Master System Longplay [102] Alien Syndrome

[@aliciafigueroa2769]

My mom Valerie passed away in 2001. This was the (ONLY) game I ever seen her play when I was growing up. Thank you for this beautiful trip down memory lane. Love this game, so cool yet scary

[@whobitmyname]

These bosses are 100x more disturbing to my 40-year-old self than they were to my 8-year-old self.

[@kennethwyant9813]

Lol. Got this game for my 8th birthday. Those bosses are something else.

[@GeeEm1313]

The boss music still scares me. I used to play this game and R-Type with the sound off for that very reason.

[@dafrog491]

They all just look like evil vaginas to me

[@macnastee]

💯agreed. We’re about the same age. I too had this game back then. The worst part is there was no energy bar. One hit and it’s done. 3 lives. And all that work, insane boss battles for a crappy ending

[@samusvikerness661]

I’m in a master system mood lately and this is one I own. My master system will soon be powering on again after a long hibernation period in my childhood closet back home.

[@jaimebolanos9434]

THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES! IT BRINGS ME BACK GOOD MEMORIES! I LOVE IT! :) :) :)

[@EmpressB7]

Wow, I remember owning this game when I was a child. I could never get passed the 5 Alien Boss, so this Long Play has finally fulfilled my curiosity of what actually happens on the 6th level and what the 7th boss looked like. I have to agree with the other comments about not using the original in-game music for this video. I always loved the music when it was time to find the exit and fight the Boss, so it would've been cool to hear that again. But overall, I really enjoyed your expert playthrough of one of my childhood fave Master System Games! ^_^

[@marioghernandez4960]

EmpressB7 Well, the hardware limitations made me rather disapointed and kinda put me off to play the arcade version, which had more complex bosses.

[@EmpressB7]

This was the version that I played at home and was familiar with. I didn't see many videos of Master System version of the game. Most people showed the Arcade version or NES version.

[@Mr_x_19922]

That's because you played the mediocre Master System version, the Game Gear was way better and it also had a special code that allowed you enter a menu where you can put many more lives, change the difficulty and even select what stage you wanted to start

[@Mr_x_19922]

There is no 7th boss, the last one is the 6th one, it just have 2 forms

[@0525ohhwell]

Ah yeah, the 5th boss, Captain Vagina Stomach

[@jayblack7495]

Designing each stage one screen at a time as opposed to full scale scrolling saved memory for much better graphics & sound than most other translations. Great port . . . Thanks for sharing . . .

[@deaniepops]

this game was hard back then glad to see the end as i could never do it.

[@jamespaz4333]

Same here... I didn't pass level 4

[@phantomb8832]

The sound effects and music were a little different in the Aussie version of this game. I was so obsessed over this one and R-Type as a child, along with the Wonderboy series. Memories 🌞

[@lurker-mq4fp]

The sound takes me back. Hypnotic drone at its 8 bit best!

[@gigidyyy]

just played this yesterday.. man the atmosphere is amazing.. didn't know they could do that with 8-bit technology! eerie!

[@kfs439]

Quando eu tinha 5 anos eu joguei esse jogo pela primeira vez, e tinha muito medo desses bicho

[@gabisn7439]

Eu tinha medo do primeiro chefao: I rosto era normal, mas quando saltava o fogor os olhos eram chifres e o nariz é o olho!!!

[@TheMultiGunMan]

I've been thinking about buying this at my local game shop. Now that I've seen it I'm definitely going to pick it up.

[@powerstones7722]

I know it's too late but don't buy it I actually bother to comment it's a brutally difficult game when I played it I couldn't get past stage one without losing all my lives and no continues

[@salahmander8831]

I kinda prefer PSG for Alien Syndrome, though the go to the exit tune does sound pretty awesome on the FM-PAC, but still sounds great on PSG, and you should hear the FM-PAC version of the Phantasy Star soundtrack, it's kinda crappy,

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

PSG?

[@davidjskelet]

26:47 sad music in my opinion

[@gisellesousa9325]

eu nao conseguia nem passar da 2 fase

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

Great game. Best end bosses of any 8-bit game I can think of.

