Castle of Illusion (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive) - Full Game naswinger 2013-08-15 | Other playthroughs:Castle of Illusion for 8-bit (SMS/GG): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNf-6-d_0MILand of Illusion (SMS/GG): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ak6pauY-UNope, i'm not joining the bandwaggon of Ducktales and Castle of Illusion remakes, but I admit I'm kind of interested in the remake of the Sega classic. Since I haven't played this version for a very long time I decided I'll refresh my memories so I can properly review the new Castle of Illusion game when it comes out. The version for Game Gear and Master System was the first video game I ever owned and therefore holds some nostalgic value to me.The story is the same to the SMS/GG versions: the witch Mizrabel is jealous of Minnie Mouse's beauty and mousenaps her. Mickey doesn't hesitate a second and sets off to rescue her from Mizrabel's Castle of Illusion. You jump 'n run through five very varied and beautifully drawn stages to finally confront the witch. This was one of the early titles in the library of Sega's 16-bit console which is even more impressive.Mickey's main defense is his butt. He buttstomps enemies to defeat them. In addition to the SMS/GG versions he can also throw objects such as apples or marbles depending on the stage. you carry them like ammunition. in the 8-bit version you pick up rocks or barrels instead to throw at enemies instead. a slight difference, but I prefer to pick up rocks instead of having ammunition.Castle of Illusion is a simple platformer. run from one side of the screen to the other and avoid obstacles and enemies. there are no power ups and the level design is straight forward. that's not a bad thing. it's an early 16-bit game and not every game needs to have unnecessarily complex game mechanics to be good.the music is disney-like fun and catchy as well as not repetitive and as mentioned the graphics are fantastic. there is multi-layered parallax scrolling, the graphics and animations are detailed and the backgrounds are very varied. this comes at a price, though, as the stages are few and the game is short - mainly because the cartridge had very limited storage of only 4 MBit. it is also incredibly easy. the game has normal and hard difficulty, but the only difference is that you start out with three or two points of health, respectively. I found the challenge level of the 8-bit version better.Castle of Illusion for the Genesis or Mega Drive set the bar very high and had a great influence on disney games that followed. It also spawned a series of disney games for Sega platforms with games like World of Illusion or Land of Illusion for SMS/GG. Personally, I appreciate what influence this version of Castle of Illusion had on future games of its kind. however, somehow I like the 8-bit version more. how so? i think it's the difficulty or lack thereof in the 16-bit version. it feels like a tech demo with almost no real obstacles whereas the SMS/GG game feels like a real game even though, of course, the graphics are terrible compared to the mega drive game and i also like that there is an additional stage with a boss on 8-bit consoles before mizrabel.Please consider subscribing if you like my videos and leave a comment if there's anything you'd like to point out. Thanks!
Heart of Darkness (PC/Playstation) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-07-15 | It's cinematic platformer time and it's another game by Eric Chahi! It had a troubled development cycle of over five years. The animations and backgrounds are impressive and I can see he had a grand vision for this game. The execution, however, was not that great.Firstly, the game runs in a resolution of 256x192 which may have been fine on the Sony Playstation where it was also released, but on PC it was just dated. The graphics on PC have a smaller color palette, but they are still much better considering that the Playstation version has terrible macro blocking of the backgrounds as if it was highly jpeg compressed.Secondly, none of the characters are likeable. Andy is cringeworthy in every cutscene, the amigo aliens in their diapers look dumb as heck and the pink alien is whatever. Even the dog looks weird and isn't adorable at all. The story is lame anyway. I don't understand how he does the dimension travel and how he returns. I guess it's just a dream by Andy dealing with his fear of the dark.And finally, the controls don't give you the tools to deal with the challenge of the game. It's not very challenging from a design perspective. The puzzles are mostly trivial. Combat is the problem. The fights are very random and the game runs at only 12.5 fps (80ms frame time) which makes it not very responsive. You will die a lot to things not working as you anticipated.It is very unfortunate that this game didn't turn out better. It has none of the mystery of Another World and none of the movement and story complexity of Flashback. The cutscenes also try to be a Disney level animation and look very mediocre. I cannot recommend the game, but if you do want to check it out on PC, check out github.com/MaximLopez/HeartOfDarkness-SDL for a re-implementation of the Heart of Darkness implementation so you can run it on modern PCs. It's a fork of "Hode", another such engine.--00:00 - Start & Intro06:49 - Level 1: Canyon of Death15:32 - Level 2: Swamplands21:12 - Level 3: Magic Lake43:13 - Level 4: Space Island52:59 - Level 5: Rivers of Fire1:01:35 - Level 6: Caverns of Doom1:05:16 - Level 7: Into the Lair1:22:39 - Level 8: Heart of Darkness1:42:23 - Ending1:45:19 - Credits1:50:00 - 3D Glasses Sequence
Gunners Heaven / Rapid Reload 1CC (Sony Playstation) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-07-08 | Gunners Heaven is a run 'n gun game similar to Gunstar Heroes and was released in Europe under the name of Rapid Reload. Unfortunately, it was never released in the US. Since the PAL version is awful with squished graphics and laggy gameplay, I highly recommend the Japanese version which also has voiceovers that were cut for the European release.You play as either Axel or Ruka. Both have four different weapons at their disposal, but they have different mechanics between the two characters. I chose Ruka because... waifu, but I believe Axel's homing shot is much better because it sticks to enemies instead of flying across the screen looking for targets.The game has six stages with multiple sub-bosses each, but the last stage is only the final boss. There is a big variety in both graphics as well as mechanics. For example, you have two autoscrolling stages where one is on rollerskates and the other uses a jetpack.I have not fully understood the story. As far as I can tell, you are looking for Valkiry while your antagonists are looking for it too. It seems, that Valkiry is a gemstone that grants immense power. I mean, the gameplay speaks for itself and it is awesome. The action, the music, the graphics... everything is top notch! There is just a bit of a problem with the difficulty pacing. There are some parts of some stages where you don't get any powerups for a long time. That may have been a deliberate game design decision, but it feels bad. The later bosses are pretty rough until you figure them out and even then the boss fights can go south quickly. You do have infinite continues in the Japanese version, though, but not in the European one.This was a really good game and I'm glad I found out about it. I highly recommend it and let me know what you think about this game!--00:00 - Start01:02 - Stage 108:04 - Stage 216:44 - Stage 324:34 - Stage 439:16 - Stage 546:38 - Stage 651:00 - Ending51:28 - Credits
Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (PC) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-06-11 | I recently played Pink Panther Hokus Pokus Pink and found it surprisingly fun! Passport to Peril was actually released before and both are edutainment adventures in the same style. I was curious so I wanted to try this one too. This time you visit six countries and right clicking items and locations will give you some voiceover explaining the history of said item. I found Hokus Pokus Pink a bit more fun because it was more over the top, but I can recommend this game too! I think that's enough Pink Panther for the time being, though. :-)--00:00 - Intro04:56 - Camp Chilli Wa-Wa28:30 - England59:30 - Egypt1:32:04 - Intermezzo in Chilli Wa-Wa1:43:57 - China2:05:07 - Bhutan2:28:37 - India3:17:45 - Australia3:36:27 - Finale3:48:44 - Ending3:52:17 - Credits
Elemental Gearbolt - Japanese Version with English Cutscene/Text (Sony PS1) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-06-03 | The Japanese only recording can be found here youtu.be/wrrmQODLJpEI played the Japanese version of this game because the US version made by Working Design is completely unbalanced. Working Design was notorious for bumping up the difficulty to absurd levels. However, there is a lot of lore in this game and it is more than just a simple railshooter. It's basically an episode of an anime with a complete story arc so I decided to swap the cutscenes and epilogue text with the english version with the magic of video editing. Usually, I like to preserve the original look and feel of a game - and that's also the reason why this is played at the original resolution - but I found it important to understand what is going on.This is one of the few games where, after playing it, I had to find out all the backstory. Just a quick overview (from shikigaminoshiro.fandom.com/wiki/Elemental_Gearbolt#Story):The events of the game are framed through the character of Tagami, a mysterious figure who travels to the world in which the game is set many centuries after the main events conclude in order to investigate what caused the world's destruction. Tagami relives the tragedy of the Elemental Gearbolt incident.Before the Elemental Gearbolt incident, the world was home to two races, Audo and Sulunkan. The Sulunkan, descendants of a fallen magical empire, were oppressed by the Audo. There are secret resistance groups, but none strong enough to challenge the powerful Audo ruling class. Destiny is set in motion when Nell and Seana, the Sugiku (half breed) daughters of a resistance leader, meet Bel Cain, the Sugiku son of the selfish King Jabugal. Nell and Bel Cain promise to meet again, but other circumstances interfere.Years later, Bel Cain becomes crown prince, full of ambition to end the bitter class struggle. Armed with advanced technology, he starts a campaign of conquest. Meanwhile, Nell and Seana join the Sulunkan resistance, only to be killed. Their bodies are taken back to the capital city as trophies. At the same time, one of Bel Cain's technologies, a Neural Network Computer comprising human brains, malfunctions and initiates a self-destruct sequence. It links powerful weapons known as Holy Guns to Nell and Seana's corpses, re-animating them as Elementals. They have only one purpose - seek and destroy the Network. Nell and Seana, now reanimated as elemental war machines, battle their way through the cathedral in the Opening Act: "Grieving Angel's Descent".There is also a "Library" in the game that adds even more details to the story. I also added it to this video in case anyone is interested.Aside from the interesting story, it is an excellent game in all other aspects too. The stage design, graphics and especially the orchestral music are all amazing! I played this in the duckstation emulator and kept the internal resolution at 1x because I found it looked better than the plastic look of high res polygons with low res textures. Speaking of duckstation: the GunCon emulation is weird. The target reticle and the area where you hit only match at the right side of the screen and the further left you aim the bigger the offset becomes. That means I couldn't get all fairies in the last stage because a few gems are almost impossible to hit with this emulation bug.Anyway, very long description this time. I highly recommend this game! Also, please don't forget to like & subscribe. Thank you!--00:00 - Intro01:57 - Title Screen02:18 - Prelude03:54 - Opening Scene: Grieving Angel's Descent08:22 - Scene 2: Enter the Dragon15:11 - Scene 3: The Crypt of Despair20:53 - Scene 4: Plains of Regret27:28 - Scene 5: The Palace Ruins33:58 - Scene 6: Purposed to Perish39:20 - Ending41:18 - Credits42:18 - Start of Hidden Lore (in Credits)45:50 - Outtakes (Voice Actor Bloopers)50:20 - Library (Additional Lore)
Android Assault (Sega Mega CD) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-05-21 | In the year 2192, the Zias, warriors from a distant star, have carved out a stronghold on one of Saturns moons which they use as a forward base for attacks against Earth. So far, the Zias have easily conquered the colony on Jupiter and destroyed every fleet sent by Earth. In typical shooter lore fashion, humans somehow created an experimental ship of immense power, the Bari-Arm, which is the last hope against the invading Zias.Android Assault - The Revenge of Bari-Arm is a fairly standard horizontal shoot 'em up with excellent graphics and a great CD soundtrack. You got four weapon systems that you can pick up which can also be upgraded for more firepower and eventually turn you into a "cyborg" (according to the US manual). If you don't fire, the weapon will charge up as many as three charge meters and fire a powerful blast that lasts as long as it took to charge. All weapon systems have their own special attack of course. The homing shot stands above them all, though. The charge attack is so powerful, it blows up mini bosses with ease and makes short work of stage bosses too. It can bypass armor and focus on a weakspot, but it sometimes tries to attack some other target and does no damage to the boss, though, you can guide it a bit by releasing it near the weakspot.The game has four difficulty modes: easy, medium, hard and mania. The default is medium and it's too easy, in my opinion, if it wasn't for the last part of stage 7. The miniboss and final boss are way harder than anything else in the game. If that encounter had been more reasonable compared to the rest of the game, it could be really fun to try on mania difficulty.I'm glad I found this game and gave it a shot. It may not be an all-time classic, but it's easily an A tier game and gets my recommendation.00:00 - Intro02:11 - Stage 1 (Ganymede)05:44 - Stage 2 (Gravity Pagoda)10:40 - Stage 3 (Zeus Fleet)15:43 - Stage 4 (Olympus)19:20 - Stage 5 (Moon Base)24:13 - Stage 6 (Blue Wind)29:04 - Stage 7 (Bay Side City)33:05 - Ending33:31 - Credits
The Pink Panther in Hocus Pokus Pink (PC) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-04-24 | Pink Panther in Hocus Pokus Pink is an edutainment adventure game that is actually fun. I'm not sure why I decided to try this, but it turned out to be a fun adventure. The edutainment part is fairly limited. The game tells you some information about certain things, animals or people and comes with a few encyclopedia entries.The goal is to aid a magician undo his mistake which sends you to five different locations around the world plus the mansion as an extra location. The game is quite straight-forward and more aimed at young children, but still got a decent amount of playtime. Overall, thumbs up for The Pink Panther! You can play this using ScummVM on modern systems.
