Earthion Trailer #1 by Yuzo Koshiro / Ancient ; Mega Drive

[@jeremygregorio7472]

Absolutely astonishing what the mega drive can do when space constraints are taken out of the equation and the best programmers available are at work

[@lifeisavideogame]

Exactly.

[@litjellyfish]

@@lifeisavideogame especially nice with those “premade” tile loops to fake more parallax and rotations

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@litjellyfish yes, I Guess thèse are the extra icing on the cake with the giant Big ship

[@videogamemusicrenditionsby7625]

Agree 1000%

[@ironkong26]

@@jeremygregorio7472 crazy... The mega drive has a second life and I love it.

[@piccolo1976]

Absolutely superb, the good ol MD constantly surprises you with what it's capable of pulling off. Look forward to this release

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hi, we believe preorders will occur end of 2024 or beginning 2025

[@rustymixer2886]

@lifeisavideogame awesome looks great, is sega manufacturing carts?

[@percyvolnar8010]

@@rustymixer2886 Exactly! unlicensed releases on a machine that has been inactive for well over 2 decades.... Yuzo Koshiro is better than this. I have no idea why Dont why hes doing this when he could actually turn a profit releasing it on Nintendo Switch.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@percyvolnar8010 who says it won't be on modern platforms?

[@percyvolnar8010]

@@rustymixer2886 Who says it WILL be on modern platforms?

[@The_Last_Ninja]

The Sega Mega Drive was way ahead of its time. Just look at this astonishing game being produced today! It wouldn’t look out of place on any modern console as a 2D shooter, simply amazing!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Anyway it will also bé released on modern consoles, I think it's more old school 2D which IS reminiscent of an golden Era which becomes popular as it is just looking good even today

[@karolis.burzinskas]

I have played Genesis games for the past two years. Thunder Force IV is an absolutely amazing game. Flashback, Hard Corps, Ranger X, Pitfall, Battle Mania series, and so on is a joy to play today.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hi mate, I prefer Th3 to Th4, th4 is too hard for me, good tonsez you enjoy the MD as well !

[@karolis.burzinskas]

@@lifeisavideogame Dude, I'm not some kind of genius, so it was hard for me too. You need to be patient with this game and learn patterns. Once you learn every stage, it clicks and You understand why this game is highly regarded. :) It is amazing, trust me :)

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@karolis.burzinskas alright, I'll give it a go again

[@karolis.burzinskas]

Try only the first stage on repeat for half hour, even if You manage to beat it. You will see and learn enemy types and their actions like they are little sections. Thunder Force IV is different than most other shooters where enemy is non crytical and acts only like distraction.

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@karolis.burzinskas well I'm not a genius either but I'm used on playing shmups, the things is, I have Big trouble in Reading the screen Th4

[@pixelfactory8969]

Mais quelle dinguerie!!!! Cette animation d'intro avec ce vaisseau qui nous fait un rolling barrel en simili 3D sur une Mega Drive c'est tout bonnement incroyable! Il vend du rêve ce jeu!!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Clairement, pour le rolling barrel c est de la vidéo.

[@julienbourgain1606]

La classe toujours la Megadrive. Je ressens la même sensation qu'en découvrant Thunderforce lV à l'époque, qui venait rivaliser avec de la Néo Geo

[@lifeisavideogame]

Ça fait plaisir de voir cet enthousiasme

[@guillaumemichallat307]

Thunderforce IV, ce banger!! Par contre impossible a finir sans les 99 vies... 😂

[@Billy.Bouline]

L'une des plus grosses hype depuis 30 ans !

[@lifeisavideogame]

Carrément !!

[@waynecuff3140]

Definitely I want this game more than anything the modern gen has to offer.

[@Vegeta-79]

@@waynecuff3140 i'm with you, Mega Drive forever

[@Axboub]

ca va etre la folie !!! l'animation du vaisseau au début c'est ouf de faire ca sur MD

[@lifeisavideogame]

C'est de la vidéo, mais ouais c est sublime

[@mrgarcin9143]

Une dinguerie!!!!!!

