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@martyrea79 3 күн бұрын
I can't find the flamethrower or jump boost anywhere
@golions13579 5 күн бұрын
This is an incredible game. Not without its flaws. It seems the most impressive stages, set pieces, and songs are front loaded to the first half. It’s not a huge dip in quality, but noticeable. All in all one of the most impressive shmups of the generation. And as usual, retro-bit did an incredible job with the repro. Nice review.
@billgordon6489 10 күн бұрын
Excellent video of a fantastic game … great memories 😊
@Stinger420 15 күн бұрын
I kinda see it as a re-skin of Truxton, just a tad less difficult. Totally hours of fun, don't get me wrong! :-D
@mmille10 20 күн бұрын
Half of these were on my favorites list when I was a heavy Atari 8-bit user. I loved the look of Dropzone, but I found it super frustrating to play. I'd get blown up so fast. I was a bit dazzled by the gameplay for it displayed here. The guy actually lasted more than a few seconds, lol. Some others I'd suggest are International Karate, Rescue on Fractalus, Encounter, and Stealth/Landscape.
@BeyondTheScanlines 20 күн бұрын
Encounter's a good choice, but wasn't part of this because it was included in a certain mini console, which is why the goal was to showcase games which didn't rely on the keyboard. Something that rules Fractalus out, which like OG Star Raiders is an essential on the A8s. But when you don't have access to a keyboard, it kind of makes them unplayable. Also, please don't dehumanise me by saying "the guy". Just because I don't show my face on camera, or on the thumbnail (looking like a fool), I'm as much a person as anyway, and by leaving a comment, it shows you want to have a conversation with the guy behind all this stuff. So calling me "the guy" doesn't particularly make me feel great.
@mmille10 19 күн бұрын
@@BeyondTheScanlines - What I was referring to with "the guy" was the suited character in the game, not you, who I now know was the person playing it. I encourage you to take it as a compliment of your skills. I was just commenting on what I saw on screen, nothing else. :)
@mmille10 21 күн бұрын
Thanks for covering the older demos. Some looked more impressive than what I see in Final Assault, in terms of graphics quality, but they were never turned into actual games. I've wondered why that was. Maybe the rendering took up all the CPU time, and adding game logic would've severely bogged it down.
@BeyondTheScanlines 21 күн бұрын
The way I see it: making games is hard. Especially when it's a hobby/passion project you're doing on the side of other things. So it's one thing to get a demo running at a decent speed, but to add everything else to make it a game? It's probably enough to slowly knock down the speed or rendering quality. Especially on an 8-bit machine, the trade-offs are always going to be present there.
@bigbernard7325 29 күн бұрын
This was a great analysis of Ace Combat 4, I'd say this and 0 are tied for my favorite games in the series for their more presonal, character focused stories and freedom and mission design. 4's story of the narrator as he finds a home with the enemy Yellow Squad and his internal conflict being pals with the enemy while his own neighbors are actively working in the resistance against Erusia, where through the narrator we see something more than 2 countries fighting, we see the people within those countries and why they fight, what they're fighting for. Even after multiple playthroughs I still find myself captured by 4's story and watch the cutscenes on every playthrough because they're that good. On 4's mission design, I'd say it strikes a nice balance of straightforward objective based missions with enough gimmicks to keep things fresh. The scenario design is pretty well considered and there aren't any missions that I'd consider "playthrough stoppers" because they're just so boring or annoying. The score attack missions where you have to hit a point threshold to complete the mission allowing for more player expression as its in your hands to pick what plane, weapons, and strategy you'll use to succeed, the letter grades ranking your performance taunting you to try again to get an S rank, and the points economy system to unlock planes all add to AC4's arcadey feeling but in a way that benefits it and adds plenty of replayability in a linear game. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on the other AC games since you mentioned you started with the newer games in the series then went back to the older games to try them out, maybe that's a topic for a future video?
@indie-travel-stories Ай бұрын
great vid, and of new interest now the KS2 supports alternative cores
@Flippyrock2011 Ай бұрын
Ace Combat i think can be best described as "A simulation of fantasy of being a fighter pilot"
@Flippyrock2011 Ай бұрын
The multi layered is something that I think no other sim-esq game ever match Ace Combat like not even close. I lost count the flight hour I spend on the PS2 holy trinity
@BeyondTheScanlines Ай бұрын
Absolutely. The multi-layered narrative really adds to the enjoyment - seeing actual simulators tend to ditch the story, and peers to AC tend to go more into the "serious" mindset with theirs, it makes AC stand out so much more.
