Revisiting Cybernator - SNESdrunk

[@SNESdrunk]

I didn't mention Metal Warriors because it's unrelated to the Assault Suit series, and that game will be getting it's own "Revisited" video as well

[@masael255]

So weird that Metal Warriors wasn't worked on by the same team at all, despite having so many similarities. Both are amazing games, though! Love your channel and glad to see you do these revisited videos! ♥

[@SaltySparrow]

I just got Metal warriors and it’s incredible

[@blanknull5188]

Amazed you didn't mention Front Mission 2: Gun Hazzard. And if You haven't played it. I highly suggest it. Same Game but RPG w/ Buying weapons and suits. As well as companions.

[@masael255]

@@SaltySparrow Metal Warriors is one of my favorite games! I snagged it at a flea market decades ago for $10. Who'd have thought it would be worth so much today!!

[@rey8318]

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[@gehtdichnichtsan5211]

As a kid, I was utterly fascinated by the little people walking around and the sense of scale that this gives you. "Duuuude look how huge everything is!" Never was able to play through the game tho

[@sardonicus76]

“Whoa, man…look at that steerin’ wheel! That’s HUUUUUUUUUUGE!” -Tiny Elvis

[@listerofsmeg884]

same. i found it a little confusing with unclear objectives

[@alastairward2774]

Ha! Same here, loved the look of it, but couldn't get very far into the game itself.

[@st.haborym]

Give Front Mission: Gun Hazard a go. It's made by the same people, and because it has rpg elements, it's a lot more forgiving.

[@skizm3459]

I always loved seeing the tiny people too lol. I got the game for my bday or xmas one year so I definitely beat it. I think the only game I owned back then, but didn't beat was Zombies Ate my Neighbors lol. Me and my buddy Alan got to the last level I'm pretty sure, we used to have a notebook that we would write down passwords for all games lol. But we just didn't have the skill/weaponry to take down the doctor lol.

[@TomAznable]

The Switch port is specifically the original Japanese version of the game newly translated into English, so it's got everything that Cybernator cut out - not to mention a ton of newly translated extras. Honestly worth the price for those alone.

[@anon_y_mousse]

Makes me wonder if anyone ever patched the original Japanese version for emulation purposes.

[@albertotequida6964]

@@anon_y_mousse yes, there is a translation patch for this game

[@TomAznable]

@@anon_y_mousseLooks like there's been a translation patch out there since at earliest 2002.

[@JarlBarbossa]

There's already a translated rom. Meanwhile, the switch version didn't even add widescreen or twin stick controls.

[@Ryuujin1078]

I’m hoping a physical version becomes available on Switch.

[@bsaintnyc]

This fucking team was 10/10 they really made you feel like you were fighting a solar system wide conflict with 90s tech. Absolutely brilliant designers, artists , ect. Even the janitor was on point to produce this.

[@Toschez]

Cybernator dev team went on to set up a new studio and made Front Mission: Gun Hazard, hence the uncanny level of visual and gameplay similarity. Also, the original composer of Cybernator, Masanao Akahori, started releasing his source version of the soundtrack of KZbin which is worth a mention.

[@ThatRagamuffin]

Now if only we could get a rerelease of Front Mission: Gun Hazard… 🙏

[@Toschez]

@@ThatRagamuffin I'm with you, I think it's one of Square's best hidden gems.

[@IKKIsama14]

Thanks, I'm gonna grab that source version of the soundtrack.

[@thanatos8618]

And what about Metal Warriors...why is it sooooo similar to this game (but better...more robots to pilot)?

[@Toschez]

@@thanatos8618 Metal Warriors is similar but seems entirely developed in the West (both in terms of facts and visual and audio style). There are so many little things that feel off to me that I would consider it no more than a good imitation.

[@Xenaximus]

I'm all for revisiting some of your older reviews like this. Not just because you can make a better video, but just yet as another reason to bring out these old gems for newer people to discover, or for older fans to revisit them as well.

[@francisjo3]

Yeah, I’ve only been following this channel for a few years, so this was totally new - and awesome - to me!!