[@portnawak]

Impressionnant, surement que ca recharge la ram apres... On connait LA taille de la ROM, ?

[@drakonolus7922]

Ohh Man, that parallax and the 360° tridimentional angle effects from the ships are top notch !!!!! This game got something from ThunderForce IV but it got something else more inside from it's inspiration sources.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Yep, the translating ship is just a vidéo put inside the game due to large memory Space.

[@iPlaySEGA]

The soundtrack already kicks A$$!

[@lifeisavideogame]

the truth comes out of you mouth, or your fingers actually

[@日本語いけたああああ]

この時代にこのハードが生きてるなんて当時誰も思わなかっただろうね

[@lifeisavideogame]

That s true, it s because it became Legendary in the west

[@IAMMAT87]

There is something special to True Retro Gamers/PixelArtist/Programmers about the MD. The FM Synth is a gift that keeps giving.

[@シュー屋]

いやぁ、スゲー楽しみだわ。早く遊ばせて。

[@bulkpack7837]

Notre bonne vieille Megadrive est toujours là, et elle en a dans le slip ! Ça fait trop plaisir !

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@bulkpack7837 C'est fou et c'est génial !

[@Mrmoha06]

purée j'en peux plus d'attendre ! C'est affolant quand tu vois par exemple l'animation du vaisseau au début du trailer et tu te dis que c'est sur megadrive, les musiques et le bruit d'impact, les parallaxes

[@lifeisavideogame]

Les belles animations c est juste de la vidéo mais ça rend super bien !

[@Mrmoha06]

@@lifeisavideogamemerci pour la précision, je ne m’y connais pas en technique mais c’est impressionnant quand je vois ça tourner sur une Megadrive

[@icila8242]

La musique vers la fin me rappelle un peu Gunstar heroes. Quand j'ai vu les graphismes incroyables, j'ai toute suite pensé que ça doit être développé par un ancien développeur de jeu megadrive d'une grosse boite. Si ça été réalisé avec le sgdk, le créateur du sgdk doit être fier.

[@lifeisavideogame]

il l'est on lui a posé la question lors de son interview sur cette chaine, mais on est toujours pas sur a 100% que c est fait sous SGDK et on sais pas qui est ce codeur.

[@Maidencloud]

L'excitation est à son paroxysme ! 🤩

[@lifeisavideogame]

Tope la !

[@xii_7-y7m]

This really does look incredible. This is at the top of my most wanted list at the mo

[@lifeisavideogame]

Same around here,pal !

[@nikoozart6379]

I am eagerly looking forward to it. It appears to be quite impressive.

[@bronzeone9334]

Oh My God ..... This is amazing.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Your god just told me you have your stay in heavens granted just for saying this.

[@mightycirus]

This is what I am talking about when it comes to old school looking and gameplay it gives that I need that for Christmas feeling Holy sh

[@lifeisavideogame]

And you're talking good.

[@dytallixx1268]

looks incredible. yuzo koshiro is a legend.

[@lifeisavideogame]

We agree on that !!

[@NAO-KUN-1]

De la méga drive ? INCREDIBLE !!! faut que j ' en trouve une en loose !!! rien que pour ce JEU !!! 🤤🤤

[@lifeisavideogame]

oui traine pas, prends une jap si jamais tu peux.

[@virtuapanzer]

That looks and sounds amazing!!!

[@Tepuli]

es un gran deleite auditivo el logro que has hecho en este juego al no sobreponer los efectos del juego con el soundtrack de fondo una proeza nada fácil de lograr con tan limitados recursos. se escucha soberbio con audífonos. 👍👍 saludos desde México

[@lifeisavideogame]

Saludos a ti desde Paris !

[@gregosicko]

J'ai l'impression d'avoir dix ans et de découvrir la Megadrive de nouveau.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Ah ouais moi j ai toujours eu l'impression d'avoir 10 ans.

[@gregosicko]

@@lifeisavideogame moi j'ai 16 ans forever, je sortirais jamais de la puberté.

[@tappersreviews4677]

This looks amazing.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Oh yeah !

