Are the Uncharted Waters SNES Games Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

[@SNESdrunk]

I love the music from New Horizons so I thought I'd just throw this out there, it's an orchestra performing some of the music from the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKTVlnl3arCdj6c

[@0Fyrebrand0]

+dtPlaythroughs Yoko Kanno is also responsible for the soundtracks to Cowboy Bebop and Wolf's Rain, which are particularly amazing! :-D

[@whitecastle323]

SNES drunk SNESdrunk you’re the champion!!

[@robertlust6234]

If you guys are playing my Olivia Munn game her Port probably doesn't offend too many people but I did find that old G4

[@skeetorkiftwon]

Ration meter for the crew effects crew happiness. If it drops too low the maneuverability, and speed, of the ships drops, including in battle. It will also make mates that don't like you steal a ship. The round earth society is a way to increase your luck. You have to donate about 51% of your wealth (including what's in the bank) to increase your luck 1 point I believe. I can't recall exactly what it was to max out but I believe the minimum amount to trigger it was 6 gold. IIRC it takes something like 8 doublings to guarantee max fortune so around 1,600 gold, but it can take more. The best thing to do is buy up tons of silver, carpet, art, or gold, fully load your ships with food then start donating 51% repeatedly with what's left, ideally enough to finish in one shot. It is a hidden stat, the only way to check it is to go to the fortune teller and ask her to read your fortune. She'll say different things based on your luck stat. You want "What a strong fortune, you have nothing to fear in this life." That's 100% then you study to maintain it. Luck increases odds of getting the best cannons, and figureheads, at the secret shipyards that sell them, when fully upgraded and aligned with you. Cannons are self explanatory and the figureheads ward off storms and creatures. It also improves outcomes in duels, mates liking you and tile against them leaving you. Never put a mate with bad luck in charge of a ship (they drown in storms and you lose the ship) or let them navigate/negotiate. You can't increase their luck.

[@mathewchristman3435]

Boooooo the first uncharted waters is fantastic, BOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@trave5779]

My playing this game in the mid to late 90s as a pre-teen is 95% of the reason i became a geographer as an adult. Amazing game.

[@SNESdrunk]

That's really cool

[@drunkensailor112]

Same for me, because of both this game and Sid Meiers Pirates! On the Amiga.

[@drunkrumjack]

Agreed. Would love a Stardew type updated version of this with the dueling system from this more or less the same. Improved ship combat and customization. The current multiplayer online thing does nothing for me like this gem did. Hated the hurricanes though and if you fail game over. I also like PTO 2 also made by KOEI.

[@dragonknight337]

i keep thinking if I ever get my code game up, I would love to make something that built off this; I'm always surprised UW Online has been running so long, but they won't revisit a single player game? I wanted to be a cartographer (and pirate) growing up because of New Horizons, very cool to see you became a geographer because of the series 😄

[@mgtowlite7414]

They could put out a similar type game on today's mobile phones... ...but in-app purchases would sour the experience.

[@pamirose8612]

I bought this "random" game at a GameStop in the mid-90s at our local mall from the bargain bin for just $5 on a whim. I am so glad that I did since it is such an amazing game and is literally the best $5 I have ever spent in my life. I remember me, my brother, and my sister playing this game for hundreds of hours learning all about geography, ships, navigation, history, commerce and overall just the world in general. Such fond memories and I am so thankful for everything. :)

[@Gashie_VII]

This game legitimately helped my memory of geography when I needed it for school back in 1998.

[@darkridearts]

I love 90s era Koei. This one I still play from time to time.

[@heathmcrigsby]

New Horizons is in my top 5 snes games of all time. Definitely worth playing.

[@Phantomdota]

Yea no doubt

[@zakkman]

What other 4?

[@heathmcrigsby]

​@@zakkman Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Zelda LttP, Yoshi's Island. Runners up: Final Fantasy II and Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3.

