sixteen-bit
Member
Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima interviewed in new Digging in the Carts video, ahead of an upcoming live tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpv9YA9sOo&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpv9YA9sOo&t=0s
Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
- Thread starter IrishNinja
- Start date
davidwhangchoi
Member
^nice pickups!
Thunder Force II is amazing.
I need the shining forces!!!
Thunder Force II is amazing.
I need the shining forces!!!
Laevateinn
Member
Great grabs. Always happy to see people getting Shining Force.
I'm cursed with Thunderforce II. I grabbed a boxed copy from a gamestore an hour away and it ended up having no cart in it. Then later, I found a copy somewhere else and the thing is completely dead. It won't play at all. One of these days I'll get a copy that works.
I'm cursed with Thunderforce II. I grabbed a boxed copy from a gamestore an hour away and it ended up having no cart in it. Then later, I found a copy somewhere else and the thing is completely dead. It won't play at all. One of these days I'll get a copy that works.
eXistor
Member
I've played through it before (on VC), but I already have SFII and III so I needed it to fill the gap in my collection. Next up: Shining Force CD (if I ever run across it at a decent price).
Yearly heads up:
GAF plays...31 Nights of Horror...5
Posted. Going to add more to it throughout the day.
GAF plays...31 Nights of Horror...5
Posted. Going to add more to it throughout the day.
foobarry81
Member
Picked up this one recently. Haven't had time to try it yet.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i love mystic defender, one of the early genesis games. simple but pretty neat.
I've been trying to remember this game for years! We had it when I was a kid, but my dad sold it when he realized nobody ever played it. I remember it being not too bad? I should look into it again.
Laevateinn
Member
The cover art for Mystic Defender is glorious.
blast processed
Member
Now complete the game to see if you have the version with Alexandra naked at the end.
sixteen-bit
Member
Are any of the PAL versions uncensored?
I think I got the JP MD version? Its called Peacock King or something right?
How the fuck did this get by?XD
IrishNinja
Member
Some retro-fair pickups.
awesome haul! but what the fuck, ive never seen Ghost House on a cart!!
strongly agreed
haha man im never gonna finish that game, might be time to slap it around
Laevateinn
Member
My original copy of Shining Force came from a pawn shop. I never owned the box until a couple years ago despite it probably being the biggest influence on my entire life.
Damn, the video is made by the guy who made the game himself! I love when programmers look back at their work and drop knowledge like that. His channel is amazing in that regard. Like he posted about the non-existent Mikey Mania 2, I never knew that was planned at some point! Mickey Mania is one of my favourite platformer.
Laevateinn
Member
Let's go!
IrishNinja
Member
damn, not sure if ive played this one, but this track is hot
davidwhangchoi
Member
what is this? interesting
It's a turn based strategy game, and while I don't mind that genre I'm not a big fan of it. Nice music though!
davidwhangchoi
Member
oh thanks! i never played those types of games on the Genesis.
the only turn based strategy game in the 16 bit era that i'm just starting to just play now is Front Mission on the DS since it never came out in the US for SNES.
i'll take a look into it.
ResidentDante
Member
Great find! Love it!
Kujaku Ô 2, yes. Adapted from the Ogino Makoto's manga. (the first one was on the Master System, called SpellCaster in the west if I remember correctly)
No need to wait for the naked Ashura/Alexandra to check if it's the japanese version, as the outfit of the protagonist is different from the beginning. =)
Speaking of which, I highly recommend the 2 anime OVA from Rintarô in all their 90's glory, but the Genesis/ Megadrive episode is related to the Kujaku Ô 2: Genei-jô (Castle of Illusion), from the earliest OVA trilogy released 6 years before.
Around the same time, there was also two movie versions, directed by the incredible and great Lam Nai Choi, the god of HK B-movies: The Peacock King and Saga of the Phoenix
Shadow Hog
Member
Boy, Mickey Mouse sure looks different
Wow, that's had almost 250k views in a week! Maybe people do care about 3D Blast lol
sixteen-bit
Member
It got linked on major game sites like Polygon, so it got a ton of traffic over the past day or so.
You're not wrong. This game sounds great. I might have to grab myself a copy.
MrCunningham
Member
That channel must be owned by a former Travelers Tales employee, it has prototype footage for many of their older Genesis/ Mega Drive games, as well as beta footage of Sonic R.
