Last Battle - Sega Genesis Review

[@Larry]

Still can't get my head around why Last Battle was then ported to the Amiga and Commodore 64, Well HALF the game was. The game ends after the second cahpter bizarrely.

[@SipherX05]

Hello you...

[@kri249]

They probably thought no one would get that far on account of the difficulty.

[@retropowerit]

Probably they wanted to do a sequel with the remaining part of the game. They did the same with dragons lair 2.. which was indeed more scenes or missing scenes still from the first game on the Amiga.

[@StanDemoine1973]

Now I’m reminiscing of those shareware games for PC that ended after a few levels unless you purchased the game. Not saying your game was the shareware version though.. just reminiscing

[@MrGrokthis]

you rock, dude. I played the ever loving shit out of this game on day one. i was half a jackass at that age and LOVED IT. watching this video made me realize, hell..i still do. you broke my grumpy ass old man heart when you said there's a way to start at the beginning of the chapter you're on when you die. the goddamn HOURS me and my buddies spent playing through the first few chapters after the inevitable deaths. i laughed cuz i haven't seen that damn pirate in over 30 years. your channel is like free crack, dude. never stop neverstopping!

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks for watching.

[@phattjohnson]

I love that a humble video game video can send one on an emotional rollercoaster of nostalgia :)

[@andrealopriore9062]

The anime this game was based on, Hokuto no Ken, was SUPER popular here in Italy during the early 80s.

[@retropowerit]

Not only here in Italy! America was the only country to receive the hokuto no ken anime really late.. but elsewhere it was a legend in many countries including latin america and uk. If Sega had marketed it as a Kenshiro game it would have sold THOUSANDS of megadrive more in europe on dayone!

[@FilmmakerArionSmith]

@@retropowerit DAMN!

[@FilmmakerArionSmith]

WOW!

[@gianlucasighinolfi9520]

@Enzo Artech per i tempi era anche troppo avanti.. considera che è stato quasi uno dei titoli di lancio del 16bit sega.. il loro "kung fu" del nes per intenderci.

[@thewindthatblows]

@@retropowerit The earth would have trembled*

[@mcbaby]

I remember my cousin had a Genesis with Space Harrier 2, Sonic 1 and Last Battle when it came out. When I used to come over, Last Battle was my favourite of the 3 and got upset when he traded in all 3 for Sonic 2. I remember only beating the first 2 bosses a handful of times and never got far into it most times I played it. This game reminds me of the early 90's and my childhood everytime I see it and still think of it as a hidden gem.

[@arcticridge]

smart trade imo

[@WillKhami]

My very first Sega Mega Drive game. I was 7 and the graphics blew my mind, but the difficulty made me lose my mind. I still have fond memories of the game and later became a fan of the manga and anime when I found out they existed. I completely agree with you; you had to be there to appreciate the graphics when it launched, cuz it probably wasn't until I played the first Sonic game and Shining in the Darkness that I was impressed with great graphics after Last Battle.

[@joeboo8626]

In 1989, I was still getting used to NES games. My friend brought over his Genesis and Rambo III. The graphics and sound blew me away. Now the PS2 is to adults what the Atari 2600 is to my generation.

[@Aszaxa]

I actually own this game and remember playing it for 5 minutes and then stopping immediately. Black Belt on Master System felt more fun to play and I think I prefer that over this one.

[@DehnusNorder]

I also prefer Alex Kidd: The Enchanted Castle over this one. I think it's a nostalgia thing. Those that grew up on Alex Kidd In Miracle World will prefer the former, and this reviewer will prefer this as he grew up with this. Nostalgia colors our perception :)

[@damin9913]

I love last battle I still play and enjoy this game

[@j.goggels9115]

Fist of the Northern Star was hugely popular on mainland Europe as well. We loved Japanese animes overhere.

[@atomicskull6405]

9:47 this actually happened in the manga btw. EDIT: I like how in Black Belt the enemies still explode into pieces when you punch them even without the FOTNS context.

[@torquetheprisoner]

as a british kid i had no idea this was based on an anime till i got older and anime finaly reached the uk

[@tankracer6579]

Well...some of it did

[@SegaLordX]

At the time, nor did I.

