i never comment usually, but i follow your channel since years. it's always a treasure trove of discoveries, no useless fluff and the narration is top notch. go on man.
This one blew my mind. How come I've never heard of this masterpiece? I also wonder why the isometric camera approach wasn't more prominently used in beat 'em ups: it gives a less cluttered view of all 4 players.
As an avid Lightbringer ("Dungeon Magic" was just the most generic-sounding of generic titles) player in the day, I generally agree - but the isometric viewpoint also makes it way harder to line up your attacks with the enemies, which can lead to some frustrating whiffs on the players' part and hits on the enemys' parts. It also contributed to the "quarter-munching" reputation of the game back in the day. ;)
Great memories with this one. Me and my buddy played this one 2 player back then on the Taito Legends 2 compilation back on ps2 and it is easily one of the best games included in that. Thanks for the coverage and glad you had an awesome time with it.
My brother and I got a retropie a few years ago and have pretty much gone through every NES and SNES co-op game worth playing. It's great to see arcade games that might be worth the time.
One of the best parts of gaming, for me, has been catching up on all the arcade games i missed out on as a kid. So freakin fun man. Ive been playing Nightmare for Neo Geo for a couple of nights, and man its so fun
Somehow you are still showing us intriguing games I have never heard of lol mind you, this is years after I first discovered/binged your work! You never cease to impress, bro. Thanks!
Amazing that I've never even heard of this one. It looks like Magic Sword mixed with Gauntlet, which are two of my favorites. Keep up the amazing work Mr. Drunk.
WOW! I can't believed I've never heard of this game before and it looks like I really missed out! My friends and I would have played this game to death had we known about it at the time! Thank you so much for posting this review!
What’s really special about SNES drunk is the way he makes you reevaluate game-related things you may have glossed over. Some of the best critics, in their prime, have done the same. You see a lot of examples of this in music journalism, especially. I truly think SNESdrunk is making an impact on gaming that we don’t even realize at this point. Keep doing what you’re doing man. You’ve got excellent taste, you make me think, and you’re the perfect balm in a world full of ‘like and subscribes’.
Wow, you sparked a memory when you brought up Dungeons & Dragons...that's one of the games I beat solo with I think about 3 bucks in quarters at Horizon in Lake Tahoe as a kid. I don't remember which D&D game was cause TIL there was more than 1 arcade D&D game. This game looks pretty dope. Love the RPG elements....great sprite work too. so Volt is like TG Cid of FFT huh?
the D&D games are also my all-time favorites! Back in college I played so much of them (mostly Tower of Doom, since that's the one my college rec center had). I just clued into this one not long ago, so looking forward to giving it a playthough (or 10!)
when I realized the two dungeon and dragons arcade games were on xbox live it made my week. Those games are incredible especially with unlimited continues.
You've often picked games to review that I've never heard of or just let slip by me like Shock Troopers and for that I just wanna say a big thank you because I always have tons of fun when I check them out. I'm definitely going to be checking this one out.
It's amazing what slips by whether it's something we never hear of or something we know about but never seem to have the time to try. At least you know about Shock Troopers now. It's always a good time. One game that surprised me when I learned about it was Cybattler for the arcade. It has some similarities to Shock Troopers, but also with more elements of a true vertical shooter. For a while it was a lost gem(in my opinion), but has more recently been released for PS4 and Switch.
"What am I, Liberace?" This. This is the best the internet is going to give me today, and I've been on for literally five minutes. Absolutely cracked up. And...this game is GORGEOUS.
A Liberace reference? Absolutely incredible. I got a serious cackle laugh out of that one! Def checking this game out now, can't believe I missed out on it.
Good review! I don't think I ever played this one as a kid, but it looks amazing! I will definitely check it out! I love these types of games! This reminds me of The King of Dragons from Capcom. I am curious if there are many other arcade games similar to this that are a fantasy-style beat-em-up with a leveling system? It is a shame this wasn't ported to more modern systems!
Taito Legends 2 was also released on PC, which is how I first bought it. And yes, it straight up installs the MAME roms, which you can just copy out of the install folder. It must have some odd romsets, though, as it requires a really old version of MAME, which I haven't quite figured out yet.
Blessup SDrunk...smh Ive been watching all of your video game vids eversince ive been building my lineup of games to play on my Retroarch on my PC! some games I never knew existed lol! but Ive played most in arcades when I was younger and a blast of Nostalgia as I got Nes and Snes and TG16 for xmas when I was younger so those games I still remember playing....Dopeness you are
Maybe just me, but the last few reviews, the games feel sort of ‘unfinished’, ‘unpolished’, perhaps…not talking about the arcade games, of course…imo. Love your channel! 😊
I'm someone that does not like the Capcom Dungeons & Dragons games all that much -- they're well made, but I never loved the feel of those games and think some of the design ideas didn't really work -- and I say that because I think Dungeon Magic is worth trying for those who don't love those D&D games because I love Dungeon Magic. In fact, when I last played it a bit over a year ago, I viewed it as a more enjoyable(to me) take on an arcade D&D game. I like that it's more straightforward with a more traditional feel of a beat-em-up game without some of the clunkier elements of those D&D games. Dungeon Magic is very well made and a lot of fun to play. I initially played it on the Taito Legends 2 about a decade ago. After some years, I wondered if it was good as I first thought, and upon my last time revisiting it I ended up having even more fun than I did originally. It's one of the best Taito arcade games I have played.
