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It does get the atmosphere right, despite apparently not having the rights to show Willis' face in the game (based on the PC version at least). But, the gameplay loop is poor with horrible combat and little else. Maybe some stealth or improvised Spy vs Spy trapmaking would stop the game getting repetitive.

It's the new hardware bounce. When this was released it really was a massive step up from the eight bitters and there are some excellent graphical flourishes like the waterfall level but I agree that the colour pallet is rather muted and there wasn't enough variety in enemies.

@steveleadbeater8662 i'm not talking about the technical fact which was indeed a step further... But the atmosphere itself... That was an awfull tendence in the beginning of the 90's make every every sequel with a lot of purple colors... The first Shinobi and the original Shadow Dancer had so nice sunny atmosphere then they become all dark and purple... Also the Mega Drive version of Shadow Dancer is ugly as hell , i prefer the original and the sms version.

As I absolutely suck at Space Harrier, the ability to play the later levels without slogging through the early ones was a godsend. I agree that it feels more like a add on pack of levels than a true sequel but it feels like it was rushed to be available on launch as, at the time, it was an obvious step up from what the Famicom or Master System could do. Many of the magazines at the time were certainly blinded by the aesthetics but that has been the case on most new hardware launches.

Yeah, it seemed to be the case in a lot of games back then. I guess you could point out that you're basically totally abandoned in Damocles and it does feel like you're poking around a lost civilization a lot of the time. Cybercon is one that passed me by so I'm looking forward to giving it a spin soon.

The arcade games that didn't use the standard controls of the time are all a bit janky on Home micros and consoles. Today I'd switch auto fire on, movement on the D pad and shooting with the right analogue stick. With the Megadrive pad its not a comfortable way to play and would have suited the SNES pad better.

The water could have made for an interesting mechanic having to time jumps to get over land masses or bosses only being vulnerable when out of the water as the level goes up and down.

@ definitely something different the other shoot em that come to mind.I can think that has a water mechanic is “in the hunt”.. The music is really impressive too for an unfinished game

Segas Arcade games of the era had some fantastic chiptunes, especially the scaler games.

Feels like a game bashed out in a few weeks, like so many tie-in games of the time.

Its probably how he got buster Crabb(s)......

Every cartoon of the time had some sort of game and the vast majority were absolute bobbins. At least this one is fairly playable if overtly difficult.

One you've chosen Arcade mode it should give you a choice of game length then a choice of 9 skill levels, use up and down on the joystick to choose.

First Cricket game I played, still has a certain charm to it, especially the six flying out of the screen.

Yep, the tune doesn't really match the action as its rather slow and laid back, hence - restrained.

I found it fun in short blasts but was probably best suited in the budget range rather than a tenner.

It is, feels like a game that needed a couple more weeks off polish. Still a fun blast but you can see there is room for improvement. There was a follow up released but the majority had jumped up a generation by the time it was released in 1993.

When it goes from a brain teaser to a twitch game I also tend to move on. It's more than likely that one twitch sequence becomes two, three etc...

I only recently played the C64 & Amiga versions and was shocked at how bad this version is. Missing playable characters and power ups and is so much clunkier to control.

I wish I could forget this conversion. Easily the worst of the 4 versions I've played.

@steveleadbeater8662 1942 had the worst nes soundtrack 😥 stuck with that game and commado and ghost n goblins tough ones

Def needs to be mapped to get anywhere.

@steveleadbeater8662 I wonder if I mapped it back in the day. Does a version exist with unlimited energy/life ?

​@@steveleadbeater8662Did you map it ? On the other Elidon videos on youtube people have mapped it

Much more fun with a second player, I was a home micro kid so the NES is, mostly, new to me but a lot of C64 games seem to have been ported across, shame only the first of these games made it as the second and third are both just as fun.

It's at much the same difficulty level as the Coin-Op.

Back in the day the vast majority of us played on 14" CRTs, all of which were 4:3 ratio.

Ang problema sa arcade conversion ay pinapanatili nila ang kahirapan sa parehong antas, na kung saan ay dinisenyo upang kumain ng up ang iyong mga barya sa arcade ngunit lamang frustrates sa bahay.

wala akong idea, wala naman masyadong story na makikita ko maliban sa cobra class speedboat na kontrolado mo. (apologies if this isn't translated well)

I applaud your niche-ness. A Sega cease and desist might have killed this one as it is very similar just without the Paddle Controller. Shame that version didn't get a wider release as its a fun little arcade game.

Oh, very old school but its got excellent controls and plays very similarly to Rock N Roll racing on SNES which is one of my favourites.

Haven't really looked at the SNES yet, just a couple of games that never got a release. Also a big Rock N Roll racing fan and this is quite similar in how it handles. Never heard of Low G Man so I've that to look forward to.

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It's a very weird game. BAck then all sorts of ideas were thrown at the wall to see what worked. This is actually the second game to use this system as Andy Gavin also released Dream Zone a year earlier which uses Digitised Graphics and is more of a traditional point and clicker.

The 64 version feels like a spectrum port. Not as bad as Karnov, which remains the worst game I've played since I started this, but not playing to the machines strengths at all.

It's bad on so many levels, the action is poor, the jumping is poor, the leaps of faith are annoying. Not sure I've enjoyed anything that Dinamic have published so far.

One of the best looking NES games but mediocre on the SNES which might be why it didn't see the light of day.

It's odd that the name was changed. I played the NES version afterwards (never owned a NES so I'm coming in blind with most of these games) and the SNES version does seem a touch harder, especially the first boss slog. The NES game is also the best looking NES game I've played so far whilst the SNES version is passable. Still, not releasing a completed game is very odd as it must have represented a fair investment.

The only version I've enjoyed so far is the Sharp X68000 version which is excellent.

That would be a VERY long series. Still unsure how Software Creations got their hands on the licence as they had only made Marvel licenced games at that point.

The original Anime run was April to December '87 and the game was released in May of that year so I'm assuming they were co-produced at the same time, or Hayashida was already making an Impossible Mission clone and the licence got slapped on.

The mechanics are very similar with timed wheelies to keep up speed over jumps. I think Excite was a little more 'puzzley' in terms of track layouts and is certainly a more in depth game.

Well, the game industry at the time hadn't got all cease and desisty in the eighties so everything was fair game. To be honest, the Bomb the Base hype was a little over the top at the time.

No Internet, no videogames and, in the UK, three TV channels. Word of mouth that this was a must see film meant there were queues around the block to get into the cinema. Despite the now, rather dodgy, special effects, it remains a superbly paced thriller with a terrific script and outstanding performances.

When you buy a new machine you want to see a proper upgrade and the Amiga was a quantum Leap over the eight bit home micros.

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I can't think of an Amiga game with more projectiles on screen at the same time. I love the artstyle which Erik Simon used in the 'Amber' RPGs later on as well.

A simple premise executed with flair and humour.

Awesome thank you!

The Amiga version looks great in screenshots, I think thats what they were banking on as the actual game is a horrible jerky mess.

だから、全世界で公開されなかったのだと思います。Apologies if the translation is wrong.

It feels like a rushed product on both machines.

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