@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx Ай бұрын
I played though ace 4 and 5 last week first playthrough loved them i'm suprised i never played them back in PS2 while i saw them being played they somehow never clicked with me back in the day great games.
@BeyondTheScanlines Ай бұрын
I only missed them back then because I had other priorities in my gaming (though diving into the first PSP game got me incredibly hyped) - was so glad they were easy enough to obtain when I started collecting PS2 games in more recent years, because it finally gave me the chance to dive in too!
@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx Ай бұрын
@@BeyondTheScanlines Nice many of that era games shine best on a orignal hardware with a CRT for minimum latency, i did play it on PCSX2 at 4x resolution great experince too
@merman1974 Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed that. I've not played any Ace Combat myself, it's a series I never got into. But I did enjoy the fact there are so many aircraft in that instalment, and the fact you can see a real progression in the storyline as you play.
@BeyondTheScanlines Ай бұрын
It's a series worth getting into - thankfully Ace Combat 7 looks like it's discounted at the moment across Steam and the consoles, and in many ways it channels the spirit of AC04, just with some shiny and a bit more into the story!
@lordpolish3900 Ай бұрын
👍🎮
@filevans Ай бұрын
does it have any turbo load modes for the tap or d64?
@BeyondTheScanlines Ай бұрын
If you're loading TAP files, they load in real-time. So if it's using the original ROM routines, then you'll be in for a wait, otherwise whatever turbo routines are used. So you can see the full sequence including pictures being drawn, music being played, etc. For disks, again, they're using the native routines, but there is KERNAL replacement support so you can buy JiffyDOS ROMs and use that (of course sacrificing tape support), or use any carts with fastloaders built in.
@filevans Ай бұрын
@BeyondTheScanlines well carts are instant, yeah I read most stuff has been converted to cart now
@drcouzelis 2 ай бұрын
Hi, I wrote the soundtrack to Dangan GB2, I'm so happy you enjoyed it and the game! Thank you! 😄
@pjcnet 2 ай бұрын
Obviously the Commodore 64 simply wasn't designed for 3D flight simulators, but they still managed to do a very good job, I loved the intro more than the game when I was a kid however, it was hard to get into.
@woodsmal 2 ай бұрын
I played Dangan not that long ago and GB2 seems like a significant upgrade. The enemy satellites and the main enemy movement makes it much more difficult. Would you believe that I wasn't aware of the bomb option until now !?! Keep up the good work.
@jezzdavis9059 2 ай бұрын
Amazing at the time. Comparing this to MSFS now is mind blowing.
@BaneMcDeath 2 ай бұрын
I do not believe there is any procedural generation. Every items, trap, monster, treasure, item, and map is constructed. If there was any random then it was when maps were first created. I've played these maps over and over and over and EVERYTHING is in the same spots. Thus you can tactically figure your level 8 progress. Get your stats up to 99 each and mobs are nothing even with a dagger.
@Octamed 2 ай бұрын
Huh, it actually really reminds me of an Amstrad game. Scrolls like one, chunky, even sounds like one.
@BeyondTheScanlines 2 ай бұрын
I guess it's a real showing of how far ahead the C64 was against most other micros of the time that being treated as a slightly higher-res VIC 20 is about on par with machines which launched later. Knowing the stories of some of the other Atarisoft adaptations to the machine (i.e. Joust), I'm not surprised they''d cheapen out, but still, I can't help but feel a little disappointed when so many other games of the time made proper use of the hardware.
@woodsmal 2 ай бұрын
Great to hear of another game rescued and made available for us to play. Though I'm rubbish at Defender - just too busy for me. My strategy was to fly across the screen constantly firing which worked for about 10 seconds before I'd collide with something. As a result I don't think I ever played Stargate and was interested in hearing the differences. This version does look like something from the VIC20. Thanks for the video.
@BeyondTheScanlines 2 ай бұрын
I imagine it works well enough (control wise) on a cab, but having never seen a Defender (or Stargate) in the wild, it's hard to say. So I've always appreciated home ports which rework the controls. I think the challenge with learning it is that most hints and tips tend to focus on the cab, and not on home versions. But even considering how arcade games are designed around trying to kill the player quickly, Defender & Stargate do push that a bit harder.