[@thecunninlynguist]

2013? sheesh...10 years doesn't even seem that long ago.. it's on switch?! I must get this remaster. I always admired the sprite work in this game...absolutely beautiful

[@HeadacheCentral]

The Switch re-release has plenty extra stuff, like the ability to listen to the entire arrange album *and* take a look at all the concept art. Very pleasing package overall.

[@PsychomachineryEBM]

It plays horrible on that, due the garbage controller

[@FFXI_Addict]

​@@PsychomachineryEBMyou... do know you can buy other controllers... right?

[@HeadacheCentral]

I'm definitely not a fan of the joycons, but a Pro controller or third party controller (like 8bitdo) definitely gets the job done nicely for this kind of game. @@PsychomachineryEBM

[@bra1nc417d]

​​@@FFXI_AddictExactly lol. I use the Hori Splitpad Pro and it's perfect.

[@RoboP]

One thing control wise. It's either L or R. The other shoulder trigger button actually holds the position of your firing angle. It becomes really handy in space or regular stages when you're focused on trying to dodge while maintain your direction of fire/shots

[@timmathis8326]

Bought Cybernator at a pawn shop for $3 back in the day. Whatta great gane!

[@igodreamer7096]

"Cybernator, Metal Warriors and Front Mission Gun Hazard. What action-packed mecha oriented SNES games state-of-art trio, man! I'm so happy they are finally coming back. Great video there, drunk!"

[@ChaloempolKay]

My dad bought me a used Dell desktop PC with this game pre-installed. That was 30 years ago. I tried to find this for 3 decades and now I found it. Thank you SNESdrunk.

[@Domspun]

It was never released on PC, you are probably mistaken.

[@sumit92artist]

It does have a remastered version that was released on PC@@Domspun

[@Domspun]

@@sumit92artist Not 30 years ago for sure. There is no mention anywhere of a PC remaster version. Project EGG distributed an emulated version on PC in 2014. OP is clearly mistaken.

[@cpu64]

​@@Domspunyeah, gotta be a different game..

[@chillsavasniko]

emulator shortcut

[@mr.gutgemeint6316]

What I liked about this game was that the controls feels heavy, so you really feel like you're sitting in a giant robot or Mecha. For example if you slide, you can't cancel it and switch your direction instantly. So it takes some short of time to slide on till you can run on the opposite way. Insane good, but I also remember that the game was to hard for me being a kid 😅

[@Turbo-D]

10 years of just being drunken, amazing 😂

[@paulhammons7077]

What the drunk 😮

[@WhoCaresAnymoreTho]

Drunk off!

[@samholdsworth420]

SNES buzzed

[@hylianbran7273]

poor guy needs to sober up already

[@WhooFlungPoo]

Loved this as a kid, the level transitions were always a highlight. Entering earths atmosphere from space with the burning heat shield always did it for me. You just didnt get detail like that in games back then. Then getting on earth and seeing all yhe little people running around which showed the scale of the mech. :chefs kiss:

[@travisshallenberger9486]

'93: The game premiers. '13: 20 years later, you do a review. '23: 30 years later, you revisit your review. I love how cyclical that all is. I'd really be down for more of these revisited reviews. Especially for games that are this good.

[@networktwentythree]

Holy crap, the Japanese ending blew my mind. That is hardcore for an SNES game.

[@elcarloz7026]

That's not even the ending, just close to it. After that scene, you to through the tunnel section then on to the final giant robot boss.

[@WorldsUnhealthiestFitPerson]

That wasn't the only mind that got blown!

[@guyvizard549]

Honestly, your original Cybernator video led me to play it, as well as Front Mission: Gun Hazard, and both have been fantastic classic gaming experiences for me over the past few years. But, again, your two Shadowrun videos might have saved my mental health, as now I'm a practicing GM for the table-top game, and that entire world got me through quarantine and the subsequent years of re-building.

[@bertnbirdgaming4315]

I had no idea they put this on the switch. I used to play this all the time as a kid. I paused the video and immediately downloaded it to my Switch. Thank you so much. Now back to finish watching another great SnesDrunk video

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

Total length of video: 450 secs. Total length of "SNES Drunk": 3 secs. .67% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".

