The History of Altered Beast Remastered 2020 edition - arcade console documentary

[@SatanIceCream]

Still remember the DAY this came out in the arcade... the large sprites were mind-blowing... the transformation was crazy... golden memories

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The beast transformation is what hooked me on the arcade game initially :-)

[@jeremiahroa9969]

yeah. i was blown away by the beautiful graphics.

[@psychonaut1829]

OMG, there is talking in the game😱

[@arifhenriksvensson7302]

The soundtrack to the first stage is still one of my favorite game soundtracks ever. Rise from your grave! :-D

[@abcmaya]

@@arifhenriksvensson7302 yeah. also the beast mode and boss music always get me all pumped up LOL.

[@Larry]

Stella was Alex Kidd's girlfriend in the Alex Kidd: Lost Stars arcade game. It's also a name of one of their game engines, so not sure which Stella it's refering to. But the MD port was apparantly made in less than eight weeks, and in tandem witht he arcade machine, so Sega could have created it as a showpiece for the console. "look how arcade perfect it is!" Etc.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I have read conflicting reports about which Stella is referring to. Since Stella was Alex's girlfriend people say it's her name on the tombstone so who knows

[@neoasura]

This was the first game I played on the Genesis. I used to love it. The arcade version was a "quarter muncher" but I never felt it was cheap like a lot of other Arcade games. You got your moneys worth from a quarter.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

This was the first game I played on the Genesis as well :-)

[@c.glazercrush3994]

Its a good game,I think platinum games should create a new version,probably add weapon use body armour.The way the fighting would be could definitely work.

[@dichromaticb3c]

Haha is was my first Genesis game I played too, was so blown away by the graphics at the time. The game still holds a special place imho.

[@NickWsGuitarCandy]

I believe this came with my Genesis I didn't get Sonic the Hedgehog with mine I seem to remember this was the inclusion game

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Wise from your gwave

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@lalo80adams71]

Exactly..😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@slothisgood8429]

@C B1983 R/woosh

[@hjames78]

@C B1983 no...it said wise lol

[@C.Song07]

This is by far the funniest comment I've seen since quarantine started

[@MexlycanFilmico]

That's how I call my mother in law when she's mad: The Altered Beast.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@balucious]

It's what I call Bruce Jenner.

[@jayfarina7263]

Jajajajajajajaj good one!

[@bboichirok661]

Power up!

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Lol

[@orllyfools14X8]

When I was a little little kid and my older brother and cousins would play this on sega, I would always hide under a bed when the intro played. I hated that shit back then lulz.

[@donkique956]

"Rise from your grave!" Dammit, I can barely rise from my bed.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOLThat line is forever ingrained in my memory

[@jonplaud]

Not a Sega fan at all, but damn I loved this game!

[@ripp3rjak934]

Well then..... WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM!

[@Kaido_928]

Altered Beast was in our local snackbar when i was very very young. So to me it will always have that nostalgic touch. Power up!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I couldn't of said it better myself. Rise from Your grave :-)

[@BrianHeriot]

Discovered your vids recently, LOVE EM! Keep up the good work!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much for the nice words

[@beseeingyou9120]

Pat, as excellent as your channel is, I can't help but feel like your voice was meant for bigger and better things 🤔

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's very nice of you to say. I wish other people thought the same as you :-)

[@Trid3nt861]

2:16 "You will collect a spirit ball" Ah correction.... that's a Steroid ball.... Look at those quick gains.....

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@davidwh99]

I'm really enjoying your videos. So many memories. You've got really good pacing, video length, and just the right amount of quirky humor. Keep them coming!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much,Glad you enjoy my content so much

[@tafferinthedark]

OMG! This game, I played it on the sega genesis as a kid. I remember almost everything about it for some reason and as an adult I don't quite get why I liked it so much. hahaha EDIT: Wow, I had no idea there were so many version of this thing, and even modern ones. I am very surprised.

[@NYKgjl10]

My very first Sega Genesis/Megadrive game that I own and still have my original Altered Beast cartridge to this very day. The Arcade version was crisp and clean with clear animations which was a bit ahead of its time. The character transformation screen is still nostalgic and unbelievable!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's what pulled me into the game were the character transformations.

[@battlevain]

Yes, it was the launch game on the Megadrive and was a very close conversation.

