PC Engine Longplay [072] Strider

[@johnnysasaki]

it's funny to see that Strider was voiced by Gray Fox and the Grand Master by Revolver Ocelot in this version(both voice-actors unfortunately passed away long time ago.)

[@joshuasmith3911]

Why is this not the highest rated comment, that blew my fucking mind

[@crazyoldschool6342]

@@joshuasmith3911 I agree.

[@jordonvazquez7620]

Koji Totani is such a large ham as The Grand Master and I could tell that he had alot of fun playing him

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

Not a ham

[@tytaylor1983]

I love the pc engine version and its music for me the victory music when you defeat the boss

[@bisexualbuffthug]

This game really pushed the pc engine to the max with it's specs.

[@darkerfalcon3747]

To be honest, only the cutscenes and specs were good. The gameplay is crappy.

[@thecowboy2]

3:52 The original Human Centipede.

[@DarkbluesEXE25]

Centipede Comunist

[@TboneTenEighties]

Love that it's different.. added levels/cut scenes/music etc. Not bad for Turbo/PC engine.. showing some power. Love me my Genesis/Megadrive though ❤

[@DehnusNorder]

It's a CD game though, ;). Would have loved to have seen these kinds of games developed for the SEGA CD :P.

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

Genesis strider sucks

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

@@DehnusNorder Nope. Sega CD sucks

[@DehnusNorder]

@@godzpeedx7ii75 Outside of being released too late in the west, nope. But hey, you do you sugar. I'm sure you're the special kind of snowflake that companies love to cuddle and give you all kinds of discounts on their products :) .

[@TheOneSymphony]

Actually it didnt but that's your biased opinion ​@@godzpeedx7ii75

[@synthoelectro]

one of the best soundtracks to come to a video game, such memories.

[@DGneoseeker1]

I love that pipe organ music.

[@TheMon1002]

09:34 has always been my favourite bit of this game.

[@dattranthanh4813]

Why everyone playing Strider don't go to secret boss in final stage to fight Nang Pooh

[@phj9894]

color choices in this port is weird, especially human skins.

[@maxpain5506]

20:33 They sure made it easier for anyone to have the T-Rex and robokong appear separately instead of the same time.

[@southbr28]

Great Soundtrack!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa808]

People tends to forget that his name is Hiryu.

[@synthoelectro]

Ninja Gaiden

[@bridgetown1966]

@underthepale one of my favorite video game lines ever

[@MasterLinkuei]

The real problem of this version isnt the graphics but the horrible COLOR choices! Easy to fix (via palette swap)

[@honestgamer748]

Lay off the crack pipe.

[@aryinc]

ahh comon man, the game sucks ballzack through a straw. the looks are really off turning, the megadrive version looks better without even trying.

[@yohkom.7988]

The Mega Drive port was released in 1990 and solely on a 8 meg cartridge and still puts to shame the PC Engine port which was released in 1994 and requires a PC Engine + a CD add-on + the Arcade Card! Amazing what the Mega Drive can do on stock hardware. Hellfire, Golden Axe or Puyo Puyo 2 are others examples of superior Mega Drive versions compared to PC Engine CD versions despite the differences in format and release dates!

[@slavetometal8529]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The Mega Drive also has horrible PC Engine conversions. Devil's Crush is way superior in sound and visuals than the Mega Drive version. Also the colors of Lords Of Thunder are much better on the TurboDuo than the more powerful Sega Cd version. Years has nothing to do with quality products. What makes the difference are the game developers or programmers. Experience is everything. Also let's not forget that the PC Engine has an 8-Bit processor, unlike the Sega Genesis 16-BIT. Also, graphic wise, Street Fighter Champion Edition is better on the PC Engine.