[@rafaelkuhn5154]

Nice update! One little correction though: At least as far as the Japanese version goes, once you unlock the Napalm Gun by shooting only the boss in the first level, you don't need to do anything else in order to keep it. There is a rumour that beating the second level the way you mentioned makes the Napalm Gun upgradable, but I've done that and it's not the case.

[@IKKIsama14]

The Napalm is indeed upgradable but you to need to not take damage and not kill anything in the 2nd level, auto-exploding mines counting.

[@rafaelkuhn5154]

@@IKKIsama14 Oh, I didn't know that the mines counted, thanks for adding this info! Gonna try this again later!

[@TomAznable]

​@@rafaelkuhn5154 You can actually see in SNESDrunk's own footage at 5:00 that he's unlocked the upgradable version: next to the weapon name there's an upgrade counter.

[@rafaelkuhn5154]

@@TomAznable Well observed! However, I believe you only lose the Napalm Gun if you actually die during the second level. The extra challenge of not getting hit/not destroying anything should enable the upgrade, but you don't have to do that in order to keep the weapon itself - I've never managed that steep challenge and always got to keep the Napalm.

[@TomAznable]

@@rafaelkuhn5154 You're 100% correct on that - you definitely don't lose the Napalm unless you die on stage 2. It took me a few tries before I successfully unlocked the upgradable version, it's pretty tricky to not only avoid asteroids but those mines as well! There's one spot in particular where you drop down vertically a little before the boss where it's very easy to set off a mine.

[@bombfog1]

My favorite SNES game as a kid! I remember thinking that the story was so adult.

[@LanEXHikari]

Nice idea revising old videos, specially Cybernator which is such a gem for the console. Looking forward to many more years ✌🏼

[@wilkiedriver]

Back in January of '93, less than a month after getting an SNES for Christmas, my brother and I bought Cybernator for $20 at Babbages. The first "blind buy" for us as we took a calculated risk because we didn’t know if was good or not (our allowance rate was constantly renegotiated), but we couldn't say no to the low price.

[@0tt0z]

Congrats on 10 years of making videos. I love your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@wargameboy72]

First let me say, I f*cking love your videos! I've been watching your videos for years. I also really like SNES Cybernator. I've never beat the game and I do find the controls somewhat frustrating... I never feel like I fully get the hang of the controls. I'm beater at the Shmup parts. But that's because Shmups are 90% of what I play. Anyway, great video, Bro.

[@neonshadow5005]

Yeah, that game actually looks really impressive.

[@craigashcraft7599]

Back when I was a lad in the 90s I was shocked that this game had a bad ending where your crew dies, it was pretty depressing for a Snes Drunk Game!

[@valenciamidy]

The US version has multiple endings actually. There was one level where you had to stop a ship from leaving the planet, and it's a timed fight. Win or lose, you advance to the next stage, but it affects the ending.

[@oneupdawg]

One of my favorite games of all time. This game's music is forever engrained in my mind ever since I was 8 years old. At one time, it was the only game I had on the SNES since In decided to sell my collection as a teen, but thankfully I forgot this one to sell. Absolutely adore this game!

[@bigedwerd]

"Everyone is fighting over oil. Yup, that'll happen."

[@Novapoid]

One of the best games on the SNES hands-down. I wish it was a bigger franchise and we got more entries.

[@Alianger]

It's true english can take up more space. JP language games also tend to display the text a bit faster, making speedrunners prefer those.

[@PhazonOmega]

Kirby: Revenge of Metaknight HAD to take inspiration from this! They're so similar, and I love the execution of that Kirby mini-game! Because of this, I think I'd really like Cybernator, especially if they change it to have the dialogue go while playing like in Revenge of Metaknight.

[@bizophone]

A thirty year-old game that still looks good and plays great. Cybernator is timeless!