This is definitely in the conversation for Top 10 Beat'em ups. What sucks about the Taito Legends port is that it doesn't support the 4 Player Mode (and in the PS2 version lags like hot garbage) so the arcade version is the best way to play Really wish we could get an ACA port of this on modern systems
I think it's a matter of time. Hamster seems to be plowing through Taito releases off and on, and most of them were on the Taito Legends discs as well. I'd also love if we got Growl.
I think I played a little bit of this one? the isometric view also kinda reminds me of the 'wizard fire/gate of doom' series by data east, it's a very similar diablo-ish style dungeon crawler but the graphics are definitely better in this one. Hopefully now that the Arcade Archives folks have started porting the Taito stuff maybe we'll see a more modern home conversion of this someday? I'd certainly buy it.
I'm really digging this new focus on arcade games. I've been playing games on fightcade with my friends for years, and recently I had a blast playing your recommendations with my bros, thank you
SNES Drunk should make a series of episodes where he covers all games published by each publisher for the SNES -- it would let him revisit titles he's covered before in a new way, and be a great overview of what each publisher accomplished on the Super Nintendo
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i never comment usually, but i follow your channel since years. it's always a treasure trove of discoveries, no useless fluff and the narration is top notch. go on man.
Got to agree with you on that one!
I wish he would give a little more detail. For instance in this video he didn't mention the music or sound effects at all.
Man, same. I could watch every one of these reviews and never stop enjoying them.
Call him Alex
It's true
3:03 the skeleton corpses in this game look like they died from snu snu.
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I have this on Taito Legends 2, and it's one of my favorite beat'em-ups ever. So much to do, so many things to kick, so many secret doors to find.
2:17 Hurricanrana! My fav part of these is you slipping in wrestling references. A winner is you!
This one blew my mind. How come I've never heard of this masterpiece? I also wonder why the isometric camera approach wasn't more prominently used in beat 'em ups: it gives a less cluttered view of all 4 players.
As an avid Lightbringer ("Dungeon Magic" was just the most generic-sounding of generic titles) player in the day, I generally agree - but the isometric viewpoint also makes it way harder to line up your attacks with the enemies, which can lead to some frustrating whiffs on the players' part and hits on the enemys' parts.
It also contributed to the "quarter-munching" reputation of the game back in the day. ;)
I'm inclined to agree. If more games had used that perspective it could've been refined beautifully.
Games like these are truly the peak of pixel arcade games back in the day.
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I also want to add that the announcer makes you feel super bad-ass every time you gain a significant amount of XP. "You've...just...LEVELLED. UP." :D
Great memories with this one. Me and my buddy played this one 2 player back then on the Taito Legends 2 compilation back on ps2 and it is easily one of the best games included in that. Thanks for the coverage and glad you had an awesome time with it.
"What am I, Liberace?" There's a reference I wasn't expecting today.
Oh man, I picked up this game with a Taito F3 motherboard last year! One of my all-time favorites! Great review as always!
My brother and I got a retropie a few years ago and have pretty much gone through every NES and SNES co-op game worth playing. It's great to see arcade games that might be worth the time.
*checks off Liberace reference for his 2023 bingo card* BINGO!
Always want more arcade reviews! This game looks freaking amazing too. Thank you a bunch for highlighting it!
One of the best parts of gaming, for me, has been catching up on all the arcade games i missed out on as a kid. So freakin fun man. Ive been playing Nightmare for Neo Geo for a couple of nights, and man its so fun
Somehow you are still showing us intriguing games I have never heard of lol mind you, this is years after I first discovered/binged your work! You never cease to impress, bro. Thanks!
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Amazing that I've never even heard of this one. It looks like Magic Sword mixed with Gauntlet, which are two of my favorites. Keep up the amazing work Mr. Drunk.
Great arcade videos lately. I've genuinely never heard of this game and have been using mame for 20+ years. Keep em coming!
WOW! I can't believed I've never heard of this game before and it looks like I really missed out! My friends and I would have played this game to death had we known about it at the time! Thank you so much for posting this review!
What’s really special about SNES drunk is the way he makes you reevaluate game-related things you may have glossed over. Some of the best critics, in their prime, have done the same. You see a lot of examples of this in music journalism, especially.