[@ShadowArtist]

The original unaltered version of the game makes 1000x more sense story-wise and powers-wise since it all comes from the Fist of the North Star ANIME series " Hokuto No Ken 2 " and the manga; Kenshiro's "powers" are his punches and kick hitting secret pressure points/energy points on an opponent's body causing the exploding body parts, and him boosting up his physical strength and speed with his Ki (when his shirt rips off him) Sega of America altered the back story, character names and inserted made-up dialogue so the whole story made NO sense and kind of ruined the narrative of the game, a story of Kenshiro trying to find his long-lost brother and bring freedom to citizens from violent tyrants exploiting and slaughtering innocent people...

[@StuBusDriver]

Best post here. Now go find the Xbox versions and love them.

[@leocorrea5935]

well said, my man. well said.

[@timm_3r]

I had this game for a long time after getting it for $20 and could never beat it. Forgot about it for about a year then out of the blue decided to play it to kill time. I ended up finishing it and never played it since. It kinda reminds me of Black Belt seeing it again all these years later.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

You finished this game on 1 life? NASA, Hire this man.

[@StodgyAyatollah]

Fitting that it reminded you of black belt since that was also a localization of a fist of the north star game, assuming you're talking about the master system game.

[@timm_3r]

Considering it replicates the final punch/kick of the Black Belt boss fights I would assume the devs were inspired by the MS classic.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

When I was little, I had no taste in games, so Last Battle and Altered Beast both blew my mind when I played them on my best friend's Genesis. Also, thanks for the text grabs for the reviews from EGM. Halcyon days my friend

[@andythomson8456]

This game was ubiquitous when I was young. Took it on a number of times but never could get very far, just getting past the second boss if I was doing well. Was never very fond of the maze levels either. Still, as you say, there is something about it. When I first came across longplays it was one of the first games I watched be completed.

[@justintime1309]

i remember this being the first game i ever rage quit on at 10 years old lol watching someone plow through it in 30mins blows my mind knowing how many hours i put in on it growing up and couldnt even cross the water

[@andythomson8456]

@@justintime1309 I know what you mean. As a child a lot of Mega Drive games seemed to be quests that took hours to battle through. Now I realise just how short they were. Funny how memory works.

[@BrothaKyo]

It's funny. I know this is supposed to be bad, but it's one of my favorite games. After becoming a fan of Fist of the North Star, it meant a lot more to me, to the point of making an indie game based off of same kind of design. Yeah, Last Battle is pretty bad, but man do I like it.

[@Asterion608]

Same here.

[@MegaMOmaniac]

You can continue by pressing ABC and Start in the titlescreen. Then can select the chapters you reached before.

[@3to5andglassy]

I liked this game. Bought it with the system when it launched.

[@fragilefilter]

It’s funny that Sega published an amazing 1v1 fighter based on the license and a Yakuza like one for PS4 which is pretty fantastic (also has classic Sega arcade games to collect and play)!

[@LordSephleon]

Last Battle was the third Sega Genesis game I owned, after the pack-in Altered Beast and a purchased copy of Golden Axe; I was still very much playing a lot of NES and Sega Master System, so I was slow to fill out my Genesis library in the beginning. I remember I sank so much time into this game, both intrigued by the setting and gameplay, and frustrated by the lack of continues. I think my love of Black Belt on SMS is what drove me to play this game so much. I didn't know it yet, but I was in fact a big fan of the source material. I guess I just liked watching my enemies explode into pieces or suddenly melt into a puddle of goo. :) Funny trivia: I didn't get into Anime until around '94, when my mom rented Mermaid's Scar for me believing I'd enjoy the medium (she was absolutely correct). Fist of the North Star was the fourth Anime I ended up watching (after Akira and Ninja Scroll). Almost a one-to-one comparison with its Sega Genesis counterpart. I don't exactly remember when I picked up Black Belt as a kid, but I feel like it was farther off than the others, like fifth or sixth owned SMS game.

[@maxxdahl6062]

I think my first few were Sonic 2, Golden Axe and road rash 1.

[@kenbell3101]

Black belt was a fist of the north star clone also.

[@videogameobsession]

I wanted to love The Last Battle. I bought it at launch in 1989, and I played the hell out of it, but I just didn't find it very fun. The graphics were nice, though the blood would have made it much better, but it lacked in the other departments.

