Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@NintendoComplete]

Super Fantasy Zone is a real stand-out in the Genesis library (especially that soundtrack!) and I'm super stoked that it's being included on the Genesis Mini.

[@codprocamp4690]

Nintendo complete always 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

Another top tier Genesis game that never made it to the US, along with many other classics like Monster Land IV, Pulseman, Panorama Cotton, Alien Soldier, Gleylancer, Yu Yu Hakusho and Magical Taruruuto. WTF were they were thinking? That we would rather play Western-developed junk like Blaster Master 2, Batman Returns, Green Dog and Chakan? Sega of America was great at marketing and not so good at picking or making games.

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

@@Dorian_Scott The graphics feature some of the best bright color use you'll find on the Mega Drive, along with detailed, well-animated sprites, huge bosses and excellent multi-layer parallax scrolling. Makes the TG16 version of Fantasy Zone look like an 8-bit game.

[@MVC2fan1]

@@Prizrak-hv6qk Monster World made it to the west in 2012 as part of Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World. Alien Solder made it to the west in 2018 as part of Sega Genesis Classics.

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

@@MVC2fan1 There are a number ways to enjoy all these games now, including with official and unofficial translations (if needed). I was talking about not being able to buy them for your Sega Genesis back in the 90s.

[@Dorian_Scott]

It really sucks that we Americans missed out on this game back in the day. It's a great followup to the original Arcade Fantasy Zone! And like its Arcade counterpart, the graphics and (especially) the soundtrack are incredible. M2 porting this game to all versions of the Genesis Mini 1 was a bold move.

[@UltraEpicLeader10020]

And if you hold A,B, C, and start when you starts new game you get the arcade Fantasy Zone 1 soundtrack (except for the final boss and ending)

[@danmakuman]

One of the most colorful and beautiful Mega Drive games. Also the music is great. I didn't have a copy of the game but I'm glad it will be in the Mega Drive/ Genesis mini.

[@Dorian_Scott]

If you go to this game's Sound Test, you can listen to songs from the original arcade Fantasy Zone. It sounds *AMAZING* on the Genesis!

[@GrumpyBearRawr]

That's the most SNES looking Genesis game ever.

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

Yes. Great use of bright colors. Check out Magical Taruruto too. Unfortunately, "cute" Japanese games like these two and many others weren't "kewl" enough for Sega of America to localize.

[@Bloodreign1]

@psdominator No, no mode 7 in Genesis games, wasn't built into the hardware. Programmers could do tricks though to make games do crazy things even in those days.

[@solarflare9078]

@psdominator If it was Mode 7, the background would be non-existent during that scene. What you're seeing is pure sprite scaling done in software

[@foxmulder4318]

This was really fun. Of course, had to emulate it back in the day. A little more difficult with a keyboard back then. I liked the sound track more than Batman&Robin, personally.

[@herpderp9774]

It was awesome to see the husks of some of the bosses from the original Fantasy Zone in the background there on Menon :)

[@Dorian_Scott]

Guess what, that's not the only callback to the original Fantasy Zone! In the options menu, you listen to the original soundtrack. It's great stuff as you'd except from a Sunsoft game.

[@RetroPanda13]

On the Menone level, the background has the bosses of the original Fantazy Zone. Pretty cool

[@jonespianist3189]

The first two mainline games, as well as Fantasy Zone: The Maze have also been like this with their endings.

[@thekaratesuit]

this video was a slap back to my childhood that i didn't know i needed

[@boynextdoorman]

That ending is so deep. It does not fit this cute game at all.

[@CarozQH]

Pretty much everything about SFZ is incredible, so weird that americans didn't get this back in the day

[@moescredriver5486]

Because opa opa kills his own father

[@jonespianist3189]

@@moescredriver5486 No he doesn't. You can clearly see O-papa alive and well in the intro... At least for a little bit.

