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[Vieo]

I've never heard of or had seen this game until a little while ago. I've been messing around with the 32x and SNES versions. During the load up of the game, I see Blizzard's logo. Did they have something to do with this 'disasterpiece' I wonder. It reminds me of Abe's Odyseey a LOT but without the fun, storyline, or interesting design. I hope they don't make a sequel.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Blackthorne kicked some major ass.

 

[Funky Papa]

What? Are you nuts? Blackthorne is the best Flashback/Out of This World clone you'll ever find, I don't know about the console versions but the PC one rocked so bad.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

There's a port of this on GBA too. I don't know, I kind of like it. It's not great, but it's different from a lot of the same type of action platformers that were out at the time.

 

[shuri]

It was awesome when it came out.

 

[Reilly]

It was awesome when it came out.

agree

 

[Mejilan]

It's still a pretty good game, imho. Dated, but fun.

 

[Finaika]

I played it on the airplane and fell asleep.

 

[Mejilan]

How good is the GBA port compared to other versions?

 

[Musashi Wins!]

I remember it being pretty much just like the genesis version. I'd say if you liked it before, you'd like it again, but they didn't go out of there to make anything but a port of the console release.

I see it new for $20 sometimes. I don't think they sold many.

 

[SantaC]

Blackthorne isn't up to flashback/out of this world standard, but if you crave for more games in that genre, you should get this game.

 

[Mejilan]

I remember it being pretty much just like the genesis version. I'd say if you liked it before, you'd like it again, but they didn't go out of there to make anything but a port of the console release.

I see it new for $20 sometimes. I don't think they sold many.

So that means the 32X version is still technically the best one? I remember that one being the most enhanced, graphically. Pity. I think the GBA game was a port of the SNES one, but I could be wrong.

And wasn't the GBA one always $20?

 

[Musashi Wins!]

So that means the 32X version is still technically the best one? I remember that one being the most enhanced, graphically. Pity. I think the GBA game was a port of the SNES one, but I could be wrong.

And wasn't the GBA one always $20?

You are probably right on both counts. I never played the 32x version. I thought the others look pretty nice for their time. I'm sure it was always cheap, I guess that I'm more suprised that I run into it new occasionally.

 

[Zep]

Dont hate on BlackThorn Bitch......

Flashback was the best though/

 

[Tain]

I hope they don't make a sequel.

Shut your filthy mouth.

Actually, maybe it hasn't aged well at all. I only played the mac version, years back.

 

[madara]

Aye its age thing so your opinion is abit scued! Its like saying donkey kong jr sucks, it only has few levels and repeats. :lol

 

[bitwise]

It was awesome when it came out.

^^

 

[Lyte Edge]

Blizzard needs to make new versions of Blackthorne and Rock N' Roll Racing.

 

[boutrosinit]

I've never heard of or had seen this game until a little while ago. I've been messing around with the 32x and SNES versions. During the load up of the game, I see Blizzard's logo. Did they have something to do with this 'disasterpiece' I wonder. It reminds me of Abe's Odyseey a LOT but without the fun, storyline, or interesting design. I hope they don't make a sequel.

Try plugging the joypad in. Blackthorne is awesome. One of the most understated SNES games.

 

[shuri]

<shuri in 1993> HOLY SHIT, YOU CAN HIDE IN THE SHADOWS?!?! :lol

 

[Jared Goodwin]

Hey, Blackthorne was cool in 1993 when all the Flashback and Out of this World sequels turned out to be crap.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Blackthorne kicked so much ass back in the day. The GBA port is so-so. Somehow they botched the color palette. I had much more fun with Blackthorne than I ever did with OOTW and Flashback.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

FUCK YOU! Blackthorne is one of my favorite shooters, very methodical but fun. Great puzzles too.

Blizzard, come back to console game development

 

[john2kx]

the colors in the GBA port are exactly the same as on the SNES.

the thing that's noticeably different is the music.. in some areas, it sounds like a bit of it is missing, but not really.. sort of hard to explain.

 

[nitewulf]

BAH! you have ANY idea when this game came out??
and PC version had perfect controls!
gamers today...

 

[I Hate Pants]

Blackthorne was fun. The first part of the game (in the caves) was definitely my favorite. Got kinda old after that, IMO.

I liked Flashback a lot more.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

the colors in the GBA port are exactly the same as on the SNES.

 

[Shompola]

Awesome game. Played the PC version. Plan to buy the GBA version.

 

[sscrew]

Awesome game. Played the PC version. Plan to buy the GBA version.

I also loved the PC version, if the GBA version is similar i may have to pick it up

 

[Funky Papa]

The GBA game is pretty meh, I wouldn't recommend it unless you can pass the bad sound and screwed up color palette =/

The PC version is still the best, if features great adlib/sb music, red blood and 256 colors @ 320*240. I loved that game.

 

[Ferrio]

Blackthorne was Blizzard's first game.

 

[RunWhiteBoyRun]

Kinda OT, was Heart of the Alien for Sega CD any good? Never got a chance to try it.. and Flashback ruled all

 

[Kleegamefan]

Blackthorne roxx

Love the music in the SNES version....

 

[Drakken]

I enjoyed it when I first played it on the PC a long time ago.

 

[john2kx]

ok, so they adjusted it so you could actually see the game on the GBA's screen.

Doesn't mean the colors were off.

 

[Funky Papa]

It looks pretty weird in movement on the SP, so much I used to turn off the internal light when playing outside. Everything looks saturated.