Battle Mania Daiginjou (バトルマニア大吟醸) (Sega Mega Drive) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-04-19 | This game looks amazing! This is the sequel to Trouble Shooter which also got a release in the US. Battle Mania Daiginjou was Japan only, but there are fan translations so you don't miss out on what little story there is. The story cutscenes are actually cute so the translation does help.I'm a big fan of shooters and this one is a bit unconventional. You play as two anime girls. The blue haired one can be switched to shoot left or right while the blonde one can only shoot to the right. Also, only the blonde one can be damaged. What makes it really confusing, though, is that they don't move at the same speed. I keep looking at the blue anime because it's the more prominent sprite and the blonde one is already a lot further away and gets hit because I didn't pay attention to the correct character. Oh, and if you get squished by getting stuck on a wall while auto-scrolling, you lose all your hp and game over. You do have continues though.It is not an easy game so this gets quite frustrating in my opinion. This is the main reason I didn't want to spend the whole afternoon recording a good run on a higher difficulty. I just wanted to experience the game, and it does deliver, but it doesn't have deep enough scoring mechanics to motivate truly learning the game. When you beat the game, the score caps out at 999999 anyway.So, yes, the game is absolutely worth playing and a lot of fun! The backgrounds look amazing and are, in my opinion, some of the best on the system. Music and controls are good too and the characters are funny. Maybe I should also check out the first game, Trouble Shooter. Let me know in the comments if you want to see a playthrough of that game!--00:00 - Start00:12 - Intro01:25 - Game Start02:07 - Stage 106:38 - Stage 212:13 - Stage 319:00 - Stage 425:45 - Stage 531:52 - Stage 639:38 - Stage 746:24 - Stage 850:14 - Stage 953:13 - Ending54:22 - Credits
The 13th Doll - A Fan Game of the 7th Guest (PC) - Completionist all Endings, Secrets, Coins naswinger 2024-04-15 | I liked the setting of the 7th guest even though the game doesn't really hold up anymore. It's quite dated and there are few types of puzzles. Still, the location was great and I like these types of puzzles.The sequel, The 11th Hour, is still on my backlog and I didn't solve that yet. There was also an attempt to crowdfund a third game, but that failed quite spectacularly. I remember that campaign was quite the shitshow and the guy who set it up mocked someone for only pledging one dollar. They tried it on another site and that campaign failed too. I don't know the circumstances, but at some point the rights holders gave their OK for this fan project.I have to say, it's really well done. You can tell that these people were fans of the original games. They kept the atmosphere and style of puzzles and the acting is just as cheesy as it needs to be for a true sequel. There is even a bit too much story and too many cutscenes, but it works. It tells an interesting story. Most puzzles are much easier than in the previous games, most notably the 11th hour, but are challenging enough to keep you busy for a few days. There are two storylines, one for Dr. Richmond and one for his patient, Tad, who has a direct connection to whatever happened at Stauf's mansion.The game is not pre-rendered anymore. It's made in the Unity engine and you can move in 3D. It looks pretty good and especially since it doesn't look perfectly designed, it gains some charm. There is also a map and you can warp directly to specific rooms if you want to. I recommend this game if you are into this type of adventure games. There need to be more FMV adventure games these days.--00:00 - Intro08:50 - Start Gameplay (Dr. Richmond)13:57 - Puzzle (Connect Lightbulb)18:10 - Puzzle (Running Stickfigure. Tad's File)25:50 - Puzzle (Wonderworld Window)35:30 - Puzzle (Piano)51:00 - Puzzle (Graveyard, Skeleton Fingers)55:35 - Puzzle (Cake)1:00:15 - Puzzle (Fireplace)1:06:52 - Puzzle (Scales)1:12:10 - Puzzle (Clock)1:15:20 - Puzzle (Typewriter)1:20:57 - Puzzle (Picross)1:30:52 - Puzzle (Bathtub)1:36:30 - Attic (Richmond)1:41:20 - Puzzle (Bloody Door)1:49:10 - Finale (Richmond)1:51:30 - Good Ending (Richmond)1:52:30 - Credits1:58:30 - Bad Ending (Richmond)2:01:00 - Start Gameplay (Tad)2:02:08 - Puzzle (Letters)2:09:22 - Puzzle (Dollhouse)2:18:52 - Puzzle (Rooks)2:31:40 - Puzzle (Spider)2:36:20 - Puzzle (Maze)2:54:26 - Puzzle (Sarcophagus)3:04:30 - Puzzle (Chandelier, Light Rays)3:11:15 - Puzzle (Heart)3:18:20 - Puzzle (Stack Coins)3:22:25 - Puzzle (Queens)3:29:55 - Puzzle (Cards, Carpet)3:34:20 - Puzzle (Dollar Bills)3:42:32 - Puzzle (Pipe Organ)3:47:38 - Puzzle (Dollhouse, Hexagons)3:49:55 - Finale (Tad)3:52:20 - Bad Ending (Tad)3:54:42 - Bad Ending 2 (Tad)3:57:16 - Bad Ending 3 (Tad)4:00:01 - Secret Ending4:00:54 - Two Names I Missed
Alone in the Dark (PC) - Completionist all Endings & Lore naswinger 2024-04-01 | As a conoisseur of all things lovecraftian, this game and remake is a masterpiece. The atmosphere is perfect and the focus is on exploration and lore instead of spooky boi chases and gore. Both characters are interesting and well acted. The stories are different enough that it's worth it to play both. NPCs react differently and you get more background information. I picked her because it's her family's story and they did a fantastic job writing her story and her acting. The other NPCs are very well done too. I realized this in chapter 5 when they are all together.It is very unfortunate that the PC port was plagued, as are so many, by performance problems and also by resident evil fans who can't comprehend that there are other ways to make such a game. I need to play the original now and see what that one is about. The game ran fine for me on an RTX 3080 after all the shader compilation stuttering was over.In any case, there isn't much I didn't like and it was worth the 53 Euros at release even though I usually avoid paying full price. Check it out if you are interested in lovecraftian horror!04:22 - Chapter 142:37 - Chapter 22:24:17 - Chapter 33:22:40 - Chapter 45:05:18 - Chapter 55:23:55 - Normal Ending (Emily)5:32:36 - Normal Ending (Carnby)5:34:36 - Bad Ending (Emily)5:36:58 - Bad Ending (Carnby)5:40:18 - Good Ending5:43:00 - Cutscene "Consider ending it all"5:44:25 - All lagniappes lore
Jazzpunk: Directors Cut (PC) - Full Completionist Playthrough naswinger 2024-03-25 | This is a goofy spy story with lots of pop culture references where I try to trigger as many jokes and events as possible. While I usually find these meme games cringe and lame, this one was really funny and not omglolsorandom. It just needs a bit of time to grow on you and to get into what is going on.Warning: lots of flashing colors in the intro and the game can give you motion sickness!00:00 - Start02:00 - Mission 1 (Soviet Consulate)39:25 - Mission 2 (Ikayaki Alley)1:19:03 - Mission 3 (Kai Tak Resorts)2:12:05 - Mission 4 (Bachelor Pad)
Fantasia (Sega Mega Drive / Genesis) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-03-18 | Ever since I've seen the cover art and screenshots in the 90s, I've always wondered how Fantasia played especially since I loved Castle of Illusion. Was it good? Finally, I got to find out. I read that it was a pretty bad game before, but I can say with confidence now that it's one of the worst games I've ever played. It's truly awful on so many levels. Since I had to suffer, I will let you participate in the sadness that is Fantasia too. I'm sorry.00:00 - Intro00:40 - World 108:31 - World 214:31 - World 325:06 - World 4
Skeleton Warriors OST (Sony Playstation / Sega Saturn) - Full Soundtrack naswinger 2024-03-14 | The soundtrack is awesome and I thought I'd share it separately in full. Two tracks are twice on the disc. The duplicates are not shown in the soundtest, but I wanted to be true to the disc content.00:00 - 1: Theme01:54 - 2: Inception04:03 - 3: Chaos06:11 - 4: The Chosen08:18 - 5: Crystal Cave10:23 - 6: Inception II12:31 - 7: Temple14:33 - 8: Skybike17:30 - 9: Interior20:00 - 10: Temple22:11 - 11: Generations24:18 - 12: Skybike 226:49 - 13: Modern Barbarian28:57 - 14: Zephyr31:04 - 15: The Manor33:09 - 16: Dark Fulfillment35:25 - 17: Theme
Skeleton Warriors (Sony Playstation / Sega Saturn) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-03-11 | What an intriguing game with such terrible difficulty pacing! But I'm getting ahead of myself... So, what is this game about? The game is based on a cartoon show and action figure line with the same name. The story is about a crystal which grants great powers and the evil Baron Dark tries to steal it. While doing so, the crystal splits in two and Baron Dark becomes a skeleton lord while you become Prince Lightstar by absorbing the "good" aligned part of the crystal. You're the only one powerful enough to stop Baron Dark's skeleton army!That's all the reason we need to set out and re-claim the other part of the crystal. It's a 2.5D action game that somewhat reminds me of Golden Axe. The pre-rendered graphics don't look that dated in my opinion. Somehow it fits the game well and feels like a lost He-Man spinoff from the 80s. By the way, the music is bombastic! It's epic, but not over the top.The stages are also varied with lots of different backgrounds for each stage in the four worlds. In each of the worlds there is also a 3D hoverbike level. I believe this is based on the show. The execution of these levels is not good though. You don't lose a life if you die in these bonus stages, but you also don't gain a lot. You can fire missiles, but they use crystals which you want to preserve for the 2.5D stages and there are even fewer health pickups in the 3D stages.There is just one major gripe I have with the game: The difficulty of this game is nuts in many spots and there is even a hard mode! No continue, no checkpoints within the level and way too few health drops. It's very arcadey with a matching punishing difficulty, but not in a way that motivates you to get better. It's usually just an overwhelming clusterfuck of things attacking you at once with not enough health pickups to compensate. It's a shame because it could have been a much more fun game with better balancing.I still recommend this game, but don't punish yourself with it. If the difficulty is not for you, just lower it to easy or use the invincibility cheat that you can find on the internet. I think it's worth seeing the game.00:00 - Start / Intro02:40 - Crystal Mine (Stage 1-1)07:10 - Ursa (Stage 1-2)07:48 - Mountain Top (Stage 1-3)13:00 - Mountain Run (Stage 1-4)15:14 - Crystal Cave (Stage 1-5)18:14 - Dagger (Boss)20:00 - Araculan Temple (Stage 2-1)25:51 - Araculan Assault (Stage 2-2)28:01 - Mudu (Stage 2-3)32:24 - Deeper Temple (Stage 2-4)36:13 - Aracula (Boss)38:07 - Simiania (Stage 3-1)45:03 - Simian Strafe (Stage 3-2)46:53 - Gorgon Airship (Stage 3-3)50:54 - Gorgon Tunnels (Stage 3-4)54:25 - Shriek (Boss)56:43 - Luminicity (Stage 4-1)1:00:49 - Darkcity (Stage 4-2)1:06:01 - Dark Infiltration (Stage 4-3)1:06:48 - Baron's Manor (Stage 4-4)1:09:55 - Boss Rush1:13:03 - Baron Dark (Boss)1:15:53 - Ending1:16:06 - Credits