[@oleblue73]

Yup. I bought it back then, too... after saving up for a month to get it. I loved the huge sprites, so I gave it a chance, but it was just so BORING!

[@damin9913]

I still got this game still play it the blood is still in the game I made a game genie code to enable it I love it so simple to play

[@MixxM-ou2pc]

I loved this, because at the time, for me there was nothing else like it on a home console. Those huge detailed sprites and different boss fights. On a nostalgia level this game remains one of my favourites on the genesis

[@treyslay753]

I bought this game back in the day at Toys R US. Like you, I was definitely sold on the graphics. At that time I had no idea it was originally a Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star game. I wasn't really aware of Fist of the North Star at that time. I knew there was a Nintendo game with that title, but I had never paid any attention to it. The graphics did impress me quite a bit. I thought it was a very cool looking game. The story line is pretty much non existent. The game is tough as nails, and I did play the hell out of it (you kinda had to back in the day when it wasn't feasible to purchase a lot of games). I did manage to beat it several times, and I was (and still am) quite proud of myself. It's not a game I still play a lot, but I do look fondly back on the memories and I never considered it a bad purchase. Now Sword of Sodan, that a different story...

[@PuertoRicanChuckles]

Loved this game back then and was like " Is this Fist of the Northstar?" Remember the Live Action F.O.T.N.S. Live action movie starring Gary Daniels as Ken and Chris Penn as his Bro

[@ChrisSmith-cd7uw]

One of my very first games for the Genesis. I have vivid memories of playing New Year’s Eve as it turned 1990. What a party! I think it gets some hate because although it’s BEAUTIFUL and has huge characters, it just doesn’t feel as good as it looks. And that ridiculous sound when you kick; come on! But man, once you got powered up, that’s were the fun REALLY began! Loved how you could travel freely among the locations on the map. For the selection that was available at the time (launch title), it was was pretty great! I’d love to get my hands on the Megadrive version (there’s blood)! Also, isn’t there some relation to Black Belt on the SMS? A GREAT game, by the way; parallax scrolling, too! Love me some Last Battle; in fact, I think I might go play it right now!

[@ultimateman55]

I got this game for Christmas with my Genesis in 1991. Fortunately, I also got Ghostbusters, Altered Beast, Alex Kidd (eh), and Sonic the Hedgehog. You hit the nail on the head with this review. Everything you said was spot on and mirrors my thoughts exactly on the game. Couldn't agree more.

[@SteveBrandon]

To be honest, I prefer the graphics in Black Belt since they were just more "vivid" snd the larger boss sprites were impressive for such an early Sega Master System game (albeit not as great as the Japanese version, Hokuto no Ken on the Mark III).

[@shenglongisback4688]

I love black belt for the same reasons i still own it. I was hoping that it would continue too the nex console.

[@alexandergillingham2592]

@@shenglongisback4688 I got it for christmas

[@andystreepy3146]

Thank you for being honest

[@BMoser-bv6kn]

Dude, the story is the BEST part! If only cutscenes remained that concise and effective! Boss: Snake, go kill the guy! Snake: I will go kill the guy! Snake: Power has increased!

[@Joao.MC33]

Ah man, so cool to see you do a Last Battle review. I got my mega drive in christmas 89 (if I'm not wrong) and inside there was 4 games. Sonic, Alex Kidd, Super hang on and Last Battle. I played the living hell of all of those but, Last Battle had a bitter sweet taste to it. I wasn't old enough to understand what made a game good or bad, I just wanted to play it. But Last Battle was just plain hard. Also, I didn't even spoke English back then. I had no idea what I had to do or what I was doing. I HAVE NEVER GOT TO THE END OF THE GAME!! Nonetheless, the hours I spent playing it. I loved every minute of it.

[@giovanni70]

I was so bad at this! I was only able to pass the 2nd boss. It was so difficult! I was a HUUUGE Fist of the North Star fan during the 80s (SMS Black Belt included) and knew this was a retread (like Black Belt). Great music and graphics! I am so glad I went through this rite of passage as a Sega fan.

[@magnus547]

I know it's been mentioned before, but would love to see you check out Black Belt for Sega Master System. I owned it as a kid, and it's one of my favorite games. Black Belt was the title of Hakuto No Ken in the states for SMS. Similar to "Last Batle", they had to localize it because of licensing rights. The special case for Black Belt was that Yuji Naka worked on Black Belt, and the gameplay and MUSIC are just incredible. The boss music from Black Belt still reigns supreme in my head today. There are not a lot of tracks in that game, but from the themes that were there, are incredible.

