Gaiapolis review [Arcade] - SNESdrunk
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This game is known as Gaiapolis: Koganedaka no Ken in Japan, and has art and character design by Twinbee character designer Shuzilow HA. Also, there was actually a home port, but it was a bootleg NES version made by Sachen. Apparently in the bootleg NES port, the playable characters have given names like Lin, Amy and Ken (which are the names of the developers of the port). This game runs on the same Konami arcade board that also runs Metamorphic Force, and Violent Storm.
Interesting info 🎬
So the bootleg NES version must be called Gaiapolis : Koganedaka with Ken ?
the bootleg port is actually decent, especially considering that was Sachen programming the port.
The chara designer worked on the manga "the lady of phalys" from the lodoss universe. A goddamn masterpiece
I do love these "arcade drunk" episodes. You never really get to see all the different cabinets from around the world at your arcade.
Dude! I remember Gaiapolis. This was the first, and only arcade game I ever finished.
The old bowling alley in my hometown in Australia had the cabinet and my mum made me join a team to get me out of the house on saturday mornings. This was back in the 90s.
One week they had a sleep over night where we watched movies and bowled and I had the chance for a proper play through. I must have pumped about $30 worth of coins into that thing but I eventually completed it. It was such a cool game.
Ok so the length of this game probably makes slightly more sense in it's original Japanese context. Japanese arcades in the 80s and 90s had community notebooks that were up by the front counter (though some popular games may have had a dedicated book) and these notebooks acted as a sort of pre-internet community forum. You could leave messages, note a high score, declare yourself the King of All Cosmos, draw a wang, all kinds of stuff. One common use was to write down tips for other players. For example if you discovered a secret, figured out a good strat for a hard boss, or solved a puzzle, you could write it down to help out the next guy. In a setting like this, arcade games with passwords don't sound so crazy.
these sprites are lovely. Konami gotta bless us with an arcade compilation of unreleased games. The unlock system sounds pretty innovative for a 90's arcade game.
I am counting on the Hamster's Arcade Archive!
I miss cool Konami
@@cybercop0083 Exactly since you can't really count on Konami these days, they don't care about gaming, because they make much more money on their other ventures. I'd love to see a port of Metamorphic Force & Mystic Warriors.
@@BoozeAholic still surprised we got the Castlevania Advance collection. I still have a sliver of hope we'll get the DS ones
Damn.... look at SNES Drunk go. He's on fire putting out these videos in rapid succession
He ain't dropping any onions.
He is the Fire Worrior
I love how they have burgers and fries in medieval times, not talking about the restaurant. I've never been to the time or place, just talking about the game. So all you fools can stow the hate and comments...
👍agreed
There's actually a plot twist in the story that explain why we have modern food in this game (it has something to do with the tanks, mechas and later f*cking helicopters)
Ahh Gaiapolis, the sister city of Minneapolis. They have really good food trucks, except for the one that turns into a dragon.
Secret drops system tied to last digit of the timer is quite unique.
Once you know about it, RNG can be tamed a bit and it's another layer of complexity for speedruners.
Shoutout to Macaw45 on Twitch for explaining this mechanic.
This was Hiroyuki Ashida's debut as a director, he would later go on to direct Gradius IV and the Jurassic Park 3 arcade game.
Great review! I miss 90's Konami! They put out some really fantastic games! I've never even heard of this one, but it actually looks really fun! A shame it never made it over to North America. A 2 hour arcade game, though? I've never heard of an arcade game so long it required passwords! I can't imagine desperately trying to find some way to jot down the password in the middle of an arcade back then! 😅
If you think about it It's a great idea. It literally brings people back to the arcades to finish the game.
I would have loved a game like this at my local pizza place. Next time you go for pizza you can start where you left off.
@@Gatorade69 Yeah, it's a shame that more didn't adopt a similar tactic.
@@Gatorade69 That is a fair point. Make a full length adventure that brings the player back to spend more quarters.
I honestly don't know of many other arcade games that do this except for maybe Mario Kart Arcade GP or F-Zero AX where you literally have a card that holds all your arcade data.
@@mattb6522 I remember Capcom fighting game Red Earth used passwords. Also 1986 game The Return of Ishtar has to be one of the earliest arcade games to do passwords too.
Not only is it in Tate mode it's also a slightly higher horizontal resolution compared to other Mystic Warriors Based Hardware games, it's about the same resolution as a CPS2 game, that's why it looks sharper, especially on a CRT. I think it's the first arcade PCB I ever owned. Unfortunately unlike other Mystic Warriors Based Hardware games at the time the music on this is not nearly as good as any of the other games (Mystic Warriors, Metamorphic Force, Violent Storm, Bucky O Hare).