@merman1974 2 ай бұрын
I was pleasantly surprised to see this one finally recovered. I only have a little experience with the original Defender and Stargate arcade machines and find them too complex to emulate on keys. I like the compromise of moving left and right in this version, as it takes a mental step away from doing something during the action. It doesn't quite hold up to the brilliance of Eugene Jarvis but it's a solid and playable game in the end (if you ignore that bug). As for Insects in Space, I am a huge fan and have a huge high-score (over 600,000). It's quintessentially Sensible, taking the basic premise and upping the ante - with Martin Galway's incredible score and sound FX added to Jon Hare's clever graphics.
@uk-3000 2 ай бұрын
Cool vid. "This publication is available in microform." @6.34
@ThisIsPete 3 ай бұрын
Not a bad effort, but I can sort of see why it never made it to release. Had it been a VIC release, it would have been solid, but the C64 was capable of much better -- as evidenced by the other games you showed in this vid! Still, always interesting to see these unreleased games eventually emerge many years later.
@BeyondTheScanlines 3 ай бұрын
Supposedly, the story is that once Tramiel acquired the Atari consumer side, he put a stop to C64 Atarisoft stuff (specifically). Business is War in action right from the start! The story about Joust is far more interesting of course - from an original conversion which was shelved to porting the A8 version in 3 weeks was surprising, but considering how many times it happened on other micros, I shouldn't be. But yeah, seeing stuff recovered and made available gives me a lot of joy. Even if it's what could have beens, it still is great for the wider history of the medium!
@mcgendraft 3 ай бұрын
This used to be the greatest, along side Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer!
@paulscanlon2 3 ай бұрын
10/10 review 👏🏻
@RHINOWINOLUNATIC 3 ай бұрын
Bit like Mirax Force-cripplingly difficult and disappointing to play
@ultrasteveg 3 ай бұрын
I remember watching you play this on stream, and it was the first time I’d ever seen it. I was hooked from the amazing story introduction (which you highlight), and it’s a great, multi-faceted shoot ‘em up. I decided to buy it on Switch as my main way to play it. I liked the modern quality of life improvements, but of course I also put it on my Mega Everdrive for when I have the real hardware itch! The graphics are so good, too, and one thing you point out is how well they used colours and those defined graphics to make it easy to pick your weapon. I really appreciated that. Catching you play it on stream beforehand really helped me too, as I was able to slot in and play it straight away when I picked it up, which rarely happens to me these days!
@BeyondTheScanlines 3 ай бұрын
I don't know whether that's worth a topic of its own, but there's an immediacy I love with shmups of the 8/16-bit era which gets lost out in many later ones. Don't get me wrong: there's plenty of great ones in the later eras, but the added layers mean there's a bit more concentration required to really get in the zone. I guess deep down, I kind of think had it been localised BITD, Gley Lancer could have done well, but alas… so I'm glad it got the localisation it deserved, even if it was 30 years later ;)
@bigbabatunde1218 3 ай бұрын
Sega should have got this on their Mega Drive 2 mini as it would have benefited greatly from those save states and made the game a lot more accessible to many more people who have gave the game a miss over the decades.
@merman1974 3 ай бұрын
This is one I discovered recently, and it's great that it is more widely available with a translation into English. I did notice there was some flicker at the bottom of the screen throughout - is that a capture issue or something that was happening on the hardware?
@BeyondTheScanlines 3 ай бұрын
The dots? That's what's known as CRAM dots. As far as I can understand (ie. I've not actually written code for an MD), if the colour memory is accessed when the display is visible, whatever is read gets displayed on the bottom of the screen. It's a hardware bug - though emulators (both software and hardware) tend to allow options for those who want to see it - it has no impact beyond that.
@patbreen3859 4 ай бұрын
This looks great / right up my alley. Went looking for it. Hard to find, but I eventually managed to track down somewhere where I could get it. Out of curiosity, do you use the Megadrive's controller to play, or do you use something 3rd party?
@BeyondTheScanlines 4 ай бұрын
These days, it's basically Retro Bit's remake of the 6-button pad - they officially licensed them from Sega and basically use the proper molds and what not. Always felt the OG 3-button pads weren't a great fit for me, and the six-buttons have such a *wonderful* d-pad too!
@MattLacey 4 ай бұрын
@@patbreen3859 plus, wireless! They're great pads
@MattLacey 4 ай бұрын
Really cool seeing a game get rereleased like this. Bet there's loads of other games I've missed completely!
