Geppy-X 4 Disc WTF-ness!!??!

[RoninBuddha]

is this game good, i see it on a lot of import review sites, and i dunno, i always get mixed bag of reactions...


and why the hell is it 4 discs?! is it THAT LONG, of is it just cramped with FMV's and stuff?

[Damocles]

Good? No, not really. If you're into giant robots it's rather amusing, though.

[Macaw]

yeah its 4 discs because it has a ton of video.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Aroma's Geppy X: 70's Robot Anime is, indeed, a four disc PSX import extravaganza was produced in limited numbers in Japan...hence, it was hard to find back in March-April of 2000 (when I was there for the Spring 2000 TGS). I paid 6,800 yen for it which was retail price anyways...well worth the $$$ spent for it.

I'm surprised that Aroma hasn't re-released Geppy X on just one DVD-Rom disc for the PS2 platform. Would be good to see it released on just one disc for old times sake. I'm surprised that even some classic PSX import games are still being re-released in Japan in PSX reprinted game format right now. ^_~

I like the crazy Geppy X parody commercials that are shown when one takes a breather from one stage to another. I dig the cool Japanese Geppy X theme song that plays when fighting the final mecha boss on disc number 4. ^_~

There is a bit of fan service of jiggly anime breasts in the well-endowed female anime characters presented in Geppy X's FMV cut-scenes. But it's not enough to make your nose bleed. Or is it? ^_~ (Ah then, Geppy X would be branded as a PSX hentai shmup game...I guess Aroma didn't want that to happen but just enough subtle tillitation to give a bit of sexiness to it's female characters. Of course, there's no nudity either.) ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[GaijinPunch]

It wasn't really produced in limited numbers. Just not mass quantities. You can always find one on Yahoo Japan if you really want one.

[Ceph]

There are 4 copies on ebay right now.

I like Kiaidan 00 for PCE, is Geppy X aynthing like that?

[NTSC-J]

Never played Kiaden but it's one on the list.

Geppy is a horizontal shooter that in terms of gameplay reminds me most of Cho Aniki: presentation was the priority, the actually game added later. It still plays better than the Cho Aniki games and is solid fun, but a bit easy, shouldn't take more than a few tries to clear without continues. The presentation is of course extraordinary, even after about six months since I last played it I'll still catch myself humming the boss theme from time to time. Brilliant stuff.

[Damocles]

Yeah, it's a bit like Kiaidan in that it's a horizontal shooter with giant robots. In Geppy you can switch between three different style of robots, each with their own weapons. Sadly, there's no fisting like in Kiaidan. Errr.....you don't have to perform that "special" move to off each boss.

[RoninBuddha]

hrmm, glad to hear it still is playable...

hehe.. not that im interested, but still, 4 disc shmups, silly

[Blade]

If it's imports of robot games you're after, try the Super Robot Taisen Alpha series...aka Super Robot Wars. You won't regret it.

[Soldato J]

Definitely worth playing, the 4 disc-ness comes from all the campy (read AWESOME) anime commercials and toy commercials...and if you like SLG's/turn based strat, you can find none better than Super Robot Wars as Blade says...

[dave4shmups]

So how does Geppy-X acutally play? The way I've heard it described makes it sound more like a run-and-gun then a shmup. As long as it's fun to play, that's all I care about. I have a modded PS1 and would like to build up a good collection for it.