Agreed. The same goes for Earthworm Jim, another game Tallarico did the music for. He had a customized setup that transmitted his playing an instrument to the sound chip. Porting it over to the SNES loses its appeal because Tallarico didn't know how to work with its sound chip to the same capacity as he did the Genesis.I don't doubt it. I like both soundchips but both don't sound good when not used to their full potential.
The difference is huge but the Genesis version actually ends up sounding a bit like Shinobi.