@BeyondTheScanlines 4 ай бұрын
For sure! Heck, there's plenty of games which got localised for the US, but never made it over to PAL regions. Which is why the stuff Retro-Bit's been doing of late is pretty neat. I just wished it was for more than a single batch of each game, because sometimes you can't grab all the releases you want! At least for the first few years, the region lockouts weren't enforced as heavily compared to their rivals :)
@MattLacey 4 ай бұрын
@@BeyondTheScanlines I should check out their catalogue. So have one of their controllers and that's excellent
@chrisnizer 4 ай бұрын
I can't afford to collect real hardware but I did pick up a C-64 Maxi so I can play all those classic Vic 20 and C 64 games on HDMI TV. Your channel inspired me to jump into the classic gaming pool and it has been a blast! Thanks for another great gameplay review my friend, Semper Fidelis!
@robertfrancois6064 4 ай бұрын
One of the greatest Atari games
@CharlesHepburn2 4 ай бұрын
I must have rented this 5 or 6 times back in the day. This is my favorite shooter.
@lovemadeinjapan 4 ай бұрын
Huge difference in favour of the MSX. 6:08 Love these bombs: they don't make a mess, but the nicely repair the brick pattern. I get Neutopia vibes from these dungeons, but in there the bombs do create messy holes in walls.
@ultrasteveg 5 ай бұрын
Some excellent inspirations make for what looks like a pretty enjoyable title, there. And there's a lot of content for your cash which is always good to see.
@_leopold_butters_stotch 5 ай бұрын
The Bermuda triangle mission was the hardest.
@KarlSturmgewher 5 ай бұрын
Neo Geo games that will never see Arcade Archives: Mahjong-kyō Retsuden: Nishi Nihon Hen Quiz Daisōsasen: The Last Count Down Legend of Success Joe Mina-san no Okage-sama Desu! Dai Sugoroku Taikai Bakatono-sama Mahjong Manyūki Quiz Meitantei Neo & Geo: Quiz Daisōsasen Part 2 Fight Fever Janshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster Quiz King of Fighters Neo Geo Double Dragon Voltage fighter Gowcaizer Kabuki Klash
@merman1974 5 ай бұрын
Excellent, I enjoyed your video on the original and this looks like it has added some new ideas.
@edoo25 5 ай бұрын
Great review Rob! I'm grabbing this one for sure.
@Nbrother1234 5 ай бұрын
*_WHAT IS THAT MUSIC_*
@TransCanadaPhil 5 ай бұрын
I purchased the first one too when I received my KS2 Spectrum Next. It's got a cool "Tron Lightcycyle" style vibe to it. I imagine myself playing this at Flynn's Arcade in 1982 :-D When does this sequel come out? I've been so pleased with the quality of the games/software available for the Next since I received it this past spring.
@BeyondTheScanlines 5 ай бұрын
At this point, I'm not sure what the timeline is - I do hope it's soon, but I guess it might be down to the physical side at this point.
@woodsmal 5 ай бұрын
I purchased Tyvarian on the back of your review. This looks like an excellent sequel which I'll have to grab when it becomes available.
@Audfile 5 ай бұрын
This game was SO ADVANCED for the C64, more than any other title.
@adamb89 5 ай бұрын
Man it's pretty clear where the guys at EA got the idea for Ultimate Wizard from.
@BeyondTheScanlines 5 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie: I kind of dislike cheap write offs like that. The original release of Wizard was developed independently, and those it's got stuff in common, it's not a blatant clone like you say. Unless you've got some actual proof.
@thomasdr08 5 ай бұрын
I never beat this game cause it the music. Couldn’t focus due to dancing 🕺
@merman1974 5 ай бұрын
I've been getting into the Next recently through emulation, and there's some interesting games out there. I did enjoy the original Amstrad version of this, and the new graphics are excellent.
@zabbethx 6 ай бұрын
I remember getting this game for Christmas one year because my dad thought the box art looked cool. Made me rage every time I played it, but I kept on booting it up after every failed attempt. Never beat it, but was hooked nonetheless.
@lestersegelhorst2776 6 ай бұрын
I have this running on a retropie setup however I'm a bit lost because I don't know the controls. I used to play this with a friend back in the day, but it's been so long I can't remember the controls. I tried to play the tutorial game But do not have the mentioned "cover" some help? FYI... I also have the similar board game "stellar conquest" A game took my son and I a week to complete.