[@yohkom.7988]

Devil Crash looks better on Mega Drive! PC Engine has stretched visuals due to the flawed resolution (256x224) vs proper ratio and sharp graphics on Mega Drive (320x224). And while the main table has better graphics on PCE the bonus tables look infinitely better on MD. Also the MD version has tons of extra... Lords of Thunder is quite a joke of a port, it has some improvements such as added parallax or better scoring system but on other hand some basic things such as enemies hit detection (the flickering when we hit them) have been removed for no reason. In short it should have been the best version but obviously it was partly toned down on purpose. Street Fighter II has better graphics on PCE for the most part but the lack of parallax ruins it, it looks flat like a pancake! Not to mention some funny fails such as the sliding elephants at Dhalsim stage... Also the Mega Drive version has better presentation since it's fullscreen vs reduced screen size on PCE. Also the MD version has graphics details which are lacking on PCE such as the moon at Ryu stage. But again, while Street Fighter II makes full use of the PCE capabilities (it was developed in-house by NEC Home Electronics + probably with some help from Hudson) same can't be said about the MD port which was developed by Capcom on lazy mode since resolution, sound and colors could have been better. Some hackers already improved the voices, sound effects and colors (though colors is subjective) but the resolution would need a complete rework. Still the MD port is the best version of its time but it's a shame that Capcom underused the Mega Drive capabilities.

[@wuliadventure9659]

Discovered this one on Genesis

[@streeterville773]

The best port

[@SinisterSally]

Strider is actually a licensed game. it's based on a manga that is fairly obscure. capcom would have to buy the license to make a new game. something they did back in the late 90's with strider 2. seeing how capcom is refusing to take any chances i doubt they would bring back strider. hell, they refuse to bring out anything megaman and that series have a large following.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

They released a new Strider game a few years ago for PS4 and Xbox One and Strider is on the genesis mini

[@psykrapmadafaka]

HOLY SHIT! NEVER THOUGHT TO GO THROUGH STAGE 5 LIKE THAT! THANKS!!!

[@phonedork]

Its a neat concept to add the talking stills with mouth flaps. But I think it slows the high paced adrenaline rush of this game. It looks good and I like playing it. But I prefer the Sega Genesis version. There are alot of games I do prefer on the PC Engine however. But this is not one of them.

[@reality75]

Désolé amis de la NEC mais la version Megadrive/ Genesis est nettement plus colorée avec un rendu sonore plus performant. En revanche, il lui manque le deuxième niveau ainsi que les nombreuses digits vocales. 31 ans après, je garde un merveilleux souvenir de ce jeu.

[@federicocatelli8785]

Abysimal port considering they had CD-Rom and RAM upgrade (Arcade card )

[@TheMon1002]

Hang on... I don't remember that second level. Nice little added bonus there. Had me worried that it was going to completely deviate from the original game for a moment though.

[@clerianknight]

It was an Arcade CD game. You needed the Arcade Card Pro (or Arcade Card Duo if you had a PC Engine Duo or later) to play this.

[@jimmybiggs9230]

Really good version!!!

[@hyp3rj0s3ph]

This was never shown in another video, it was likely footage of it tacked on to this one.

[@Michirin9801]

Say what you will, but this is my favourite version of Strider...

[@nintendoentertainmentsyste5705]

26:55

[@TheSk909]

Thanks for longplay!

[@Lukas-kz4xm]

Ay Caramba! They needed the CD-ROM and Arcade Card expansions to release this?

[@TheOneSymphony]

That extra stage seems so put of place with all the other levels

[@MDthornton83]

All in all, this is a pretty solid game. The voices and cut scenes really add to the gameplay. Though, I don't like the sound that is heard when Strider uses his sword. Everywhere else, it makes that "SHING" sound. But in this game, it sounds kind of generic and not quite as epic or satisfying.

[@hyp3rj0s3ph]

Actually Capcom and Moto Kikaku co-own the Strider franchise.

[@Salinas1al]

First level music is legit af.

[@JeanetteTherese]

Cadash. Ok. Bad example. I haven't played my TG-16 in 15 or so years. Emulated the arcade a few back and they seemed close enough. Still a fairly impressive game for a Hu-Card. Splatterhouse is missing stuff due to censorship and hardware. Still an impressive port and the controls feel tighter. Even SFIICE, which is also my favorite, is missing layers and has some pretty sketchy sfx. Now I want to fire it up. Time to bring out the CRT. Hope it still runs?

[@bat2001]

best version ever

[@federicocatelli8785]

Yeah sure🤣

[@MonsieurMaouji]

No.