[@AvalancheReviews]

You should consider uploading in at least 1440p. Even if you recorded the footage at 720p, using something like obs to upscale it to higher resolutions can really help on youtube. It's not like that upscale is producing any details that weren't there before, but 1440p and up on youtube gets a significantly higher bitrate. That means less artifacting and softness on edges. Two things that do not do old pixel graphics any justice at all. Keep up the good work dawg! I'm pretty sure we both started our channels around the same time. Insane how time flies.

[@BaldoFlores_godmetal]

I owned this game as a kid, and i absolutely loved it! But i had no idea that Napalm gun existed!! 😮

[@CronosVids]

What a decade! When my cousin showed some of your videos a couple of years ago, I was hooked. Congratulations from the Netherlands!

[@Cors_45]

Yoooo I'm all about you revisiting old topics! Speaking of, you absolutely must redo X-Men Mutant Apocalypse - that game is soooooo good. Give that one a replay while utilizing the special moves, trying different combos and characters for replayability. Bless Drunk 🙌

[@FLYNN_TAGGART]

Cybernator, Rolling Thunder, Dynastic Hero

[@doublep1980]

Some corrections about the napalm weapon: - On Mission 1: DO NOT SHOOT ANY ENEMY, INCLUDING THE TURRETS OF THE BOSS. FIRE ONLY AT THE CENTER MASS OF THE BOSS. -After obtaining the napalm weapon in Mission 2, all you have to do to keep it, is finishing the mission. You can take damage, but if you lose a life in Mission 2, you don't keep the napalm weapon. -The napalm weapon is insanely powerful, it one-shot kills pretty much every enemy and kills even bosses with 4-5 well placed shots. The downside is: it doesn't have much of a range and you need to fire it like a mortar in an arch, in order to hit enemies who are far away. Also, the napalm weapon, if used too much, needs some time to reload, like a cool-down, so use it wisely. Oh and anothet thing: USE YOUR SHIELD. Don't try to play this game like a typical run and gun like Contra. Move slow, use the shield.

[@IKKIsama14]

Also if you don't take damage and don't kill anything in the 2nd stage (auto-exploding mines counting), the Napalm becomes upgradable!

[@doublep1980]

@@IKKIsama14 No, that doesn't work, I've tried it. Turns out, the napalm is already fully upgraded, that's why it's so powerful.

[@tempexrer5627]

Ok I tried to play this game before but couldn't really make it far. I'm going to give it another try - thanks for the episode!

[@goldenultra]

You were spot on about vortex it is a mess even with cheats. I also have this game, but never could get my head around it, but i give it another go, i think i have a hour of spare time today. Will give it another try, i thought it was a simple RoboCop 2d platformer but i will give it more time and try reading the story 💬😮

[@avalonjustin]

Played the heck out of this game. The music is awesome.

[@kwizzeh]

Giving a heads up that Retrobit is doing a limited release of the original Assault Suits Valken with a English translation (unknown if it's using the new script from Declassified or not) and pre-orders are up now for it on the usual places in two flavors until 11/5!

[@HubertCumbadale02]

This was my favorite SNES game. I love it and revisit now and again on the emulator. Thanks for posting 🙂

[@TacoDiceCosas]

I have this game complete in box since 1997. In my country we used to interchange games in the "tianguis" (kind of a flea market) and I interchange this game for my bootleg copy of a Dragon Ball Z game. I was so happy but my brother got mad at me hahaha. But I have not regrets, this game is amazing.

[@defpally2954]

It does have the Japan ending where the president shoots himself when you confront him at his desk prior to the final part of the last stage. That part was cut in the SNES US version. It also has the secret Napalm weapon as well as the super secret make the Napalm weapon upgradeable secret. Both work and unlock the same way as before in Declassified. Oh and you don't lose the Napalm weapon if you don't upgrade it in stage 2, you just cannot upgrade it beyond the initial state. It's still in your weapon list and can be used, even in the cave stage that limits your weapons - both in the original and Declassified.

[@mangaas]

Loved this as a kid, another similar game is Metal Warriors. It has an amazing single player campaign AND an amazing 1v1 versus mode.