[@moescredriver5486]

@@jonespianist3189 yeah, flashbacks

[@jonespianist3189]

@@moescredriver5486 That's not who killed O-papa in the intro. Additionally, the story text for Fantasy Zone II (seen if left on the title screen long enough) clarifies that O-papa had disappeared since the events of the first game. Of course, he's still alive and well at the end.

[@TabbyWesa]

I swear the music for the first level sounds a lot like the special stage music for Sonic 3D Blast.

[@danshan8503]

The first stage music reminds of Chaos Emerald Level in Sonic 3D Blast.

[@Dorian_Scott]

A cool tidbit I noticed is that in the Sound Test you can listen to songs from the original arcade Fantasy Zone. *THEY SOUND FANTASTIC ON THE GENESIS!!!*

[@danshan8503]

@@Dorian_Scott Oh wow!

[@TabbyWesa]

It basically is the same tune.

[@Soynereh]

I had no idea this one existed!

[@wetmink]

This used to be one of my favorites.

[@jasonlee7816]

why is it no longer your favourite?

[@tysonthewolf]

3:03 This reminds me of the Sonic 3 PC PORT of Carnival Night Zone. Recognize that little start?

[@davidcasanueva5722]

The ending actually predicts Fantasy Zone 2

[@jonespianist3189]

How exactly? This game takes place in 623X, while Fantasy Zone II takes place in 6226. If anything, it's an implied prequel to Fantasy Zone Gear.

[@MrSuperspeedsonic]

Cute them all!!

[@juanbautistagonzalezrodrig9715]

So you're playing it on the Sega Genesis Mini. I have a Genesis mini too.

[@Fabrirp]

read the godamn description

[@juanbautistagonzalezrodrig9715]

@@Fabrirp I saw the description, my friend.

[@GalaxyKauri2008Offtopic]

0:53 Upa-upa is sping the spectadors 😨

[@Bloodreign1]

Good game, and oddly Sega let Sunsoft develop it. Wasn't the first time Sunsoft touched a Genesis property, doing some Sega games on the Famicom (I believe they did both Fantasy Zone games ported to the Famicom).

[@jasonlee7816]

i thought Sunsoft only developed, made, released 1 x Famicom Fantasy Zone game in Japan then Tengen either develop, made, publish, release the other NES Fantasy Zone game in USA

[@RayGarraty1985]

Did this game ever get a sequel?. It said "To be continued..." at the end, after all the credits rolled.

[@Bloodreign1]

There was Fantazy Zone 3 on SMS, or GG I forget, but it was a maze game. There was an arcade/PS2 remake of Fantazy Zone II though, and it's a great game.

[@jonespianist3189]

@@Bloodreign1 Fantasy Zone: The Maze was actually a prequel to the first game As for the original post, I believe this games plot is continued by Fantasy Zone Gear, which has Opa-Opa's son as the player character.

[@giuseppecalabrese396]

Lo adoro👍

[@manhuang6933]

the game color as soon as SFC game!

[@pooranimation1864]

😭😭 I feel bad when.he lose.his.Father

[@anaqimaliq2428]

[@khiemnguyencao4324]

Semi-final boss is opa opa's dad right? That hurts my feeling Yep, I did the son name's dirty, originally its poo poo btw

[@Bloodreign1]

Opa Opa, not Poo Poo. :P

[@khiemnguyencao4324]

Bloodreign1 oops, should I change back the name?

[@Bloodreign1]

@@khiemnguyencao4324 Might be for the best, before anyone gets confused about poor Opa Opa's name.

[@sluggy68]

Bruh why did you do my boys name like that

[@khiemnguyencao4324]

@@sluggy68 my bad, and thanks for tolerating, appreaciate it

[@anaqimaliq2428]

🏆

[@tristancannon1974]

Nintendo playing a SEGA game?!

[@astro1354]

200th like

[@giorgaras5104]

2:00

[@yuliustono9209]

amm....??

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

Such a 16 bit letdown compared with the Master System version, which practically looks better, and was made 6 years earlier.

[@jabetitbasen]

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