I truly think SNESdrunk is making an impact on gaming that we don’t even realize at this point. Keep doing what you’re doing man. You’ve got excellent taste, you make me think, and you’re the perfect balm in a world full of ‘like and subscribes’.
Wow, you sparked a memory when you brought up Dungeons & Dragons...that's one of the games I beat solo with I think about 3 bucks in quarters at Horizon in Lake Tahoe as a kid. I don't remember which D&D game was cause TIL there was more than 1 arcade D&D game. This game looks pretty dope. Love the RPG elements....great sprite work too. so Volt is like TG Cid of FFT huh?
I love these arcade reviews, building a cabinet now and seeing games I never knew existed but really want to try give me a push to finish it
This game looks seriously beautiful, the sprites are awesome! Thank you for this find!
Love this style of game and had no idea this one was out there, thanks!
Liberace AND Metallica jokes? You sir, are a man of refined taste :)
I'm loving the arcade reviews!
Those games always amazed me seeing them in the arcade. You knew it was going to be a 20min commitment if you stepped up
the D&D games are also my all-time favorites! Back in college I played so much of them (mostly Tower of Doom, since that's the one my college rec center had). I just clued into this one not long ago, so looking forward to giving it a playthough (or 10!)
0:21 i totally thought you were going to say "and i should mention quickly, no, this has nothing to do with Linkara or AT4W" 😂😂
Loving this arcade series! thanks for the videos :D
Enjoying all the arcade games lately 😊
Love the channel, discovered this one almost 12 years ago. Truly a gem.
Thank you for introducing me to my new favorite videogame
It is good seeing more things like this, Reminds me a bit of Shadow over Mystara a little.
when I realized the two dungeon and dragons arcade games were on xbox live it made my week. Those games are incredible especially with unlimited continues.
You can turn on blood in the dip switch settings.
You've often picked games to review that I've never heard of or just let slip by me like Shock Troopers and for that I just wanna say a big thank you because I always have tons of fun when I check them out. I'm definitely going to be checking this one out.
It's amazing what slips by whether it's something we never hear of or something we know about but never seem to have the time to try. At least you know about Shock Troopers now. It's always a good time. One game that surprised me when I learned about it was Cybattler for the arcade. It has some similarities to Shock Troopers, but also with more elements of a true vertical shooter. For a while it was a lost gem(in my opinion), but has more recently been released for PS4 and Switch.
I remember having seen this cabinet only once. Thank you for the video, SDrunk, now I know how to find it, anyway I can✌🏼
"What am I, Liberace?" This. This is the best the internet is going to give me today, and I've been on for literally five minutes. Absolutely cracked up.
And...this game is GORGEOUS.
This game looks awesome. I love King of Dragons and the D&D games. I've definitely got to check this out.
Absolutely love the arcade reviews! It's a great idea. Keep them coming please.
The ability to stack 2D objects is really cool and advanced for such an old game
Sweet, just checked this out for the first time after watching the first half of your review, thanks for the heads up on this one!
I love the nostalgia overload you offer here.
My favorite part of this video is when the Elf Ranger picks up a damn boulder to throw at the other boulders! 🤯
A Liberace reference? Absolutely incredible. I got a serious cackle laugh out of that one! Def checking this game out now, can't believe I missed out on it.
This channel is just the best, a cozy time capsule
Good review! I don't think I ever played this one as a kid, but it looks amazing! I will definitely check it out! I love these types of games! This reminds me of The King of Dragons from Capcom. I am curious if there are many other arcade games similar to this that are a fantasy-style beat-em-up with a leveling system? It is a shame this wasn't ported to more modern systems!
There is a similar one called Gaiaopolis.
Taito Legends 2 was also released on PC, which is how I first bought it. And yes, it straight up installs the MAME roms, which you can just copy out of the install folder. It must have some odd romsets, though, as it requires a really old version of MAME, which I haven't quite figured out yet.
This game looks awesome!
And I love the Metallica reference.. lol! 🤘
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Awesome video man, I love your videos, keep with the great content.
Blessup SDrunk...smh Ive been watching all of your video game vids eversince ive been building my lineup of games to play on my Retroarch on my PC!
some games I never knew existed lol! but Ive played most in arcades when I was younger and a blast of Nostalgia as I got Nes and Snes and TG16 for xmas when I was younger so those games I still remember playing....Dopeness you are
I have this on some arcade comp on PS2. Haven't played it in god damn forever but I remember enjoying the heck outta this title.
It looks so good I just bought Taito Legends 2 so I could play it hahaha. Thanks, great video as always!
Legends 2 has some seriously underrated gems on it
Great review. I absolutely love this game!
02:18 a Hurricanrana on a frog like enemy, the timing couldn't be better
Looks awesome! Thanks for reviewing this.
Taito F3 is in the works for MiSTER FPGA, I'll be excited to play this when it drops.