[@josephbradshaw6985]

@@heathmcrigsby Similar here. Most people's top list is action heavy. Genghis Khan was fun, Gemfire, Simcity. I also liked the Populous games. Romance 2 is my jam, I just got into Romance 3.

[@ciupanezubogdanel]

0:04 "I am Drunk" I don't know why i didn't expect that from you, but that's when i pressed the like button.

[@caseyjones3522]

just watched Mike Matei play it and christened him the standard "I am Ass"

[@fcuk_x]

New Horizons is fkn' amazing. Such an overlooked gem.

[@barny15]

Nice review. New Horizons is so damn good. Just a brilliant game and one of the best things Koei ever did. Awesome to see you give it justice in this review. One thing I'll say is that most Koei console games/ports are a labor of love, and require patience and understanding when contending with them. They're definitely an acquired taste. :)

[@Operations1000]

It was definitely a stand out super solid amazing KOEI game, the height of KOEI golden era for SNES for certain!

[@bvbxiong5791]

@@Operations1000 Love KOEI. I remember they had a slogan contest in the 90's and I thought I nailed it for sure with "We make the game, you make the history". As you can tell, I played their historical series like crazy until I tried their other titles like Uncharted Waters and Aerobiz.

[@ibearo8500]

Being Portuguese, and a João, it amazes and baffles me that this game exists, one about sea exploration at that. It's absolutely surreal. It took the japanese to create a video game very slightly based in history and about an otherwise very ignored country 😂 (And then expanded to the rest of the countries involved in international sea trading at the time)

[@SNESdrunk]

I'm sorry for mispronouncing your name so badly, João!

[@ibearo8500]

@@SNESdrunk Don't worry about it xD I can't fault anyone for not knowing how the "ão" sounds

[@silentfanatic]

New Horizons is so awesome. Can't recommend it highly enough.

[@starlightwitch12]

The game series is known in Japan as Daikoukai Jidai, and the later sequels after New Horizons were never released outside Japan until the Uncharted Waters Online MMO which got released worldwide in 2011. I remember the PC versions of the first two games though. Edit: There is a new game in the series called Uncharted Waters Origin, which was released worldwide days ago, and was released for Steam, iOS and Android, made by Motif and published by LINE Games, officially licensed by Koei Tecmo, and made for the 30th anniversary of the Daikoukai Jidai series, apparently.

[@skykid]

Sophie Neuenmuller Arbeith XII I've played quite a bit of UWO myself

[@Zoomy222]

The soundtrack to this game is amazing in my opinion. Check out the special edition album they put out for this game. It's Yoko kanno before she got hugely popular.

[@Phantomdota]

Can you guys be more clear on this please? Where can I find this album?!

[@Zoomy222]

@@Phantomdota honestly if you search for uncharted waters special edition ost it should be easy to find

[@StraitanNarrow]

Still my favorite game to this very day.. I wish they'd bring these KOEI type games back..

[@msguysmiley]

As a kid my mother always jokingly threatened to kick my butt to Timbuktu, which I dismissed as a made up word. When I eventually played this game in my pre-teen years I learned it is absolutely a real place and exactly where it is. Koei was my favourite company back in 90s and this game is one of their best, and probably the one that actually holds up best today.

[@TravisG-lj9dz]

When trying to get there, did the crew run out of water and food, did they get scurvy, were you hit by storms!? Getting to that city in the game is a challenge in itself.

[@bankoofer]

This game is my favorite SNES game of all times and I made sure it was my first purchase when I started rebuilding my collection. The ration system does work and it changes how pleased/displeased your crew is and prolongs the depletion of your food and/or water. If your crew is not very happy they are more likely to both die and leave when you discover artifacts and animals while exploring villages. If you let them get waaay too displeased, the will mutiny which sucks. The round earth society is a little bit weird, but in order to unlock the rare "luck"-based figureheads and cannons you need to have donated a significant amount to them - not sure exactly how it works though. Also, I read somewhere that donating to them decreases the chances of running into fog and/or sea witches etc. not sure if this is true though.