Wendy: Every Witch Way (Hard Mode) (Game Boy Color) - Full Playthrough w/ GBA Exclusive World naswinger 2024-03-04 | Remember Casper the ghost? Wendy the Good Little Witch is from that "universe" and got her own little game! It's a simple platformer on the Game Boy Color with an exclusive world if you play it on a Game Boy Advance. If you also beat that exclusive world, you get a password that starts the game with a permanent fully powered shot. Unfortunately, that extra world is completely separate from the rest of the game and feels tacked on. It's also not really impressive. The GBC tilesets and color palette look much better than the backgrounds of the GBA exclusive area.What's the story? According to Wikipedia, Wendy opens her aunt's treasure chest and releases magical stones that change gravity of a floating castle that subsequently crashes to the ground. I couldn't find a pdf of the manual, unfortunately, to find out about the lore and it's not explained well in-game.The graphics are very impressive for the GBC, nice and colorful with smooth scrolling. It's not a challenging game, but it's perfect for little kids. There is even a password after each stage. Audio is fine, but not very memorable. The controls are great and you can easily switch your orientation even in tight situations. Speaking of orientation... The main mechanic is that she can flip gravity for herself and certain enemies in the stage. This lets her walk on the ceiling and drop upwards with reversed gravity so you can solve the platforming challenges.It's not a masterpiece, but definitely a cute little platformer worth spending an hour on and gets my recommendation.00:00 - Start / Intro00:50 - Stage 1-101:52 - Stage 1-204:15 - Stage 1-308:00 - Bonus 109:09 - Stage 2-111:03 - Stage 2-215:56 - Stage 2-319:57 - Bonus 221:04 - Stage 3-124:02 - Stage 3-226:47 - Stage 3-331:04 - Bonus 332:11 - Stage 4-135:19 - Stage 4-244:41 - Stage 4-349:41 - Boss54:52 - Ending55:28 - Credits56:48 - GBA Exclusive ?-159:20 - GBA Exclusive ?-21:04:49 - GBA Exclusive ?-3
Kid Dracula (Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun) (NES/Famicom) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-02-26 | Kid Dracula is a Japan-only release for the Famicom, or NES in the rest of the world. This playthrough used a translation patch, but you can easily understand what is going on without it. It is a bit of a parody and a cute version of the original Dracula character.I only knew the Game Boy version of this game which was also really fun, but when I saw that there was one for the NES, I had to try it out. It is a simple platformer with very good graphics and music. The difficulty can spike a bit in some places like in the elevator stage, the egypt boss or the final boss rush. Basically, you have to prepare a strategy for these road blocks in order to beat this game, but when you got one, it is not very hard. The only thing I really didn't like was the bonus stages. You get coins from enemies by shooting them with the charged shot and you can use them in bonus games. All of them are gambling mini games and none of them are interesting or fun.Maybe I should record the Game Boy version too! :-)00:00 - Start00:33 - Intro00:54 - Stage 106:24 - Stage 210:41 - Stage 315:17 - Stage 420:03 - Stage 526:22 - Stage 630:44 - Stage 735:27 - Stage 840:47 - Stage 946:04 - Ending46:39 - Credits
QuackShot: Starring Donald Duck - (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-02-12 | QuackShot is a fun and simple platformer with a few adventure elements. You are, of course, Donald Duck on an adventure to find some great treasure! You can visit many locations and often in any order you like, but in some stages you need items from other locations to progress so it's more linear than it seems at first.The game's color palette looks more like a SNES game than one from Sega's 16-bit console. It's colorful and not repetitive. Also, the sound and music is mostly very good. Controls are good as well. The game is just a bit short and fairly easy. Nevertheless, it's a very fun platformer that gets better after the first two stages.00:00 - Start00:45 - Intro02:23 - Duckburg 103:33 - Mexico 106:22 - Duckburg 206:55 - Mexico 213:04 - Duckburg 318:54 - Transilvania28:27 - Maharajah32:59 - Egypt38:58 - South Pole 140:34 - Viking Ship45:24 - South Pole 251:04 - Hideout1:00:44 - The Island1:09:11 - Ending
Mahou Poi Poi Poitto! (魔法ぽいぽいぽいっと！) (SNES) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2024-01-20 | Mahou Poi Poi Poitto! is a puzzle game that was also released in the arcades and is similar to Puyo Puyo. You battle an opponent who has specific strategies to interrupt your block clearing and RNG can really affect your gameplay in both good and bad ways. Blocks disappear if you got at least three of the same block type in any direction, but you need at least a four block combo to affect the opponent who also sends "boss blocks" your way. My sister, puzzle game enthusiast extraordinaire, recorded this playthrough! It is the japanese version, but there is really not much to translate.00:00 - Start00:31 - Stage 102:58 - Stage 204:05 - Stage 305:35 - Stage 408:25 - Stage 511:26 - Stage 613:22 - Stage 715:58 - Stage 818:00 - Stage 920:13 - Stage 1027:08 - Stage 1129:40 - Stage 1231:58 - Ending34:40 - Credits
Daze Before Christmas (Sega Mega Drive) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-12-24 | Merry Christmas to all of you! This is just a small upload of a fairly obscure game that only got released in Europe and Australia, thus the 50 fps capture. It is a simple, but cheerful platformer. My only complaint is that it's short and easy and paying full price for this in 1994 money is not exactly good value, but there were certainly worse things you could spend your money on.00:00 - Title00:22 - Story Intro01:27 - Stage 1 (Santa's Hallway)03:19 - Stage 2 (Let it Snow)04:04 - Stage 3 (Ice Cave)06:58 - Stage 4 (Blue Magic)09:34 - Stage 5 (The Evil Snowman)11:26 - Stage 6 (Over England)12:53 - Stage 7 (Before the Flood)14:30 - Stage 8 (Wood Factory)18:13 - Stage 9 (Magic Cave)21:15 - Stage 10 (Steel Factory)24:46 - Stage 11 (The Timekeeper)25:46 - Stage 12 (Over Russia)27:11 - Stage 13 (Winter Waters)29:30 - Stage 14 (Steel Elevators)34:12 - Stage 15 (Gift Wrapping)37:22 - Stage 16 (Magic Bubbles)40:38 - Stage 17 (Louse the Mouse)48:42 - Stage 18 (Over Japan)50:09 - Stage 19 (North Pole)50:47 - Stage 20 (Deep Down)53:40 - Stage 21 (Busy Basement)56:15 - Stage 22 (Santa's House)1:00:46 - Stage 23 (Over U.S.A)1:02:11 - Stage 24 (Mr Weather)1:02:51 - Ending1:03:13 - Credits
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PC, Playstation) - 100% Completionist Run (All Gems, Gobbos & Secrets) naswinger 2023-12-09 | I played Croc a bit when it came out since my sister owned this game on PC, but I never knew that it was such a popular game! I believe I played as far as World 2 and I've seen World 3, but never finished the game or seen it fully explored so here we go! It also got more than just the sequel, Croc 2. There are many spinoffs, especially on mobile. Maybe I'll explore more of Croc in the future!Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a 3D platforming game and it was a popular genre back in the era of the original Playstation. You play as Croc, a... crocodile who needs to save the Gobbos who were captured by Baron Dante. Why? Who knows. Youtuber JoshStrifeHayes was quite pedantic about the story and the character traits like Croc's backpack, but with 3D platformers in particular, I just don't care about the story. To me, they don't feel as a proper world, but stages are only a container for platforming challenges. After all, the stages are all just very simple layouts made with a low polygon count.Our character has tank controls, but I never found this to be a problem. He can stomp on enemies or swipe his tail at them. You collect gems throughout the level that work like Sonic's rings such that you cannot die if you still have at least one gem. Colored gems will open a special area that contains the last of six Gobbos you can find in each stage. Find them in each stage and you will unlock special stages, two in each of the four main worlds. Find the puzzle pieces in each of them for a final world. There are also ten more or less well hidden secret areas in the regular stages. So, while Croc is a simple game made for young children, there is a lot to find.The graphics are fine and still hold up well today. The version I'm playing here is based on the "definitive edition" which is a fan made update that you can find on the internet. At some point, the developers made the engine open source so people made sure it ran well on modern systems. This particular version I got was also modded to include the soundtrack from the Playstation release. I used that soundtrack in my playthrough since I read somewhere that it had more tracks and better quality. I hope that was true - I didn't verify and have no nostalgia for a particular game version so I'm not sure. The music is very catching and upbeat so it's definitely worth listening to.As you may know, I'm a completionist so obviously I wanted to find all gems, all gobbos, play all stages and find all hidden areas. However, as said, you lose all gems if you get hit. To me it didn't feel like I collected all gems if I can't get them to the end of the stage. After all, what's the point of picking one up if you lose them. It felt meaningless. So I came up with the extra challenge to keep all gems to the end! It's essentially a hitless run of Croc and some stages were absolutely brutal with this limitation. At least you can save after each stage to make it a segmented run.I hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to like & subscribe. Thank you!00:00 - Intro01:57 - Title ScreenWorld 1 (Mountain Zone)02:27 - Stage 1-106:26 - Stage 1-210:52 - Stage 1-317:35 - Stage 1-B119:56 - Stage 1-S126:37 - Stage 1-430:20 - Stage 1-535:27 - Stage 1-639:33 - Stage 1-B243:28 - Stage 1-S2World 2 (Arctic Zone)46:47 - Stage 2-151:50 - Stage 2-258:08 - Stage 2-31:03:11 - Stage 2-B11:05:50 - Stage 2-S11:09:10 - Stage 2-41:15:54 - Stage 2-51:21:35 - Stage 2-61:29:16 - Stage 2-B21:33:24 - Stage 2-S2World 3 (Desert Zone)1:43:15 - Stage 3-11:51:27 - Stage 3-22:01:56 - Stage 3-32:12:48 - Stage 3-B12:15:14 - Stage 3-S12:18:38 - Stage 3-42:28:59 - Stage 3-52:37:49 - Stage 3-62:48:20 - Stage 3-B22:50:44 - Stage 3-S2World 4 (Castle Zone)2:54:35 - Stage 4-13:03:06 - Stage 4-23:08:54 - Stage 4-33:15:01 - Stage 4-B13:17:27 - Stage 4-S13:22:20 - Stage 4-43:29:14 - Stage 4-53:39:51 - Stage 4-63:46:14 - Stage 4-B23:48:57 - Ending 1 (not 100%)3:52:06 - Stage 4-S23:53:55 - Jigsaw CutsceneWorld 5 (Crystal Island)3:54:37 - Stage 5-13:58:32 - Stage 5-24:02:18 - Stage 5-34:06:59 - Stage 5-44:10:05 - Stage 5-B4:10:55 - Ending 2 (100%)4:13:02 - Showcase of Entire World Map
