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A playthrough of Renovation's 1991 action-RPG for the Sega Genesis, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys.
Wanderers from Ys, originally released in 1989 for the NEC PC88, was the third game in Falcom's flagship series of action-oriented RPG adventures. Nihon Telenet's Sega Genesis port was the second localization of Ys III to land in North America, following a month after the November 1991 release of the TurboGrafx-CD version (youtu.be/f-ZEdTDWslQ) and a month ahead of the SNES one. There was also a version for the Famicom (youtu.be/2RpshLptHkc), but that one never left Japan.
Of the three console ports that were released in English, the Genesis game is the most accurate representation of the original. The level layouts, controls, game mechanics, and interface are virtually identical, and they even included the superfluous interlaced mode that was intended to improve the readability of Japanese fonts on computer monitors.
It introduces a few nice improvements, as well. There are new intro and ending cutscenes, the screen scrolling has been smoothed out, the graphics are more colorful, and the soundtrack makes the Genesis's FM soundchip shine. Granted, it won't set your hair on fire the way the incredible TurboGrafx CD version will, but it's great nonetheless.
If you're playing a cartridge version of Ys III, the Genesis game is the way to go. It's an excellent adaptation of a very good game, and it was well worth its $65 asking price in 1991.
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A playthrough of Renovation's 1991 action-RPG for the Sega Genesis, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys.
Wanderers from Ys, originally released in 1989 for the NEC PC88, was the third game in Falcom's flagship series of action-oriented RPG adventures. Nihon Telenet's Sega Genesis port was the second localization of Ys III to land in North America, following a month after the November 1991 release of the TurboGrafx-CD version (youtu.be/f-ZEdTDWslQ) and a month ahead of the SNES one. There was also a version for the Famicom (youtu.be/2RpshLptHkc), but that one never left Japan.
Of the three console ports that were released in English, the Genesis game is the most accurate representation of the original. The level layouts, controls, game mechanics, and interface are virtually identical, and they even included the superfluous interlaced mode that was intended to improve the readability of Japanese fonts on computer monitors.
It introduces a few nice improvements, as well. There are new intro and ending cutscenes, the screen scrolling has been smoothed out, the graphics are more colorful, and the soundtrack makes the Genesis's FM soundchip shine. Granted, it won't set your hair on fire the way the incredible TurboGrafx CD version will, but it's great nonetheless.
If you're playing a cartridge version of Ys III, the Genesis game is the way to go. It's an excellent adaptation of a very good game, and it was well worth its $65 asking price in 1991.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of Jalecos 1988 baseball game for the NES, Bases Loaded.
This is the first part of a four-part playthrough, showing the first twenty-three games of the penant mode as the Jersey team.
Part 2: https://youtu.be/z5czzzR5eK8
Part 3: https://youtu.be/anuJt4T0oko
Part 4: https://youtu.be/wIBKlkYC22U
Bases Loaded, known in Japan as 燃えろ!!プロ野球 (Moero!! Puro Yakyuu, lit. _Burn!! Pro Baseball_ ), was the first game in two long-running series from Jaleco. It kicked off the Bases Loaded series, which saw eight installments released across three console generations before ultimately being canceled in 1996. It was also the first game in the Moero!! line-up of eight NES sports titles, five of which (Bases Loaded 1-3, Racket Attack, Hoops, and Goal!) were released in North America.
There are twelve fictional teams, and the penant mode challenges you take your chosen team to the top over the course of an eighty game season.
The primary selling point was the presentation. To give it the feel of a television broadcast, batting and pitching are both shown from a behind-the-pitcher perspective, the umpires calls are voiced, and big ticket moments (like homeruns and fights) are displayed on the jumbotron.
The gameplay is about what youd expect from an NES baseball game. There are multiple pitches, you can swing at specific spots in the box to direct where the ball goes on contact, you can steal bases, and you can substitute players whenever you like by calling time.
Bases Loaded is its best when youre new to it. Its fancy, flashy, and fun. However, the more familiar the game becomes, the more its flaws are made apparent. The pace of play is slow, the game will crash at seemingly random moments (especially when a fight breaks out after the pitcher beans the hitter), bunts occasionally send the ball flying out of the park, and the CPU players are totally braindead.
The games difficulty is upended by a couple of teams who can steamroll everyone else with very little effort. Jersey is an excellent example. Rose and Hall both have pitches that the CPU-controlled batters wont swing at. Once youve figured that out, a single run is all you need to win any game, and thats where Jerseys power hitters come in. Paste is a one man wrecking crew, and Bay can easily mop up Pastes leftovers. The lack of balance makes for a fun power trip for a few games, but then youre left bored out of your mind for the six dozen remaining games that have to be slogged through to finish the season.
Bases Loaded deserves credit for being better than LJNs MLB, but its playability doesnt compete in the same league as Nintendos Baseball or Namcos Famista (RBI Baseball). I liked it well enough when I played it casually as a kid, but now, after more than forty hours spent recording such extraordinarily repetitive gameplay, I understand how it came to be so reviled by the Japanese.
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