[@kramalerav]

Tengen’s NES port is actually better than this Master System version.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

@@kramalerav that's debatable. Tengen butchered Wonder Boy by Sega and renamed it Adventure Island which is crap

[@kramalerav]

@@pinebarrenpatriot8289 Adventure Island was released by Hudson Soft not Tengen. Facts are pesky things.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

@@kramalerav sorry fan boy I didn't know you still take the 8-bit console wars this serious. Next you'll be telling me After Burner and Rampage look better on the NES 😅

[@kramalerav]

@@pinebarrenpatriot8289 I grew up in the 1980s. Believe it or not, I never owned an NES. I in fact instead got the Sega Master System for Christmas in 1988.

[@paulh3126]

That last boss looked impossible and all they give you is the pea shooter, games in the 90s were just brutally hard!

[@christophe2201]

Unfair is the good word...

[@whobitmyname]

or the 80s....

[@christophe2201]

The last boss is impossible to beat without savestates. Gamebreaker!

[@Arthurdavi442]

Thoose bosses are nightmare fuel

[@retrogamer8085]

i remember being impressed by this way back then when it first came out. the NES version isnt terrible.. but.. the graphics and sounds were definitely phoned in for the NES version lol. i own it, played it the other day! but the master system version here was pretty good for 8bit. too bad sega didnt release their system16 games for the genesis. shinobi, alien syndrome, altered beast and a few others were system16 games in the arcade. but shinobi and alien syndrome oddly never got a home release. also, i wish eswat on the genesis (which is also a system16 game) would have been closer to the arcade instead of a more original port. the arcade version was much more amusing.

[@TheAxelay]

I remember hiring this either in 1989 or 90, I enjoyed it but I didn't know what I was doing at 10 years old. Now I have a bigger appreciation for it but I still the default gun is naff as hell.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

exactly, every system has its gems. even failures like sega cd or 32x have at least 1 or 2 good titles on it.

[@theblacksunannunaki7870]

This game was even more scarier at the arcade... They look like the alien in the movie aliens.... Loved the 2 player co-op something that's been non existent for decades now.

[@keithcollard2217]

Thanks Ricky and Mary, I thought you were just sloshes at the bar.

[@furohan565]

Merci pour la vidéo. La musique me parait différente. L'orchestration.

[@gabisn7439]

É

[@Ic-zy1kg]

0:07 cenoura bugada 2:58 motosserra 6:18 coração mutante 16:02 titanic do satanás 20:10 buceta inflamada 24:38 nave milennium falcon dourada

[@gamesbredu.souzamonteiro4515]

Legal um br

[@PedroHenrique-ml4pe]

KKKKKKKKK ESSE CARA É UM MITO

[@user-bv1og6gq7p]

Kkk

[@UltimateGamerCC]

fair enough, though using the FM chip wouldnt be as nostalgic... not to mention wouldnt be as pleasant to the ears.... that laser sound is gonna echo in my mind for a while lol

[@Delcat42]

Thanks much!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

sure doesnt sound like the megadrive/genesis to me, think you're right about it being rushed.

[@HydenChronicles]

Reminds me of Zelda.

[@DJeimaXe]

GAAH;;;; Sega had made the NES look sooo much bEettter... Putting their own Master System to shame.

[@salahmander8831]

Don't blame you, Phantasy Star sounds so much better on PSG!

[@marioghernandez4960]

Will you ever do the Game Gear version?

[@UltimateGamerCC]

(continued) but as we know there are ppl who would think that, so just saying in general as to avoid that... however since i've played all 3 versions (arcade,nes,sms) imo sms had the better conversion as opposed to nes. but yeah thx for the info btw, had no idea tbh...

[@Ic-eb8uc]

esse jogo dá medo :#

[@brenohenrique663]

JOGO DIFÍCIL DA PORRA E NÃO TEM NENHUM MACETE TEM QUE ZERAR NA TORA MESMO TA OSSO

[@williamfaquim3114]

Dificuldade padrão SEGA 8 Bits

[@UltimateGamerCC]

well i would definitely say the default PSG is best for alien syndrome, dunno about other titles though, might make some of them sound better, for me though by first impression its not looking good lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

yeah salahmander cleared that up yesterday, personally dont like how the fm chip affected the sound on this game so horribly. if it makes it sound better on other games i might use it but it hasnt made a good first impression with me so i wont hold my breath lol

[@treasurehunter3369]

Came here thinking that Callisto protocol might have got their name from the first ship. But nope my memory was wrong it was calliope lol

[@EdsondoCarmoOoO]

A dificulade desde jogo é encontrar todos os reféns de cada fase

[@gigidyyy]

Interesting.. Im playing this in kega.. is there a way to switch between the two? FM or PSG? I'd like to compare.

