Developed and published by Alpha Denshi in 1990 Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Get Great Retro Scene News @ http://www.vintageisthenewold.com Probably the best way to think about Crossed Swords is a medieval, fantasy-themed Punch-Out, only much harder. As the tutorial explains, the key to success is reading enemies attacks and guarding high and low correctly to deflect the blow, then counterattacking, although discerning exactly which attack the enemy is preparing to launch in such a short time frame is is incredibly difficult. I loved the visuals and the overall concept, but I was far less enamoured with the gameplay itself: too long; too repetitive; too boring. Chapters 00:00 Attract mode 01:30 Chapter 1: Disaster in the poor village of Dio 04:37 Chapter 2: The shaken castle in Pulista 09:30 Chapter 3: A desperate fight at the Matius tower 24:49 Chapter 4: The fish monster of the Gauda fortress 33:03 Chapter 5: The attack of the land battleship 40:48 Chapter 6: Entrance to the Devil world 47:48 Last Chapter: The Devil Castle of Graisia 1:04:07 Ending #crossedswords #neogeo #retrogaming ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjP9LSGb-co

Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Get Great Retro Scene News @ http://www.vintageisthenewold.com Developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1990 The original Shadow of the Beast was a technical masterpiece when it launched in 1989, although gameplay definitely wasn't its strong-suit. Released just a year later, Beast 2 feels like a real step backward. If you thought the original game was unbalanced, just way till you experience the sequel - it absolutely delights in pushing the player into inescapable situations and dead ends if you're not carrying the correct items at the right time! There are also far too many encounters requiring pixel-perfect timing - 07:34 is a perfect example - and the whole affair is just tiresome. At least the inclusion of health potions to restore health is a small bonus. The multi-layer parallax that looked so amazing in the first game is largely absent, and the visual style is considerably more drab and dreary. The actual artistry is still of an excellent standard, but the muddy browns and greys of the colour palette don't exactly excite. Tim Wright replaced David Whittaker as composer on this second outing, and his musical score is probably the only highlight about this sequel. #shadowofthebeast #amiga #walkthrough ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEoA6Fq8byA

Developed and published by Activision in 1989. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Add me on Google+: http://bit.ly/1tPwL1u Following the huge success of the 1980's film, the world went Ghostbusters-mad. A cartoon series followed, of which I was a massive fan. Data East developed an arcade coin-op based on the cartoon and where there is a coin-op, a slew of substandard conversions for home computers wouldn't be far behind. The game is a strange hybrid of a top-down shooter, but with stylistic nods towards Capcom's Ghosts n' Goblins series (take a key to come in!). The only objective is to keep pushing towards the top of each stage, kill the guardian outside the level exit and to collect the key that it drops. The player is equipped with two weapons with which to deal with the game's various ghoulish denizens. The first is a generic, single-shot cannon that can be used to release a ghost from the monster's initial form.Once released, the player can capture ghosts using the famous proton pack. Each captured ghost is transferred to the containment unit after completion of the level and bonus lives will be awarded for fifty or more ghosts captured. By far the biggest problem with the game is the collision detection. The game is extremely picky when it comes to calculating if the ghost is trapped in the proton stream or not. To complicate matters, the ghosts head towards the player at angles that make hitting them extremely difficult. The difficulty of the game meant that anyone with the tape version of the game was subjected to much painful rewinding and reloading of the tape. To this day, I don't know how we ever put up with multi-load tapes... The arcade game on which this is based wasn't a great game to begin with and, to be fair, the C64 version does at least "work". David Whittaker produced a jolly, if rather short version of the Ghostbusters theme tune and the art work is reasonable. I did notice that, despite having ten levels, some of the level layouts did repeat themselves (levels one and nine are the same). The Real Ghostbusters isn't a terrible game, but it's just not enjoyable enough to recommend it. Anyone looking to scratch that Ghostbustin' itch should go and play the version by David Crane instead. #retrogaming ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2sKCU1yBOw

Game Info --------------------------------------------------- Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Toaplan Year of Release: 1990 Game Review & Impressions --------------------------------------------------- This vertical shooter from Toaplan features some top-notch visuals for the time, and the gameplay is fast, bordering in frenetic at times. As is typical with games of this type, you can upgrade your weapons and collect smart bombs which help get you out of sticky situations. However, you need to choose your armaments carefully because certain weapons lock your aim to front firing only, but generally have a decent spread of projectiles, while others allow you to move and aim in all directions, but you need to be more precise. You'll want to pick the weapon which best suits the environment - the auto-laser is much more effective in confined spaces and tight corridors than the spread-shot. Over all, Out Zone is a tough but compelling shooter, and is worth checking out. Information & Trivia --------------------------------------------------- Video Notes --------------------------------------------------- Related Longplays & Videos --------------------------------------------------- Chapters --------------------------------------------------- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHOd_OZqPI