[@midwestmonster9886]

It's funny that they kept the violent boss deaths by changing the skin and blood color to a nonhuman green or yellow, yet they couldn't do the same for the basic enemies. They should have replaced the mentally scarring red blood with non-offensive purple ooze and called them Slime Soldiers. I guarantee that would have sold better in the US in the pre-Mortal Kombat days.

[@allenjackson8632]

I have to say, this was one of my first Megadrive games (UK) and I regretted getting the machine for a while. The gameplay just bored the arse off me. Hated Altered Beast too, just could not get on with these two.

[@j4ce70channel]

what made the console worth it in the end for you ?

[@ynotwalk7391]

you could at least play 2P in beast shinobi and gng were early winners

[@Hektols]

One of the problems of the Megadrive/Genesis during it's first two years was that it had very few games that excelled and made it to the top of it's catalog, that advantage that it had over the Super Nintendo for being released earlier was wasted.

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

@@Hektols Umm... it's like that with pretty much every game system. If it was worse with the Genesis, it was due to the lack of AAA third party support in the first 3 years. Sega had to carry the system mostly on their own, while still supporting the SMS! I addition, the high ROM costs prevented the system from hitting its full potential within those two years, when most games were limited to the measly 4 Mbit carts. Still, those years did bring us gems like Ghouls and Ghosts, Strider, Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, Castle of Illusion, Thunder Force 3, MUSHA, Phantasy Star 2, Herzog Zwei, Golden Axe, etc.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@Prizrak-hv6qk Yeah, even the NES didn't have an absolutely amazing launch line up unless you absolutely had to have the ports of their early 1980's arcade games.

[@lazarushernandez5827]

This was a nostalgic one. I remember seeing the Fist of the North Star movie (1986) at a little 'art theatre' (it was a room with fold out chairs and a portable/standalone projector). I knew that this game was part of that universe without the license, but didn't recognize any of the characters save for the main/player, that was because the movie covers the first part of the story while this game follows the 2nd part. I also had Black Belt on the Master System(which follows the first part of the story) and aside from enemies exploding from your attacks, the characters were changed from the original. This was also one of those games I got 'wishing' it was another game (jones-ing for Final Fight from the arcade, Last Battle had large sprites and seemed like proof to me that the Genesis could someday see Final Fight as well).

[@SPac316]

This was one of the first Genesis games I played as a kid. I thought it was cool then, but hasn't really aged well now. I wasn't aware about Fist of the North Star at the time.

[@videogameobsession]

6:09 Was I the only one who thought this boss looked like Chet, from Weird Science. When she turned him into a "blob goblin"? Perhaps I was. Seeing him again brings me right back to that thought. :)

[@SegaLordX]

Nope. I thought the same thing.

[@videogameobsession]

@@SegaLordX Haha.. Good to know!

[@RetroCak]

This was the game I got at launch with my Genesis. It was a screenshot game, competing with TG-16’s China Warrior. I hated it at first, but it eventually grew on me. I never beat the game. It did give me an alternative to Altered Beast until I got the amazing Ghouls’n Ghosts.

[@jamiegoguen7384]

Great memories I have getting this for Christmas in 1989. Went through the game many times. My favorite music on the game was the map

[@Steven-ph6pp]

My brother got this game and we played it from beginning to end so many times that even my sisters joined us to play it. As much as it might get a bad review, this game will also be a great game from my childhood. Yes the game is slow, music is bad but the nostalgia is there if you played it as a child

[@johnlittle7473]

True story - I had forgotten this game existed, and I STILL to this day get the "Chapter 1" music stuck in my damn head.

[@robertdanker6193]

Great video!! I played this over a buddies house back when it came out and we tried to make heads or tails of it but couldn't get far. As an adult I gave it another try to see if I could get into it. I did get a bit further but it just wasn't that fun.

[@jonli9488]

Wow, this brought me memories. I was only able to finish the game once. I like the game overall

[@TheMultiGunMan]

I got this game 20+ years ago and I still have it. It's a good game in my opinion and it's ALMOST a great game. If it only had some small adjustments etc it could have been a great game.

