Yes, it's more multimedia notes on Brett Weiss' new book 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987.
Choplifter for the Sega Master System. I played a similar game on the Atari 2600, Activision's Chopper Command. Both are a lot like Defender, but I never could get the hang of Defender. Chopper Command, though, I liked. Choplifter looks spiffier and more complex.
This game looks like a must have on Sega Master System. It was remade for Xbox Live a year or two ago. I played some of it and it was good.
Here's a tip for the game BurgerTime. You can lead the food items that chase you into a corner and they might get stuck to each other. Then you can dispatch them with a hamburger bun easier.
I've been noticing that the golden age consoles were pretty different from each other. Atari 2600 games were very simple looking, Intellivision games had more realistic movement of vector graphic looking characters, and Colecovision games did sprites well. Today's consoles aren't as different. Wii-U does cartoony stuff well and PS4 and Xbox One are nearly the same at doing realistic graphics.
Never saw Donkey Kong 3 in the arcades, much less on NES. I wonder how it plays.
Neat shooter, but there's not much variety. The screen is always the same.
What's the deal with this Starpath Supercharger game Dragonstomper for the Atari 2600? Everyone says how great it is, but look at the gameplay. The fighting is all done in text. I don't think I'll hunt down that cassette player you need to play this on the Atari 2600.
This other Starpath game too, Escape from the Mind Master. What is going on in this game? It looks like nothing at all.
In reading about it, it sounded a little bit like Portal with it's various mental challenges, but this video shows me nothing.
Now Fantasy Zone I and II for the Sega Master System are really interesting. I didn't know these kinds of games were called "cute 'em ups", but I think I'm a fan of the genre because Twin Bee was mentioned, and that's a real favorite of mine. After seeing some screens of these in the book, I'm really keen to play them, but let's see some gameplay.
The names of the characters and enemies are really out there. My favorite is "Nuclear Cactus". BAND NAME!!!
Both games are readily available even if you don't have a Sega Master System like me. The arcade port of Fantasy Zone is an unlockable on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and the SMS version is on Sega Genesis Collection on PS2. Fantasy Zone II is on virtual console.
More on "cute 'em ups". I read this article at http://gaminghistory101.com/2012/03/05/cute-em-up/ and made a short list of games to try:
Parodius and Parodius Da!
Fantasy Zone I, II
Twin Bee and Detana!! Twin Bee
Bumblepig (Xbox live indie game)
Flying Hamster (PSN mini)
Deathsmiles (XBLA)
Otomedius
Anybody know of others?
Never heard of cute 'em ups either, but they look fun. Like shoot 'em ups but with bright colors and less difficult (from the looks of it, never played one).
Oh they are not "less difficult". TwinBee is a whole and complete be-atch and I've heard Parodius is hard too.
I played Choplifter WAY betore it was on the SEGA Master System. Choplifter was originally on computers, and I had it on my Apple ][+. The graphics were not as good, but it was the same game. I also played a version of Choplifter in the arcade that SEGA made, and remember liking the Apple one better. I reviewed that Xbox LIVE Choplifter game as well. I thought it was kind of hard.
Donkey Kong 3 plays like a reverse Galaga. I saw the arcade version of it ONCE back in the day, but my mom didn't let me play it because we were probaby in a hurry or something.
There are a lot of Cute 'em ups out there. Here are some more.
Galaga '88
Cosmo Gang: The Video
Ordyne
Sky Kid
Twinkle Star Sprites
Star Parodier
Air Zonk
Pocky and Rocky
And many more. I can list others if you want. --Cary
I wish I could gather up all the "cute 'em ups" but I'll have to just keep those titles in mind when I choose my next game to play after Resident Evil 4. I'm repressing the collector in me to save my sanity.
Jontron on YouTube talked about the cute emups genera. I didn't ever know that such a thing existed until that. He also talked about some other out there shooters....Japan made some crazy shit.
I've heard of a few like Cho aniki.
Choplifter was big when I was a kid. I played on my computer. Never got far, only to where the jet comes in and destroys you. Don't think I ever shot one down. I used to always accidentally land on the escaping hostages and kill them. brilliant game.
It looks much better than the Chopper Command I used to play.
Chopper Command had great sound.
Deathsmiles is a cute'em up?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!
I need to replay my Ultimate Sonic Collection again. I lost all my unlocks when my PS3 died.
I like the new Choplifter game on XBLA but I"m just waiting for it to drop in price. Plus I think it's lame you actually can land on top of people. YOu'd think they'd get out of the way if you see a large craft with spinning blades decending toward you!
Well, it uses "cute" characters, but is more horror themed. It was mentioned in this article at: http://gaminghistory101.com/2012/03/05/cute-em-up/ so I put it on the list.
I'm not sure if I unlocked Fantasy Zone on that collection. I have to go and look.
I played the demo for it a while back, but I wasn't inclined to buy it for some reason. I'll wait for a sale too. Apparently crushing people by landing on them was in the original game too.
Flying Hamster is freaking hilarious! I think there's a point where a cow shoots milk from its udder.
I don't think I ever touched a Master System but I do remember Choplifter from the arcade.
Oh yea, Flying Hamster in HD on Vita!!!
I wanna shoot bananas at mermaids!!!
I never played a Sega Master System either, but I'd like to have one just to play Phantasy Star on it for the "real" experience.