Blades of Vengeance (Genesis/Mega Drive) - Completionist (100% all items & secrets) naswinger 2023-11-25 | You are the champion of a god who lost his powers due Mannax, the Dark Lady, who cast a spell on said god. You can choose between the huntress (or warrior princess as I imagine her), the barbarian or the wizard. At about a third through the game you can upgrade your character which changes the playstyle depending on who you chose. The barbarian clearly does the most damage, but I think the huntress is the most fun to play and she can jump higher. The barbarian can also animation cancel his attack for massive dps which the other characters can't.You are on a quest through eight stages which are maze-like, but are traversed mostly linearly since you need to go through most doors anyway, but there are lots of hidden treasures and secrets to be found. This game is a treat for a completionist like me who loves to explore! Many fantasy walls were hidden too well for me though so I looked at a map to find the rest and compile it into this completionist run that shows everything in the game including the warp zone.The game feels very arcadey in a good way. The graphics are pretty good and varied. Sound and music are fine too with some memorable tunes. They suit the fantasy world well. The controls work great too. I didn't encounter any glitches or weird behavior with the controls. You also have access to some items that you can activate at any time, most notably the healing and barrier potions. You find lots of them throughout the game and can buy a few more in the shop after each stage. If you search for extra potions and keep yourself well stocked, the game is well balanced and even on the easier side. The only minor complaint one could bring forward is the fact that most bosses are not very impressive. I guess there was just not enough memory on the cartridge.This is definitely a hidden gem and well worth playing.00:00 - Start00:40 - Intro00:59 - Stage 108:52 - Stage 223:33 - Stage 331:58 - Stage 452:19 - Stage 51:00:12 - Stage 61:19:58 - Stage 71:33:51 - Stage 81:42:53 - Ending & Credits1:45:55 - Secret (Warp Zone)
Nosferatu (SNES) - Hardest Difficulty - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-10-31 | Happy Halloween! Nosferatu is a bit of an obscure game. It has some Castlevania vibes, but it's not an action platformer, but a cinematic one. This means careful jumping and limited agility of your character. Every action is dictated by the current animation cycle so time your steps and jumps well or you will die. And die you will a lot! This game is very difficult. I love exploration, but not in this game. I don't take all chests in this playthrough and try to use the safest route to gtfo of a stage as fast as possible. If you die, you might as well reset because you lose all your upgrades.The graphics are top tier for the SNES and the music is good even though it's a bit weird. It creates the right mood though. The only big problem with this game are the controls and the enemy patterns. Enemies are too unpredictable. Some trap placement is insane too. You absolutely need to plan each part of the stage. The game only uses TWO buttons so the controls are convoluted like on the Amiga. The SNES has SIX buttons! Use them! Why is there no "run" button? Double dash is terrible! I think Nosferatu is an above average game, but could have been so much better...00:00 - Start02:03 - Stage 109:17 - Stage 218:15 - Stage 329:44 - Stage 435:57 - Stage 548:38 - Stage 61:02:04 - Ending
Alan Wake (incl. DLC The Signal and The Writer) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-10-21 | Alan Wake is a controversial game, but highly praised by most people who played it according to player reviews. It was a very ambitious game for the Xbox 360 era with impressive graphics for the time that still look fine. There is a remaster with higher polygon character models, which look worse in my opinion, and higher resolution textures. The version on Steam, however, has not been upgraded to the remaster so I played the original version.So, what is this? In my opinion it is a cinematic thriller. You need the right expectations to enjoy this game because if you play it like an adventure, first-person shooter or survival horror game, you may hate it. Why? Because there is very little to explore and there is nothing to interact with except for a few switches. Oh, and combat is also terrible, but the game makes up for it in atmosphere and story-telling, also the environmental kind of storytelling which is my favorite. This is why I suggest you play the game as if it was a movie where you move the plot forward as fast as possible. This is what I did for this playthrough. Firstly, in order to keep it under 12 hours so it's one video for youtube and secondly so it is watchable despite its length.You are Alan Wake, a bestseller author who is suffering from writer's block and hasn't written anything in two years. Alan and his wife Alice visit a small town named Bright Springs in the Northwest of the US for a vacation to recharge his batteries, pun intended. Of course, things go wrong and you tumble into a story that is very confusing for the first three episodes (out of six), but then it starts to make sense and becomes quite interesting. The thing is that, most likely, you will miss a lot of the story on the first playthrough. You will have a general idea of what happened, but the more subtle hints in the environment and dialogues will not get noticed. Even on my third exposition to the game when watching the playthrough, I notice new things. There are also two episodes that were added as DLC which continue the story. They are ok, but I find it questionable if the story really had to be continued after the original ending. It does add a better understanding of what is going on, but it doesn't resolve anything in addition to the original ending.Graphics and sound still hold up and the voice acting as well as the character animations during dialogues are excellent. Barry Wheeler, Alan's agent, is just such a funny guy and everyone else fits really well too. Controls are fine, but the combat is mega boring. I applaud them for trying something interesting, but combat just doesn't have enough variety. You have very few weapons and in order to kill anything, you need to shine light on it to remove their darkness armor or shroud.There is also a spinoff game named "American Nightmare" which is much more action focused, but I haven't played it. To my knowledge, it doesn't really add to the story of the original. And there is a proper sequel about to be released (based on the time of this upload). Supposedly, it's more survival horror oriented, but it's going to be an EPIC store exclusive for some time so that's a "nope" from me.So, even though the video is almost 11 hours long, I think the story is worth experiencing. Just consider it a very long movie. :-)00:00 - Start00:08 - Episode 1 (Nightmare)1:02:36 - Episode 2 (Taken)2:16:24 - Episode 3 (Ransom)3:57:28 - Episode 4 (The Truth)5:35:03 - Episode 5 (The Clicker)7:14:16 - Episode 6 (Departure)8:31:40 - Special 1 / Ep. 7 (The Signal)9:35:52 - Special 2 / Ep. 8 (The Writer)
Axelay (SNES) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-10-14 | It's been 30 years since I played this - time to revisit it! Axelay is a technical marvel on the Super Nintendo. The graphics and music are amazing. By the way, the tilted pseudo 3D view is not Mode 7. The game alternates between overhead and horizontal scrolling during its six stages. You unlock more and more weapon systems after each stage and you can customize your loadout.This is where I am not a fan of this game. The weapons SUCK. They are all awful. If you get hit, you lose the current weapon for the entire stage or until you die. The problem is that most of the time, one weapon is much preferred in the current situation over the others. If you lose it, you are likely dead. There are no weapon upgrades and you can't restore a weapon once you lost it until you die or finish the stage. None of the weapons has any punch and you have to evade many enemies instead of blowing them up because you just don't have the proper firepower.Still, Axelay is a decent shooter that everyone should check out, but the gameplay is very, very mediocre in my opinion.00:00 - Start00:17 - Intro01:58 - Stage 106:12 - Stage 212:05 - Stage 316:44 - Stage 422:44 - Stage 526:58 - Stage 636:06 - Ending
The timeline and plot of Enemy 2: Missing in Action naswinger 2023-10-07 | Please pause the video at any time you want to read the plot. It would be impossible to time how long it takes for someone to read and have a look at the screenshots.I made this because the story is spread over many cutscenes, briefings, debriefings and environmental storytelling. Since the game is also very long, it is hard to follow who is where at what time and why.I hope this is useful for someone.Enemy 1: Playthrough on Original/Hard Difficulty: youtube.com/watch?v=C4ebB05JmQUEnemy 1: Lore & Timeline: youtube.com/watch?v=_dJ_XD9I4QIEnemy 2: Playthrough on Original Difficulty: youtube.com/watch?v=_Mo6ACE_I7k
Enemy 2 - Missing in Action [Original Difficulty] (Amiga) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-09-30 | This is the sequel to Enemy: Tempest of Violence and was released in 2013. Yes, the Amiga got a new game by the original developers and they keep updating both games with bug fixes and other tweaks. I prefer to experience the artists original vision though so I played the version that was originally released. No Greedo shot first or George Lucas special effects for me!The story is a direct continuation of Enemy 1 and doesn't hold back with its ambition. It comes with many new graphics and new enemies, but re-uses the music. That is not a problem, though, because the music was awesome to begin with. However, you can tell that this game is not from the 90s. The gameplay feels much more refined and heavily influenced by current day game design. The original release of Enemy: Tempest of Violence had many, many areas where you had to learn a stage to absolute precision in order to remain within the time and ammo constraints as well as simply not dying. It was truly punishing by today's standards, but also masterfully crafted with a bit of insanity sprinkled in.The sequel is more streamlined. There are plenty of resources, you never run out of time and there is never a situation where absolute perfection in controlling your character is required. It is a charming game in its own right and a worthy sequel to the original masterpiece that hardly anyone knows and appears on no "top games for the Amiga" lists. Maybe, we will one day get Enemy 3: Rampage of the Stemmos.Chapters0:00 Start0:29 Title Screen0:56 Stage 1 (Briefing)3:35 Stage 1 (Gameplay)8:26 Stage 2 (Briefing)10:12 Stage 2 (Gameplay)19:31 Stage 3 (Briefing)21:31 Stage 3 (Gameplay)28:53 Stage 4 (Briefing)32:17 Stage 4 (Gameplay)39:29 Stage 5 (Briefing)41:27 Stage 5 (Gameplay)50:16 Stage 6 (Briefing)52:39 Stage 6 (Gameplay)1:06:38 Stage 7 (Briefing)1:08:28 Stage 7 (Gameplay)1:26:51 Stage 8 (Briefing)1:28:39 Stage 8 (Gameplay)1:48:36 Stage 9 (Briefing)1:49:53 Stage 9 (Gameplay)1:57:59 Stage 10 (Briefing)2:00:10 Stage 10 (Gameplay)2:08:38 Stage 11 (Briefing)2:11:04 Stage 11 (Gameplay)2:21:46 Stage 12 (Briefing)2:23:41 Stage 12 (Gameplay)2:34:21 Stage 13 (Briefing)2:37:03 Stage 13 (Gameplay)2:50:49 Stage 14 (Briefing)2:52:43 Stage 14 (Gameplay)3:05:37 Stage 15 (Briefing)3:08:22 Stage 15 (Gameplay)3:20:22 Stage 16 (Briefing)3:23:37 Stage 16 (Gameplay)3:39:19 Stage 17 (Briefing)3:41:44 Stage 17 (Gameplay)3:54:42 Stage 18 (Briefing)3:56:37 Stage 18 (Gameplay)4:03:34 Stage 19 (Briefing)4:06:22 Stage 19 (Gameplay)4:17:52 Stage 20 (Briefing)4:19:38 Stage 20 (Gameplay)4:31:51 Stage 21 (Briefing)4:32:59 Stage 21 (Gameplay)4:43:55 Stage 22 (Briefing)4:46:43 Stage 22 (Gameplay)5:01:44 Stage 23 (Briefing)5:03:20 Stage 23 (Gameplay)5:09:53 Stage 24 (Briefing)5:12:22 Stage 24 (Gameplay)5:34:05 Stage 25 (Briefing)5:36:59 Stage 25 (Gameplay)5:54:11 Stage 26 (Briefing)5:55:42 Stage 26 (Gameplay)6:07:56 Stage 27 (Briefing)6:10:13 Stage 27 (Gameplay)6:22:32 Stage 28 (Briefing)6:26:41 Stage 28 (Gameplay)6:50:51 Ending & Aftermath6:54:31 Stage 29 (Briefing)6:56:28 Stage 29 (Gameplay)6:57:38 Stage 30 (Briefing)6:58:57 Stage 30 (Gameplay)