[@Cafeman_2D]

Amazingly, I never heard of this game before. Never noticed it at the rental store, never noticed anyone talking about it online either. Huge sprites and good animation for a launch game!

[@euroretrogamer204]

This game brings me back, with a bit of PTSD, I must say... it was the first ever console game I bought with my own hard earned moeny. Numerous cars had to be washed, lawns mowed and dishes washed to get this piece of junk. It wasn'T untill I bought Strider I got into the Megadrive again.

[@jessicaebert186]

I loved all the enemies flying off the screen when you punch them!🤣

[@dire51]

Tough, but fair, review. This was one of the first three Genesis games I ever played (the other two being Altered Beast and Space Harrier II), and I'll always have nostalgia for it. I'll even play it from time to time!

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I remember this game being a SUPER early title that looked generic even to me, a 9 year old at the time. This never did anything for me lol. I was all about Revenge of Shinobi and Golden Axe

[@americanmeowth3336]

My mom picked this up out of nowhere shortly after we got the Genesis. Me and brother spent years trying to beat it, but couldn't get past the first stage of Chapter 2; had to wait until the advent of Let's Plays before I could see most of the game. Every time we played it (every few months), we spent the next day randomly saying "I am the only one who can save this world!" as a nonsense response to each other. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@violentkim]

I going enjoy this! The Hokuto no Ken of Genesis, personally i like more Black Belt.

[@666slateran666]

Didn't expect hokuto no ken content right off the bat! I approve 1000%

[@SegaLordX]

Figured I'd show the blood first.

[@revengenerd1]

There was a continue system, it was something like hold ABC when dying and the game gives you a level select (of the current and former levels) that was only way I could complete agme as it reset your power bar to its current level.

[@BMoser-bv6kn]

It's at the title screen, just like Super Mario Bros. ABC press strat.

[@gamingwithstand6886]

This was the first game I bought for my Sega Genesis. I really liked it.

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

I definitely have a love / hate relationship with Last Battle. It's one of those games that I wanted to love, it annoyed the crap out of me, but I kept playing, despite the game being a huge pain. I don't think it's a bad game, but I don't think it's a good game. But it's a game I do have a weird fascination with where I will pull it out once a year to play before stuffing the cartridge back in the case and leaving the game on my shelf to collect dust while giving it a middle finger till I decide to play it again the next year.

[@therealsokratis]

Good take on the Alex Kidd travesty on Genesis. I really enjoyed Miracle World and Lost Stars, and even Hi-Teck World was ok for what it was, but Enchanted Castle is a steaming pile of, well, "stuff". I always liked Last Battle, even though it was impossible to figure out what order to do the levels in.

[@1invisibleB]

The cut gore from the Japanese version was unfortunate. I don't even care about stuff like that usually but it helped add effect to this. And like was said in the video, as a kid this was hard as hell! Still though has great nostalgia value for me, I really liked this game. Great video.

[@BDreGaming]

I remember really wanting this game when I first got my Genesis. It was in all the magazines, and the graphics and large Sprites were eye-popping at the time

[@NeonGenesisPlatinum]

I still love this game all these years later. It was the first time I truly can remember parallax scrolling and trying to sell it to my parents while I was in the back of their car, trying to convince them to get me a megadrive (I'm an Australian). While looking out the car windows as we drove and (as a kid) being blown away by the real worlds parallax.......he'll I even remember asking my dad (years before this when I was even younger) if before we had color TV's if people could only see in black and white. Anyway so glad to be born in the 70's as I think my generation has gotten to see more technological advances in 40 odd years than the rest of humanity combined. Love last battle

[@noooname2568]

I had a poster with this game on when I was a kid. I always wondered what it was about. Thanks for the video

[@e.e.-tv1683]

It's Black Belt (Sega Master System) all over again.

[@enriquepinero707]

I was proud of beating this game back in the day; and looking back was impressed. The game was fundamentally good and the graphics made it easier to want to play; but the length and no continues were murder. Honestly; if it weren't for the fact that I only had a few games to play at the time; I wouldn't have done it. I always felt that this game was related and a better version of Fist of the North Star from the NES; when I found out that it was actually actual rebranded fist of the North Star; it made me more motivated to beat it (as I thought it was a poor man's translation of the anime I had know idea what the plot was at the time; back when anime was rare and a small niche in the US at the time).

