051 · SECTION Z
In space you can shoot in TWO directions! For show notes and more visit www.NEStalgiacast.com
Show notes
- Capcom shows up again, Report Card time:
- 1942
- Commando
- Ghosts N Goblins
- Trojan
- Takashi Nishiyama is BACK! The Trojan dude who went onto create Street Fighter 1 and then created Fatal Fury for SNK.
- PLOT - Set in an unspecified year during the third millennium, the player takes the role of an astronaut sent to infiltrate and destroy a space station orbiting near the Earth that is actually the secret base of an alien empire known as the "Balangool"
- Objective
- Questions
- What did you think of the Intro and cutscenes?
- What did you think of the use of A/B to shoot in different directions?
- Generating missiles pressing A and B together. Was it useful?
- What did you think of the exploration? Was it frustrating to jump up/down in numbers. Would you have preferred a linear path?
- Is the protagonist too big for the stage?
- Is this game too hard for your tastes?
- Boss Fights
- What mechanic/item would you like to see added to this game?
- Arcade differences -
- Practically a different game
- 5 stages/5sections 26 corridors total. Instead of 60 in the NES.
- A-Z corridors.
- Separate button for directions.
- Automatic Death when hit by enemy fire.
- FDS Differences -
- You can save
- Captain Commando is the main character!
- It is loosely tied to Side Arms and Forgotten Worlds