Lords of the Fallen (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Completionist Playthrough, Best Ending naswinger 2023-09-16 | I recently saw a trailer for Lords of the Fallen 2 which looked very intriguing and remembered that I owned the first game. Time to get it off the backlog and it's also the first souls-like that i played!The game is a bit controversial with mixed reviews on steam, but that is mostly due to bugs, crashes and the shaky cam as well as Dark Souls purists disliking it. I have not encountered a single crash during regular gameplay on Windows 10. I tried to add a section in the video where all lore audio notes are played back in their proper order for better context, but interacting with that would always crash the game within seconds. The PhysX implementation named "Nvidia Turbulence" adds particle and maybe other effects, but I disabled it for the playthrough since the framerate can drop below 60 fps even on my RTX 3080 in some areas. The bugs I encountered were all very minor, but I agree, the shaky cam is truly awful and it can't be disabled.As for gameplay, I lack the reference to other similar games, especially Dark Souls itself, but I found this game surprisingly good! The controls are really good. The only problem is that you start the warrior class with full heavy armor which gives you a heavy (i.e. slow) roll. They should have balanced the weight of the starter heavy gear such that it stays within medium roll encumberance and later armor sets can have proper weight. That is easily fixed by removing some armor until you can spec some endurance, but the first impression is that it handles not very well. Bosses are a bit simple, but can be learned quickly even for complete souls-like newcomers like me. It took maybe two hours until it clicked and I became skillful in handling my character, progressing the game and understanding the mechanics.The other aspects of the game are well executed too. I think the area and difficulty progression is good. The gear upgrades make sense too, but the weapons are not that well balanced. For example, the attack speed stat makes no sense. Why is it rated in percent? Percent of what? What is the base 100%? The actual speed is all over the place, doesn't matter what it shows, you need to swing it to see. The damage stat is absolute too and not damage per second. Nevertheless, you will find your preferred weapon type quickly. Some people seem to like great axes and great swords, I prefer the attack pattern and speed of the polesword. So, overall, the weapon selection works and the rune system to upgrade your gear is ok too, even though you can ignore it on a normal run. There is NG+ and NG++, but not really any extra content except a few audio logs that only exist in NG+.Graphics, audio, voice acting, character models... are all totally fine! The game is from 2014 and it doesn't look that bad in 2023. I can't complain about the story too. It makes sense, it's not cringe or dumb, the main character is likable and the other NPCs are not annoying.Is the game worth your time? Absolutely! It may not be the pinnacle of souls-like gaming and I can't even judge that, but fun can be extracted from more than just the top entries of a genre. I had a lot of fun with it and maybe it was a good example of babby's first souls-like to get me into that genre. The sequel is definitely on my radar, but for now, I need to keep digging through the backlog!If you actually read this video description, please feel free to like & subscribe! Thank you!00:00 - Start00:25 - Intro02:27 - Game Start - Keystone Monastery09:13 - Boss: First Warden21:07 - Outside Keystone46:52 - Boss: Commander1:27:28 - Boss: Worshipper1:35:48 - The Rhogar Temple2:30:10 - Boss: Infiltrator2:47:47 - Catacombs3:14:18 - Boss: Champion3:32:30 - Keystone Citadel3:58:06 - Boss: Beast4:45:21 - The Rogar Temple (Return)5:00:19 - Altar Ruins5:10:55 - The Chamber of Lies5:20:35 - Boss: Guardian6:43:40 - Boss: Annihilator6:51:43 - Adyr7:05:24 - Boss: Lost Brothers7:38:09 - Boss: Judge7:40:18 - Ending7:43:00 - Credits
Batman Returns (SNES) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-04-15 | I distinctly remember the Christmas market scene of the first stage when I played it as a kid. I believe I never finished it and I did attempts for this playthrough from time to time. It's a difficult game even though there are two more difficulty settings (hard and mania). You do get many extra lives, but every goon can hit and combo you for much of your health.The graphics are great. Nice scenery and very moody color palette! The stages alternate between the usual beat 'em up belt scroller perspective and an actual 2D view. It's weird, but doesn't hurt the game. It certainly wasn't necessary though. There is also a driving section which is not as good as on the Sega CD. The audio is top, nothing to complain.Overall, it is a good game, certainly A tier in my opinion. Personally, I like this more than Final Fight just because of the setting. Generally, I'm not much of a beat 'em up fan so complex combos and such fly over my head. It just needs to look and feel good. My only complaint would be that some bosses are a bit overtuned, but it demands you learn the mechanics and use a few extra lives to beat them.04:24 - Scene 1 (Ambush In Gotham Plaza)10:50 - Scene 2 (Battle In The Streets Of Gotham City)21:06 - Scene 3 (On The Prowl)25:23 - Scene 4 (The Penguin's Trap)30:47 - Scene 5 (To The Batmobile)34:43 - Scene 6 (Circus Train)41:01 - Scene 7 (The Penguin's Lair)
Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen (もと子ちゃんのワンダーキッチン) (SNES) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-04-01 | Something different! :-) Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen consists of cooking minigames similar to Cooking Mama. It operates in a point & click fashion and is a promotional game for Ajinomoto mayonnaise.The game also shows history of mayonnaise and other educational features. It was never released outside of Japan, but my sister, who recorded this playthrough, provided some translations and explanations via closed captions (subtitles). If you have found something she missed feel free to post a comment!00:00 - Introduction05:04 - Monkey's Memo21:11 - Old Lady Reversi & Broom25:34 - Penguin's Memo39:22 - Magic Lamp41:40 - Elephant's Memo53:10 - Ending58:04 - Easter Egg
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Sega CD) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-03-26 | The stages in Mickey Mania are based on old Mickey Mouse cartoons and show a bit of Mickey's history from the 1930s to 1990. What is remarkable about this game, especially on the SNES, is how long it takes to load the next level. The SNES load times are actually much worse than on the Sega CD. For this playthrough I cut out part of the loading screens to make it easier to watch (the screen where Mickey reviews the script).The game has lots of interesting graphical effects and the stages have much variety. I think the stage design is too linear and the stages are too short, but the graphics probably used up all the cartridge space on the SNES and Genesis / Mega Drive. The music is fine and fit the style of the respective cartoon. Some stages are quite difficult, though, but the respawns are very generous so overall it's not that hard of a game. Still worth playing in my opinion.00:00 - Start00:12 - Stage 1 (Steamboat Willie)04:02 - Stage 2 (The Mad Doctor)13:11 - Stage 3 (Moose Hunters)16:21 - Stage 4 (The Lonesome Ghosts)23:23 - Stage 5 (Mickey and the Beanstalk)28:30 - Bonus (The Band Concert)29:51 - Stage 5 (Continued)33:47 - Stage 6 (The Prince and the Pauper)55:55 - Ending
Disneys Aladdin (SNES) - Full Playthrough, All Gems & Endings naswinger 2023-03-19 | There are several versions of Aladdin from the early 90s. There is the one on the Mega Drive / Genesis, which lets you use a sword and is more action oriented with excellent animations. Then there is the SNES version which is more platforming focused and there is also the Sega Master System and Game Gear version which I have never played which is also different from the two main versions and their respective ports. I already knew Sega's 16-bit Aladdin game so I decided to have a look at this one.It is a fun little platformer with a bit of a cinematic focus with the cutscenes since it's based on a movie. There is really not that much to say about this game. The graphics are nice, but there is some slowdown here and there. The music is fine too, but not outstanding. This version has Abu, the monkey, though so that's a plus! It is also not that hard since you get so many lives, the stages are short and some even have checkpoints. I think the Mega Drive / Genesis version is the better game, but this one is fine too. Maybe I'll record the other games as well if there is interest.00:00 - Start02:35 - Stage 110:52 - Stage 216:30 - Stage 320:50 - Stage 427:54 - Stage 536:49 - Bonus Stage39:20 - Stage 647:48 - Stage 750:17 - Ending53:35 - Fancy Credits56:53 - Normal Credits1:00:13 - Easter Egg