[@howdyhowdyhowdyhowdyhowdy]

I still remember being like 12 and sinking countless hours into Uncharted Waters: New Horizons. I pretty well had no clue what I was doing at first but after a few dozens hours I somehow managed to figure it out. I look back on it fondly

[@albariusbeltis86]

I dont know how much does coments helps you to continue your work here but MAN! i admire you, I love snes games and you make me feel like I have to play them again

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, lots more to come

[@forcefictions]

New Horizons is one of my favorite SNES games. Got it on a clearance rack. Even now, the game is just good. Wish they'd port it to Switch

[@miggypeso909]

This and Nobunaga Ambition are just my favorite “summer night in my room wasting hours away games”. Love em both.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I enjoyed Nobunaga's Ambition. I remember certain locations were easier than others to start from.

[@sarstanplays7218]

Having just completed a speedrun of Ernst's campaign and holding the world record (ignore that it's the only record), I can say with certainty that New Horizons is absolutely worth playing!

[@vangelis7]

I absolutely loved Uncharted Waters as a child. Its not for everyone, most would find it boring but for me it was such a great adventure. And the SNES version is a port of the NES version which is why the graphics looks as they do.

[@oregrug2201]

I used to play the original Uncharted Waters with my mother and my grandmother, I can't even tell you the feeling I get when I hear the Lisbon theme... New Horizons is objectively better in pretty much every way, but UW 1 has a magic to it that can't be replicated...especially not today.

[@DN_13]

Played and beat the NES version of Uncharted Waters. Love the great. Super underrated.

[@Cheapshot420420]

both these games are legit educational games. i learned so much about geography and the age of exploration from these games

[@brokebutfunctioninggarage]

UW:NH is one of my favorite games of all time... vastly under rated in my opinion.

[@jasonstein9941]

I recently beat the original again for the first time in 20 years. I chose the Genesis version. It's the one I grew up with, but I thought the graphics, colors, and sound were better. The screen also just seemed to flow better and faster. I like becoming wealthy enough to have warships and jumping other fleets. You eventually have to for the story to advance anyway.

[@mathewchristman3435]

Not only that but in the first one if you invest in ports you unlock a special bigger ship once the ports value hits 60k I agree the first one is really good

[@SMAAAASHTV]

New Horizons has been one of my favorite games since I first played it in 1995. Great soundtrack, character selection and gameplay. I like playing as Pietro and Catalina because I love their theme songs while sailing.

[@ImperatorScab]

New Horizons is definitely worth it. It's a game that sits proudly in my collection. It does feel like there is a bit too much depth in there, so it's a game that you have to really be willing to sink time into in order to feel like you know what's going on. Which makes things like playing Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, or Mega Man X very appealing in comparison to our simple, lizard brains. "Go right, kill bad guys, don't die!" Nothing wrong with that format of game at all, of course, which is why it's so appealing, but sometimes it's nice to invest some time and really get lost in a deep game. Great video as always.

[@oceres]

I wish KOEI was still making stuff like this. I know they made an MMO version a while ago but that just isn't my thing. A single player version of this and Inindo would be incredible.

[@Tubaka01]

I also found Aerobiz to be reasonably accessible and a lot of fun. Most of the time, though, you are absolutely right about Koei games: I really wanted to like a lot of Koei's games, but I just couldn't make myself slog through the learning curve, which was more like a vertical line.

[@ScaerieTale]

Edit: Don't mind me. KZbin likes recommending me old videos, and I didn't notice the date hahaha. Still, I stand by my comment, and 100% agree with SNESDrunk. Go for UW2 if you have a choice

[@HeavensFrogman]

As someone who's let's played both games, I'm glad you gave this series some attention, and treated it fairly. Yeah, the first game was definitely very bland and not particularly well presented. Everything worked, and when you understood everything, it went smoothly enough, but getting there was way too hard for most folks. The second game got it right. Still had a learning curve, but it wasn't as steep as the first game (except for the trading mechanics), and it was way more fun to learn to play. Great stuff. Looking forward to going through some of your other videos.