[@snkweb]

Clairement un futur mega-hit de la Mega Drive. Total Hypé 😍

[@lifeisavideogame]

C'est une certitude !!!

[@JoPeTuYaTroJoueY]

Le plaisir d'une vidéo en 4:3 sur KZbin ;p

[@Tolbat]

I need this in my life ASAP - I hope the preorders are soon!

[@BakkerSamuel]

Yes! But where can you pre order..???

[@lifeisavideogame]

You can't preorder yet, the game is late, it needs more time, they are adding more features.

[@RetroLu]

Celui-là je l'attends avec impatience 😊

[@lifeisavideogame]

Tu m'étonnes, John !

[@volfir]

Koshiro San, a demo, kudasai! 🙏

[@Moonlight7starz]

Une dinguerie cette présentation! Probablement un des meilleurs jeu megadrive qui arrive en 2024... C'est fou! Le travaille sur la musique et les bruitage à l'air dingue! La megadrive est vraiment gâté en 2024!

[@lifeisavideogame]

probablement plus 2025 si tu veux mon avis

[@Sakura972Buffy972]

Toujours excellent la Mega Drive console de légende

[@lifeisavideogame]

L'age d'or !

[@dexocube]

Holeeee sheeeeeeet that is looking amazing!

[@lifeisavideogame]

you're d@mn right.

[@arnaudroger5597]

Ça va être le plus beau jeu Megadrive.

[@lifeisavideogame]

En tout cas c'est le plus excitant

[@toyvania]

Wow, just...wow! ❤❤❤

[@lifeisavideogame]

+1 Wow

[@ryanbrennan3228]

Incredible

[@lifeisavideogame]

Even more than that !

[@arcadologie]

Superbe ! Fan absolu !!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Bienvenue au club !

[@Tsargate]

OMG l'animation à 1:52 😱🫨😍 Encore un jeu où je vais pas encore finir rien que le premier niveau 😂 mais c'est pas grave. Je le trouve grave plus qualitatif que ZPF niveau level design !

[@lifeisavideogame]

Je trouve aussi ! Moi je suis sur que tu y arriveras le premier stage sera facile

[@JP8-]

😎👍🏼

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hey cimer JP

[@jordonvazquez7620]

this is gonna shake up the gaming world.

[@lifeisavideogame]

At least for Old school lovers like us

[@fabiodesouza7228]

Mestre Yuzo Koshiro, um monstro dos vídeo games, ótimos gráficos e sonoridade extraordinária. Mal posso esperar pelo lançamento desse jogaço para o imortal Mega Drive, que, inclusive, tem a mesma idade que a minha.

[@Nicossgames]

c'est beau !

[@lifeisavideogame]

Pas bien capturé, mais beau !!

[@jamessilva1259]

Ok, that is Super Awesome!!! Will this be available in a Cartridge, or rom requireing a Mega EverDrive?

[@lifeisavideogame]

Yo there will be Mega Drive Cartridges, and it will be released for modern consoles including steam. For the rom, I have no idea, pal !

[@jamessilva1259]

@@lifeisavideogame was hoping more for Cartridge release anyways. So cool.

[@beerdobarado5976]

👍👍👍❤️

[@lifeisavideogame]

Thanks for the love (for the game, of course)

[@waynecuff3140]

Looks Incredible!! Could this be even better than Thunderforce? Can't wait to get this!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

It s not impossible by the way it looks and how the rythm looks good

[@DancesRainyStreets]

Really hard to beat Thunder Force IV in my opinion. That one on the Maniac difficulty is quite hectic as well. Still, i'm very interested in this new game by Yuzo!

[@zachw2538]

as a snes fan i gotta admit, the game looks really good. i wish devs would do stuff like this for the snes.

[@lifeisavideogame]

It s coming, you now have an Engine for game devs to do stuff on super nes

[@WereWulf1981]

This is the True Power of the Sega Génesis! Man! I miss this consolé! 😢

[@lifeisavideogame]

Why, you don't have it anymore ?

[@jenkinsm9287]

Superbe trailer !

[@lifeisavideogame]

Toutafé !

[@zajicapp]

This looks like a Neo Geo title. Amazing!