[@wrathovgod5099]

this is way better than the good Genesis port

[@underthepale]

"All sons of old gods, die!"

[@DTM-Books]

An interesting translation of the arcade Strider, with the usual CD-ROM additions. Video game designers have always suffered from Hollywood Envy. It's an embarrassment, and the endless cut-scene interruptions disrupt the arcade's flow. The remixed music is very good, again, a product of its era, but this also demonstrates developers' desperate need to get away from "video games," with pixel art graphics, chip-tune music, and arcade gameplay. Japan suffered from the same Puritanical guilt as the Americans. If only we could create digital movies, and not children's toys! Then we'd be validated! Anyway, that's my take on the broader issues surrounding PCE Strider (which, as a video game, is pretty good).

[@slavetometal8529]

Hollywood Envy is not the issue here. Back in the 90's, "Cinema Cut Scenes" was POPULAR and high in demand. It was the "Next Big Thing" in the world of video games. Then in the mid 90's, "Real Motion Video" was on top. But it didn't last long. Right after that Polygon graphics was the new contender. Today well pretty much nothing is impossible. 2D graphics and multi-scrolling are almost a thing of the past. And yes, I also agree that this is a bad conversion of Strider after so much speculation back in the days.

[@Antonio-hx7yh]

the third moon...an artificial satellite liker the Death Star. The Grandmaster Meio, very inspired to the sith emperor (even with lightnings from his hands)... those elements are clearly inspired to Star Wars

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Who else besides me thinks that Strider Hiryu should have his own anime TV show?

[@guillaumeconil4616]

Nobody mentions it anywhere, but this game only exists on CD. No cardridge version.

[@georgespatton5853]

What? The Genesis and NES have ports of this.

[@thetru-drushow8412]

This has detail Strider could Remake or Rerelease this on other Systems modernize it with the Sequels even the 8-bit NES Version.

[@JeanetteTherese]

I will give you the sound effects and even the graphics. But the music? This port has redbook audio. The music is basically arranged versions of the arcade. I love the Genesis/MegaDrive (all systems really), but the music sounds exactly like one would expect from SEGA's system. What I don't like about this version is that the music tracks change too much throughout a level.

[@moonwhistle]

I think the Megadrive and arcade versions have way better music and sound effects.

[@deadstrider]

I explained the spelling error in my comment below. The only thing more annoying than typing on a phone is typing on one with a cracked screen. The arcade vesrion is second best as there is no lag and the sound is more clear. As a kid I played strider alot as it was my favorite game. I preffered to play it at a local arcade as the genisis version of it lagged. The music in this version is the best in the series. My favorite song is Raid! You would think it would sound better being remixed years

[@azforu29]

Who owns/owned this and the Duo CD you some lucky dogs.

[@Andros2709]

19:25 Why does General Mikiel suddenly look like Mao Tse Tung?

[@rotesil]

8:06 Space battleship Yamato???...

[@MDthornton83]

26:15 What's Hiryu's sword doing out in space?

[@echelon2k8]

He retired after this mission so he doesn't need it anymore.

[@MDthornton83]

I see.

[@troycloude19]

i really wouldn't call that a reboot since its a direct squeal to the first one.

[@SchwarzAnthonyBoys18]

Very good job this version give us a lot of funny but so ugly characters but that's funny so i give them new names Grandmaster Meio = Old-Cloaked Pervert Soldier able to transform in a ugly insect = Guzman El Tico Solo = Plastic Hunter Captain Beard Jr = Captain whip One-eye robot with leg = tugudu Gorilla robot = cheap imitation King-Kong Dino Robot = Cheap Imitation Godzilla

[@BlueFalconPunch07]

I was interested in this port for the dark and shady urban legend about its development. It apparently took five years with veery trouble details.

[@streeterville773]

Where can I read more about this?

[@BlueFalconPunch07]

@@streeterville773 Strider Fandom you find the PC Engine Development. It's shady af. Producer messed up was one thing.

[@TheVampirePredator]

SuperGrafx version had vastly superior audio to the Genesis, but the graphics and animation weren't up to snuff. I can see why the SuperGrafx died. No one is paying twice the cost of a Genesis/MegaDrive for cooler sounds.

