Commodore 64 Longplay [007] Denaris (EU)

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

Nice, the music still kicks ass. That opening is so catchy.

[@2PeteShakur]

"Manfred Trenz wrote an amazing sprite multiplexer, and we both created the graphics for the then-named Katakis. When released, Activision thought that it was too similar to R-Type, and, with the threat of legal action, it was pulled from the shelves. After some negotiations with Activision, Katakis was rebranded and released globally as Denaris - with only the name change and a few graphical tweaks, such as backgrounds and enemy sprites. The only condition from Activision was that we had to deliver the C64 and Amiga R-Type conversions in just six weeks!" -- Andreas Escher, graphic artist

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

I have some vague memories of that intro screen.

[@NathanTagalong]

I love the long intros. I listen to them like songs.

[@Automatik234]

The last time, I was thes early, the C64 was still a thing!

[@MaxiRyu99]

Man, that is Katakis in disguise...... BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[@000jimbojones000]

Its the "version" after the sprite and level changes because it was tooo r-type like. ;-)

[@Andros2709]

The graphics in level 2 suck compared to the same level in Katakis. It's a shame that Rainbow Arts was forced to make those changes in order to differentiate it from R-Type. Despite some bugs, the original Katakis is much better than Denaris in my opinion.

[@summerWTFE]

Andros2709 why are they so similar? Different markets called for different names?

[@Andros2709]

@@summerWTFE Nope. Rainbow Arts was sued by Irem because Katakis was considered a rip-off of R-Type. So they were forced to change some of the graphics and rebrand it with the name Denaris. As a part of the agreement, Rainbow Arts was also asked to take care of the C64 conversion of R-Type, which is quite ironic if you ask me. If I remember correctly, the original Katakis was only sold in Germany for a brief period of time before it was pulled off the shelves.

[@summerWTFE]

Andros2709 hah. That was a peculiar deal to say the least. I didn’t think one could get sued a lose based on game mechanics alone. Maybe those were different times.

[@Andros2709]

@@worldoflongplays Yeah, you are right. I also erroneously said that Rainbow Arts was sued, but actually it was its partner Factor 5 that got into trouble.

[@kyorin6526]

@@Andros2709 It was sold in the UK too briefly, I managed to buy it before it was pulled.

[@miqotelover]

Wow what a classic.

[@pferreira1983]

I see the lawsuit in full effect here. Ha, ha!

[@v1per_27]

R type + some elements from sagaia

[@topdecker1334]

katakis is the same game

[@moagnor]

10:11 is that small svastika nazi stars that is shot at the enemies... :D

[@mexicodecadente7277]

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[@retrocoll]

I see some rtype here

[@ThePathStrider]

So did Activision, in more ways than one.

[@sk8terboi10003]

Why must it take so long for gameplay

[@wareforcoin5780]

Probably because that title song is dope

[@marzli]

an idea: use scanlines on emulation so the games look like we know the from back then :)

[@billyjunks]

Almost six minutes into the video to see an actual gameplay 🤦

[@Automatik234]

That's the world of C64 longplays for you.

[@pferreira1983]

But when it's this good you can't complain.

[@TorPedoCXC]

This is KZbin, you can skip the intro if you wish. But you'll miss some kick ass music then.