[@Jellova]

The music is different from what I remember.

[@dancingshiva7008]

Jellova: Huh... Wish I'd known about that back in the day. I prefer this sound even though I'm definitely not used to it.

[@bishopwalton3122]

Its FM audio.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

The Japanese version has FM audio chip. Cheers, Rapture

[@stevenhibbert5565]

Is alien storm a sequel to ths

[@letsgonow5641]

Love this game and still remember the music it was creepy...Just was a bit too hard.

[@kramalerav]

Almost every 8-bit console game was pretty difficult though.

[@letsgonow5641]

@@kramalerav Thats true..I did not pass this one if i remember correctly it became really hard after the 3rd leverl. I cant remember for sure its been 30 years lol..

[@Desmaad]

Was this originally a Windows Media file? The high and low ends sound exaggerated.

[@SmashTom]

Although I think the NES version plays better and has better music, the design on the aliens (especially the bosses) looks better in this version.

[@kennatiousc]

is this game available for any other game consols besides sega master system?

[@nightruler666]

game gear

[@kennatiousc]

thats the handheld game ?

[@nightruler666]

yes

[@kennatiousc]

thanks,i'll look for it

[@kennatiousc]

thanks,i'll look for it.

[@jasonloucks3631]

I'm wondering why the sound is different...I take it different orgins have different sounding music..

[@blueshotgun017]

Jason Loucks sounds like theyre playing it with the fm sound enhancement. it came as a physical attachment on some models, like my sega mark III. i dunno what the master system had for sound, but if you dont have the attachment then the music plays with the onboard 8-bit sound chip called the psg. i think most games sound better without the fm enhancement because everything from that era using fm sounds like cheap midi instruments, like a lot of 80s action movies.

[@brandonmorris92]

27:54 Hmm...do they have a thing for each other? 🤔

[@williamfiuza8328]

Jogo legal.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

ACK! if it makes my favorite game on the sms sound like shit, then i KNOW i wont be using it....

[@Mr_x_19922]

Played by: TAS (cheats) It's so obvious, look at 17:02 he walks barely into the face, but yet he goes quick and safe as if it was controlled by a machine, notice how the machine moves pixel perfect, any human being, even the most skilled, would at least take a little time to slow down to make sure they are not touching the green face, but yet this TAS not even stops lol. Also, the machine knows exactly where every single prisoner is in every single level... wtf! not even got lost once

[@UltimateGamerCC]

it was on that too? good grief lol

[@k4ruchi]

Ugh, this game plays like sh-t because of the Master System controller. I wish I could use any other joypad, because there's a lot of fun to be had when you can actually aim properly.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

oh? i see, well i think it doesnt do the game justice.... it's too bass heavy and the laser sound had a lasting high pitch sound that was VERY irritating.... it should have been presented as it originally is or in the least put in the description otherwise so ppl dont think the game is worse than it actually is... and before the accusations start flying: no i am not a SEGA fanboy, i love nintendo, sega, sony and microsoft all the same. note salahmander i dont think you was gonna say that...

[@legendarysnake]

Jurandir

[@kennatiousc]

better than the coin op for sure

[@alvijimenez1]

Viendote jugar parece facil, yo nunca pase del 4 mundo 😂

[@deraifu]

Think I prefer the nes version.

[@ritasimmons36]

Funny it looks like it but sounds like Genesis

[@davidjskelet]

FM sound, though

[@sdcazares1980]

I'm sorry, but the NES Tengen port is superior. Sure, it may not be as colorful, but it had the details right: the display on how many comrades you need to rescue, map display, fluid overview scrolling as opposed to the NES Zelda style in this one.

[@casteloandre]

99vidas

[@UltimateGamerCC]

the emulator is messin up the sound/music, it never sounded like that on SMS. i know because i owned that game for a long time, sry everyone for the flaw in sound quality but its not like this.

[@alvarochaves1999]

The Famicom port is better than this...

[@MaleOrderBride]

Ew! The bosses in this game are disgusting!😂 like a bunch of organs mushed together 🤢

[@ChescoYT]

kinda a boring game...I rented it over a weekend once when released, finished it in a weekend. Had fun playing it, but has zero replayablity value.

[@jeffersontaua]

99vidas