Game:

Shadow of the Beast (1989)

Duration: 32:08

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1. Welcome 2:36
2. Home 3:34
3. Approaching the Castle 14:30
4. Castle 17:52
5. Jetpack 24:42
6. Necropolis 29:10
7. The Beast 31:02

Source Longplays:
AMIGA http://youtu.be/e-U6HUaAONI
MD http://youtu.be/PlWEIuiPZa4

I prefer recording my own gameplay for these comparison videos, but this is one of the only times I used videos by others. If a game is a bit too hard, and there are already good playthroughs showing pretty much everything that is to be seen, I don't see much of a point in recording new ones, at least when the gameplay is not the focus.

This was edited because I think the Mega Drive is a decent version, and the only port of the Amiga classic that captures some of its atmosphere.

Update:
There's an updated version of this video showing four versions (adding PC Engine and SNES), link: http://youtu.be/QUT91K4mPlw

Comments:
I mostly enjoy just editing and reading the opinions of the people who take the time to comment than offering my own, but if I had to say something, I think the final stage music of the MD version is sublime.

Added 2016:
There's no question that the Amiga version is better, and the definitive one - the game was developed for Amiga and was more or less a showcase for its graphical and musical capabilities. The point of this video (and other similar videos) isn't "which is better" but instead *how* the different versions compare to each other - the details. Also, I think that videos showing two or more concurrent longplays is kind of fun (this is the prime reason for editing and uploading these things anyway!)

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