System Shock (Classic Engine) - PC - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-03-11 | I love the original Dead Space and this game is like its grand daddy. I never heard about it at the time in the mid-90s, but it has been on my radar and backlog for a long time so I avoided all spoilers. The game is getting a well deserved remaster so it's time to finally commit to playing it.For my playthroughs, I like to experience the most original version possible that is also the most "complete". It's arbitrary and some tradeoffs are often necessary. I bought the "Enhanced Edition" which runs in the KEX Engine. It didn't look right, I hated the graphics. The textures are blurry and look smeared and it ran badly on my pc. At least opengl worked without screen flickering. Then I opened the classic version of the game that you get too. It's... magnificent! It looks so beautiful! Beautiful pixels! The lighting is made with the pixelation in mind and it looks awesome.However, and that's where "arbitrary" comes into play with the "original" vs. "most complete" question. The original game has no mouse look. It's not an action game, but actually a simulation of Citadel Station. You have complex positioning options such as leaning around corners and it's all done with the keyboard. Mouse look was a thing at the time, they just did not add it. There is a patch to add mouse look, but I read it does not work with the enhanced edition, so I didn't try. For this playthrough, I used Shockolate. It's a source port of the original engine that tries to be as faithful to the original, but also has mouse look. So, not entirely "vanilla", but still plain like chocolate. It's not fully stable, though. I crashed a few times, but it beats the awful KEX engine.You are a hacker who gets caught trying to hack the systems of the TriOptimum Corporation. You get offered a deal to help one of their directors with whatever they are up to. True to his word, you get the reward and the record of your crime gets scrubbed. You wake up on Citadel Station, a space station in orbit of Saturn, from a healing coma after getting your implant installed. Then it's up to you to find out what happened and how to stop what is going on.Some of the mechanics sure are dated compared to modern action games, but it's not comparable. It's full of environmental storytelling and while the levels scream 90s map design, the levels do make some sense and you need to move between levels frequently to access new areas and get certain items to be used elsewhere. Since it's the spiritual successor to "Ultima Underworld" and based on the same engine, it's a bit of a dungeon crawler with first person action and a few roleplaying elements with gear upgrades.The story is really interesting and while I have played many difficult and elaborate games, this is certainly among the very few that I would call "oppressive". The atmosphere is dense, every moment is dangerous and initially you are quite underpowered. At the middle of the game, it turns around and becomes much easier. You can also enter "cyberspace" and accomplish certain side objectives there. It's certainly the worst aspect of the game. The idea is interesting, especially for its time, but the execution is really bad.The graphics hold up well, I think, especially in the classic engine. As said, I don't like the KEX engine at all and I can't make it look like the true original in that port. However, KEX is a good and easy way to experience the original game so give it a shot. You need the game asset files anyway for Shockolate. The audio is also well done, but there is no "3d" audio in such an early 3d game so you hear enemies through walls at full volume just because you are physically close to them. The voices though... The voice acting and recording is so good! It adds so much to the game.It's an excellent game from the to-the-point intro that shows some really efficient storytelling to the very end. If I had to criticize one thing it would be the AI. The enemies are extremely dumb and have trouble dealing with corners. Anyway, I hope the remake will be good!00:00 - IntroLaser Mission02:28 - Level 1 (Medical)59:40 - Level 2 (Research)1:45:37 - Level R (Reactor)2:00:44 - Level 2Virus Mission2:06:40 - Level 22:08:03 - Level 3 (Maintenance)2:13:30 - Level 4 (Storage)2:56:37 - Level 32:57:10 - Level 6 (Executive)4:04:04 - Level 34:31:45 - Level 6Antenna Mission4:39:48 - Level 64:41:58 - Level 7 (Engineering)Reactor Mission5:25:55 - Level 75:29:13 - Level 65:30:03 - Level 35:30:36 - Level 5 (Flight Deck)5:59:12 - Level 35:59:54 - Level R6:12:45 - Level 36:15:29 - Level 5Bridge Mission6:25:24 - Level 56:27:37 - Level 36:27:57 - Level 66:28:25 - Level 76:30:59 - Level 8 (Security)7:04:22 - Level 9 (Bridge)7:34:03 - Ending7:35:10 - Credits7:37:02 - Laser Mission Fail
Radical Rex Intro Rap (Sega CD/Mega Drive) naswinger 2023-02-25 | This is a mashup of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version that has dancing dinosaurs and the Sega CD version which has the rap song.Please like & subscribe for more videos and check out my other retro completionist playthroughs! Thank you!
HUNTDOWN (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - Full Playthrough, All Secrets naswinger 2023-02-19 | Huntdown is a game that matches my taste perfectly. It's difficult, reminiscent of retro and arcade games, but fair in a way that you have many difficulty modes as well as unlimited tries. This game is probably how we remember the good old 16-bit days even though these consoles could not provide these graphics and this level of action at all.Speaking of graphics... They are amazing. So many little details, a large variety even within a theme of levels, beautiful color palette, good animations. The atmosphere is Flashback on steroids. The music is also very good. You have a large variety of weapons to pick up even though I think there are too many so they lose meaning to me because many are essentially the same. Exploration is rewarded too. The stages are not that large, but you can find some hidden things here and there.The game is difficult! I chose to play it on normal difficulty for this playthrough because, honestly, it's difficult enough. Not so much the stages, but the bosses can be a roadblock. In badass difficulty you do the whole stage on three hitpoints. Beating the game on this mode is a project that will keep you busy for weeks or even months because you need to truly master every stage and boss. Luckily, the game saves after each stage. A 1CC in badass mode would be absurd, but I'm sure someone can pull it off.Overall, very much recommended!--00:00 - IntroThe Hoodlum Dolls01:28 - Briefing03:37 - Stage 1-1 (Sweet Angel)08:26 - Stage 1-2 (Sid Handsome)14:44 - Stage 1-3 (Bad Boy Bob)20:39 - Stage 1-4 (Psychonaught)27:49 - Stage 1-5 (Troy Lawman)The Misconducts36:10 - Briefing37:51 - Stage 2-1 (TNT Randy)44:34 - Stage 2-2 (Nadja Drago)51:43 - Stage 2-3 (Hard-Knock Murdoch)58:38 - Stage 2-4 (Teddy Taxman)1:06:07 - Stage 2-5 (Unholy Goalie)The Heatseekers1:15:21 - Briefing1:17:11 - Stage 3-1 (Dean Dandy)1:24:42 - Stage 3-2 (Suki the Sniper)1:32:04 - Stage 3-3 (The Overseer)1:43:07 - Stage 3-4 (Sonny Rooster)1:49:32 - Stage 3-5 (Ringo Road Rage)The No. 1 Suspects2:03:12 - Briefing2:05:02 - Stage 4-1 (The Dudson Twins)2:14:11 - Stage 4-2 (Marlo The Mutant)2:21:43 - Stage 4-3 (Grandmaster Yuudai)2:31:27 - Stage 4-4 (Cyra Rhodes)2:39:31 - Stage 4-5 (The Shogun)2:56:23 - Ending2:58:58 - Credits
Sol-Feace/Sol-Deace (Sega CD/Mega CD) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-02-08 | Whenever I read "Sol-Feace", I need to think of the AVGN episode about the Sega CD where he says "Sol-Feace? More like, Sol... Feces!".As James said in his episode, this is a competent shooter. Good graphics, stage and boss design is fine, good music. It's not a top tier shmup because it's not refined enough in my opinion in terms of weapon loadouts, boss mechanics and stage design. You can also aim your upper and lower weapon platforms at an angle and equip different weapons in these slots depending on what part of your ship touches the upgrade. Interesting system and the angle of your weapon can be useful in many places.Overall, it's a good package though. I read that this was an easy game, but I found several parts quite difficult. If you die, you might as well reset the game because you get overwhelmed over and over and weapon upgrades are not that common. Especially with the Jupiter boss, your pea shooter will not do much.There is also "mania" difficulty and I just could not be bothered to find strategies for that. It's unfair and overwhelming. For example in stage two, normal difficulty has one piston before the boss that tries to crush you. Mania has three and I found it frustratingly difficult to time this encounter. And it gets harder from there, see Jupiter boss. I read that there is also a very hard mode that you can enable with a button combination like a cheat code. I noped out of this experience and did not try that one.00:00 - Start00:23 - Story Intro03:58 - Title Screen04:10 - Anime Intro05:53 - Stage 1 (Cilius)09:09 - Stage 2 (Cilius Moon Weapons Factory)12:21 - Stage 3 (Artificial Sun)14:29 - Stage 4 (Cruise Ship "Microcosm P-1")17:43 - Stage 5 (A Station on Pluto)20:13 - Stage 6 (Moon Amalthea - Jupiter V)23:19 - Stage 7 (Erf)26:26 - Ending26:46 - Credits
King of Demons (Majyūō / Majyuuou) (SNES) - Full Playthrough, All Endings naswinger 2023-02-01 | I randomly found this recently and I've never heard about it. It's Japan only, but there is a fan translation from Aeon Genesis. You are Abel and your wife and daughter were killed by demons. You're on the way to hell to somehow get them back, I'm not really sure. The stages follow a map like in Castlevania.It is quite strange. It has so many interesting ideas and great artwork, but overall it feels like a budget Actraiser or Castlevania. With more time, as always, this could have been so much better. It was still very interesting to see and learn. The game can be difficult in some places, but is very predictable. There are also two endings.00:00 - Start00:26 - Stage 101:50 - Stage 206:28 - Stage 313:26 - Stage 417:20 - Stage 521:21 - Stage 628:12 - Stage 7
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2023-01-25 | I know, this game is a meme, but it got me curious to try it and i was not disappointed. You are Greendog, a stereotypical surfer dude. One day, after surfing some really big wave, you end up on the beach wearing an aztec necklace. Where does it come from and how did it get on your neck? Who knows. Anyway, Bambi, your girlfriend, tells you that you need to find the six pieces of some aztec treasure so you can get rid of the cursed necklace which prevents you from ever surfing again. That's unbearable so he's off to find the treasure!The game is fairly average in all aspects. The graphics are ok, sometimes good, but mostly look like pre-rendered pixel vomit. The music is pretty good, overall, but the sound effects are horrible. Ear piercing bird chirps, droning frog sounds, random donkey kong sounds... and Greendog makes no sounds at all. It's weird. The sound engine in general craps itself frequently during the pedalcopter levels.Overall, i'm not disappointed. It's a competent game that can be fun. Just the last stage which is another skating level is stupidly hard. I approve of this meme. Well done, Greendog! Fortunately, though, there was never a sequel as alluded to in the ending sequence.00:00 - Start00:13 - Intro02:27 - Title Screen02:49 - Stage 1-1 (Grenada)07:01 - Stage 1-2 (Grenada Ruins)12:04 - Stage 2-1 (Mustique)15:20 - Stage 2-2 (Mustique Ruins)17:01 - Stage 3-1 (Curacao)20:48 - Stage 3-2 (Curacao Ruins)27:16 - Stage 4-1a (Jamaica)28:33 - Stage 4-1b (Jamaica Subway)35:09 - Stage 4-2 (Jamaica Ruins)36:54 - Stage 5-1 (Saba)40:20 - Stage 5-2 (Saba Ruins)46:05 - Stage 6-1 (St. Vincent)50:45 - Stage 6-2 (St. Vincent Ruins)53:40 - Ending54:53 - Credits