[@lifeisavideogame]

That s true, New technologies coupled to old one, makes Marvel.

[@PorcoZio79]

@@zajicapp nahhh...color pallete looks saturated. Entire enemies with limites colors...like the initial mothership all blue...

[@FamicomFanatic]

Absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to play this! If this came out back in the day, it would probably be in my top 5 Genesis games of all time. It might even get up there period! 😂

[@lifeisavideogame]

If it was out back in the day I guess it would be one best seller.

[@DragonNova]

Amazing 🤩

[@MAXTHALOS]

🔥

[@lifeisavideogame]

🔥 nucléaire

[@erockbrox8484]

There just was a Kickstarter for a Genesis shooter that raised over $100,000 hopefully this one will be just as successful.

[@lifeisavideogame]

We espect it to be way more successful Yuzo Koshiro IS legendary

[@dimitrimoonlight]

流石古代名人。他の同じFM音源とは次元が違う❤

[@lifeisavideogame]

C'est quoi ce truc chargé en kanjis !!

[@romubidy7779]

A chaque nouvelle vidéo de ce jeu j'hallucine!!!! Le mec revient plus fort que jamais 30 ans après un PRODIGE ce YK!!!!❤❤❤🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@lifeisavideogame]

il a le sens du style c'est sur

[@bardyckinson]

Comment savoir quand il sort exactement ? Peur de le louper si il est limité en cartouche..

[@lifeisavideogame]

Si tu qui cette chaîne, tu le sauras, on est a bloc sur le jeu et dira la date de sortie des qu on la connaîtra. Tu devrais avoir au moins un mois pour preco

[@bardyckinson]

Merci beaucoup ! Suis des vôtres 😊

[@mrgarcin9143]

Ce jeu me rend déjà fouuuu!!!!!!!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Ça fait plaisir, c'est que tu as gardé ton innocence !

[@Dr.MSC.W.Krueger]

Nostalgia is a seductive liar

[@lifeisavideogame]

Well not here, most people here will be genuinely enthousiastic to play such an astonishing game, so, that might look outdated and stupid for a modern age gamer, but for us there are a lot of chances that this will be a blast knowing that ancient corps already released Megadrive game like Street of rage 2 or Story of Thor.

[@joezar33]

​@@lifeisavideogameYou know when this game gets released ?

[@sonkunhyperspinretroarch4867]

I'm working on updating my RetroArch shader pack with this game as motivation, this game deserves to be played using a good composite shader besides on a real crt. I should have it out ready to download way before this game gets released.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hey ! Thanks for your great work for the video game cause !

[@sonkunhyperspinretroarch4867]

​@@lifeisavideogame Hello and you're welcome. If by chance you use RetroArch then you can check out progress on my shader presets on the Libretro forum in the shaders sub section, I've been posting sample packs of my progress as I continue working on it. This game will look amazing on it when it's done. Edit: I just released them.

Je le suis depuis un moment, mais même encore aujourd'hui j'ai vraiment du mal à y croire avec ces effets 3D Hâte de l'avoir ^^

[@lifeisavideogame]

Franchement on est tellement hypnotisé lol

[@davhag3089]

A voir le jeu dans son entièreté mais c'est peux être le meilleur shoot sur Megadrive ^^

[@lifeisavideogame]

C'est sur qu on tire des plans sur la comète, mais c'est qu'on a confiance !

[@joezar33]

How do u buy the game ? Is there a release date ?

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hi, no not yet, tthe game is planned to bé released end of 2024, but WE believe it will take a bit longer than that. Non preorders yet, but you will be able to order at limited run in the future

[@joezar33]

​@@lifeisavideogameThx nice can't wait , this game , Real Bout Special and "Go For It" , Daemon Claw. are Genesis games I'm really existed for

[@lifeisavideogame]

@joezar33 that s cool to see someone as hyped as you are ! For me ZPF and Earthion will do for now

[@AR-tk9qh]

Joli

[@lifeisavideogame]

J'espere que tu vas bien

[@AR-tk9qh]

@@lifeisavideogame toujours mon ami 🫶

[@LSib32]

Koshiro-san showing the kids how it's done

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@LSib32 haha right !