[@oregrug2201]

I was fortunate to play the original UW with my mother and grandfather when I was a kid. My grandfather knew almost everything about the game so I didn't have to worry about esoteric stat values. He also had some helpful advice, such as "If you sail to africa during the winter months you'll rarely encounter a storm, if ever" After watching this video just now...I understand why people would be turned off by the original, especially with the lack of detailed info in-game.

[@bard119]

2:10 What difference does setting stats make? Keep rolling, and you'll get an exceptional roll, and have a crap ton of extra points to distribute. You can get 100+ unallocated points to distribute or more. There is a similar roll process in a few of the Wizardry games, where you can roll enough points to get an elite character (eg, samurai, ninja, lord) when creating your starting party.

[@TravisG-lj9dz]

This game was so awesome! One of the best for SNES. There was so much you could do and be in this game, it was literally living the journey of life. You could be a merchant, start your business from scratch then build it up, buy the the ships to transport goods all over the world. You could be an adventurer, explore the world, your travels paid by guilders. You could be a war hero, earn ranks from royalty from successful duels and battles against warring nations. You could be a pirate, be against everyone, fight and kill your competitors and take everything they own. This game had everything!

[@Dhalin]

The crew rations is rather simple -- you can reduce rations to save food for longer voyages, but it slowly degrades the crew's health/strength. Say for example, you've got a ship and crew that uses 5 food per day, you can cut rations by 20% and use 4 food per day, but you'll notice if you bring up the L/R buttons while sailing that the crew's health% starts degrading each day.

[@Phantomdota]

One of my favourite games as a kid, both for its music and immersive game play and replay ability . I think this is why I love the ocean so much.

[@SonofTiamat]

It would be great if they made a game that was like if New Horizon and Assassin's Creed IV had a baby. Sunless Sea on Steam is pretty similar, and quite addicting once you master its learning curve.

[@jeangentry6656]

This.

[@akexkdffakdkwicdfkkdkk7343]

SIHA: SO, STAR TRADERS: FRONTIERS. KARL MARX: HE's NOT TALKING ABOUT A GAME. [WHISPERS IN SIHA's EAR. SIHA IS REALLY TIRED OF PRETENDING TO BE OVERWHELMED FROM HOW DUMBFOUNDED HE IS.]

[@drunkensailor112]

New horizons and it's sequels on saturn and psx are true hidden gems imo. If you like sid meiers pirates, you will love new horizond and it's sequels. Games have aged well.

[@michaeloffgrid]

These came out on Saturn and PSX??

[@drunkensailor112]

yes, but the only english version is of new horizons on the snes. I would try that one first.

[@zerogrey3798]

New Horizons was one of the few games my wife and mom could be in the same room with without losing their shit. Between the 3 of us we had the entire game mapped out front to back and side to side for all the different characters. My mom did like to play but she always seemed just as happy to sit behind us with a notebook writing down every thing we found and calculating the best trade routes for us to make money. She had a list of trade routes to take to go from zero to hero without ever needing to invest in ports to make them better and then she had a list of trade routes that you could use if you did invest.

[@michaellittle226]

Thanks for sharing . The old Koei games have allways been among my favorite games when I was young . I wish they would make some strategy games with the depth of these old ones .

[@princevaliant]

Gotta let people know, the noob start that always kills the game. People tend to die immediately when they depart at sea till they give up the game and think the game is bug. If they didn't realize they need to stock up food and water. That happened to me 30 years ago when I first played t the game. Then years later I finally try the game again and learnt how to play properly. That's where the fun starts.

[@Groundash]

First screen "I am Drunk." My sides are in orbit.

[@adamrocks133]

Haha that's awesome!!

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Yusblind "it's nice to see you drunk"

[@SamuraiSam]

Comment thief! xD

[@Frank_Costanzas_Lawyer]

And the character says it with such a whimsical, faraway look too.

