Earth Defense Force Arcade vs SNES

[Electric Grave]

So I've been going back and forth with DZ about this game for a few weeks now. He sides with the Jamma board and I side with the SNES cart.

I like the extra weapons and the extra level, I know the game feels a bit easier on the SNES 'cause the bosses are easier but to me the experience on the cart is so much more rewarding. Better BGM and better stages, I still like the arcade though, I like the difficulty and I like the raw feel to the game.

SNES is boss though, like an update to the original. I wish that the higher difficulties would bring the bosses and mid bosses bullet patterns form the arcade but no cigar, the game becomes harder for sure, but the arcade has this awesome transformations on the bosses and the sprites actually make use of the cannons and what have you.

OK, so hopefully there are more EDF lovers out there and we're not alone here.

 

[mjmjr25]

I've always enjoyed the SNES version but I haven't tried the PCB (or rom) to compare. This gives me reason to - didn't realize the number of differences.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

I just learned last night that the SNES and SFC versions of the E.D.F have some noticeable differences between each other (enemy patterns, instruments used for the music).

I've yet to play the AC original, however I should soon. It very well may be one of those Inferior Hardware Port > OG kind of games.

 

[Electric Grave]

I'm glad you mentioned it, I wasn't aware but I'm gonna check it out.

 

[MuppeT]

Does the snes version suffer from slowdown ? I haven't played this particular game.. but most of the other shooters do have occasional slowdown like UN squadron..

 

[andsuchisdeath]

Does the snes version suffer from slowdown ? I haven't played this particular game.. but most of the other shooters do have occasional slowdown like UN squadron..

Suffer and slowdown don't belong in the same sentence.

Jim Henson must have run out of brains that worked when he made you.

 

[BanishingFlatsAC]

I just learned last night that the SNES and SFC versions of the E.D.F have some noticeable differences between each other (enemy patterns, instruments used for the music).

I've yet to play the AC original, however I should soon. It very well may be one of those Inferior Hardware Port > OG kind of games.

Hmm....gonna have to give this version a whirl.

 

[Samuray]

I just learned last night that the SNES and SFC versions of the E.D.F have some noticeable differences between each other (enemy patterns, instruments used for the music).

Is there some place to read about those changes? A quick look at Google didn't help and I haven,t decided which version to pursue, SNES or SFC.

 

[Liquid Snake]

Does the snes version suffer from slowdown ? I haven't played this particular game.. but most of the other shooters do have occasional slowdown like UN squadron..

Super EDF was first generation SNES shumps so it suffers from slowdown............

One thing I didn't know is that the difference between SFC & SNES..................

 

[Ip Man]

sometimes i do prefer the console versions of a game.