Sonic 3D Blast prototype featuring a working two player split screen mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH4eZcTmVM4
Puggsy prototype footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gybRLaWXGDo
Mickey Mania 2 cancelled prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBEA9KmPw1I
The Legend of Galahad/ Leander prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-H1vhXr1qU
Toy Story 3D FPS level prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XujWtRYtm3g
CODING SECRETS! How Toy Story's 3D levels were programmed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhMMK3QLxSM&t=321s
Toy Story - Genesis highlight and shadow mode explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVSM92CBGmc
SEGA Genesis/ Mega Drive MEGADEMO -showcases graphical effects used in various TT games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEBDwP9DRds
Really awesome stuff!
Uploaded today: earliest prototype of Sonic R on the Saturn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEl508T02qY *yeah unrelated to the thread, but cool anyway)
Laevateinn
Member
Check out Watermelon games. Pier Solar is a great RPG and if Paprium ever comes out it will to the 68000 heart on fire for sure.
ResidentDante
Member
sixteen-bit
Member
I know Piko Interactive sells some homebrew and formerly unreleased genesis games. I'm not really into that scene tho. Maybe forum user gunstarheroes can offer some suggestions.
MrCunningham
Member
Oh neat, so it is the founder of the Travelers Tales? and he is still with the company.
The guy obviously knows his retro-programming. And the sudden appearance of this channel makes me wish for a new Traveler's Tale game on the Megadrive or Saturn. It will never happen.
MrCunningham
Member
A lot of his tech demonstrations are really impressive. The fact that he had the 3D first person stage in Toy Story run at 58fps with no collision is really cool. The macros he wrote for that to get the best performance possible is interesting. Also the tech demo video has a lot of procedural generated stuff, and make use of some interesting 16bit physics models. The fractural landscape demo is also really neat.
MrCunningham
Member
New video from Jon Burton: SONIC 3D's intro sequence is IMPOSSIBLE to fit on a cartridge - RIGHT?
This shows how he reduced the Sonic 3D Blast FMV intro down to a 660k file in a 4MB (32meg) cartridge.
This shows how he reduced the Sonic 3D Blast FMV intro down to a 660k file in a 4MB (32meg) cartridge.
MrCunningham
Member
Yeah, shifting lines of pixels to create a dithering effect is a brilliant idea.
I don't imagine the FMV in Red Zone takes up much space. It is also interesting to note that Sonic 3D Blast also has two 1-bit FMV cutscenes as well, that both run at 60FPS.
The opening Sega logo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRZ6XMcl70Q
Same with the Game Over screen (video not 60fps): https://youtu.be/6fjPvC0NZvE?t=6 .
Jon points out that they are 60fps in his Genesis/ Mega Drive tech video here. I always thought the Genesis was doing some sort of weird hardware effects to produce that.
I absolutely love stuff like this, BTW. I think it is awesome that the founder of TT is making videos showing old prototypes and revealing how he did specific tricks in his old Genesis/ MD games.
MrCunningham
Member
Another interesting tech demo posted today by Jon Burton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6KRVmX4FuM
This one showcases a demo that was created for a proposed Flintsones game that was pitched to Warner Bros in 1993...
This 12 second cinematic only takes up 45k of space. This is being done on the Genesis/ Mega Drive.
The second half of the video showcases 256 colour full screen images out of a palette of 4,096 colours.
This one showcases a demo that was created for a proposed Flintsones game that was pitched to Warner Bros in 1993...
This 12 second cinematic only takes up 45k of space. This is being done on the Genesis/ Mega Drive.
The second half of the video showcases 256 colour full screen images out of a palette of 4,096 colours.
sixteen-bit
Member
Another interesting tech demo posted today by Jon Burton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6KRVmX4FuM
This one showcases a demo that was created for a proposed Flintsones game that was pitched to Warner Bros in 1993...
This 12 second cinematic only takes up 45k of space. This is being done on the Genesis/ Mega Drive.
The second half of the video showcases 256 colour full screen images out of a palette of 4,096 colours.
wow impressive demo
MrCunningham
Member
Yeah, the 256 colour demo is quite impressive. I really want to know how it was done. He even claims that he could've gone over that number. Jon also said that he will be going into more detail on how he did it in an upcoming video.
I was considering making a new thread for this channel, but the majority of it is all Genesis/ Mega Drive related, so I threw it in here instead.
Actually, no need to finish the game either, as you literally have to flip the case to get some of that. It still amuses me to think there was a time - at least in Japan - when you could buy a Mega Drive game with nudity on the box-art... And that was just fine.
Laevateinn
Member
Man, Jon Burtons channel almost redeems gaming youtube.