[@Buck3366]

Keep yourself safe in these crazy times my video game brother. Best wishes from your friends in the UK.

[@WarrentheGunner]

👍

[@residentelect]

Here! Here! Hope you're coping Ok @buck3366? Fingers crossed you are able to lay your hands on some loo roll, milk and hand sanitizer?! The country has gone absolutely mad, hasn't it?!! All the best mate, stay safe 👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You as well Buck, stay safe. Thank you

[@crunkwun]

I'm an 80s baby.. this was part of my childhood

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was a teenager when this came up and I loved it

[@roadkillz78]

The love you get from the comments are well-deserved! I enjoy every video of yours that I watch.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's awesome of you to say, thank you so much

[@jasontritt3243]

As much money I spent on this game I could have probably bought a car

[@dsandoval9396]

In an alternate dimension your doppelganger walks into a car dealership and hands the dealer pillow cases full of quarters, ...leaves the car dealership with car but empty in his soul, as if he was missing something in his life. You made the right decision.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, so could I

[@ricky-sanchez]

@@dsandoval9396 You have also bought the original arcade cabinet. With quarters.😎

[@BassistBob81]

Take a peek, if you would dare. Half made of man, half of bear. He came from underneath. I met an Altered Beast. -King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, very cool

[@mcbfilms22]

The “Thor Ragnarok” poster totally ripped it off the cabinet artwork. I remember making a twitter post about it, the second I saw it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, good eyeballs

[@haysoos123]

It’s more like an homage, since the poster and the movie itself has a lot of references to 80s aesthetics.

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

It looks the same but the chances of a company that makes many movies having a cover that's the characters on top of each other rather than side by side is extremely likely

[@MrFatsluttytone]

Like your chill, laidback style. Altered Beast is one of those childhood classics that will never grow old ✌

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed my presentation :-)

[@ebonyroundass]

also the other arcade classic created by brand 'data east' - Mutant fighters', was my childhood favour.

[@coursecorrection420]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 7 up

[@holliday5516]

That is true I can't get enough of that game I'm happy I have Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for my PS3 so I can play the Sega Genesis and Arcade version of Altered Beast

[@jameskelvin6720]

What a great video!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@mastrbutcher]

Ty for the upload friend!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for watching :-)

[@Hero11170]

The single reason I bought a sega genesis

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

Alpha Same. This and Shinobi were must haves.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

AbsolutelyAgree 100%

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

My Genesis came with the game so I was covered :-)

[@rauliod23]

Also Golden Axe

[@buddhaflipdotcom8470]

I remember a kid on the bus saying he was going to play it when he got home on his Genesis. I was envious as my most modern game console at the time was the NES. It took me a while but I got the Genesis. Most of my friends had the SNES. I have no regrets.

[@HypercatZ]

I like how both this game and Golden Axe broke the fourth wall in the credits. The two games also shared one of the enemies, that weird purple birdy thing you can also ride in Golden Axe. So we can easyly suppose that Golden Axe and Altered Beast happened in the same universe.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely I always thought that was a cool touch

[@paxhumana2015]

The new transformations that were in the GBA and PS2 Altered Beast/Juuouki stand alone games were actually from the FDS/NES port of the game, @PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries.

[@elsea8901]

Man that “welcome to your doom” always gave me the creeps...pretty sure that was is some bad dreams I had..🙈🤣

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, it is forever ingrained in my mind

[@mediaglitch]

It's like you know exactly what I need to watch today.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, hope you enjoy it

[@spookerd]

Is that some fresh PatmanQC? HOOK IT INTO MY VEINS! oooh yeah that's good nostalgia!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you very much

[@xtokumaru]

The MSX and ZX Spectrum versions look about the same to me, I don't get why you said one was crap but praised the other...

[@kr12a2y]

I feel like the gameplay sample on the msx and spectrum were the same clip, though, as the spectrum speed looked to be just as unplayable as the msx.