[@synthoelectro]

that audio makes up for it, I have never heard audio that good on any system back then.

[@dereknathaniel5316]

Meets the boss, boss says long speech, gets cut down in 2 seconds. Rinse, repeat. lol.

[@Antonio-hx7yh]

colours are a bit bland and dull comparing to Megadrive/Genesis port. Bad choices for some backgrounds (the third moon). The desert level is a good addition

[@nikoforu]

I have never seen this version of Strider before. Interesting. Remixed soundtrack is interesting (some tunes missing though), but I don't care about the added cutscenes. There are more frames of animation than on the Genny port. But most of the levels seem more devoid of color though. It seems the hardware struggles more pushing large sprites, but I find the game seem better programmed around those limitations. The Genny port always felt a bit rushed to me.

[@turrican3839]

Do keep in mind Strider and Ghouls 'n Ghost were developed in-house by Sega, that had to crunch these releases as quickly as they could under memory constraints too so the Genesis could have hit titles

[@doujindance]

I prefer PSone version. But Arcade CDROM2 version was high quality than Genesis version.

[@bign3ck]

Sounds like Randy from southpark saying Hot 🔥 Hot 🔥 Hot 🔥

[@grindhousefan80]

I've never seen this version before

[@maximukhin45]

soory did i said 1985? what i ment to say it became after the launch date which is 1987

[@hugofarias9150]

Strike n blast off the true evil.

[@deadstrider]

@deadlygroove1 are you out of you mind? this is the best version, the genesis version lags too much. The extra stage was fun and the scenes are cool (although i'd like them better if there were at least subtitles)

[@MrNotgonnatellya]

I think i am gonna watch the king kong vs mecha king kong movie after seeing this. :)

[@JasonArrington]

19:47-58 omg XD Its the Death Star!!! And the Grand Master does look like the Emperor. :P Ok Strider now lets blow this thing so we can go home!

[@lukecimino7715]

Kinda late reply, but Cadash has redrawn graphics in a different artwork style, and Splatterhouse is pathetically missing ALMOST ALL of the gory background details. SFIICE on PCE is my favorite version of Street Fighter II though. :)

[@tokenblack7983]

No stage 2 music?!?! Blasphemy

[@TheMon1002]

Wow, this version seems to sit somewhere between the brilliant arcade/Megadrive version and the home computer versions... fortunately much closer to the arcade/Megadrive version. :) I especially love the updated music and the extra cutscenes.

[@hyp3rj0s3ph]

Could you not call him Strider? His name is Hiryu, Strider describes his occupation.

[@user-ht4kp7py2c]

Well I mean one of his enemies called him strider at 2:20. When you select him in marvel vs capcom the announcer says strider hiryu

[@TheomanZero]

Those bosses really don't last, do they?

[@Ahmadu100]

How Do You Continue The Game After You've Beaten It?Have You Ever Continued the Game After Beating It,What Happens?

[@darkerfalcon3747]

Save and Load States!

[@MikiDeFacto123]

It has a reboot,on playstation.

[@JohnSTF72]

I'd actually prefer the arcade version with the PC Engine CD-Rom's soundtrack. The ideal combination :)

[@doujindance]

near to Arcade version than Genesis version.

[@tightlypackedcoil]

doujindance false

[@donteo508]

why do they die in one or two hits?

[@SaitohYatate]

Well the series has aged a lot since its debut in the arcades (1989 to be precise), but back then, it's fast gameplay and replay value made the game worthy of being a classic both in Japan and overseas; Strider 2 was also praised, because of its better music, better graphics, even faster gameplay and a more badass Hiryu. The Strider series may not have the best graphics, but it sure is fun to play. Check out Hardcore Gaming 101 for a detailed article about the series (if interested).

[@unrequited8200]

They could have done a way better job with this port. The colors are weird, the frame rate is low, and something just feels off when you play it. It feels rushed or unfinished.

[@JeanetteTherese]

Sometimes the design choices, and quality, that the PC-Engine took baffled me. With the CDROM2, you would think they could have done a better job. But no, this had to look like utter shit (thankfully not like Golden Axe). Cadash and Splatterhouse are both excellent arcade ports... and they were HU-Card. Hell, look what Capcom did with a (20mb) Hu-Card. They created a port of SFIICE that looks better than the Genesis version. Konami created the masterpiece Rondo of Blood. Etc, etc, sigh...