[@DobbsyLondon]

I had this in England in the 90s, I definitely remember face portraits. Might just thr intro though? 🤔

[@TomMendy]

I would love for you to do a review of the games who took place in 200X or 20XX to see how realistically futuristic they are nowadays

[@seaotter7927]

Drunk! Any chance you'll start doing N64 games? I want to thank you for replying, and I hope you have a great rest of your day.

[@UtoobSuxDix]

Nintendo Power had early screenshots of this game and I was very excited to play it when it came out, it was one of the first games I played on SNES. I was disappointed that it didn't have the character portraits during dialogue but otherwise the level of detail and polish that went into it put most other SNES games to shame.

[@zombieowen]

This seemed like a Genesis game on the SNES to me at the time. I'm curious what are the most Genesis-like games for SNES and the most SNES-like for the Genesis.

[@s.williamc.]

I love this game. When I was recovering from surgery and laid up for over a month I beat Target Earth on my sega nomad. I consider that as My greatest ever achievement in video gaming.

[@malicious217]

In 30yrs can you start a channel called "Switch Drunk" and review this game again? If so I'll be there!

[@Konuvis]

Limited Run is releasing the JP version on SNES cartridge. I'm grabbing it :)

[@Xx1devilgod1xX]

Thank you for this video, I played this game as a kid with my brother and we both considered it one of the greatest games ever made to date but since we played it as kids we were unable to even remember the name, since english wasn't our first language it was hard for us to retain that information as kids. Still it's been so long that the only reason we were able to even believe this game was real and not a dream due to how good we thought it was it's because we both remember its existance, now thanks to you I can revisit my old memories with my little brother and can't wait to see his face once I get him the game for switch. Thanks again, man.

[@DeathToTheDictators]

I like this game a lot, but i thought Target Earth (using control mode B, which makes the game control so well) was the better and more fun of the two games.

[@jonathanw1019]

One of my favorite SNES games. Play it every so often. For an ease in the challenge, there's a trick to get extra continues.

[@Llukario]

Looks like I found a new game! I never knew about this one it looks awesome though! Nice Video man! You have some Great content here!

[@cartooningwithchris5329]

I liked your reference the MST3K Time Chasers with the Bob Evil line :)

[@COIFISHGAMING]

Fantastic game and a must have in your collection. You are right about the controls, at first that drove me away until years later I went back and said "I was a fool this is awesome"

[@zombiehampster1397]

cybernator and target earth are very fond memories for me. Metal Warriors was highly underrated, but Ioved that one too.

[@necronut]

I always mixed up Cybernator and Metal Warriors. Loved 'em both, but they're similar enough you can maybe see my confusion.

[@LouisIsGo]

I always assumed the two games were related as a kid. They’re practically identical gameplay-wise, from what I remember... although I recall MW had a multiplayer mode, which was pretty fun

[@yrenekurtz5268]

@@LouisIsGo Interestingly, Metal Warriors has almost nothing to do with Cybernator.

[@cpu64]

It's a badass game, I bought both versions after finding out the US version was edited.

[@michaellombardi1620]

I remember this game! Never got far in it as I only played it a little, but it seemed cool

[@brux357]

Awesome video. I’d love to see some more rereviews of games you talked about a long time ago.

[@IKKIsama14]

Hey SNESdrunk, to keep the Napalm you only need to survive the 2nd level. However if you don't take damage and don't kill anything but the boss, the Napalm will become upgradable,!

[@joshoshea3194]

10 years! Keep it up bud ✌🏻👍

[@ZYLON22]

As a kid I played this game at least 10 times trough, so underrated!

[@sergentboucherie]

Cybernator was one of the games that was almost always rented out at the 3 video stores near where I lived. The only was to hope to get it for the week end was to go thursday evening and if it was there to pay for it until sunday.

[@Domspun]

lol same!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"Avoid the PlayStation 2 version, it sucks." ...fuck, I guess that serves me right for ordering a copy of the PS2 version recently.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yeah story of my life. But then again a lot of 16-bit stuff that went to the other consoles ended up sucking. An unfortunate truth which is very sad.