[@MarcioSterque]

Isso esta incrível, quando e onde estará disponível essa maravilha?

[@lifeisavideogame]

End of 2024 or first quarter 2025 AT the earliest

[@joezar33]

Oooh , yeah, the comment section was driving me crazy , about time, someone asked the most logically and str8 forward question .

[@Gran-Steak]

Très curieux de voir ce que ça va donner

[@lifeisavideogame]

J'achète day one

[@pablozambrano16]

just listen to that tune! good ol koshiro makes me want to play it for the sountrack alone

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@pablozambrano16 yup, but for sure the whole game will be a blast

[@Progearspec]

Looking good i do wonder how earthion will be sold id buy a copy asap when it becomes available.

[@lifeisavideogame]

I Guess around USD 60 for Genesis and around 40 for modern platforms.

[@gto7579]

Pure dinguerie.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Mais grave !

[@iversondiegocosta3503]

Muito bom! 🙂👍🇧🇷

[@lifeisavideogame]

Sure thing

[@bosshog9372]

Release it not now but Right now already!

[@joezar33]

Funny but there actually zero info , when this game well be out to buy sadly

[@lifeisavideogame]

Haha yeah, We are all out of patience !

[@SNKBossSyndrom]

Good stuff ^^

[@lifeisavideogame]

Sure, bro

[@nucleairesstorm]

0:58 a 1:02 bordel que c'est beau. mais sinon on croirais que c'est une TV qui a était filmé ?

[@lifeisavideogame]

Oui c'est bien une télé qui a été filmé, le trailer est dégueu lol, mais c est un style on va dire

[@rustymixer2886]

1:00 😲

[@lifeisavideogame]

Yeah the transitions are divine

[@rustymixer2886]

@@lifeisavideogame indeed

[@TheFrenchy82]

et ben .. WOW !!

[@lifeisavideogame]

On a tous la mâchoire décrochée

[@gabrielepasquali5479]

I wonder if this software programming is the same as 20 years ago or if a more advanced software is used. What I mean is that you can see some special effects like zooms that the MD barely did and not so well.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hello Gabriel they use SGDK, also they have way more space than back in the day and there might be a apper inside the cart even if it seems unlikely.

[@DANYKEN731]

@@lifeisavideogame koshiro don't use sgdk!!!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@DANYKEN731 he said it. He doesn't use it for the whole game but just partly, also he IS not the one coding the game so in that matter, you're right, he is not directly using it. He wrote that SGDK is used in a comment on his twitter.

[@othyeighty]

Je n'ai plus de megadrive mais j'achèterai le jeu quand même en attendant d'en choper une

[@lifeisavideogame]

A mon avis si tu as les moyens fais le maintenant car apres ca peut etre emmerdant avec l'engouement pour le jeu, peut etre, ou peut etre pas, mais je serais toi je prendrais pas le risque.

[@traviolpatrol]

mais mais mais....... je panique la oulahlah j'en peux plus!!!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Moi aussi je transpire

[@TSDT]

Holy crap. How large is final cartridge expected to be? 40megs??

[@lifeisavideogame]

We have no idea yet but you might be close to reality or even a big bigger.

[@marcusortelan]

Amazing!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Even more than that

[@ninjaalex-yf5io]

I am so glad this is NOT bullet hell shooter but classic mid 80s instead! :) please make it very hard. I like my SHUMPs next to impossible to 1CC. thank you

[@lifeisavideogame]

We'll see if there are a lot of difficulty modes :)

[@thehumbleone1983]

Looks amazing I want a collectors editions for my mega drive console please Yuzo when will you be releasing it

[@lifeisavideogame]

I'm pretty sure you'll have one don't worry, it s published by limited run, so it's guaranteed.

[@XX-ii8yh]

Yuzo k. Aka le talent

[@lifeisavideogame]

Trop !!