[@omegaslothman394]

JeanetteTherese w

[@karloreda]

Megadrive wins

[@maximukhin45]

is it just me or the game has awful colors cause of hardware limitations that came in 1985 which is before sega cd was made

[@MikiDeFacto123]

Well maybe,i'm not too good with terminology :)

[@deadstrider]

Countinued: later on UMVC right? Nope this version of raid is still the best with it's sheer awesomeness. Listen closely and you'll see what I mean: watch?v=CQLIFGDvl6Q

[@RetroManiac7777]

Genesis version still the best

[@solarflare9078]

The music sounds so bland compared to the arcade original, as is the port itself.

[@Deathkicker666]

Is it a pce game or a supergrfx game?

[@johneygd]

Why on cd, why not in hucard form?? The point is i cannot play it portibly on my turbo express,unless some hacker might be able to hack those cd games to make it work on the everdrive,sure the cd quality sound has to be converted into 10bit,and the rom has to be split into sections of 20mb to load each section on after another,thumbs up whose agree me.

[@timhouston8007]

+johneygd OMG, who cares.

[@Boltfiger]

was this a super cd game or a superGrafx game?

[@DigiPen92]

Boltfingerz This is the CD version, the Super Grafx version was cancelled.

[@darkerfalcon3747]

Neither a Super CD game. This is an Arcade CD game.

[@hyp3rj0s3ph]

Thank you.

[@deadstrider]

@deadlygroove1 your* i hate using my phone to type

[@kenbrisby4825]

is the second level added on?

[@tightlypackedcoil]

Ken Hicks yes

[@RetroTuna]

Great game but the Pc engine version is a bit shite, shame as it could have been the best version but the game feels unfinished like they rushed it out, the megadrive version is so much better.

[@honestgamer748]

The PC Engine version was simply an attempt to get a return on the investment for the assets developed for the canned Super Graphics version. If they had simply thrown all of that out and built a port from the ground up, it would have been far better. There is no excuse for a console that with Dracula X and Valis to have something that looks like this.

[@RetroTuna]

wouldn't surprise me as the game feels very un finished.

[@darkerfalcon3747]

It's not unfinished. Dice Crative, who developed this port, screwed up everything making it a mess.

[@RetroTuna]

@@darkerfalcon3747 Nice one i didnt know they programmed the game and yeah the game is a mess, shame as they seemed to be the ones that did ghouls and ghosts on the super grafx and that fantasic. This is off there website about strider port, A port of a hugely popular arcade game. In charge of planning, graphics, programming, and sound. The development was done to the very limit of the PC Engine's capabilities, which were extremely complicated, as it was compatible with the PC Engine CD-ROM arcade card. There are also new stages exclusive to this game. Come to think of it, we also developed "Makaimura" in this environment...

[@alessandromarani6523]

"Why don't we mess up an already perfect game? Yeah great idea!"

[@tokenblack7983]

Just played it on MAME last week. This looks like utter crap. I'm with you

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Hu hu hu hu hu u hu hu hu hu hu!

[@lydellfabin64]

Damn. Glad I owned a genesis. THis version stinks.

[@Kerannnng]

Looks like crap compared to the Sega version with the flickering and slowdown. I seen faster games on PCE....

[@TOUKOretrotaku]

really for me a really bad and lazy port,they have used a big hammer(scdrom²+AC) to kill a fly.

[@federicocatelli8785]

Yeah it's mediocre and even need arcade card😵

[@saulosilva2316]

Great game, awful collision detection.

[@darkerfalcon3747]

Crappy Gameplay

[@sebastiaanvanwater]

First time I see the PC Engine version of Strider... Not liking it. The Genesis/Mega Drive port was a downgrade from the arcade original. The PC Engine version looks like a downgrade of the downgrade. Considering the SFII port turned out much better, NEC probably didn't put much effort into Strider.

[@gregmottola8539]

Core Grafix turn Strider into bunga-man. Real betters taking on the Mega Genesis.