[@TimToolman]

duke n agreed, i dont think the colours were right for the zx, and it appears to be an identical clip to the msx. That said, in sure the zx version will be similarly bad

[@mikereyes2488]

I think the wolf howl sound effect is from American Werewolf in London

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it is

[@shadowtale123]

why the fuck is this reccomended in ices chanel

[@Killer_Pickle]

Thanks Pat. In strange times like now, it's nice to have some new content to watch even though your job of posting videos isn't "essential" in the grand scheme of things.... But to us, It's essential to keeping a bit of normalcy in the world and our time being trapped within our homes Thank you.. We appreciate it! 🙏

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

If I can help people get through these challenging times with my stupid little jokes Then I am more than happy to help. :-) I appreciate each and every one of you for watching and supporting my channel

[@midnightkitty8172]

I never was too fond of Altered Beast because it looked 'cheap' to me; the concept was golden but the repetitive gameplay combined with so - so graphics put me off. It just looked like one of those 'cheaply - made' Arcade games made by relatively unknown companies that were the 'filler' in lots of Arcades I visited. That PS2 version looks like it suffered from poor camera angles which were the bane of many N64 and PS1 titles. That fan - made reboot looks pretty good compared to the others. In any event, thanks for your review; I enjoyed your presentation despite not being fond of the game.

[@deshelly_athetos]

talk about Legacy of kain series

[@mrmanjumac3454]

Everyone on the planet needs to talk abt that series. So fucking awesome

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

He covers arcade games

[@macreuben]

I am old now and remember when this was just top of the line and the graphics were unheard of. Even now though the game is a beautiful piece of work. This channel is easily one or my favorites hands down!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, the graphics were top-notch back in 1989. Thanks for the nice words :-)

[@bighouse42]

Highly underrated video game

[@MasterMayhem78]

Arcade 1UP will (hopefully) release their Golden Axe cabinet in the fall if this virus didn't hurt production. The cabinet will include Golden Axe, Golden Axe Death Adder, Shinobi, and Altered Beast.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I didn't realize Altered beast is going to be a part of that

[@MasterMayhem78]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries It's going to be an awesome cabinet.

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I recently bought a Japanese PS2, so maybe I'll nab the Japanese version of Project Altered Beast if it's so cheap. Though honestly, I wish Sega would take another crack at it. I know few people associate Relic or Creative Assembly with beat'em ups, but both have made some awesome hidden gems in the genre. CA's made Spartan and Viking Total Warrior, and Relic's made the super well-loved Warhammer Space Marine. Now that they're owned by Sega, it would be pretty nice to see one of them do something with Altered Beast when they need another break from Strategy games... and the other studio can try making a new Golden Axe ;) Great vid! I even learned some new fun facts about this one :D I'm also glad you were so thorough about it; not enough people seem to know about THQ's Guardians of the Realm for the GBA, but I loved that game back in the day. That was one of those remakes/sequels that felt like how you _remember_ the original game to be.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm sure at some point Sega will dust off this IP and try again. There is too much rich history there for them not to. Thank you for the nice words, I try to be as thorough as possible in my videos and dig up what little known facts I can.

[@maverickhunterzero8637]

That SID chip is just so damn awesome

[@NoelComiX]

Oh hell yeah!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you :-)

[@erneststackhouse1133]

A lot of my friends kept this game on there Sega Genesis because of how much I played it while yelling out...Wolf Man Has Nards! When they play it now a days, they yell this out as well. Ha-Ha! That kick was epic in the game! Even watching Americas Funniest Home Videos makes me think about this game & I have to play it! This game just kicks my Nostalgia in all the right places!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL that's hilarious

[@rain2472]

I remember playing this in a carryout before I new it the sun was down. I took the short cut home through the woods to get home faster. Man I was freaked out the whole way home lol good times.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, that's hilarious thanks for sharing

[@oa8945]

What's a carry out?

[@appalachianprivileged3312]

@@oa8945 carryout is like a corner store with everything from candy to smokes.

[@thingsofsuch]

Hey, do a spot about the arcade SLASHER FILCK turned beat em up, SPLATTERHOUSE!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I already did it

[@thingsofsuch]

Totally should have guessed you would have covered that quarter eater. There was a crappy laundromat near my house in like 86 that I would walk to and of course throw my hardly earned coins into until I had no more. That was a brutal game, in a brutal hot ass laundromat setting, and back then people could smoke right in your face without a care (which happened twice at this dump) to add to the gruesome nightmare of real life in the 80's as a shitty little punk ass kid (that was me and not much changed in the OMFG 34 years since ...).

