and there was much anticipation for another 007 FPS with The World Is Not Enough. It 🌳was made using the same engine as GoldenEye 007 but was not developed by Rare.

Many people have forgotten that a PlayStation version of The World Is 🧸Not Enough was developed simultaneously by a different studio, Black Ops Entertainment. Everything about the PlayStation and N64 games is different, but the overall quality of the PlayStation version is lower due to uninspired level design, less expansive stages, and the lack of multiplayer.

8 🃏 Ninja Gaidenꦅ

• A reboot titled Ninja Gaiden was launched for the Xbox.
• "Gaiden" means side-story in Japanese.

In the late 80s, Tecmo created one of its most popular series, Ninja Gaiden. Tecmo designed both an arcade and an NES version, and oddly enough, they chose to ma꧃ke them entirely different genres.

The NES version of Ninja Gaiden is the one that retro gamers are most familiar with. Ninja Gaiden for NES is a platformer that was one of the168澳洲幸运5开奖网: most difficult games on the platform. Future Ninja Gaiden games would continue the trend of being as challenging as possible. The arcade version of Ninja Gaiden, on the other hand, is a beat 'em up, akin to Streets of Rage or Final Fight.

7 🅘 The Adventures Of Batman & Robin

• There are four main Robins in the Batman comic books.
• There was also a Game Gear version of this which was a different game yet again.

Batman: The Animated Series was one of the biggest shows of the '90s, and its continuation, The Adventures of Batman & Robin, led to two different games for the Genesis and SNES. Both games were beat 'em ups, but they were entirely different experiences.

The Genesis version featuꦡres impressive 3D graphic backgrounds, with a difficulty level that borders on unfair with shoot em up levels. The SNES version 🥂doesn’t have quite the same high production value, but it is a more balanced sidescroller overall.

6 ꩲ The Punisher

• The arcade version was made on the CP System Dash.
• When playing co-op, player two plays as Nick Fury.

In the '90s, Capcom beat 'em ups were all the rage, and Capcom consistently launched high-quality games based on licensed properties. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Alien vs. Predator, and The Punisher are some of the best licensed games of the '90s.

However, only three years before The Punisher’s launch in arcades, there was a game with the same title on the NES. The Punisher for NES was a rail shooter with a perspective similar to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Duck Hunt. It’s not uncommon for many games to share the same name 𝓡when they are based on licensed properties, but The Punisher for NES and arcade version were launched✱ within close proximity to each other.

5 Disney’s ꦦAladdin

• Aladdin made $500,000 million dollars at the box office in 1992.
• The game designer for the SNES version prefers the Genesis version.

One of the biggest movies of the '90s had two different studios create a game for it on two different consoles. Virgin Games USA, who also made a game for The Lion King, developed the Sega Genesis version of Disney’s Aladdin. Meanwhile, Nintendo enlisted the more established Capcom to make their version of Disney’s Aladdin for the SNES.

Both games are quite different. The Sega Genesis version features more fluid graphics and is more action-based, with Aladdin wielding a swo🍌rd. In contrast, the SNES version is a slower-paced platformer where your primary method of engaging enemies is by throwing aﷺpples.

4 Ristar

• Both versions of Ristar were a financial flop.
• Some work was done on a sequel, but ultimately it was canceled.

Sonic Team’s swan song for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear was ꧃surprisingly not a Sonic game, but a new series altogether. Ristar is an eye-ඣpopping, beautiful platformer that focuses more on climbing vertically than blitzing horizontally.

Due to the fundamental differences between the Game Gear and the Genesis, many games launched for both consoles were distinct and this is no different. The stage design, obstacles, and secrets in Ristar are all completely different, making each version a unique exper𝐆ience.

3 ꧑ Sonic The Hedgehog

• Sonic was originally intended to be a rabbit, not a hedgehog.
• Alex Kidd was Sega's mascot before Sonic.

When most people think of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sonic the Hedgehog, they envision the 16-bit version for the Genesis. However, a few months later, Sega&rs🃏quo;s 8-bit consoles, the Master System and the Game Gear, received their own version. The Game Gear and Master System versions were identical to each other.

The 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog features completely different stages, physics, and layout compared to the 16-bit version and, in general, the 8♏-bit version feels faster than its 16-bit counterpart. There was also a third game titled Sonic the Hedgehog launched a decade later for the Xbox 360, which was a 3D platformer rid𒊎dled with bugs.

2 Shadowrun

• Shadowrun was the last game on the Sega CD.
• Shadowrun is based on a tabletop RPG of the same name.

The SNES was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:known for its RPGs, but most of them were produced in Ja🐽pan. Shadowrun, a Western-style tabletop RPG, was adapted for the Sega Genesis, which had fewer RPGs at the time, and this version was launched a year later.

The Genesis version of Shadowrun focused more on action, effectively utilizing the matrix system. In contrast, the SNES version boasted be♉tter aesthetics and offered a story that was easier to follow and arguably more in-depth.

1 🌠 Donkey Kong 🍰

• The original Donkey Kong eventually became Cranky Kong from Donkey Kong Country.
• Donkey Kong doesn't have a tie in the original arcade game.

The original 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Donkey Kong was one of the most popular arcade games of the 1980s. This game introduced Mario, formerly known as Jump Man, to the world. While the original Donkey Kong was a massive hit in the arcades, it was eventually launched for the original Game Boy in the '90s in a very different form.

The arcade version of Donkey Kong is a relatively slow-paced platformer with only four stages and limited movement options. In contrast🐲, the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong is a fantastic puzzler that features a wide variety of items that modify the terrain and influence how you solve the stages. The Game Boy version would become the predecessor to the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.