It's always a good day when drunk blesses us with a new review episode.
Cool video, thank you for naming some other games as well. Gave me a lot to look into.
I like the look of this game, it pleases me
"It's like Landstalker" sold me right there
Another game to compare it to is light crusader for the genesis/Megadrive. Has that same isotopic beatemup style.
Never heard of this one, looks amazing. Arcade games are their own universe it seems.
Got to play this a couple times at a pizza joint growing up and it definitely left an impression. Been looking for it ever since!
For the life of me I can't remember what baseball team Liberace was on.
I have the Taito legends compilation with this game. Even in this age of gaming, Dungeon Magic is still fun. Gren is my favorite character 👍
Total length of video: 310 secs.
Total length of "SNES Drunk": 2.5 secs.
.81% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".
Played it for a bit and it seems like a lot of fun. Thanks!
Maybe just me, but the last few reviews, the games feel sort of ‘unfinished’, ‘unpolished’, perhaps…not talking about the arcade games, of course…imo. Love your channel! 😊
*He just fades into nothing and explodes* 😂
I'm someone that does not like the Capcom Dungeons & Dragons games all that much -- they're well made, but I never loved the feel of those games and think some of the design ideas didn't really work -- and I say that because I think Dungeon Magic is worth trying for those who don't love those D&D games because I love Dungeon Magic. In fact, when I last played it a bit over a year ago, I viewed it as a more enjoyable(to me) take on an arcade D&D game. I like that it's more straightforward with a more traditional feel of a beat-em-up game without some of the clunkier elements of those D&D games. Dungeon Magic is very well made and a lot of fun to play. I initially played it on the Taito Legends 2 about a decade ago. After some years, I wondered if it was good as I first thought, and upon my last time revisiting it I ended up having even more fun than I did originally. It's one of the best Taito arcade games I have played.
Just gorgeous and I’ve never even heard of it. Can’t wait to try it.
I played this one last year on my any way you can machine, it's phenomenal!
I love the character design in this game, wow
Nice review. Cool game and awesome video
Agreed 😊
Holy crap that archer girl just flip-kicked a bunch of rocks into smaller rocks. I love this game!😅
I remember playing this one, it was tons of fun.
This looks great! Thanks a lot!
This is definitely in the conversation for Top 10 Beat'em ups. What sucks about the Taito Legends port is that it doesn't support the 4 Player Mode (and in the PS2 version lags like hot garbage) so the arcade version is the best way to play
Really wish we could get an ACA port of this on modern systems
I think it's a matter of time. Hamster seems to be plowing through Taito releases off and on, and most of them were on the Taito Legends discs as well. I'd also love if we got Growl.
Damn SNES drunk churning out video's like TH-cam is going out of business! Keep up the good work! Also Isn't this game also called "Light Bringer"?
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@@goatbone Missed it. Thanks.
It’s one of the best made arcade beat em ups with RPG elements ever made. I don’t know why it’s never gotten a home console release.
I enjoyed this one a lot on my CD-R emulator back in the day 😂
Fain tmemories playing this on an arcade machine. I know I barely scratched the surface. An amazing design for that level of hardware!
This game looks excellent! I never heard of it before but will definitely be checking it out.
this game never crossed my radar because to me all dungeons are magic
❤cool
Like Terrance and Phillip once said: "Let's look for treasure!"
I feel like this might have been a secret inspiration for the Gauntlet Legends games.
I bought the taito collection just for this game a few years ago on the ps2. Awesome game.
Nice review playa.
Great game. Needs to come to the Arcade Archives as a standalone title.
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I think I played a little bit of this one? the isometric view also kinda reminds me of the 'wizard fire/gate of doom' series by data east, it's a very similar diablo-ish style dungeon crawler but the graphics are definitely better in this one. Hopefully now that the Arcade Archives folks have started porting the Taito stuff maybe we'll see a more modern home conversion of this someday? I'd certainly buy it.
I'm really digging this new focus on arcade games. I've been playing games on fightcade with my friends for years, and recently I had a blast playing your recommendations with my bros, thank you
Excellent video, as always.
SNES Drunk should make a series of episodes where he covers all games published by each publisher for the SNES -- it would let him revisit titles he's covered before in a new way, and be a great overview of what each publisher accomplished on the Super Nintendo
This, Dark Seal II, Shadow Over Mystara, and Gaiapolis form the Holy Pantheon of arcade RPG Brawlers
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I would have loved this game back in the day
Seems like it could have been awesome as a proper console game.
I played all the beat em ups you mentioned and bunch of others. Never heard or seen this one on arcades before.
The isometric viewpoint goes really well with the beat em up genre. I guess you can't call this one a belt scroller either
Wow. So much depth! Those giant snakes are beautiful. But what I really want to know is did Liberace ever really fend off enemies?