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

Love you're channel

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Np

[@abu269]

The SEGA Megadrive version was the best one for me. It was arguable better than the arcade version!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always preferred the arcade game but the mega Drive version is close

[@mreco7896]

Greatest ending to a video game ever,also one of the best channels on KZbin. Thank you.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is high praise indeed, thank you very much :-)

[@jayem187]

I liked this video. Thanks for the Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) memories!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thank you so much

[@ock538]

daddy can I come home?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@epicon6]

Still love this game to bits. Only have the Mega Drive version of this but still. The mega drive version isn’t as good looking so for almost 30 years i thought the two headed wolves were two headed pigs. A few years ago i played this in the arcade in Japan and they are so clearly wolves :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I have always enjoyed it

[@WalterWhiteFolk]

Love the videos Patman! Hope you're doing ok.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm hanging in there :-) thanks for the nice words

[@AllCoolThingsStoneMountain]

0:18 You should have also added "Conan the Barbarian" when you were referring to movies contributing to Altered Beast (for some of the sound effects). -HERETICPRIME

[@johnbowles5399]

Hey Pat, it's me Mega Drive Bowlsey from Sega 16. You know how much I love your work, and look forward to every upload. Keep up the awesome work! :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hello there. Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the content so much

[@johnbowles5399]

@@NB-1 I'm not aware of any such difficulties, but I'll ask if anybody else is having trouble signing in.

[@johnbowles5399]

@@NB-1 Some people seem to have trouble signing/logging in when they first join for some reason. I've asked for them to look into why you can't log in in the relevant forum. Hope you can join us soon. 🙂

[@StrokedGT]

The Master System looks impressive for being 8bit.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It absolutely was

[@rauliod23]

When I bought the Sega Genesis back in 1991 it came with Altered Beast and Tommy Lasorda Baseball in a game bundle. Later on I got Golden Axe and ESWAT. Everybody had Super Nintendo back then and most of my friends went home to play the Genesis.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Most of my friends and super Nintendo's as well

[@hissatsu4937]

How is the playability you ask? Non existent 🤣

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@RandomHajile-j7z]

I never get tired of watching these arcade histories. Thanks.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed them

[@SweatShopActual]

I subscribed because I laughed at the bathroom comment lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL,Thank you for subscribing. Welcome aboard :-)

[@catsithx]

Is the wolf in the nintendo version doing a hadoken?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It sure looks like it and this was before streetfighter came out

[@Rando1975]

It definitely looks like he's using both hands to throw it.

[@cairowilson6885]

With todays technologies this remake would be like the GOD OF WAR chronicles. But with a werewolf eating people, a were-dragon , a were-bear , a were-tiger, and then a golden were-tiger

[@joshi1891]

In these strange times, I’m looking forward to each new video. Keep up the great work!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for the nice words. Glad you enjoy the content

[@mikeychainsaw9760]

I luv ya video game history vids. Keep them coming man

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much

[@hodoupmer]

so glad i found about this channel, Patman is the best boomer

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Fantastic,Thank you for watching. I appreciate the nice words

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Can you believe that, back in the day, we kids were actually trusted to walk to a school bus stop and wait on the bus, and the big bad pedophile monster didn’t get us. Well anyway, our stop was in front of a convenience store/laundromat and guess what game the laundromat had among others… We missed the bus and had to walk the 3 miles to school, so many times because we just had to get through the game one more time. Those were the days.

[@tredfxman]

Man what an insanely well documented documentary! 👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you so much

[@chaza.2891]

wow, that games sucks.... I remember why a nintendo fanboy...

[@LikaLaruku]

Patman: "Dragons & tigers & bears." Dorothea: "Oh my!|

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you

[@adamkhan985]

Sega cinematic universe Sonic 2 Sonic 3 Streets of rage Streets of rage 2 Shinobi Altered beast Sega heroes Golden axe

[@toaster9922]

I THINK I SEE AN ALTERED BEAST BY THE TREE TAKE A PEEK IF YOU WOULD DARE HALF MADE OF MAN HALF OF BEAR HE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH! I MET AN ALTERED BEAST!

[@jeffersoncarvalho82]

Amazing! I didn't know there were so many ports of this beloved game. My first game on SEGA Mega Drive. These monsters morphing cutscenes blew my mind at the time I was just 8yo. Good job!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you, that's exactly what drew me into the arcade version or the beast transformations

[@kenkobra]

This was one game I just didn't like. I only played it a few times.

