Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
YouTube Description:
Check out six retro game sequels that really dropped the ball and failed to capture the magic of the originals. I'll look at sequels to Final FIght, Gradius, Strider, Double Dragon, Contra and Rastan in this episode. The disappointing sequels will be Final Fight 2, Gradius IV, Strider Returns, Double Dragon III, Contra Force and Rastan Saga II. This is spread across several systems and arcade games. I could have easily made a video with a hundred of these, so if you l ike this let me know and it may become a series! Check it out and let me know what you think. Make sure you're viewing it at a minimum of 60 fps.
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Chapters:
00:00: Intro
00:43: Final Fight and Final FIght 2
03:37: Gradius III and Gradius IV
06:01: Strider and Strider Returns
08:59: Rastan and Rastan Saga II
11:52: Double Dragon and Double Dragon 3
15:33: Contra and Contra Force
18:16 Conclusion
My other videos references in this video:
Strider Arcade vs Genesis (FPGA): youtu.be/_q6UNo9-7-s
Strider Arcade vs PC Engine: youtu.be/NR3sCCFzFTo
Complete Trash: Strider Amiga: youtu.be/R1QY78giCow
Complete Trash: Stider SMS: youtu.be/9BdOdKAkNoA
Cannon Dancer Osman playthrough: youtu.be/EMST79Bb4m4
Gradius III: Arcade vs SNES: youtu.be/vphOYY83MIw
Final Fight: Arcade vs Sega CD: youtu.be/-ydu9hqOnfg
Contra Force: Complete Trash: youtu.be/3kavb0Fzk5s
Double Dragon: NES vs SMS: youtu.be/xa14qEMG1Ys
Contra: NES vs Arcade: youtu.be/HU4BcL2KzdE
Capcom Games on SMS: youtu.be/7nj0MtO5GOg
Genesis vs PCE: Taito games: youtu.be/7nj0MtO5GOg
If you like this video, check out some of my others:
My Review of Four 8bitdo Controllers - Ultimate 2 line and Pro 3: youtu.be/ko1-t91WGfg
11 Facts About the Sega Game Gear You Maybe Didn't Know: youtu.be/nJU2nnj4xrc
Rocknix: Linux for the Ayn Odin 2, Ayn Thor, Retroid Pocket 6 and more: youtu.be/ALNcLD6Pe1o
Unreleased Game Consoles from Konami and Capcom: youtu.be/pFaZyW-nDuU
#finalfight #contra #sequels #retrogaming #retrogames #badsequels #droppedtheball #arcade #NES #SNES #genesis #megadrive
YouTube Description:
Check out six retro game sequels that really dropped the ball and failed to capture the magic of the originals. I'll look at sequels to Final FIght, Gradius, Strider, Double Dragon, Contra and Rastan in this episode. The disappointing sequels will be Final Fight 2, Gradius IV, Strider Returns, Double Dragon III, Contra Force and Rastan Saga II. This is spread across several systems and arcade games. I could have easily made a video with a hundred of these, so if you l ike this let me know and it may become a series! Check it out and let me know what you think. Make sure you're viewing it at a minimum of 60 fps.
Follow me on Bluesky: @inglebard.bsky.social
Like what I do and want to support my work? You can contribute at:
YouTube! Become a channel member!
Patreon: patreon.com/InglebardGaming
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/Inglebard
Chapters:
00:00: Intro
00:43: Final Fight and Final FIght 2
03:37: Gradius III and Gradius IV
06:01: Strider and Strider Returns
08:59: Rastan and Rastan Saga II
11:52: Double Dragon and Double Dragon 3
15:33: Contra and Contra Force
18:16 Conclusion
My other videos references in this video:
Strider Arcade vs Genesis (FPGA): youtu.be/_q6UNo9-7-s
Strider Arcade vs PC Engine: youtu.be/NR3sCCFzFTo
Complete Trash: Strider Amiga: youtu.be/R1QY78giCow
Complete Trash: Stider SMS: youtu.be/9BdOdKAkNoA
Cannon Dancer Osman playthrough: youtu.be/EMST79Bb4m4
Gradius III: Arcade vs SNES: youtu.be/vphOYY83MIw
Final Fight: Arcade vs Sega CD: youtu.be/-ydu9hqOnfg
Contra Force: Complete Trash: youtu.be/3kavb0Fzk5s
Double Dragon: NES vs SMS: youtu.be/xa14qEMG1Ys
Contra: NES vs Arcade: youtu.be/HU4BcL2KzdE
Capcom Games on SMS: youtu.be/7nj0MtO5GOg
Genesis vs PCE: Taito games: youtu.be/7nj0MtO5GOg
If you like this video, check out some of my others:
My Review of Four 8bitdo Controllers - Ultimate 2 line and Pro 3: youtu.be/ko1-t91WGfg
11 Facts About the Sega Game Gear You Maybe Didn't Know: youtu.be/nJU2nnj4xrc
Rocknix: Linux for the Ayn Odin 2, Ayn Thor, Retroid Pocket 6 and more: youtu.be/ALNcLD6Pe1o
Unreleased Game Consoles from Konami and Capcom: youtu.be/pFaZyW-nDuU
#finalfight #contra #sequels #retrogaming #retrogames #badsequels #droppedtheball #arcade #NES #SNES #genesis #megadrive
