Dead of the Brain (PC Engine CD) Playthrough [English]

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A playthrough of NEC's 1999 horror adventure game for the PC Engine CD, Dead of the Brain.
Since the game was a Japanese-exclusive release, I am using a fan-made translation patch for this video. If you're interested in trying the game yourself, you can find the patch at www.romhacking...
Dead of the Brain, originally released by Fairytale in 1992 for the PC-98 ( • Dead of the Brain (PC-... ), x68000, and MSX2, was a horror-themed Snatcher-style visual novel. It was followed up by a direct sequel, also for Japanese PCs, in 1993.
Both games were later adapted for the PC Engine and released on a single-disc compilation. Dead of the Brain I & II, released in mid-1999 by NEC Home, was the final official release for the console.
I already spoke about the first game at length in my write-up of the PC98 version (linked above), so please check that out if you'd like to know more about the game's story and mechanics.
A few minor instances of censorship aside (the nudity has been toned down), the PC Engine version is a faithful conversion of what Fairytale had released seven years prior. In terms of presentation, the game falls somewhere between the 8 and 16-bit computer versions. It runs at a lower resolution than the PC98 and x68000 versions did, but the graphics are more colorful and detailed than the MSX2's, the loading times are speedy, and the PC Engine version is the only one to feature voice acting in key scenes. Considering that the PCE platform was already five years old when Dead of the Brain first appeared on computers, this is a pretty good showing for the NEC console.
If you like shlocky zombie movies, Snatcher, or The Terminator, check it out!
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@NintendoComplete 10 ай бұрын

This TurboGrafx conversion of the classic PC98 horror adventure is now completely playable in English! Woohoo!

@JestanDiams 10 ай бұрын

Would that include the second game, as well? Or just the first? I saw it on a website and it said only the first game had been translated.

@acrj-alfasaus4825 10 ай бұрын

hopefully the sequel is also being done! love this game

@JestanDiams 10 ай бұрын

Me, too!@@acrj-alfasaus4825

@pureflix8086 10 ай бұрын

Hold on, _this_ was on turbografix? Dang, I own one and I didnt know half these joints even exist!!😢

@cookieface80 10 ай бұрын

@@pureflix8086 Because it's a Japan only game, like most of the Turbografx's library.

@SuperBridgelina 10 ай бұрын

I really like how they added voice acting throughout some of the scenes in this version! It’s feels immersive and it’s doubly creepy to hear the zombies talk.

@Dorian_Scott 10 ай бұрын

Love all of the fan translations of PC Engine CD titles we've been getting in recent years; This game, Sailor Moon, Private EyeDol, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 1 & 2, etc. This system is full of hidden gems... at least in *_my_* opinion.

@mariusamber3237 10 ай бұрын

It's unfortunate that PCE/CD is so overlooked in the West, but it just stood no chance against the juggernauts such as Nintendo and Sega back then, or even the actual PC games. It was a valiant attempt, but in hindsight mostly just moderately successful in Japan. Would be cool to see the Tengai Makyo games translated at some point, taking into the account their popularity over there (and the first game being the first CD JRPG).

@Dorian_Scott 10 ай бұрын

@@mariusamber3237 For me personally, I think that "Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire" deserves a fan translation. Despite it being one of the rarest and most expensive PC Engine CD games out there *_and_* the fact that it got ported to all versions of the PC Engine Mini... There's still no way to play it in English. Other than _that_ game... maybe the first two Valis games?

@spoonshiro 10 ай бұрын

This game is pure 90s cheese and I love it for that.

@bubblegumxo 10 ай бұрын

Cathy: I've been waiting for a warm person like you to hold Also Cathy: My boyfriend died yesterday 😮

@simoneserafini5412 10 ай бұрын

This game is cool to play but the story is terrifying

@kosmic_tarantula547X 6 ай бұрын

Too close to reality, huh? 😂😬👀

@simoneserafini5412 6 ай бұрын

@@kosmic_tarantula547X not exactly zombie who don't die from black arms/fire arms or zombiefied is terrifying and horrefying

@rjcupid 10 ай бұрын

“Dead of the Brain, the thrilling new sequel to Alive of the Brain. Coming soon to a CRT TV near you.”

@hoosierflatty6435 10 ай бұрын

I want that cat noise as my ringtone.

@pureflix8086 10 ай бұрын

@16:33 the tombstone reads: "Stephen King" 😂😂😂

@mariusamber3237 Ай бұрын

Hahah, yeah, the devs sure love horror as a genre... The vast majority of these kinds of adventure games/VNs weren't released in the West; PCE/CD itself had hundreds of games only released in Japan. Also, this port is from 1999... that's almost the end of PS1's lifespan, hahah.

@pureflix8086 10 ай бұрын

OH MY GOD! THAT THUMBNAIL!! 😧

@Max_Payne_dude 10 ай бұрын

Great deadcell 13 vibes! All game felt like a B-Series movie! 😊

@seanlepley1474 8 ай бұрын

Not sure what the rest is like, but I love the opening scenes music......90s videos game horror sound....LOVE IT

@frankbauerful 10 ай бұрын

Ah. The good old Reanimator story. Reanimator was originally a story by HP Lovecraft.

@funkabomb 10 ай бұрын

The 2nd English patch of the PC-98 version came out the day after the PC Engine version, yet they're both done by different people. What a strange coincidence...

@hfric 10 ай бұрын

Its like with nearly all CD versions from DOS games ... they got VO , got censored in the process ...

@apoorvupadhyaya8459 10 ай бұрын

Solid game with good pacing. Story was predictable after a while due to lack of characters (not the part at the end) but still impressive for the time period of 90s. Some parts showed the horror and fear aspect well and set the tone of the game.

@lordadorable1140 6 ай бұрын

Spoilers for sequel: (not as good as the original and I don’t have all the facts for it but) The research director already took the drug and put Gool into an android body to bring back his brother Steve, who is technically the only desceased character to be brought back to life without becoming a zombie. He was actually a pretty nice guy who really went batshit insane and nearly killed the director. The only organic part of his body left is his brain, which was placed into a new, more deadlier model of android by the director and used to kill off the MC as they knew about the drug. Gool manages to become good again after seeing his brother die in the finale and cripples the director before his brain explodes via a contingency by the scientist. That story ends with the BBEG getting a syringe worth of that flesh eating chemical Kain died from right into the eye as not even an immortal can come back from having all their vital organs being destroyed. There is yet to be an English translation of that story and my synopsis might be wrong but that’s the gist of Dead of the Brain 2

@MidnyteBlaze 10 ай бұрын

What a ride this was lol

@volvoguy804 10 ай бұрын

Really need to check this out! Not sure if it's on my everdrive.

@guidadiehl9176 8 ай бұрын

Are you planning on doing Dead of the Brain 2 at some point, NC?

@VahanNisanian 10 ай бұрын

My god, they were STILL releasing PC Engine games in 1999?

@mariusamber3237 Ай бұрын

Not really, this is an exception. PCE was effectively dead by 1996 more or less. There 'were' a couple games released later, but not many by comparison.

@LocustaVampa 10 ай бұрын

It seems inspired by Resident Evil, but then maybe it ended up inspiring RE2 in particular. The scenes in the cop station seem especially familiar and iconic. Cool vibe.