The general "Starblade" thread
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The general "Starblade" thread
Back in the '90s I had this game. I maybe played it for ten minutes, thought it was shallow, didn't see the charm in it, and got rid of it.
After busting out the FZ-10 last night, I decided to load up the import copy I bought several months back (it was cheap, what can I say?).
Well, I have to say, I am enjoying it a lot more than I did way-back-when. With that, since I couldn't find much general talk about it on this forum, I figured maybe I'd make a thread about it. I'm curious to hear what everyone thinks about it from a modern-day perspective.
Me personally, I think the visuals are very impressive. Yes, it's full-motion-video, and lots of games did this back then, but Starblade does something that no others do, something I didn't notice before--it layers polygonal objects on top of the video (as far as I can tell anyway). The way it's implemented, you can barely tell they are separate from the FMV itself. It's very convincing and even just from a technical standpoint, it really strikes me as an impressive feat.
I have to say, the game is nails-hard though. Has anyone managed to finish it? I noticed you only get a few continues, then it's game over. It seems like the game is heavily unbalanced in a lot of areas with almost too many enemies and turrets that can hit you at one time. It's one I'm going to have to practice for a while, I am sure.
After busting out the FZ-10 last night, I decided to load up the import copy I bought several months back (it was cheap, what can I say?).
Well, I have to say, I am enjoying it a lot more than I did way-back-when. With that, since I couldn't find much general talk about it on this forum, I figured maybe I'd make a thread about it. I'm curious to hear what everyone thinks about it from a modern-day perspective.
Me personally, I think the visuals are very impressive. Yes, it's full-motion-video, and lots of games did this back then, but Starblade does something that no others do, something I didn't notice before--it layers polygonal objects on top of the video (as far as I can tell anyway). The way it's implemented, you can barely tell they are separate from the FMV itself. It's very convincing and even just from a technical standpoint, it really strikes me as an impressive feat.
I have to say, the game is nails-hard though. Has anyone managed to finish it? I noticed you only get a few continues, then it's game over. It seems like the game is heavily unbalanced in a lot of areas with almost too many enemies and turrets that can hit you at one time. It's one I'm going to have to practice for a while, I am sure.
Well, I'm a big fan! http://cdinteractive.co.uk/3do/forum/vi ... php?t=1323
I love the visuals in this game! And yes it is hard. I have finished it ... but not recently. (I don't know if my gaming skills are declining w/age or what, but I've noticed similar w/other games that I used to be able to beat )
I think they put too many enemies on purpose in order for you to have to pick and choose which targets are most important to destroy. A way to make the player prioritize, I guess it adds a small measure of strategy to an otherwise straight forward shooter.
A better shooter on the 3DO I've yet to find (although Burning Soldier and Pyramid Intruder are fairly close)
I love the visuals in this game! And yes it is hard. I have finished it ... but not recently. (I don't know if my gaming skills are declining w/age or what, but I've noticed similar w/other games that I used to be able to beat )
I think they put too many enemies on purpose in order for you to have to pick and choose which targets are most important to destroy. A way to make the player prioritize, I guess it adds a small measure of strategy to an otherwise straight forward shooter.
A better shooter on the 3DO I've yet to find (although Burning Soldier and Pyramid Intruder are fairly close)
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I had Burning Soldier for a while. It was pretty fun, for sure. I still haven't gotten my hands on Pyramid Intruder though. Looking at some videos of it, it looks like a nice Novastorm-esque game (i.e., there's dodging involved).Trev wrote:Well, I'm a big fan! A better shooter on the 3DO I've yet to find (although Burning Soldier and Pyramid Intruder are fairly close)
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Starblade. Classic. I played the game way back when at the arcade. This is the reason there are so many enemies, by the way, the game was initially a quarter gobbler. I was so happy to see it released on the 3DO back in the day. Then I also saw the enhanced version and it floored me. I still think the game looks pretty spiffy these days too. Shows what the 3DO could do with FMV for sure. Awesome little shooter.
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TOP GAME TREV...
This is definitely one of the more impressive titles on the 3DO imo, plus I have a real weakness for Namco Arcade titles *cough*PS1* anyway.
Love rails shooters myself and I think, for a crosshair shooter, this is one of the best. Great gfx and really nails that nice arcade feel presentation.
Did this come out before or after Starfox, as I distinctly remember one of the bosses (the cylinder-esque encounter) being IDENTICAL.
Anyway, awesome awesome game. One of my faves on the system, for sure...
This is definitely one of the more impressive titles on the 3DO imo, plus I have a real weakness for Namco Arcade titles *cough*PS1* anyway.
Love rails shooters myself and I think, for a crosshair shooter, this is one of the best. Great gfx and really nails that nice arcade feel presentation.
Did this come out before or after Starfox, as I distinctly remember one of the bosses (the cylinder-esque encounter) being IDENTICAL.
Anyway, awesome awesome game. One of my faves on the system, for sure...
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I really like Starblade. It reminds me the movie "The Last Starfighter".
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Me too.klogg wrote:I really like Starblade. It reminds me the movie "The Last Starfighter".
Here's the real thing mind you:
http://www.roguesynapse.com/games/last_starfighter.php
'BE' the Last Star Fighter.
I have the book and the Blueray too
I too love starblade with its enhanced version,T2KFreeker wrote:I believe this is correct. Still love this game too. The enhanced version with the textured graphics still looks slick to this day!Trev wrote:It first appeared in the arcades in 1991. Starfox was 93' I think.
its really beautyful and i can fire it up anytime
for a hour of nice space battle!
There is a chance to have the arcade cab
at the end of the year if wife finally agrees
and if i find a lot of space to setup that monster!
Fingers crossed!!