[@Hektols]

And the game was based in the second part of the manga, the least known and popular.

[@goranisacson2502]

@@Hektols oooh, so it's Bat and Lin who're the friendly NPC's "Max" and "Alyssa" here, not Rei and Yuria?

[@mikelucash1881]

One of the first games I had when I got my Genesis. There is a hidden continue option in the game its in the background of the first level if I remeber right

[@Leynx-Et-Fenrir]

Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken You do not know but you are already game over!

[@justintime1309]

the soundtrack for this game was highly underrated as well, simple af. but underrated. i remember just leaving the world map open because i loved the music lol

[@TerpeneProfile1]

Just found your channel. Great job. Im surprised i never played this one. I think i got a sega a few years later and missed out on this title.

[@starpier]

Hokuto no Ken is in my country, Italy, as popular as Dragon Ball or Naruto, a classic. It is painful to see what the censorship did to the western release of this game. This needs to be played in the Japanese version, no doubt about it.

[@chaospoet]

This is to the Genesis what China Warrior on Turbografx 16 was. A game in 89 that made you stop blinking at the visuals but the gameplay is as simple as it can possibly get but hard as Hell.

[@japanimationman4442]

I have plenty of nostalgia for this one, even though it really isn't all that good. You're right on the mark about it being harder than Ghouls n Ghosts. Never could beat it until emulation gave me save states to abuse, but GnG I can wipe out in a few hours or less. And I actually did know about the continue cheat as a kid, and still never made it to chapter 4. It always amuses me to see the different strategies you use playing the games than what I did growing up. I never knew you could punch guys off the motorcycles; I thought you had to jump kick them. And I learned that you could dodge Syd's fireball by crouching and kicking at the right moment to duck under it.

[@DGrann]

i dont know why i love those tunes so much. I had that cartridge back in the day never been able to pass the game until i played on emulator with quick saves

[@daveruda]

This game would definetly benefit from boosted audio presentation. Also a bit tighter gameplay mechanics and animations. It looks the part so a bit more polish and cart size would probably help it a lot.

[@n0isyturtle]

What an unexpected but welcome video! Man, this game was one of my first ever home console games for Genesis. When I played it as a little kid I immediately recognized the source material. My friend made me a copy of his already black market FOTNS movie, and I watched that thing until it was a scrambled mess of ruined tape. I couldn't BELIEVE at the time that someone made a game from this secret violent movie I had to hide from my parents! In hindsight it's kinda shit, but Last Battle will always be my pre-cum Mortal Komabt.

[@gonzalotorres5282]

Hokuto no Ken: "HIDEBU!!" *asplode* Last Battle: _people YEET'd to oblivion by punches and kicks._ Nice review.

[@toysuniverseandeverything]

I knew about the continue code, but still never finished it back in the day. When you lose your last life, and the word ''Legend of the Final Hero'' appear, hold A+B+C and then press Start to continue on the stage that you died on.

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

It really bothers me in FotNS how you punch the enemies, they go flying backwards with their head still attached, and then it explodes. They got the order of events a bit wrong there :P

[@oddojaggins]

Wasn't aware of this one, looks worth a try though. I didnt have many beat em up games back then besides Maximum Carnage which was of course way later.

[@alexjara2302]

This game blew my mind in my childhood, one of the most memorable experience of my early sega genesis saga, but, never was able to beat it 😪

[@WMARUoriginal]

One of the first games I had and it was so hard! I had access to Japanese magazines so knew everything that was changed. I was bummed the US version was censored and the Fist of the North Star license removed.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I mean that's the thing it's one thing to strip away the license which does suck but to neuter it too boy that doubly sucked. You realize without the two elements that it had going for it that they took away there's not really much left besides that mostly boring fairly generic game. I'm not saying even the original game holds up that great now but just seeing the original looks more fun and over the top then this boring clearly lacking game.

[@heilong79]

I got it as a birthday present, Did not know it was based on Fist of the North Star until a year later, I really love the detailed main Sprite but even as a kid knew something was wrong with the translation and I though the main character looked like he was dancing at first. I was also happy when I finished it as you only had one life.

[@nathanbalazonbautista418]

Memory T Cell is basically Kenshiro in the Cells at Work anime really fits him against Cancer Cell in LAST BATTLE.