[@boblemegadriver7334]

Un sérieux concurrent a thunder force 4 !!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Pour moi c est bien au dessus^^ (surtout que TH3 > TH4)

[@neoracer46]

¿Whats? ¿Is really Game for Megadrive? WoW😯

[@lifeisavideogame]

Yes, Sir, it is !

[@clinch2k]

Looks fantastic. Just need to know where and when i can preorder!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@clinch2k not yet, maybe end of 2024 or beginning 2025 on limited run games or Super Deluxe games for japan

[@we_are_one_consciousness]

@lifeisavideogame thanks appreciate the heads up!

[@lifeisavideogame]

You're very welcome

[@guillaumemichallat307]

Bordel! Je suis fan de Thuderforce 4, R Type et Xenon 2. Alors la je suis refait!!!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Ah bah on est legion a l être !

[@luizcarlosdasilvaalmeida4930]

Maravilhoso !!! O caminho certo é esqueçer a paleta de cores limitada, e investir naquilo que o mega drive tinha de superior, que é a velocidade de processamento, e capacidade de lidar com grande quantidade de sprites ao mesmo tempo ! Uma ótima base para seguir seriam os jogos Earthworm Jim para os gráficos, e Batman e Robin para as músicas... :-D

[@lifeisavideogame]

Well said, man, nice to see your burning passion !

[@galin3world]

Apres GG aleste 3 il y a quelques années mon futur prochain titre moderne

[@lifeisavideogame]

@@galin3world je me mords les.doigts de pas avoir choppé la gg mini avec aleste 3

[@galin3world]

@@lifeisavideogame ca a été un de mes seul achat de cette année la et je regrete de ne pas avoir été au taquet pour attraper la boite et le stickers mais bon la je chipote ^^.

[@johnfoster7823]

I see software scaling ! mega drive handling with ease. What dev tools are being used? Is this being done in assembly?

[@lifeisavideogame]

Hello I don't think so but they use SGDK.

[@mightycirus]

When is this coming out

[@lifeisavideogame]

They say end of 2024, we say first quarter 2025 (or worse)

[@mightycirus]

@@lifeisavideogame are preorders open yet

[@lifeisavideogame]

@mightycirus not yet might be on limited run games end of 2024, just my belief here, not an official info.

[@RomWolf-lq6bz]

Jogo magnífico

[@lifeisavideogame]

Claro !

[@Mekaneckpain]

I want this game so bad...

[@lifeisavideogame]

Me too I'd sell my family for it !! (But I have none)

[@ashdjones]

Mate that goes at young niel.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Who's that ?

[@atomicskull6405]

His sister Ayano Koshiro is also working on this game as graphics designer.

[@lifeisavideogame]

Really ? I don't sée that, thanks !

[@atomicskull6405]

@@lifeisavideogame She's been in the games industry for as long as her brother but doesn't get as much attention, they both started at Falcom on Y's 1 iirc.

[@malcolmar]

This is Sega Genesis ? Mega Drive hardware? Wow! How can I buy this game? It will be an instant purchase!

[@lifeisavideogame]

Yep, this is on Genesis/Megadrive. However, it will also be released on switch ps5 steam and maybe Xbox. For now, no preorders yet (at Limited Run Games or Super Deluxe Games)

[@eijentwun5509]

One MAJOR thing that I ALWAYS find Unacceptable: The freakin Scoreboard area with black background instead of the game FILLING the whole screen and the Score Floating over it while the game STILL shows behind it

[@lifeisavideogame]

At the Time doing so was a trick tonsave processing power as you were displayong less Sprites, it notablye helped in avoiding slodowns.

[@NNNPasto]

Whaaaat incroyable le bon Yuzo. Ça sort qd ?

[@lifeisavideogame]

Fin 2024 mais je dirais plutot premier trimestre 2025, paix sur toi.

[@azizkiller9402]

" Sega Still Does What Nintendon't " ,,,, 😎😎😎

[@lifeisavideogame]

With all the upcoming titles on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, when it's close to none on SNES, hard to say the contrary

[@azizkiller9402]

@lifeisavideogame Lol ,,, You are right , It's not even close , God I wish Sega would come back into the console market , They would show Nintendo real competition, Unlike Sony . 😎