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SuperDeadite

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Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« on: April 25, 2007, 06:20:47 AM »
Bulk Slash (Saturn). 
Its a 3D robot action game, where you can transform between Robot and Fighter modes with the push of a button.  Its nicely varied instead of just "Kill all target" scenarios. There is an escort mission and even a bombing run where you have to deliver bombs to certain points in the middle of an aerial mine field without getting shot.

What really makes this game memorable though is the Manageable Intelligent Support System (M.I.S.S.).  On every mission there is a female navigator to find.  She'll help you out by making targets easier to find and each girl has her own secret bonuses (faster speed, more shielding).  They'll get delighted when you get big combos but get pissed when you take hits, and are totally hilarious.  Plus each girl has her own fully-animated love ending with the hero.   :mrgreen:

Too bad this one never left Japan, as its great fun for all.
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PS- My avatar girl is Meticul Flair, my favorite girl from this game.  :wink:
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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2007, 06:46:07 AM »
my favorite...what do you get when you throw Ninja Gaiden, Strider Hiryu, and Shinobi in the blender?

You get HAGANE for Super NES/Super Famicom.

From time to time I picture this game in Super CDROM2 or even Arcade Card format


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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 07:09:09 AM »
I'll need some more time to think of my favorite. I haven't heard of that Hagane game before, but it looks pretty sweet!
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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2007, 07:09:49 AM »
I don't think I've played a Hudson game that I've liked... at least not that I can think of.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2007, 08:04:27 AM »
Hagane is legendary, I've never seen a cartridge that didn't have a torn label, it's like it was only released as a rental over here in the USA.

I'd say Super Adventure Island II.  It's a shame this is the only action RPG in the Adventure Island series since it kicks ass, I always wished they would have made a #3 with even more levels and more power ups to find since it's kinda short and easy.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2007, 08:47:28 AM »
Hmmm...prolly Star Force on the arcade. Had a lot fun playing this at a laundry coin-op years ago.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2007, 09:13:13 AM »
Oh of course! Super Adventure Island 2 is pretty great. Hudson did what Westone couldn't - design levels.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2007, 10:15:04 AM »
Saturn Bomberman

Tengai Makyou IV both on Sega saturn

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2007, 01:49:11 PM »
Bulk Slash was never released here because the game never shuts its mouth.  It would have required over 100 hours of new English voice, and that's just for stage 1!  The game looks a lot like Metal Head for the 32X (which also talks a lot).  Is the game really as jerky as the Youtube video suggests?

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2007, 02:20:52 PM »
Bulk Slash was never released here because the game never shuts its mouth.  It would have required over 100 hours of new English voice, and that's just for stage 1!  The game looks a lot like Metal Head for the 32X (which also talks a lot).  Is the game really as jerky as the Youtube video suggests?

That video is just crap quality.  The game runs at a respectable framerate about 90% of the time.  Also the person playing it totally sucks. And if you don't like the chit chat, you don't have to use a navigator, but it certainly takes away the fun.
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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2007, 02:31:12 PM »
that could be probably chôbôkenjima aka super adventure island on the SFC, since the BGM from kojiro blowed away anything at that time. but seriousely, for any reasons i never was really interessted in hudson products outside the PCE biz. all the master pieces where found on that system (beside of some good old classics on the FC in the pre-pce time) :)
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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2007, 02:46:13 PM »
I have to say I'm pretty partial to the Super Bomberman games on the SNES, also the port of Bomberman '94 on the Genesis (Mega Bomberman), it has a completely different but also awesome soundtrack.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2007, 05:17:58 PM »
Saturn Bomberman, without question. That will go down in history as the ultimate 2D bomberman.
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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2007, 05:53:09 PM »
What's the average price for Bulk Slash complete for the Saturn these days?  It definitely doesn't look like a bad game to have.  And since I have Metal Head, I'd like to have something similar that is actually fun.

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Re: Your favorite Hudson game not on PC-Engine?
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2007, 06:33:41 PM »
One of the Bulk Slash games, maybe part 2, ran at an ultra smooth framerate.  I remember thinking "wow this looks as smooth as Virtua Fighter 2" back when I first played it.  I swear it was 60fps, anyway though it was really, really nice looking.