[@jahmd8377]

The Kobra That’s ok. I played it enough to make up for you not playing it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always enjoyed it

[@torpedoboy4]

Weird that you didn’t mention “An American Werewolf in London” as the werewolf transformation sound effects were lifted straight from it.

[@FMG_MADLOO87]

Good video... I never got chance to play the arcade cabinet version much personally but loved the megadrive version

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The mega Drive was a very good conversion

[@211reid]

😂😂😂 is it me or that RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE is seriously 😂😂😂 just imagine hearing god say that just like that when he comes back😂😂😂 people would be like oh snap I'm a altered beast like the game😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL!

[@rikkyHenry]

"Lights on your gay"

[@therevenger259]

Rice from your gray

[@ActionGamerAaron]

The MSX footage you showed is the same as the ZX Spectrum footage...

[@donp244]

altered beast sucked but i always loved the art when i was a kid

[@notthesameman]

Very good review and history you got a sub

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much And thanks for subscribing

[@jeremyburdge8573]

They are making action figures???? awesome if they are because i love this game

[@michaellacario2919]

"Rise from your grave" is iconic, those voice clips stick in my brain.

[@crunkwun]

They should make a movie.. and make it R18.. fuck this PG or M shit

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

If you make it like an American werewolf in London

[@BlackArroToons]

I got this in the Genesis console's first launch. Nice graphics and concept, but awful gameplay IMO because of the button layout and combat being very awkward.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always enjoyed it, especially playing it with my son

[@BlackArroToons]

That's cool. The game definitely has style and is very unique. @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries

[@swk38]

cool, loved the game, i sucked at it tho

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So did I :-)

[@craigjohnson8254]

Came bundled with my Sega Megadrive. Sold it immediately to my local video rental shop and 2 weeks later they had about 40 copies for rental and stopped buying them. Absolutely horrible game, just here for the queefs from Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, you might be the only one. Thanks

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

Oh....it's a remastered video.....see I thought they had done a remastered Altered Beast game and you got me excited =(

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Sorry it was a confusing title

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

How can you find the PS2 game in thrift shops for $5-$10, when it only had a European and Japanese release? I’m not trying to be a dick or anything; I’m just asking a question. - 16:36

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You don't think it's possible that European and Japanese games have turned up in thrift shops? I once found a Famicom in a goodwill about 20 years ago

[@gurgamous]

that wolf howl is from american werewolf in london just like golden axe enemy death audio is from first blood

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I read that a while ago and completely forgot about it otherwise I would've put that in the video.

[@aroundthefur1210]

I love your videos! Keep at it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you

[@strongeagle720]

That werewolf howl really sounds like the Howl from the Movie an American werewolf in london...but this game first came with the Sega Genesis console when we bought it when I was a kid..keep up the Good videos PatmaQC (y)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is from American werewolf. I just re-watched that movie a couple of weeks after I did the video and noticed it. Wish I would have known it before because I would've included it. Thanks for the nice words

[@superskateboardingentertai9228]

Back when games plot was confined in one sentence "rise from your grave And rescue my Daughter" Ok cool I know what to do. Today everything must be soo Complex And ultra deeeep.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, you are correct. A couple of sentences was all we needed and that was it

[@jaimechavez1941]

Do a episode on ataris 720 skateboarding game please.

[@fineandsmurfy]

I forgot about the gameboy advance game. Really dug the comparison between the different ports, surprised the DOS one was so good!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Well the DOS version had a different developer. It was really good though

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

I actually played this first on the Genesis (rented the system & game) then on the Arcades, then owned it on the Master System, and beaten it multiple times. The Activision versions (All of them) I never liked due to there redesigning of many aspects of the game (take the fireball punch before you transform) it looks & sounds less and less like the arcade it's supposed to represent. I will however give some credit to the 8-Bit line up they did at least tried there best with limited hardware including ZX & MSX. With regards to MSX you had a hardware spec similar to a Colecovision, and the poor little ZX is even worse off then that. I would like to see some smart Colecovision homebrewer not only convert this to that system, but even improve on it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I am always fascinated with what modern programmers can pull out of old hardware, so yes I would love to see a new homebrew of this game

[@glennjosechristman4612]