[@kwizzeh]

Declassified does have the original ending! But the best thing about Declassified is all the extras, like they wanted to do a physical copy but didn't have the money to do so, the arranged OST created with the original sound samples is great.

[@Wolfburns]

I really enjoyed seeing an updated review. New videos or new remake videos, all rock to me.

[@EmCauldwood]

Fromsoft really reached back for AC6 ;)

[@OfficialBabyFaceNelson]

I had no idea they re-released this game!!! ive been praying and wishing they would add cybernator to the snes app on switch, BUT NOW I CAN FINALLY PLAY THIS GAME I'VE BEEN MISSING SINCE CHILDHOOD!!! THANKS!!!1

[@wileyschmitt]

"I"M BOB EVIL!"

[@MechaTheSpider]

If you love the Assault Suit series, they actually made REALLY cool model kits recently of them that you can pick up that look just incredible.

[@Fuggettabouttitt]

Linky please?

[@wren59]

Very similar at least appearance wise, I am thinking this is Konami's version of Front Mission Gun Hazard, which I wish they had brought that game over here back in the 90s when it came out, Gun Hazard in my opinion Like Phantasy Star IV are the pinnacle of 16bit gaming.....

[@whispersignal1]

Congrats on the 10 years, and thank you for all of the great content! I bet even Bob Evil approves! 😅 Also, I've still yet to play this title, but it is officially on my list. Looks like a lot of fun!

[@TheDramolcan]

Still nothing on Super Robot Wars...

[@themrnails]

1MB on SNES; 1.4GB on Switch. : /

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yeesh, but yeah that sounds about right.

[@prophismusic]

I almost beat assault suit leynos on ps4 once. One of the more difficult games I've played. You've inspired me to give it another go. Definitely going to check out that switch release too.

[@cjnf11]

According to our lord and savior Gideon Zhi from AGTP - "Assault Suits Valken one hell of a lot of fun, and it's got really good story to back it up, too -- quite a lot of which was unfortunately lost on Konami, who released it as "Cybernator" in the US. They removed a good 30-60% of the text, a lot of text sequences, character portraits in the dialogue, reduced one character to simple cannon fodder, deleted a whole bunch of other characters, axed a cutscene in the final level, and generally made a mess of it. I have, in large part, fixed all that." So if you want to play the SNES version, definitely go with the original Valken with the translation patch from AGTP.

[@TheDrunkardHu]

This is definitely an S tier SNES game.

[@BrianM_3rd]

Oh hey, it's the Peaceful Skeleton Realm music! Well, that solves a decade old mystery about the source of that song 🙏

[@skizm3459]

I rented this game, then bought this game (Well my parents rented/bought it for me lol. Back then I could only get like 1 game for my bday and 1 maybe 2 for xmas, and this was one of them.) What a great game. I had no idea you could get napalm throughout the game after lvl 2 if you didn't damage anything but the boss. Napalm was so OP when you got it though just playing regularly. What a fun game. Born in '87 beat this in Elementary School. Then again I also beat Mario Bros. in 90 or 91, but that was because my older brother showed me all the shortcuts lol. Still 3 years old beating Mario is pretty good. It's too bad I didn't capitalize on that intelligence lol.

[@KyokujiFGC]

It's a shame they got rid of all the portraits in the western version because they thought that the anime look would turn people off at the time. Funny how things change.

[@nhagan001]

It really is one of the best Nintendo games. For everything this game did at the time, it could be considered the gold standard for a shoot ‘em up. Your ability to jump as he mention feels clunky because you’re a mech. Really adds to the feeling of fighting. The variety of weapons is also great. Power ups that you can find can be used on many different weapons, and you feel rewarded for exploring the level when that makes you stronger. The storyline is also pretty damn cool. You start out feeling like you’re just fighting in a war, but the little bits of dialogue and characters you meet give your soldier Jake personality. By the time you approach the final stage, it all blends together. You’re one of the last mech soldiers left on your ship, your ship enters the level looking absolutely thrashed to represent your brutal journey, and you’ve powered up your weapons to defeat the toughest enemies to come. I believe there is even a little romantic ending. When you complete the final level (the version where you don’t meet the big bad), you exit your busted mech and embrace the female communications officer that has been with you the entire journey. At least I assumed the two ended up together. Her starts out in the beginning as “just business”, but by the end she is genuinely fearful we might die. All of this packed into an hour.