[@layachaz7318]

New Horizon was a very good game. I still remember how amazing it was to sail around and just discover new things. Definitely among the besr Snes Game out there

[@torgogorgo1888]

Great video! I was looking forward to this one. Basically my exact feelings on New Horizons, still some stuff I don't understand (still awful at ship to ship battles) but there is just something satisfying about sailing around the world, discovering new ports,trading goods and (my favourite) finding exotic/now extinct rare animals and ancient ruins.

[@ticron]

Hope you give the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series another chance. The 4th especially is fantastic, and has a lot of depth as you get into it.

[@MurasakiBunny]

I am Drunk. My ancestors were... Dunks.

[@colinboots8694]

"I am Drunk" lol

[@briancoulombe4517]

I love that opening screen. Dude, I’m drunk

[@CloudGhost]

Great video! I'd love to see a video on the Genesis title Pirates Gold and the Japanese Game Freak title Pulseman!

[@JamieBainbridge]

Thanks for the guidance in your final words. I've tried Gemfire and the earlier Nobunaga games before and just couldn't get into them. They are exactly like you said, very dry, I always imagined those as the sort of games an old man would play while his model trains tooted along in the background.

[@GTSN38]

Gemfire is an excellent game and nobunaga is probably good too, but those Japanese names get me confused and discouraged to play

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

My strategy was to go to Lubeck and stock up on silver, sell it all in East Africa and invest until they sell gold (fun fact: the “gold” commodity was actually “slaves” in the original version. Changed for obvious reasons). It doesn’t take much investment. Fill up on gold, sail to Japan, sell the gold, restock on silver, return to East Africa, sell the silver, fill up on gold, return to Lubeck. Repeat. You’ll have a fleet of Tekkosen and Full-Rigged ships in no time. I even had a bunch of ships stored at every capital. Copper hulled La Reales for max speed, or barges/frigates for max capacity. To make it fair once my guys had ridiculous combat levels, I’d sometimes sail a fleet of sloops or even light galleys. Side note: the “Round Earth Society” is used to raise your hidden luck stat. Donating 51% of your gold on hand will raise your luck by 1 level. It’s obviously better to do this when you’re relatively poor. Like “slaves” being changed to “gold” the Round Earth Society was simply the “Church” in the original version.

[@stest2935]

I remembered playing this game back in the 90s and it was great. Used to do a lot of trading for gold and then dump it to the bank at the end of the month to get the interest and buy ships then go explore for treasures for more money. I don't think I would have the same time or patience to play through this game anymore though.

[@thrillh0us3]

This is a game that we somehow lost as kids but for the longest i had the most vague memories of it. I think my older sister was the only one of us who knew how to play it.

[@comradecrimsonsmaidenporiu8766]

New Horizons was one of the coolest games I ever found as a kid in the mid 90s. Got it for genesis then found a PC CD-ROM at a Media Play with an orchestral soundtrack that was so fucking amazing. I still keep this game on my phone with retroarch. It is incredibly playable on touch screen controls and so worth it!

[@nathansmith5362]

New Horizons was a staple of my childhood, and I even accidentally learned geography.

[@Lamsaturn]

New Horizons has one of my favorite SNES boxarts.

[@Sparkbomber]

I love both games tbh. UW 1 has its own charms, but you forgot something. It was on the NES as well.

[@PkmariO64]

I saw a complete in the box copy of New Horizons at a flea market yesterday. Perhaps I’ll have to pick it up the next time I’m there.

[@nicholaifugate]

Good look at these games. I agree that New Horizons is definitely worth a look. The Koei games are odd because I found them baffling as a kid, but loved the depth of them. I still enjoy Gemfire and Aerobiz.

