Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is my Thunder Force IV 1CC/1LC run on Maniac difficulty with commentary. It was recorded using an RGB cable on a model 1 Sega Genesis which was modded to play PAL region games. A Framemeister upscaler unit was also used in order to get maximum visual fidelity. An ExtremeCap U3 capture card was used to record the footage at 60FPS. I decided to go with the PAL version of Thunder Force IV because it was programmed to run at full speed and I hate that they changed the name in the US to Lightening Force. Plus, I'm a purist.
This run took me roughly 2 and a half months of practice before I was able to pull it off. Thunder Force 4 is a really tough game on Maniac. There are so many difficult situations and one particular boss (the Desert Rat on Daser as I like to call him) that took me a large amount of time to master. All in all though this run turned out well. My shield only got hit a few times and my final score came in at 6699260. Which I'm guessing is pretty good?
Anyway, enjoy the run and any feedback is appreciated!
This is my Thunder Force IV 1CC/1LC run on Maniac difficulty with commentary. It was recorded using an RGB cable on a model 1 Sega Genesis which was modded to play PAL region games. A Framemeister upscaler unit was also used in order to get maximum visual fidelity. An ExtremeCap U3 capture card was used to record the footage at 60FPS. I decided to go with the PAL version of Thunder Force IV because it was programmed to run at full speed and I hate that they changed the name in the US to Lightening Force. Plus, I'm a purist.
This run took me roughly 2 and a half months of practice before I was able to pull it off. Thunder Force 4 is a really tough game on Maniac. There are so many difficult situations and one particular boss (the Desert Rat on Daser as I like to call him) that took me a large amount of time to master. All in all though this run turned out well. My shield only got hit a few times and my final score came in at 6699260. Which I'm guessing is pretty good?
Anyway, enjoy the run and any feedback is appreciated!
![Legendary Wings [NES] - A Graphical Guided Tour & 1CC Run](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gnGWFrcSbKA/mqdefault.jpg "Legendary Wings [NES] - A Graphical Guided Tour & 1CC Run
SHMUP Master Presents: Legendary Wings [NES]
Legendary Wings is a SHMUP ported from the arcade to the NES in 1988 by Capcom. There isnt anything particularly great about it, but its a fun, albeit easy romp. Its worth playing if you love 8-bit SHMUPS and dont want to deal with a super difficult game.
This was the quickest I have ever been able to capture a 1cc run, which took me roughly 2 nights. I planned on just releasing the run with an overlay but then started adding things... and a month later, ended up with a fully produced video to go along with my 1cc run of the game.
Im fairly confident that no one has done a video quite like this before. I took the idea I started with my HyperZone video and expanded on it quite a bit. The end result is a graphical guided tour of sorts for Legendary Wings. I animated most of the enemies and bosses in the game and used them throughout my run to create a video outside the video, if that makes sense. My intention was to add to the experience of a game that is perhaps, a bit bland to watch at times. Hopefully spicing it up this way makes the game a bit more interesting than it actually is.
Feedback and suggestions for future videos are always welcomed!
*All footage was captured on an original NES Model 2 console (modded for RGB Output) through a Framemeister using RGB at 60fps.
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