Shadow of the Beast PC Engine longplay

laffer · 28 January 2008, 02:53

Just did a longplay of the PC Engine version of SOTB. Decent version but as you'll see in the video, they cut the difficulty level drastically.

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Youtube really raped this one though, the quality is very bad.
Please do this if you watch it - right click the video and select "low quality". I think it looks better that way (a lot of old game vids do in my opinion, gets rid of that blurriness).

Pyromania · 28 January 2008, 03:23

Thanks for the links laffer, I never got to see this version. Looks like they added some into screen graphics. The must of cut the difficulty because they had some whiners on the Amiga version.

Pyromania · 28 January 2008, 03:26

You have me excited to play this version now. I'll have to track down a PC Engine emulator for OS X and Shadow of the Beast.

laffer · 28 January 2008, 03:38

Yeah it's a good version. I like the music.

Another thing.. the video is a little choppy here and there as the emulator does not have a recording function.. so I had to use FRAPS. And this PC sucks

Retro-Nerd · 28 January 2008, 03:55

Aaah, best Beast version ever!! Every real Duo/Magic Engine fan should try it. The difficulty level is well balanced, the CD soundtrack is awesome.

killergorilla · 28 January 2008, 08:22

Still got extremely dull, poorly animated enemies I see!

I think I prefer the look of the Amiga version, but saying that the youtube vid looks reeeeally compressed and shitty.

laffer · 28 January 2008, 09:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by laffer

Youtube really raped this one though, the quality is very bad.

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alexh · 28 January 2008, 10:05

I'm glad you took up my suggestion to do this one.

The game is done by Davy Jones' DMA Designs, the people behind Blood Money, Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, one of the reasons it is very polished no doubt.

The music was done by Tim Wright (of SotB2 fame) under his Cold Storage brand.

One thing that stands out, the music doesnt change in BOSS fights as it does with the Amiga version. This change of tempo is almost a requirement these days when entering a dangerous phase of a game.

s2325 · 29 January 2008, 12:16

I noticed there is no light to pickup to enter the castle and finall boss can throw rocks instead of squishing you with his club.

Retroplay · 29 January 2008, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by laffer

Yeah it's a good version. I like the music.

Another thing.. the video is a little choppy here and there as the emulator does not have a recording function.. so I had to use FRAPS. And this PC sucks

Ootake has an option to record.

Retro-Nerd · 29 January 2008, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Ootake has an option to record.

But not for real videos. It records dat files, for an emulator replay.

Retroplay · 29 January 2008, 20:38

Yeah just found that out.
It's the same thing with Mednafen too, no avi output.

Btw, in MAME there's an option to dump to MNG, does anybody know how to play them?

laser · 06 February 2008, 18:09

just downloaded this CD version from gametronik

played it a bit and Im amazed by the music of this beast' cd version...but I think that the amiga version have better GFX and better parallax effects

however the miggy version is hardest and unplaylable from floppy

bye

Retro-Nerd · 06 February 2008, 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by laser

amiga version have better GFX and better parallax effects

Hardly surpring, the PC-Engine could do a limited parallax scrolling as you can see in R-type or Magical Chase.

manicx · 11 February 2008, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by laser

just downloaded this CD version from gametronik

played it a bit and Im amazed by the music of this beast' cd version...but I think that the amiga version have better GFX and better parallax effects

however the miggy version is hardest and unplaylable from floppy

bye

PC Engine was 8bit. I think for an 8 bit, it was a real gem... Pitty it had poor support in Europe.

Marcuz · 11 February 2008, 11:48

i see that there are parts which i simply either see not (because i was already dead) or that i saw but never passed, that watched from your long ply shows a very neat design, strategy wise.
for instance, the red dragon near the endo of the first part, blowing blue flames while green spears come out of the floor: you have to get back every 4 or 5 punches, but you have no idea exactly what distance take IF NOT for tht little flame brazier on the background that you normally do not see...
i don't think it's a hard game, neither it was the amiga version: just it require an amazing (to me) concentration and planning to beat it.

laffer · 11 February 2008, 13:11

Yeah and memorization. It's not that hard once you've got it down but it takes some practice.

alexh · 17 June 2008, 22:43

Anyone know where I got the idea that the music for this game was produced by Tim Wright under his Cold Storage Brand??