[@briannorthFW]

Glad it wasn’t just me that had a love/hate relationship with this game. When you’re 16 and shell out 50 bones for this, you try to convince yourself that it is good even though most of your friends played it once or twice and were 👍

[@omone00]

It’s wild to hear him say that about the music when my sole reason for coming to this video was to hear that beat again.. I love that tune!!! Was the most memorable part of that game Had no idea that this was actually fist of the Northstar no wonder It was so fucking awesome

[@jeremygregorio7472]

Are you going to do sword of vermillion sometime?

[@SegaLordX]

It's on the list.

[@rainbowagenda6261]

Good review. I honestly feel like this about most gen 3 & 4 games but still find them fascinating.

[@kanoamisawa9901]

I for one always liked this game. It’s on the cheap end but it has a certain charm that goes with the movie Fist of the North Star. Last battle was also an early title and seeing the main character standing tall, looking tough was so awesome to behold.

[@DreamcastQ]

Last battle is such a "Early Genesis era" game to me! 1989 !

[@mole28]

This was the second game i got for my megadrive. At the time i thought the large sprites were amazing! The difficulty is no joke though, i managed to get to the second boss but i needed game genie to finish the game.

[@jimmycrapcorn]

This was one of the first Genesis games I got as a kid. Took me a long time but I eventually beat it. Didn't have a lot of options back then. Accurate review. Think I'll give the Mega Drive version a try sometime.

[@msmalik681]

I played it back in the day so the nostalgia influence is there for me.

[@shredhead76]

I still love this game and sound track. Fond memories

[@Sleepysnorlax1]

This was one of my earlier Genesis games. While I still feel it has very stiff controls and a very frustrating design, its still one that I have very vivid memories playing. It’s probably because it was such a visual leap from my previous consoles.

[@CHICANO1975]

I remember playing Last Battle with my brother. Good times.

[@rancid_]

I waited for this day, this game drove me bonkers back in the day. Beautiful huge sprites but the gameplay was confusing & such a pita. This was a game I wanted to beat so very badly as a kid and never could figure it out. I still can't beat it today without save states.

[@Akiga_games]

Awesome take on this title! Great job SegaLX!

[@zwallyzool1974]

It was the 16bit version of Black Belt from the Master System. Both based on fist of the northstar.

[@popixel]

I love Last Battle, like you I do have a lot of nostalgia for the game. Back when this game came out I knew it was a Fist of the Northstar game, that drew me to it even more. But yes, it was an extremely difficult game, yet I kept going back for more.

[@loganford3921]

I've always like the dungeon music it's a shame no one has done a cover of it here on youtube.

[@trainyourdog7351]

I fkn love this game! One of my all time favorites! The ost is 🔥

[@justintime1309]

i played this alot growing up. so happy to see someone do a video on this. i just finished the Hokuto shin ken anime series a cpl days before you drop this vid. if you find a hacked version plz do a review, this deserves a reboot forsure.

[@adultmoshifan87]

I find it interesting to compare what different KZbinrs say about the same things! You seem to be more positive towards Last Battle than most others, and you’re right, it’s a game you’d only really enjoy if you were an early Mega Drive adopter! The guy behind Classic Gaming Quarterly on the other hand, not only hates Last Battle, but considers Space Harrier 2, a game you don’t think so highly of, to be good enough for a weekend rental! Some games you may only really enjoy if you’re a fan of the IP they’re based on, or if there isn’t much else available for the console it’s on. Space Jam and Sonic R on the Sega Saturn are 2 VERY good examples of this for me. They aren’t the best games of their genres, they don’t have much content, but they are both tied to IPs I am passionate about and there wasn’t much else available for the Saturn outside Japan! Even the PlayStation didn’t have much in the way of kid’s games at the time! You may not think much of Alex Kidd in The Enchanted Castle, but I can still get some enjoyment out of it, and it wouldn’t be until 1990 that the Mega Drive would get another cartoony platform game in the form of Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse!

[@cnhnx]

Aarzak: "You're already localized"

[@MarquisDeSang]

My first and favorite Genesis game. If only I knew back then that by holding some buttons, you could have infinite continues. I think you should hold the start button when you die.

[@eppskevin]

I loved this game! I think the Japanese version would’ve blown my mind back then. And it really aged well