[@RicardoZagada]

I am from Portugal and I never knew about these games. Good work on explaining the details, it left me very interested in both ;)

[@roguerifter9724]

I love most of the Koei NES and SNES games. I actually owned the NES port of Uncharted Waters, and rented the SNES port but once I got New Horizons I didn't bother getting the original. I usually played as Otto or Catalina.

[@tubedouin]

If I remember correctly, studying at The Round Earth Society increased a player's luck stats. It was a fill-in for a church/mosque, with studying being analogous to praying, that probably allowed KOEI to follow Nintendo's rule on avoiding religious imagery while staying true to the theme of a game set in the Age of Exploration.

[@michaelmiller7465]

I do remember playing this on the NES version, where it may have been better than the SNES version. I never got the physical version of 2, but have played it since, and agree that it is better than the first game.

[@seanmcbay]

The second game looks amazing. I'll check it out for sure.

[@BaristaShin]

I remember buying Katana from Japan and became a pirate with Katarina and seized all the merchant ships and sold them for profit. Then later every ports in Europe I had Battle ships built and was ready for full time battle with British navy. Ah... good ol days with this game. This was a gem in SNES.

[@roguemf9187]

the round earth soceity raises your hidden luck stat and is neccesary to avoid things like storms and to quit the best ship equipmetn(guns and figureheads)

[@DylansPen]

You cannot judge games from 30 years ago against today's hardware and games. In 30 years you'll see why. When these games were released they were extremely enjoyable BECAUSE they were so huge in scale and depth. The interface for most gaming on console has and still is clunky, even with today's controllers. The depth though that they put into these early titles is impressive and was hours and hours of fun.

[@tonygilbert5256]

Uncharted waters New horizons is a top three SNES game for me!

[@MaadEKJ]

Thank you for uploading SNES related content. I enjoy every video you make!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@billycutiep]

New horizons is my favorite game of all time.

[@badgerattoadhall]

koei games on snes: uncharted waters was great aerobiz was great romance of the three kingdoms was great PTO was beyond great i forgot about liberty or death but that was great too.

[@Lanzend57]

I played the first game and loved it. Never got to play the 2nd one sadly, it looks amazing. I just hope they didn't make the story arcs linear. The open word aspect of the first game is what really hooked me.

[@sarysa]

It's open world...ish. You can explore the vast world to the point of losing grip with the game's objectives, but there's not much in the way of side quests. It's more like a true sandbox where your imagination fills the gaps.

[@mosesbrown4126]

Been playing game 1 since I was 4, and only last year picked up game 2 for the first time. My biggest criticism is that 2 of the characters, Joao and Ernst, can't go to Japan at all until late in their story arcs. It sucks, because I liked Joao's story the most, of course, as a fan of game 1. Like, you can GO there, sure, sail all around it and even find the far-away supply port of Hokkaido, but you cannot discover Sakai or Nagasaki until the story gets there, and it was a huge blow to me, so much so that I put down the Joao scenario entirely and then did not play Ernst when I went to make sure he could go there before playing him, but discovered he couldn't That said, for best "open world" experience, I liked Pietro, even if he is a wuss in battle. Storywise, you pretty much just gotta pay off an EZ debt, then you are free to screw around as much as you'd like, with little direction. Of course, you CAN do that with anyone, but from a roleplay perspective, I found his scenario made the most sense for it. Technically, you will want to adventure to "win", but I had a great time trading. The game highly incentivizes returning to Europe every 6 months in this game, so you can renew your tax-free permit for trade in ports your country "controls". At least insofar as you wish to engage with trade. The "discoveries" as they are called in game, are a really good innovation as well, and even add another layer to the educational content of the game. Catalina is also prohibitive, since she technically has no country, even if you turn yourself in to the crown and remove your enemy status. So, when you invest in any given port, the best you can do is *remove* other percents, bringing the port to total neutral. That said, there IS a "defection" mechanic in the game, wherein you pledge your allegiance to a different nation than the starting one, and I did not think to try and see if I could use that to give Cat a home. Biggest issue with Ali is having a home port of Istanbul lol, though I was very fond of the straight-up trader story he had. Pietro gives you the best of all worlds overall tho, with Genoa being only somewhat out of the way, compared to the 3 (4 if you count Cat) characters who have ports on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Funny story, I have noticed that if I do not play as Italy, as a nation they have never managed to compete at all without me-- everyone else has made plays for power and ports from time to time, but Italy just never gets past Genoa without my direct control. Actually similar to UW1, where if you did not do the work yourself, Portugal would always be the poorest of the 3 countries. Taken altogether, it gives me the impression that Italy was maybe the scenario designed for the more "Open world" minded players. Otto you could make an argument for too, I suppose, but he is such a crappy sailor it is painful sometimes lol. It is a hard trade-off to make for the privilege of a homeport in Northern Europe. I could say a lot more about 2, but if you played 1, you will love it- everything is there that you missed and more. Worst I can say in comparison, is that I liked the portraits better in UW1. There were less M8s to hire overall, but their names, portraits, and stats all painted a complete picture of each of them. and they all felt very distinct from one another to me.

