Ganryu - Obscure Old Games (Summer of the 100 Mega Shock Part 2)

[@franciscor390]

As someone who grew up in the arcades saw them come and go, while having played most of the Neo Geo catalog i must say i never encountered or heard about this game and it looks great.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, it really flew under the radar. I didn't know about it until I saw it in some b-roll during a My Life in Gaming video.

[@lonewolffang]

Feels like Shinobi with a few Bionic Commando aesthetics.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

A little, yeah, but not as good as either of those.

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

@@SameNameDifferentGame Hey, the sequel is out.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

@@kendonl.taylor5111 Yeah, I saw that! Haven't played it yet, though.

[@MellowGaming]

This game looks neat. One of them 7/10 games you go back to from time to time. Never heard of it before. Them bosses are pretty rad looking.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, exactly that!

[@superbroly64DS]

Some guy from Peru made a custom Wii wad that contains the game ROM even though it never officially released it runs great

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Nice!

[@MakopoweredGaming]

Kind of getting Natsume Shadow of the Ninja vibes from this, but I'm guessing it plays significantly differently. Also, thank you for the Neo Geo summer! As someone who has never really had the chance to experience the Neo geo properly (well, legally, at any rate), this focus has illuminated a system that was the thing of myth in my younger days.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, it's kind of in that strata. I think Shadow is probably a little better, but it's not super different.

[@seanmyster6]

We're supposed to be getting a Breakers collection on current hardware this year, which were also Neo Geo games by Visco, so there's hope for Ganryu.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, we also just got Vasara and Vasara 2 on Switch not that long ago, so maybe an odd 'n' ends collection from VISCO with, like, this and Captain Tomaday or something is in the works?

[@KGRAMR]

Visco is really weird when it comes to their Neo Geo stuff. They let JoshProd make re-releases of those titles but said games are not available on Hamster's ACA Neo Geo for modern platforms.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

@@KGRAMR Yeah, super odd.

Hi Roger. Thanks for this really obscure game. I look forward for discovering more games like this on the Neo Geo.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Cheers!

[@budz2355]

Excellent as always, not much more to say besides thanks.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Cheers!

[@robertdanker6193]

Rodger is BACK?!?!?! Haven't even seen the video yet and I already love it!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

He did one last month, too! On Kabuki Quantum Fighter!

[@toguroMax]

I always thought this game was like a "lost brother" to Legend of Kage... Nice video Rogz.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, that's not super far off, I guess. More stages, at least!

[@tylerd4884]

great vid, one of my favorite neo games

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Glad you liked it!

[@Aragorn7884]

Reminds me of Strider 🤔

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Eeeehhhhh, the slide, yes. But mostly, it's not as stylish or as fun as Strider.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Gonryu is new to me and I will play this game. 😀👍🎮

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Enjoy it!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@SameNameDifferentGame ok.😀👍🎮

[@RetroMoments]

I didn't try this game yet but I'm afraid it's not going to hold up as well as similar games in the genre. Because I love platformers and the esthetics of the game looks great.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, that's not too far off.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Roger, thank you for letting us know about a great obscure ninja game. Ever since Ninja Gaiden 1 (BTW, my favorite SN, DG episode, Joe), Ninja Games are my favorite genre. BTW, I'm surprised Scott The Woz hasn't made a video on Ninja Games.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

I'm sure he'll get there eventually, now that's he's defeated Brett Favre.

[@yogafire646]

Wow, ya showed me something neo!

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

See what you did there!

[@JTWarnerJT]

I pre ordered Ganryu 2 for the Switch. Looks pretty bad ass. Can't wait to play it. I love modern 2d games. Side scrolling type games. Beat em ups, platformers, action platformers, shooters and metroidvanias. Not too big on fighters but sometimes. I pre ordered the collectors edition of Blazing Strike for Switch. It's pixel art so i had too. Love pixel art games. More than crazy realistic expensive graphics. That's just me though.

[@franciscor390]

Visco the same company that made the outrageous, but very fun Breakers & Breakers Revenge for Neo Geo.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yep!

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Alright!! Roger's back doing another Neo-Geo video review. Always like to see him back and having fun discussing about video games. Awesome he's doing Ganryu bro. 8^) I posted this up on the Neo-Geo thread on AA for you kind sir. It's on post #26,645 for you to view. Thank you for all you do and glad to see Rodger back. 8^) Anthony..

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Thanks for spreading the word!

[@zanychelly]

Would like to see this gets a release by Hamster ACA NeoGeo

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Same!

[@alex_-yz9to]

Kinda strange how bosses put the boss health bar under the 2nd player score

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yeah, but since 2 player simultaneous isn't a thing, I guess they thought it wasn't a big deal.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

Yeah, great game but, there's a reason why nobody reviewed it.... Dreamcast was out along with whispers of the ps2. NeoGeo was all but antiquated and stepped over at this time. Great video sir

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Oh, yeah, I'm not saying I didn't get it, I'm just pointing out part of why it isn't well-known.

[@LusRetroSource]

Totally forgot about this game. The backgrounds are definitely a lowlight of the game, making the game not feel alive. You're right about the boss battles being a total opposite of the baackgrounds.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Yes! The bosses are very cool.

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Always a pleasure bro. Would you be interested on taking a request? The game is Viewpoint for the Neo-Geo. A great isometric shooter and tough as nails for sure. 8^) Anthony..

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

So many versions of Viewpoint!

[@JohnnyParrotJoe]

I have this one, and I can't even beat the first stage. Is too hard to control.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Really? I think the controls are pretty solid, honestly.

[@Unquestionable]

Yeah definitely obscure to me, actually never heard of it til this video. Yeah can very much see it being interesting but not quite the level as the best in the genre, still I am a bit inclined to check it out eventually.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

It's worth checking out! Just don't expect *too much*.

[@tonypratt1023]

This is shinobi like

[@st1ka]

Haha, I loved the Wikipedia rant xD EDIT: I think it's odd how great the backgrounds look, but how weak the character and enemy sprites look in comparison to other neogeo games? Especially for late launch year?

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

This game is an enigma.

[@st1ka]

@@SameNameDifferentGame yeah no kidding. It did motivate me to check out the Dreamcast version though

[@RSK412]

This game is hard. I have to cheat. lol

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

I just credit feed!

[@CayugaKing]

I got this from Neo-Geo Com forums way back in the day NEW and boy was this game was a total letdown as a new release for the system and paying full price. We had so many great games at the end of the systems life and this just wasn't one of ' em.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Oof, I can't imagine how I'd feel paying full MVS price for this one.