"Exploration" is not the term I'd use to describe this game, as, unlike Metroid, it's completely linear. Each screen has one entrance and one exit. However, it's not a shoot'em up either; it's more of an action puzzler. Again, the player in the video plays a perfect game and makes it look easier than it is; play it yourself, and you'll see that many screens require some thinking, you can't just rush in.
As an "old timer" who's played this game back in the late 80s, I'm curious. For anyone who's never played this game either on the C64 or on the (inferior) ports... if you've downloaded it now for the VC and played it for the first time... what do you think of it? Have you completed it, or anything near that? Is it too difficult? Too easy? Do you find it fun, or just something for nostalgic old farts? Really, I'd like to know...
A great game indeed, with fantastic music (I sometimes fire up Sidplay to listen to this game's soundtrack while working).
One note of warning: the video above acts as a spoiler for the entire 1st level and more, so avoid watching it too closely. The player gets all the secrets in the first level and plays almost perfectly, and it's more fun to discover things on your own. You have been warned...
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Re: Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
"Exploration" is not the term I'd use to describe this game, as, unlike Metroid, it's completely linear. Each screen has one entrance and one exit. However, it's not a shoot'em up either; it's more of an action puzzler. Again, the player in the video plays a perfect game and makes it look easier than it is; play it yourself, and you'll see that many screens require some thinking, you can't just rush in.
Re: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
As an "old timer" who's played this game back in the late 80s, I'm curious. For anyone who's never played this game either on the C64 or on the (inferior) ports... if you've downloaded it now for the VC and played it for the first time... what do you think of it? Have you completed it, or anything near that? Is it too difficult? Too easy? Do you find it fun, or just something for nostalgic old farts? Really, I'd like to know...
Re: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
A great game indeed, with fantastic music (I sometimes fire up Sidplay to listen to this game's soundtrack while working).
One note of warning: the video above acts as a spoiler for the entire 1st level and more, so avoid watching it too closely. The player gets all the secrets in the first level and plays almost perfectly, and it's more fun to discover things on your own. You have been warned...