[@FoxFireImr]

Quality content. You go straight to the point as well and make it enjoyable. Thanks!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@RockerDanM]

New Horizons is definitely a fun game. I think the Round Earth Society is more involved in the Otto's (guy from Holland) story, where I believe you can go there and learn things as well as provide information. Been a while since I played the game, and I usually go with Ali's story for the interesting trading system.

[@PatrickTK21]

How about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or P.T.O. (Pacific Theater of Operations) series?

[@DoggyCet2121]

yes please!!!

[@diarradunlap9337]

PTO II was a favorite of mine.

[@jimmyjakes1823]

Yes, KOEI games like this, Gemfire, etc. age well because the art and music are top notch. They'll always be worth looking into because of that. The game mechanics and enemy AI weren't always that great even when they came out, but they're expansive enough to give you a lot of gameplay options and make you feel like you're in control. The fact that they're strongly character based gives the games a lot more personality than other games in the genre where you are just moving around faceless, generic units. New Horizons is the game where everything KOEI wanted to do came together. It's maybe the only game that successfully melded classic RPG and turn based strategy genres.

[@williamlinklater6433]

I liked both, although UW doesn't hold up well, at the time before UW2 it was great. A blast from the past.

[@xxEdwardTeachxx]

Just finished the Franco storyline, Hardest imo... greatest game of all time... from the music to the characters. One day maybe someone will build something from its bones and we can all get our fix.

[@mosesbrown4126]

Had the same thought, is the bones of this game are amazing and just waiting for some legendary hack of it.

[@Alianger]

2:20 Looks like D&D dice rolls; the total is different so you browse through them looking for a high total before redistributing.

[@KingFossilFER]

Nobunagas ambition: iron triangle o ps2 is a great entry to KOEI strategy games. Plus it also includes an ingame glossary explaining every single thing.

[@danikahicks2210]

To me,, Uncharted Waters: New Horizions is the best game on the SNES. It is better than Final Fantasy 6. It is better than Star Fox. It is better than Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It is better than Chrono Trigger. When I was i child, my dad rented UW:NH from blockbuster for a month straight and I loved it so much that we asked if we could buy it. The clerk said no... but if we just never returned it we could just pay the replacement fee and never be bothered again... so we did! If you love age of sail boats (and you do stop lying to yourself) you will love this game too. It is better than The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. *fight me*. ~♡

[@Burks2121]

I would also skip the first and go right to New Horizons. Amazing game if you like that type. Another game I spent countless hours enjoying, and still do.

[@drdeath8179]

This is one of my favorite all time games such a great game me and my friend James McClure used to geek out and play this all night

[@ShinobiNeon]

I think l rented New Horizons when l was younger and I was blown away by how immersive it is. So much content for a SNES game, it's nuts. I liked Catalina the best. Not only is she easy on the eyes, but it's fun being a pirate and being loyal to no one. Just be a predator and destroy whatever looks like an easy target. Then loot and plunder to your heart's content.