The game looks amazing with super bright colors. I never played much in the arcade so it's even more awesome to see what cabinets are out there. Thank you for the video!
Oh my God the Aaron Rodgers rip was the best! I laughed out loud on that one. I love your channel, keep it up, and thanks and have a great rest of your day!
SNES drunk is a hell of a Gaia.
And How.
OMG. THIS WAS MY GAME! i never expected to see anyone review this.
You can always tell early 90s Konami arcade games by those pastel colors.
It literally took 8 seconds in for me to determine whether or not I'll try this one. Thanks for sharing!
I love discovering hidden gems like this games.
Nice touch saying "icka rooga" seconds after saying "tayt mode". It didn't go unnoticed
Number 800! Can’t wait for your 1000th video.
Wow! When you first mentioned that it's a 2-hour arcade game I was thinking Who would have enough time to do that, but then you mentioned that there's a password system so okay I got to give them props for that That is pretty ingenious. And actually to be fair there was someone I hung out with one time who was in the soul Calibur 2 and so was I and we both played as nightmare and played against each other for I don't know like an hour or two anyway.
A two-hour arcades quarter munchkin machine now that is truly 90s!!
Oh yes, Gaiapolis. Magazines back in the day called this a RPG arcade. You know, because japanese love rpgs and arcades so much. Information was really lost in translation.
the boss designs look phenomenal...
thanks for shining a spotlight on this game ^^
I like the design of the demihumans in this one. So chunky and round.
Thank you so much for highlighting these great arcade games that are still good to play. I'm always looking to get the most out of my emulator, to find the longest games that should have been home games
Really love the sprite work here
A fair balanced beat em up arcade game? Nearly unheard of. Any other examples of fair arcade games would make a great top ten
We had this game in an arcade in New Jersey next to Metamorphic Force another beat em up from Konami in 1993. In MAME there are Europe and American versions of the ROMs so it probably wasn't limited to release in Japan.
Can we all agree that Alex is the real Shovel Knight? Cause he keeps digging for pretty cool and under the radar stuff like this
“Buca in Boca” got me silly, shit is too perfect
Always enjoy your short and sharp reviews. Had never even heard of this game before so will have to check it out!
Joe from Game Sack doesn't just calls it tate mode, but instead TAAAATEE MODE.
How does this channel somehow keep finding weird SNES games i've never heard of? Such a weird and cool looking game, off to play it anyway I can!
"Please deposit coin"
Also thanks for the review, Sdrunk!
I played this on an emulator but it had a Japanese title. Thx for the title translation! Keep up the good work brudda
Great game in the vein of Dark Seal from Data East.
This was the game that got me into emulation. I don't get to say that everyday. Anyway, love the chanel and hope you go deeper into the arcade drunk line of things, one of the first and best channels out there on retro gaming. Can't wait for more 🙏🏼
Dang the artists on this one loved muscular thighs and I respect that. Some of these characters have some serious leg power!
thiccc tighs save the world I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
lol something so small as recognizing gamesack is just so cool having other youtubers mention their peers.
Cool find!
The perspective, the helpers, the smooth animations, and the combat kind of remind me of Beyond Oasis (which came out for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis a year and a half later).
That password system is a great idea and I feel like this game alone would have made me a regular visitor if I had been one of those kids lucky enough to have an allowance.
I'm telling everyone right now play this it's amazing and it just hits alot of the best arcade tropes you want in a game .
Never heard of this. Looks amazing, thanks for sharing
This looks really cool. Some unique ideas behind it at least.
Oh we can "dive back into Arcade games" for more than just a minute.
😄👍
Seems pretty cool. Around 40 seconds in for some reason I really like the effect of the players character dropping down to a lower level.
My unironically favorite part of SNESDrunk reviews are the random sports references I don't understand.
"Heh....Aaron Rodgers..........he was probably....a sports guy."
It's pretty easy to not notice the awkward aspect ratio if you have some decent bezel artwork for your emulator.
It’s great to wake up in the morning to SNES Drunk
More importantly, you get to play as a tall dragon Duke. More than enough reason to play it.
That, right there, is a pretty cool find. Thanks. :)
It always makes my day to watch a snes drunk video
The vertical screen orientation probably happened because it was designed as a replacement board for cabinets built for a different game that needed tate but wasn't pulling in enough income any more. Konami did this sort of thing, for instance the arcade Contra is tate for no good reason.
I would have loved this as a kid. Cool game!
Dude, as always, keep up the good work. I love your content.
I just discovered this game on my multicade and played it all the way through just a few days ago. It's a game you can actually get good at, unlike some arcade games that just steal your quarters.
Great sprite work , miss that !!
Never knew about this one. I'm definitely gonna give it a go!
That Aaron rogers joke was immaculate.
