More to GunHed than just a shmup?

[SFKhoa]

I saw some kind of movie for GunHed, but I have no idea what the movie itself has to do with the shmup (even though the title LOOKS the same).

Anyone here know?

[system11]

Strange low budget Japanese (I think) sci-fi film. It's actually quite watchable but I'm not aware of any relation to the game aside from name. It's possible they are both inspired by the same thing.

[BrianC]

There's also a Famicom Gunhed game that has nothing to do with the TG-16/PC Engine game. It seems to be a strategy game of sorts, telling from screenshots.

[Thunder Force]

Gunhed is a PCE licensed shmup tie-in for the Japanese movie of the same name. But the game is nothing like the movie, they seem to have just slapped the name on it.

Much the same situation as when the license for Van Damme's movie "Universal Soldier" was bought by some Genesis publisher in the early 90s and instead of making a game around it, they just published a version of Turrican 2 (!) with slightly re-edited sprites and artwork and changed the title screen to read Universal Soldier.

Incidentally if you've ever seen Frontline Assembly's music video "Mindphaser" (classic video in the underground music scene), you'll notice all of that footage is highlights from the Gunhed movie.

[BrianC]

Gunhed is a PCE licensed shmup tie-in for the Japanese movie of the same name. But the game is nothing like the movie, they seem to have just slapped the name on it.

Much the same situation as when the license for Van Damme's movie "Universal Soldier" was bought by some Genesis publisher in the early 90s and instead of making a game around it, they just published a version of Turrican 2 (!) with slightly re-edited sprites and artwork and changed the title screen to read Universal Soldier.

Incidentally if you've ever seen Frontline Assembly's music video "Mindphaser" (classic video in the underground music scene), you'll notice all of that footage is highlights from the Gunhed movie.

Actually, that Universal Soldier game was also made for other systems, not just Genesis. There is a game boy version of it too (I really hate how the game boy versions of a game get left out of a conversation. Many GB versions of games are very sweet, though this isn't one of those games). A SNES version was planned, but cancelled. The publisher was a devision of THQ, a company known for publishing crappy games.

[iatneH]

Hey, THQ published G.Darius... ._____________.

[BrianC]

Hey, THQ published G.Darius... ._____________.

True, not all of THQ's games are crappy. They published some good Micro Machines games for GBC too. I like WWE No Mercy too. I was just talking in General with their crappy lincensed games and stuff like that. They also published some pretty good SEGA games on GBA.

In fact, I really want to get G. Darius. I almost got it, but the store I tried to get it from only had the case on display. The people who work at the store forgot to get rid of the case when someone bought the game.

[Thunder Force]

I really hate how the game boy versions of a game get left out of a conversation.

I did not know there was a Gameboy version.

[raiden]

I really hate how the game boy versions of a game get left out of a conversation

it might be due to the fact that quite a few people don´t play handhelds at all.

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

I have a GunHed comic, I don't remember what its about, but it does have a tank on the cover.

[dbd]

Gunhead, the live action movie, got a Manga video UK release back about 10 year ago when Manga started up.

I still haven't seen it,

the PCE game is fantastic, and highly recommended. Fast, many power ups that do different things, great blaster.