[@meestaShin]

This game was one of the best. I played this on MS DOS when I was a little kid.

[@NickEnlowe]

New Horizons and Brandish were the only Koei games I used to rent. Inindo's not bad either. Beyond those games, it's much harder to get into the SNES Koei library. New Horizons is definitely the best of the bunch and easiest to get into, IMO. Great video.

[@torgogorgo1888]

Have you tried Liberty or Death? I really want that one to be good, but feel I will be disapointed.

[@NickEnlowe]

Hm, actually I have not. While I've played several of the historical Japanese war sims, I tend to steer clear of Civil War games. I hope you find it soon and hope it's good!

[@madpossum24]

Revolutionary War game, actually, and it's very good. I still play it every now and then today. Similar to the ROTTK games but I always enjoyed it more.

[@diarradunlap9337]

Speaking of which, the first Koei game I ever played was the NES version of Genghis Khan in 1989 as a Blockbuster Video game rental. When I found the SNES Koei game Genghis Khan II, I nearly lost mind. Went right out and bought a used version in 1993. That one's even better than the first one.

[@broznar1019]

please review Koei's Liberty or Death

[@xanafalgue5184]

yeah, would like to see too :)

[@torgogorgo1888]

I'm curious about trying this one, anyone know if their are significant differences between the SNES and Genesis versions?

[@williamlinklater6433]

No not really, Genesis sound and that is about it.

[@darkridearts]

I love that game too

[@EdwardKirkpatrick]

Loved these two games. One of the few Koei games I cracked on my own.

[@Jinx_Skeel]

make a video on Big Sky Trooper! I see no one on youtube talking about this game for the SNES

[@matthayes533]

I cant tell you how many times I rented the first Uncharted Waters. Really enjoyed that game. After watching this video and reading the comments - I cant wait to try New Horizons

[@alexanderdeburdegala4609]

Uncharted Waters New Horizons was my favorite game of all time for the SNES

[@JibanExE]

Maybe you guys should check Horizons Gate, on steam, it borrows many mechanics from this games, but it expands with gameplay akin to FFTactcs.

[@mosesbrown4126]

TY for the tip fren

[@SaltySparrow]

I just picked up New Horizons. It's so weird how its either called just New Horizons or Uncharted Waters New Horizons depending on what piece of packaging you're looking at.

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

0:15 Is it just me or is Aerobiz's boxart bloody amazing? Though, if I saw that on the shelf as a kid I'd be like "why is this a game"? But I have a game called Aeroporter on my 3DS so the idea of a game that I'm guessing has to do with airports isn't so crazy an idea to me anymore.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I thought my brother had GamePro magazine that reviewed games like this, but I only remember seeing a few Koei games, of which I bought 3.

[@RollingWithNat20]

Someday you will have covered all of the snes games and we will know once and for all which are worth playing, and my childhood curiosities about the snes will all be answered =D

[@SNESdrunk]

Probably not all of them, there's a bunch of casino and fishing games that are all pretty much the same that I'm not going to touch

[@jeangentry6656]

The Round Earth Society is on consoles only. On the PC versions, it would be the Church or Mosque (depending on the port) if your character worships and donates a certain amount of money (around 10% or more of thier funds) It's supposed to improve thier "luck" at sea.

[@Yordleton]

Unpopular opinion, I know, but I REALLY fuck with Aerobiz. I remember renting it thinking it would be a flight sim based on the art or something, but I was joyfully surprised once I figured out how to play.

[@AlidarJarok1]

Aerobiz Supersonic is one of my favorite games on the snes.

[@buddhabaggins8004]

Did you know the item shops have special deals if you enter at 2 or 2:30 AM? Also, round earth donations allow manipulation of the luck stat. Donate 51% of your money at a time for the largest increases. It looks at money in your pockets, not money in the bank or those thousands of lots of gold that will inevitably become moored if your playing as Joao or Ali...