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow - Full Playthrough (All Endings & Choices) naswinger 2023-01-18 | I found this in my steam library and gave it a try without any expectations, but this turned out to be a really amazing experience! I'm not even a fan of Giger's art and don't like macabre art and guts horror at all, but this artwork is exceptional throughout the entire game! If you like adventures, get it and experience it for yourself!In this point & click adventure, you play as a nameless person who doesn't remember his past. You have been captured for unknown reasons and try to escape and find out about your past and what is going on in this crazy world. You cannot die so there is no rush to accomplish things. The puzzles are also not very difficult. The game is more about the visual experience and the lore. Graphics and music are excellent.You are confronted with a few moral choices for a good and a bad ending. The choices are obvious so there is no hidden list of actions to see these endings. The playtime for a first completionist playthrough is about four hours so its length is fine, especially since it's not a full price game. There are also many language options. A sequel is in development and seems to have been delayed by over two years at the time of the upload of this video. I will definitely get the sequel too.00:00 - Start00:14 - Intro02:35 - Good Playthrough2:20:10 - Good Ending2:23:32 - Good Credits2:27:20 - Bad Choices2:39:21 - Bad Ending2:42:24 - Bad Credits2:45:06 - Mixed Rat Choice2:45:35 - One Bad Choice Ending2:47:18 - Generic Credits
Comix Zone (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) - Full Playthrough, All Endings naswinger 2023-01-11 | Comix Zone has a very unique artstyle with beautiful backgrounds. It is a simple brawler where you play as Sketch Turner, a comic book artist, who gets sucked into his own comic by that comic's villain. If he can kill Sketch, then he will be free to exist in our world. So you punch all the aliens in order to set things right and escape your own comic.The game doesn't feel as short at all while playing even though it is just half an hour if you don't die. The game can be fairly difficult if you don't plan ahead, mostly because you lose so much health by punching random things like doors or crates. I think this is a really dumb mechanic. You only have one life, but you can contine from the start of the current chapter. There are three episodes with two chapters each, so six stages. There are also two endings.00:00 - Start00:32 - Intro01:00 - Stage 105:42 - Stage 210:52 - Stage 317:45 - Stage 422:20 - Stage 527:39 - Stage 634:12 - Good Ending36:53 - Bad Ending37:33 - Special Airplane Attack37:42 - Easter Egg
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES) - Hard Difficulty 100% Loot Playthrough naswinger 2022-12-28 | Maui Mallard is totally not Donald Duck! He is a private investigator on vacation on a tropical island when the idol of Shabuhm Shabuhm was stolen. He is the guardian spirit of the island and unless the idol is recovered, the island is going to explode. Your adventures lead you through eight levels with multiple stages each and several boss fights where you will also be able to transform into a ninja! The later stages are designed in a way that requires you to switch between both personas to progress.The game was released on the Sega Genesis and PC as well as the Super Nintendo. The first two versions are very similar with the PC version being upgraded to CD audio music. You can find these versions on GOG and Steam, but I can't tell how good these versions are. The SNES port was significantly reworked. The graphics are less gritty and more cartoony, but overall more detailed. The audio is changed too. I did not play the Genesis versions I can't tell which is the ultimate version. I believe there exists a Game Boy port too.Why is this obvious Donald Duck not actually Donald Duck? Apparently, Disney did not want to associate their intellectual property with a duck that wields a gun and the generally dark tone of the game (for a kids game anyway). I think the game lost a lot of name recognition and therefore sales and who is Maui Mallard anyway. It's a dumb name.But how does the game play? I think it is very well done. The graphics are great especially if you have the ability to show scanlines. I know some people hate them for some reason, but that's how it used to be and was supposed to be played because that's what CRT displays and TVs showed. Scanlines add so much depth and extra detail to the pixelart, it's astonishing! The stages are well designed and fun too. The music is great as well. Generally, it's an easy game to complete, but pretty difficult to 100% because some loot is very well hidden and in the autoscrolling stages you need to avoid the checkpoints and re-play sections until you got all loot before you continue.The game has some big problems in my opinion: The jerky left and right scrolling if you turn your character around. The screen sometimes snaps back and forth so quickly that it becomes disorienting. The Genesis version does not have that. Also, the duck plays like a duck. The controls are sometimes not precise. A bit floaty and it sometimes also has too much inertia. I think it has to do with the smooth animations that need to play out before other input is accepted, but maybe it has a different reason. The collision detection is also often really bad, but it's never game breaking.I think it is still a good game and recommended to play. Not top tier at all, but solid. I just wish it was actual Donald Duck.00:00 - Start00:43 - Level 1 (Mojo Mansion)18:46 - Level 2 (The Ninja Training Grounds)38:24 - Level 3 (Muddrake Mayhem)51:20 - Level 4 (Sacrifice of Maui)1:05:32 - Level 5 (The Test of Duckhood)1:25:06 - Level 6 (The Flying Duckman)1:44:09 - Level 7 (The Realm of the Dead)2:02:06 - Level 8 (The Mojo Stronghold)
Elemental Master - Sega Genesis / Mega Drive - Full Playthrough naswinger 2022-12-21 | Technosoft was well known for their Thunder Force series of shooters and Elemental Master is also a very competent game with superb graphics and an amazing soundtrack. The back of the box claims that the game had eight stages, but it only has seven. The game is rather short, even for shmup standards, and also fairly easy, but the options menu lets you set the difficulty to hard and extreme difficulties if you want to truly master the game. You can access it by pressing START and A at the same time.The short version of the story is that there was a kingdom of the just and benevolent King Lorelei. A long time ago, some evil named Gyra showed up, but he and his followers were banished below the city. Now, Gyra has been freed and King Lorelei was captured by someone who turns out to be your brother (in the intro, so no spoiler). You set out to make things right again.Elemental Master is somewhat different for a shmup. You're not in any vehicle - you're on foot and in a medieval fantasy setting. This means you can also get stuck on things in the environment or get damaged by environmental hazards like lava. You can select the order of the first four stages which also give you an additional weapon type. These weapons have unlimited energy and can be charged up for a super attack.Overall, I think the game lacks the complexity of other shmups with advanced scoring features. The graphics and music are top tier and the stage design is well done. It's just missing something, I think, but it could also be that it's just that I don't like the overhead walking aspect that much. It's a fine game and I sure would have loved to play it back then at higher difficulty settings.00:00 - Start00:35 - Intro02:40 - Stage 1 (Fire)05:38 - Stage 2 (Wind)08:28 - Stage 3 (Earth)11:24 - Stage 4 (Water)14:24 - Stage 5 (Clauss)19:25 - Stage 6 (Salome)22:15 - Stage 7 (Roki)28:57 - Ending
Flashback: The Quest For Identity (Sega CD) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2022-12-07 | Flashback was obviously next on my list after Another World. It is a massive improvement over the previous game and actually feels like a full game with a plot and enough content. This game is from 1992 if you can believe it! Amazing.The Sega CD version is the only port with CD audio and it sounds amazing. It also has voiced characters. Unfortunately, they replaced the regular pixel cutscenes with CG videos. They do look dated, but somehow, at least for me, they add some cyberpunk feeling. Some kind of retro future if that makes sense.You are Conrad. You lost your memory and crashed on Saturn's moon, Titan. The game has seven stages and three difficulties. You get a password for each stage. If you die without using a save point, you get reset to the beginning of the area keeping your items and score when you entered. I did die a lot. The game is quite punishing, but as is normal with cinematic platformers, every screen is a little puzzle to solve in order to survive the whole game. I played on normal difficulty and the game is generous with energy refills if you took the time to find a strategy for the individual encounters.Overall, it's not exactly my type of game, same with Another world, but it's good and interesting. Without the music, like with Another World, I would not like this at all. I wish the Anniversary Edition had the CD audio...00:00 - Start00:10 - Intro02:43 - Stage 1 - Titan Jungle20:11 - Stage 2 - New Washington1:05:52 - Stage 3 - Death Tower1:28:39 - Stage 4 - Earth1:47:51 - Stage 5 - Earth Base1:57:36 - Stage 6 - Alien Homeworld 12:10:41 - Stage 7 - Alien Homeworld 22:31:43 - Ending
Another World / Out of this World & Heart of the Alien (Sega CD) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2022-11-27 | Another World, or Out of this World depending on the region, was released in 1991 on the Commodore Amiga and has seen many ports including modern re-releases. It was revolutionary in its storytelling and use of 2d polygon shapes for graphics instead of pixel art. Its distinct look has aged well and this version of the game on the Sega CD / Mega CD comes with a CD audio soundtrack that no other game has - not even the anniversary releases. These modern ports are lazy and awful in other respects too in my opinion so I chose this version.The game is short and the gameplay often consists of trial and error as well as precise timing. Dragon's Lair was the inspiration for this game after all. If you die, you get reset to a checkpoint. I've died many more times than is shown in this playthrough, but since you restart from a fixed checkpoint, I just cut out the other failed attempts to save everyone some time. The environmental storytelling is great though. This game have been on my backlog for a long time and it was worth playing it.The "sequel", Heart of the Alien, was only released on the Sega CD. Its style is a bit different to the original and the game is not as good, but I included it in this playthrough for completion. The gameplay is much less refined than that of the original and overall pretty average, but it concludes the story of our human protagonist.00:00 - Start00:12 - Out of this World - Intro02:45 - Out of this World - Game25:03 - Out of this World - End25:51 - Heart of the Alien - Intro29:52 - Heart of the Alien - Game48:01 - Heart of the Alien - End