As a Packers fan, I very much appreciate that Aaron Rodgers joke 😂
Video's been out an hour and there are already a few of us in our feelings in these comments. Love to see it.
@@spaz-egotthatlongmoney3112 same! Just totally caught me off guard haha
I hope you have a great rest of your day too!
Thank you for the review, game seems at least the fun sort. I'll have to give it a try sometime
I remember I wanted to try this game a decade ago and the file I had must have been wrong as it did not work. I finally got around to playing it about a year ago and I thought it was good and enjoyed it. It might be a bit too simple and repetitive for some, but I thought the balance was pretty good overall. Having more stuff isn't always better. One thing I wanted to add here is that there's another move for each character, which I think wasn't mentioned. I forget where I found this out, in a comment somewhere, but there's a special melee move attacking in a circle immediately surrounding the player, which can be helpful when surrounded. It's done by doing a circle with the joystick, clockwise for the prince and dragon, and counter clockwise for the fairy. It's really not even a full circle having just tested it, as it will activate on the fourth direction. Also, from having just checked, it looked like only the fairy can block, but that was at the beginning of the game and maybe that changes later.
That Aaron Rodgers joke was insane lololol
This looks awesome! Really great graphics, hope to play this one eventually
The resolution of this game is so ... interesting 😅
It's almost like they had to rotate the screen to play on it's side. Crazy.
Looks awesome!
Especially in
TAAAAAAAAAATE MOOOOOOOOOOODE!
Now we need an "Arcaaaaaaadrunk" intro
Didn't say word one about the fact that you can play as a kangaroo.
"TAAAAIIIT MOOODE!!!!" - GameSack ❤️
Thumbs up for the Aaron Rodgers trolling! 😂 Go Bears
You should consider doing some kind of Konami vs Capcom throwdown video for the 16 but era. Could make for an interesting video
Christ. I've been looking for this game for ages.
Man these scams are crazy.
If this ever got remade or just re-release it's a instant buy for me
Very good game. Thanks for the review
I love pronouncing Tate as "T8 mode", it makes my soul happy.
Holy cow. I remember playing this in an arcade when I was a teenager. I loved playing the dragon and the thing that I found troublesome is that it had a password system so I had to write it down so I can continue later. Good story. Too bad there wasn't a console release.
Excellent content as always. Could I humbly ask for a review of 'Street Smart'. To me this was always the precursor to Street Fighter, although it was made by another company. First arcade game I remember. I literally didn't eat first grade at school so I could save lunch money to play it on a Friday night after swimming class. The best of times.
Awesome video and awesome game, thanks for the recommendation, I need to play this now!
Getting some Beyond Oasis vibes which is always good :)
Awesome thanks 👍
They should've ported this to the "N-Gage" game system , , that aspect would fit perfectly , , ,😋👍👍
This is the first time I listen about passwords in Arcade
While looking for the game's arcade flyer artwork I stumbled upon an unlicensed Chinese NES port of it! How the hell is that even a thing!
Man... learn something new every day if you're not careful. LOL Thanks, brother.
it was localized and came to North America because i got to play it in English when it was new in arcades
It seems to me like dungeon magic/lightbringer taito's arcade!
It definitely reminds me of Dungeon Magic or Data East's Gate of Doom/Wizard Fire games.
@@bananonymouslastname5693 Wizard Fire aka Dark Seal II is a freaking amazing game.
This looks awesome
hope you have a great rest of your day too bud
Gauntlet Legends comes to mind.
You missed an opportunity to make your video vertical. Would have been fitting. Btw i love your videos!
Love the Rodgers joke.
Looks like a less clunky and visually cleaner Gate or Doom or Wizard Fire.
Great video, haven't seen this for a while...
...there is an unlicensed nes port.
TAAAAAAAAATE MOOOOOOOOOODE!!!!
The length here reminds me of King of Dragons, but sounds more rewarding than that as far as gameplay. I'd definitely check this one out if I had the time for it.
I'm always looking for old games that have unique and creative characters. I'm not sure what the guy with the tail is supposed to be, but he's so unusual that I want to play this game just to play as him. Also, I have a soft spot for that old technology where they use a bunch of small sprites to anime a tail or a snake body or a neck or a trunk or an arm or something.
Strange name.... GaiApolis =Happy Global citizen? Lol. What a beautiful looking game though. Makes me wonder... Sooo much work went into making this game with all those levels... And how many arcade cabinets did they really sell, especially just in Japan. The password system really helps though! Never heard of this game, looking forward to playing it. The tate mode is odd indeed, I wonder if that was a gimmick or just a choice of movement through a level.
Nice Rodgers Quip haha
these games are the reason I want to get a monitor with a rotation option for those sweet tate mode games