My own streamlined lore of Altered Beast, based on the lore from Western and Japanese releases: A long time ago, a race of people who could use the powers of animals and even be able to transform into ones conquered the world. Unsatisfied, their leaders wanted to overthrow the Olympians as the new gods, which was what angered Zeus, also known by the Romans as Jupiter, and the other gods. Some of the beast men disagreed, which could also be something normal that could happen among other races who disagreed with each other over serious points, so the civil wars among the beast men happened. Having enough of the beast men's affairs that became worse, Zeus released fogs that paralysed the beast men that rebelled against the Olympians, but he spared those who disagreed with their unjust fellow beast men and faithfully sided with him. The evil beast men were defeated. Some of them were killed, while others were sealed inside tombstones. The good, pure-hearted, and unselfish beast men then lived and bred with normal humans while hiding their powers. Over time, they slowly lost their true powers, but their pride as fellow normal humans, their faith, and their gratitude for Zeus and the Olympians could never perish. Some of them migrated to Rome, a country that the brothers that the wolves raised as their adoptive children founded, and one of their descendants became a centurion. Proud, noble, courageous, strong, pure-hearted, selfless, wise, loving, and just, he had fought so many battles and then died a good death for what was right for his country and his people, including his loved ones and even those who were too weak and afraid to save themselves. He then entered the underworld, where there were so many demons who fought against and defeated Hades, or Pluto to the Romans, the god of the underworld. Some of the demons turned out to be the souls of the beast men who wanted revenge on the Olympians. The evil beast men had gathered and provoked the inhabitants of the underworld to fight and destroy the Olympians, starting with Hades. Athena, also known as Minerva, offered herself to lead an army to fight the demons, the evil beast men, and free the underworld and Hades. However, the leader of the demons and evil beast men, Neff, overcame and defeated Athena and her few soldiers who survived. Neff stripped Athena of her powers, turned her into a dove, and caged her, while her remaining soldiers were tortured, enslaved, and even turned into fellow demons. Neff was the most powerful of the beast men, who were gifted with formidable transformation spells and energy-absorbing spells that could allow him to depower Athena and Hades or even steal their powers from them. The soul of the centurion was trying to stop and fight Neff and his demons due to his own fears that Neff would also lead his armies on a rampage over the people who were the centurion's friends and families, but he was still powerless, and even the dead could also suffer to near death at the hands of the vilests of the demons. Neff then opened a portal to enter the mortal realm and began his quest to march towards the Olympians, and even the mortals who had nothing to do with Neff and his demons had to suffer and die in the process, for Neff would never let anyone stand in his own ways again. In his weakened state, at the bottom of the underworld, he pleaded for help from the Olympians, including Zeus or Jupiter, to defeat Neff and save humanity. Zeus heard the centurion's pleas and took pity on him. Zeus then commanded the warrior to enter one of the beast men's bodies that were sealed inside tombstones that Zeus created to seal them, for the beast men were also the centurion's ancestors, who were capable of nearly surpassing gods. Once inhabiting the body of a beast man, the centurion would gain the strength, speed, wisdom, senses, and stamina of one, but without the powers to unlock the beast man's true potential abilities because the body was still weaker after Zeus ressurected the centurion. The centurion fought demons who were roaming on every side of the mortal realm, and he found out that he could also absorb their life forces without becoming one demon whom the other demons corrupted with their evil emotions due to his pure heart and one of Zeus's powerful spells that was installed on the centurion and protected him. The more demons he fought, the more their life forces he gained from them without being corrupted, making it even more possible for him to become the true beast man with all of the true potential powers at their fullest. The centurion, as the true beast man with the form of a wolf, the exact animal that raised Romulus and Remus as her own, fought and defeated all of the demons who were invading the mortal realm, and he was close to defeating Neff, but the evil leader escaped and stole all of the powers from the centurion, which was a very critical situation for the centurion to chase Neff as a normal beast man from the start again. And so, the centurion journeyed through the levels of the underworld from above the earth to the bottom, fought so many demons, gained more powers, gained different forms of beast men, used all of his forms' powers to destroy any obstacles, and then fought all of Neff's incarnations, until the centurion finally found the final level of the underworld, fought the goat men and the other demons, gained more powers that made him the more powerful version of his wolf form, used all of his powers to eliminate any obstacles, and then defeated Neff, who gained the form and powers of a Rhinoceros. Despite Neff being a beast man who gained the form and powers of a rhinoceros, in the end, the evil master became nothing to the centurion's overwhelmingly pure and strong spirit, will, love, faith, integrity, courage, interest, and determination to never give up and never lose himself in defeating evil and saving everything good. The centurion forced the weakened Neff to find wherever Athena and Hades were imprisoned at their weakest. The centurion then demanded that Neff let the centurion take the powers of Athena and Hades that Neff had already stolen. The centurion could have used all of the powers of Athena and Hades for himself to surpass and overthrow the Olympians. However, because he was so tired of everything evil that plagued everything, even his life and his home realm, he decided that he would never become any of them, no matter what, so that the same mistakes could never be repeated over and over again. He then gave all of the powers of Athena and Hades back to their original owners. Hades regained his place as the god of the underworld, and he, along with Zeus, punished Neff, the demons, and the evil beast men for eternity. Athena, free from her dove form and her cage, thanked and blessed the man who freed her. The centurion, still in the form of a golden wolf, humbly admitted to Athena that he was just a normal man who wanted to do the right thing-not a god, not a demon, and not even a beast man. However, Athena didn't want to see the centurion for his appearance or his powers. She just wanted to see him for his heart, wisdom, and will. She even declared that, whether it was a mortal, a demon, a god, or a beast man, for a heart like the centurion had, she would also be glad to love that person. And so it was, the legend of the centurion, the greatest of his kind, the altered beast. Or so it was. Three strange creatures-not beast men, but almost looked like ones, but smaller-the first one was a blue hedgehog, the second was an orange fox with two tails, and the third was a red creature with long hair and two gloves that had two short horns on each of their knuckles-came to the centurion and Athena through a strange ring portal, inviting him to fight with them in a tournament that determines the fates of the multiverse. In that tournament, there would also be two plumbers from Italian-American descent, a princess from a kingdom, an evil monster who wanted to kidnap a princess, young warriors from unknown lands, a hunter from outer space, a captain who can destroy anything with his punches, a soldier who can hide himself from anything or attack from his own hiding spots, a young male angel, a gorilla, a smaller gorilla, a yellow little rodent that can spark lightning from its body, a boxer, martial artists from some countries around the world, a vampire hunter, a mercenary with a giant sword, a witch with guns, a robot that can shoot from his arm, a cruel fighter who wanted to throw anyone into the depths of hell, and many, many, many more. It would be up to the centurion to give his own answer to those three creatures and change everything around him.