[@zachreddy]

I cannot imagine going back to the American release after playing the fan-translated Japanese version. Much like Bare Knuckle 3, the conversion was an unnecessary downgrade. Also notable that the director/programmer Hideo Suzuki and graphics lead Satoshi Nakai also worked on Front Mission:Gun Hazard, the spiritual sequel to Cybernator/Valken.

[@Ratralsis]

FUN FACT: since the original Cybernator video came out in December 2013, it's now old enough to legally drink (assuming you're reading this comment in or after December 2034)!

[@SimpleSlave]

This is how I wished Vectorman played. Like this or Metal Warriors or Gun Hazard or Metal Storm. Anything but what we got. I was so disappointed in both Vectorman games. I know people love them but I loathe them both. Clearly my expectations were not where they should've been in order for me to enjoy these games for what they were. But they just felt like wasted potential to me. And going back and playing them has done them no favors in my eyes. Meh. C'est la vie.

[@madspunky]

I've always wondered why another (American) company, LucasArts, got to develop such a similar game, Metal Warriors.

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Funny how you mentioned "Langriesser" for injust downloaded it on my PS4. I know its been out forawhile, but i never really looked that much into it even though it heavily resembles "Gemfire" (one of my all time favorite games), and i kniw why now because it came out just shy of Gemfire's release. Also, if you play MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries, let me know. I can use another lancemate to go mech stomping.

[@maskedbadass6802]

I know that you mostly do SNES stuff and sometimes Genesis but I can tell you would really love a game called Wild Dogs (on Steam and most platforms.) It's a Contra-like that is a bit more forgiving but very creative with it's varying levels and play styles. You reminded me of a specific part of it when you mentioned kamikaze-ing into an enemy ship and I am HIGHLY confident you would both love the game and bring some much needed attention to it as it's currently very obscure.

[@matthewstone5310]

"The Adventures of Bayou Billy" was another NES game that mashed genres. For the most part, it's a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. Then it turns into a first-person shooter, and then it has a couple third-person driving stages. The FPS stages have that rare trait where if you run out of ammo: instant death. It makes sense since, with no bullets, you have nothing to defend yourself with, or, ironically, nothing to pick up more ammo with. There's even a still-shot of Bayou Billy getting blown away when you die in a FPS stage.

[@MaidenHell1977]

This game can be still be had for quite cheap, it looks and sounds amazing. Kick ass review man, looking forward to the Metal Warriors vid whenever it comes.

[@deftones8717]

Are these the same people who made metal warriors? It looks extremely similar. I don’t know how I never heard of this game, but it looks cool. One of my favorite games for the SNES is Metal Warriors.. though I should specify, I never really committed to playing through the actual story mode. Instead, my brother and I played the sh!t out of the 2 player battle mode. It is soooo much fun battling each other’s mechs. But yeah, the mechs in this game look just like the ones in metal warriors. It’s unfortunate that this game evaded my radar as a kid.

[@upinarms79]

I have loved this game since it's US release. I'm kind of sad we never really got any other parts of the series until much later. I didn't even know it was a series until a few years ago. This is my kind of mecha genre, stuff like this and VOTOMS, Macross, MS 8th, original Gundam, etc. The kind of gritty, military-style space operas with that good old 80's anime chunky mech aesthetic. I guess they don't do as well in the US, as it seems more people prefer sentai mecha shows or Evangelion and Escaflowne kind of stuff.

[@obliviousfafnir01]

Also one of my snes favorites. I would love some modern entries into this series. And if you like this style of game check out Front Mission: Gun Hazard. It's very similar with RPG mechanics and a lot more mechs you can buy, pilot, equip, and upgrade.

[@XanthinZarda]

This reminds me a lot of the Korean game, Interrupt/(Iron Blood). Which now that I compare the two, probably was a knockoff of Cybernator given the circumstances of exporting at the time.