Rendering Ranger R2 / Targa (SNES) - Full Playthrough naswinger 2022-11-20 | Manfred Trenz, legendary developer from the C64 and Amiga days, also worked on other platforms like the SNES. Rendering Ranger R2, originally named Targa when the game was initially all pixel art, really does show off what the Super Nintendo was capable of doing. The game was then changed to have pre-rendered sprites à la Donkey Kong Country, which is unfortunate. I think it looks cheap, especially in the first stage, but it is what it is.The game was only released in Japan and a prototype of Targa for PAL regions exists, but it crashes in the first stage so I could not record a proper comparison video. You switch between on-foot stages like Contra or Turrican and proper shmup stages and you encounter many bosses. I'm not sure what part is better or if there are good synergies with alternating the gameplay. It certainly is a unique game and not just for the impressive graphics.This recording was in normal difficulty. There is also hard difficulty and I would have been interested in mastering that mode, but the game is not well balanced. It suffers from Gradius syndrome. If you die, your current weapon gets powered down to basic strength. You have other weapons, but they may not be ideal for the situation you are in and you also lose your options in the shmup sections. The game is generous with power ups, but until you get refilled, you might lose one or two more lives. And stage 8... is dumb.00:00 - Start00:24 - Stage 105:16 - Stage 211:22 - Stage 316:19 - Stage 424:03 - Stage 535:02 - Stage 642:06 - Stage 747:59 - Stage 859:45 - Stage 91:09:35 - Ending
Dead Space 2008 (PC / PS3 / Xbox 360) - Full Playthrough (Hard Difficulty) naswinger 2022-11-13 | What an atmospheric game with such tense gameplay! The game is from 2008 and the graphics still hold up today in my opinion. It's getting a remake too with even better graphics! It is difficult to get to run properly on modern machines, but check the pinned comment for some tipps.You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer, on the way to the USG Ishimura, a spaceship that is not responding anymore. You are part of a team to check on the status of the Ishimura. Quickly, everything turns from bad to worse as you find out what happened and try to save your girlfriend who worked on that ship.Why not impossible difficulty? Hard mode is too easy and impossible mode is too tedious. It was a tough choice. I was already getting close to the maximum video length on youtube and the viewing experience is more interesting with faster paced gameplay. Monsters take the same damage, but are much better at dodging and item and money drops are much more scarce.Chapters0:00 - Start0:52 - Chapter 140:05 - Chapter 21:24:52 - Chapter 32:13:19 - Chapter 42:57:44 - Chapter 53:26:29 - Chapter 64:30:29 - Chapter 75:21:55 - Chapter 85:49:24 - Chapter 96:26:39- Chapter 107:23:14 - Chapter 117:57:56 - Chapter 128:45:43 - Ending8:54:24 - Hidden Intro (Contains Spoilers)8:55:54 - Scary Physics Bug8:56:40 - Easter Egg
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (PC) - Full Completionist Playthrough & Showcase (Enhanced Audio) naswinger 2022-10-23 | This game's story is based on the short story by Harlan Ellison, who also worked with the developers on this game, significantly expanding the characters and story. The story is S tier all the way and I think this is the best adventure game I have played. It is one of the very few games where I explored every detail to learn more about the story since, usually, I don't pay much attention to it. In this playthrough, I used the enhanced soundtrack that comes with the game instead of regular midi. My focus is on a completionist showcase of as many interactions as I could find.0:00 Start0:28 Intro6:24 Gorrister (Chapter 1)50:17 Ellen (Chapter 2)01:33:37 Benny (Chapter 3)02:11:19 Nimdok (Chapter 4)02:47:09 Ted (Chapter 5)03:38:51 Brainscape (Finale)04:16:58 Best Ending (Ellen speaking)04:19:58 Credits04:20:39 Best Ending (Nimdok speaking)04:20:57 Best Ending (Gorrister speaking)04:21:09 Best Ending (Benny speaking)04:21:20 Best Ending (Ted speaking)04:21:33 Bad Ending (Ellen gives up Totem of Entropy)04:23:14 Bad Ending (Nimdok)04:24:47 Bad Ending (Gorrister disabling only the Ego)04:25:47 Bad Ending (Benny)04:26:43 Bad Ending (Ted)04:27:37 Fail Ending (Ellen)04:28:43 Fail Ending (Nimdok)04:29:09 Fail Ending (Gorrister)04:29:26 Fail Ending (Benny)04:29:43 Fail Ending (Ted)04:30:02 Ellen killed by lying Ego04:30:32 Aspect Wake/Deactivate Voice Lines (Gorrister)04:30:49 Aspect Wake/Deactivate Voice Lines (Nimdok)04:31:05 Aspect Wake/Deactivate Voice Lines (Benny)04:31:15 Aspect Wake/Deactivate Voice Lines (Ted)04:30:27 Aspect Wake/Deactivate Voice Lines (Ellen)04:31:37 Aspect Interactions with wrong Totems04:32:41 Give Totem of Entropy to Surgat04:33:25 Ted betrays Ellen by giving Surgat her soul04:34:47 Benny threatens the Elder
Kenseiden (Sega Master System) (FM Audio) naswinger 2022-10-02 | Kenseiden is pretty fun with the feel of a shinobi game. Both the graphics and music are top for a Master System game. The jumping physics are pretty bad though and i could never get used to the inertia, always jumping into bosses. And the knockback is off the charts. Luckily, unlike with Ninja Gaiden on the NES, it rarely pulls you into a pit. The collision detection in the training stages is quite wonky too. Overall, it's an above average game for sure.The stage numbers (and the romanization) are taken from the manual so they are a bit out of order.0:00 Start0:17 Round 1 - Higo (肥後)1:22 Round 2 - Chikuzen (筑前)4:26 Round 4 - Iyo (伊予)7:35 Round 5 - Tosa (土佐)8:53 Round 4 - Iyo (伊予) (other exit)9:10 Round 3 - Nagato (長門)11:39 Round 6 - Izumo (出雲)13:27 Round 9 - Kaga (加賀)17:37 Round 7 - Settu (摂津)18:21 Round 8 - Yamato (大和)20:30 Round 10 - Iga (伊賀)23:58 Round 11 - Owari (尾張)25:13 Round 13 - Suruga (駿河)28:24 Round 12 - Echyu (越中)29:05 Round 14 - Echigo (越後)30:57 Round 15 - Mito (水戸)34:19 Round 16 - Edo (江戸)38:16 Ending Cutscene
The timeline and plot of Enemy: Tempest of Violence naswinger 2022-09-05 | Please pause the video at any time you want to read the plot. It would be impossible to time how long it takes for someone to read and have a look at the screenshots.I made this because the story is spread over many cutscenes, briefings, debriefings and environmental storytelling. Since the game is also very long, it is hard to follow who is where at what time and why. Even I, who played this game extensively and watched the playthrough several times while editing and annotating, had a hard time to remember what actually happened.I hope this is useful for someone. A proper playthrough of another game is in the works so stay tuned and subscribe for more videos! Thanks!
Enemy: Tempest of Violence [Original/Hard Difficulty] (Amiga) - Full Game naswinger 2022-08-19 | PLEASE ACTIVATE SUBTITLES (CC/CLOSED CAPTIONS) FOR MY COMMENTARY!I'm relaunching my channel with this masterpiece on the Amiga! This is the original and really hard version of the game as it launched in 1997. The difficulty is not that bad, but the game is very punishing. You need to conquer every single screen because there is always a puzzle or lots of enemies around. There are also a few bugs related to despawning of allies. Apparently, these and the difficulty are fixed in the "Easyplay Version". I prefer to experience the developer's original version though so this is what I recorded here. Enemy 2 will be coming soon as well once I recorded a playthrough. I think the story, the characters as well as the graphics and especially the music are amazing. I do have to admit, though, that grinding this game was indeed painful and frustrating.Please like and subscribe for more videos! Thank you!You can download the game and the soundtrack from the developer's website at https://www.auralis.ch/cms-anachronia-en/18.php. You can download the original difficulty at archive.org/details/enemy-tempest-of-violence-originalChapters0:00 Start0:40 Intro Sequence6:48 Title Screen7:10 Stage 1 (Briefing)9:48 Stage 1 (Gameplay)15:34 Stage 2 (Briefing)16:37 Stage 2 (Gameplay)30:15 Stage 3 (Briefing)32:30 Stage 3 (Gameplay)42:59 Stage 4 (Briefing)45:00 Stage 4 (Gameplay)57:10 Stage 5 (Briefing)59:09 Stage 5 (Gameplay)1:06:59 Stage 6 (Briefing)1:08:55 Stage 6 (Gameplay)1:17:51 Stage 7 (Briefing)1:19:07 Stage 7 (Gameplay)1:28:05 Stage 8 (Briefing)1:29:43 Stage 8 (Gameplay)1:41:04 Stage 9 (Briefing)1:43:08 Stage 9 (Gameplay)1:57:32 Stage 10 (Briefing)1:59:36 Stage 10 (Gameplay)2:10:55 Stage 11 (Briefing)2:12:58 Stage 11 (Gameplay)2:29:03 Stage 12 (Briefing)2:32:00 Stage 12 (Gameplay)2:59:43 Stage 13 (Briefing)3:02:17 Stage 13 (Gameplay)3:23:31 Stage 14 (Briefing)3:26:14 Stage 14 (Gameplay)3:42:36 Stage 15 (Briefing)3:44:32 Stage 15 (Gameplay)3:54:25 Stage 16 (Briefing)3:56:40 Stage 16 (Gameplay)4:11:19 Stage 17 (Briefing)4:13:08 Stage 17 (Gameplay)4:21:45 Stage 18 (Briefing)4:23:20 Stage 18 (Gameplay)4:36:11 Stage 19 (Briefing)4:38:41 Stage 19 (Gameplay)4:55:34 Stage 20 (Briefing)4:58:27 Stage 20 (Gameplay)5:12:21 Stage 21 (Briefing)5:18:44 Stage 21 (Gameplay)5:30:05 Stage 22 (Briefing)5:32:06 Stage 22 (Gameplay)5:46:55 Stage 23 (Briefing)5:48:49 Stage 23 (Gameplay)6:01:12 Stage 24 (Briefing)6:03:27 Stage 24 (Gameplay)6:21:05 Stage 25 (Briefing)6:24:00 Stage 25 (Gameplay)6:42:30 Stage 26 (Briefing)6:44:44 Stage 26 (Gameplay)6:51:22 Stage 27 (Briefing)6:53:03 Stage 27 (Gameplay)7:13:41 Stage 28 (Briefing)7:16:42 Stage 28 (Gameplay)7:21:36 Stage 29 (Briefing)7:23:10 Stage 29 (Gameplay)7:46:20 Stage 30 (Briefing)7:47:31 Stage 30 (Gameplay)8:06:36 Stage 31 (Briefing)8:08:40 Stage 31 (Gameplay)8:28:26 Stage 32 (Briefing)8:30:34 Stage 32 (Gameplay)8:44:11 Stage 33 (Briefing)8:49:07 Stage 33 (Gameplay)9:03:24 Stage 34 (Briefing)9:05:52 Stage 34 (Gameplay)9:24:50 Stage 34 (Debriefing)
Eternal Darkness [Best Ending, Low Sanity Run] (Gamecube) - Final Chapter & Bonus naswinger 2013-11-01 | Ulyaoth gameplay (blue): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=otgowhMZIAQ#t=3326Xel'lotath gameplay (green): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=otgowhMZIAQ#t=4024Pious Augustus is watching you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=otgowhMZIAQ#t=4597