Is it in the credits? (I cannot remember how to mount MP3 + ISO cue files for emulation so I cannot be bothered to look)

It's just the music from this game is identical to the music on the earlier FM-Towns version which says the music was Arranged and recorded by "Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson".

alexh · 22 June 2008, 20:51

Tim Wright did not do the music for this game. (I asked him and he has no memory of it)

Both the FM-Towns version and the PC Engine version are credited to DC Productions Ltd. which included Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson

28 January 2008, 02:53	#1
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Shadow of the Beast PC Engine longplay Just did a longplay of the PC Engine version of SOTB. Decent version but as you'll see in the video, they cut the difficulty level drastically. [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] Youtube really raped this one though, the quality is very bad. Please do this if you watch it - right click the video and select "low quality". I think it looks better that way (a lot of old game vids do in my opinion, gets rid of that blurriness).

28 January 2008, 03:55	#5
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Aaah, best Beast version ever!! Every real Duo/Magic Engine fan should try it. The difficulty level is well balanced, the CD soundtrack is awesome. Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 28 January 2008 at 04:07.

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28 January 2008, 03:23	#2
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Thanks for the links laffer, I never got to see this version. Looks like they added some into screen graphics. The must of cut the difficulty because they had some whiners on the Amiga version.

28 January 2008, 03:26	#3
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	You have me excited to play this version now. I'll have to track down a PC Engine emulator for OS X and Shadow of the Beast.

28 January 2008, 03:38	#4
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Yeah it's a good version. I like the music. Another thing.. the video is a little choppy here and there as the emulator does not have a recording function.. so I had to use FRAPS. And this PC sucks

28 January 2008, 08:22	#6
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Still got extremely dull, poorly animated enemies I see! I think I prefer the look of the Amiga version, but saying that the youtube vid looks reeeeally compressed and shitty.

28 January 2008, 10:05	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	I'm glad you took up my suggestion to do this one. The game is done by Davy Jones' DMA Designs, the people behind Blood Money, Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, one of the reasons it is very polished no doubt. The music was done by Tim Wright (of SotB2 fame) under his Cold Storage brand. One thing that stands out, the music doesnt change in BOSS fights as it does with the Amiga version. This change of tempo is almost a requirement these days when entering a dangerous phase of a game.

29 January 2008, 12:16	#9
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I noticed there is no light to pickup to enter the castle and finall boss can throw rocks instead of squishing you with his club.

29 January 2008, 20:38	#12
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	Yeah just found that out. It's the same thing with Mednafen too, no avi output. Btw, in MAME there's an option to dump to MNG, does anybody know how to play them?

06 February 2008, 18:09	#13
laser Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Age: 51 Posts: 648	just downloaded this CD version from gametronik played it a bit and Im amazed by the music of this beast' cd version...but I think that the amiga version have better GFX and better parallax effects however the miggy version is hardest and unplaylable from floppy bye

11 February 2008, 11:48	#16
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i see that there are parts which i simply either see not (because i was already dead) or that i saw but never passed, that watched from your long ply shows a very neat design, strategy wise. for instance, the red dragon near the endo of the first part, blowing blue flames while green spears come out of the floor: you have to get back every 4 or 5 punches, but you have no idea exactly what distance take IF NOT for tht little flame brazier on the background that you normally do not see... i don't think it's a hard game, neither it was the amiga version: just it require an amazing (to me) concentration and planning to beat it.

11 February 2008, 13:11	#17
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Yeah and memorization. It's not that hard once you've got it down but it takes some practice.

17 June 2008, 22:43	#18
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Anyone know where I got the idea that the music for this game was produced by Tim Wright under his Cold Storage Brand?? Is it in the credits? (I cannot remember how to mount MP3 + ISO cue files for emulation so I cannot be bothered to look) It's just the music from this game is identical to the music on the earlier FM-Towns version which says the music was Arranged and recorded by "Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson".

22 June 2008, 20:51	#19
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Tim Wright did not do the music for this game. (I asked him and he has no memory of it) Both the FM-Towns version and the PC Engine version are credited to DC Productions Ltd. which included Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson

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