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Sounds pretty good to me, start writing a script :-)

[@shane1489]

You’re ex wife is hot! Sorry that didn’t work out🤷‍♂️ That PS2 game looked promising.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, And that was a picture of her on a good day

[@rayzaramon6598]

Maaaan, i DID NOT Know there were other ports. I owned it on the SMS as a kid. I guess i out of Nostalgia, i don't have the hate others have for it on the SMS.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought the SMS version was okay. The sprites were very large it's just the controls were a bit too stiff for my liking. The sound was really good though

[@MattGreerMusic]

I don't believe I ever even heard of the MSX when I was younger. It seems like it didn't do anything particularly well but for some reason seemed to get a port of every game. Weird.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was really big over in Japan which is why it receives so many ports

[@kaimagazine8221]

The MSX was created in Japan in collaboration with Microsoft and it was the first attempt to create a compatible computer (the PC philosophy). European software companies just made direct ports of the ZX spectrum versions for the MSX because it was a lot cheaper than creating an exclusive game using the MSX capabilities, but in Japan, companies like Konami and Compile (amoung hundreds of others) made exclusive games for MSX which are just incredible. Just search Salamander MSX or Nemesis 3 MSX and you will see what I am talking about.

[@Phantom_binovirex8974]

Think the sequels boss looks a bit and acts like shao Kahn from mortal kombat

[@908peruvian]

Wow i forgot about that ps2 game & the gba game... once J&L reopens in NY in will pick them up! Thanks! Great video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, I appreciate the nice words

[@mr.pavone9719]

I played this on the Genesis. I liked how the power-ups and attack modes changed with each level. You weren't able to develop one strategy that worked for the entire game, you had to adjust your strategies for each level. 11:10 I counted 8 colors on screen... 🤔

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I guess my joke doesn't work then