tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post1309522408283287751..comments2024-03-11T16:03:41.791-03:00Comments on 1CC Log for Shmups: Zero Wing (Mega Drive)Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491361099947592597noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-39903145616507159422017-09-02T17:06:25.551-03:002017-09-02T17:06:25.551-03:00Wow, a rare case of a game being harder in the US....Wow, a rare case of a game being harder in the US. Seems like that mainly happened on the Genesis. I'm pretty sure Sega of America had an agenda to make Genesis look more "adult" compared to SNES. Good to know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321939691504587705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-39032863229761315982017-09-02T11:34:38.357-03:002017-09-02T11:34:38.357-03:00Oh yes Zero Wing can be that elusive. :)
I'm s...Oh yes Zero Wing can be that elusive. :)<br />I'm sure you'll soon achieve the much desired victory!<br /><br />On the Hellfire subject, I reckon you must have played the Japanese version. Yes, those hellfire beams are very handy to take care of the huge vessels in the last stage. However, that does not happen at all on the US cartridge. The sole purpose of the hellfire beams there is to melt bullets, with little to zero effect on enemies. There are other differences between versions, but the one that stands out the most besides the beam is the extend routine of 200K as opposed to 100K after the first 70K in the US variation.<br /><br />I should've mentioned that in the text.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491361099947592597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-30611027739412704392017-09-02T03:06:11.180-03:002017-09-02T03:06:11.180-03:00Once again I'm completely boggled by what you ...Once again I'm completely boggled by what you consider difficult, Edward. But perhaps this is because I play shmups on the hardest difficulty, don't 1CC them, and don't care about score. With the exception of the final stage, I found Hellfire to be very manageable. I certainly had to stockpile Hellfire beams and abuse them on the huge enemies in the final stage to win, but besides that the game wasn't that brutal. Meanwhile, Zero Wing has one of the most inconsistent difficulty curves I've ever seen. The actual stage sections of levels 1-5 are super easy, but the boss of stage 2 was an early brick wall until you figure out some tricks to minimize the number of homing missiles you have to dodge, the stage 3 boss gets me at least once every playthrough, stage 4 is a complete joke, and then stage 5 is soul-crushingly difficult. If you continue in the hallway with the giant blue walkers, you might as well restart. You can't damage them fast enough to actually kill them, and their bullet patterns are brutal. The boss of this stage is also very hard and has the closest to "bullet hell" I've seen on Genesis outside of Wings of Wor. Stage 6 isn't so bad and then stage 7 is a nightmare. I haven't even gotten to stage 8 yet despite there being 15 continues.<br /><br />Sorry about the rant but this game is driving me crazy -- in the best way possible. I agree it's a killer soundtrack (easily Toaplan's best) and this game is rapidly becoming one of my favorites. In addition to its challenge, all its eccentricities make it unforgettable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321939691504587705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-25316396554945023822010-08-10T15:41:32.042-03:002010-08-10T15:41:32.042-03:00I have the japanese version of that one but I have...I have the japanese version of that one but I have to use a Mega Key Region Adapter to insert it on my Brazilian Mega Drive game system. Good game anyway! Ah, and the japanese version is realy cheap and easy to find! \o>Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376766375993386287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-71946147251565551472009-12-14T19:34:41.131-02:002009-12-14T19:34:41.131-02:00Zero Wing for the Mega Drive was released only in ...Zero Wing for the Mega Drive was released only in Japan and Europe. The European cartridge is the one that has the ALL YOUR BASE intro. Unfortunately it wasn't released in the west, but the JAP/EUR carts will work fine on a Sega Genesis system.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491361099947592597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-35922253003137426082009-12-14T17:52:00.112-02:002009-12-14T17:52:00.112-02:00Are these games only over seas games?Are these games only over seas games?Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633244481678707141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-11782768182441179212009-12-13T20:25:25.578-02:002009-12-13T20:25:25.578-02:00@ coffeejoerx I assume the ending for each level w...@ coffeejoerx I assume the ending for each level would be the ending for the next level. But each setting (easy, normal and hard) has its own ending on the first loop.<br /><br />@ fakeplasticball yeah, tell me about the music in Zero Wing... absolutely brilliant!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491361099947592597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-90999248769484837102009-12-13T01:44:49.727-02:002009-12-13T01:44:49.727-02:00I own the english cart and enjoy the game more tha...I own the english cart and enjoy the game more than the poorly translated intro. It's an awesome suprise when a game with such a loaded reputation drags you back for more.<br /><br />I think it's obviously the music that keeps me stoked but the game is also clever. In one sequence I died 90+ times (on easy) because the typical path to the end actually steals your power ups before you reach the final boss. It wasn't so much unfair as it was a challenge to make it through a gauntlet of enemies and skip one of six power ups along the way to break the "power up stealling" sequence. Brilliant and so hard.<br /><br />I didn't beat the game but it does speaks to a quiet trickery in it.fakeplasticballhttp://www.youtube.com/user/fakeplasticballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742813618758333424.post-70420554448906842472009-12-12T15:32:05.801-02:002009-12-12T15:32:05.801-02:00Very nice your review.
I have heard that you nee...Very nice your review. <br /><br />I have heard that you need to complete two loops to see the real ending, is true?coffeejoerxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278895391563991890noreply@blogger.com